The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-23

that hrs paper VIII tell you all about
it. We are all going to read The
Broad AZ this week, 10 see what took
place. 1T win BE- there. 1t looked to
me ike ! was just going to eat my
fool brains out. am not used to
these big banquets. and just watched
other people and whatever ! saw them
do | would do myself. Thank the
Lord for example.
Wednesday morning, about II
o'clock the National Negro Business
League was called To order BY Editor
Robert S. Abbott, who is chairman Of
the business organization in Chicago,
and he made a wonderful presiding
elder. I do not mean presiding elder,
but presiding officer. He knows how
to preside. When he had made his
remarkable remarks. and ]. Wesley
Jones raised his baton and that choir
1T | don't know how many voices.
opened their mouths singing Amer
lea" you would have thought that the
roof was being lifted from the Wen
dell Phillips high school building. I'll
was wonderful. Then followed the
opening prayer BY bishop. He was
on familiar terms with God and he
knew that God wanted the heart SEN
timent and not grammar or dictionary,
50 as the words came from his lips,
not in any particular order, they Just
went right on home to God in heaven.
listened with much interest to the
words Of welcome, and they were
some words. The Lord knows how
enjoyed them. They were some
speeches, believe me, honey. l just
listened and now and then would
shout out "Amcn."
After these addresses were all over
then heard the responses made by
men who know how to respond.
Banker Roddy from Memphis, made
one response, and the other was made
by Hon. Perry w. Howard, of Wash
ington, D. C., who is assisting the at
torney general in looking after the
legal side Of the United States. I am
sure You know that fine lawyer, and
he knows you. After this was all
over, then Editor Abbott took us to
Brazil, carried us on a trip down the
Amazon, paid tribute to Booker 7.
Washington, and then presented Hon.
A. H. Roberts. of Illinois State
Senate, who made one more speech
and concluded BY Introducing or pre-
senting the man Of the hour, the man
of wonderful ability, the man who is
doing things. and whose life is being
spent for his people-Dr Robert r.
Motion, the sage Of Tuskegee. the d.
rect successor to Booker T. Washing
ton, in the League and in the Insti-
tute.
| do not know that should talk
about Dr. Motion, for he i known to
every man, woman, boy and girl in this
country, saying nothing about color
or race, and then like DIR. Washing
ton he is known in Europe and every
where else where civilized man Is to
be found He is the we'll known man
Of our group. Now you will have to
tell me what this group business
means, but have heard it used 50
much that I am just putting it in my
self. He made his remarks short, but
he made a wonderful speech Wednes-
day night and am told that it will Be
in the paper this week.
Now they gave DR.. Motion, what
you call an ovation. and that is putting
It mildly. It was great, and when it
was over and he had made his re-
marks. he then called on one Of the
pioneers, one who was in the organ
ization Of the league. an educator and
young man-Dr James E. Shepard,
Of Durham, NJ O.. who i a college
president, who is grand master Of ma
sons and who is a representative Of the
whole race. He is a wonderful speaker
and personality that will attract atten-
ton. Tie was eloquent III telling about
the early days Of the National Nebro
Business League, and he was followed
BY Hon. Eugene r. Booze, Of Mound
Bayou, who made The trip to The first
meeting with his father-in-law, Hon.
i |. T. Montgomery. His main object
in going with that race man, was to
ask for his daughter will not Be
able to tell you an the good things
he said, but he spoke. heard many
others that same morning. and when
had listened to them I just took a
I little snooze. and when I woke Up it
was over for that session.
wish could tell you all the great
men I touched. There were Hon