The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-06-18

he is going to do some other brain
work that will put the world to
thinking
was the guest of Mrs. Elvic L
Stewart, during my visit in Chicago.
and had the pleasure of going to the
meeting of the chapters, and which
an address was delivered by the
| Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. +. p.
Monroe, OF Quincy. ILL., She is the
woman that Is doing things about the
state, among the women. She made
d plain practical address. listened
to all these, and left for indianapolis.
bright and early Tuesday morning,
then to Louisville and Frankfort,
Ny. and at this place | have at
tended two school Blessings. called
Commencement" | do not know
why they are called by that name for
that seemed to be the ending OF
school life for the young people.
Perhaps it means good bye school and
good morning world. l do not know
and will not attempt to explain az
this time.
Just a word about the Clinton
Street High School of Frankfort
This Is where Charles Stewart at
tended school. ] am not prepared
to say whether or not he graduated
from it, for from what | could learn
ne was one OF the hrSt in the school,
and Is what would call charter
member OF it, and they were not
diShing out graduation then. At any
rate Prof. William H. Mayo. came
along then, about 20 years ago. and
he was the teacher of this fellow.
Several hundred graduates have
been turned out, and all these years
Prof Mayo has been the principal.
He has lived in the hearts OF the
people. and he has year after year
raised the standard OF the school
Reaching the city. was escorted
to the home OF Miss Martha f. Viii
liamS. one OF the teachers OF the
school, and a woman who has de-
voted her life to the racial upliit work
and Is today one OF the greatest
women in this race. Her greatness
i in service She has a lovely home, |
two stories, and then she has plenty |
OF other property in the city, and |
some in Georgetown, ! am told. But |
never mind that. Miss Williams is /
OF a Sunday school,
First Baptist Church. Frankfort. and
Is president OF large Sunday school
convention and has been for years
She has gone into the hearts OF the
Sunday school workers, until they
they have notified her that she must
serve as president until God says to
her Come up higher" She is kind
and good to all people. and knows
how to treat the haySceds as well as
those refined cultured college people
y GU don't have to put on around her
Her home Is a palace.
1t was a pleasure TO be around
Frankfort, and meet some OF the
people. Thursday night, was at
his commencement business. They
had only six graduates, Robert Ken
leth Jones, Mary Emma Tracey,
callie Louise Harvey. Viola Sulli-
IAN Anderson, Othello Rosson
Gaines. Mae Ella Perry, and Willye
Myra Graham, from domestic science.
These young people spoke, and then
he address was delivered by Charles
who was indeed pathetic in
bidding good bye TO Prof Mayo,
whose physical condition forces him
,ut OF the school
Prof. Mayo accepted the position .
VI principal OF the high school when |
youth fresh from the Cincinnati
Ugh school He took hold with 7
to do things He
inferred the work in January, 1882,
nd has been at it ever since without
break. He has served we'll But
e has reached the place where he I
must stack arms. He must rest. His +
est days have been given to Frank {
ort, and now the question arises I
THAT will Frankfort do for him? He a
as lived a clean life. He has been G
n example for his boys and girls. a
lie has been active in everything v
hat meant for the betterment OF I
frankfort or his people. He has been v
he servant OF all. v
Prof. Mayo has a son in Chicago,
ruggist, and his daughter, a brilliant q
Dung woman. has charge of the de-
artment of domestic science in the v
anne school. He came to Frankfort II
but has married. given to
he world two persons, son and u
aughter, and the Lord has taken his
fife unto Him, and he is now ready 5
ny time to join her.
/ wish you could have heard the
'hite people praising this wonderful :,
haracter He was given fine letter 7
y his board. also resolutions, life
me certificate by the State Board of
.ducation. and the people of Frank
ort are now planning a testimonial
DR. him. when expressions will come =,