The colored American., 1900-04-28
City Paragraphs.

MIS-. Robert Harlan, Of Core Orap
street, Is on the sick list.
DR.. Lucy E NJ oten spent the Eas ter
holidays aU Alta ntic City.
The Define Koonce cafe is the finest
thlg aide of New York City.
Mr.. 4. Washington BTinkley is hold
ING down a case on The Bee.
NIss Florence MattheWs has resigned
her position as clerk in the office Of
The Bee.
Mr Frederick Douglass, of the Cen
sus Oftcs, mas been on tho sick list
this week.
Capt. w. d. Matthews, prominent
business man of LeaVenworth, Kansas,
was in town last week.
Miss Oceana Brooks of Pierce Flace,
Is seriously i'll, from overwork in con
nec6iou with school duties.
Edmund 81. Deas, deputy collector
Of customs, Of South Carolina, spent
last week in the city on business
Mr. Harry McNabb Is acting as agent
and salesman for the National Coffee
Company, us 9th street, northwest.
AI.ss Lillian Clayton Jewett, of Bos-
ton, lectured at the 10Th Street Baptist
church last night. to good sized audi
ence.
Miss Mamie r. Lee, after few days
visit to her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
James H. Lee. has resumed charge O.
her school at Flnehing, n. Y.
Mrs. ThOmasine Norris, of 1906 p
street, northwest, is out again after an
illness covering three weeks. Dr.. John
&. Francis gave her excellent attention.
T. Varrick Hawkins, whose sGveD
ture with q safe in the District Build
ing made all Washington stare in
ana azement sometime ago, has Te-
turned.
Prof. n E. Weatherless' address be-
fore the Senate Committee was manly
and eloquent plea for Negro autonomy
IN the management of the Colored
schools Of this city.
A song entitled "a BiIghted Life, 1"
will be sung at star concert IN Phlla-
delphIa, the lest of the month. The
words are by IL. Eugene Wilson and
the music by q. RosinRi Diton.
Invitations are out for tte marriage
of Miss Annie E. Giilem to Mr.. Howard
place at 81. Nary's church, Alexandria,
Va, Wednesday evening. May 31st.
Rev. c. A. Johnson, editor OF The
British Lion, published at TrOntO, Can
ada, is in the city, and will preach
morning and eveniag tomorrow at the
Second Baptist church. He is Brit
ish suhject, and is brother to Rev. w.
Bishop Johnson.
Mrs. A. Livingston, inventor Of a
new French system of dress cutting, is
making favorable impression upon the
ladies in this city. She has explained
her method before several representa-
tive gatherings. MIS-. L. E. Clark, OF
P street, Is in charge of the local work
Of instruction.
Mr.. Willis Gillian, whole-sOuled
and genial business man, of Petersburg,
Va, stopped over in the city Monday,
on his way to New York. Ee is ITc-
pTist0r CT the Lone Star Sample Room
OF Petersburg, and Wields G weighty
influence in that place.
The COachmen's Annual Ball, Mon
day evening at Convention Hall is ''on
the cards. of all the "smart set"
The great cake walk with novel effects,
must be seen 10 be appreciated. Some
fetching" costumes will be worn by
the ladies, and the music will be Sc
lected from II smiIten's choicest roper
'0lre. Tickets are SOC.
The address of Mr.. AlphOBzo o. Stat
ford, on The Legal Ri hts of Animals"
delivered recently before Bethel Liter
ary and Historical Association was an
able and scholarly effort. Always
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