The colored American., 1903-06-27

trusts IN the Lord. The evening SER
vices were well attended and DR..
Burke, OF Charleston, S. c. delivered
an effective discourse. The members
and friends OF the Second BAPTIST
church ale congratulating themselves
upon having such an able pastor and
trust his stay here may be indefinite.
Miss Rachel Hicks, of Baltimore. is
visiting in our city.
Mr.. Nathaniel Fisher. of Mfddfes-
burg, Virginia, arrived in our city this
week, for the summer. He is a quiet,
unassuming gentleman and a valuable
addition to our city young men of re-
pute and character
What Bethel Literary Society is to
Washington, the st. James Literary
Society of wE.cn Mr.. Stuart is presi-
dent is to Atlantic City. The president
is young man and it is the concensus
of opinion among the scholarly young
men of our various institutions of
learning that his brilliant attainments,
as we'll as his wonderful organizing
and executive ability, in bringing be-
fore the public such an interesting and
instructive program as last Monday
evening should be highly commended.
The numbers were all good and enthus-
iastically received and it would be in
vidious to mention one without naming
all of the participants. However, it is
due to Mr.. J. w. Waters, who read the
scholarly paper for discussion, on
Emphasis to say, the reading OF the
paper and his lucidity of style was
equalled only by the cogency of his
argument and the unanswerable char
acter OF his facts. Altogether, the lit
erary treat was an unfit to higher as
pirations of Atlantic City's public to-
ward general culture and refinement,
and the president is to be congratulate
ed upon the highly interesting pro-
gram.
Miss Louise McLane, of Gibbourgh,
n. J., who has been visiting Mrs. An
la Fruit, for the past two weeks, re-
turned to her home having greatly en-
joyed herself down by the sea.
Mr. Shortes and Mr.. Sutton, who are
conducting successfully cash grocery
store, at 127 N. Michigan avenue, are
certainly entitled to the patronage OF
their neighborhood. They have on the
market a full line of groceries OF the
best quality and their prices are as
cheap as goods can be sold. We earn
estly invite the general public to give
them a call and their efficient and
competent lady clerk and manager,
Miss Ida Hamilton, will serve you
nicely. AS common laborecs, we must
economize one for another.
Mr.. William J. Parker, of Howard
Law School, has returned to our city
and is a prominent figure in our liter
ary societies, especially during general
debate.
The Bellmen Musical and Reception
dominates the social life of our city at
present. Fitzgerald Auditorium, with
all it's attendant color of scene and
events. will see it's third annual recep-
ton on July 10th. Not since year
ago when they won first place to So
cial distinction has more intense con-
Germ been evinced. Great as was the
popular enthusiasm a year ago, 1t is
even more marked to-day. In the col
ored business places, in the streets and
throughout the hotels, the Bellmen's
musical reception is the engrossing top
ic. Mr.. Adolph Robinson, OF the Grand
Atlantic. is president Of the Assocla-
lington and Mr.. T. G. Hammond, OF
the Brighton, is chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee. The former is hust-
ling product of the northland, and is
sample of the young generation or col
ored men to rise from the debths TO
the heights of noble manhood. The
latter is a representative of that class
of young men who are progressive and
enterprising, and who are steadily
making their way to position OF COM
manding prominence; hence the impor-
tance of his appointment at the mead