The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-08-19

Kansas City, Kansas stand here
today trembling in my boots, and al
most afraid to move, because of the
battle 1 had when out here last. Yet
1 must brace up and be a brave man.
1 must remember who I am and what
1 am, and the great things I have been
able to meet in this world, and where
L have been since that battle, and
just where I am now.
The fight continues to rage in Europe,
and people are being killed there that
were never killed before Many cases
women and children suffer too, and they
are not taking any part in the fight.
They just 60 over a town with them
big things and drop them down deal
ing death to the people. 1t may seem
hard, but it is going on just the same,
and L am real proud that 1 am not
there to be hit by one of them death
dealing things. I want to live as long
as possible.
There is a strange thing about this
world. A man may get up and preach
and talk about war, and then the
preacher will tell you all about the
beauties of heaven, and what a great
place it is, and yet L find that he is
like the other people who fights hard
to stay down here, and I don't blame
him much. I want him to remain as
long as possible.
Now coming to the things that have
happened. 1 wrote to you just a few
days ago from Birmingham, Ala, and
when 1 got through there I went with
Mrs. Carrie A. Tuggle, and her cabi-
net to Decatur, Ala, to be there at the
meeting ofthe Grand Lodge of Knights
of Pythias, and believe me honey /
certainly did get there, and enjoyed it
very much.
Mrs. Tuggle is just one of the women
of our race who is doing things, and
she knows how to do them. The Lord
just put her here to lead women, and
to do something for the children of her
race, and I am glad that have had
the pleasure of knowing her myself
She is called the Grand Worthy Coun-
sellor, of the Grand Court of Calanthe,
and she has won the title and position,
and at this session they put forth
move to have her elected for
life. She certainly lives in the hearts
of the women down there.
Mrs. Tuggle was accompanied by
her clerks and secretaries, Mrs. F. NJ.
Cosby, grand register of deeds; Mrs.
Mary Butler grand receiver of ac-
counts; Miss A. o. Jackson, bookkeeper
and endowment secretary; Miss Inez
Upshaw, stenographer; Mrs. J. S. Jack
son, companion and chairman of foreign
correspondence; the band; and num-
Der of the students of Tuggle Institute.
L did not tell you that 1 was there, be-
cause 1 did not know what to say
about myself except that 1 was a
guest. Mrs. Mamie King Saunders,
who is some pumpkins in the trustee
board of the school was also on hand.
She is devoted to Mrs. Tuggle and is
doing all in her power to assist in the
good work.
I enjoyed myself very much at the
Grand Lodge, and had a grand time.
I mean at the Grand Court, and Wis
tied the Grand Lodge, also. They
did do some real work, and then the
beauty of it was they had some time
to give to service, and it looked at one
time like it was going to be a revival.
Mrs, Tuggle is some kind of religious
talker herself, and think I could take
her with her power of speech, and then
those songs she can sing which go
right to the heart and move the world,
1 could reduce the number of sinners
in this world and race.
1 spoke of the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias. 1t was on the
train in full numbers, headed by R. A.
Blount, grand chancellor, and a grand
man. Now those men are the leaders
of thought and the race in this section
of the country. Supreme Chancellor
Green was also there. and he was some
believe me. I heard the re-
ports, and was much impressed with
all that money which had been handled
by DR.. U. G. Mason, who is treasurer