The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-07-07
oil. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGU-
LAR TRAVELLING CORRESPOND
EMIT FOR THE BROAD AK, HAS
HAD ONE HIGH-UP TIME IN NEW
YORK CITY THE PAST WEEK AND
FROM THERE ETE WILL WEND HIS
WAY ON WEST AGAIN.

They sailed on the Olympic, which
is indeed little floating town.
don't know how many thousand peo-
pie were on there, and care less, but
honey, there was some crowd, and
there was larger crowd to see them
sail. | was on the boat when man
sounded a gong, and shouted out,
"All shore going shore" That meant
must get off, and l did do some
getting off, believe me- That old
boat sounded a blast and the gang
plank went to the dock, and it slowly
moved out 1t took two boats ~
turn this old big fellow around, and
then the last / saw Of it, it was NOV
ing out toward the ocean. | tell you
il was a big one. Some people were
crying, some were laughing, some
were looking wise, some were looking
otherwise. Some were glad and some
were sad, and l guess / was in the
crowd that was looking wise. DR..
Klugh, of Boston, kissed his hand at
me, and threw him ope right back
| spent few minutes in the com
pany with Mrs. E. A. Wilson and
Miss Myrtle Anderson-in fact Miss
Anderson had me to take lunch with
them. She is lawyer and a worker
up here in New York, but | will not
talk about that now, but will move on
to the next point.
New York was not disturbed as
much as | expected to find it. For I
made sure the whole city would be
upset over the fate Of Hon. Marcus
Garvey, but | did not hear anything
about him. think it may have been
due to the fact that / was not in his
circle of friends, | stopped with the
Rev. Montrose w. Thornton, who Is
to be one of the next Bishops of the
A. M F. church. / just like to get
with these bishops. and going to be
bishops. and big men of worth while
They make me welcome and I make
myself at home with them. If keep
on ! am going to blossom into a big
man myself
N am sure you remember DIR. Thorn
ton. He is pastor of Bethel A.M.E.
church, and one of the strongest
preachers in the AM.E. church. He
is well trained, a scholar and
preacher | have known him myself
alone for at least quarter of a CEN
fury, and then some. When he came
out of school and took his place as a
boy so to speak, in the ministry. /
have seen him grow from a mission
to college president, and then to.
the pastor Of the largest churches in
the connection. He has had the
honor OF being pastor of the mother
church, Bethel, Philadelphia. He has
been to Boston at Charles Street, the
city Of culture, and now you see where
he is. Put it down that he will be
elected in May, 1924, in Louisville
Kentucky. along with DR.. John A.
Gregg.
| have had big time up here in.
New York. spoke in Brooklyn Sun
day morning, and then over here
Sunday afternoon and evening, and
now | am headed for Springfield
Mass, and you must look out for
my next letter. am some getting
around baby.
But with this all i am keeping IN
mind the National Negro Business
League which meets in Hot Springs.
Ark. August Is, Is and IL. Then
to New York again for the Supreme
Lodge, and from here I 60 to-Califor-
MIA
K Hope you are enjoying good health.
Let me hear from you. / think will
have to bring this letter to a stop.
Write and let me know how you are
getting along.
CHARLES z. STUMP.