The broad ax., 1922-06-17
CHARLES E. BETTER" STUMP, THE
REGULAR TRAVELLING CORRE-
SPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AK,
SEEMINGLY DELIGHTS TO HANG
AROUND IN TEXAS, BUT AT LAST,
HE HAS STARTED ON HIS WAY TO
LOS ANGELES, CAL.

lor of that state was right on hand
and she was given a great ovation
She is a talker, and a worker also, and
it is a rare thing that you find such
combination in a woman. She is
right there with the goods, and | am
proud of her.
The Grand Lodge and the Grand
Court of Texas have in cold cash very
near half million dollars, and just let
them put in that Pythian Temple in
Dallas, valued at S250,OOO, and you
will find them over half million dol
lars strong, and it doth not yet APP
pear what it shall be under the lead
ership OF that young scholar and
leader Of men, w. s. Willis, of Waco,
grand chancellor.
They added over 5000 members to
the order during the past II months,
and they are constantly making other
improvements. They were able to go
to the rescue of Paul Quinn college a
few days ago and made a loan OF
$4,000 to that Institution, and they
have let the United States Govern
ment have some money. We are COM
ing.
Mrs. A. D. Key, is the presiding
officer of the Court OF Calanthe, and
there are others that time will not
permit me to mention. For was the
guest of DR.. S J. Johnson, who is
getting ready to take up his abode in
Washington in 1924, for that is the
year he is going to be elected Secre-
tary OF Church Extension to succeed
that great giant, DR.. B. F. Watson.
DR.. Johnson is just the man for the
place. Here / am writing this letter
from the home of prospective bish-
op, DR.. S. d. Butler, the man who is
just doing things. shall say more
about him later.
/ must here leave off talking about
Knights OF Pythias to talk about a
book. "Unsung Heroes" by Mrs.
Elizabeth Ross Haynes, of Washing
ton, D. C., published by Du Bots and
Dill, OF New York This book came
from the press in 1921, but it has just
been brought to my attention, and ]
wish that it could be placed in the
hands of every boy and girl of this
race of ours 1t is indeed an inspira-
ton, for it tells of the struggles OF
men and women of our race, who have
accomplished something.
Mrs. Hayes in her writing does not
make any attempt to show how we'll
she has mastered the big words in
the language, but she tells the story in
a style and manner that will interest
the young mind and at the same time
the older minds She tells the story
of the life of Frederick Douglass,
Booker 7. Washington, Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar, Harriet Tubman, Alex
ander s. Pushkin, Blanche h. Bruce,
Samuel Coleridge- Taylor, Benjamin
Banneker, Phyllis Wheatley, Tous-
saint L'Ouverture, Josiah Henson. Sou
journer Truth, Crispus Attuck, Alex
andre Dumas, Paul Cutie, Alexander
Crummell. John Mercer Langston.
These will inspire any boy or girl who
will take the time to read it. If you
once commence you will not stop I'M
I'll you shall have finished and then
you will find yourself wishing for
more. In the foreword the author
uses this beautiful quotation:
Go on and upl Our souls and eyes
Shall follow thy continuous rise;
Our cars shall list thy story
From bards who from thy root shall
spring,
And proudly tune their Tyres to sing
OF Ethiopia's glory"
We are now getting ready for the
trip to the National Baptist conven-
ton. and / hope to tell you about the
National Baptist Sunday School and
B. Y. P. U. Congress which will be
in New Orleans while you read this
letter, and l will leave from there for
Los Angeles to see how they are go
ing to entertain US next fall.
CHARLES E. STUMP.