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The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
FIFTEENTH STREET PRESBY
TERRAIN CHURCH SONG
SERVICE.

Every available seat IN the Fif-
teenth Street Presbyterian Church
was occupied last Sunday evening,
the occasion of a service of song by
the choir of this church, under the
auspices of the Music Committee, -
and direction of Mr.. c. K. Wormley,
church musical organization in every
agreeable one, and the rendition OF
the program was highly satisfactory.
This choir embraces an aggregation
of voices which probably cannot be
duplicated among Our colored church
choirs of this city. Ih is a superior
church musical organization in every
way, judging by the manner in which
the program was rendered. Every
body seemed to have enjoyed the ser
vice, especially those lovers of music
who were fortunately present. The
MesSrs. Walter and H. Leonard Je-
ter, ins,Eumentalitsts, are deserving
of special mention.
The following select program was
most satisfactorily rendered, to wit:
Organ voluntary (a) Communion,
Guilmont, (b) "Toccato," Dubois
Mr. Walter Jeter; anthem, Prepare
We the way of the Lord" choir; solo,
selected, Miss Annie Murdeck; an.
them. "Beatitudes," +" Mcfarland, the
choir; cello solo, Mr.. H. Leonard
Jeter; organ solo, March Potihcale," "
F. de la Tombelle; anthem, "Arise,
shine Foote, choir; ;Tio, "Andante
from Trio in F." the Messrs. Jeter
and Miss Wormley; anthem, "By the
waters of Babylon" Coleridge-T -Tay-
lor, choir; solo, selected, Miss Clarke;
anthem, Our Confessions" Shelley,
choir.
The ushering was done by four la
dies attired in white, under the direc-
ton of Miss Sally isher. a silver
offering was received by tNvo ladies
stationed at the main entrance, and,
judging by the large number of au-
ditors present, handsome sum must
have been realized.
Miss Ocea Brooks, of our public
schools, has been confined to her res
idence, I437 Pierce Place, with severe
cold.
a cordial greeting will await all
their friends who propose attending
the parlor entertainment, on the 18th
inst. at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eustis Johnson, in Thirteenth
street. northwest
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
THE KEYSTONE PLEASUR
CLUB.

A Grand Reception" by this club
was given last Wednesday evening
in the New Auditorium 9Th Street,
Southeast.
The Monumental Orchestra fur
nished the music.
The reception was very literally
attended and the friends of the club
voted the affair a complete success.
The following roster embraces the
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent Ellis Holmes; Vice President,
Daniel Wilson; Secretary, Ernest
Starks; Treasurer. Frank T, Brawn-
er; Manager, Wilbur Richards; As
sistant Manager, Stanton Walton !;
Executive Committee ALBERT Hayes,
Beverly.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
YOUNG MEMS PROTECTIVE
LEAGUE

At the annual election of this as
Sociation the following named officers
were elected for the ensuing year, to
wit: President, Walter ]. Singleton
vice president, w. Stephen Fuller
second vice presidnt, Thornton
Rhodes; financial secretary, John H.
White; assistant financial secretary,
Maurice H. Ferguson; treasurer,
Charles II. Marshall; recording sec
re>ary, Aldrich T. Lewis; assistant
recording secretary, Burton ABrooks
chaplain, Joseph H. Lee; sergeant-at-
arms, AlphOnzo L. Jackson; assistant
sergeant-at-arms, c. L. Kelly; direc-
tors, Edmund Scott, A. Lincoln Alex
ander and Thomas D. Tucker.
IONIC LODGE NO. II, F. A. A. NJ.
Held its regular communication on
Friday evening, December 4, and
elected the following named officers
for 1909:
William H. Hurd, S. w, John Sor-
rel, J. w, ]. T. Tascoe, Treasurer,
]. T. Pecks, Secretary, Appointed
Nelson Rhone, S. D., John Hamilton,
!. D., Rev. A. SayIes, Chaplain,
Greed R Tucker, Marshal, Austin
Miller, s. MI C., Samuel Harrison,
]. NJ. C, William Waller, S. S.,
Frank NJ, Steel, ]. S, H. c. Irving,
Tiler.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
GRIMSHAW

