The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-06-24

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smiling countenance around the CITY
Hall. but they can rest assured that
no will continue to ride at the top OF
the political waves.
Col. r. F. Moseley. who is willing 10
make the race for one of the municipal
iudgeships in 1905. so FAR has failed
TO send us the name OF the fresh
married lady. who tore the mask from
his face az the masked ball given by
the Appamattox Club, las; February.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ]. Buckner, GAO
ST. Lawrence ave. entertained num-
Der OF friends Wednesday evening.
Whist and music was the order OF the
evenings enjoyment Mr.. and Mrs.
Buckner will leave Chicago next week
for a weeks engagement at the WIS
consin Chautauqua.
The Letter Carriers Picnic and Re
union at Elliott's Park, was grand
success. between eight and ten thous-
and people were on the grounds. and
they greatly enjoyed the outing. 1t
was an orderly and a good natured
crowd. Several Afro-American letter
carriers served with their white asso-
GATES on the various committees.
The services at the opening Of
Queen Esther Mission. 5O40 State St,
were well attended last Sunday. and
16 persons cast their lot with. and
were taken into the fold. This COM
ing Sunday evening Rev. Mrs. Hill will
begin an old fashioned revival. which
will last for several weeks. and all
sinners will be welcomed up to the
mOurner's bench.
Mayor Dunno. at the meeting of the
City Council Monday evening. selected
the following persons as a part of his
official family: Commissioner Of
Health, Dr. Charles ]. Whalen; City
Collector. John E. Traeger; City Seal
er. Joseph Grein. Board of Education,
Trustees. Mrs. EmmOns Blaine, Miss
Jane Adams. DR.. Cornelia B. De Bey.
John c. Harding. Emil W. Ritter. Mod
lie ]. Spiegel Each and every one of
these new appointees represent the
best type Of American citizenship and
they will reflect great credit on the
present administration
Miss Portia NJ Washington. daugh-
ter of Booker T. Washington. was one
OF the twenty-five young women who
were graduated from Bradford acad-
envy at Haverhill. Mass. at the COM
mencement exercises last week. Miss
Washington is the first cOlored woman
to receive a diploma from the institu.
ton. which is one of the oldest seats
OF learning in this country. She has
been one Of the most popular students
at the academy in the four years of her
stay. She took a course in music and
will shortly go abroad to study music
in Berlin. Her father was one Of the
guests at the graduating exercises.
Miss Washington took part in the ex,
ercises. playing a piano solo.
We have in New Orleans separate
street cars; that is. the cars are par
titioned with little or no space for
colored patrons. The screen is NOV
able. A highly respectable colored
woman and daughter recently boarded
car and took seats set apart for
"colored patrons" As passengers
came on the conductor removed the
screen further back and asked the
cOlored passengers to sit in a small
space little less than a cage. The
woman refused, saying she was as.
/ signed to the seat she was then occu-
pying and remained in il TO the end
OF her journey. She was arrested
charged with violating the separate,
car law, placed in prison over night
and fined $25. Let il be noticed that
she sat in the colered compartment,
but the conductor later moved the
screen, placing her in the white side
What justice, 1t would be hard to
make that woman and many others
believe that justice can be had for
any cOlOred person.-Southwesterr
/ Christian Advocate.
Last Sunday afternoon the corner
stone of the Mount Carmel Colored
Baptist church. Oak Park. was laid by
the Grand United Order Of Odd Eel
lows Of the State of Illinois. Crane
Master Byrd. Grand Secretary p. W
Johnston and Rev. H. w. Knight o
the Friendship Baptist church. Chi
cago. had charge of the ceremonies
Rev. William E. Barton Of the FRS
Congregational church, Oak Park, de
livered short address.
Preceded by George w. Palmer, mar