The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
THOUSANDS PAY
 CARRIE TUGGLE
 FINAL TRIBUTE
D. E. McLendon Speaks At Noted Woman's
 Funeral Sunday


 Carrie Tuggle was born slave, but she was buried Sunday with the high est honors ever paid a southern negro woman.
 A hundred of Birmingham's leading white citizens, including high officials of the city mad state, and thousands of members of her own race jammed their way into the Sixteenth Greet Baptist church to hear the last rites for the south's most noted negro, excepting, perhaps, the late Booker T. Washing ton. ~
 Outside the church, several thou sand negroes and hundreds of white people, unable to gain admittance to the funeral services, waited to glimpse the casket as it started on the way to its resting place aon the campus Of Tuesie 4nstitute, of which she was { founder and president.
 Missives Read
 The funeral services required three hours. Telegrams and resolutions from practically every colored organization in the United States, deploring the death of this noted educator, fraternal organizer and welfare worker, were read.
 Negroes came from ten states to at tend the funeral. White people from Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Florida and Tennessee were in the vast audience. It took ten minutes for the ushers to bring in the mass of floral tributes sent by white and colored people from many sections. It took three big motor trucks to carry the flowers from the church to the grave.
 City Represented
 D. E. McLsndon, president of the city commission of Birmingham, in paying tribute on behalf of the city government, described Carrie Tuggle as the greatest woman the negro race ever produced,
 Mrs. c. B. Orr,. prominent white woman who for years took keen in- terest in the work Carrie Tuggle car ried on among colored people, declared that the deeds of this wonderful woman will be an inspiration to mem- bers of her race hundred years from now"
 Carrie Tuggle," Mrs. Orr said, twas the most wonderful person ever met white or black. Her work for hu- manity must be carried on by those who succeed her. The splendid insti- tuition which she founded still will have the. staunch support of the white people of this community"
 Negroes Grieye
 In a body, the students of Tuggle Institute sat in reserved space di- rectly behind the funeral party. Scores of the students, were unable to control their grief as leading citizens, both white and black, paid their tributes to Carrie Tuggle in rapid succession.
 Once, while J. NJ. Farris was speak ing, a wave of cheering swept the audi torium, followed by shouts from many of the Old-fashioned negroes who had seats in various parts of the build- ing.
 Mir. Farris said the great audience was a splendid tribute to Carrie Tug gle. He asserted that her life and deeds had shown conclusively that great things can be done without money, without great social standing, and with out great educational advantage" Shout 'Amen!'
 'sThe grace of God carried Carrie Tuggle to her heights" MT. Farris de- clared, as cries of ''amen" and "hal- lelujah" came from all parts of the auditorium. w. B. Driver, one of Car rie's associates in her educational and fraternal work, was master of cere- monies.
 "A mighty oak in the human forest has fallen,"' driver. said, but the col- ored people of this state will never forget Carrie Tuggle. We shall not forget the cause she represented, and it will continue to go forward. The con- tinued success of Tuggle institute will be monument to her memory"
 A touching scene was enacted when a small boy from the student body walked to the pulpit and, with much difficulty, read resolutions that had been adopted on the death of their leader and benefactor.
 Resolutions Read
 "She lived life of sacrifice in order that the young people of her race might have a chance" the negro youth read. 'We loved her; we are appreciative of everything she did for us and for hu- manity, and we shall strive to emulate her noble example. This is not the last tribute that will be paid to Granny Tuggle. Future generations will rise to call her name blessed '
 Some of the resolutions read by representatives of various colored fra ternal orders and churches proposed the erection of a monument to the deceased leader on the campus of Tug gle Institute, where her body rests. A l(COntinued on Page Two.l