The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-12-06
Hon. Albert B. George Indicted
Into Office AS One Of the New
Judges Of the Municipal Court Of
Chicago in the Midst Of Hundreds
Of His White and CoIored Friends.

wanted me to have your sympathy
and to know that you are standing
back Of me. The very fact that you
have left your work and homes and
come here today, makes me know
that you are with me and wish me
success, for which | am sincerely
grateful. Mr. Wright was willing
to undertake to make some arrange
ments which would relieve me Of any
embarrassment here. 1t is not my
personal program here at all but it
has been said here that today is day
OF victory to US, and makes us feel
that fine spirit Of brotherly-love and
good faith in all mankind.
4 am mighty glad to have here
present in this audience the friend that
| first met when came to Chicago
and he has been one Of my very best
friends since. am speaking Of Dr.
Geo. G. Hall. Also the minister OF
the gospel, who took me into his
church when / first came here and he
has been my pastor for all these many
years, namely, Rev. Moses Jackson
There are also many others who have
been my very good friends, Ed. A.
Weese, Mr.. Chris Blue, | am glad to
have you by me now, and also a good
many others, will not undertake to
call the roll now.
AS Mr.. Czarnecki said. my con
science will be my guide in all mat
tiers. trust l will never get far from
them. | just wrote on this piece Of
paper few words, that have always
been dear to me. They are:
Thou wilt keep in perfect peace,
him whose mind is stayed on Thee.
Il trust that I will always be led BY
that divine spirit, and that He will
keep me in perfect peace because my
mind and heart will be stayed on
Him.
And with tears streaming down his
face. bright light shining from his
clear black eyes, the first Judge OF
the colored race to Be elected to the
bench in the city Of Chicago, sat down
amid cheers thai will never resound
50 loudly and fervrntly, BY black and
white, as melting OF the bars that
have been put up as dividing line.
and each honestly and sincerely in his
own heart Of hearts, felt glad that this
great event had occurred and that It
had occurred, not in the home state
OF Abraham Lincoln, as one Of the
speakers indicated, it should have. but
IN the great city Of Chicago. and State
Of Illinois, where there are fair and
honest citizens, wishing the Negro
God speed, and helping to see that he
IS given the right opportunity to reach
a higher and better standard of living
az did come from the heart of THE
great emancipation, Abraham Lincoln.
There were many floral designs.
sent BY his many friends throughout
the city. Those represented: Wabash
Avenue Club. Labors Charity Club.
Members and friends from his ward
West Side Womens Club, Chicago
Bar Association, I.B.W. Club. PHYLLIS
Wheatley Club. New Method Club
\ Representation from Robins. It'll. I'M
18th Ward Club.
kilograms from his friends Who
were unable to be present were read
wishing him success and congratulat-
ing him on attaining the position 50
willingly given him by the good peo-
pie Of Chicago. They were from: Hon.
Robert n. Terrell. Judge 81 the Mu-
nicipal Court Washington, D. c..
Editor and Mrs. Robert :. Abbot n
+. Mitcham, OF the Mutual Life In
surance Company, New York: Mem
bers OF the Sanitary District, Chicago.
lll-i Mr. George, father Of Judge
George Washington, d. c.
Long and we'll may he reign. MAY
he perform his duty well. Alter Aft
that i tbs only thing that really
counts The performance well and
iaithfulness tn the charge committed
IN our hands His Is a great responsi-
oility A. we say, for he i 4 pioneer.
It IS. always harder to 60 ahead and
fear down the brush and make u
clearing through the forest-but Il can
De' done and Il can be done BY Judge
George May he Be given the strength
ana tbs courage to at an times, ID his
duty as he sees it, guided BY that finer
inner self that will not lead ono
wrong, keeping in mind these lines:
Il ask not Thee, Q Lord, to front the
fray,
Nor drive The foeman from my sight.