The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-08-13

/ OuI OF lOdAZdLiOiA N0AAA~
through the courtesy OF an old school
chum l was given the opportunity to
accept an invitation for a drive to East
St. Louis, Illinois, with Miss Anna
Boykin and her brother, l was the
house guest at her home. In visiting
points Of interest in the city took
note Of the fact that the young and
the old used special effort to point to
the Lincoln High School of which
Prof. Haynes 10 the principal The
story of this school came out of the
mind of an uneducated man who for
years, like Banquo's ghost, appeared
at the door OF the school board de-
manding better education for the chill
dren or the time.
The citizens Of East St. Louis have
arranged to build monument to the
memory Of Captain John Robinson
The general development of the people
of this metropolis of ST. Clair county
and the many business opportunities
which have been given were grasped
and the men in the various avenues are
making a success. In talking over the
conditions of business l CHANGED to
confer with Mr.. F. A. Adams, district
superintendent Of the Liberty Life In
surance Company who is better able
by his contact to point out the success
ful avenues of the entries, BY being
across from the big town on the mud
dy Mississippi. We motored over and
the general cry upon entering the other
side of the bridge is the spirit of a
Flying Fool' Lindbergh. If the
same spirit continues the awakening
will be to our group much more than
would be expected in the same course
of time
Being knight Of the quill chose
to make my first visit to the office Of
the ST. Louis Argus and upon present
ing my card as a representative Of the
Broad AK and further announcing that
| was the son of the late Rev. Chas
Stewart who was known in every
household in that section, Editor
Mitchell took a more than ordinary
pleasure in explaining to me in detail
the various departments Of his insti-
tuition. He has Fl employees and a
modern Office in every character. Tc
my surprise he reached in a pile on His
desk Of the papers he was scanning
and he found there the Broad AK. Ii
gave me as a young writer two lines
Tor inspiration, first that the editor was
a personal friend of my father whose
shoes in the line of the quill I am en-
deavoring to fill and second that he
could tell Of each weeks writings ir
the Broad AK, and especially urged
that l continue to pursue journals
tic course.
Spending the remainder Of the after.
noon busily investigating various
points, in the evening I accepted ar
invitation to visit the First Baptist
church, of which the Rev. o. c. Max
well in pastor. found them engaged
IN celebrating their centennial anniver.
sary. Rev. Maxwell has a broad vision
OF religious ideas. He seeks to be.
come part of the general regardless
OF denominational ideas. Out Of his
broadness men and women Of every
denomination go to listen and drink If
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the new week which comes. They
were closing the summer school of the
Bible class in which 1870 were giver
certificates from said school.
Unfortunately, one Of the worries ir
my upper row began to rumble like
thunder and dropped into the Office
OF DIR. Terry NJ Hart for its extrac-
ton, and when he learned that | was
the son of man who had long beer
his personal friend he CHARGED the
service to the good will of the past
and said that he wished he could dc
more. | met John A. Davis, counsel.
Tor and attorney at law, who has ar
office in the Peoples Finance Building
III Jefferson avenue. He is a member
OF the Missouri legislature and is said
to have made creditable representa-.
tive.
Visitors to ST. Louis who seek the
acquaintance Of St. Louis real beauties
will do we'll to find Mr.. Ishmae1
Thames for he carries more telephone
numbers in his little book than any
other one person in the city excep,
the telephone directory. He is social
historian and when you drop into the
old city of "show me- telephone tc