Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-18 | Page 4 | Thousands Attend Washington Funeral

'1 THOUSANDS ATTEND WASHINGTON FUNERAL ' I j Many prominent White Men Participate ! 1, in Obsequies of Noted Ne- j gro Educator. 1 1 ! l TUirKBGEK, Ala., Nov. 17. Prominent men from all walks of life, whites as well as negroes, attended the funeral of Booker T. Washington, the noted negro educator, race leader and author, which was held ' this morning at Tuskegee institute, which t he made famous and which has taken" ' such an important part in the elevation J af the negro race. . Fully 8000 persons came to TusWesteQ to pay the last tribute of respect to Dr. i Washington. Only 2500 could get into the chapel to hear the simple Episcopal burial service and the many old plan- tation songs which Dr. Washington loved so well. Headed by the hoad or trustees, a pro cession, including a number of distin- ' guished visitors, members of the faculty j and the executive council of the Institute. 1 formed in front of the school' & administration adminis-tration building and marched to the ' chapel. The. students followed. j Burial was in the institute grounds. ( ' i CHICAGO. Nov. 17. Business housei -on trolled by colored persons were closed for one hour here today during the fu- ) neral of Booker T. Washington.