The broad ax., 1921-05-14

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great educator and the man who is do
ing so much for the people in that sec
tion Of the world. He is a man who
win make a place right into your heart
before you realize what he is doing, and
his wife as I told you is night by his
side.
He certainly did use some gasoline
and got me around over the country.
We made two trips to Raleigh, and that
man just made me feel like was some
pumpkins, and when we had made them
trips, then we were meeting friends
Called at the printing establishment,
and found that Editor E. NJ. Cheek had
left this world, but his widow is stin
carrying on the business, and she is q
busy business woman They have q new
editor for the paper, but did not meet
him.
Saturday night we went down to see
the busiest man in North Carolina,
Berry O'Kelly, Of Methods, N. c., thu
man who out Of his own pocket put m
school for the people, and who IL
ready at any time to make a cOntribu-
tion to racial uplift.
Mr.. OyKelly is a personal friend Of
DR.. RObeht R. Motion, of Tuskegee In
stitute, and was q friend to the late
Booker T. Washington and honors his
memory today. he is . man, every inch
of him. He has q real large general
store. It might be called department
store, for you can buy anything you
want in that store and there is no color
line in it. He was delighted to look in
my, blue eyes and greet me rs Q friend.
He had a talk with Prof. Edwards, in
viting him to attend the next session Of
the National Negro Business League in
Atlanta, Ga. He told me to come along
also.
The great trip Of Dr.. Notion through
North Carolina was discussed and com
mented on. He declared that it was .
great victory. for the race. Agreement
was had with him, for DR.. Motion Is say
ing some real helpful things for us, in
other words he is speaking right out in
church, and pleading our cause. OF
course, there are men who cannot get .
hearing, who think they are race lead
ers, and will criticize DR.. Motion or any
one else who can get hearing.
I have been to the Love drug store,
met DR.. Love; called on the editor Of
the Independent, but he was out; called
on the Lightners, the men who cover all
the mistakes Of doctors, and then Others
I have been to that big school at Frank
Teton, Va, with Dr.. Savage at its head
and to Henderson, met many friends
and Sunday afternoon went out to big
demonstration of the Odd Fellows and
enjoyed it so very much. I saw about
two acres of people, and don't know
when 1 have seen so much food at one
place
Then, of for Washington, D: C.,
reaching there Monday morning I went
direct to the home of Dr.. W. b. Jenna
gin and he was soon there with his
automobile car carriage to tote me over
to Freedman s hospital, where I was
examined By DR.. Wakefield, and told
that it was necessary that I get on Of
my feet at an early date and get right
in bed and from this you win see that
1 am not well yet and you will have to
pray for me that I may hold out and
hold on to life q little longer.
made it from Washington to Phila-
delphia where I spent one night with
Mt. and Mrs. Hills Gaines, North Phila-
delphia. They received me Just like
they were receiving father or brother
and made Just that much over NE.
Well only night was spent there and
next day I went down town to see some |
friends and then beat il up to New
York to be with friends here. Have
you been herei
I tell you this is some more big town
and hayseeds like me have . hard time
getting around. A fellow with = red
cap on tOted my bags to a taxible to
have me pay taxes, and he extracted
from nv wallet just 80 cents, and that
fellow started to grunt away to collect
my taxes and when I reached Bible
house a little thing in front reminded
me that I owed just 90 cents, which was
paid cheerfuIly and willingly, for did
not want TO fan in the hands Of these
police officers down here. It Is just
like pulling teeth to get from one Gds
of the street to the other in this mans
town, but made It just the same.
wednesday, the Missionary Board Of
the Missionary Department Of the Affi-
can Methodist Episcopal church held /
one more interesting meeting. These
men direct the missionary activities Of
the church and the expenditure Of the
money. II consists Of rep
from each district, and Mn.
Mary +. Handy and Mn. s. @. Sin
mons. The men in district order are:
Reva. Elijah Byrd, Z. n Hunter, ". 7.
Anderson, Chas. Sumner Williams, W.
Il. Thomas, W. o. P. Sherman, P. J.
chavis, T. R. c. Durdsn, n. n. EswSoA,
r. s. jenkins, 8. A. Harris, v. n TOw1-
sepd. n. ". williams, G. = Brooks, J.