The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-06-11

Mrs ]. H. Hill, Of the School Of Do
nestle an and Science, wiz address the
Phyllis Wheatlsy GLIB "Wednesday
afternoon.f june IS. At 2 O'Clock at the
residence Of Mrs. McLiss Lee, z6z5 Wa
bash avenue. The public is invited
The Index Of Stanton, Va, endeavors
70 take The Broad AK 10 task in its last
issue because il win not fall down and
worship at the golden feet Of Brooker
T. Washington, but its criticism Of this
paper is 50 bungled up that II IS no,
worth reproducing in these columns
Mrs. Hattie Smith, soII Dearborn
street, last Friday, june Sd, secured a
divorce from her late husband, Samuel
Smith, on the ground Of. desertion.
Judge TuthiH decided that Mr. Smith
was unable to maintain his wife, and
three or four other ladies IN irst-elass
style. so he granted Mrs. Smith her
decree, who was represented by Col.
Robert NJ. Mitchell.
Frank w. King who was for some
time connected with VIM. NJ Porter ia
the undertaking business at 3IIo State
street, is now engaged in the same line
OF business for himslf at Coz Central ay,
Cleveland, o., and in the fall Mrs.
King win break up housekeeping at $50
street and join her husband IN that
city where he seems to be meeting with
s-soceSs.
Alderman Michael thinner is being
urged by many leaders of Democracy
for the nomination as President of the
Board of County Commissioners. Alder
man thinner is a Ievel-headed business
man, and being very popular and well
known his nomination would add
strength to the county ticket.
Booker Washington's boy, Booker,
Jr,, seems to be getting along all right
at DR.. Benner's school, Wellesley, Mass.
He's catcher on the nine and forward on
the basketball team, is getting up de-
batting society, and expects to be thunp-
ing pretty soon in the school drum crops
Besides, he's doing well in his studies
The Hopkins, Hearst and Harrison
forces will enter into a death struggle
at Springfield over the selection of a
new member Of the national committee
Millard F. Dunlap of Jacksonville viii
be the choice of the Mearst supporters
for that position. Mayor Carter H. Har
rison thinks he viii land the plum, but
the leading politicians throughout the
state are more than willing to put up
their money that John P. Hopkins, and
his loyal followers and able lieutenants
viii name the man to succeed Thomas
Gahan as the Illinois member of the
Democratic National Committee.
We would like for some Of our good
ministers to tell us what discipline IN
a church means, and if It means any
thing at all, why not enforce it to some
extent.
Do you know you are destroying |
he influence of the church and ruin |
ing the chances of the Negro race by |
this luke-warm, goahead, uncoRcerned, |
norway of doing business? Members |
are left to do as they please. Too many |
people join the church now for a cloak
Preachers say, @You must not say any
thing about that, for she IS Miss or Mrs. |
so-and-So.-The Rising Son, Kansas
City, Mo.
One Of the most unique entertain
nents of the season will be given by the
Phyllis Wheatley Club at the residence
Of Mrs. Duke McEwen, 900 Dearborn |
street, Thursday evening, June 10. The
and friends viii be attired in
japanese costumes, japanese ornaments
md fans viii be on sale. A musical
program, games. and dancing viii be
he features of the evening. An are vel
some. Admission Ioc
Rev. Abraham Lincoln Murray and
many of his brethren and sisters came
rey near getting into a rough and tum-
lie jam while the Lords supper was be-
ng administered at Bethel Church last
sunday. Considerable trouble has been
Irewing between Rev. Murray and his
lock for some time, a majority Of the
,lder heads claim that he rs to fast or
Witt to suit them" and many of the
who willingly gave up
heir money a little over a year ago
or the purpose of assisting their pastor
nd Rev. David Raining Wilkins to land
be writer in jail for having the courage
publish the truth respecting his IN
Ministerial actions, are just beginning to
ct the dust out Of their eyes and they
re now rampant TO unfrock the Rev.