The broad ax., 1917-01-20

| NeAI IOunu me getting around meet
ing friends. 1 met and talked with
them, and then left there for other
parts of Kansas, going first to the city
of Hutchinson. Passing through Wichi-
ia, found the Rev. W. Sampson Brooks
right at the stable waiting for me, to
greet me and shake my hands, and say
that he had heard that was going to
pass through and wanted me to stop by
and take dinner with him when 1 re-
turned. His invitation was accepted.
He assured me that his wife would be
delighted to have me. He is blessed
with good wife. Mrs. Brooks is one
of the finest women in this country. 1
was delighted to have the pleasure of
seeing her.
1t was a pleasure to be in that city
and look around. Rev. s. B. Butler had
gone to Topeka to take part in a meet
ing there and help to save sinners.
They had given a fine banquet to Rev.
f. T. Fishback, and other things had
happened. But 1 must not forget to
tell you that I went to Salina, Kans,
and there 1 had some time. Reaching
the city was met by one of the busiest
men in the town, w. w. Shobe, and
toted in his fine automobile over to
meeting, or a conference with the repre-
sentative who was about to be off for
Topeka to make laws. They came there
to have an understanding and get his
position on some of the measures that
were to come up. He was frank and
told them that he was a Quaker and
believed in human rights and for his
life he would not do anything to en-
courage them, but stood ready to help
them in their efforts to climb.
Sunday morning 1 was in Sunday
school right on time, being toted in the
automobile, and spoke at IL O'Clock. 1
accepted an invitation to speak for the
Y. M. c. A, which brought together
$50 White men, and they served lunch
and then had me to talk to them. 1t
was as I thought; a man talking to
men, and while 1 spoke to them they
listened to me and invited me to come
again. 1 spoke to men of our race at
4 o'clock, Y. M. C. A, at Sis, women
at 6 O'Clock and at s o'clock spoke at
the church. This was speaking times
in one Sunday, and that is certainly
going some. 1 spent only Sunday there
and left Monday morning for this place
via Wichita, taking that dinner with
DR.. Brooks, supper with Miss Gertrude
NJ. Owen, talked with Lawyer E. P.
Blakemore, one great man; he was sick,
went around a little with DR.. Brooks
and visited the school over which Prof.
Barnett presides. Went out to another
school, talked with Dr. G. G. Brown,
the man who retired from the presi-
dency of that Interstate Literary, and
who is some doctor as well as some edu
Gator.
Off for Nowata, and it was a nice
ride 1 am here visiting that interest
ing school told you about in my last
letter or one long time ago. I was
the guest of Misses Booker and Ellis,
spoke at the church. Took breakfast
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Daniels, dinner at Mrs. R. H. White,
and supper with Mrs. Homer Flakes,
that fine housekeeper. 1 got to see
much of this place, and am now ready
to leave. will not be able to say all
1 wan: to say about Prof. Hughes and
his teachers. I visited the department
of science or something like that where
cooking, sewing and all those kind of
things are taught to queens taste.
But now I must bring this letter to
stop for this time 1 will write to
you again.