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Among Afro-Americans Of the Cap.
ital of this Great and Glorious Ma.
ton for our Many Readers. 11.. -
Special Correspondence THE APPEAL.
Washington, Oct 5. President Roose
welt returned to Washington Satur-
day, the picture Of physical health and
strength The President occupies a
warmer place in the hearts of the
residents of washington than his pre-
decessors. No less than $4,000 peo'
pie assembled on Pennsylvania avenue
between the depot and the White
house and give the chief executive
decorous but enthusiastic welcome.
Prof. w. E. B. Du Bots delivered an
address at the Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon on 1.-The Story OF
a Young Man." to a large and enthu
siastic audience.
The Washington Y. M. G. A. discuss
ed Policies at the meeting Sunday
The name Young Mems Christian AS
sociation is a misnomer SO far as the
Washington branch is concerned for
one fixed policy of the Association is
the rigid drawing of the color-line
They declare that they are anxious
for the conversion Of the AfrO-Ameri
cans but the work must be done in
a separate building where Caucasians
will not be contaminated by the pres
ence of Afro-Americans. II the so
called Christians in the Washington
Y. M. c. A. are soldiers of Christ, they
are a long way from headquarters.
Superintendent w. S. Montgomery
of the schools, addressed the Lyceun1
of the Second Baptist Church, after
noon. on the subject: Some Thoughts
on Educational Topics
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
address the National Association OF
Colored Agriculture and Mechanical
Colleges at Richmond Va. December
27.
The police census of Washington
is now complete. The revised figures
give the population as 1923, 1927, 1923
white and 95,695 Colored.
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Mr. w. l.. Houston, Grand Director
of the G. U. A. o. F.. has returned
from a tour of Maryland and Virginia
in the interest of the order.
Dr. Lemuel w. Livingstone, who
was appointed United States consul
to Cape Haytien, Haiti, in President
McKinleys first term, has returned
to the United States for a short va
cation, part of which he will spend
in this city. He is accompanied by
his wife, who will join him. in a trip
to his home in Florida. DR.. Living
lean fleet in the war between this coun-
try and Spain, and showed marked abil-
ity in looking after American interests
when civil stife in the island seriously
threatened them.
Daniel. M. Jackson Of Chicago has
been appointed U. S. Consular agent
at Guanamato, Mexico, at the request
of Senator Cullom. Mr.. Jackson is
a we'll known undertaken.
Miss Cora J. Hawkins, one of Chi
cago's most accomplished young ladies
Department of Agriculture, all through
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after having passed the requisite eX-
animation.
While a few Afro-Ameritans are
venting their spleen on Booker r.
Washington, because OF his views on
the necessity Of manual training for
the race, in many communities in
the manual training idea is growing
and the Washington idea is being
indicated.
New York's first Manual training
High School was officially set under
way Saturday afternoon by the lay
ing Of the cornerstone of the new
Stuyvesant High School in Fifteenth
Street, near First Avenue When
completed the school will be the finest
of it's kind in the United States.
The entire expense of the Presi-
dents Southern trip, amounting to
between $4,000 and $4,000, will be
paid by the President out of his own
pocket. The president has arranged
to defray the expenses of the entire
journey at the regular tariff rates
and will accept no reduction from
those rates.
Acting Postmaster General Hitch
cock has just issued a circular re-
newing the campaign inaugurated re-
Gently by the government which de-
bars from the mails every postal
card bearing picture or language
that is obscene, indecent, or improper
ly suggestive.
George w. Ellis. Esq. secretary OF
the United States legation at Monrovia,
Liberia, is in the city on leave of alb.
sence.
The Department of Agriculture has
imported from Malta sixty milking
goats which will be fed MIXED and
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