Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-06
TAFT ANNOUNCES GIFTS
TO HAMPTON INSTITUTE
Negro School Is Presented
$4,000 by Unknown
Person.
MEMORIAL ron ,.urss,
""chcster Woman Gives $4,000 for
rome Economics Practice House.
9akegcc Receives Request of NIL
non DOLLARS from Mitchell Estate.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
HAMPTON, VA. May 5.---William
Howard Taft. Chief Justice o. the
United states and president of the
Esmpton Institute board OF trustees.
sSSNs unced today at the Institutes
fNSourth anniversary the gift Of
.eeo from an anonymous donor
- An organ which Will be placed
- sne Robert Curtis Ogden audi
torium as II memorial TO the late Or
Hollis t. Frisscll. who served as
principal OF Hampton from General
Armstrong; death IN 1893 until his
own death In 1917 Chief Justice
TAFT also announced the GIT OF 49,
600 from Mrs, Henry a. Strong. Of
Rochester. y J.. FOR home eco
Monies practice house.
on behalf Of Mrs John s. Ken
nedy. OF New YORK. Dr William Jay
Schicnclin, 81 Hampton trustee. pre-
scented to Hampton Institute n dor
mitory for twelve teachers and nfty
girls. which Mrs Kennedy has bro
Nidcd as memorial u her husband
VINO was also lifelong friend OF
Hampton Institute. Dr. Schicnelin
stated that Mrs. Kennedy has always
believed thoroughly In iIampton's
method 'eiping whit. and colorcd
people live together happily and
usetuily ..d In a chriat!an!ikc way
Dr. James T. Gregg, principal OF
Hampton Institute. acting for Chief
Justice TAFT. accepted with deep
gratitude Mrs. kcnnedy's gift
Two other Gifts.
Two other important gifts made
mo Institutes anniversary ce,ebra-
zion notable occasion The Jiamp-
ton Institute graduates aud former
students. through William NJ Held
OF Hampton. presented an athletic
field ami named 1t Ia honor OF sam
nei Chapman Armstrong, who
founded Hampton in 1865 George
Foster P.atody Of New York. senior
trustee. presented "a large and we'll
appointed guest house from tho fund
which the late General william
Jackson Palmer gave him some
y"ars ago 10 use FOR the advantage
of iiampi"u
Or. Gregg stated tina, word had
come from TuskcEcc that this !nst!-
tuition. founded By Booker T. Wash
insipn. "a Hampton graduate. had re
c"lNcd b"Tucst Of sioGC.OpO from
the Mitchell cstat. In New Jersey
Or. Gregg introduced Theodore Du-
bose bratton. of Mississippi the
principal speaker. M "a fcar,csS
servant OF Christ ANA a wise leader
of men. who does not hc~ira,. TO APP
ply Christian principles to the an
sw"ring OF iui"r-racial questions"
bishop Bratton declared that
hampton Is IN" mother Of schools
ior coloycd people all over the south
and tho model Of schools all over
this land and far beyond tn" borders
Of our own nation He referred To-
tn. WORK Of thrc" important grad
yates Rocker L. Washington. Arch
deacon Russell, Of Southern VIr-
ginia, and Robert X. Motion. princi-
pal Of Tusn-Gcc IuSjitut" "Th" .du-
cation % Tho Negro. he said has
come 10 b" recognized as on. ~ tn.
sr-at Interests OF the people III the
south. Nowhere. not even In Africa
has the negro 40 fine a chance as
Tie has right here In America IN
the great rising tide Of color. AL
men should stand nrm In the ranks.
declaring peace
>"nttrrc""d Elected Trustee.
th!cf Justice TAFT warned tn,
Hampton students against doing
auythins that would in!urc the con.
;ihence tina, Tho American peupl,
have In Hampton's usefulness an,
and racial question that this milton
has 70 contend with. nenry Scat.
i"igood. OF Philadelphia. treasurer
- iiaEcrtord College ahd we'll
known worker In tho a.!d OF Friends
reconstruction work III France am
Germany. WAS elected a trustee q,
Hampton. Alexander Il Trowbrid,.c
& Hampton trustee. who has organ
lied the special Hampton parties foi
4 number Of years, has been re
elected president OF the NatIoaa
Hampton Association.