The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

ter OF MIR. and Mrs. Charles (. Curtis,
was married Tuesday evening, May p,
to Mr.. James Jones at the residence OF
her parents, 100 Massachusetts avenue
northwest by Rev. ]. Taylor. Miss
Curtis IS very pleasing and entertain
ing young lady. 1he presents were nu-
merous and costly. The Bee extends It's
congratulations to the happy couple.
REV. SCOTT GIVEN A FAREWELL
On thursday night May 10, the mem
Ders OF the Metropolitan A. NJ. E Z.
Church rendered their retiring pastor,
Rev, DR.. Oscar J. w Scott, now chap
lain OF the Twenty Infantry, u.
5. A, a farewell reception. Despite tnc
lnclement weather, hundreds were drawn
to said church to listen to the elaborate
program prepared by the untiring efforts
Of Mrs. Julia West Hamilton The
Hon. ". L. Vernon, Register of the
Treasury, the presiding officer, whose
modesty, intelligence and magnetic man
ner, IS to be congratulated upon the
calm and deliberate way in which he
presented the program to the audience
Every speaker had prepared himself for
the auspicious occasion. Enthusiasm
ran high. Music was furnished by the
Metropolitan Choir Several solos were
rendered, among which Master Turner
Layton deserves special commentator.
His tones were so full and round that
it almost seemed like Professor Layton
himself. Mr. Ioomey delivered an ora
ton on the "Colored Soldier" after
which The Star Spangled Banner" was
sung. Miss Matte R. Bowen, the next
speaker on the program, enlivened the
occasion with her witty remarks, say
ing that DR.. Scott stands under two
banners-that of the Church, and that
of thcUnited States. go forth and have
success, battle under the banner of Je-
| sus and under the banner of the Unit
ed States. We that stay back can pray
for you. For no soldier is a success
unless there is a woman beside him. 1t
is the woman's prayer, and the woman's
cheer and the woman's touch that
makes the soldier grand man."
Judge Terrell spoke of the progress
that had been made by the race from the
depths Of slavery to Chaplain of the
Tweny-hfth Infantry, L. S. A He
also paid glowing tribute to the At
rican Methodist denomination for the
important work it has done and is do
ing in turning out young men prepared
to fill such high positions.
Miss Emma Patterson made the pres
entation speech to Mrs. o. J. w. Scott,
in which she presented Mrs. Scott, on
behalf of the church, with a beautiful
gold locket. The response by Mrs.
Scott was very effective: -Four years
ago l came before you in friendship and
love. Few have been our sorrows, great
have been our joys. The sorrows we
shall lay aside; the joys will last for
ever. Four years ago l had the honor
of introducing to the Metropolitan A.
| NJ. E. Church DR.. o. J. w. Scott; to-
night | have the honor of introducing
Chaplain o. J. w. Scott Tonight ends
our career Of friendship and love. This
, little token shall stay be me forever.
1t is hard to say farewell. We part,
perhaps. forever; but it will not be for
ever, we shall meet beyond the sea. ."
Hon. John c. Dancy, recorder OF
deeds. made the presentation to Chap
lain o. J. w. Scott, on behalf of the
church. The presentation was a pair
Of field glasses. In his address he
spoke Of the congeniality Of DR.. Scott
and what pleasant times they had spent
together during the past four years, BE-
! ing drawn to him by the enthusiasm he
! manifested whether in church or In so
ciety. Mr.. James H. Hayes, an attor-
ney at law, was next introduced. His
remarks were short and to the point
In speaking of the greatness that Dr.
Scott had achieved he said that he was
not going into the army to teach the
men religion, but that he was going to
teach them manhood Address by Miss
Marie Madre, which expressed sorrow
and JOY. Sorrow because of the de-
parture of the family; Joy because OF
! the honor won.
At this point Mr.. Vernon briefly
sketched the history of the life Of DR.
| Scot up to the present time, and then
/ introduced Chaplain Oscar J. w. Scott
to make response, in which he said that
it was very hard for him to say any
thing. Before he finished he had said
something. After thanking the mem
bers and friends for their kind dem
onstration and their token Of appre-
citation, he mentioned persons who had
been especially kind to him during hi.