BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALABAMA

May 4, 1911

Hon. James W. Johnson,

Corinto, Nicaragua.

My dear Mr. Johnson:—

I write to assure you of my sincere appreciation of
your letter of April 15th which has just been received.

I have quite recovered from the shock from the brutal
and unprovoked attack on me in New York. Nothing has helped
me more than the widespread interest shown by my friends
everywhere.

I hope that Mrs. Johnson and yourself are keeping well.

H

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.

TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.

INCORPORATED.

TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA.

Messrs. Cole & Johnson Bros.,

Hotel Marshall, 127 W. 53" St.,

New York, N.Y.

Dear Friends:

I am writing to tell you of the warm welcome accorded the singing by the Williams & Walker Glee Club, on the occasion of the recent meeting of The National Negro Business League, of your Negro Anthem, dedicated by you to me.

I am quite sure that you would have been delighted with the warmth of the reception given it.

The selection is a real contribution and was sung with telling effect.

September 22, 1905

Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, PRINCIPAL
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALABAMA

Buffalo, N. Y. May 1, 1906.

Hon. Charles W. Anderson, President,

And Members of the Colored Republican Club.

Gentlemen:-

I regret so very much that engagements prevent my being present with you tonight. I should like to be present with you in honoring Mr. Johnson, our newly appointed Consul to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, as I believe he will not only be an able representative of the Government, but will prove an honor and credit to the race of the highest character. My wishes for his complete success go with him.

I thank you gentlemen for the honor of the invitation to be with you. Enclosed please find check for five dollars, my subscription.

Believe me,

Sincerely yours,

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Principal

WARREN LOGAN, Treasurer

COMMITTEE ON INVESTMENT
OF ENDOWMENT FUND

MR. GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY
45 William St., New York City, N. Y.

MR. J. G. PHELPS STOKES
100 William St., New York City, N. Y.

MR. PAUL M. WARBURG
52 William St., New York City, N. Y.

MR. SETH LOW
30 East 64th St., New York City, N. Y.

The.....
TUSKEGEE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE

For the Training of Colored *   *

Young Men and Women *   *

...Tuskegee Institute, Alabama...

October 12, 1906.

Mr. James W. Johnson,

Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

My dear Mr. Johnson:

Upon my return to Tuskegee I read with much interest your favor
of some days ago, and I am writing at this time to say that I know you
will appreciate the reason for and pardon any tardiness in making proper
acknowledgement prior to this writing. Many pressing duties preclude
that prompt attention to my correspondence that I would like to give.

I am very grateful for the detailed information and description
you were good enough to send regarding your official and social
activities at Puerto Cabello, and you are certainly due congratulations
in the light of the treatment you have secured from the people in that
country.

I noted with interest what you had to say relative to the race
mixtures and distinctions, and your prediction as to the Venezualan of
the future.

The recent meeting of the National Negro Business League was very
satisfactory in many respects. It received the attention of many of the best
people on both sides of the line.

I wish to assure you of my pleasure in hearing from you and of your
success. - With kindest regards: I am

Yours very truly,

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MOTHER NIGHT.

Eternities before the first-born day,
Or e'er the first sun fledged his wings of flame,
Calm Night, the everlasting and the same,
A brooding mother over chaos lay.

And whirling suns shall blaze and then decay,
Shall run their fiery courses and then claim
The haven of the darkness whence they came,
Back to Nirvanic peace shall grope their way.

So when my feeble sun of life burns out,
And sounded is the hour for my long sleep,
Shall I, full weary of the feverish light,
Welcome the darkness without fear or doubt,
And heavy-lidded, I shall softy creep
Into the quiet bosom of the Night.

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OFFICERS

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
PRINCIPAL
WARREN LOGAN
TREASURER

COMMITTEE ON INVESTMENT OF
ENDOWMENT FUND
MR. SETH LOW

30 E. 64TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY
MR. GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY
2 RECTOR ST., NEW YORK CITY

MR. PAUL M. WARBURG
52 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK CITY
MR. WILLIAM G. WILLCOX

3 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK CITY
MR. WILLIAM J. SCHIEFFELIN

170 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK CITY
MR. WARREN LOGAN

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALABAMA

The Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute

FOR THE TRAINING OF

Colored Young Men and Women

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

Hotel Manhattan, New York. Dec. 6, 1908

Dear Mr. Anderson:-

The enclosed letter from Mr. Loeb refers to Mr. Johnson's poem. I wish you would
send it to Mr. Johnson if you think wise. I sent a similar letter to Mr. Root.