The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
.PARAGRAPHIC NEWS.
BY MISS BEATRIz L. CHASE

last August All the delegates to the
annual convention have been elected.
Mlss H. Y. Davis has gone to eli
engagements at Atlantic City.
The Zion Baptist Church celebrated
the 2Ist anniversary Of the pastorate of
Rev, VIM. Jas. Howard last Sunday.
The True Reformers of the Rich-
mond Division celebrated the 27th ami
versary the 9TH instant at the Sixth
Baptist Church, Richmond Va.
The Evening Star entertained as its
guest last Tuesday at Luna Park. all of
It's route boys, more than 400 in number.
The affair was in the hands of the cir
culating manager, Mr.. Fleming New
bold.
Ihe Public Printer states that his or
der, imposing penalties on proofreaders
for spoiled work, will stand.
Mr.. George McGee departed this life
July IS. 1907, at "A Fenton street, n.
l., at the age Of seveny-one years. The
funeral took place July I8, at two P. N.
from Miles Memorial Church, ard street
between New York avenue and L street
n. w. He was the husband of MaIInqa
McGee.
The Colored World, which has beea
so ably edited by Mr. F. A. ShankIiu
and the Columbus Standard, with MIR.
Pearl Chavers. have consolidated as the
Ohio Standard World.
Mrs l. L. Thomas, wife Of DR.. IL
homas, field agent of the Church Er-
tensoln Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, was severely injured by
fall down the stairs at her home. 2oII
Druid Hill avenue, Baltimore, Md. She
received several bruises and her nose
was broken by the fall
Mrs. Mary Hedgebeth, said to be the
eldest resident of Kalamazoo, Mich.
died last week at her residence at the
age of 81 years. Mrs. Hedgebeth was
born in Halifax, n. c.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias convened in Knoxville, Tenn.
last week
We are glad to know that Mr.. Rufus
Logan, editor of the Professional World.
who has been quite sick, is able to be
out again
1t is stated that the author of the
bomb explosion which occurred last Sun
day night in front of the summer quar-
tiers of the American embassy at Their
apia, will probably remain a mystery.
Twenty-one thousand mine workers
have been dropped according to the an
nual report of President Nichols of
District No. I, United Mine Workers,
WiIkesbarre, Pa.
Peter Carnegie, Sr,, cousin of An
drew Carnegie, built a boat in the cellar
OF his house in Painesville, Ohio, but
he finds he cannot get it out Of the cellar
owing to its size.
About thirty-four dogs which we're
running at large on the streets of Easton,
Md, were killed by the Chief of Police.
Quite a unique clock has been pre-
sented to the Gar at St Petersburg.
The clock registers the time, the dura-
ton of the day and month, the hour of
sunrise and sunset, the phases of the
moon and the earth's movement around
the sun. This clock is wound every 400
days and weighs 72o pounds.
a vault which had not been opened
for p years has been discovered in
the Municipal Building in Chicago. No
one knows the combination Of this vault
The Democratic party in Maryland
seems to be getting deeper and deeper in
politics.
Joseph jerks, a founder and machin-
ist, was granted the first patent in Amer
ica.
As a result Of injecting antitoxin for
the cure of asthma, DR.. w w. Robin
son of Lovelan, Cal, was killed.
1t seems as if the Indians are shown
the preference in South Africa by Eng
lish officials because of their servility.
A welI-known Italian Anarchist thinks
that Anarchism is near an end, it being
by Socialism.
Four men of the government tug Cen
tiac barely escaped a watery grave last
week near Montauk Point, Stonington,
Conn.
Secretary Cortelyou, who visited the
bureau of engraving and printing not
long ago, thinks that larger buildings are
needed He is going to put forth an
effort for the enlargement of the build
ings.
A proclamation has been issued call
ing the Supreme Lodge of the Knights
of Pythias to meet in St. Louis, Septem-
Der.
The committee appointed by the Pres
ident disapproVed of the pension plan
for government employees.
In the future there will be three classes
II .,-sftS -. he n ~arEsE.d s1.o.-kaG