The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
PARKERsBURG..

X. The colered republican club met;
Thursday night last, at their room at
i423: Eigbth5street. They, had AMEN
EthAsiastiG mesting, and many red$hot
'speechss were made In" favor of SSthe
Grand Old Rarity. There will BEGAN
other meeting next. Thursday night,
August 18th, at the same roonls Let
all: Of the colored voters come OUT, It
heh oevess u8sto take a hold in earn
lest. We also invite the different can.
dtdates toFGqyne and give us a. talk.
Col. w. r, Rathbone. was with us last
Thursday night, and we invite HIM
to, come again ........,. -. -, /, /.
r.. The committee on Emancipation
Day cole bratfpn, composed of John
Garter, Anthony Willis, VIM. Mellen-
tree and Johh Carter. Jr., reconsfd4.
erred their. nlans of going to. MaMetS
ia, September 22nd.. Instead, the Hay
VIII be spentat the City Park, ana a
big time, ls Fba3ng arranged for. Sew
keratl tpRominsF speakers will be I'M att
Es tasn dance, .bassaada ea number OF i3eaE
Orators q! Thief SfAetaf anRoiln cement
and bills will be issued next week ,ssi
F -~Rev. Moeret former pastor of the,
M. =, E: chureiH .spassed through this
city, tuesday, 81. route to Hunting
ton, to attend the Grand Lodge, Ks
OF P. % + e.. = : !iic cs
The fourth and last quarterig,
meeting Of the'. Wesleyan Methodist
CHURCH this conference year, was held
Sunday. i. @..s' b.. - 81,
o.. Miss Lulu Moten, after spending
several months visiting in Clarks-
burg and Elktns, returned home,
Sunday: Many. are glad to note her
return" "" i z.
Miss Emma, Loggans, the state orr
ganizer for the B. Y: P. U. Of Ohio;
preached at Zion Baptist church,
Sunday, at II d: m. and 1880 p. nd.
r. Mrs. A. Bartlatt, whois confined liz
St.. Joseph Hospital, by an operation
performed somefweeks ago, will soon.
be able to return home, 80.
Mrs, Fanny, Lee is quite poorly at,
this writing.
Amy Lotterberry and marguerite
johnson left, Saturday evening, for
their home in Washington, D. c., af-
ter q pleasant visit here:
[ A large, number OF representatives
Ifrom different sections of the state
passed through here, Sunday and
Monday, On route FOR Huntington, to
attend the Grand Lodges of, K, of,P.
and o. o. C. Court. :,
f. Misses Smith and Brady, Of storr-
Ter College, Harpers Ferry, passed
Through the city last week, en- route
TO Bluefield and Charleston. While
there they were guests Of Miss Ber-
nardine Peyton.r" -.
Principal E. D. Morton of Fair
mont, was the guest OF J. r. Jeffero
son; last Sunday, en- route to the
Grand Lodge sessions OF K. OF P. at
Huntington. -. g..
+ The annual conference of the Wes-
leyan Methodist church Of the South
Ohio Conference : will convene at
Parkersburg, August IS, and will
last over the following Sunday. Quite
a number Of ministers and delegates
from Ohio and Indiana will be pres-
ent. IN
Thomas Fletcher, Of Marietta. O..
was In the city, Tuesday evening. ar
ranging to have the people Of Park
ersburg turn out with those Of Mari
eta, September 81, on the Emanctpa-
ton occasion. They expect to have
Hon. w. r. Vernon, of Washington,
d. c., registrar OF the United States
treasury, to speak for them. Mr..
Vernon is a leading and famous
member OF his race, and will be
greeted by all in this section.
The Junior Club OF the Wesleyan
Methodist church had literary en-
tertainment at the church, Monday
evening, August 10. The program
was fine one and well rendered.
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