Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-15
DOUGLASS AS LEADER
LOCAL CLUB AND CoLORED
SCHOOLS PAY TRIBUTE.

The annual dinner of the Pen and Pencil
Club commemorative of the nineteenth an
niversary of the birth of Frederick Doug
lass was held at Odd Fellows Hall last
evening. The list of those in attendance
included twenty members of the club and
fifty of the leading eolored residents OF the
capital city. Throughout the evening In
ringing addresses the speakers lauded the
efforts of Douglass and the influence he ex-
ercised during his life. Those who made
addresses were Lewis H. Douglass, who
took as his subject "Esau Brown-A Mar
tyr: One of John Browns Men," Gilchrist
Stewart Douglass and Colored Soldiers;
Thomas L. Jones, Douglass and the
Race" Daniel Murray, "Reminiscences OF
Douglass" James A. Cobb The Douglass
Memorial The dinner was the seventh
annual affair which has been given by the
members of the club and at its conclusion
was voted a success.
The officers of the club are: VIM. L. Pol
lard, president; ]. C. Burlls, vice president;
Thomas A. johnson, corresponding secre-
tary; A. 8. Gray, recording secretary; JAS
A. Cobb, treasurer; Henry P. Slaughter,
chairman governing board; F. d. McCrack-
en-, Joseph H. Stewart, Fred NJ. Sims, w.
L. Pollard and A. S. Gray. Floor members:
Paul H. Bray, VIM. L. Board, A: U: Craig,
John N. Coins, VIM. L. Houston. VIM A.
Joiner. Samuel E. Lacy, Daniel Murray and
Robert Pelham.
List Of Guests.
The list of guests last evening included
Cyrus Field Adams, John B. Anderson,
Frank A. Byron, Eugene Brooks. John H.
Butcher. ]. Frank Blagburn, Roscoe c.
Bruce, Alburtus Brown, Charles E. Conick,
DR. George w. Cabaniss, ]. b. Clarke, John
W. Cromwell, George William Cook, DR..
w. B. Christian, w. H. Clifford, DR.. A. M.
Curtis. James H. Coleman, w. Calvin
ling, Shelby ]. Davidson, Walter Dyson,
William Decatur, Mai Charles R. Doug
lass John c. Dancy, DR.. John R. Francis,
Archibald H. Grimke, DR.. spurgeon N
Lewis F. Johnson. Thomas l.. Jones, L.
Welendez King hudson W. Lyons. DR.. Will
liam q Lotion. John A. Landlord, Kelly
Miller. Whitefield McKinlay, Napoleon B.
stt Rohert +. Pend,eton4 DR.. Albert Ridge
" p SniIxes Dr. r. d Scott, DR.. F.
Shadd. Walter j. Singleton, Gilchrist Stew
art Robert a. Terrell DR.. Robert B. Tyler,
John r Wright. DR.. r. G. Walker, George
= W me, ana and lanes e Wriaht.
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Exercises IN SCHOOLS
ou..aa ~ n,,nnhs- of fbe nnhlic schools
u or I ~ .ao,tat,nns and addresses YES.
ny hiusic' ieoo .a .sss &,
terday in addition to those mentioned In
The Star. The schools and the list of
those who took part included:
Payne Schools. Bernard hey ana Or.
Henry L. Bailey ~
Magruder School-Miss A: M. macon, prln-
cipal; Nellie Freeman Christian Young
Saran Harrls, nei1nT w ~ 49, - ~,
kins, Ethel Green, Mildred Ihornton' Helen
Rice, M. Shepherd
Briggs School-Rev. waiter II. brooks,
Imogene Shelton. John Morgan' Julia
Starke, Irving Dillard, HOWARD Lee, Huth
Langdon, Harriet Garnet. y; Hughes.
Wormey schools; r. wilson, pTihSlpaI'
Rev. o. L. Mitchell, Augustus jackson,
Amanda Wright, Edna Jones' John Mar
shall, Carrie Smackum. Elizabeth Wnker-
son, Antoinetta Lee, Annapel HAL Eme
Cox, Alma waters, jessie Gamer, Maliloa
Carroll, Frank NELL, Lorenza Palmer. Car
roll Boyd. Edna fIeete, coma thurman,
CRAWFORD duncan, NoVena fIeete; nepeccd