The broad ax., 1923-08-04

Jordan. There were SIX women stop
ping at the same place and two other
men. Now you may see just how |
was surrounded, and pray for me- /
was present at the opening Of the
Grand Lodge, and the Grand Court.
The Court was presided over BY Mrs.
Moreno Davis, a graduate from West
ern College. now located in Kansas
City, but then ii was in Macon, No.
They met that day, delivered their
addresses, heard some reports, ap-
pointed some committees and got
down to business. At night they had
the addresses OF welcome, and this Il
where We heard some few things.
They had the postmaster, who had at
one time been the mayor OF the town.
but had been appointed by the Presi-
dent to the position Of Postmaster.
He is one Of these fellows who believe
that manhood is vested in white, and
| am just WE'LL don't know what
He talked about you people, and your
people, and people He went out of
his way to say that my people did
not want social equality, and would
not have it if it was given to them.
| wondered why in fhe hen feathers
he should bring up such stuff as that
to me or to my people am sure
that none of/us wanted to associate
with him socially Then he said that
he believed in separate schools, yet
he would vote on the colored people
unless they asked for it, and he
thought that they should ask for sepa-
rate schools and he would vote for
them. He spoke what was in his
heart, sand Judge l. F. Bradley re-
sponded in mild terms to this man.
There were many who were anxious
to speak out in church and one of the
number did speak out. He told him
just few things. | will not attempt
to respond to this, and you will par
don me if / should not for it would
take whole paper.
/ have seen some things to inspire
me. I have met some people, and it
was a pleasure to do all this and to
see what did see and hear what l
did hear.
l told you about North Carolina
and what was going on there. told
you Of the number of teachers who
are in school talking on more educa-
ton. and North Carolina is trying to
make better teachers and more teach
ers. There were 537 in the summer
school at Shaw university, Raleigh,
conducted by Prof J. H. Bias, vice
principal Of the State Normal School
at Elizabeth City. In this school it is
divided into groups: High School;
State; County; Preparatory. Prof.
Bias is one Of the noted educators Of
the country, and he is becoming
known throughout the country. He
was at one time principal Of Berry
O'Kelly High school, Method, N. c.,
and resigned there to go to Elizabeth
City. But before going there he sue
ceeded in getting the high school in
class A, and perhaps the only one of
its kind in the state.
All Of North Carolina praise the
name Of Berry O'Kelly, because he is
a man every inch of him, and man
who believes that there is future for
his race in America and is making his
contribution to that end. He presented
Method with the high school building.
and that is why it carries his name.
He is a man Of wealth, friend to Dr.
Robert R Motion of Tuskegee Insti-
tute. Recently he won the heart of
Miss Marguerite Bell, Of New Jersey,
and she is now the queen Of his home
and his companion for life. She is
fndeed fine young woman, and was
one Of the teachers in the school. She
has left the school room and viii some
day have a school Of her own. 1t is
fortunate that he has such a wife.