The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-05-25

Bagby and Jeff. Porter for several
days, left Thursday for his home.
Don't fail to attend the Fisk Club
concert Monday, May 81, at Grace
Presbyterian church for the benefit of
Fisk University. Best local talent.
Mrs. Lucy Howard-Smith and hus-
band are now at home, 3700 Dearborn
street. The young couple are looking
splendidly since their return home
Mrs. j. @. Adams and children, Of
St. Paul, who have been the guests
Of Mrs. Walter Jenkins, No. 6120 Ada
street, left Thursday for their home. |
Mr.. Daniel Troy Brantley, formerly
of Chicago, but now a resident of
Manzanillo, Cuba, was a welcome Wis
itor at THE APPEAL Office on Tues
day. i
James A Scott, attorney-at-law, can
be found at THE APPEAL Office dur
ing business hours. Prompt attention
given all legal business entrusted to
his care.
Do you want to preach? Learn at
home. Send two-cent stamp to Prof.
r. B. Hewitt for catalogue of Core
spondence Bible School, 1908 Maya
zine street. New Orleans. La.
It is rumored that the C.. B. & @.
authorities are seriously contemplate
ing the employment of Afro-Ameri-
cans as porters ON all the passenger
trains Of the road, instead of the white
trainmen.
Prof. J. w. Hall gave a benefit for
Mrs. Lillian Hudgins at Arlington
Hall Wednesday night which was
very largely attended and netted
something over $40 for the unfortu-
nate woman.
Rev. DR.. A. J. Carey, pastor of
QuiEn Chapel, has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver the commencement
address to the graduating class of
Straight University of New Orleans on
the 9th inst -
Stephen Pacini, white, was shot
early Tuesday morning in a State
street saloon. He is at Mercy hospi-
tai and identified Early w. Mason as
the man who fired the shot, and he
was arrested. Pacini is in bad con-
dition. E@tE
Last Friday evening a committee Of
ladies gave social at the residence of
Mrs. Arthur Wells, 1859 Dearborn
street, complimentary. to MI Charles
s.. Sager, author of Darkness and
Dawn Quite a number were pres
ent and had a pleasant time.
Disease Exterminator kills insects,
fhr
and silver bugs Instantly. BY mail, IL
cents in stamps. Northern Eel Skin
and Oil Co., Geo. Jas. Washington.
Egr., l93 Washington street. Chicago,
Monday evening the Eighth Bat
talon band and non-commissioned.
staff gave a dance and reception at
the Armory, Thirty street. be-
tween Wabash and Michigan avenues.
Mainly through the efforts of It. Col.
j. H. Johnson, adjutant, the affair
was grand success.
Charlie Grant, the Columbia Giants
crack second baseman, and who was
the Indian" on Mugsy McGraw's Bal
tlmore team, has gone to that city to
play: second base for McGraw. This
makes Charles second trial. We
hope that he will stick this time and
teach the boys that an Afro-American
can play star ball.
The United Brethren of Friendship
of Chicago had their annual parade
and sermon last Sunday. The order
headed by its own brass band, march
ed from it's hall, Twenty-second street,
down Dearborn to Olivet Baptist.
where the Rev. J. F. Thomas preached
the annual sermon to a large and an
preciative audience. -s|
The Appomattox Club, 3144 Wabash
avenue, will hereafter on every Fri
day afternoon, from to O'Clock. be
open exclusively for ladies' No gen
uemen will be admitted during these
hours. The method of entertainment
Will be left entirely to the ladies.
Inc large and spacious apartments of
the handsomely furnished club will
De completely at their command.
Ex-Commissioner . Edward H.
Wright can be found by his clients
and friends at his new office, SUITE 421
z6o South Clark street. A visit to the
commodlous offices of Mr. Wright will
convince anyone that he is doing a |
splendld law business. Mr.. B. f.
Mesely has opened branch office with
Mr. Wright and can be found there
between the hours Of II m. and 9 n m
Mrs: Anna Lee, wife of Mr.. Henry !
Lee, died Sunday morning, May 10
having been sick for many weeks and I
was buried Wednesday morning from +
residence, l73 East Sixty-fourth street.
Mrs. Lee leaves a husband and two
sons, one of whom is now lying quite
Ill; mother, sisters, a host Of rela-
yves and friends, to mourn her loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee had been married +
tnlrty-one years, and are old residents
of Chicago.
me musical and literary concert fori
the benefit of Fisk University Of Nash
Vile, Tenn, at Grace Presbyterian
Church, by the Fisk Club, on Monday
evening, May 27th promises to be q
most entertaining and enjoyable affair,
Fisk University is most deserving in
stitution, and it is to be hoped that
the concert will prove a financial sue
cess. Miss Sally Jones, Mrs. T.. w
Cummings, Richard B. Harrison and
others will participate in the concert.
5 The True Reformers, an Afro
American order that has been unusual
~ successful in Virginia and other
Southern states, and which has pai6
out over $685., 900 in death benefits, has
recently had established j several i
branches in Chicago and promises to