The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-08-25

f, Webb, the president, and who was re-
elected for another year. He is just a
good official and is rendering service
for his people If had my way with
him, would tell him to unload some
things or the people will Be looking in
| his face saying he looks natural. He
is man with wonderful ability and
the people are working him hard /
will tell you few things. He is at
the head of the cadets of the National
Baptist Sunday School and B. Y. P. u.
congress; he is superintendent of the
Roanoke Sunday school, and deacon
in that Baptist church; he is supreme
custodian of the Woodmen Of Union,
which is indeed another responsible
position He is just he is, for there
are many other positions he fills, and
for that reason is kept busy all the
time. w. H. Falconer is BY his side,
but then he is working the tongue out
of this young man, the head of a
growing family.
The state meeting was great, and
prepared the people for what followed
/ the national meeting. | will not tell
you about any Of the addresses, for
| will not have the time. August Is.
a little after 10 O'Clock Col. John l..
Webb called to order the oath annual
session Of the National Negro Bust
ness League, and without further cere-
monies introduced the wizard, the man
of ability, DIR. Robert R. Motion, the
president. Then followed the opening
song and prayer service by the Rev.
DIR. Goodwin of the Baptist church.
was glad to have been there and
heard this for there were some amens
and that told me that there was re-
ligion among the Business men Of my
race. Thank God for that. Well why
not? President Motion Is an old Bap-
tist, although he may hold his mem
bership in the chapel of Tuskegee now
l don't know.
Addresses of welcome followed the
opening, and was delighted to have
heard them, and then other addresses
/ was delighted to have seen and heard
Charles Banks. He is not in the best
of health, but his many friends were
delighted to see him. There were
other old timers present. Well, al
night Mr.. Banks presided, and that
was a night Of nights, and one that
will long be remembered. It was al
this meeting where DR.. Motion spoke
about the hospital, it was at this
meeting where he made his won
derfui address,. and it was at this meet
ing where Governor Thomas c. Nc
Rae delivered an address, and he came
all the way from Little Rock to Hot
Springs at his own expense, to do so.
| He did not send a substitute but came
himself.
We were all delighted to have heard
the Governor of Arkansas, for he de-
Ilivered clean cut manly speech. he
did not talk TO you people, or tc
"your people," but he talked to Ameri-
cans as an American. He told as, Of
course that he had known or KEEP
track of us since 1866, and he was CON
versant with our condition then and
had been ever since. He commended
the wonderful progress. He said he
came to Hot Springs to speak to the
business league, for several reasons
and one was because he wanted tC
come and make the strangers feel tha'
they were welcome to Arkansas, an
other was because he had known per
sonally the founder or the League
Booker r. Washington, and he wa:
sure that there would b no failure i
his ideas were followed out He die
not come to discuss the exodus or ths
race question nor did he discuss it
He came with message of good will
message of friendship. he came as
brother to brother. and man to man
Such was his speech.
/ Governor McRae was anxious thai
we Judge each other right He asked
that he not be Judged BY the liquor
drinking. gambling set Of his race, thai
crowd who would consider the proper
thing to '.cuss a Niger" drink whisky
and Be elected to an Office. He said
that he would not judge the Negro
by the vicious law-breaking element
Of his race, but wanted each other tc
Judge the other by the best. let u.
eradicate meanness from our hearts
he said.
He declared that he believed II
education, and wanted all the youth o.
Arkansas educated, and he was willing
to do his part. He believed III up
4 holding che law III fhe protection Oi