Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-07-26

BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.
Washington--Maj. r. R. Wright.
president Of the Georgia State Indus.
trial college and the president OF the
American emancipation exposition,
scored another victory for the race IN
his recent address before the house
appropriation committee OF congress.
He made strong and convincing ar.
gument in behalf OF the S250.000 ap-
preparation for the negro semi.centen.
NAL exposition. ill.,.
The special committee cooperating
with Major Wright consisted Of the
following persons:
Messrs. J. ]. Fitzgerald. chairman;
Charles l.. Bartlett, Thomas u. Sis
son, Joseph G. Cannon, Frederick H.
Gillett.
Major Wright seems to have again
made very favorable impression
upon the house committe. The report
of his hearing before the committee
contains 16 pages. The committee
decided to report the bill favorably to
congress. The general belief is that
it will pass without much difficulty.
Bishop Alexander Walters, who is
interested in the bill, wrote Major
Wright that he had seen Speaker
Champ Clark. House Leader Under.
wood and Chairman Fitzgerald and
that all had agreed to the passage OF
the bill.
It has the Endorsement of some OF
the leading white philanthropists,
such as R. c. Ogden, George Foster
Peabody, William ]. Schieffelin and
others. 1t also has the Endorsement OF
the leading periodicals. DR.. Lyman
Abbott and William Hayes Ward have
also Endorsed the movement.
1t is gratifying to know that a
number of the governors Of southern
states, such as Of Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina, North Carolina, West
Virginia and Kentucky, have Endorsed
the idea Of holding such an exposition.
Major Wright and his friends began
the matter in its second stage last
April and have been successful in get
ting 1t through the senate and half
way through the house, where 1t now
occupies favorable position.
One Of the members Of the commit
tee on appropriations asked Professor
Wright to tell something about him.
SELF
This is quite satisfactorily an.
swered in that famous publication
known as "Who Is Who in America
This notable biographical dictionary
contains the names of very large
number Of Americas notable men.
It speaks of Major Wright as fol-
lows:
Richard Robert Wright. college
president. Born in Dalton. Ca. May
16, 1855, son of Robert Wadell and
Harriet (Lynch) Wright; A. B. 1876
"A. M. 1879, Atlanta university; LII. d
'Wilberforce university. Ohio, 1899;
married L. Elizabeth Howard of Co
lumbus, Ga, June Z, 1877; began
teaching Augusta, Ca, 1880; president
Georgia State Industrial college (col
ored), Savannah, 1891; organizer and
president Georgia State Colored Agrl
cultural. and industrial association
1907; president Georgia State Agri
cultural and Industrial fair 1908.
Major Wright served as additional
paymaster, with rank OF major, volun
! teers, August 3 to December 1, 1898;
trustee Atlanta university, delegate te
four Republican conventions, declined
appointment E. e. and M. P. to Ii
IBERIA, rendered by president McKin
ley; Congregationalist, Mason. mem
Der American Historical association
National Educational association, ETC.;
author historical and other papers ant
articles in periodical press; address
Savannah, Ca"