GRIMSHAW - WASHINGTON
On Thanksgiving Eve one of the
most beautiful and fascinating we'd
ding ceremonies which have been so
lemnized in this city for a long time
was witnessed at he residence of
Mr.. William Fl. Grimshaw, 247 10 h
street northeast, between Miss Ma
ME f. Grimshaw and Mr.. Benjamin
Washington, both Of this city.
When the program of exercises
preliminary 20 the ceremony began
the house was suddnly and brilliantly
illuminated from top to bottom, and
there was observed about forty per
sonal friends of the bridal couple as
sembied on either side on the rib
boned pathway, which had been made
by four young ladies who marched
in 10 the strains of Mendelssohn's
Spring Song as played by Miss
Mary Europe.
A quartet consisting OF Mrs. Lula
Joy Brooks. Miss Lottie Wallace, Mr.
Ernest Amos and Mr. W. Stanton
Wormley, rendered Faithful and
True, from Lohengrin, as an en-
tree for the bridal party, which was
led by Miss Ruth Grimshaw, a real
pretty and talented sister of the
bride. Mrs.Eva Fletcher.who was ma
tron of honor. followed the brides
maid with a very graceful carriage
and charming personality.which mark
her as a woman of extreme culture.
Mrs. John c. Payne, of this city;
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CHRYSANTHEMUM. -

This charming operetta, under the
direction of Miss Josie Newton, was
repeated last evening in the True
Reformers' Hall, to a large and ap-
preciative audience. The proceeds
were devoted to the -Tubercu-
losis Society, of this city.
Misses Josie Weston and Jennie
Jones, were two of the young ladies
who assisted in training the children
for the recent Japanese operetta,
given at True Reforms Hall, which
the management anticipate repeating
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
THE CLOVER LEAF PLEASURE
CLUB.

The first grand reception of this
we'll known club, was recently given
in Odd Fellows Hall, NJ Street, north
west.
Professor Charles Hamilton fur
nished the music, and everybody pres
ent enjoyed themselves
The officers and members of this
club are, Percy Robinson, President ;
Isaac Reese, Vice President; Arthur
Gaskins, Secretary; Augustus Lee,
Assistant Secretary; Edward John
son. Treasurer; Sandy Hunter,
Chairman; Directors, James Jackson,
Chaplain, Daniel Cox, Sergeant at
Arms; Samuel Bull, Manager, and
Hosea Cook.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
JUSTH'S OLD STAND.

Workingmen, no doubt you read all
about the big sales going on; but let
them go. Get wise, and save a S.
note; come direct to our store and
buy slightly used tailor-made suits at
$3.50, and comfortable overcoats at
$500, that will look well. One price
only.
JUSTH'S OLD STAND,
6I0 D street northwest.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

