The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-02
,.voys NEGRO EDUCATOR, IN
reooucEo BY MAYOR REILLY,
soeAKs FOR OVER AN HOUR
AN IS FREQUENTLY APPLAUD
IN BY HIS HEARERS.

AND IS FREQUENTLY APPLAUD
I'd BY HIS HEARERS.
s.,.fine around the walls and down
o,rrfdors, filling every seat and oc-
" .r- ararv available bit of space in
-r.,s house, fully 2,000 people
BOOKER T. Washington, prin-
.@ "r or the famous Tuskegee Insti-
md tho leading negro of the
,-,4 sneak last night. The program
r7te beginning, although crowd
~. COO persons stood around the
ra house from o'clock until 8,
En- H.. ,ioors were opened.
= tA. meantime Mayor Frank Reilly.
ta ron the invitation of NJ. NJ.
49,, president of the State Negro
s..t,,as, League, introduced the
.,at-r of the evening, stood on the
.,.,r1rr behind the curtain and chat
. g+1 various members Of the
Tlstrgton party, giving them some
g. n the prosperity of the negroes
his community and of the good re-
stf5rs existing between the races.
1rara than 500 people greeted DR..
washington at the Louisville & Nash
raa station Yesterday evening when
h, train came in more than an hour
gs He looked scarcely older than
:. n previous visit to Pensacola some
r.are ago and shows but little signs
NJ the hard campaign he is going
.1raagn lust now in the effort to COM
ne the endowment fund of the Tus-
n r,g,- Institute and to otherwise meet
IN. increased dmands of the rapidly
UgN.rg plant.
4 have lust come from Connecticut,
where had to fill some important en-
rggnants in the interest of Tus-
rgaa' said the famous negro educa-
-ar and ] am really glad to get back
-,o Florida, where l feel that our eff
4 hr,s have made us some warm
trends"
y Dr.. Washington, together with his
unog-aphCr, and Emmett ]. Scott.
IN secretary of the institute We're taken
81 Immediately to the home of DR.. c. v.
#snILh where they are being entertain
E other members of the party are
tang entertained in various negro
.gmes Of the city.
The preliminary exercises at the
s nera house last night were brief,
& Mayor Frank Riley making the intro
mctorv address. The meeting was
#IrrsfG.d over by DR.. c. V Smith,
rrs....t af the Pensacola Negro Bust
ra.s .aEue. NJ. NJ. Lewey, president
t tha State Negro Business League.
N@Ian-d the purpose Of the state
d tours and expressed gratifiaction over
%, fact that the Florida trip began at
HIUsaoc,".
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR.
laurr Reilly in introducing the
MU.ahrr r%prlsstG pleasure in having
Nthr DISTINGUISHED negro in Pensacola
au1 DECLARED that the best white citi-
g.uS ui the land encouraged and SYM
athizeJ with his work.
"Tu-s..g-o Institute has been recog-
yA nized in this country as a potent fac
81 Tor IN educating the cOiored race ur
I'll 10 a high standard OF citizenship" said
- the mayor DR. Washington has also
@n-rtiutcL largely towards promotins
the friendly relations existing between
white and colored citizens of the south
a rz' ton which should continue to ex.
st II the leople of the south intend tc
4 make marvellous developments In tn,
iutne as they have done in the past
'he future prosperity of this grea
II ...,i3n Of the country with it's unlimit.
q resources and opportunities depend
UPON the combined effort of both races
500 '''tA h44LthAeb4AS bCAA~AACAShl ~
4 thaa-
IF tn negro problem is left to thu
a-gh Of the south, It will be SOLVED
~ ne 5atisaactior of both races, TO
i2o aces in the south know and un
t5rs 4nd zach other better than in an,
Other section Of the country. The grea
f improvements which have been made
2@a II" marvellous agricultural ant
r9la'AIciaI developments in the pas
fH 'h,liE ears. demonstrate the fact tina
ia lie races in the south have Worket
e .gsihsr tremendously and withou
Hglon in the accomplishment of thes
g9j results.
- ] now take pleasure in INTRODUCING
%gD tie acknowledged leader of ;
RE Of nearly ten millions of people il
a s1 tinted States, a leader of whom
ID -9jcrad people of the United State
81 IL "a q lust right to feel proud, Dr.
d '25asr T. Washington"
Z GREETED WITH APPLAUSE.
When Dr. Washington rose to spea1
! was greeted with applause lastln
tea. minutes. He gaine7 the sym
-.2, Of both races Immediately in hi
sl1jsrcn By asking the negroes presen
" sing q lew of the old-time planta
,5N S5nEs, requesting at the time tina
- IA MULCH. VI IIhlIR lClis 2
81 .2i.I lead the singing. I'm Brigh
e-Hs.ons Above and Until I Reac
81. l'omc were sung by those colore
.'h@ as only negroes can sing.
i'm appreciated by the white peopl
d. .1s audience
- "2stcating his most telling point
.AE apt witticiSms and man
Is nv anecdotes, Booker Washing
.+" 0a hour and a quarter. demon
+. .o.-4 tlat peculiar wisdom, judg
Is ,.. 3D. ana Sagacity and that nicely c
a ,-.',son that has made him the ia
IA ., "oia IN the north and sout
'@s secured for him the positio
NJ b., '' cure in the negro race, II
compliment for the people {
"a s7s9.t and for NJ. NJ. Lewey, VIII
81 -, 81 any other man is responsi
A "i Inc trip through Florida, a
.'T Or. G. V. Smith. DR.. S. "
" NV 20 and DR.. II. g. williams. on
X ~ .t' local committee.
~ advice was given 70 tn
~, WIN reference TO dependable
,,s -.oT with reference to idleness an
r-g,. ono on the other hand the viii,
O.. ~. Fe@nonsibility in the directio
srr.--I ,d1cation and progress wa
-,sr rsS.s'@@G. He was frequently ar
is .-.,... 10th by the white people an
r,s.,,. re7plo, while the deepest ar
r. IA 40 Of his words could be see
~ races Of his hearers.
NJ. ... course of his ran1arl-g n