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For the greater eater part of three days daysduring daysduring daysdaring
during the past week eek Booker T Wash Washington Washington Washg ¬
g ington seemed to hold the centre of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the stage and the rapt attention of ofall ofall
all 11 Chicago Certain it is that no nocolored nocolored nocolored
colored man has ever been accorded accordedso
so much flattering attention in this thiscity thiscity thist
t city as 6 this strong sufficient and de determined determined detrmined ¬
termined man of Tuskegee TuskegeeDr TuskegeeF
F f Dr Washington came to Chicago on onthe onthe onthe
the joint invitation of the trustees of ofQuinn ofQuinn ofQuinn
Quinn Chapel and the local Colored ColoredMens ColoredMens ColoredMens
Mens Business BU iness League There were werescarcely werescarcely werescarcely
scarcely two weeks notice of Mir MirWashingtons MrWashingtons r rWashingtons
Washingtons coming but the theprepara thepreparations prepara preparations preparations ¬
tions made for his reception could not nothave nothve
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have been more complete and elaborI elabor elaborate elaborate ¬
I ate if there had been two months of ofpreparation ofpreparation ofX
preparation It is scarcely possible possibleto
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to describe how enthusiastic and eager eagerthe eagerthe
the colored people of the city became becameto becameto
4 to give he some adequate testimonial of oftheir oftheir oftheir
their confidence in i the wisdom and andsincerity andsineerity andsincerity
sincerity of Mr ire Whi Washingtons ns leader
FAilNIE BARRIER WJL1IAMS WJL1IAMSMipand WLL iA 1bcs
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1 akip Mipand ilJ and to give a lastiag Jas rebuke to tothe tGUte totl
the tl e rapidly vanishing vani > hing few fe1l who seek seeknotoriety seekD seekaotarlety
notoriety D < Kodety for themselves by seeming seemingto seemlB seemlBtoop secmiagto
to toop oppose a great man manHow IDItnHoW manHow
How to furnish an auditorium am ample aJllpie ¬
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pie enough to hold all the people who whomanifested w whenmanifested O Omanifested
manifested a a desire to see and hear hearthis hetlrtkis hearthis
this great and good man was the theonly tAeonly theF
F only problem Quinn Chapel was wasfinally WIlSfinaUy wasr
r finally agreed upon and a program programplanned programplanned programa
a planned which consisted of a public publicmeeting publieBeeting publicmeeting
meeting in this large auditorium oa oaMonday ODMonday oni
It i Monday night April 4 a noonday noondaymeeting noondaymeeting
k meeting at Bethel Church on Tues Tuesday Tueslay Tuesday ¬
day and a a testimonial banquet given givenby givenby givenby
by the Business League LeagueThe LeagueThe LeagueThe
The main purpose of Mr Ir Washingc Washing Washingtons rashingI ¬
I c tons tOns coming at this time was to aid aidthe aidthe aidthe
the trustees of Quinn Chapel in their theirefforts theiri theirefforts
i efforts to reduce their church indebt indebtedness indebtedness indebtedness ¬
edness ednessQuinn ednessQuinn ednessQuinn
Quinn Chapel is the cathedral cathedralchurch cathedralchureh cathedralchurch
church of the A M M lL E connection in inthe inthe inthe
the west west It is a massive 85Sive stone struc structure struct structure ¬
t ture with cathedral proportions The Themain Themain Themain
main auditorium easily accommodates
i 2000 people and nd is said st d to be the thesecond thesecond thei
i second largest colored Methodist MethodistChurch Methodisti
i J t a Church in America The trustees trusteestaking trusteesit trusteesi
i it taking advantage of the manifest manifesteagerness manifesteagerness
> eagerness erness of the people of the city to tohear to1le tot
t hear 1le r the Tuskegee president president placed placedthe placedthe placedthe
the prices of admission at 35 and 50 50cents 50j 50j
j r i cents and 100 Many of Dr Wash Washingtons WashJ rosh
J t ingtons i gtons friends fri nds feared that the prices pricesmight pricesmight