of December.
Miss Mary E. Waller, of Balti-
more, d recent graduate of Bucknell
University, was the guest OF Miss
Sadie n Meriwether during the re-
cent Thanksgiving holidays. Miss
Waller is quite an accomplished pi-
anist.
Miss Amelia Whiae, of Philadel-
phia, paid this city visit a few days
ago.
Miss Bea Eiz L. Chase, Miss Co
nevia Maxfeld and Mr. W. Calvin
Chase, Jr, will spend four or FIVE
days of Christmas week in Richmond,
Va. They will be the guests Of
Mrs. c. L. Johnson, SIS North Sec
ond street.
Ifyou should purchase something
fine and distinctive as a Christmas
present go TO the drug re-of Board
and Mcclure, IeI2H I4th ST., n. w,
and examine their line of handsome
ard exclusive stationary, rare per
fumes, fine cigars aud high grade
candies, put up in tasteful packages
and delivered FREE anywhere in the
city.
The many friends and co-workers
in the public schools gave Miss Mary
E. Shorter a pleasant surprise at her
home upon her promotion 10 the 9Th
Grade principalship at Military Road
School.
Mrs. NJ D. Brown, who left the
city for a Northern tour, stopped in
Boston, Mass, the guest of her bro
ther, Mr.. E. J. Winston, and his
wife.
Mr.. Cassius Grant went to Savan-
nah, Ga, TO visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. A. Addison was visiting in
Hampton, Va, last week Her son
7Oas with her They left Hampton
for Cuba.
Mr.. George R. Patterson, one of
the most popular officers of the Met
ropoli.sn Police Force. is on his vaca-
ton and will leave for Frederick,
Md, in a few days on a visit.
Funeral Director John T. Rhines
will furnish an article on embalming
for the Christmas issue OF The Bee
The drug store Of Board & Mcclure
on I4h St. between Tea and You con-
tinues to enjoy IFS old time popularity
as the favorite meeting place tor all
the people.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

Mrs. Nellie Brooks, of New York,
and her mother, Mrs. Harris, also
of New York, were attendants upon
he bride also.
The climax of the evening was the
appearance of the bride, Miss Mamie
Grimshaw, accompanied by her ia
ther, while the Lohengrin chorus was
still being sung Young, beautiful,
graceful, calm, with the Characters
tic sweet smile upon her countenance,
and resembling a queen in all re-
spc,s, she Immediately became the
cynoSure of all eyes as she was pre-
sented to the groom, Mr.. Washing
ton, who, with his best man, Mr.
Ira Wright, had already placed them
selves at the altar.
A very unique and pleasing feat
ure was here introduced.
Before 1le minister began the rit-
ual, Miss Nettle Murray sang the
very suggestive and appropriate solo,
'You Alone" with very pleasing
effect on all present.
Rev. Walter H. Brooks and Rev.
Francis ]. Grimke were the oficiat-
ing ministers, and while the cere-
mony proper was being observed the
sweet strains of Mr.. Felix Weir's
violin as he played TO a Wild Rose"
were heard, with Reginald Brooks as
accompaniSt.
Another very proper and extreme
ly fitting observance was carried out
at this wedding. The parents of the
bride and groom were prominently
part of the receiving party, This
observance should be characteristic
of more of our weddings, as it shows
absolute harmony between the con
tracing parties and the families on
bo'h sides.
Mrs. Benjamin Washington has the
unique distinction of being gradu-
ate of Pratt institute, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. She was for a number of years
the head of the art department of
Lincoln Institute. Jeffer- IN City,Mo,
where by her unusual ecutive abil-
ity and the high standard of her work
she ION he commendation of he
boards of judges of the Omaha and
the St. Louis ExpoSitions. She is
an accomplished pianist and a wom-
an of extreme culture and charming
personality.
Everybody in Washington, and
many persons outside of the city
know Ben" Washington, who is a
graduate OF several institutions in
this city, and who has attended sew
eral summer schools, including Har-
ward and Hampton. He is chair
man. of the Young Mems Committee
of the Y. n. c. a. where by his
very affabIe manner in handling all
classes of men he succeeded in bring
ing to the recent campaign of the
Y. NJ. c. \. over twenty thousand
dollars in subscriptions. Recently he
Travelled twenty-five thousand sliles
in order to enlarge his experience as
a science teacher in the Armstrong
High School
The list Of presents is entirely too
large to be enumerated here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington are now
living al their residence, 036 S street
northwest, in one of the most exclus-
i've residence sections of the city.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
EDITOR ROSS IN TOWN

Editor James A. Ross, of Buffalo,
was in the city last week, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Murrell.
Editor Ross IS enHoute for Cuba,
where he will remain all the winter.
He will be accompanied by his bro
her-in-law.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

Invitations have been extended TO
the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
oepted Masons of this jurisdiction, and
subordinates; and to all other Grand
bodies and subordinates, to attend
this service.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
J. Thomas Tascoe.


