The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-05-18


Social and otherwise, Among the AFRO
Anericansof the Second City OF This
Glorious Union. .
Mrs. P. W. Carmore, 5117 Dearborn
street, has returned from an extended
visit to the sunny South.
The marriage of Mr.. Milton Keene
to Miss Elsie Oliver is announced to-
take place early in June
Mr.: and Mrs. julius N. Avendoph
etertained a number Of their personal
friends at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. L. Henderson, of Kansas
City, Mo-, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ford, SOL Fifty-sixth street.
Miss T. Morton, lately of Nashville.
Tenn, but now residing at 223 Twenty
third street, will live permanently in
Chicago. s..." T.
THE APPEAL is without question
the best advertising medium through
which to reach the Afro-Americans of
Chicago. -,
The friends OF Mrs. Carney Thomas.
1896 Armour avenue, will be pleased
to learn that she is recovering from
her recent Illness. .. u
Subscribers for THE APPEAL who
wish to discontinue the paper must
send written notice to- the Office, prop
erly dated and gigned
Mrs. Matte Philips Brooks, 1915
State street, who has been confined to
her bed for the past ten days. is re-
ported to be improving. >.
The ever-genial and pleasant gentle
man, Mr.. Phil Miller, spent a few days
in Chicago this week, to the delight
Of his numerous friends. -
Don't fail to attend the Fisk Club
concert Monday, May 27, at Grace
presbyterian church for the benefr of
FISK University. Best local talent.
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. /
Mr.. Arthur Anderson, 3115 Dearborn
street, had the misfortune to meet with
painful accident Monday evening by
falling down the steps at his home
He is improving. '... e.e
Do you want to preach? Learn at
nome. Send two-cent stamp to Prof
II. 3. Hewitt for catalogue of Core
spondence Bible School. 29OS Maya
zine street. New Orleans. La.
Mr. ]. E. Johnson, Of St. Paul, Mimi,
was in the city a few hours Monday.
on his way to his old home in Mo-
bile, Ala, where he will spend few
weeks visiting his parents and friends.
Mr.. w. Forrest Cozart, the we'll
known author of the "Waiters' Manu-
al and prince of head-waiters. for
merly of Chicago, but now. of Cleve-
land, O., was pleasant visitor at the
APPEAL office last Tuesday. r
1t is said that attorneys for the Fed
Grafton of German Societies will at
once file a petition in the superior
court OF Cook county praying for an
injunction to restrain the board of
education from spending 100000 in
free sehool-book distribution.
The Monarch Insect and Contagious
Disease Exterminator. kills Insects.
bugs, reaches, moths, mosquitoes, ants
and silver bugs instantly. BY mail. IL
cents in stamps. Northern Eel Skin
and Oil Co., Geo. Jas. Washington.
Mgr, 1913 Washington street. Chicago.
Miss Nina Davis, Miss Victoria
Smith, Miss Blanche Hagan, Miss
Blanche Wright and a number of 9th
er society young ladies met Monday
evening and organized social club.
A grand society affair is being planned
for the near future. Look to your laur-
els, young men- ~-.. ...
Much rivalry is being shown in the
race for the sColonelcy of the new
Eighth Regiment, Illinois National
Guard. Col. J. r. Marshall, Maj. F. A.
Denison, Maj. R. R. Jackson, Maj. Ben
Johnson and hundred other Afro
Americans are aspirants for the posi-
ton. Col. Marshall will be the sue
cessful man, however $3.50 s s
The APPEAL office was honored
Tuesday by very pleasant visit from
Rev. G. Williams, the noted Afro
American evangelist, who recently Gre
ated such a stir by publicly proclaim
ing that God had given him notice of
the fact that he was to be the new
Moses of the race He commences his
work here in Chicago. A splendid
place, indeed, to begin
Ex-Commissioner Edward H.
Wright can be found by his clients
and friends at his new office, suite 421,
260 South Clark street. A visit to the
commodious offices of Mr.. Wright will
convince anyone that he is doing a
splendid law business Mr.. B. F.
Mosely has opened branch office with
Mr.. Wright and can be found there
between the hours of II m. and o. m.
After an exciting contest last Mon
day, the board of Cook county com
missioners referred the report of the
special investigating committee of
county hospital affairs, to the public
service committee. 1t is understood
that Warden Graham has handed his
resignation to President Hanberg, and
the latter will accept the same and
name new warden at next meeting of
the board.
The musical and literary concert for
the benefit Of Fisk University of Nash |
vile, Tenn, at Grace Presbyterian
Church, by the Fisk Club, on Monday
evening. May 9th, promises to be a |
most entertaining and enjoyable affair |
Fisk University is most deserving in
stitution, and it is to be hoped that |
the concert will prove financial sue
cess. Miss Sally Jones, Mrs. L. w.
Cummings, Richard B. Harrison and
others will participate in the concert.
Early Sunday morning as Frank
Wilson was passing Clark and Division
streets, he was set. upon by one Frank |
Hurley and several other white men