The broad ax., 1906-05-19

Cooper $3.50 Stdtc OI- gave SNN'N
Post Card Social, for the benefit Of tn
Phyllis Wheatley Club Home. A'Conuu
drum lunch was served. The affair was
well attended.
William A. Doyle seems to be grow
ing in favor with the voters in all sec
tons of Cook County, as the logical SUI
cessor of the late Judge M. F. Tuiey
and it is freely predicted that he will
be elected Judge of the Circuit CouT
Monday June 9Th.
Miss Marie Thomas of Richmond,
Va, who has for the past six weeks
been visiting Mrs. Nelson Williams 4SJS
Armour ave, left for her home last eve
ming. Miss Thomas is trained nurse
and a graduate from the Freedmans
Hospital Washingtos, D. C., of the class
of 1904 and being well pleased with Oh
cago she expects to return to the city n
the fall and make it her permanent
home.
William L O'Connell, has been Sc
lected by Mayor Dunno as the new Com
missioner of Public Works, and John L.
Werdell, as Deputy Commissioner, ami
the City Council at its meeting Monday
evening promptly confirmed both APP
pointments, and the many friends of
Commissioner O'Connell, are heartily
congratulating him on securing the SIX
thousand dollar year plum
Rev. DR.. w. P. Thirkield. founder and
formerly President of the Grammon
Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga, has
been unanimously chosen President of
Howard University Washington D. C., TO
succeed its late President John Gordon.
For many years Dr. Thirkield has been
greatly interested in educational work
among the Afro-Americans in the South.
and he is eminently fitted to serve as
President of Howard University.
The legislature of Ill, after monkey
ing around for almost one month has
finally passed the Trautmann-Shurtleff
Primary election bill which will go into
effect throughout the State on and after
the first day of July, and primaries cal.
be held under the new law the first Sat
urday in August. The new primary
measure is just the thing for the boss
politicians, and the chairman of the val
ious county committees.
1t is said that Mrs. Fannie B. VII
hams, has finally been turned out in the
street, by the United Brotherhood, 32;z
State street, owing to the fact that snC
Is not sufficiently educated to keep the
books intelligently for that great order
which seems to be fading out of the
minds of the people" and Miss Jackson
whose mother cleaned US up for one dol
lar as six months subscription to The
Broad AK, will serve as bookkeeper for
the United Brotherhood in place of Mrs.
Williams
Mrs. c P. Woolley, Mrs. Geo. c.
Hall, Mrs. Chas, Jackson, Mrs. S. F.
Lynn, Rev Florence Buck of Kenosna.
Wis, Miss Blanche Shaw, together, with
Mess. Lloyd G. Wheeler Sr., formerly
of Chicago, but now Purchasing Agent
and residents of Tuskegee Schools,
Geo. R. Arthur and Noah D. Thomp-
son were guests at the Hull Hous-
Theatre, Tuesday evening where they
witnessed THE Pillars of Society"
play of four acts written by Henrik
Isben and staged by the Hull House
Dramatic Association.
Wednesday afternoon julius F. Taylor
addressed the members of the Phyllis
Wheatly Woman's Club, who have re-
Gently bought nice home for its meEl-
bers at $500 Forest av., at the Frederick
Douglass Center, 3o32 Wabash ave, OH
-Four Years Among the Mornons
which seemed to be quite interesting to
tht ladies. At the conclusion of our ad-
dress and after relating our personal ex-
periences with the Mormon people. Mrs.
Schloss and Mrs. Gurslley two
highly cultivated, broad and liberal
minded Jewish ladies, who are deeply
interested IN the success of the Marion
Club or home, made some timely and en-
eouraging remarks which were highly
appreciated, by. those who had the hor
ror OF listening to them and rising vote
oil thanks was extended to them and the
principal speaker
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