The Washington bee., 1908-09-26

MI. William simpson ana MISS
Mary Dorsey we're married by Rev
J. Anderson Taylor at his residence
Monday evening.
Register W. I. Vernon lett the city
Tor Chicago, H., Monday night.
Attorneys ~. I. Pollard and Thos.
L. Jones returned from Atlantic City
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 5. Jones of 498 K
St, 5. W, entertained a very pleas
ant party Of friends Friday evening
Sept 18th, the gathering being il
honor Of Mrs. Oscar Savins OF Phila-
delphia, Pa. formerly Of this City,
and Miss LYDIA McIllwain Of South
Carolina, both Of whom are visiting
friends and relatives in the City.
Miss A1cIllwain is an accomplished
teacher Of South Carolina. and viii
return in a few days to resume her
work after most pleasant sojourn
in Washington. Mrs. Savins Will
also return to her home in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones had an elabo-
rate table, beautifully decorated with
chicken salad and other delicacies Of
the season. Good music enlivened
the occasion and the party enjoyed
themselves unit a late hour
Those present were -
Mr.. and Mrs. James Penn, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Wright. Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Welch, Miss Roselle B. Martin,
Miss Ida 5. Contee, Miss Eleanor
Scott, Miss Payne, Miss Efhe Mid
dleton, Mrs. Daisy Williams Miller,
Mrs. Hattie Brown Williams, Miss
Sarah Jackson, Miss Hattie McIll-
vain, Miss Mamie Wolford of Bal
timore, Md. Mr.. David Warner, Mr..
Aldrich T. Lewis, Mr. John Myers,
Mr.. Moses Grant, Mr. John Blake, Mr
John T. Rhincs, Nh VIM. H. Ricks,
Mr.. VIM. Rose, Mr.. Hilman Gray,
and Mr.. Wm. A. Bowie,
Mr. Frank Gaines OF ~ E St,
n. z. and Mrs. Ma'inda Gillem Of
0 St n. w. remain seriously i'll at
their residences.
Mrs. Taylor, an old resident Of
Jackson. Michigan. has been visiting
in this City the past week, as the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ". Mil
ford of No. AZ florida Avenue n.
W.
Dr.. Charles H Sheppard, of Dur
ham. n. c, Will be in attendance at
the Tuberculosis Congress.
Mr.. Fred Parker. native Of this
District. but for the past thirty years
a resident Of St. Paul Minnesota, IS
visiting friends in this City, He IS
the guest of Mr.. and .trs. Spencer
Murray Izo7 10th. St. \. ".
Arch-Deacon Eugene L. Hender-
son Of Georgia, and his wife Nine.
Lula Boiler Henderson, were guests
the past week Of Mrs. Bessie De
Lapsley Cartier, the aunt of Arch
Deacon Henderson. They were en-
rout to the New York Episcopal Con
ference.
Mrs. Leonora Jones. of New Ha-
ven, Conn, IS in the city, the guest
of her daughter. Miss Arsine Eliza
beth Jones, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Thompson, I348 Wal
lach Place, n. w.
Mrs. Josie D. Heard, wife of Bish-
op W. II. Heard, passed through the
city this week. en- route from Atlanta
to Philadelphia She will make her
home at "Greystone," until time to
sail with her husband for his post AZ
M0nrovia, West Africa.
Former Register J. w. Lyons will
take the stump forTaft and Sherman,
He was an ardent Foraker man at the
Chicago convention and controlled
and cast for him half Of the total vote
received by the Ohio Senator. Mr..
Lyons does not think this year pro-
pitious time for the Negro to desert
the Grand O'd Party, and does not
believe the thinking Negroes of the
country intend to bolt the Chicago
ticket.
Mr.. Emmett ]. Ssott, private secre-
tary to DR.. Booker T Washington,
spent few hours in the city Monday
of last week en- route to New York,
where he is spending his months