The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-26
Blind Boone
Concert Company
Mobile, Ala.


Editor of Kansas City Sun:
Through the kindness of our mu
tual friend, DR.. E. B. Ramsy and m,
sister, who mailed us numerous COP
les of The Sun, Star Journal Post
Freeman, Plaindealer, we, have ou
first breath of "The Kansas City
Spirit for more than three months.
One cannot read of what the folks
at home" are doing-big things that
are mans job-without being proud
or the "old home town" and wishing
to be there and be a part of it.
It's a pleasure, too, to see the Sun
with columns of real racial news,
fresh with columns from the hands of
the men and women hwo, by being
successful in their chosen line of en-.
deavor, are able and willing to do their
Dit toward that larger end-unselfish
public service, social, civic and patrio.
tic.
The news from home makes us feel
that we would gladly exchange our
christmas day on the front porch OF
Mr. E. l.. Stephens, a wealthy man of
the race and our host, in the balmy
sunshine for the zero weather report.
ed in Kansas City, just to be where
real things are being done aesthetic;
ethical and humane and to join hands
and, as we do our hearts, in causes SO
worthy.
From far off Mobile, Ala, the Blind
Boone Concert Co., wishes the X. C..
spirit God speed, and will do its bit
for the long needed race hospital.
we are spending a delightful week
in the historic first Capitol of the
Louisiana Territory, amidst it's busy
Metropolitan life.
The long wharfs along the bay for
miles, giving ample facilities for it's
world wide trade, as ships, large and
small, sail and steam, commercial and
ride at anchor along the
numerous quays.
We visited the river front and saw
recently seized Austrian vessel, the
Lucia, being filled with air tight gal
compartments to prevent her
in case an enemy's submarine |
blows a hole in her side; for she is
Intended to be used as a military
.ransport-who knows but for our
Boys at Funston.
rms is quite progressive place and !
he average intelligence the number
md class of churches the professional
md business men and bright energetic
hTio
southland.
Among the men who have assisted
o make the stay of Boone Co., pleas.
mt and successful are: DR.. H. Roger
Williams, DR.. Belso, Mr. C. Peter, fur
liture dealer, Mr.. C. Allen, the lead
ng undertaken; Rev. Johnson, of Big
zion, the leading man of A. NJ. E.
hurch, Mrs. Colevell, Juvenile Court
'fficer and many Others
| am enclosing you copy of a poem
" Dr. Williams as it appeals very
trongly to me and | hope you may
ppreciate its deeper meaning enough
o share it with the Suns readers.
We have spent three months in the
outhland and could write long and in.
erestingly of the many faxes of the
acial life and its environments; sad
nd gay, personal and public, discour-
ging and incouraging; but suffice to
ay that everywhere the race is doing
r attempting to do something worth
,hile.
We have traversed Missouri, Arkan-
as, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana,
nd are leaving here on December 27
Dr. Montgomery, Ala. Selma, Tuske- {
ee, Birmingham, Atlanta, Chatta. ;
ooga, Nashville. Lexington, Louisville
nd through the Ohio river country to
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington. {
tc. The weeks stay in Memphis,
enn.. including concerts at Avery
hapel; our own DR.. Vernon, pastor.
hurch's' Pavilion, managed by Prof!
hamilton of the local High School {
to-, gave us an opportunity to enter. I