The Washington bee., 1907-08-10

tunity to participate in the physicians
Day" exercises there on the goth. The
steamer "Jane Moseley" has been spe-
cially chartered for the occasion by the
committee on arrangements.
The Washington delegation to the
Topeka meeting of the National Negro
: Business League leaves tonight for the
! Kansas capital. The party will include
Messls. J. a. Landlord, w. Calvin
Chase, Lewis E. Jefferson. w. H. Da-
! Wis, Cyrus Field Adams, R. w. Thomp-
son, I. L Leatherwood and Daniel
Freeman. Dr. w. T. Vernon has al
ready gone, having left the city Mon
day. to be present today at the Tri-
State Industrial Exposition at St. Jo-
seph, Mo, where he is the orator Of
the day. Prof. Kelly Miller also speaks
at this great fair.
Mrs. w. E. Hope, who is spending the
summer at the Jamestown Exposition,
returned to the city this week, to carry
her remaining two children down to
the family cottage at Newport News,
Virginia.
DR.. J. E. Shepard, the popular field
secretary of the International Sunday
hool Association, was in the city this
week, the guest of Mrs Lee, at 1903 7
street northwest. DR.. Shepard was the
only colored speaker at the massive
Worlds Sunday School Congress at
Rome last May, and made a splendid
impression upon the thousands of dele
gates who heard his eloquent plea for
the rights of ihs American brethren.
His able presentation of the Negroes
cause helped the entire race.
Mrs. Cora Ridley, Of the Agricultural
Department, is spending her vacation in
Jersey City, N. J., visiting her daughter.
: Mr.. Samuel T. Henry, of the Depot
Quartermaster's Office, made a flying
trip to Delaware City, Delaware, last
Saturday to visit his wife and family,
who are summering there.
Mr.. J. A. Lanllford, our busy archi-
tect, has been on an extended tour of
Virginia, inspecting the numerous build
ing operations in which his firm is en-
gagged. Among tie Virginia structures
now in course of erection under his SUI
pervision are the parsonage of St Johns
/ A. NJ. L. Church at Norfolk; remodel
ing of Emanuel A. NJ. E. Church at
Portsmouth; building of Southern Aid
Society at Richmond, and the contract
for President w. L. Taylor at the same
: place. which embraces a 26-room dwell
ing, three fats, and an auto stable
or garage-involving an expenditure of
over thirty thousand dollars. Mr.. LanI-
ford is president Of the local Negro
Business League, and while in the West
attending the sessions of the National
League, he will establish branch offices
in St. Louis, Kansas City, Topeka and
other populous centers.
Mr. Shelby J. Davidson will soon be
a full-hedged notary public
Misses Eva A Chase and Rachel
/ Bell left for Harpers Ferry last week.
DR.. James E. Sheppard, of Dusham,
N. c., passed through the city for Phil
adelphia, Pa, Monday.
Mrs Scott, mother Of Attorney A.
w. Scott, arrived in the city Monday.
She will be the guest Of her son.
Hon. Thomas Miller, formerly a mem
Der of Congress from South Carolina,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. R. w. Thompson went to James
town, Va, last Saturday.
Attorney n. T. Goldsbery returned to
the city from Pittsburg, Pa. Sunday
morning enroute for his home in Lynch
burg, Va.
Mr.. Robert Rheims, formerly of this
city, thirty years ago, but now living
in Vancouver, B. C., visited the city
last week and was greeted by large
number of his friends. He was the
guest of Judge E. NJ. Hewlett.
Mr.. w. II. Thomas, 3I2 = street
northwest, celebrated his forty ninth
birthday anniversary Tuesday evening,
a large number of friends called to
wish him many more. At ten o'clock
a sumptuous supper was served the
guests.
u. Mrs. Matte Harris, of Atlanta, Ga,
and her friend, Mrs. Carrie Washing
ton, are visiting her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Seals of Douglass avenue, Anacostia,
;. District of Columbia.
Il Miss Florence NJ. Williams, OF Pierce
Place. left the city this week for An
napolis, Md.
DR.. AND MRS. ALLEN GIVEN A
RECEPTION.
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