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were there from all parts Of Texas and
there were grave questions before them
for adjustment.
There were men who wanted to see
the order advance, and I believe some
wanted to see ii die, but Grand Mentor
Day staid right at the steering wheel
and landed the old ship safe in port.
BE is greater leader Of men.
came into contact with some Of the
men and women who make up the order.
Sir 8. 8. Reed, Is the chief grand scribe;
DR.. Smith, one of the leading physicians
is the chief grand treasurer; Daughter
Day is looking after the work of her
husband, and right by her side was Mrs.
E. A. Western, of Dallas, who is the
secretary to the chief. She is first
class stenographer, and knows her bust
ness at p typewriter. She can take words
right out of your mouth and put them on
paper.
She is also an operator of the Poro
system, and am told that she is one of
the finest in Dallas. She is polite, cour-
teous and q hard worker. The Dixons
were there, and they try to regulate
everything and put out of business any
one who don't cater to their wishes.
But / am not going to talk about them
now, but viii reserve the right. They
are public men and we must have our
say about them. They took up many
important questions.
Il is q pleasure to come in contact
with men of thought and worth. W. g.
Willis, grand chancellor for the knights
Of Pythias, was on hand and had q few
things to say, then followed Attorney
r. d. Evans, who is q real sho 'nuf
lawyer. he is a young man who got
right down to study law for to be what
he would say he was. He took il up, then
hewas admitted to practice in all the
courts in Texas, and then he went on and
made it to Washington and now he is Q
member of the Supreme Court bar, and
am told that he is the latest lawyer
among our people in the state Of Texas
and the only one who is permitted to
speak before them judges on the su-
preme Court bench.
he has purchased lovely home there
in town and he has lovely queen in it.
He is sticking to business and making
good. We need such men as this in our
business. He permitted me to ride in
his automobile, as did Grand Chancellor
Willis.
One of the most remarkable eharae-
tiers in Waco, is Hiram Hawthorne, man
ager of the Taborian park. He is not
fussy man, but q Straightforward
business man, and As polite as you can
really find men in this country. I wish
You could just meet him. But then you
can Z meet all the people, hence must
do some meeting for You. In company
with International Chief Grand Mas
ter, 8. A. Jordan, I made from Waco,
to Texarkans, then to Arkadelphia and
from there to Little Rock and out to
Camp Pike where our men are being
trained. I would like to tell you many
things which have happened out there,
but space win not allow me. It was
here where that White man from Mis-
sissippi- Georgia was discharged from
the army and now we have down here
some Colored officers, some in training
right by the side of the White men, and
many other things that you did not ex-
pect to see take place in the south
On invitation from Prof. simpkins, I
went out to Camp Pike with man from
Chicago and Miss Carrie I. Booker. She
is one more talented young woman She
entertained with her own compositions
over 800 soldiers and they invited her
to come again, and don = blame them-
1 enjoyed the speech ON ''Man Want
ed-o Now II was . ;ine trip there and
I made II back 10 Little Rock, took No.
8 for this place, reaching here at Il
o'clock At night, found Prof. Ennstt P.
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