The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-12-18

In winding up his splendid soul-in-
spring Grafton, Mayor Kiel exclaimed
that at any time that any Of his col
ored friends wished to see him they
could come right down to the city hall,
that he had no lock or key on the door
leading into his private Office, that it
always swings both ways for every
body from the highest to the humblest
citizen Of st. Louis, white or black, as
well a. 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. AID 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 eOlored people.
The writer was the FIRST one to
congratulate Mayor Kiel at the eonelu-
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 gentlemsnly pr
vate 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 a few
minutes in rushed Mayor Kiel with
his overeoat bedeeked from head to
foot with Red Cross tags, for it seemed
that all the beautiful looking ladies
in st. Louis endeavored to tag him at
the same time.
He greeted US very warmly and in
vited US to follow him into the other
large reception room, where he re-
quested US to remove our overeoat and
make ourself night at home, and Just
as soon as he had finished converting
with several prominent white gentle
men, with the wave Of his right hand
he invited Us into his privat 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 a friendly smoke.
AS we never smoke, we successfully
dueked Mayor Kiel 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 made
rapid progress within the past ten
years, that they are fast moving into
finer and far better homes, that they
have better churches, that they are liv-
ing better in every way, that they have
better schools, with far better teach
ers, that he always stands ready and
willing to assist them in every way
that he possiblye can, as he can always
count on them as his true friends.
Mayor Kiel, who is a hale fellow,
well met, stated in conclusion that after
carefully considering the matter he had
finally decided to lead the Grand Old
Republican Party onto another glori-
Gus victory at the forthcoming election
in that city.
In bidding US farwen, Mayor Kiel
extended his hand to US and said:
"Friend Taylor, every time that you
blow into st. Louis, breeze in and see
me-" and we thanked him very heart
lily for his invitation to call on him
at any time in the future.
In conclusion we must pause for a
few moments to state that it pleased
US to meet two of our warm lady
friends at the big celebration, namely,
Madam Emma Collins Payne of Kan
sas City, Mo-, who has blossomed out
as a sweet voiced soprano song bird,
and she held forth before the foot
lights on Thursday to the great de-
light of those who heard her MARBLE
on that glorious occasion, and the other
lady was Mrs Ruth Anderson Of st.
Louis, who looked ever SO loving and
charming.