The Washington bee., 1907-08-10

Joyable visit to the Jamestown Expo
sition.
Miss Marie A. D. Madre, the ener-
veto president OF the Bethel Literary
and Historical Association, IS planning
some attractive features for the coming
season. Among them will probably be
the celebration Of the one hundredth an
mEersaTy Of John Greenleaf Whittiers
birthday, IN line with the suggestion of
DR.. Booker I. Washington, and SYM
postum on Making an Exposition" with
The leading factors in the Negro exhibit
al jamestown as the speakers.
Mrs. Bessie Shippers IS a member Of
the faculty Of the Smythe Reform
School al Hanover, Virginia.
he Galilean Fishermen have been in
session here this week.
Bishop J. W. Smith is preparing to
attend the Bishops Council of the A.
NJ. {. Zion Church, which meets in Bos-
ton Oh the 18th. Mrs. Smith Will ac-
company him, and take part in the ses-
slons OF the Eastern Division of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
ary Society Of the same connection.
The movement to lift the 5000 mort
gage on the Douglass Homestead con-
tInues with unabated yigor. Small sub
! acnpuons from the masses are invited.
Among the Washingtonians who wit
messed the Negro Day" exercises at the
/ jamestown Exposition last Saturday
were DIR. z. J. Grimke, DR.. Lucy z.
Moten, Dr. w. Bruce Evans, DR.. A. NJ.
Curtis and family, Mr.. A. F. Helyer,
Mr. Daniel Murray and family, Prof. J.
W. Cromwell Miss Katie Moten. Mrs.
Bessie Shipper, Mrs. L. {. Cooper, At
torney w. L. Pollard Mr.. F. D. Lee
Mr.. R. w. Thompson and others, be-
sides the numerous Washingtonians con-
uected with the official staff of the Ex-
/ position. All report highly enjoyable
trip.
Mr.. w. T. Menard, the well-known
correspondent Of the Florida Sentinel,
has returned to his duties in the mono
type section of the Government Print
ing Office, after a pleasant leave" Of
thirty days.
Mr.. Paul w. Bray, of Kansas, has
been transferred from the Interior De
partment to the Office of Gen. J. S.
Clarkson, surveyor to the Port of New
York. Dr. w. T. Vernon was instru-
mental in bringing about Mr.. Bray's
good fortune
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, Wash
ington's favorite elocutionist, appeared
to marked advantage at Atlantic City,
, August !. under the management of
Rev A. L. Murray. The house was
! crowded, and Miss Davis was given an
ovation. She is booking an extended
tour of the South and West for the
coming season.
Mrs. T. J. Brown, wife of the rector
of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Church, is visiting relatives in Louis
vile, Ky.
Judge NJ. w. Gibbs has gone to Ar
kansas.
Mr.. R w. Thompson, the widely
known journalist and general cOrrespon-
dent, spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Jamestown Exposition, syndicating a re-
port of NEGRO Day" for the Afro
American press of the country. Suffice
it to say. Mr.. Thompson did full justice
to the occasion.
Col. Giles B. Jackson passed through
the city last week enroute to New York
Miss Bessie B. Johnson has returned
to her home in Richmond.
Mrs. Jennie Swami Blackburn, a for
= mer Washington young lady, has return
er here for permanent residence. She
was married at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tC
] Mr.. w. H. Blackburn, who has decided
IN 90 into business in this city. He 4
skilled baker. and will open an estab
= lishment of that kind here at an EARL
' date.
a DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis and Mis-
Gertrude Curtis went to Atlantic Git
e Tuesday for a brief rest They wer'
!. accompanied by Mr.. w. NJ, Curtis, o
: Chicago, a brother of DR.. Curtis, wh'
arrived Sunday for fOrtnights stay
Mich interest is being manifested
among Washington's host of physician
IN the fourth annual session OF the Ma
t;onal Medical Association, which wi
be held in Baltimore, August p, ?
! and 20. The outing feature OF tn
e great meeting will be boat excursion
to the Jamestown Exposition, to ALLOW
r the doctors of the nation due oppor