The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-03-17


Florida with faith in God, grit and a
desire to do His will, and $3.50 in cash
and made known that she desired to
establish training school for girls,
because so many through ignorance,
iliteracy and lack Of vision were going
down. They were precious and God
needed them in His service. Busy
hands and right thinking dawned upon
her as the things most needed.
Some of the white people declared
she was direct from Africa, but saw in
her an unusual woman and took to
her suggestions, one little building was
erected, then another, and now they
are putting up substantial buildings, in
Guiding this one,. and one erected in
1918 and dedicated by Vice-President
of the United States, Thomas R. Mar
shall Here they have twenty acres
of land, buildings, and the most att
tractive building now, the one that is
doing 50 much for humanity, is the
Mcleod hospital. 1t is a modern
equipped building, a modern operating
room, nurses are trained and in charge
is Miss Rachel Ethelyn Mcmillan, R.
N, a native of South Carolina, and
graduate from Freedman Hospital
and Nurse Training School, and ! tell
you it means something to have r. NJ.
behind your name in this age. You
are just the 1T in your profession.
Back to the hospital, it is serving
the community, it is filling a much
needed place here and the people are
loud in praising Mrs. Bethune. She
will live in the hearts of the people,
and she will be one of the noted
women in history-in fact, she is now,
but she is still walking this earth. ]
compare her service with that Of the
late Booker T. Washington.
Speaking Of Booker T. Washington,
his widow is right here now, and /
am sure you know her; you know her
service and worth to humanity. She
is filling an important place in this
world of ours. Some years ago the
white women of Daytona called her to
this city for a conference, to find out
what they could do to help our people,
to help to save our girls, and as a
result soon we have the Mrs. Bethune
at work. Mrs. Washington prayed
and God heard her prayer by directing
the woman who wanted to serve.
Now she is here to see the dedication
of building to advise with this great
woman, and we find here DR.. Julia III.
P. Coleman, Mrs. Addie Dickerson and
Miss Annie Chadrick, Of Atlanta, while
DR.. Coleman is from Washington and
Mrs. Dickerson from Philadelphia.
Just word or so about Mrs. Wash
ington. She comes from the old
school She entered the world via
Mississippi, but her parents believed in
proper training, hence through their
parental care and then thorough edu-
cation we have a woman who is serv-
ing this country of ours. She is just
doing things, and right now she is
president Of an organization which is
going to make the world take notice.
"The international Council Of Women
of the Darker Races Of the World"
Have you heard of this organization?
l am going to tell you all about it
in another letter.
do not want to get away from this
school here and the work of Mrs.
Bethune. They have full grown farm
or truck garden and they are produc-
ing vegetables Of various kinds, straw
berries, chickens, and, it goes without
saying that the hens are liberal in
their contribution TO the cause; pigs.
corn. many tons of hay and fodder /
am told that they produced over $50
gallons of syrup this year used by the
school and community. They use the
farm products to help to feed the stud
ents. and furnish food for the stock.
Now you know this woman i using
her head for something more than a
hat rack.
The farm is always at work, for dur
ing vacations it is supplying tomatoes.
olSra, beans and other things which are
canned for the school term.
I have made it to this place, and
tell you ! am proud Of It. You will
have to wait for my next letter to tell
you other things. for this is as much A.
you can stand this week
1 have lots Of inspiration this. week.
but will bring this letter to stop and
talk about dedication in my next
CHARLES E. STUMP.