The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-04-11
CHARLESTON:

Misses Cornelia Davis and Leila
wheeler spent Sunday with Miss Car
FEol1ne Rice at Red Warrior. a.. e.
MRS: Eliza Thomas is recovertn .
II from serious illness at her, home
on Estfll Street 80. -. -
SHirt waists and underwear at Mrs.
h BrQWn's, 500 Capitol street.
Dan, Ecton, who has been dam
tgerously i'll for several months, Is
n slowly recovering.
- Pres. J. .McHenry Jones, of the
n West Virginia Colored Institute,
q passed through the city yesterday re-
turning home from Hill Top where
he delivered the Appamattox Day
speech.
Mr.. and Mrs. harvey Mickens leave
next week for jamestown, Va.
Miss Caroline Rice will return
saturday from Red Warrior, where
she has just closed very successful
term Of school.
n Mrs. Ben Mitchell is Ill this week.
h !, {hfrs. George Bailey and Mrs S. M.
n Davis with Mrs. G. P. Porter have a
n room in the K. of P building where
II Inc first two named will conduct a
millinery establishment. Mrs. Por-
'ter.W1ll engage In hairdressing, man
Touring and chiropody.
r.. cQtho Jones and Henry Johnson, Of
! RonceVerte, are here this week on
II business $500.
II The literary and musical entertain
ment given last Thursday evening
by PhyiHs WIleatl cyl Ceffft MOI ORR
der or 'CaTanthe, was '#alf @Att ehtIed
and Melted a handsome sum.
III Mr. and Mrs Tncanh bo,,o
gone to Ohio to spend several
months.
H Eureka Court will give an enter
tainment at the K. of P. hall next
Wednesday evening" An excellent
program has been prepared. The
public is, invited to be present. =.
Il Mrs. Mary A. McGuigan, Of the
FfCharle9ton high school, has consent
ed to speak to the mothers about our
/ girls. This Is subject that should
be dear to the hearts Of every moth
ter who is interested in the highest
and best development Of her daugh-
ter. The. meeting begins promptly
at $3.50 Thursday afternoon at the
Garnett school. All persons inter
ested in the training Of the young
are cordially invited to be present.
Miss Hettie Carson, Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, is the pleasant guest Of Mrs.
Phil Waters, on Elk avenue. Miss
Carson is an amiable young woman
and has been the recipient Of much
soCfaf attention.
Simpson M. e. Church is to have
new pastor, . Rev. j. w. Waters
has been appointed by the conference
to this passionate, to succeed Rev. G..
4 &. Cummings. The congrega tion
was much. surprised, but were pleas
ed to know thai Rev. Cummings had
! by his faithful work in this city re-
ceived a, merited promotion to the
position of presiding elder. AS an
1 honest, sincere, Christian gentleman
Rev Cummings had the respect of
his congregation and the community.
Mrs. Cummings was an able assistant
to her husband and they both have
ohe best wishes Of the congregation
and friends IN this city. Rev. Cum
mings successor Rev. j. w. Waters,
is well known and made for himself
an enviable reputation both as a
minister and q Christian gentleman
during his former pastorate of five
years In this city. The news Of his
appointment is everywhere received
WITH general satisfaction. Rev.
Waters and his wife will be received
With mingled feeling OF love and
'ympathy in view Of the recent deeD
sorrow that has come into their
home, In the loss Of their only daugh-
Ger, Mrs. JAMIE Waters Trice.
III The Charleston W omau's I'M
oToVement league held its first pub
II ic meeting Friday ever .Dg at the
rome OF Mrs. G.. II. james, on Sum
ners street. The meeting was well
attended. An instrumental SOTO by
Miss Hopkins, recitations by Miss
Ida May King and Miss Nina Clinton
we're greatly enjoyed. The princi-
II ,al feature OF the evening was an
address on woman in the Home"
by Prof. Byrd Prillerman, Of the
Il West Virginia Institute. The ad-
lre8s was forceful and interesting,
containing many excellent sugges-
ions as to the manner Of creating
1 better influences in the home, the eS-
5ential point being the owning Of a
tome. The speaker said among 9TH
r things: A two story house well
PAINTED and owned by Negro Is
sharper than two-edged sword.
Prof. Prillerman's paper was discuss
ID by Miss Jeffries, Mrs. George l..
| Cuzzens and Mrs. r. l.. Jones.
n Among the visitors was Miss Hettie
1'Ia~-np of ADp ATbor, Mich. -
4 w. NJ Bow1eS returned Tuesdax