The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-07-31
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things would be done. He assured me
that he would throw 7Open the deol
and let me in, and it would not be
neeessary for me to conceal myself in
the han, but come right in and see
an I wanted to sec. His life was Ike
an open beck and he did not mind the
people reading the contents u
Dr.. J. W. Jones, is just one Of the
men Who Is doing things. and don Z
mind doing them He has been at the
head of the Grand Lodge about nine
years, and just to think of it, they
took in over 5000 members last year,
and As new lodges, and stin they are
working. He introduced me TO many
Of the leading men in the order and
some Of them had met before. I win
ten you about just few Of them.
The first to greet me was that great
educator, Dr. James E. Shepard, Of
Durham, the president and founder of
the National Training School, and a
man Of the hour. DR.. Shepard is devot-
ing his life to the uplift of his people.
I AID sure that you know him, for he
is one Of the best known men in the
race. I am glad to see the young men
to the front.
Next was shaking hands with an
ether important factor in the race, ].
NJ. Avery, vice-president of the North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and man Of letters. This
young man has made his way to the
front, and has made the world know
him. He is not a man of words, but
a man Of work. He hardly ever says
anything but is as deep as the ocean
and thorough business man. It was
fortunate that the people got him, and
he got them He is the grand master
Of excheqner, which means that he il
the man who has charge Of all the
money, and who is busy handling the
money for the PythianA The North
Carolina Mutual was also represented
By the president, Dr.. A. N. Moore, but
C. c. Spaulding was not there.
President J. B. Dudley, of the A. &
T. college was on hand and he had
few things to say 70 me. He told me
about the summer school the largest in
the history Of the state. Teachers are
taking in new ideas, and getting ready
to pull on new and greater things.
Praise God for all this. 1 am de-
lighted to be on hand. I tell you this
has been a great week with me and
/ have been mingling with big people.
Ny room mate was DR.. c. s. Brown,
president of the Lott Carey C0nven-
tion, and a great educator. He is
president of q college. just shouted
an over myself, when I heard that won
derful address of Grand Chancellor
Jones, and the report of Prof. Avery.
Let the good work 60 on There was
q conference held with Governor
Beckett. He was invited TO speak at
the GraEd Lodge, but he did not come
mp this time. You see there were some
dogs barking for him down about Ora.
ham, putting out Of business that hell
ish laWlessness called lynehing. It h.d
to 60 way back and sit down, but some
fellow is now pushing the clouds. or
something else because he wanted to
be a lyneher. / hope he is now get
ting his roasting in he'll.
The time is and is now that lynch
ing must be stopped, and would TO
God that We had more men in this
world like Governor Beckett of North
lCarOlinA- have told you about this
wonderful character before.
I have met some of the Asheville
business men, but none impressed me
more than C. T. Howell, who is fine
musician and is doing a great real
estate business. He l. one Of the finest
musicians in the country, and then he
is a business man of the first water.
I am proud of him His partner is
A L MeoGy. / am proud to present
them 70 yOu- %
The meeting was held in the Y N.
C. A. building, with Thomas Stokes as
secretary. He issa fine man, and / am
going to tell you something else about
them later will have to bung this
letter to5s stop. s2f1I
sSdo55a Charles z Stump.