The Washington bee., 1908-06-13

ington. Resolutions complimenting
the retiring president, Mr.. Tohn A.
Lankford, for his three years of
faithful service, were unanimously
adopted.
DR.. Booker 7. Washington was in
the city yesterday. and conferred
with the Liberian Commissioners rel
ative to industrial and agricultural
conditions in Western Africa. An
official visit was paid to the White
House, and President Roosevelt gave
the. party lengthy audience, appear
ing deeply interested in the mission
which brought the delegation to this
country.
The joint commencement Of the
M-SStreet High School, Armstrong
Technical High School, and the Nor
NAL School took place at Convention
Hall last night Mr.. w. H. Lewis,
of Boston, was the principal speak
er.
Mrs. L. R. Clarke is on the sick
list.
Mr.. Clarence Cameron White sails
for Europe about the Goth. Mrs.
White and babies will accompany
him.
Mrs. Isabel Smith Lacey sustained
painful injury to one of her eyes
last Saturday, but has recovered un-
der the care of DR.. a. NJ. Curtis.
Grand Master w. L. Houston spent
last Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Arthur F. Landlord shows
signs of steady Improvement and
hopes to be out soon.
Mr.. c. c. Curtis and Mr.. L. A.
Wiles, of the Personal Liberty
League, will leave the city tomorrow
for Chicago, III.
Robert H. Terrell, J. A. Cobb and
others have gone to Chicago.
During the campaign The Bee viii
be published Semi-weekly.
Major Arthur Brooks deserves un-
stinted credit for the handsome show
ing made by the cadets of NJ Street
and the Armstrong Technical High
Schools in the magnificent drill Mon
day at American League Park.
The Moon Queen" was given a
second presentation Tuesday evening
at True Reformers' Hall, under the
direction of Mrs. Madge DyerWhite,
with large audience in attendance.
The fifty or more children played
their parts in fawless style, and Mas
ter Merrill Curtis again carried off
the lions share of the honors. His
feature consisted of several charac-
ter songs from "FoIlies of 1907" and
so realistic were his impersonations
that he was compelled to respond to
repeated encores. Mrs. White has
been asked by the Woman's Guild of
St. Luke'S Church, for the benefit of
which the Operetta was given, to pre-
sent it again early in the fall.
Auditor Ralph w. Tyler, accom-
panied by NJ S. Tyler, left Wednes-
day for Chicago, which destination
they will reach by easy stages. They
will visit their home in Columbus,
and then join Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Myers at Cleveland. Apartments
have been reserved at the Palmer
House for the party. Auditor Tyler
will be at home" to the visiting del
egates at the Keystone through the
convention season.
Mr.. w. L. Huston, Grand Master
of the g. u. o. of o. F., was in
New York last week attending the
celebration of the birthday of Peter
Ogden, the Father of Odd Fellow
ship" in this country. The affair
was under the auspices of the ODD
Fellow Lodges Of the city of New
York.
The College of Arts and Sciences
of Howard University, through Dean
Kelly Miller, has rendered two fifty
dollar scholarships to the M-Street
High School. The Board of Edu-
cation announces its acceptance.
Rector T. ]. Brown preached
special sermon last Sunday evening
to the Mems Club of St. Luke's P.