The Washington bee., 1908-08-08


Culpeper, Va, since July 10, and will
go to Bealeton, Va, the last of this
week. His daughter, Miss Marion
7. Scott, will join him and spend a
few weeks there.
Mrs. Katie Wood Harris, wife of
Mr.. Lemuel c. Harris, of lie Droit
Park, has been confined to her resi-
dence with severe illness. She is
now conValescent, we are glad TO an
nounce.
Mr.. Thomas L. Grant, of South
Carolina, member Of the committee
to notify Secretary Taft Of his nom
ination, passed through this city last
Thursday en- route to his home. Mr..
Grant is a substantial sitizen of the
State and prominent business man
of Charleston.
The death of Franklin Nichols
Hilyer removes from this commun-
ity a young man of extraordinary
usefulness, and whose life was an
example to the aspiring Afro-Amer-
lean youth. H was a graduate of
Armstrong Technical High School,
and took an especial liking at an
early age for electrical engineering.
in which he had become an expert,
and built up a thriving business.
Young Hilyer was the elder son of
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew F. Hilyer, of
2352 Sixth street northwest.
Lawyer Edward H. Morris. of
Chicago, was the guest of Grand
Master w. L. Houston last week.
He was on his way home from the
Odd Fellows dedicatory exercises in
Philadelphia.
J. B. Anderson, formerly Of the
Postofice Department, has opened
grocery store at OF o street north
west.
Mr. S. w. Rutherford, manager
of the National Benefit Association,
and Mr.. G. w. Robinson, Junk
dealer in South Washington, will
represent the local Negro Business
League on the regular program at
the Baltimore convention on the 10Th,
goth and 2Ist of August
The Washington Record remains
unresurrected, although not less than
a dozen different syndicates are said
to have been formed for the purpose
of bringing it back to life.
Recorder John c. Dancy, Assist
ant District Attorney James A. Cobb,
Register w. T. Vernon and Former
Register J. w. Lyons have been re-
cent visitors to Atlantic City
Mrs. Ella Boston. of Pittsburg,
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
c. Dancy at their home, 2I39 L street
northwest
The Quarterly Conference Of the
A. NJ. f. Zion Conference, Wash
ington District, endorsed Taft and
Sherman at its recent session at John
Wesley Church, Rev. c. c, Alleyne
presenting the formal expression.
All funds sent Tor the Booker T.
Washington testimonial will be de-
posted in the Columbia National
Bank, subject to the Washington
Testimonial Fund, and can be drawn
only through certihcation by. the
proper officials.
DR.. John W. Mitchell will be the
speaker for Washington on the pro-
gram of the National Medical AS
sociation at New York, August 20, !
p and 28.
The summer school at Howard
University has been profitable one
for the many teachers who attended. |
Prof. L. B. Moore is entitled TO great
credit for conducting the institute on
such high and informing plane.
D. M. Waller MD, of Brooklyn, |
n. Y, and Rev. Garnett Waller, Of
Baltimore, Md, visited this city on
Monday and Tuesday last. They
were the guests OF the Misses Patter-
son, 1882 Fifteenth street northwest. |
Mrs Madge Dyer White and fam
lily and Mrs. Andrew Dyer are spend |
ing their vacation at Cumberland c. |
H, Cumberland county, Va.
Genial people will meet you at the
Twilight Excursion on the 18th inst