The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-07
o greater gIft from mortal hand

To us has e'er been given,
Than this gigantic structure,
With its marble, wood ald brass riven.
This opening week will ever mark
An epoch in our lives
Long live the great Malones
To aid mankind as he aspires.
To greater things and higher plans
Than ever he has found
And may his love for them increase
AS he mounts the ladder round by round.
And may the generations yet unborn,
Be ever taught to know,
The great and lasting good they've done
For the nations here below
And now In behalf of the faithful
welltrained highly appreciative 125
employees of PORO College, please
allow me n of this number, the
great honor of presenting you this
beautiful bouquet in appreciation of
great esteem for you"
This is a complete surprise to me"
said Mrs. Malone. I'VE live together
here like one big family. From time
to time they have done little things
for me, but never before were 1 so
completely surprised. l try to make
every one around me feel like we are
all one family. But did not have the
slightest idea that you were thinking
of us in this way. l assure you l
thank all"
Friday.
There was a session of the press
Friday morning. There were many
things discussed by the men who
hold the destiny of the race in their
hands. Those men are the makers Of
sentiment and the defenders of the
race.
Resolutions were passed pledging
the moral support of DR.. Bundy, the
man of the hour, the man whose life
was being sought or whose freedom
was in jeopardy. It was impossible
not alone to get in the auditorium in
the eve, but the building had to be
closed at 8 o'clock for every avail
able space was crowded.
Fully 5000 people entered the
4 building during the evening. The
citizens of st. Louis, East st. Louis
in fact, all of the surrounding towns
came to see the largest business en-
terprise of the race. All races were
represented.
Hon. Harry C. Smith of the Cleve-
land Gazette presided. He VISA in.
troduced by Nelson C.. Crews of Kan
sas City. He made an address on
Race Unity. He said that the race
had reached the place where it should
feel its neness This building is a
building for the whole race and when
Il -. N olo,,A ,u1o@ xvo ho,ra anpNn,
plished, point to it. We can take a
splendid lesson from the Jew. Touch
one and the whole of the Jewish popu
lation is concerned, and so it must
be with the Negro. We should all
feel a deep interest in that young man
DR.. Bundy, and we should all get be
hind him for he is ours"
Nine. Anita Patti Brown was the
%soloist for the evening and the prin
cipal speaker was Bishop /. J.. Cop
pin, of the A. M. e. Church. BishoI
was accompanied by DR.. w. H. Peck
pastor of st. James Church. 1t wal
declared that Bishop spoke as never
before, and his address drove home
many practical points to the whole
W | IdCS. II0 COhilllOlihSu AhA oAo 1900
Malone for the monument they hat
erected and spoke in terms Of praise
of Mrs. Malone, because she was al
= inventor, having given to the worlt
something which helped women to i'm
prove themselves. He spoke of some
X of his race who had declared tina
they were satisfied at being as Got
10 made them, especially with their hair
.e 1t was in the plan of Almighty tina
Y man should improve. He has con
a tinued to improve the earth and thu
y building was a practical demonstra
X ton of it. The race on top was tn
'e one to be emulated. He had man!
illustrations to back up his argument
y Short speeches were made by J
= Anthony Josey of Madison, Wis, Or
'. mand Forte, of Cleveland, Ohio, AM
% ]. Findlay Wilson of Washington
70 d. c.
~, Mrs. Malone was presented with
.e basquet bouquet by the Orphans
" Home. To this Prof. Malone respond
=, ed. He said that they were but God
stewards and his success was but Go
:, putting within his reach means t
help the orphans and the old people
=, and the first money realized in tn
~ auditorium should be for the orphans
This is what he had on his book, an
= it was what should be done. He toll
how he and his wife were both o.
= phans at the age Of two years, henc
knew full we'll how to extend to o.
- phan children sympathy, and thei
=, success was but means placed in thei
49, hands to do more for the unfortunate
- He wanted to be able to do for tn
Ne old people and the children alone |
~ the world, he wept like a child, an
there many in the audience who joil