I might prove prohibitive but in thisthey this thisthey thisthey
they were happily disappointed Before Be Before ¬
j9re fore the doors were open people poop be beA beR ¬
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gan to crowd toward the church from fromevery fromevery fromevery
every part of the city cit until the en entire entire entire ¬
tire street before the church was wasblocked wasblocked wasblocked
blocked with eager people White Whitepeople 1Vhitepeople Whitepeople
people vied with black people in their theireagerness theireagerness theireagerness
eagerness to hear Mr Wkshington WkshingtonLong WhshingtonLong V shington shingtonLong
Long before the hour for opening the theexercises theexercises theexercises
exercises of the evening every seat seatand seatand seatand
and every available standing room roomwas roomwas roomwas
was taken and hundreds of people peoplewere peoplewere peoplewere
were turned away with bitter disap disappointment disappointment disappointment ¬
pointment The trustees and officers officersin officersin officersin
in charge were fairly overwhelmed overwhelmedwith overwhelmedv overwhelmedwith
with v th appeals from disappointed peo people peopIe peopie ¬
pIe and fabulous prices were offered offeredfor offeredfor offeredfor
for seats that that were not available availableThe availableThe availableThe
The scene in the audience room of ofthis ofthis ofthis
this famous church was one long to tobe tobe tobe
be remembered The decorators and andelectricians an anelectricians andelectricians
electricians had but recently com completed completed completed ¬
pleted their work and an air of new newness newness newness ¬
ness and rare beauty gave heightened heightenedsetting heightenedsetting heightenedsetting
setting to this occasion The spacious spaciouspulpit spaciouspulpit spaciouspulpit
pulpit platform was filled with dis distinguished distinguished distinguished ¬
tinguished white and colored men and andwomen andwomen andwomen
women of Chicago including members membersof
of the bar and bench educators pro prominent prominent prominent ¬
minent business men professional professionalmen
men and black and white ministers ministersand ministersand ministersand
and bishops The program was of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the highest order and worthy of the theman theman theman
man who was the centre flf i f all inter interest interest interest ¬
est Bishop Abram Grant presided presidedRev presidedRe presidedRev
Rev Re M H Jackson of Grace Presby Presbyterian Presbyterian Presbyterian ¬
terian Church delivered the invoca invocation invocation invocation ¬
tion Eloquent introductory address addresses ¬
es were delivered by Dr A J Carey Careypastor Careypastor Careypastor
pastor of Quinn Chapel Bishop Grant Grantaa Grantand Grantand
and aa < l Theodore W Jones on behalf of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the local Business Mens League LeagueProf LeaguProf LeagueProf
Prof N Clarke Smith who had hadcharge hadehirge hadcharge
charge ehirge of the musical program com
W JONES JONESposed °
THEODORE THEODOREpoeed
posed a special ode to Tuskegee which whichwas whichwas whichwas
was rendered in fine spirit by b the thechoir theehoir thechoir
choir and Mr Smiths orchestra orchestraThe orchestraThe orchestraThe
The introduction of Dr Washing Washington Washington Washington ¬
ton was the signal for such an ova ovation 08lion ovation ¬
tion as I have seldom witnessed The Theaddress Theaddress Theaddress
address had all the elements of ofspontaneity ofspontaneity ofspontaneity
spontaneity earnestness and compell compelling compelling compelling ¬
ing respect which can be inspired only onlyby onlyby onlyby
by some personage of commanding commandingeminence commandingeminence commandingeminence
eminence and of consecrated purpose purposeSave purposeSave purposeSave
Save for the fact that the last l st one oneof oneof oneof
of all Mr Washingtons addresses addressesto
to me to be the best he hehas has ever de delivered deJivered delivered ¬
livered certainly no address ever de delivered delivered delivered ¬
