The new age., 1907-03-02


of our people. Call and get acquaint-
ed with him. If
Mr.. T. B. Hall left last Sunday for
Tonopah, New.
Mrs. Geo. w. Kinney was taken to
the Good Samaritan hospital last
week, suffering with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Thompson.
formerly Of this city, lately of Seattle.
Wash, have returned and contemplate
residing here again.
Mrs. J. Manley was the recipient Of
the sad news of the death of her sis
ter, who passed away on the 18th inst.
at Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mr.. H. M. Grays, of No. $40 Union
Ave. ~, is spending a short vacation
from his work at the mines in North
ern California, with his family.
Mr.. Sam George the genial and pop
ular porter of Jas. Fullilove's tonsorial
parlors, returned last week after a
months absence at Tonopah, New.
Mr. Jas. Manley, of 393 Front street,
left Monday evening to visit friends in
San Francisco and Oakland, Cal She
expects to be gone several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Perring, lately
of Tuscon, Arizona, are recent arrivals
in our city, and being favorably i'm
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a residence and remaining here.
The reason why Mr. NJ Halston was
going around with his head in the
clouds has been found to be due to
the fact that his wife presented him
last week with a bouncing daughter.
Mother and child are doing we'll
Rev. Geo. E. Jackson, pastor of the
"A. M. E. Zion church, 18th and Main
streets, left Tuesday evening for Cali
fornia to settle up some business af-
fairs. He expects to be absent a week
or ten days. Rev. j. B. Barbour will
fill his pulpit until his return, each
Sunday evening at s p. m.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Beth
el A. M. E. church, which holds week
ly meetings at the homes of the men,
bers, held an enjoyable session Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. A. d. Griffin.
Although young society, it is rapidly
increasing in membership and bids
fair to be a great help to the church.
The Japanese employed by the
Great Northern Railway as section
hands having failed to make good"
the company has decided to employ
Afro-Americans and have sent to Mis-
souri, to secure 700 men and will place
them at work Immediately upon their
arrival at Everett, Wash
On Monday evening a number Of the
friends of Miss Ruby Lancaster as
sembled at her residence to celebrate
her 18th birthday, and old-fashioned
candy pulling was the principal fea-
ture of the evening, accompanied with
other games. music and songs. A pleas
ant evening was spent and it was mid
night ere the jolly company bade
adieu wishing the hostess many happy
returns of the day.
On the 21st inst Mrs. Geo. Kiser
gave a buffet luncheon in honor of
Mrs. Jas. Manlev, prior to her depar-
ture for California. The spacious par
lors were elegantly decorated and the
guests were entertained by classical
and popular sentimental photographic
selections. Each guest was presented
with handsome carnation as a SOU
venir favor. Those present were:
Mrs. ]. Manley. Mrs. X. Duffey, Mrs.
Redd. Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs L. B.
Lejeune, Mrs. R. P. Roots, Mrs. c. A.
Ritter, Mrs. ]. Hanser, Mrs. Smith of
Galveston, Texas, and Mrs. Geo Kiser
The Congressional investigation of
the Brownsville incident drags slowly
along. So far the evidence would seem
to establish the fact that the soldiers
were not the ones to blame in the
matter and that the President was at
least hasty in the steps that he took
in the matter, but we very much doubt
if the gallant fight of Senator Foraker
In the matter will result in righting
the wrong to any great extent, as
those in authority will fear the prece-
dent set if the Presidents action
should not be upheld. Some other
solution of the matter will most likely
result
The newly organized lodge of the
l. B. p. Order of Elks have cause to
be satisfied with the patronage accord
ed them at their first public entertain
ment, which was given at the large,
handsome, new Murlark hall, on the
22nd inst. Whilst those who attended
bear testimony that the committees
In charge left nothing undone to make
the AFFAIR one of the grandest ever
given in Portland Excellent music.
polite and courteous committees,
abundance of refreshments. all tended
to hold the vast throng enthused until
the clock struck 8, ere the Strains of
Home. Sweet Home" fror, the or.
chestra carseA the affair to be snozen
of as something past, hut to be long
remembered as one of the grandest
social successes of the season. If the
interest displayed by the members of