Messrs. H. Leonard. 'cellist.
and Walter H. R. Jeter, pianist
and violinist are we'll known bv
many of the leading musical
people of New England and Mid
die Atlantic States. They are
young men of sterling character
and pleasing manners. They per-
form on their several instruments
Skillfully and hold the attention
of the most fastidious with the
pleasing results.
Mr.. Fl. Leonard Jeter is pos
sibly the only representative
violincello soloist that the race
can claim. He comes from a
musical family, each member of
which has distinguished himself
in the playing of one or more
instruments.
Mr.. Walter H. r. Jeter is a
pianist and violinist of much
merit. He performs on both in
struments with ease and grace.
At the different concerts where
he has performed he has always
been heartily applauded. He is
a genius.-Fall River Globe.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
NEW YEAR CALLERS.

Those who intend to keep open
house New Years will send in their
names, and those who will receive
with them will he published free of
cost. You will have until the Goth
of December.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

We do not require you to finish
paying one bill before having
more goods charged
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
County Union Meeting
July 0=1O.

The n ashoba Co Union met
with County Line Local 4 miles
from Neshoba Thursday morning
The Union was called to order by
President W ID Smith prayer by
Chaplain. After which Lion A.
ID Sharp took the stand and deli
vered very instructive Lecture
upon the cause of Education.
After appointing Committe of
Credentials.
Adjourned fer Dinner.
AT | p m the Union was called
to order. Bro Thornton Lecture
took the floor with an able Lee
ture to the brethrn. Ii j Cheat
ham read an Essay the Union a
necessity.
Friday Morning. Commit, e
report received and other impor-
tant matter disposed of. The
President on motion appoined
Committee Of Arrangement for
the Hightower meeting Aug ist.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
Chancery Clerk
4 MA ! ] ED on :
COMPLEXION :
BY DONALD n. FRASER
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Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Cyl

Minny hundreds av years ago, OF
maybe it wuz some tonne afther,
there lived in Bally-ho-slattcrv, in
ould Oirland, swate, young girrul
ay the name av Mary McGonnigle.
Now, | said she wuz swatc, an
Everybody said she wuz swate, an
so she wuz swate; but unfortunately
she looked sour, turribly sour, sour
as jug av milk afther a thoonder
shtorm. 1t WIZ her bad complixion
that gev this swate girrul her sour
look. Nobody can look swate if
they looks sour, that shtands to
rayson.
Fur a long tonne, Mary niver
saymed to care whether her looks
WIZ good or bad; she jist attinded
to her own bizness, which made her
heart all the foiner, if it didn't i'm
prove her complexion. But, bov-an'-
boy, whin she wuz goin' on 25, she
began to sec that all the rist av the
girruls wor gettin' swatchearrts, an
she wild niver a wan.
"Ochone," she cro;cd, cam Oh to
be condimmed to be an ould maid
jist because Ohm not beauty?"
There wuz wan young man named
Moike O'Flaherty that Mary tux
great fancy to, an she wuz soon
heat-ovcr-hocls in love wild him;
bathe niyer fell in love wild her at
,aHgat all. He sez, scz he:
.:4S @ass Who cud iver want to spind
;their days lokin' at girrul wild a
#face loike a rag dure-mat?"
So he up an married jimmy
O'Toolc, a girrul wild a pretty face
an nothin' behoind it.
Poor Mary was all broke. up at
this, so she packed her things into
tiliscope basket, an wint aft to Dub
]in, to visit her aunt, an troied to
forgit all about Moike O'Flaherty;
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
ABOVE POWERS OF PSYCHIC
Letter Written by Dead Man, and
Known to Him, Alone, Could
Not Be Read.

