The Afro-American advance., 1899-08-12
ST. PAUL.

ioyable goli party at the Roadside Coli
| Links las. week.
Mrs. :. I. Francis entertained at
lunch last Saturday theatre party
composed OF Mrs Frank Robinson and
Miss Lamabelle Robinson OF St Louis,
and Mr. and Mrs. \. M.Lee.
Miss Nellie Patterson. OF Fargo. n
D., is IN the city, the guest ui her aunt.
Mrs Mark Fort OF Western avenue
Miss Patterson will attend business col
lege while here
Tuesday morning Probate Judge Ba-
zille appointed Frederick l.. McGhee
administrator OF the estate OF the late
John II. Cunningham. The applica-
ton was made by the widow The es-
tate consists mainly oi lie insurance
Mrs. l.. J. Allen has opened hair
dressing parlorS at ssS Sibley street
Mrs. Allen is prepared to do all kinds
OF work and SolicitS the patronage OF
| all Afro-Americans.
Mrs s, f. Ellis OF Newport. X, l..
who has been visiting At White Bear
lake Tor the past four weeks, is now
in the city. the guest ot her sister. Mrs.
ID. +. Talbert
Mr. J. H. Dillingham;. whose arm
WIS injured some time ago by County
! great deal OF trouble with the injured
member. He has been taking electric
treatment since the accident but as yet
he cannot raise his arm above his head
Mrs, Lena Mason, the Airo-Ameri-
can evangelist, is preaching at St
James \. NJ. +. church every night
this week
Mr.. ChaS. Mills. living at s4I Robert
street. Spraned his ankle badly Tues
day evening while coming off the
steamer Quincy at the foot OF Jack
son street He was taken To his home
in the patrol wagon.
Miss Nellie Brown will leave Mon
day night for Chicago where she will
spend two weeks visiting friends and
relatives
On Monday evening Aug. 9Th St.
Peter Clavcr'S Society held its SEM an
nual election and elected new set of
officers with the lone exception of
treasurer Mr. Adison Davis. who has
been treasurer for the past year. de
Clincd a denomination for third term,
but the members insisted and elected
him in spite oi his protests. The newly
elected officers are Rev I \. Printon,
spiritual adviser; S +. Hardy. prcs-
dent: 7. w Bennett. vice president; !
/ 7. Banks recording secretary: X T.
Cousby, financial secretary: A. Davis.
treasurer Members Of executive board
W J. Gardner Louis De Lyons, James
Lcger and Frank Turner In assum-
ing his duties, Presdcnt-elect Hardy
spoke briefly asking for the hearty aud
undivided cooperation OF all the mem
berS in endcayoring 10 make the So
dality a success from every standpoint
Il shall be highly pleased said he, III
when my term is completed am able
To show such a splendid record as has
the retiring officers The sudality
deemed il advisable to send an afiliat-
ed delegate to the meeting OF the Ma
tlonal Afro-American Council at Chi
cago. Presldent-clcct Hardy was
unanimously chosen delegate.
Mr.. and Mrs J. p Anderson and the
Misses Anderson entertained Aug 9Th
IN honor OF their guests. Mrs Boss OF
81. Louis and Mrs. Fair. oi Kansas
| City. Those present were Mcsdamcs !
| .. Adams, Banstcr Chas Morgan.
VIM. Rife, Liggins, Johnson, Loomis,
Chas. James, Humphrey. OF Monmouth.
| III; Nancy Valley. e. Valley. s Hill
yard, Gertrude Milton Hoagc. Speu-
! Ger, Harris. J. II. Dillingham;. Geo
Duckctt. J Turner Welding Mocker.
| Ed Williams, VIM. Johnson. J Adams.
VIM. Joyce. n A. Kiuley Watson.
Allen French Hackney. J. B Turner.
! Lewis. Griswold VIM Stanton. E,tclle
Smith and Misses Evelyn Hickman.
! Asee Towlcs, Icnia. o.: Birdie Daray.
! ST Louis. Bessie Taylor. Carrie Doug
las. Mary Howell NJ B Anderson
Nellie Banks. Mamie Williams. Mamie
and Jennie Combs Helen Anderson
Ida LOOMS, Ethel and Ellie Howard
| Ella Gardner. Mae Williams Mime
| apolls; Ruby Coleman. Adctte Johnson
| Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. O. d How
ard, Mr. and Mrs. f. ID Parker. MIR
and Mrs. J. Hickman. Mt and Mrs Z
| II. Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. b K. Dur
ant Mr. and Mrs Bellesen. Nj and
VIM. Mills. ThoS. Morgan. Stewart
----- Kansas City Mo; X Audcr-
/ son. T. Hickman. Cotton. Jenkins. $
D. Kemp. \. Brown. VIM. Hilyard. NJ
y. Pcttis. W V. Howard, Terrell. A J.
| Bell, ] &. Anderson. ID s Ome7. Cole
man. J. l.. Neal. L. J Johnson, W. W
Tucker. Dim. Sarah Williams Mime
Bruce. Messrs V. - Turner. ] +
| Porter. Laurence. VIM. French NJ.
/ Hickman VIM Smith. Jos Allen. J.
! Logan. VIM. Reynolds. +. Robinson.
/ \. Anderson. Geo. Jones. c Houser.
| Freddie Parker R. Anderson, f. An
dcrson. Mrs Houston. Mrs. Thos.
Franklin Reception committee. Miss
es Mary Howell. Austatia Anderson.
| Cora Anderson Mae Williams Miss
I Carrie Douglas presided at the punch
/ bowl
Miss Ida l. Branch. oi Evanston. IT..
[ f. the guest of her sister, Mrs q
/ Brown
Tuesday evening Aug 9Th. reception
gwen at residence oi Mrs Strong IN
/ honor OF Miss Bessie Warren and Ma
| bel Lawrence Eve spent IN playing
games. music. etc Those present we're
Misses Mabel Lawrence. Bessie War
reH. Chicago. Eva Rievcs. Josie Har-
mon Ella Charleston Lulu Howard
Hattie I.oomis. Carrie Mills. Lulu
Mills Annie Shephard. Ida Sheppard.
Angeliuc Mathews. Carrie Douglass.
Bcriie Dodd May Williams. Bertha
Williams. Sadie DAVIS. Lula Smith
| Clara Ho.ard May Davis Minneapo-
lis. Messrs James Murphy. Timothy
HaaiR Morris Hickman. Cicole Beas
ley Harry Bryant Charlie Charleston.
Frank Bell Sydney Harris. Carlisle
Williams Clarence Smith
FORMED A LOCAL COUNCIL.
On Friday evening. Aug. 4ih. about
/ fifty of St Paul's representative men
met a. the Maceo Club The Object
a