The broad ax., 1919-08-16

I iliCllleu " idllle LIldl pdlaCe, Inc -
Pine Street Branch of the Y.M.C.A.
the Annie NJ. Malone building because
she has put more money into it than
any other one individual She planked
down at the suggestion of such a build
! ing five thousand dollars, and then
another time one thousand five hund-
red, and it is hard to tell how many
other contributions She has made.
In the work of the Y.M.C.A., it is
shared by her husband Aaron E. Ma
lone, one of the leading educators of
our country and d general good man.
He is lover of humanity. She is in
the front rank for the things that
mean racial uplift and development.
No hungry man or woman, or child
ever appealed to these people and
were turned away. ave are servants
of God" is the declaration to which
they subscribe, and say that they are
also Gods stewards.
But now about the celebration. The
two hundred or more employees of
Poro assemble in the chapel, every
morning before starting work and
there have devotion. They start the
day then in song and prayer, one of
the number conducting the exercises.
On the morning of August 9, Miss.
Genevie Huff, of Warrensburg, Mo-,
presided. They met, and as is the
custom, Mrs. Malone was there, and
by her side was her husband, the man
of foresight. The Bible lesson had
been read, prayer had been made,
Nick Chiles, Charles Stewart and sew
eral others had made remarks, Mrs.
Malone had made remarks touching
the week to come, when the National
Negro Business League would be in
session; Miss. Bessie Keith had filled
the auditorium with her sweet voice, |
which thrilled out souls, and Miss. |
Eta Searcy, was just about the have !
her nimble fingers dance over the |
piano, when Mrs. A. H. Stevely, who
has been with Poro for so many days
that the memory of man runneth not I
that far back.
No doubt you are asking yourself |
what / am talking about, and l don't I
blame you, but l was getting around !
and trying to say that Mrs Stevely |
stepped forward and asked permission
to say just word. Although she was /
not on the program, she desired a
word Stepping back, and then
brought forth a bOquet of flowers
almost as large as she was. She made
some speech, telling about the visit
of some Miss. Sheba to Mr.. Solomon.
l don't know whether these people
lived in St. Louis or some other place.
She spoke of the winsdom of Mr.. Solo
mon, and Miss. Sheba said "The half
has never been told" or something
like that. She then turned to Mrs. Ma =,
lone and spoke Of her wonderful
brain power, what she had done and
was still doing, hence the employees
had authorized her in honor of her
to present the large boquet
If flowers, but a slight token of their
owe and esteem for the real example
FOR the girls.
For a few minutes Mrs. Malone was
'peechless, but in a short time found
words from some where to express her ,
but to the life of her did
not understand how they knew it was
ler birthday. If a secret she had
forgotten that man could not keep a
'ecret- Then to business they went. !
rhe next thing, at 1880 he carried l
Ter by to see Mrs. Jones, the wife of
he secretary Of the Y.M.C.A., and her !
lew baby, but hehold there were
thers there, and it was another sur
rise in a way Of luncheon.
Mr., Malone carried her by the Office \
uiiding for few minutes, and next T