The Washington bee., 1907-09-28
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Mss BeGtris L. Chase.

of the A. NJ E. Zion Church, in the
spring OF 1903.
The following Washingtonians were
elected officers at the recent meeting of
the l. c. A. E. MOBILES of the Mystic
Shrine at Richmond, Va: Mcssrs. W
H. Severson, Charles Freeman, J. O.
Bumpfeld, and J. H. Livey.
The Fifteenth Annual Session Of the
Washington District Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Pomom-
ky. Nd. was presided over by Rev Al
fred Young, presiding elder for the dis
trict
Mr. john Johnson died in St Georges
Hotel, Brooklyn, and his body was sent
to Chicago, his home.
Some of the newspapers censure the
recent Baptist convention for not con-
demning President Roosevelt; others
criticise the ministers for making men
ton of the Brownsville affair.
Mr., J. J. Plantevigne was ordained
to the Catholic priesthood last Saturday
tatBalnmore and celebrated his first mass
at St. Francis Xavier Church last Sun
day.
We think Mr. Booker Washington has
as much right to use the word black
as newspaper has to say it is Amer
ica's Greatest Race Journal"
The funeral of Rev. Corneha Wheeler,
who died suddenly the roth inst, took
place last Monday from Mount Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church at g pm
"As collector of photographic notes
there Is no one in Washington who can
equal Miss Beatriz Chase. Of The Bee.
She sees everything. Star of Zion
We thank the Star of Zion very much
for the above notice. and hope to prove
ourselves ever worthy of its considera-
ton.
The funeral services Of MIR Thomas A.
Hughes, a respected citizen of Savan-
nah, Ga. were held last Sunday after
noon from First Baptist Church, Savan-
nah.
1t is said that Mr. James Booker, col
ored, of Chester, Pa, has been given a
life position by the Sun Oil Company
as a reward for his honesty in returning
| $1,000 which was lost
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the Second Annual Arkansas
State Fair. The opening day will be
Arkansas Day." October ard.
Miss Blanche Thomas. of Pensacola,
Fla, who graduated from Howard Uni
: yersiy last June, will teach at Day
tona, Fla, this fall.
Mr.. w. H. Fielding, of indianapolis,
, Ind, was a representative to the Bro
therhood which met IN the city this
week.
A Negro Savings Bank, which has a
capital stock of $35o,ooo, has as its pres
ident Judge NJ Gibbs. of Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Seven woriumen and one girl we're
executed at Lodz, Russian Poland, last
: Monday. on assassination charge.
Many residents of this city were in
jured in the wreck on the Southern last
Sunday morning.
The steamer Jane MOseley, with about
three hundred colored excursionists on
board, was disabled last Sunday even
ing. The accident occurred near Alex
andria.
Representative Longworth denied the
report that he was to be Republican
candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati. He
said, Il would not accept the honor #
it were given me unanimously
The Feast of the Tabernacles was Gel
ebrated at the different Jewish syna-
gogues in the city after sundown last
Sunday.
| Joshua Gwynn, a prominent colored
resident Of the county Of Baltimore, died
last Saturday at his home, at the age Of
about eighty years Mr. G'yynn was
worth about fifty thousand dollars at
the time Of his death
Wa Ting Fang has been appointed to
his former position as minister from
China 70 the United States.
The Census Bureau reports that more
cotton was used during the year which
ended August 81 than in previous years.
For twenty years milk has been eight
cents a gallon wholesale, but the Milk
Producers Association has increased !,
to twelve cents, and the consumers will
doubtless have to pay more for their
milk now.
Mr.. w R. Griffin has been reappoint-
ed as chief of the Washington Division
of the u. o. T. r.
t The Washington Herald and the Post
say China should not send WI Ting
Fang to Washington, because he IS un-
8 able to cope with important matter.
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