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

glrlS or Garrison School we bid you
welcome" and DR.. Washington him
self was compelled to applaud the elo-
quence and confidence of the little
chap. Dr. Washington said in reply,
Il am especially glad to visit Garri-
son School because your principal and
| were schoolmates together down in
Virginia and found him then as now
an honora Bile, aggressive and progress
sive young man of whom the race
has right to feel justly proud" At
the conclusion of his brief address,
DR.. Washington and the escorting
party were carried through the beau
tiful Garrison Square Baths and So
cial Center for Colored People and
the DR.. was evidently astounded at
the beauty, luxury and magnificence
of the facilities being provided for the
colored people in that section of the
city and commented upon it at length
in his address at night.
After leaving Garrison Square the
party paid a brief visit to DR.. I'm
thanks Drug Store on Independence
avenue, after which the Doctor was
taken to his stopping place at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Frank
lin, 1926 Highland avenue.
At 500 o'clock in the evening a
crowd estimated at more than 1900
people packed every available inch of
space at the Second Baptist Church,
10th and Charlotte streets, to hear
Dr. Washington, and, although the
price of admission was only 80 cents
many white and colored offered $1.00
for tickets or standing room to hear
him. But when the building was
filled the colored firemen and police
men on duty announced that no more
could be admitted and hundreds were
disappointed in being unable to hear
him. The following program was rem
dered:
PROGRAM.
F. ]. Weaver, President, Presiding.
/. Invocation.
.... Rev. w. H. Thomas, d. D.
2. Gloria" from THE Twelfth
Mass" .2nd Baptist Church Choir
vi way VI
DR.. Howard NJ. Smith
4. Welcome Address. =. Mayor Jost
5. Chorus. .West'n University Chorus
6. Piano Selection ......,........
.......S. S. r. S. Stewart
Z. Introduction of Dr. Washington
Prof. H. T. Kealing
8. AddressDr. Booker 7. Washington
8. Selection
Sumner High School Quartette
Address of welcome of Mayor Henry L.
lost Stenographically reported by the
corresponding secretary, E. E. Vaughan
was as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen I am very
gratified indeed to set aside some of my
engagements for a few moments to come
here and pay my respects TO one of the
finest characters in this world. | was
delighted to, have him visit me today in
my office, and glad indeed to take his
hand and welcome him to this indus
trious and prosperous city where so many
of his people live and toll in life.
particularly interesting to me in
Booker Il. Washington is that he has a
hig mind and great big heart. And in
this one great problem that we have in
this country of adjusting the proper
place and relationship of the colored peo-
Pile and the white people, 1t is fortunate
indeed that we have in this land such
character, and one who dwells so largely
In the hearts of his people Fifty years
have gone by since the black man was
emancipated in this country, his hard
ships and his handicaps have been many
and yet in spite of the many obstacles
he has encountered, ne has made much
progress, and he is to be complimented
on the way he has lifted himself up as
a race.
''Dr. Washington, we have Negroes in
Kansas City who are law abiding, Ne
groes who respect the government of this
community, and who have succeeded In
lifting themselves high in the estimation
OF their fellow citizens here. And in re-
spect TO the administration of laws, am
indeed glad to say that there ought to be
the same kind of law for every human
being. There ought to be the same kind
OF human feeling and human kindness to
run through the human family, irrespec-
tive of whether the people to receive this
kindness be white people or black. am
of the opinion that everybody has tile
same, right to live; that there ought to
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