r t 7 l i rWI i2- a r < Board and McGuire the Fourteenth Street druggists are better prepared than ever before- to do a large general ann prescription business as they have enlarged their prescription facili- ties and now employ three men who are gradu ates in pharmacy besides other help to more quickly attend their growing trade D Webster Davis of Richmond Va preached for the iQth Street Baptist Church last Sunday As he was very interesting James Johnson brother of J Rosa mond Johnson U S Consul to Nica ragua is spending a few days in this cityMrs Josephine Bruce entertained- at a whist party last week Hon Jno Dancy and James Hud nell attended the wedding of Thos Smith at Baltimore last week Mr Leonard Toppenof 45 Hanover- N W who has been to Philau Pa has returned to the city by reason of sickness of his father Mr Alfred Toppen who is an old citizen of the city The friends of Mr Toppen wish him a speedy recovery Mrs Mary McGuinn who has been indisposed is visiting her sister Mrs Lucy Stevenson in Virginia Harry S Cummings of Baltimore was in the city last week Mrs Everline Diggs of this city is visiting her son and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred R Moore of Brook lyn N Y Miss Jessie C Mason of 1253 N E entertained a few friends Friday evening The Bethel Literary every night is indeed interesting Miss Edith Fleetwood has been the guest of Miss Caloway of Druid Hill Ave Baltimore Md Dr W A Warfield surgeon in chief of Freedman Hospital nand surgeon of Provident Hospital Baltimore made a flying visit there last Wednesday Rev A B Callis of Baltimore was visiting friends in this city last week Mrs Lula Ricks Vaughter of 519 Spruce who has been quite ill is now convalescent- Mr Jerod Covington son of Dr E G Covington of Bloomington Ill is visiting relatives in this city Mr Granville Hurley has return ed to Philadelphia Pa after spend ing his vacation in this city with rel atives Mr Luther F Simpkins of this city is visiting friends in Boston Mrs Powell wife of Jesse Powell of 313 You St N W has returned- to the city after a pleasant visit in Boston Mrs Powell is very enter taining and won several friends while there Miss Nannie Burroughs who is president of the National Baptist Trammer School brought about forty I I I I usu- al t Wy e- St Tues- day con- sulting ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ young ladies to attend services at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Sunday Social news will be put in The Bee free of cost MissEmma B Hall president of the Christian Endeavor of the Ninteenth Street Baptist Church is doing jus tice to the office she is now holding The Endeavor has greatly increased- in membership The most delicious ice cream soda the ro nd at the Board M Guire Pharmacy 1912 12 14 th street Mrs Julia Leftwich who has been in the city some few days will leave for her home Florida shortly Miss Fannie C Chase who has been quite ill is able to be out again Dr W L Williston who has been visiting his mother in the South has returned to the city looking well Register W T Vernon who has been off on a vacation to his old home in the West and who has also been lecturing returned to the city last week Anthony Thomas L Jones who went to Maryland last week was giv en quite an ovation Little Armond W Scott Jr who I year N y in J ¬ ¬ has ill for some time has im proved and is able to be taken out and greatly to the gratification of his parents FOOT BALL AT HOWARD The Howard University football team has one of the hardest schedules- in its history The following games are scheduled Hampton at Hampton Friday No vember 5 Shaw at Howard November 13 Hampton at HowardNovember 20 Lincoln at Howard Thanksgiving DayThese teams comprise what might be called the Big Four comprising Howard Hampton Lincoln and Shaw and are undoubtedly the strongest teams among the colored colleges- A training table has been instituted- at Howard University for the team which has proved a great benefit and the team on the whole is in excellent condition and much may be expected when it meets the other teams I been ¬ ¬ Howard played at Hampton yes terday full account of which game will appear next week Howard also plays Virginia Union University at Washington on Novem jber 30 A DUTCH SUPPER- A Dutch supper was given in hon or of Mr Carl Himmel of Hacken sack N J at the new residence of Mr and Mrs J Thomas Tascoe 2428 Ga Avenue N On Monday ev- ening October 25 1909 There were many pleasantries including vocal land instrumental solos and various card games After which they re paired to the dining room where covers was spread for 35 Mr Him mel was presented by Mr Tascoe and after a brief response and toasts departed for their several homes with pleasant reminders of Mr Himmel and the evening Those present Mr and Mrs Ed Fisher Mr and Mrs Alex Moore Mr and Mrs Garfield Harris Mr and Mrs Arthur West Mr and Mrs Eugene Lee Miss Hattie Rose Miss Jessie Mason Miss Treasa Jefferson Mrs Carrie Camper Mrs Bessie Samp son Mrs Sarah Muzon and husband Mrs Emma Taul Mrs Lomack Messrs Chas Champ Morrison- i Goodrich Lee S Collins James j Scott John T Ricks Robert Ash Wm H Hurd Nelson Rhone jWm H Pondexter Carl Powell H Augustus Honesty Thomas Jones Geo S Hartsfield Thomas Jones Carl Himmel and Mr Newman I V i I I fitting- I ton ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ANNUAL VISITATION TO HALL CHAPTER- An address by Grand Master War field on the life and character of Prince Hall the founder of Negro Masonary in this country an address by Deputy Grand Master Prof Veatherless on Ruth and Naomi addresses by Grand Royal Patron J R F Brown Grand Royal Matron Lady Anna Moore and Lady Jannie Cox Grand Assistant Royal Matron a baritone solo by Dr C Summer Wormley a piano solo by Lady Lewis and a vocal solo by Lady Keating em braced the program last Monday ev ¬ ¬ at the annual visitation of the Grand Chapter to Prince Hall Chap- ter No 12 Order of the Eastern Star Many pleasant features at tended this visitation A large num ber of visitors were present This chapter is in firstclass condition its roster carrying one hundred and fortynine active members and