livered in my presnce i m made ade de a more moreprofound moreprofound moreprofound
profound impression It has been my myprivilege mypriviege myprivilege
privilege priviege to hear Mr Washington Washingtonmany Washingtonmany Vashingtonmany
many times and nd in many places and andContinued andontinued andContinued
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MR DANCY IN PITTSBURG PITTSBURGRecorder PITTSBURGRecorder PITTSBIIRGRecorder
Recorder John C Dancy returned returnedfrom returnedfrom returnedfrom
from Pittsburg Tuesday in time for forthe forthe forthe
the GibbsHunt nuptials Tuesday eve evening evening evening ¬
ning He spoke in that city Monday Mondaynight Mondaynight Iondaynight
night delivering an emancipation ad address address address ¬
dress One of the largest largest churches churchesin
in the city was packed to the doors doorspaying do doerspaying rs rspaying25
paying paying25 25 and 35 35cents cents each for ad admission admission admission ¬
mission It is said to have been one oneof oneof oneof
of the most select and cultivated au audiences audiences audiences ¬
diences seen in that city in a a greatwhile great greatwhile greatwhile
while The program was an attractive attractiveone attractiveone attractiveone
one and was well rendered through throughout throughont throughout ¬
out Mr Dancy is said to have been beenin beenin beenin
in the best humor for speaking and andfor andfor andfor
for fortyfive minutes discussed the thevalue theyalue thevalue
value of civil and religious liberty libertypaying libertypaying libertypaying
paying the highest tribute to Abraham AbrahamLincoln AbrahamLincoln AbrahamLincoln
Lincoln the thousand people listening listeningwith listeningwith listeningwith
with breathless attention throughout throughoutHe
He was given an ovation when he con concluded concluded ¬
cluded A splendid reception follow followed foUowed followed ¬
ed lasting until a late hour
Rev Green Johnson is s pastor pIL or of th thchurch the thechureh thechurch
church while Dr W D Clinton
pre presided prEsided prysided
sided Lawyer Holmes and Dr E D DW DJ a aW
W Jones J mes of St Louis Lo 5 were
among amongthe amorgthe amongthe
the speakers speakersTHE speakersTHE speakersTHE
THE HOROSCOPE POLITICAL POLITICALThe POLITICALrhe POLITICALThe
The Richardson and Poe ticket is isforging isforging i iforging
forging to the fie front and IMl will have ha > a abig abig abig
big plurality of tie t e votes on May slayIt Iay 3 3It 3It
It is getting in some telling strokesRev strokes strokesRev strokeRey
Rev P A Wallace D D pastor of ofMetropolitan ofMetropolitan ofMetropolitan
Metropolitan A M L E Zion Church Churchon Churchon Churchon
on D street S SW Wi W and Rev Alexander AlexanderWilbanks AlexanderWilbanks > r rWilbanks
Wilbanks D D past of Virginia Avp Acsnue Avpnue dVfnue
nue Baptist Church S W have coin coinout comout como comoout >
out for Dr W S Richardson Riehard < n ana anaJames andJames an9James
James W Poe as delegates deJ es Thisbrings This Thisbrings Thsbrings
brings thousands of votes otes to tie tieticket t tticket thQticket
ticket as all 11 must acknowledge acknowledgeIf
If you have a spare room that youwould you youwould youwould
would like to rent to desirable parties partiesadvertise partiesadvertise partiesadvertise
advertise them in THF AJaRICA A A > tzaic nntTCAy c
PHELPS HALL BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL SCHOOLOF
OF THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE INSTITUTETuskegee INSTITUTETuskegee INSTITUTETuskegee
Tuskegee Alabama AlabamaESTABLISIDIENTThe AlabamaESTABLISHMENT = i iESTABLISHMENT
ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISIDIENTThe The Tuskegee Institute realizing that t 2t the demand demandfor demandfor demandfor
for an educated e ucated ministry is growing throughout the South opened the Phelps PhelpsHall PhelpsHaJl PhelpsHall
Hall Bible Training School in 1893 To enter the Bible School it is not neces necessary n necessary e esary ¬
sary to have a a special call to the ministry Those who desire to do mission missionary mJSSlon mJSSlonary missionary ¬
