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BIGGEST CROWD IN HISTORY HEARS TUSKEGEE EXERCISES Tuskegee choir under the direction of W m. L. Dawson rendered se lections and Wm. Jay Schieffelin, chairman of the Tuskegee trustee board introduced Mr. Farley. Postmaster General Farley, de clared: “That the names of two Washingtons stand out in the an nals of this country’s history. “One was called the Father of his coun try,” he said, “the other was cer tainly a Father of his people. "Every one of Tuskegee’s 130 buildings is a monument to Booker Washington’s faith and achieve ment,” Mr. Farley continued. “When he looked upon this spot 59 years ago, only an ancient church and a tumble-down cabin confronted his eagerness. Everyone of the 2,000 faces of your student body, the thousands of faces of students that have gone before you, and the thousand of workers’ faces throughout the nation brightening up at the mention of their Booker T. Washington, now are monu ments to his name. “There is something distinctive ly American in Tuskegee’s deter mination that you will make a bet ter world,” the Postmaster General asserted and lauded Booker T. Washington for giving direction to the foreward movement of the Ne gro race by utilizing its native optimism and energy to prove the merit of his educational ideal. In connection with his authoriza tion of the first stamp ever issued in this country eomipemorating the achievements of an American Negro, the Postmaster General's action in designating George W. Peterson, audit clerk in the divi sion of stamps, bureau of the third assistant postmaster general, to as sist with this historic first day sale, seem to reflect Mr. Farley’s interest in his qualified Negro civic service employes who have I "':=ll -:=ll 3 “IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL” MAYO’S BARBER SHOP Ladies and Children’s Work A Specialty 2422 LAKE ST. I-■=» .■■==11 PRICED FOR YOU! 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North, congratulated Postmaster Harris and his corps of assistants on the fine showing made on the first day sale and were photographed beside the huge accumulation of covers sent in with enclosures. Herbert S. Chamberlain, chief of the redemp tion section jof the division of stamps, and formerly philatetic agent, gave collectors expert ser vice in meeting their exacting de mands throughout the two weeks of planning in preparation for the first day sale. Assistant Solicitor Ralph Mizelle was also in atten dance. The Booker T. Washington stamp was included in an original commemorative group called Heroes of Peace, sponsored by the late Michael L. Eidsness, Jr., former superintendent, under Wal ter Brown, of the division of stamps along with the other educators whose likenesses have been placed on stamps during the Hoover ad ministration according to Waldo Fawcett, Washington star, but it remained for Mr. Farley to author ize the issuance of this stamp com memorating Booker T. Washing ton, peerless Negro educator. Mr. Farley has under his ad ministrative jurisdiction more Ne gro civil service employes than any other cabinet officer, in the postal field services, and it is to be hoped that his genuine demon stration of interest in Negro achievement at Tuskegee institute on April 7 is indicative of his broad and liberal attitude toward America’s neglected minority. Ne groes everywhere will be watching this candidate for the democratic presidential nomination for other evidences of his sense of fair play in human achievement and may reasonably expect the postmaster general to give further opportuni ties to deserving Negroes in the postal service to advance in pro portion as they prove themselves deserving promotion. Telegrams were read from Pres ident Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Governor Lehman of New York, Booker T. Washington, Third and many others. Among those present for the Founder’s Day exercises and to hear Postmaster General James /V. 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