The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-01
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DONGS OF THE AFRO
AMERICANS IN NEW YORK CITY.
By the Regular Correspondent for The Broad AK.

include all the men and women Of
Texas who had anything TO do with the
success of this great meeting. 1t Is
wonderful how circumstances are div,
ing our people together and how they
they are doing for themselves. This is
what should be and this is what is be
ing done. We can truly say "The Lord
hath done great things for us whereof
we are glad
l had the pleasure Of meeting some
of the big Baptists of Texas, such as
L. K. Williams, D. D., who is pastor
of that big church in Chicago. He
came down to have a say, and he did
have il. lie is on hand every year.
Did you know that he is pastor Of a
church with over 5000 members, and
has three assistant pastors. But he is
true to his old state is there every time
the convention meets. lie had present
two of the women of this church this
time, Mrs. Trice and Mrs. Maxwell.
Both belonged in the state before they
went to Chicago, and both were vel
come back home by the host of women
and YOU will believe me when I tell
you both of them made some speeches
Mrs. Maxwell is connected with Bishop
college, and the other one who is her
sister, Mrs. Trice, Is just visiting her
old home and coming in touch with the
people. I was so glad TO see her and
to talk with her. ! made it from there
to Marshall
I have not told you much about
Marshall, and it is worth talking about
because there are two great col |
leges there, Wiley University, and
Bishop college Of course you know Of |
Wiley, because it was in this school
where Emmett J. Scott, got his finish
ing touch that made him the man that
he is today. 1t WAS here that he was |
for the position of good sec
cretary, and where he was prepared TO
do real good newspaper work, and then
passed on up to DIR. Washington, as
private and executive secretary; See
Rotary Baker, of the war department. |
and now the machine director OF |
Howard University. II is indeed a high !
and responsible position, and he is fully |
TO ill it. and is doing so. He
is seeretary-treasurer to Howard Uni
versity, and because he touched Wiley
At the head of the school is one Of
the best men of our race, Dr.. NJ. W.
Dogan, a scholar and a gentleman. He
has made many friends, so that when
adversely. known as hard luck struck
him, God had friends prepared for him
There was FIRE which de- |
stroyed several buildings. was not |
there, but he touched the wire. and |
God sent down there Secretary p. J. |
Mavecty Of the Freedman 5 Aid So
eiety. the educational center of the |
Methodist Episcopal church. This see
rotary is a man every inch of him He
did not come down, find four build |
ingS in ashes and start a general howl
hut looked and said that it could have
been worse, and told the president to
begin plans for new buildings, and the
money would he forthcoming. Now
that : what I call tuc friend hope
to live long enough to see him one Of
the bishops in the VI. z. church, and
if the Lord will Just let me stay here
a little while longer and his ambition
runs that way it is going TO be. II
had ten thousand votes I would give |
them all to him for any thing he
wanted in the church. lie j. a straight |
forward man. Then he is dealing with |
a straight forward man.
Such is life in this world. got
through with Wiley. made a trip over
to Bishop, and then went to see Shrevc.
port, Little Rock. and on here. But
) on will he surprised to know that the
world is not civilized yet.
There was Miss Clara Mays, of In
who was down in Tex
aIkana, exhibiting her talent. One day
she got on street car, and the con
iuctor told her 10 get of and let the
white woman get on and then step
back. She had gotten up and refused
TO do so. He drove up the next corner.
had her arrested, and the judge fined
her So and assessed the court cost
This is civilization going backward.
But am not going to comment on it
this week, but may do so later
I have many things to say to you,
but fear you cannot stand them all
now. Look for me later.
CHAS. f. STRUMP.