The broad ax., 1924-07-26

and Sunday night at the home ~ n
O'Kelly, and was made weIcora
am sure you remember him, for W 4.
one Of the wealthiest men Of tbis r,o.
OF ours. Modest, unassuming, but WI
ways ready to render service. Az. u
all and all at Method. He is most,
master, owner Of the big store. biacL-
smith shop, truck-in fact M Y ,hs
whole cheese, and when thew nead.d
a school in the town, he iust told
them to erect a three story br;cL
building with-well don't know how
many rooms with a chapel and send
him the bill. This was done, and tbsr
another building has been erected. and
still the work goes on and All ~
Okelly gets out Of it Is thai tba
school IS named "The Berry O'Kellv
Industrial and High School" Put !.
down that | told you that they have
a real high school and Prof VI
Trigg is principal. This is one OF The
best trained young men, for W got
his foundation at Morgan ColIere
Baltimore, Nd He then went on to
the big college Syracuse University
and got his M. A. degree. He x put-
ting things over here, and | am proud
Of it.
Monday morning bright and earlv
l got on the outside of real break
fast prepared by Mrs. O'Kellv. and
halted the Seaboard in front " the
store, and got on for StatesviIle
where | attended the Grand Lodge of
Knights Of Pythias presided over bv
Or. ]. w Jones, real live physician
and business man and a leader of
men. Now let me tell YOU that thew
opened the Grand Lodge Tuesday, AZ
high noon and at 4 o'clock Wednes-
day, these FIVE hundred delegates had
transacted the business for the whole
state and ready to 60 home. That is
going some and don't you forget it.
| In this Grand Lodge they have some
Of the brainy men Of the state. They
open up doing business, and they keep
right at it until they are through.
When the Grand Lodge Is duly
opened. committees appointed. the adj
dress is delivered by the Grand Chan
cellor, and all the other reports are
made before they take a recess. When
they get through with all this, then
they take recess until next morning.
Committees prepare their reports, and
next morning report, and all business
is transacted, and they selected New
Bern for the next annual meet.
| wish you could have heard the re-
port made by J. NJ. Avery, who is the
fnancier of this people, and man
with wonderful ability and leader.
His report was the foundation OF the
whole grand lodge, for he handled all
the money and accounted for it, and
the debts were all paid up and they
had some way up in the thousands OF
dollars left.
Avery is a man who is interested in
his church, in his race and in his God.
He believes in doing things. Then |
had the pleasure OF meeting another
wonderful character in this meeting
DR.. James E. Shepard, who is the
Grand Master Of Mason's and Is chair
man of the Finance Committee Or
Board of Directors Of the Grand
Lodge. He is a school man, and edu-
Gator and is doing things in North
Carolina | shall have more to say
about him later.
Now about this Grand Lodge, i i
over, and am back here in Method
But when you read this letter | will
have passed thru Chicago and will be
in Kansas.
We are getting up in life. shall
have many things to say to you. VIII
you look out for my next letter
want you to get your new suit in trim
for the National Negro Business
League. It is going to be the great
est session in the history OF the or
ganization and they are going 10 have
something tangible to present to tne
people Through this organization
many Of our people has been inspired
and through it many more are IN 1e
inspired and then they are 70 0e
helped up to do greater things by
the help Of God this race is going ~
reach the goal. We will never finish
for there will always be something
to do. We are producing men VINO
are putting their think-tanks in opera
ton and are making things happen
I want to here express my thanks
to ]. d. Morgan, and Miss Dora Z.
Stroud, OF Method. Miss Stroud just
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