The broad ax., 1924-07-12

.ow I am way down here in Alabama,
Az vill hot be here when you read
his letter and you may just put it
down that told you this.
The world did not stand still be-
cause was in Chicago, but just
moved right along, although had the
pleasure Of seeing many real good
things there. / did not get to see
Editor Taylor, but / talked with him
over the speaking tube, and then I
saw few others. Next found me on
me road, leaving there over the Chi
caao & Eastern Illinois The Silver
TOD CAB Company, sent one Of their
latest taxi automobile car carriages and
toted ne to the stable to catch that
iron horse, and they sent one more
polite man with it. I did not get to
learn much about this company, but it
L one Of my people, and is cheaper,
and more polite than the other white
folks. They are just getting there.
know several of the company, such as
Fred Douglass Morris, and Lieut..
Elias A. Morris, the sons of the late
Elias Camp Morris, formerly Of
Helena, and was at the time Of his
death president Of the National Bap-
list convention, and there is Moses
Profit, of Helena, the son of noted
wealthy Baptist preacher, and who
married in the Morris family, and
others Of the company do not know,
but will promise to tell you all about
them when return.
Well, l reached ST. Louis, and Of
course, there was to meet me at the
stable the Poro Pierce Arrow automo-
bile car carriage to tote me to dinner,
and then around the city, and then to
the stable, where I was to leave for
Memphis and Helena, but / will have
to tell you all Of this in another letter.
No, will tell you more in this one.
While in Chicago, w. L. Mccoy
came and toted me around some. He
is the husband of Mime. N. A. Frank
lin, the woman who has put this beauty
culture on the map in Chicago. They
have just purchased fine place at the
head Of 34th street on Indiana avenue
in fact their fine building faces In
diana avenue, and they have fitted up
some hne parlors there, and are kept
busy all the time.
Now back to St Louis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Malone were out Of the city, but
the business is as well organized as
the works in we'll regulated clock,
and it goes right along. Mrs. Lewis,
one Of the faithful clerks was very
sick, and Mr.. Lewis, the steward, was
at home with his wife, but then things
moved right along.
had the pleasure Of coming in touch
with the young lady in the infor-
nation booth, and she was indeed po-
lite and courteous, and then there was
President Malone's Secretary, Bolden,
and Z. E. McDanie1s, and they were
looking after their work-weIl it was
Iust busy Poro, that's ali. But honey,
they got me to the stable on time.
That was one more running iron
horse. It seemed to me that he had
all kinds OF aches and pains the way
ne grunted and snorted and spit fire
from his nostrils. 1t looked to me
mat Il he would just run his iron fool
brains out, but he landed me in ST.
Louis right on time, right to the min
u'e, and walked around little BIT,
and met Revs E. w. D. Isaac, L. NJ
Cheek OF Nashville; J. H. Branham,
q Chicago, and young Sturgeon Nor
rs' from Chicago, and we were all go
ng to Helena, for they had staged to
unyeh the monument to DR.. Elias
lamp Morris. J. D. Crenshaw, editor
Oh the National Baptist Voice, was also
on hand. You see he is editor of the
oneiai organ of the Baptists or the
National Baptist convention.
"e reached Helena, found a com
Hittee awaiting Us, and soon had Us
2 the church, but / went to the home
q Mrs. Eliza Miller, and thought it a
H'ce thing TO 60 there. It was pleas
uie Tor me to be there and to be with
tnese good people.
mere was a big meeting at the
1nlTeh, and there were some big
Speeches made at this meeting. They
ola about the greatness and goodness
y Elias Camp Morris. The widow
was there and one son, and Mrs. Mary
aver Booker, of Helena, Arkansas,
"Do IS a member Of the family and
III president, Joseph "A. Booker, Of
,ne Arkansas Baptist college, Little
noek Mrs. Booker used to Be Id
.p ,eisnai but her life is spent in Little
NoeS, where all her children we're born,
snu where she has labored for years
y the side of her husband.
IT. ! +. Branham told Of the inabil-
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