The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-08-19
Charles E. Stump, the
Kansas Newspaper
Wanderer Has Return
ed to His Native Heath
from Birmingham, Ala.
and He Will Soon be on
His Way to Danville,
Virginia

of the endowment department. When
he was through reporting, 1 wish you
could have heard the questions poured
| into him. 1t was just like going through
the third degree before Chicago po-
lice. DR.. Mason answered them all as
fast as they could come.
He reported a nice balance on hand,
perhaps it was something like $4,000
Some thought he should have the real
cash to exhibit it before their eyes. He
told them it was deposited in three
banks in Birmingham. a motion
passed that a committee be appointed
at once to confer with the banks-go
to Birmingham if need be, and see if
that much money was on hand. This
committee was appointed, and DR.. Ma
son seemed to be happy over it.
Now what happened7 L know you
want to know. That committee tele-
graphed each bank and received an
swers. They waited until all answers
were in before they opened and,
to their joy found that every cent re-
ported by DR.. Mason was right there,
and even more, for the money had been
at work making more money. Dr.
Mason is one of the strongest men in
Birmingham and he was elected
without any one even trying to run
against him. When we are handling
the money of other people, we must
not use it in our business, expecting
to put it there when needed, for we
may be disappointed and then we don t
know when they will call.
The Grand Lodge then voted to pur-
chase the building of the Alabama
Penny-Prudential Savings Bank. You
remember that bank closed its doors
and went out of business. That is, it
failed and a receiver was appointed.
They got the building for $4,000.
1t is worth about $4,000, and L re-
joiee that it could be kept in the race
and will be an investment to the Pyth-
ians. They were getting ready to put
up new building. I will not be able
to tell you about the addresses of
welcome, and how the fur was made
to fly by two big men.
Editor o. W. Adams, of the Birming-
ham reporter, was as nice as he could
be with me and showed me many
courtesies. He is just a fine young
man, and 1 am glad to have had the
pleasure of being in his company. He
is one of the men of our race of whom
we can feel proud. 1 had a fine time
in the city. A fine expression came
from Supreme Worthy Counsellor
Joseph l.. Jones, all the way from
Cincinnati, Ohio, over the wires. L
was glad to hear it read.
1 do not know as L will be able to
tell you all about the Grand Lodge, for
1 must say where 1 am now and how
L got here. / left over the l.. & n.
for st. Louis, reaching there Saturday
morning. 1 went to the home of DR..
w. Sampson Brooks and had the pleas
ure of eating breakfast with him;
breakfast with Mrs. Nettie Wood, and
then dinner Mt the Poro college, leav-
ing the city at 2:15 the same day for
Mexico. You must agree that have
been doing some real eating in my
old days. needed all of this for
strength to return to Kansas. 1 find
that my farm is in fourishing condi-
ton and I do not need to complain
about anything there.
L had the pleasure of spending the
night with Rev. G.. W. Wright, who
is pastor of the Baptist church. I
met the Chief Grand Recorder for the
knights and Daughters of Tabor,
Mrs. Corine Bodine. Her husband is a
barber and undertaken. Then there
was her father-in-law who was sick in
the house, but not in bed. Met her
mother, Mrs. Bodine. Met many other
people. Mrs. Mira Hicks Gibbs, and
this is where Mrs. Davis was born.
1 have had the pleasure of meeting
out here Mrs. Mollie Cox, who is the
grand worthy counsellor for the jur-
isdiction Of Kansas and, believe me
honey, she is one of the best speakers
and best trained women. She has that
work down fine, and I tell you she can
inspire you to be a Calanthe. She
shows up the beauties of her work I
was delighted to hear her speak Her
mione Court. She is jewel in human
flesh. I shall have more to tell you
about her later. shall close now.