The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03
CHAPTER 8.

We left Chattanooga via the N. G.
& st. L. railroad at 1875 of the morn
ing of April 18 and arrived in Nash
vile, justly termed "the Athens of
the South" at Z o'clock in the morn
ing. We were met by a splendid
committee composed of the represent
ative citizens headed by Dr. Henry
Baptist Publishing Board, and in all
tomobiles owned by Messrs. Preston
Taylor, w. ]. Hale, H. A. Boyd, w. H.
McGavock, G. V. Roman, ]. G. Ma
pier, l. T. Bryant, ]. H. Hale and A.
H. Johnson were escorted to the COM
modious Y. NJ. c. A, and from there
to the various places we had been as
signed to stop. 1t being Sunday, the
members of our party ayailed them:
selves of the privilege of attending
services at various churches in the
city. Drs. Nurse and Galloway Off
ciated at some of the most prominent
Baptist churches during the day,
while at ST. Johns A. M. E. Church
Lawyer Galloway, DIR. H. NJ. Smith
Mr.. H. l.. Kinsler, Mr.. S. R. Hopkins
DIR. H Williams and Editor Crews
were introduced and called on for
brief remarks. This being Judge Cal
loway's native home, and Church OF
which his deceased father was a class
leader for thirty years, he was given
a great ovation when presented and
raeDnndad hxy doIiyarinU n worry haDnv
and elegant address, after which he
introduced the editor who spoke OF
some of the achievements of African
Methodism in its century of existence.
In the afternoon, in company with
DIR. Smith and DR.. Hale (who owns
one of the finest private hospitals
in this country and Mrs. Hale, we
visited the Davidson County Tuber-
cular Sanitarium and County Asylum
and found them very interesting
places scrupulously neat and COM
paratively no discrimination shown
between white and colored patients.
In the evening we attended the
sacred concert at the Spruce Street
Baptist Church. where we heard a
splendid musical program and a very
interesting lecture by the distinguish
ed DR.. S. N. Vass. On Monday morn
ing Immediately after breakfast the
most strenuous program we had yet
undertaken began and was as fol-
lows: $50, Meharry Medical Col
lege, Hubbard Hospital and Walden
University; $50, Mt. Ararat, Green
wood Park, Greenwood Cemetery and
the Masonic Home 1910, A. M. E.
Sunday School Union; 10:30, Millie
Hale Hospital; 10:45, Cedar Street
business houses, Y. NJ. c. A., Negro
banks, 4th avenue business houses;
1870, National Baptist Publishing
Board; 1900, East Nashville Fire De-
partment; 1915, National Baptist
Theological Seminary; 100, Roger
Williams University; 1870, Pearl
High School; 900, Fisk University !;
$780, A. C /. State Normal.
At historic Meharry we were greet
ed by more than five hundred stu
dents who made the auditorium ring
when Dr. Perry of our party who was
introduced by Dean Hubbard as one
of the distinguished graduates of the
institution. In a few well chosen
words, DR.. Perry thanked the stu
dent body for it's cordial reception,
spoke of the wonderful achievement
of the Institution and at the conclu-
sion of his brief address, presented
the school $4,000 for its Endow-
ment Fund, which again brought a
tumult of cheer. Nelson c. Crews
was then introduced, and in a brief
patriotic address reused the student
body to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
Lawyer Galloway was also given an
ovation when he was introduced as
a Nashville boy who has succeeded
in liberating DR.. Bundy from prison.
Our visit to Mt. Aarat, Greenwood
Park, Greenwood Cemetery and the
Masonic Home the management OF
all of which Rev. Preston Taylor is
closely identified and who, by the way
has one of the most beautiful Coun-
try homes we have ever seen, was
very interesting and brought many ex'
cIamations of praise and astonishment
from our party. At the famous A,
M. e. Sunday School Union which