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rst which the craft has in the progress of its members Those
which operated by white employ only one Negro
The Matthews Barbecue place operated in the Masonic
Temple for almost half century and its Jim crow aecommoda
provide for the employment of several Negroes Upon
termination of the business the Board Of Trustees and or the
custodian rented the place to white operator OF dry goods
store who has altered the front very attractive but
Negroes yet in employment In the newly opened
All of the business the Temple Fourth
except the drug which operated by the
custodian tenaned by white people and my knowledge
only Negro employed Ample space for businesses may
found State under any proposed plan utilize
the space which drug barber shop
and L. R. Jones with the barber shop space
sbenancy by barber The early pioneers intended apparently
that there would be opening State Street for
the building by elevator There the entrance and eey
shaft An elevator sorey needed by members of the
craft who make the annual pilgrimage per
sona need the patients Of physicians and dentists find very
difficult to climb the stairs to the offices of their doctors An
elevator is needed in the Masonic Temple
Mama You Papa Have Coming Pine As
Long As Am Old And Shall Soon Be Forty and does no.
appear that progress has been made in keeping with the spirit
of the times is time for us To ascertain position and chart
course sail upon life have beer
hesan to into active debate vital issues which affect
all members of the craft and their families longer
hold my peace and shall speak change
policy which permits riches to flow from ownership of pro-
pery into the hands Of members of group which through
public and private action do everything possible thwart
purpose and meanings of democratic life If white
be housed in the Masonic Temple for the fifty years
it that robbing children of a way earning
living We are by very action dscouragng them from
moving into business ventures which could sustain them and
their families.
Argument Will Be Made In Defense OF The Present Policy
the ground that white less trouble their
paid promptly However the monetary profit gained
from good tenants will not exceed the damage done
for whose progress we striving live unity
spirit of brotherhood The Masonic Temple ought be place
Of inspiration for the members who here all
Arkansas ought be show place where those from the back
woods communities might be encouraged to return and do their
bit in their respective communities to bring immediate
the terrible loss of youthful manpowe The Masonic
nifty plight well throw its strong protective about its
members way bring about substantial progress among
its membership and the members of the Negro ought
be the house Of power and inspiration struggling young
business and professional and ought give new
spirit the fathers and mothers of the fraternity they raise
families in world which by confusion 1t must
point the better living and greater participation
of the opportunities of making living Your grand are
entitled to this consideration and don't them to
In position to be fully justified in scong for having not
done for them those things which was capable of