The Washington bee., 1908-10-24

large number OF her friends at re-
ception given for hrr gu 81, Miss
Leonora Winfield. Of West Medford
Mass. There were about fifty guess
present.
Rober; H. Terrell, D strict Attcr-
ney Cobb. and ArG.tor r. ph w. Iy-
LEI spoke at Brootiyn \. y, We'd
nesday night. aaG ii 3al.more Thurs
day night
Auditof Ralph W, Tyler speaks in
Springfield, Ohio next Saturday, and
then jumps to Boston, Mass, where
he speaks Monday night.
While in Norfolk, Va, LAWYER
John Collins of this city, was the
guest Of Mr.. A. c. Carter.
Miss Ollie Crooper was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. T. McPhearson, Of
Newport News, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Bruce, OF
Boston, Mass, passed through Wash
ington, on their bridal tour.
Miss Lillian Thomas, who spent
several weeks here as the guest Of
friends. has returned TO Hampton,
Va, well pleased with her trip.
Don't forget the entertainment Of
the Woman's Guild of ST. Luke's P.
z. Church, Monday, Nov, 2nG, 1908
at True Reformers Hall First class
refreshments and first class orchestra.
See further details in another col
umn.
Sunday afternoon, October 18th, a
Japanese tea will be given at the resi-
denCe Of Mrs. Ralph w. Tyler, 1918
nth st., n. w, from ) TO 8 p. m,
under the auspices of the Prudence
Crandall Association. Mrs. Tyler
and Mrs. James T. Chestnut will act
as hostesses, and a number of Wash
ington's pretty and clever young
Misses will serve tea, attiTed in Jap
anese costumes. A silver offering is
expected from the guests who will
attend, this offering to go into fund
which the Prudence Crandall Asso-
citation is raising with which to pur-
chase shoes for needy poor colored
school children. With Winter COM
ing on there is many poor barefoot
ed colored boy and girl that must
have shoes in order to attend school,
And what better day could be selected
for the work of sweet charity than
Sunday,
Rev. w. F. Graham, of Richmond,
Va, was in the city this week. He
placed his daughter in the musical
department of Howard University.
Former Register Judson w. Lyons
has returned from Georgia. He put
in some vigorous, but unavailing
licks against disfranChisement, but
but the Democratic tide was toe
strong for the Negroes and their al
lies to overcome. Mr.. Lyons thinks
however, that the result will make
votes for Taft in the Northern states
as the cloven hoof of Democracy is
again exposed by this new assault
upon the federal constitution.
Lawyer Thomas L. Jones delivered
an effective campaign speech at Ger
mantown, Md, last Saturday night,
and followed it up with another at
Cambridge, Md, Tuesday night AT
the latter place he was the guest OF
Councilman H. NJ. St. Clair, the
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
Ct the Knights of Pythias of the
Washington-Maryland jurisdiction.
Dr.. Booker T. Washington spent
last Wednesday in the city on impor,
tant business. At the State Depart
ment he went over with Secretary
Root the status of the Liberian gov.
ernment's relations with the United
States, Germany, Great Britain anC
France, and made some valuable sug
gestions concerning the mission which
brought the special ENJOYS to thi
country last spring. As a result o
the conference, the State Department
has instructed the Rev. Ernest Lyon
Minister Resident and Consul-Gen
eral of the United States at Monro
via, to make thorough investigation
of the political, economic and socia