The Washington bee., 1901-06-08

silver, gold and wooden ware. There
were also money of gold and silver
contributions. Two very handsome
cakes, both fruit, came from the bak-
ing hrms Of Messrs Frank RUSSELL and
D. Volland.
The retirement of Fire Chief Paris
month ago brings vividlv to notice
another class Of public servants, who
should receive the same avoWal for
long tenure of service. The school
teacher who has donated a life's am
bitiOn TO the ennoblement of youthful
progenies, would feel it a just COM
fort, if she knew at the end of an &C
tive career, that a reward was await
ing for the untlinching fidelity she had
shown in her effort to make useful
men and women. The government
never hesitates to pension her disabled
soldiers and sailors or other employ
ees, who have served a generation or
more; but when the poor teacher
appeals TO the extent that she is
disqualified and can no longer be &C
tive in the capacity designated, no
heed is paid and she IS forced upon
the bricks totally uncared for. No
employee faces a graver danger than
she and let us hope al the next session
of Congress that some provision VIII
be made where in the names OF those
who have become disabled IN the line
of national instruction, will be placed
upon the pension rolls of our govern
ment.
Seldom Washington enjoys the ami
mus of a visitor TO The immensely,
where the highest appreciation lives in
region of poWerleSS description,
when an attempt is made to beautlfy
lovliness. Indeed love is sacred and
carries with it such sublime effects
that volumes have failed TO solve her
insurmOuntable intricaCies. Friends
come and friends go. Their coming
and going are purely automatic and
only become formulative, when some
special effort is made to ascertain
whether or not the soul is alive to in
terpretation. Such ideas confuse
rather than inform. The COngenial
| parsonage under our present conSid-
Grafton has so impressed the social
! life Of this great city, that submission
! seems the only ~edeeming resort left.
| Miss Maggie Penn has only been with
| US a short time, but far better than
wears soIfriendship, her pleasing man
ner and decOrous demeanOr have en-
/ circled about her such a net work of
popularity, that her departure at this
| |iuncture can scarcely be entertained. By
| those, whose good fortune it is to meet
! her, Miss Penn is ever agreeable and
constitutes the morning of most in
spring wOmanhoOd. She handles the
piano with critical care and renders
with unbrOken metaphor the very
| best selections of to-day. As a con-
versationalist, Miss Penn is modest
and talks upon topics of a utilitarian
nature, observing at all times the
grace of freedom and the Importance
of discretion.
The New York Tribun of June I in
refined editorial styles our own
Bishop Derrick a sage and PhIlosO-
pher. Eliminating from such 4 source
as it does and knowing the generous
spirit this able journal has always dis
PLAYED toward our people, 1t is need
less to question its sincerity. At the
African Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence recently held in the city Of Brook
| lvn Bishop William B. Derrick preSid-
ed. His commanding bearing and
patriarChal influence were dOubtlesSly
the two check reins used in holding
his flock together so nicely. The
main object of the Convention was to
transact business pertaining TO the
Church connection. But aside from
this several committees, were organ
lied for the purpose of looking into
various matters. To one fell the task
of investigating the condition of the
country. Many phases unsatisfactory
were noted including the state of the
negro in South Carolina, but Bishop
Derrick said, Let Iillman alone.
He is too bad 10 be noticed and all
YOU might say would only recoil on
Yourselves. For the Bishop perhaps
this was well enough, but the com
mittee, who had labored and got to-
gether a neatly arranged report saw
| no reason why they should be deprived
of presenting it to the conference.
The chairman objected and inquired of
the Bishop if he merely wanted a
blank piece Of paper as a report.
&" Yes" replied the Bishop g A blank
piece of paper is a great deal better
than a lot of iuhammatory rubbish.
IQSL IeDOIl. W Z nave CAdlllAAlCNAg III
to the condition of the country" cor
tinued the chairman. We ind the
United States It peace with all the
"a World." That will do first rate. ="
Bishop Derrick is right. Unnecessary
entanglements are too evident in our
conferences and a few other presiding
officers like the good bishop would
lead TO the adjustment OF rubbish,
infiammatory and other wise, that is
bound 10 permeate meetings. where
hotheads fanatics and halfwitted dema-
gogues have anything to say. A blank
piece of paper could very often serve
the purpose and it is heartily hoped
that all future conferences will adopt
the plan here suggested and not give
to the right thinking world lot oftraSh
too insignificant to be rehearsed.
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