The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-05-18

ten You that I stepped on holy ground.
Getting here, ! got on street ear
and rode. up 70 Hampton Institute,
where ] was cordially received by an,
and especially Captain Brown, and next
I was thrown in touch win Major Al.
len Washington, one of the finest men
/ have met since ] have been Colored,
and yoa know how long that has beeA.
I have been Colosed ever since / have
been born, for I was born this way. Il
looked around at an these fne buildings
and all these fine people. 1t is some
school, and I believe just by looking at
the buildings and teachers 1 am one
more educated man, and an need now
Is "ploma' and I win make the
world sit up and take notice. There win
be one more great event in my life.
There are two great things in every
ones life. "He was born" che
died" Now with me It win be, che
lived ,,
am at the place where Col Prank A.
Denison walked, and it was the last
place that kissed his feet as he entered
the transport headed for somewhere,
and he is there now, and commanding
his men. They all love him, and when
he was down in this section Of the eoun-
try he made them all know that he has
been this way, for he was man every
inch of him and was inspiration to all
the little boys. 1t is wonderful to see
the little black boys here trying to fol.
low him, to walk like him, to talk like
him, especially those who got to hear
him say anything. 1t was blessing
to have a man like that pass this way
Now then L tell you Major Washing
ton is in charge of the cadets here, and
he In one commanding officer. he il
. truly the diseiplinarian Of the institu
, ton, and one great man. Twill not have
! time to tell you all about him, for an
] one more busy man. i have not seeI
the new head Of the school, for he wa
) away down south attending TO business
rlI was fortunste enough to meet man,
! and then / went to Newport News, an'
|. There my eyes beheld sights I had neve
: seen before. I met the secretary of tn
: Y. II. c. A and he decided that I eOul'
! see.
. Secretary Williams is truly mem
D Der of our sraee, and you don I have .
: get an extra pair of glasses to tell II
: twhen yoa'see him, youofssi ike sym
I there is truly an African king. He Ia
2 . fine asss>isfion and in some way
e is connected with the shipyard, an
this alone could support 1t, for the
Z have working there 900 men and boy
d Of our rsee, sad they are doing thing
, and / am told that some of them 9
b above eco day. Some Of them are sa'
I. ing money investing In Liberty Bond
4 and War Saving Stamps They oW
{. good real estate, and we have some re-
. estate men. Two banks and other bus
Il ness enterprises among.the people. II
9 star is the leading paper, and in
le think, the business manager is fema
70 Newspaper man, Miss B: L. JOhnso
u and she is q hustler from the word g
She took hold of the plant with abo'
q 200 debt, and paid 1t OF, and it
now carrying its own load Wondsrt
young woman.
The Baptisfs have been holding the
eonvertion at Newport News and I q
tended it, Bun I WIN have TO ten u
about IL in spots. have used mus
Paess already and not started good
am moving along n best ] can, maliI
things happen. Rev. A A. 6aivi