The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-12-04


always swings both ways for every
body from the highest TO the humblest
citizen of St. Louis. white or black, as
well as for the stranger within its
broad walls. that he felt highly hon
ored to be present on that most pleas
ant history making event or occasion;
that if the host and hostess of the
evening. Prof. and Mrs. Malone, would
have failed to send him an invitation
TO be present that he would have been
there Just the same, as he always felt
right at home among eolo-ed people.
The writer was the first one to
congratulate Mayor Kiel at the conclu-
sion of his timely remarks. Then he
desired to know how long we would
be in st. Louis and when we had in
formed him he requested us TO call and
see him on Saturday morning, and
shortly after eleven o'clock on that
morning we strobe into his outer office
in the city hall. his gentlemanly pri.
waite secretary, Mr.. VIM. T. Fndley,
who is the right man in the right place
stepped forward to pleasantly greet US
requesting us to be seated, stating at
the same time that Mayor Kiel would
be in very shortly, and within few
minutes in rushed Mayor KEEL with
his overcoat bcdeckcd from head to
foot with Red Cross tags. for it seemed
that all the beautiful looking ladie:
] in ST. Louis endeavored TO tag him al
, the same time.
he greeted Us very warmly and in
vited us to follow him into tie other
large reception room, where he re-
quested US TO remove our overeoat and
make ourSelf right at home, and just
as soon a. ne had finished cOnversing
with se"sral prominent white gentle
men, with the wave of his right hand
he invited US into his private office
and after sitting down in his big easy
chair he pulled open a drawer and
brought forth box of cigars, request
ing US to join him in n friendly smoke
As we never smoke, we successfully
ducked Mayor Kicl along that line by
promising TO smoke the cigar after din
ner.
In our pleasant interview with Mayor
Kiel he went on to state that the col
ored people in st. Louis have mad,
rapid progress within the past tel
years, that they are fast moving int
finer and far better homes, that they
have better churches, that they are Iv
ing better in every way, that they hav,
better schools, with far better teach
ers, that he always stands ready anC
willing to assist them in every way
that he possiblye can, as he can Away
count on them as his true friends.
Mayor Kiel, who is a hale fellow
well met, stated in conclusion that afte
carefully considering the matter he baC
finally decided to lead the Grand Oh
Republican Party onto another glori
GUS victory at the forthcoming election
in that city.
In bidding US farweI, Mayor Kie
extended his hand to US and said
"Friend Taylor, every time that yor
blow into st. Louis, breeze in and Sc
me-" and we thanked him very heart
lily for his invitation to call on hin
at any time in the future.
In conclusion we must pause for
few moments to state that it please
us to meet two Of our warm lad
friends at the big celebration, namely
Madam Emma Collins Payne Of Kar
sas City, Mo-, who has blossomed GU
as a sweet voiced soprano song birC
and she held forth before the foot
lights on Thursday to the great d.
light Of those who heard her warbl
on that glorious occasion, and the othe
lady was Mrs. Ruth Anderson of s.
Louis, who looked ever 50 loving an
charming.