The broad ax., 1922-07-29
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE OLD TIME
REGULAR TRAVELLING CORE
SPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AK,
HAS WITHIN THE PAST WEEK Wis
TIED NORTH CAROLINA AND
CAME IN CONTACT WITH ALI. OF
IT'S LEADING COLORED BUSINESS
MEN.


him back down the hill, and then an
attempt was made to turn US over,
but l held her down, and we are yet
alive Thank God for that
From Kittrell Dean Burford, and
Dean Valentine toted me into Raleigh
where the Grand Lodge of Knights
of Pythias were to meet and they
toted me right on over to the Shaw
University where they were holding a
summer school. l had been invited
by the head of this summer school,
Prof Bias to be the guest of the
school and Berry O'Kelly, and l &C
cepted, hence l was sent right on to
the home of Prof. Logan where l had
! fine quarters.
But let me tell you there were a
few teachers at this summer school,
just sos and all good people. l was so
glad to see them, to note how they
were taking in more brains to spill
out to the little children. This is
under the state and up to right now.
l looked and looked, and l just had
to say Praise God"
1t is wonderful to see how many
educated people are together this
summer everywhere. / thought that
when a fellow once got graduated he
did not have to go 10 school no more,
but he had all the knowledge in his
head. They tell me that is just where
| was a fool. / could not understand
why when you graduate from a col
lege where they can get hold OF any
thing else to go in your heau, but
they are doing what they called
Keeping up"
The Grand Lodge opened and there
is man at the head of It DR.. J. w.
Jones, of Winston-Salem, n. c, and
one of the leading physicians in this
country. He is a man every inch OF
him, and scholar to match. He is a
recognized leader of men, and 1t just
takes them two days to do all the
business they have to do, and they
have lot of it, then get themselves
together and beat it back home. 1t
is because they are trained men.
l had the pleasure of meeting Prof.
]. NJ. Avery, who is what they call
the Master of Exchequer, and he is
one of the best trained men of this
race or my race. He is just man
and a man of the hour.
Believe me when / tell you there
was a great grand lodge, and l had the
pleasure of riding around with Berry
O'Kelly, one OF the greatest men in
North Carolina, and man with great
influence and personal magnetism. He
can do more with the white folks and
other folks than any other man of my
race, and then he is not pauper, for
lust last Saturday, he gave man a
check for $55,OO0 in payment for some
property, and this was cash, and It
did not take all the money he had in
bank. He owns city property, farms,
buildings in the city of Raleigh, post
master Of Method. and he himself, out
of his own money erected fine brick
three-story building for the Berry
O'Kelly industrial school at Method,
and do you blame them for naming
the school for him? If l ever become
a father l would name my son for him
for he is a great man.
Now here l am in this great build
ing, erected by the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company, a
real old line company with business
of up in the millions of dollars, and
still increasing. The building which
is seven-story building costing $780,
900 is called the home of the COM
pany, and there is one floor occupied
by the Bankers Fire Insurance Com
pany. tell you they pay their claims
and pay them promptly, because they
have the money with which to do it
The officers of this company are:
A. N. Moore, ND, president; J.
NJ. Avery, vice-president; c. c. Spaul- |
ding. secretaV-treasurer; E. R. Mer-
rick, assistant secretary; Clyde Don
nell, medical director; w. ]. Kennedy,
assistant secretary; A J. Clement,
director; J. L Wheeler, director.
/ viii not be able to tell you about
the bank, and then there is Charles
C. Amey, who is in the hosiery manu-
featuring business. and he is one Of
the finest in this country. I wish you
could lust see him. I would suggest
that If you are in need of them sox
and stocking businesses you would
write to him at Durham
win have to bring this letter to a
stop. Look out for the next one.
Get ready for the National Baptist
convention, Los Angeles, Cal. Sep
TENDER 6. VIII be there win your