The colored American., 1901-01-12

,rbo Chicago Off e of The COlored Ameri
located al SO Dearborn st., suite 412.l
Cbica 20 Ill. Spe ciaI-Mr Cyrus FIeIC
ADAMS who was appointed yesteTda!
an osaistant register OF the Treasury q
Iosh1ngtOn, is one of the prOminen
,,I|rpd men of the country and is th,
eJi5a e5i5oT and publisher Of The Appeal, on,
oEnur p 1iOTed newspapers of consider
VI obIo i'm OrtauCe. Mr.. Adams took al
ao+'yp mart In the late presidential cam
n.ign. no til generally understood tina
Sanofnrs CullOm anu NJ 3sOn and Mr.
Ives of The netionaI committee useC
tbeir inf Ienc8 IN securing this appoint
mont Mr., Adams says that he was
not nromised an office and the eappOint
mani was something in the nature OF {
Vow Years pre- ent. He COM menceC
the study Of foreign languages and il
IfQl visited Europe for this pur pose
0o his return he was appointed pro.
fagaor cf the German language in the
state University, L 'uisville. Ky. II
19Q5 he laun ;hed The Appeal. At the
Ami election last year Mr.. Adams was
eIected south town clerk. This is the
onlV political Office be has held Mr.
adams is also president OF the National
Afrl-Ameucan Press Association.
The club house Of the AppOmattOx
Climb was opened Saturday night at
3144 Wabash Ave. An elaborate pro
gram has been prepared for the Oc.
c,sIon and the affair will close with a
smoker ald the installation Of the of
feprg OF the organization, who are:
President, EX-COmmissiOner E. H
Wdght:vice presidents. DR.. A A We5
lev: VIM r CoWan; secretaries, Robt.
Y Jackson and James II. JOhnsO }:
treasurer, Albert II GarTet; and Seward
W French chairman OF the executive
committee. The club building is three
story brick building with q basement.
and has been elabOrately furnished
with all the modern appointments for
club houses. 1t is regarded as thu most
pretentiOus club home maintained for
cOlorad men in this section of the cOun
try. The AppCmsttoX Is composed hief
ly of the men who constituted the
membership OF the disbanded Sumner
Club, It will differ from the Sumner
Club, however, by reasOn Of It's being q
social organization rather than political
in character. FactiOnal parties is said
to have been the rock on which the
older club was wrecked, and the pro
mOters Of the new C ub are determined
to avoid another disaster Of the kind
that destroyed the Sumner Club.
The lyceum Of Grace Pres Oyterian
church gave their musical program
yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock The
first Sunday in each month is devoted
music or a mixture of both whic a
makes this Organiz alton very attractive.
The program was furnished by Mr.
Pedro Tinsley and Judging by the
warm reception the participants re
Celved at the end OF the program it was
enjoyed by all present. The program
was as follows: In MemOr1sm COleridge
Taylor, Isratel, King, Mr Pedro Tins
icy; o Holy Night, Adams, Miss Marion
Lindsey; Lord God Of Arahsm, Men
delSslhn. Die 3iden Grenadiers. Snhu'
mann. Me- Gustave HOlmq quist; Fan
taS'e DeBsTiNt, Mr.. John Shaw; Honor
and Arms, Hande', Mr.. Pedro TiUsley;
Il Know That My Redeemer Livath, I"
Handel, Miss Marion Lindsey; Why do
the nations rsg9 so furiOusly together?
Handel, hIr. Gustave HolmQuist; Miss
Daisy RCbinsOn accompanies
Mr. P, d. Armour one of ChicagO's
Wealthiest citIZ Ms died Yesterday at his
pa aual residence 2II5 Prairie Ave. Mr..
Armour was at the head Of the great
backing cOn3erF of Armour and Go.
lie is one Of the few wealthy men
VIII 'm the poor can monrn as a loss. He
hSd large humber Of depeDdants to
whom he gave regularly. He was q
large donor to Provident Hospital and
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