The Washington bee., 1888-12-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Alexandria, Va, Dec. 22nd, 1888.
w. A. Carter, agent and correspondent
9l5 Prince st.
A happy new year is in store
for the society loving public of
this city and all who come here
New Years day, from the fact
that it will be remembered that
the BEE correspondent of this city
invited all who would receive to
send in their cards, which brought
in over 800 cards, many with sew
eral names, 80 that looks as if all
will receive. We are unable to
give the names of all and will
only name some of the most prom
inent: Mrs. Emma Credit, South
Ro, al st.; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hopkins, 822 Queen at: Mrs.
Ida F. Robinson, 606 Gibson st ;
MIR. and Mrs. Hammond, 622
South Washington st.; NJ. V.
Ross, 905 Princess ST.; Miss Will
Jams 315 Royal ST.; Miss Sham
327 Patrick st.; Mrs. Payne $50
Queen ST.: w. n. Jackson n. W.
cor. Comeron and Payne ST.; Miss
Martha Kletts 124 Peyton st, will
receive from 4 to 10 p. m, assisted
by Miss M. z. Vernon, of this
city, and Miss NJ. PEBBLES, OF
Washington, D. G.
The Christmas Csntata at Rob
erts Chapel Sunday, under the
management of. Superintendent
Pinn and Mr.. Freeman Murry, was
a grand success, and reflects much
credit on the superintendent and
attendants of that school. All OF
the characters did so admirably
well that it is useless to make any
special comments only We would
say that, while we often walk over
useful article, there is no church
in the world that could better rec
ognize the use of a Pinn than Rob
erts Chapel. Oh if they only had
paper of such Pinns.
The Shiloh Baptist church Sun.
day school had a grand time around
their Christmas tree, Christmas
eve. There were several hundred
present and Supt. Buckner of the
1st Church made at least 100 hap,
py by presenting them with hand.
some and costly presents.
The celebration at the 1st church
was grand success. The church
was crowded and the presents were
costly and handsome Ito some .
The main feature on this occasion
was a christmas gift to everybody.
Rev. L. Warning was visited
recently by Deacons Jackson and
Thompson at Bealton Station, Va,
and was found improving. Mr..
Warning will be down soon.
The Enterprise Club will sell
their furniture to realize money to
receive New Years.
The last ball has been given at
Excelsior Hall.
The ITEM has recently attempted
to map out the course for the col
ored people to pursue during the
coming republican administration,
which is the weakest attempt to
suppress the colored citizens ever
written or read. The article was a
good one to have presented to us
forty years ago, but now intelli-
gence, especially political intelli-
gence, is just as common among
cOlored people as it is in the .sItem'
office, and ifit were not we, the col
ored people, know that from higher
sources than the "Item" or it's
managers, comes the right of life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happi
ness, and such items as the 'sPostn
IS no criterion for US.
The Douglass Club will celebrate
the Goth Anniversary of the Eman-
cipation Proclamation at the Sd
Baptist church New Years night.
Wr. Il. w. Pulies, Of Kansas, and
Solomon G.. Brown will be present.
Rev. 81. H. Warning preached
from Roberts Chapel pulpit Sun
day evening.
The place where the pipe organ
will be placed we caunot say. There
is a difficulty between the Old
Chapel landmarks, who don't want
the old time pulpit torn down and
an organ placed there, and the en-
terprise choir members who want
the organ placed there. just what
the result will be we cannot say.