The colored American., 1903-02-28
THE PASSING SHOW

confectionary parlorS, in which three
school teachers were snubbed, heavily
oyercharged and publicly Inundated.
Attracted by the delightful flavor OF
the drip coffee, rolls, ETC., they de-
cided to enter and to sample those
splendid evidences Of taste. Many
minutes elapsed before anyone came
to wait on them; nnally they were
served The ladies, anticipating un-
necessary trouble. consulted the menu,
secured the prices and ordered ac-
cordingly. The aggregate amount OF
the bill was forty-five cents. The
checks called for ninety-five. They
demonstrated with the cashier, but
she referred them to the manager.
After a prolonged discussion, seeing
that the case was hopeless, they paid
the bill, and left the cafe in a mood
very much after the fashion of
''Gaston and Alphonse" type. We have
no comment to make. 1t is TOO un-
fortunate. A law should be enacted
t. cover such occurrences. The hack
man, cabman and express man are
grossly fined fo excessive extort1ons
in their line of business, why not
fine the cafe man, who offence is even
graver? Any price stipulated and
demanded you must pay. There is
no redress. Boycott such second-cIaSS
hoodlums, and you will be free from
these prejudicial encounters. AS long
as we are denied the rights of equal
ity, whether at the lunch counter, in
the dining room, or at the play house,
entanglements of this description are
sure to follow.
Mrs Robert Pelham is acting tenn
porary organiSt of the 18th Street
Presbyterian Church, in the absence
of Miss Imogene Wormley, who is suf-
fering from nervous prostrations-
Mr.. Benjamin Franklin Morrison, an
employee of the Bureau OF Education,
has just returned from Tuscaloosa,
Ala. where he went to attend the
funeral of a sister.
Miss Fannette walker, the talented
neice of Lawyer Thomas Walker, is
a close student of the master music
ians Her piano renditions are d1fh-
cult and would do credit to any high
class artist.
Miss Lucy Wilhoite, of Culpeper,
Va, will reside with her cousin, Mrs.
George Davis, 1435 w street, north
west. for the winter. Miss WilhOite
is quite winning, and has personal
ity that it catching.
The model lessons by the second
grade Model teachers last week, were
the finest in years. Several new me-
thods were introduced which were
kindly received and regarded as siS-
nificant to success in a school room.
The teachers assigned the particular
work deported themselves with es-
pecial GOODNESS, showing that every
point had been thoughtfully planned
The teachers who took part were:
Miss Nellie Dyson, Magruder, Build
ing Ninth Division; Miss Imogene
Wormley, Garnet Building, Tenth Dl-
vision. and Mr.. Benjiman, LoVeJoy
Building, Eleventh Division. Each
lesson was we'll attended.
Miss Fredericka d. Sprague. Matron
of the Avery College Trade School,
Allegheny. Pa, is in this city, the
guest of her sister, Miss RosabelIe
Sprague, 1928 Fifteenth Street, north
west.
Tom Harris. the rich colored cltlZen
who is running for the nomination
of Tax Receiver of Larchmont,
small superb adjoining New YORK,
gave a swell dinner at the Park View
Hotel. Wednesday night week, to
party of sixty, all of whom were
white Mr.. Harris came to Larch-
mont about twenty years ago as bell
pov in one of the local hotels. He
afterward embarked in the livery and