The broad ax., 1925-05-16

moving just a little since I wrote you
the other letter, and believe me if l
tell you that am going to move just
little more after / mail you this one.
1 hope you viii just wait and murmur
not, for the world is moving and it
is but fitting that I should keep up
with it. Hence let it 90 at that
When I took my pen in hand to
write you few lines the other day
I was in ST. Louis, stopping at the
Poro College, the house guest Of Prof.
Aaron E. Malone and his companion,
Mrs. Annie M. Malone, the people
who have accomplished so much for
this race Of ours and are still doing,
because God has had faith in them
and placed them in position to do.
They have heard His command and
have acted accordingly, until the
whole country seems to know the
Malones. They do not make much
fuss nor do they advertise the things
they do for humanity. Mrs. Annie
M. Malone is refined, cultured and
modest as a young girl in her teens.
Things were good and hot when
left Jefferson City, No, for some 81
the peanut politicians wanted to Gust
President n. c. Young, and place
therein weaker man, but one who
could be used in politics. 1t is a
shame to kill good institution of
learning in order to pay off some
political debt. Too much Of this
thing has been done in the schools for
my people, because prejudice closes
SO many doors to is. They were
specializing as to how Prof Malone
would stand on the question, and he
was then East, but believe me, he was
there on time, and took the right
course.
1t was to me a source of pleasure
to be in St. Louis and spend a Sunday
there, preaching for Rev. DR.. o. Il.
Maxwell, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church, and a leader among the Bap-
fists Of America He carries some
crowd in his church, believe me. 1t
is wonderful to note how these
churches are building up.
l had the pleasure Of going to the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn and
they are we'll situated. He is a rail-
road mail clerk and she is grand lee
turer for the Court Of Calanthe for
the state of Missouri, and I am told
that she is a real good one at that.
| spent whole day in town, and at
night got me bed in the bed car,
headed for Chicago, Illinois, on the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
am not in a position to tell you
all about this, and will not do so now,
but it made some real fast time, Be-
lieve me, and Monday morning land
ed me right in Chicago. / had not
been in the city before since last De
cember, during Christmas week, and
many had been my ups and downs,
for I am sure you will remember that
DR.. Eugene H. Dibble, IT,, had stuck
the knife way in me and let out some
devil dust or something else. Such
was the case, and l still remember
how they kept me in bed in the John
a. Andrews Memorial Hospital, Tus-
kegee Institute.
| got in town Monday morning and
they were having big funeral there,
because it was a big man had crossed
over into the Great Beyond, Frank
i. Gillespie, president Of the Liberty
Life Insurance Company. he was
buried in a bed Of flowers, so to
speak, or a garden OF paradise Il
was just wonderful to see how many
flowers we're there in that church, and
I often wonder if he got to smell any
Of them while he was on earth. Well
he was a prosperous business man.
and accomplished something while he
lived
This is all ! will have to say just
now about this part Of it, for Chicago
IS full Of enterprises and good men
and when you pass out Of life they
can say many good things about you.
People came from far and near to pay
tribute to Mr.. Gillespie, and the fu-
neral Grafton was delivered BY the
Rev. DR.. Brady, from Detroit, Mich
igan.
From there I was invited BY Mrs.
Smith to join her in taxi and sew
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