The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-27
COLOREO CITIZENS
GAVE BANQUET FOR
B. 7. WASHINGTON
Members of Citizens Union
Hear Brief Address From
Leader After Dinner Ad-
vising Frugality.

DR.. Booker T. Washington was en-
tertained at a banquet at the west
colt hotel after his Chautauqua lecture
last night. The banquet was gwen
under the auspices Of the Cltlzens'
Union.
While in Richmond DR.. Washing
tons entertainment was In cnaree VI
George w. B. Conrad and DR.. w. It.
Huffman. DR.. Huffman Is president
Of the Crispus Attacks Loyal League.
This league is one OF the oloest organ
izations among the colored cltizehs III
Richmond, and made substantla! con
tribution toward Wesley Howaro's cd
ucation last year in the Boston Con-
servatory of Music.
Immediately after DR.. washington 9
lecture he was taken to the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad where ne met
Prof. and Mrs. F. M. Russell OF Clncin-
natl, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Conrad ana
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Huffman.
Makes Short Talk.
At the banquet rendered in his hon.
or DR.. Washington gave a short ad-
dress in which he talked on frugallty
and industry. He urged them always
to remember that the Negroes only sal
walton Is to be Industrious. to save
his money and to develop a high
Christian character. He spoke highly
of local conditions, and congratulated
the members of the Citizens Union
and the Loyal League on their work
and on living in a community in which
the white man deals with the black
man is 80 brotherly a fashion. He
prophesied that this sympathy be-
tween the two races will in the coming
years become general throughout the
country.
Dr. Washington was greatly pleased
with Wesley Towards violin playing
and declared he would be glad to do
all he could to lend the young must,
clan assistance.
When DR.. Washington delivered a
former address in Richmond he was
heard by e. G. Hill of this city. Mr.
Hill subsequently had conversation
with Andrew Carnegie in which he
told him Of the splendid work being
done at the Tuskegee institute. This
interested Mr.. Carnegie so much that
he gave 100000 to the institution.
1.-THE Democratic tariff has thus fa1
made no appreciable difference in the
trade conditions in the south, so fal
as I have been able to see," said DR.
Washington. There has been great
deal Of discomfort with the way the
tariff removed the duty on sugar, and
have no doubt that at the expiration
of the two years before the tariff or
sugar is lifted, we will have good
deal Of trouble. The sugar industry Of
the south has for many years beer
protected, and the taking away Of thai
protection will make necessary a com
plete reorganization Of the business
and suppose that will give us gooG
deal Of trouble.
$50 far as the cotton industry I.
concerned, I can't see that the tariff
has affected It much. 1t would be
impossible for one travelling through
the southern states to discover where
the new tariff has made any differ
'ence."
At the banquet table were 8. R. OK
,endine. Walter Dennis Leonard Hiatt
Henry Bass. Arthur Gilmore, the Rev
Mr.. Hockensmith. the Rev. c. c. Coins
C. W. Moore, G. r. Richardson DR.. w
W. Anderson. George w. B. Conrad
DIR. W. G.. Huffman, Harry Hayes, Jr
Wesley Howard. E. w. Gordon ant
Frederick Kinney.
DR.. Anderson was POSTMASTER.