The broad ax., 1919-08-30
Big Meeting of the
e; Kt,-nlllightssof PythR4s 2nibf
At Atlantic City, NJ.
By CHARLES E. STUMP

ATLANTIC CITY, n. il have
again applied my little knowledge of
the Knights of Pythias, and believe
me when / tell you it worked like a
charm and have been able to get
INTO the supreme lodge and learn a
few things. Have you ever been
there? 1t is based on brotherly love.
or on friendship or something like
that, but / saw there men united to
kill their brother, and did succeed in
doing so.
l wonder at times if we really know
the value Of an obligation. If we would
warn a brother of approaching dan
ger, or would we rather let him make
a mistake if there is one to be made,
and then air it above other. This
happened upstairs among the big
folks, and US little fellows must not
have anything to say.
You will recall when / wrote my
last letter was around and about the
city of st. Louis attending the Nation
al Negro Business League. and other
places worth while, and when got
through with there l then turned my
attention to leaving. It was a great
session of the League, and / am proud
that DR.. Robert r. Notion was made
the president. He is getting ready to
put into it some of the Booker T.
Washington pep, and / believe that
the next session to be held in Phila-
delphia will be like one Of those old
time sessions, and hope to be there,
and l am going to be there if l can
just get money enough together.
1t would be impossible for me to tell
you all the big folks l met while there,
for that is out Of the question. l have
just met them, talked with them and
when l was ready 70 leave for this
part of the world, received an invita-
ton from DR.. Robert R. Motion to join
him m a bed car going East. He had
secured a little room in that bed car,
hence there was room enough for me,
for Major Allen Washington and DR..
Motion. / wish you could have seen
Hon. Berry OKelly, postmaster at
Method, n. c., and one of the wealth.
est men Of our race in that section
Of the country, and who has used his
wealth in trying to help others, and
Mrs. Wilhelmina Webster, an elocu-
zionist and dramatic reader Of St.
Louis, helping to get me ready for the
bed car. They packed my trunks,
fixed my money in my pocket, and ar
ranged things in good shape, and then
Mr.. 0'Kelly went with me to the bed
car IN one of those horseless carriages.
Well, we got in, and regretted to
see Mr.. OKelly go, but had to bid him
farewell, and tell him l expected to
meet him again, if not in this world
in the world to come, for l am going to
heaven and / think man who will
take his money and erect a school
building for the people should have
place there also. Well, we got to-
gether, and the thing started out
about noon, for New York. We talked,
and then I went back in another bed
car and talked to many Of our people
there. It was to me a source Of pleas
ure to be able to talk to them. They
were from Arkansas, enjoyed talk
ing with them. Getting back to the
bed car, found a note from DR.. Motion
telling me to come on up in the eating
car, but Mrs. A. NJ. Malone, Of Poro
college had caused to be fixed for me,
some real chicken, and got on the
outside of some of that and when /
passed through Indianapolis, Miss
Sayde Mays, of the public school
brought me a few more lines of chick
en- and other good things, hence !
did not put my little feet in the eating
ear until Sunday morning, and it was
almost noon then, because there were
so many who had got in ahead Of US.
We got there and did clean up. l got
10 know DR.. Motion as never before,
and he is a man who is truly interest
ed in his people. He thinks much Of
his people. 1 am proud Of him.
1 reached Philadelphia, when got