The Washington bee., 1908-06-13

homeward from the Zion General
Conference at Philadelphia,and spent
a pleasant time with Mr.. and Mrs.
X. w. Thompson, of I348 Wallach
Place.
President Roosevelt was we'll pleas
ed with the visit of Messrs. R. w.
| Tyler. Robert H. Terrell and ]. A.
Cobb, who waited on him last week
! to urge the veto of the bill to remove
the restrictions from the sale of the
homestead lands of the Negro-In-
dians OF Oklahoma. They feared the
proposed elimination of the clause
forbidding the sale of these home
steads would place the ignorant Ne
gro land-holderS at the mercy Of
lot of sharks who are anxious to get
possession of them for song" The
interview was of a most cordial ma
ture, and the President was pleased
that the races accredited leaders
took such an active and thoughtful
! interest in their less fortunate breth-
ren. While it was evident that Pres
ident Roosevelt shared the feeling
of his visitors, the pressure in favor
of the measure was so great from
sources that could not be discredited
without tangible evidence, that he
was finally constrained to afix his
signature to the bill.
Recorder John c. Dancy was the
commencement orator at Lincoln
University, delivering telling ad-
dress on his favorite theme, Or.
Joseph c. Price" This week Mr..
Dancy is speaking for the Colored
High School at Clarksburg, West
Virginia.
Governor P. B. s. Pinchback, now
, a full-hedged citizen of New York,
+ was in town the early portion of the
! week. He is preparing to make the
2 speeches of his life" in the coming
campaign and is on his way to Chi
, ! cago to gain inspiration.
t Auditor Ralph W. Tyler's address
] to the graduating class of trained
E nurses OF Freedmen's Hospital, How
+ ard University, was a scholarly effort
Il was graphic portrayal of the in
D fuence of woman, and told Of the
- value of the trained nurse to aff1ict-
e ed humanity, and of her vital inhu-
- ence upon the moral and physical
= well-being of society. There was vii
t and humor and sound philosophy II
the able address, and every point
c struck home. Thirteen young wom
Y en- received diplomas at the hands Of
President Thirkield, and the choil
: covered itself with glory. Miss Lult
Y Calders is accomplishing wonder!
+ through this talented band of younG
a musicians.
!. Mrs. Tohn P. Smith, of Charlotte
+ N. c., arrived in the city on the
eth ult., to attend the commence
Il ment exercises of Howard Universlt.
s as the guest of his brother, Mr.. L
l. 7 Umstead, who was graduated from
e the law department. Mr.. Umsteat
IT has accepted a position in the OF
n fee of Hon. E. P. Blakemore, cit
d attorney of Boley, Oklahoma, ant
after spending a few months Il
d Northern New York and Canada Wi
/ 90 West to begin the practice o
law Mr.. Richard P. Jones, LIB
/ class of 'o8, left for New York las
IS Saturday, and after spending tn
II summer in New York and Canada
J. will return to his home in Atlanta
IN Ga, to begin the practice OF law.
I'd 1t is rumored that quite mum
le Der of the class of 1903 will tax
le the District Bar examination thi
y month.
N Mr.. John L. Taylor, Of the clas
p of 'o7, will leave for Oklahoma in
Of few days to begin his practice @
Of the law.
Or Mr.. James NJ. Harrison, OF tn
ne class of 'o8, has received a numbe
O. of very fattering offers by promi
ne nent attorneys and friends in hi
en- home city, Norfolk, some of whic
he IS seriously considering.
n Many Of the graduates have lei
T the city for their respective home
J., and most of them will begin to prac
tie tice in the fall.