The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-07

Miss Davis and Prof. Gordon Thomas,
a popular graduate of Western Uni
versity who is now prominent mem
Der of the faculty at Tuskegee. After
the luncheon the party broke all rec
ords driving from Quindaro to Lin
coin High School, Kansas City, Mo.
The next stop and as they entered
the assembly room, the students sang
with warmth and fervor my Country
'Tis of Thee" DR.. Washington was
presented by Prof. G.. N. Grisham,
principal of Lincoln High, and deliv-
cred another of his highly appreciated
addresses to the students and after
a hurried inspection of the different
departments was driven on hurried
tour of a few of the Ward Schools
and other places. of interest in Kansas
City, Mo-
The first stop was at Wendell Phil
lips School, R. w. Foster, principal,
and the pandemonium that broke
loose among the 800 children attend
ing that school pleased DIR. Washing
ton immensely as evidenced by the
jolly abandon with which he entered
into the spirit of the occasion. Hun
dreds of the colored people who live
in the vicinity of this school, located
in the center of the Black Belt, crowd
ed the streets to greet the noted
Educator and his reception really de-
'veloped into an ovation.
uished guest was driven to Attucks
School over Vine street which was
thronged with Colored people who
wildly applauded the famous educator
as his car whizzed by. At Attucks
was the most inspiring reception OF
the day on the part of school chill
dren. Mr.. Washington's face broke
into smile as he witnessed the en-
thusiasm of the children in their ap-
probation of his visit. The flag drill
led by Principal G. A. Page as well as
the stirring patriotic songs by the chill
dren drew applause from many white
and colored people gathered on the ad-
jacent sidewalks and after a few
words Of appreciation and encourage
ment on the part of Mr.. Washington
the party proceeded to the Office of
the Kansas City Sun and the head
quarters of the Local League where
only brief stop was made after
which they were taken to the site o.
the new one hundred thousand dollar
" M. G. A., then to the old Y. NJ.
g. A. rooms where the Doctor visited
moment with Secretary Defrantz.
Eighteenth street presented gala ap-
pearance with the many flags and pic
lures and buntings that were hung
out at all of the colored places of
business and Mr.. Washington ex-
pressed agreeable surprise at the ma
terial evidences of racial progress.
The next stopping place was Lin
coin Ward School and Prof. Joe E..
Herriford, faculty and $50 students
were drawn up in soldieriy array on
the campus and gave royal greeting
to the distinguished educator as he
drove up. After few brief remarks
and congratulations to Prof. Herri-
lOIu On lHS anu nCdlhCpO
of his school and pupils, DR.. Wash
ington was carried by a number of
the Colored Churches and then on to
the City Hall where he was scheduled
to meet the Mayor of the City. Hun
dreds of white people crowded the
corridors when it was announced that
the noted Negro was in the building
and he was given royal reception
during his. twenty minutes stay in the
Mayors Office.
From the City Hall the party was
quickly whirled to the Garrison
School, Prof. R. T. Coles. principal,
where they were royalty received by
the students and parents of that vi
cinity and little chap not over five
years of age and about a foot and a
half high, with amusing confidence in
himself, went upon the. steps OF the
building and In a clear, ringing, child
ish tone said "Dr. Washington, on
behalf of the teachers and boys and