The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-29
CHAPTER V.

AS recorded in our last Chapter, the
special meeting arranged in the spa
cious chapel by President Moten to
hear from the members of our party
drew crowd in addition to the fac
ulty and student body After two Sc
leCtions by the unequalled chorus of
Tuskegee, assisted by their magnifi-
cent orchestra, and Scripture reading
and prayer by the chaplain, DR.. Motion,
representing the Institute, welcomed
the visitors and told them how much
the school appreciated the sacrifice of
time from their important interests at
home which was necessary for them
to make the trip.
Editor Crews a FaVorite.
Eager to remind them of the great
debt owed to Booker T. Washington.
Principal Motion said: II take special
pride, satisfaction and pleasure in well
coming these gentlemen to the school,
and l am doing it in the name of the
workers and the great Founder-Dr.
Washington-for there is nothing that
gave him more pleasure and real sat
isfaction than to have Colored people
see the work, which he gave his life
for-not that he did more for the Col
ored people and less for the white
people, but ne did it for humanity,
and he wanted Tuskegee Institute to
be made beautiful, attractive and
clean, so that Colored people would be
absolutely welcome. You don't see
any Don't" signs on the grounds. In
some places, you see signs, don't do
this, and don't do that" but here,
there are no Don't" signs at Tuske-
gee Institute for you.
II want to tell you, gentlemen, again
and again, how glad we are to see
you, and have you come to see us. We
have a program arranged for your en-
tertainment through the Local Bust
ness League, and these gentlemen are
members of the Kansas City Business
League and we are looking after
them. We want to assure you that
everything is open to YOU. We would
give you the keys" as Mr. Crews
would say in Kansas City; but we
have nothing locked up here. | take
this opportunity to thank our good
friend, Mir. J. r. E. Lee for suggest
ing and arranging for these distin-
guished gentlemen to come to us.
know that he made the suggestion,
but he is too modest to say so. Again
and again l want to assure you of a
cin WI IN
this great institute, and l say great
because | did not build it, as l have
only been here four years. Booker T
Washington built the school and made
it possible for you to see what you
do see, and these young people love
and appreciate you"
Then to the students, DR., Motion
said "You have before you, young
people, some of the most distinguished
people of the race-leaders, and If you
ever get discouraged about what the
Negro race is doing or coming to, just
think of the men into whose faces you
look and be inspired by the work they
have done"
Each member of the party was in
troduced and responded by expressing
their pleasure in their trip and paying
tribute to the memory of DR.. Washing
ton. Hon. Nelson C. Crews, Editor OF
the Kansas City Sun, was the last
speaker and captured the large audi
ence with his magnetic eloquence. Pro
louged applause followed his beauti
full expression of devotion to Tuske
gees founder, DR.. Washington.
81 am honored to come here to
night and stand before you. AS you
look into faces of the party OF mel
be fore you, and think of the op
portunities that lie in wait for you,
want you to pray to God that you Will
measure us to the standards that DR.
Washington wanted you to measure
UP to, and to the teachings OF this good
man, DIR. Motion, who came to you &c
that DR.. Washingtons work might be
carried on. A little more than yeai
aud half ago, Conference was
called in Washington to discuss con
ditions and to find out the best thing
to be done to allay the unrest OF the
Colored people OF the country, and il
was your splendid, courageous ano
brainy principal - DIR. Motion = who
stood up before the, giants of the ma