The Washington bee., 1901-07-27

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". S. Smith, 9TH and Pomeroy, NV
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10 The Bee.
Madame rumor says; on account Of
faithful services rendered in the past,
that DR.. Freeman of Sixteenth Street,
will be offered the princiPalshiP OF one
of the new buildings.
The subject of the paper to be read
by Mr.. W. Calvin Chase before the
Afro American Press Association at
Philadelphia, August 5th., IS The Afro
American in Journalism.
VIM. Wells, who was charged with
house breaking and larceny and VIM.
JOyCe who was also charged with
larceny IN the Police Court Thursday
were acquitted. They were represent
ed by Attorney W. Calvin Chase.
Justice John H. O'Donnell who is
presiding over the Uunited States
branch OF the Police Court was pre-
sented a handsome bouquet of flowers
on Tuesday by the members Of the
bar, Notwithstanding the Judges dec
linstion.
Men have a new way Of providing
for their future brides. They fill their
homes with unpaid for furniture. of
which it is relieved in a month or two
after the wedding. All of this is done
for a show and only bespeakS the
shal.oWness Of the individuals who
practice It. DO they not know that
both their wives and the world could
respect them more if they carried their
brides into empty houses and then
filled them with furniture purchased
by their own honest labor?
The Georgetown PatriarChie No AZ
is rapidly perfeCting inalarrangements
for its forthcoming trip TO Pittsburg
TO attend the 9th annual CanvOCatiOn
of the order 10 be held August Il, a.
IS. A large number of friends will
take advantage of the low rates, The
Patri. r.hie will under the command
Of Capt J. {. Beckett. and the follow
ing staff of officers: First Lieutenant,
Gee. I. BeaSOn; second Lieutenant,
W. J.. Abrams; quartermaster, Daniel
Washington; chief of staff. ]. y. Law
son, junior chief. H. Martin: standard
bearer, Norah Price.
Miss Abby Simmons, who for thirty
hve consecutive years has been teach
er in the Colored schools of this City
died at East Bethany, \. Y, July 7,
1901. The deceased came among us
Jh.rty-hve years ago. filled with en-
thuSiasm, energy and strong desire
10 do what she could TO help a weak
race which had been struggling 10
Wrest itself from the shaCkles of
slavery. To this cause she devoted
the best truitIn her stOre-hOuse-the
labor of a life time. Consequently
when it was made know last Spring
that Miss Simmons was failing in
health, every coIored teacher in the
CITY, rallied when a call was made by
the Supervisors to, make up purse
for her retirement for the rest of the
year or until she had recovered. The
Supervisors took an active part in this
affair from which a considerable
amount was realized. This does not
however bespeak the ingratitude or
prejudice with which the race has
been charged, as a whole. Miss Sim
mons memory will always occupy
warm spot in the memory of all who
know her aud her good deeds.
The above portrait represents the
illustrious Magnus L. Robinson in the
regalia of the g and last degree OF
the Masonry lie is one of the proml-
1ent Masons Of this country and pub
fishes the only Negro Masonic weekly
newspaper, known as the National
Leader, in the world. He has central
located office at 4O7-7th Street n. w.
IlIustriOuS Robinson is a prominent
member of Grand Lodge OF the State OF
Virginia. being one of its Past Grand
officers. The Grand Lodge of West
Virginia has just appointed him as
their Fraternal Delegate to the Nlr-
ginia Grand Lodge, comforting on him
the rank Of a Past Crane Junior
Warden. He will attend the next
meeting of his Grand Lodge at Rich,
mond, Dec. 18th, 1901 with many
hOnOTS.
Ilustrious Magnus /. Robinson is
one of the best known cOlOred Shriners
in the country. He holds the TespOn-
sible position of Imperial Grand Re
corder of the Imperial Council. Anci-
ent Egyptian Ar'biC Order OF Mobiles.
and the Mystic Shrines OF North an
South America, oyer which Imperial
Potentate. Isaac /. Holland OF fhlla-
delphia. Pa, preSides. Imperial Re
corder Roberts conducts the most eX-
renSive correspondence of the order
and he is now preparing TO meet the
Second Annual Session OF the Imperial
Council, at Buffalo, n. Y. Sept. goth,
yooI. He will also attend the Negro
Banking Convention at that city, on
same date.
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