The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15


Social and Otherwise, Among the Afro
Americans of tho Second City OF. This
Glorious Union.
Miss Blanche Hagan will leave Chi
cago in few days to visit friends in
Detroit, Michigan.
Miss H. Kelley, 1881 Armour avenue,
who lost her mother several weeks
ago, will soon go to Buffalo to visit
friends ..-...%
THE APPEAL is without question
the best advertising medium through
which to reach the Afro-Americans OF
Chicago. ...s
Mr.. and Mrs G.. c., Simpson, lately
of Springfield, Ohio, will hereafter
make their home in Chicago at 1886 In
diana avenue. TX
Mr.. C. Topp, formerly of Nashville,
Tenn, died Monday at the Cook county
hospital, after lingering sickness of
several months. -.
Subscribers for THE APPEAL who
wish to discontinue the paper. must
send written notice to the office, prop
erly dated and e;gned.
Miss ]. E. Nickles, formerly of Hot
Springs, Ark, has concluded to make
Chicago her future home. She will re-
side at 1889 State street. @.: ..
Miss Annie Young, Of Milwaukee,
passed through Chicago this week on
her way to her former home, Zanes-
vile, Ohio. to visit relatives e.
Miss Helen Hayden, of Kansas City,
Mo, and Miss Maria Gorden of Cincin-
natl, O., are visiting friends in this
city at 3116 Groveland avenue.
Mrs Mile Jones, of Omaha, Neb.,
who has been visiting friends in Chi
cago for several days, has returned to
her home very much pleased with Chi
cage.
DR.. and Mrs. George G. Hall, of this
city, in company with DR.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Curtis, of Washington, D. c., are
visiting friends in Philadelphia this
week.
James A. Scott, attorney-at-law,c 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.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Crawley, of Sea-
tonville, Ill, who spent several days
in Chicago sightseeing, have return
ed to their home with many pleasant
recollections of their brief visit to the
city.
Mr.. J. Gray Lucas promises to put
up hot fight for Mrs. Hudgens, the
Afro-American woman charged with
killing the Jew peddler, when the case
comes up for trial in the criminal
court.
DR.. J. H. Magee, the oldest and most
active Republican politician of this
city, has not yet received the coveted
place he sought from Gov. Yates.
Patience is virtue, however, with
DR.. Magee.
Ex-County Commissioner Theodore
W. Jones, one Of Chicago's most pro-
gressive and successful Afro-American
business men, will leave for St. Louis
early next week on pleasure and
recreation trip.
Among the numerous delegates who
attended the Grand session of the In
dependent Order of Good Samaritans
last week we noticed Mrs. Fannie
Wells, Mrs. S. baltimore and Mr.. R.
Pink, all of Seatonville, Ill.
Among the visitors at the APPEAL
Office this week was Mr.. George T. Alb
bolt, a young attorney Of Nashville,
Tenn, who will locate in Chicago and
engage in the practice Of law with the
Hon. S. A. .McElWee, also of Nashville
DR.. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, the distin-
guished and eloquent divine in charge
of the All Souls Episcopal church, will
deliver Sunday evening at the Institu-
tional church sermon on the Rise
and Progress of the Black Race" IA
crowded house should greet DR.. Jones.
The Chicago friends of Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar will be pleased to know
that he is meeting with marked sue
cess in his readings in Dixieland This
week he is touring "Old Virginey,'' in
cidentally gathering fresh material for
a new story, but at the same time en-
tertaining crowded houses.
Mr.. A. D. Griffin, ex-sergeant-at-
arms of the Oregon legislature, and
editor of the New Age, Portland, Ore
gon, was a welcome visitor at the APP
peal office this week. The New Age
is one of our most valued exchanges
and is an able exponent ofaAfrO-
American ideas on public questions.
The Afro-American Business Mems
League of Chicago, under the leader
ship of Mr.. W. F. Taylor, president,
and Mr.. Lloyd j. Wheeler, chairman
OF the executive committee, are MAX
ing earnest efforts to interest the peo-
pie in the coming National Business
Mems Convention which will meet here
in August.
The Pullman porters and buffet men
running into Chicago are making a
strong effort to organize themselves
into a body for the purposes of self
protection and the establishment of a
hospital. The movement is a COM
mendable one and should meet with |
the active cooperation of every Afro-,|
American railroad man in the city.
Ex- Commissioner Edward H.
Wright can be found by his clients
and friends at his new office, suite 421.
200 South Clark street A visit to the |
commodious offices of Mr.. Wright will |
convince anyone that he is doing a |
splendid law hucinncc Mr. D u 1