The broad ax., 1924-06-28
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, WHO IS
STILL TRAPPING HIS WAY
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHLAND
WILL ARRIVE IN THIS CITY THIS
MORNING, WHERE HE WILL SPEND
A FEW DAYS IN LOOKING AT IT'S
MANY TALL BUILDINGS.

favorite song, and ended with ".
purchase of that handsome home. mr..
Thomas is fine pianist. She can
just make 1t enter your soul and waf,
you toward heaven. Now into tbis
home ! went. was delighted 70
hear Mr.. Thomas say that he would
perhaps make tour this year. and N
case he should it will give the peonle
an opportunity to hear one VI NV
greatest bass singers in this country
and he will be accompanied bv lbat
wonderful wife Of his. 1t was \ won
derful thing to see these things. and
to note what we have accomplished
Getting to my stopping place. and
if you want TO know how I got there
will tell you that DR.. Wise one "
the leading physicians Of this coun-
try, and from way down in Texas.
toted me in his automobile car car-
rage.
Do you know DR.. Eugene T.
Gregg? He used to Be down IN ALL
bama, but now he is here in this town
and believe me when | tell YOU that
he is making good. His Office Y
crowded all the time. and he is lust
keeping the sick people on their feet
and getting them well. had the
pleasure Of seeing his coy home.
The meeting Of the Congress was
held at the Zion Hill Baptist church.
with the Rev. c. c. Ailer, D. D. pas
tor, man with a record. IT seemed
that brooms were on a strike at the
church, but they were all busy.
Brooms should not 60 on strike on
such occasions as this, but they will
act like bad boy, break out when
they should not. Well it was a great
meeting, and often the ladies had to
use their skirts for busting purposes.
Such is life in busy city. This Is
Cleveland and the first time / have
ever been in the city. The Editor
has not sent me here before, and /
am not prepared to tell you all Of my
impressions Of it.
DR.. d. w. Cannon was elected for
another time the president of the
Congress, and he made good
speech. There are some things about
which I would like to complain, but
/ don't want to be a grumbler. I
will just let it 60 on its way rejoic-
ing and when we are through with it,
let us say Praise the Lord" The
Missouri people were nice to me, and
Mrs. Rosa GIBSON was kind enough
to wash my bandana, and want to
thank her for it. I would like to
mention some Of the others but will
not this week
DR.. A. M. Townsend, is going to
surprise the people in September
when the National Baptist convention
meeting is held in Nashville. I am
sure you want to be there.
Now let me tell you that the Chi
cago people are getting ready to put
the big pot in the little one in Au-
gust, when the National Negro Bust
ness League will celebrate its 18th
anniversary. All the old friends Of
the late Booker T. Washington will
be there and those who took part in
the organization. / want to be there
myself and already Charles Stewart
Jr., has invited me to stop at his home
and says that the invitation has the
approval of his mother and father.
I would like to be able to tell you
all about the League, and I am going
to do this before I get through with
this world. / would like to have you
notice all of my letters.
/ don't know as | have ever seen so
many educated young people. They
had some high school girls and boys
there, and I would mention two young
misses who are members Of the
senior class of the Jefferson High
school, Lafayette, Indiana. They are
going to make the world know that
they have passed through and they
are using their heads right now tor
more than mere hat racks, Miss Ar
mes Johnson, in her teen years and
Miss Thelma Mcdonald. They have
been very attentive to the business Il
the Congress and believe me when l
tell you that they had their pencils
and tablets keeping notes. They VIII
make a good report when they get
back home
/ When we can get our young people
to seek the higher thought instead OF
the movies, and things like that, II
tells to the world that we are gong
to have better race. 7 viii tell you
about others. Now the women are
getting ready to make their reports
hope you are going to be in mi
cago when they meet I think wih
have to bring this letter TO stop for
this week. I am going to be in NT-
ginia when you read this.
\ CHARLES z. STUMP
ONE WIFE'S WAY OF WINNING
AN ARGUMENT WITH