The Washington bee., 1897-03-13

AS ST., nv
~, r. P Haralson of Jackson, Tenn.'
tea .he ritv last week.
NJ lanes Z. Shepard is stopping al
usa " street. northwest
~, r-a3e-ick ohnson will leave the
t.v shortly for the East.
,ls.s~s. {. II. Ferguson, A, Asberry,
- .asni,l TAYLOR are in the city
NJ A " Scott of the Wilmington
NJ sentinel; left the city Friday.
Editor + Monroe Dorsey of the
olaJs Parsons. Kans., is in the city.
Rer + Downs, editor of the Blade,
Aiaba ma. attended the inauguration.
Mrs r. c. Colbert was at home to
her friends Wednesday, from 10 II
o'clock.
Mrs. Page Of King William County,
Va. will spend the spring months In
this CITY.
Misses Freeman and Johnson gave a
-. Al the residence of Miss Freeman
10 their friends
The Brownies entertained their
friends at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday
evening, March 9.
Mrs. d. Thomas, Misses Nellie Smith
nlIjhan 3. Taylor left for New York
CITY last Thursday.
Mrs. Belchcr of 4th st. entertained
large number Of GeorgianS during the
Inauguration week.
Mr.. George c. Scurlock Of Fayette
vile, n. c., is in the city; stopping at
Ao2 n street northwest.
Rev. ". H. Nixon of Selma, Ala,
was in the city last week. Rev. Nixon
is thorough race man.
Mrs. Augustus Henderson of New
Yors, nee Miss Pet Countee, is visiting
her mother and sisters.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary B. Taylor
took place from the 18TH Street Baptist
Church last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. S. B. DAVIS, editor of the Athens
Clipper. Anthers, Ga, was also among
the press gang in this city last week.
Yrs. George S. Contee OF Denver,
Col, and drS Laura V. Contee of this
city, paid The BEE Office a visit last
week
Mr.. NJ. B. Morton of Atlanta, Ga, is
still in the city. He will likely be Post
master Morton in the near future of
Georgia.
Mr. Iohn Matthews, formerly of this
city was with the troops from Cleve-
land, Ohio, that escorted the President
to this city.
Editor J. H. Murphy of the Afro
American, baltimore, Md, was in the
city last week. Editor Murphy is as
active as usual.
Rev. r. II. w. Leak of North Caro-
lima, and VI. P. w. Adams, attorney
at-law, Of Nashville, Tenn, have left
Tor their homes.
The Misses Gray beautifully enter
tanned a number of their friends at
their residence, 18th and NJ streets, on
Wednesday evening.
MesSrs John Surgeon, Chas. Hender-
son and Dan Pinket Of Marietta, Ohio,
nad an enjoyable time while in the
CITY. They left last week.
Prof " { o. Jacques is the travel
ing art corresponding of THE BEE.
Any iayOTS shown him will be appre-
GATED by the management.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis H. Douglass en-
ter,u0ed a number of their visiting
ineadS at their home on 18TH street
northwest Wednesday evening.
Hon. Iohn c. Dancey, the popular
southern politician and writer, is
one ct the most popular men in the |
South tie is still in the city.
DR. ). Z. Courtney Of Boston, Mass,
accompanied the editors of the Afro /,
American press to call on President |
Mckinley last Saturday afternoon.
Ms Caroline Peterson and Mrs. and :
he =. W. Fears ofWest Point, Miss, {
returned home this week, after spend |
mc aa enjoyable time visiting this
lhs Misses Wilkinson gave an in
i'OIa'at reception on Tuesday last in
a.loner ot their guest, Miss Cannon of
NJ" Jersey. A large number of friends
"er- IL attendance. /
hiss Annie Buley, the daughter of
me 'ie Mrs. Jane Buley, was the
gu. n' isS Emma f. G. Merritt last
Sse& Hiss Buley left Saturday morn
ms i"r Aea York.
MIS-. Nannie Slater, the wife Of the
'. ". ... NJ. an politician, Mr.. Jas. Slater,
:. Mig William County, Va, is here
Al ! ';si; 10 her brother, Mr.. Moses
anderson, 2o5 Q ST., NV.
-. A'ss $. Mary Dorsey of Baltimore. Md,
an. az MIS- 4. Jones of Pittsburg Pa,
VS. ,i- guests of Mrs. Samuel Lacey
~ 80 MIS-. DRdcan, III7 T street north
~ ~ ~-r.2s Inauguration. Both ladies
's'S AAg air entertained last week.
r,..'e q 'e'r nlsasant party was given last
~, -. y eFeaing by the F. B. S. Club,
a. Il. IS -omposed Of a number of la
e. 60 II ne residence of Miss Maud
'''SS' af+h I2th street northwest, in