The Washington bee., 1908-05-23


Misses z. Mid'eton and HattieMc-
Ilwain and Mrs. James Hurley, Of
metropolitan Church are visiting the
General Conference in Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mrs. Ellen Brent, one of the old
inhabitants, was buried from the ST..
Paul's Church Thursday
Mr.. Ernest Mcneil has joined the
host of benediCts
Mrs. Georgia Taylor has returned
from Philadelphia, Pa, and is home
with her mother at 92I Third street
southwest.
Mr.. ]. Harry Harris will visit his
friend, William H. Rieks, this fall.
Bishop George L. Blackwell, for
merly Of Zion Church, and editor Of
Missionary Seer, will preach his first
sermon after conservation as bishop
at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Zion
Church, D street southwest, Sunday,
May "a, 1908, at Io.45 am. Special
music by choir; ]. T. Newman, Choir
ister All are invited
Rev. w. A. Ray, ID, at pm.
will preach special sermon to @. A.
R. All are invited.
DR.. J. E. Sheppard, Of Durham,
N. c., was in the city few hours
Monday, en- route for Philadelphia.
Read The Bee next week on DR..
Sheppard's work.
The members of the local Busi-
ness League should meet at once and
reorganize for business. Something
ought to be done to show that
Negro Business League really eX-
lists in this city.
Mr.. Nahum Daniel Brascher, edi-
tor of the Cleveland Journal, has
bbeen spending few days in the
city.
Mr.. William Henry Lewis, Assist
ant United States District Attorney,
of Boston, Mass, has been selected
to deliver the commencement address
to the graduates of the M-Street,
Armstrong Technical and Normal
Schools, of this city. The exercises
will be held at Convention Hall, June
I4th
The competitive drill of the High
School Cadets, embracing two COM
panies from M-Street and two from
Armstrong Technical School, will
take place at American LeaguePark,
Monday, June I.
Auditor Ralph w. Tyler delivered
the commencement address to the
graduates of the Freedmen's Hos
pital School for Trained Nurses at
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on
Wednesday evening, and spoke to a (
big audience Thursday evening at
Baltimore, as the special attraction
OF the Knights of Pythias night OF
the Industrial Home Fair.
1t is expected that Bishop Lamp |
ton will locate in this city. Wash
ington has no resident episcopate OF
the A. NJ. E. Church at this time.
Miss Susie P. Robb, assistant sec
retary of the National Benefit Asso-
citation, is on the sick list.
Mr.. S. w. Rutherford, secretary |
of the National Benefit Association,
went to Pittsburg Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. Bessie DeLapsley Cartier, OF
I36 Wallach Place, is in Norfolk, !
spending a few days visiting the a. !
NJ. E. General Conference. She
joined her sister there, Mrs. Josie
D. Heard, whose husband, DR.. w.
H. Heard, has Just been elected bish- |
op for West Africa.
Mrs. Mary ChuHeh Terrell and Re-
cOrder John c. Dancy delivered not
able and highly praised addresses
last Sunday night at Carnegie In
stitute, New York city, the occasion
being the celebration of the thirtieth |
anniversary OF the founding of Mt. |
Olivet Baptist Church, of which the
famous DR.. NJ. w. Gilbert is pas
tor.
Hon. John P. Green, of Cleveland, |
Ohio, has been IN town.
Mr.. Emmett Scott, private sec
fetary to DR.. Booker T. Washing