Perhaps all the so-callcd messages
from the dead come from living
minds. | mean the minds of those
about us. DR.. Reed, friend of
mine, once arranged to 90 with a
patient to have a test sitting with a
very celebrated psychic who claimed
to be able to read sealed letters.
Just before the appointed day
Reeds patient died suddenly of
heart disease, leaving a sealed letter
on his desk. The doctor, fully alive
to the singular opportunity, put the
letter in his pocket and FASTENED to
the medium. The magician took it
in his hand and pondcred. AT last
he said:
"This was written by a man now
in the spirit world. | cannot read
it. There isn't a medium in the
world who can read it, but if you
will send it to any person anywhere
on the planet and have it read and
rescaled, | will tell you what is in it.
| cannot get the words unless some
mind in the earth plane has alb
sorbed them"
That would seem to prove sort
of universal mind reservoir, wouldn't
it? Isn't that a staggering hypothe-
sis ?-Hamlin Garland, in Every
body's Magazine.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
PHILADELPHIA, MISS, THURSDAY. JULY %, 1905

smut" seq Madam, come mo m.
shtudio.'
SO she TUX Mary into little
room at the back. an set her in
chair, an she felt her face, an
rubbed it, an put all sorts av things
on if, an, at last she sez:
"ol,m afraid yer prisint COM
plIX1on is on to shtay, Oi cont rav-
move it." scz she, "it's the worst
wan Oi'vc iyer handlcd.'
Poor Mary wuz ready TO crov, ~.
tears shtortod to her owes.
"Oh, don't croy, darI.nt." sey
madam, .although 0y can't raymoye
hev it whin Oh am trough wild it.
Good-day to ye, NIisther Moichael
O'Flahcrty, Esquoire.'
Nhin Mary thought she had had
enough fun wild the byes, she
picked out Dinnis Murphy, the ugli-
est, an 'anestest wan av the lot, an
tould him she would hev him fur
her husband.
Dinnis danced a jig fur JOY, an
wint to kiss her.
"No, no, ye don't" she scz, "yc
don't kiss Mary McGonnigle till
she's Missus Dinnis Murphy"
'Whoy:,' sez Dinnis.
"1cll foind out afther we're
married." sez Mary.
An married they wor. When thcv
got home to Dinnis' snug little cot
tage, Mary scz:
"Now, Dinnis, We kin kiss me-"
Dinnis gev her such smack, that
it cud be heard across the stratc;
but what wuz his surprise, whin he
saw her beautiful complexion all
shivercd into a t'ousand pieces.
Dinnis cud do nothin' but shtare
at her wild his mouth open. At last
he scz:
'NIarv, ye've dcsayvcd me-"
"AlPs fair in love an war, Dim
mis-, darlint," sez she. ''Shurely it
wuzn't me complexion ye wuz in love
wild, wuz it?'
Dlnnls WIZ q good naturcd sowl,
afthcr all, an he soon began to see
the funny soidc av the situation, an
he shtartcd to laugh 50 hard, he
nearly tux fit.
"lc're roight, Mary, me jewell"
sez he, ''it wuz yer swate little
hearrt Oi wanted an not yer COM
pliXion."
Thin Dinnis set to Worruk, an
picked all the little pieces av en-
amcl aif her face, and Mary did
thin up in neat package an sinl
thin to Moike O'Flahcrty wild this
note:
Mr. M, O'Flaherty.-Dear Sir: En-
closed we will foind the compiXion ye
fell in love wild Yere wilcome to it.
but the mkt tonne ye take a fancy to Il
sirrul, be shure it is not wild her COM
pliXion ye are love; because that is
sometimes raymovable. Behave me,
Your friend,
MARY MURPHY.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
HAPPY THOUGHT.