its treasury having over one thousand dollars on hand BETHEL LITERARY Attorney Louis G Gregory presi ening ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ dent of Bethel Literary is bringing his society back to its former popu larity There is to be some lively pa pers this month Hon Ralph W Tylor will tell of some crimes in journalism this will take place Tues- day November 9th Mr Jesse Lawson will fill out the vacant chair in our educational sys tem Mr Lawson will tell about the imperfection in the public Both evenings are supposed to be the most lively of the entire sessions of this popular literary siciety OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS November Night Modern Journalism as an mArt Hon Ralph Tyler Auditor for the Navy Some Crimes of Wm L Board Graduate Washing- ton Post School Function of the Negro Correspond- ent Mr R W Thompson Staff Correspondent The Newspaper in the Races Further Development Mr Hugh E Macbeth Editor Baltimore Times Music Miss L Blanche Wright will sing a solo November Public Schools The Vacant Chairs in Our Educa tional System How to Fill Them Prof Jesse Lawson Music Solo by Mrs Lucy A Blagburn MASS MEETING OF MISSION ARY SOCIETIES The United Missionary Societies- of the A M E Church of the Dis trict of Colubmia held a ing at the Metropolitan A M E Church last Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock The following program em braced the most prominent features of the meeting An opening hymn by the congregation 0 for a heart to praise my God page 226 of the Methodist hymnal Prayer Mrs Julia Coston Scripture reading Mrs C H Young Chorus 0 Friend without Jesus by the pastors wives schools- I r 9thPress V JournalismDr 16thThe massmeet ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ An address by Mrs R L Pendleton Music selected Mrs J C Dancy Recitation selected Mrs Carrie W Clifford Piano duet II Trova tore Mrs C C Smith and Mrs E D Lampton Address Miss Mattie R Bowen Solo and chorus The song Mother sang to me Mrs P J Jordan and the pastors wives Af ter the rendition of this programe a collection was lifted for the bene fit of the Missionary Fund Ad dresses limited to five minutes were made by Mrs M F Handy Mrs D G Hill and Mrs E L Steptean This meeting was most liberally attended and closed with the hymn God Be with You till we Meet Again and benediction by the Rev I N Ross pastor in charge This successful meeting was under the management of the following named ladies President Mrs M C Beckett vice presidentMrs M Ross secretary Mrs K B Hurst Mrs M E Arnold chairman printing committee Mrs Julia W Hamilton MR ISAIAH MITCHELL Mr Isaiah Mitchell formerly of this city but now a resident of Den ver Col has returned to the city probably to remain Mr Mitchell left this city for the West some thirty years ago and took up his home in the West where he accumulated con- siderable property He is well known among his Washington friends who were more than pleased to welcome him back to the land of his boyhood and palmy days when his name was a household word When Mr Mitchell left Denver Col last Sunday he experienced a stormy time He purchased a first class ticket from Denver Col to this city and all went well until he Chicago Ill to board a train for this city A colored porter endeavor- ed to force him into a secondclass coach very soon after he left Chica go but when the colored porter found out that Mr Mitchell knew that he had Western blood in his veins he let alone for a time and told his tale of woe to the white conductor who ventured to some authority by treasur- er I I I I I I was reach- ed ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ requesting Mr Mitchell to go into a secondclass coach He also was given a severe rebuke by Mr Mitchell and defied the conductor to weigh the weight of his hand upon him- I When this conductor was told what the consequences would be if he Mitchell was disturbed there was no further trouble and Mr Mitchell arrived in this city Monday night safe and sound and greeted his wife and children who are the pride of his home I I I I I I ROGER WATTS Former Washington Boy Forging to The Front Out West A special from Seattle Wash to the Tacoma Daily Ledger of the same State has the following con cerning Roger Watts a former Washington D C boy who went two years ago Visitors equal in number to the population of Tacoma have been in structed and entertained by the lect ures on Tacoma and Pierce County and Mt Tacoma for the past four and- a half months without a moments let up Let it be said to the lasting cred it of Commissioner Macleay Booster C H Purdy Roger W Watts James- R Williams and other able assistants that never before have so many peo ple been interested attracted to Tacoma The Pierce County and Tacoma booth and lecture hall at the A Y P have been a center of attraction conspicious as a generator of enthusiasm which ran at white heat from opening day till the gates swung on their ninges tonight to dose the fair The lectures were delivered by Commissioner Macleay and Roger W Watts with no less signal success SUPREME COURT DENIES PE TITION IN CASE OF JAMES- F PHIPP The Supreme Court of the United States today denied a petition for a rehearing of the contempt case against Sheriff James F Phipp Dep uty Jeremiah Gibson and Williams Nolan Padgett and Mayse and di- rected that these men be brought to Washington for sentence on Novem ber 15 The six men were found guilty of contempt of the Supreme Court in conspiring to lynch Ed Johnson a Negro at Chattanooga Tenn March 19 1906 They were adjudged guilty- on the last day of the 1908 term of the Supreme Court but were grant ed a stay pending petition for rehear j ingAt the time Johnson was lynched- an appeal of his case was pending The date of his execution had been set but the Supreme Court granted him a stay of ten days On the night before the date originally set for the hanging a mob of more than 100 men broke into the jail took the Negro to the bridge over the Tennessee River hanged him to a girder and riddled his bodv with bullets The Department of Justice immedi 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