The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-10
Prominent Men Tour South
Their Purpose to Make An Exhaustive Study Of
Negro Business and Educational Development
An Interesting Trip From Every Angle

than are found in the City of Louis
vile. 1t is an indisputable fact
that when people own the homes
in which they live, they're en-
titled to be called substantial
citizens" and being substantial
citizens it necessarily follows that
they are always on the alert to do
those things worth while for their city
and its people. Mr.. w. w. Spradling,
one of the leading real estate dealers
of the city, said the Negroes owned
some of the most valuable and slightly
located land in the city. We visited
hospitals, the U. B. F. building, the
public library for Colored, the Y. M.
c. A., one of the oldest for the race
in the country, the Mammoth Iusur-
ance Company, two colored newspa-
pers, the high school, which by the
way is one of the most beautiful, mas
sive and complete high schools for
Colored people in the country; also
the beautiful knights of Pythias build
ment for the Colored people and the
state of Kentucky. Louisville had
just finished capitalizing a Trust
company and a savings bank, both OF
which were to be opened early this
summer. At o'clock we visited the
State University, presided over by the
brilliant DR.. G. H. Parrish, and met a
splendid faculty and student body.
After brief addresses by Prof. Lee,
DR.. Hurse and President Parish, we
were escorted to the dining room
where a delightful luncheon was serv.
ed Here we were regaled with excel
lent music by both the male and fe'
male quartettes of the University and
really spent most delightful hour.
We werethen escorted by the com
where we witnessed the children's an
nual story telling contest before the
State Teachers Association, which
was a most enjoyable program. II
would have done your heart good tc
have heard the little tots of the pri
mary department tell their stories
with as much ease and confidence as
though they were only in the presence
of their playmates instead of an audi
ence that taxed the capacity of the
building. And they were heartily en-
cored at the conclusion of each mum
/ Der. After leaving the Teachers AS
sociation, we were at liberty to gC
where we pleased from 5 to Z ant
many of our party visited the down
town district and places Of business
owned by our people, while many
made a thorough inspection of beau
tiful Pythian Temple, which we hop'
some day to duplicate on a more pre-
tentious scale in Kansas City. At
o'clock we were entertained with al
elaborate banquet at the Simmons
Hotel, with the venerable DR.. William
| H. Steward as master of ceremonies
After Introductory remarks by one o
4 two of Louisville's prominent citizens
members of our party were calle'
upon for remarks, which were enjoyet
by all present. DIR. Steward is tn
editor of the American Baptist, tn
oldest Negro publication in the South
which he has edited for fifty years
At 8 o'clock, escorted by the member
of the reception committee, we wer
taken to the station, where we starte'
on the last leg of our wonderful tri
for the city of st. Louis in our ow
state. DR.. Ramsey of our party LEI
us at Louisville for Chicago, wher
he was called on business.