ary ary work only or to become intelligent Sunday school teachers as well as asthose asthose asthose
those who intend to preach will be greatly helped by taking th the oourse oourseOBJECT oeur oeurOBJECTThe oourseOBJECTThe
OBJECT OBJECTThe The chief aims of the Bible Training School Seh ol are to give give to toyoung toyoung toyoung
young colored men and women a comprehensive knowledge knowled e of the entire entireEnglish e1tireEnglish entireEnglish
English Bible and to implant in their hearts a a noble ambition to dedicate dedicatetheir dedIcAtetheir dedicatetheir
their lives to the elevation and Christianizatioa of their people The students studentsare studentsare studentsare
are required to do mission missionary ry work in the various churches and Sundayschools Sundayschoolsnear SundaY hooIs hooIsnear
near the institution In this way they have been very helpful to the neighbor neighboring neIghborIng neighboring ¬
ing communities communitiesThe communities communitiesThe communitiesThe
The teaching in the Bible School is wholly undenominational undenOlDlBBti naL the intenlion inten intention mtention ¬
tion being not to oppose or antagonize any theological work now being done donebut donebut donebut
but rather to assist all denominations denominationsTHE denominationsTHE denominationsTHE
THE BUILDING BIDLDINGPhelps Phelps Hall tie building in which w1 < < h the School is istaught istaught istaught
taught was given by a generous New York friend It is a frame structure structurethree structurethree
three stories high On the first floor oor are the Chapel Library Reading Room RoomOffice RoomOffice RoomOffice
Office of the Dean and three Recitation Rooms The two upper floors con containing containing contaming ¬
taining forty rooms are used for sleeping apartments apartmentsTEACHERS apartmeRtsTEACHERS apartmentsTEACHERS
TEACHERS AND i D LECTURES LECTURESReV Rev Edgar J T Penney is the Dean He HeClinton Heis Heis
is assisted by Rev E P Johnson and Rev J T H Gadsoo Rt ReT George W WClinton WClinton
Clinton of Charlotte N C and Rev H TJofeasoo T Jo DSOll Ph D of Philadelphia PhiladelphiaPa
Pa deliver a a regular course of lectures during dur the term R ReTloses Ref T Moses Jack Jackson Jackson Jackson ¬
son Pastor of Presbyterian Church Chicago Chi Q delivered a a special special course of oflectures ofJectnres oflectures
lectures during the current year vearE yearE yearEXPENSES
E EXPENSES ENSESrhe fE The e teaching teachin isjree is free The cost > st of board including furnished
room light fuel washing etc is JS SS50 8JO per month aaaoat Students will be given an
opportunity to work out from 250 to 350 3 of this amount amoun thus leaving only
500 to 600 to be paid p id in in cash In some cases ttnrngSS arrangements i ma may 5f be made
so that a few work out the whole
may amount Lack of means n ns need Deed debar
none noneSTUDENTS noneSTUDI
STUDENTS STUDI 7S AND A GRADUATES GRADUATESThere There hare been fortvthree graduates s
from the Bible School SC CHl Some S me of f these are actively engaged in ministSal ministeral work workother workother
other with the ministry in view are pursuing further studies in other insti ¬
ut i iThe <
tutions tu ons while still others o rs are teaching teachingThe teachingThe
The total enrollment in the Bible School this year is fiftvfive
fiftyfour fif fur males and female Four
one are ordained ord ined ministers thirteen thirt D
licentiates and the remaining thirtyeight are laymen These students students dents comp > mp
from eleven States South Africa WteTlnaiei bS SSSST SSSSTnations
and an d the wrest Indies NlDe denomina denominanations denominanations
nations are represented For further information address addressBOOKER addressBOOKER addressBOOKER
BOOKER T WASHINGTON Prin Printsfa PrinTUSKEGEE
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Makers of all kinds of AMERICAN MERICAa and FRENCH CREAMS MS and ICES ICESOYSTERS ICESOYSTERS ICESOYSTERS
OYSTERS served in all styles Our motto Parity of Goods Goods aDd Promptness of ofService ofService f fService
Service n Charges reosonable Remember the Arctic Ice Cream Co CoI CoI II
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