The Washington bee., 1902-11-15
NEW YORK AND THE NEGRO.
What He is Doing Politics and So
cial Life, Ect.-Lse the Ex-Leader
of Negro Tanmany VS.. John Bell
What Major Poole says.

took trip 10 New York last Sat-
| uTdaY and arrived there at o'clock
| went directly to Broo ,lyn and trans
acted my business and Tetu ned to
New York City. Attorney Thomas
L. Jones accompanied me, he had
business on Third Avenue so we part
ed,
On Sunday called at his hotel known
: the Marshallette one of the best
places in the city conducted by Afro
Americans. The Lotel MaCeO is an
other popular resort where many Wash
ingtonians may be found. Tne pro.
prietor of this house is Benjaman F.
Thomas, formerly Of Georgia, he is n
atteable and pleasing gentleman, bis
wife was New Haven belle and IS
full of business,
TIE MaIshallette is conducted by
James L. and George Z. Marshall two
10 TO date business men.
| saw the famous Bob Cole who WAS
taken a select breakfast, he was seat
al the table in the Marshalette with
his business manager Wm. Johnson.
Mr.. Cole is full of business and as
you know he is genius. He is now a
high salaried con- edian and an origi-
nal comedy and song writer. II IS
conducting his original pay tip to
COontOwn.
Learned from reliable sources that
Mr.. Cole has a mother and FIVE sisters
whom he supports IN style in an afiS-
tocrauC section Of New York lie is
now playing to CroWed audiences
IL POLITICS.
The negro in New York is not doing so
much since the retirement Of Ed. Lee
from the head of negro Tammany.
Major Poole informed the writer
that Air. Lee has accomplished more
for the negro than any man in the
state. The present head of the negro
Tammany is unable to do what Mr.,
Lee has done. Mr.. Lee would always
demand and secure recognition for the
negro whenever they deserved it. The
white democrats thought Mr.. Lee was
too arrogant, and when dissatisfaction
arose and Mr.. Lees leadership was
questioned and his work for his people
deprecated, he decided to resign as
the leader.
Major Poole is of the opinion that
he will organize a negro republican or
ganization. Ifhe does he will be a
factor in politics.
Mr.. Lee may not have so much edu-
cation as many others, but he posses
5es more political sagacity and good
Judgment than all of his OppOsers,
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
New York Society is of lively order.
There are many sWells in the city.
They eat, drink and dress. On Sun
day you can see the Colored society in
its best.
The men and women dress in the
height of fashion. They know how TO
dress and they do not fail to demon
strate the factthat they know the art.
Passing St. Marks and the big
Baptist church, on sgd. street last Sun
day morning the dresses ofthe women
were gorgeous. The men are wear
ing the latest style of coat The Hay
market.
There is good society in Brooklyn
and Flushing, If you want to see
fashionable life among Afro-AmericanS
ySu will see it in Rev York.
THE SONS OF NEW YORK.
At one time great organization vas
disbanded. The Sons of New York
are no more, The members are scat
tered in every direction, the only rel
ic | saw was MAJOR Poole
Attorney Thomas L. Jones is not
used TO travelling on water. On his
way from Jersey city to New York and
not knowing that he was on one of
Henry barges. he remarked when he
was IN the middle of the Hudson river,
"What time does this boat start" A
dago looked in his face and told him
to look out and he would see the stat
ue of liberty. He was in the middle of
the Hudson. The general impression
in New York was that Molineux would
be acquitted. ExLieut. Gov. Woodruff
IS the coming man in the state. The
New York Age is highly thought OF
in the city. Ithas monopoly. OF
course we attended church and ban
tism and returned Monday.
The editor.