The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-09-28

were Ed Goodlet, who has worked out
of the Chicago office the past eight
years; and Brad Grifiths, who has
been with the New York office several
years, and partly responsible for Bud
weiser being consumed in large guam
titles over our Harlem bars 1t was
contrast to the fact that after looking
over the big brewery in st. Louis we
failed to see colored employee, even
the bartenders who served us were
white.
William B. Graham, the ace colored
salesman for Pabst Blue Ribbon, gave
fine banquet to Jesse Johnson's De
Luxe Cafe
Thank to Mr.. Albert Nierdieck, of
Anheuser-Busch, st. Louis, for Dear
Mr.. Snelson: We are pleased to en-
close a pamphlet and a souvenir as
mementos of your visit to the ALB.
plant e. May | pass the word to all
Elks who visited the ABB. plant to
drop line to the gentleman men
toned, and l am sure he will be glad
to send you one of the lovely pearl
handle pocket knives . one of which
| received.
1t was indeed romantic to enjoy that
delightful moonlight sail down the old
man River-Mississipp with a sweet
damsel cuddled under your wing .
hurrah to Jesse Johnson, who pro-
NOTED same l.. the palatial steamer
President was hauled all the way
from Ciaro, ILL.,, for the trip.
There were some few instances of
racial discrimination reported by some
/ x1rb ~ 10 7 hut
was fortunate in escaping any dis
courtesy personally. | thought the
city of st. Louis as a whole gave the
Elks all that could be expected. The
day of the parade, more than a 100
street cars were stalled along the
tracks, and caused much inconvenience
to the white populus, and motor traf-
tic was completely paralized on many
streets. One white person said that
the parade was the finest st. Louis
had ever seen; thousands of whites
hung themselves in the skyscraper
windows for hours viewing the Elks,
and applauded enthusiastically.
PERSONALITIES: the dapper AS
semblyman Robson Renolds, and DIR.
Marcus Wheatland of Philly made the
feminine hearts f1utter wherever they
met e. the pretty blonde damsel who
rode horseback in the parade with the
Greater st. Louis contingent was Mo
destine Crute E. c. Tiffany Toliver,
that jolly little fellow, Commissioner
of Transportation from Washington
was so popular with the ladies q.
Lieut.. George W. Lee, of Memphis,
who wrote the book on "Beale Street"
was a forceful speaker at the sessions
City Detective James Voyle Park
er, my old pal from Pittsburgh, was
much in evidence -. Mrs. Helen Brad
| ley Hill and her sister, S. Grace Brad
ley, the latter of the staff of the At
lanta World, and VIM. B. Hill motored
over to Chicago before returning home
Eugene Sorral, and Littleton Nc
Duff, the big butter-and-egg men
from the west-Los Angeles, to be
exact were among the most popular
Bills at the convention -. 1t is indeed
pathetic when / look over my notes,
where l secured the autographs of
guests l had the pleasure of meeting
find the name of Addie B. Rod
gers, Helen Matthews and Thelma
Sims of st. Louis Miss Rodgers
was the victim of jealousy and was
shot to death a few days later ..
Sympathy to her bereaved family.
Ellsworth Roberts, exalted ruler of
Monarch as Lodge, of Harlem, of
which am member, was quite busy
J during the convention e. told many
of the gals that he was bachelor, and
they gave him much attention
Marshall j. Dalmus Steele, and Joe
Tanern of Harlem were much in de-
mand, and outwitted the ladies on
every point f.. ]. Richardson Jones,
director Department of Public Rela-
tons for the Atlanta Life Insurance
Company, is in the city Shooting"
some farewell scenes of the Worlds
Fair.
Atty. Ralph E. Mizelle, Solicitors
/ office of the Post Office Dept, Wash
ington, D. c., visiting in Harlem.
So long. Snelson. 18th St YMC-A