Anxious Mother You can't do
al.J better than marry young De
scads, my dear. He is an only son
and his father is very wealthy.
Pretty Daughter-But | don't
love him, mamma; and, besides, his
father is widowcr and may marry
again.
Anxious Mother-True, my dear;
| never thought of that. Perhaps
YOU had hetter marry his father.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23

There being no further business
the Union adjourned to meet
with Sand Town Local S miles
E ,st of Philadelphia ON Summer
vile road. Oct SO 1908 vote of
Thanks was eXteded to Brethren
of County Line Local for hospi-
tality.
w ID Smith
Pres Co Unio
BY Ii j Cheatham,
j @ Hembree Com.
Secty.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
Human Ant-Eaters.

There Is Cninaman in New York
who has a sign over his door that
reads, Strange Food EXotics.' What
to Eat says that he sells hundred OF
the funny l.tyle gray biscuits that he
KEEPS with his other odd stock every
month at $3.50 each. The biscuits are
made from the dried and compressed
bodies Of African white ants, and there
are people who can eat them without
saying "ugh!'
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23

an sinsible girrul she wuz too !;
fur she sez, sez she:
'There's jist as good fish in wan
sea as in another; only complexion
saymes to be the proper bait to
catch them wild, sez she.
Wan day as she wuz walkin' along
the strates av Dublin worritin'
about her looks, her oy caught
soight av a soign hangin' over a
dureway:
MADAM SULLIVANI,
MAGIC BEAUTY Artistic.
BLEMISHES REMOVED.
COAlPLEXIONS WHILE YOU
WAIT.
Mary shtood shtock shtill in her
thracks, an stared at the soign, wil
her mouth woide open, an hel
Dyes gulgin' out loike marbles.
Saints presarve us" she croied,
That the place for me, sure.
Now's me chance" an widout
waltin' a minnit she wllz into the
shop in less than tin SECONDS.
Madam Sullivani, a big fat
iaydy wild big fat smoile, came
torrcrd an axed her what she
wanted.
"Oi want a complexion, an Oh
want it moighty bad" sez Mary.
"Oi cud see that wild wan oy
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
Neshoba Items.

Neshoba barbecue and picnic
was a good success. Never be-
fore has anything like it been
witnessed in the southern part
.of the county, or in the entire
county. Every thing passed off
pleasant and nice. There was but
very little ..W!Sbehavior on the
grounds, Of any kind. There
was plenty to eat and every
body seemed to enjoy it.
Among the speakers were Hon.
jim Smith Newton Countv's
orator,W Z Wright of Lake, and.
lrof Chatham whose lecture was
IN behalf of the schools. He ad-
vucated a seperate school district
for Neshoba and It h e r
similar towns, and to educate
your children at home. lie saws,
as we all know, that we should
keep the money we pay out to
send our children off from home
to school among us and pay it
to build up our home schools.
and then we can send all of our
children to good school and not
send them Off among the vices
OF the world. We should think
about these things, and act upon
them.
The farmers were glad to see
lhe rains of last week which en-
ded the drouth throughout this
section.
Mr. Bill Pace Of Texas is visit
ing his many relatives and
friends in and around here.
Several of the young teachers
Of our city will take up their
schools for the summer in var
Ious parts CT the County.
School opened at Santiago
near here Monday under the
management of Miss Audrv
Milling.
Messrs. Ii. II. Howington and
Glover Prilgalm are at home
again. They have been in Sun
Hour County for the past seven
months. They report very good
crops throught that section.
Prof. Beasley Of Laurel opened
a two weeks singing school here
this morning. He has fine at
tendance.
Neshoba is on a boom.
1t seems that a swarm of
babies has got loose and settled
in and around here. Among the
new corners are some fine boys
and girls, one at Mr.. Il. l..
Waltou's; one at II. L. Herring
toms: one at 10. Smiths; one at
Harvey Boilers: one at Eugene
Watkins ID girl at Henry Ger
many's; also one at Tom Ger
many's. These are all we have
heard Of. If there are any
more we will get them by next
week.
DR. Sloe.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-23
Makes a Difference.

Truth Is beautiful-when It's about
vour neighbor. When it concerns your.
self it's plain or even ugly.