The Washington bee., 1908-06-13

DR.. {. B. Williams eX-mayor OF
New Zealand. is visiting this city.
He addressed the Mems Club OF St.
Luke's Parish last Wednesday eve
ming.
Mr.. Charles J. Pickett, of Chica-
g, left his city Wednesday for his
home
The Grand Family Excursion on
the 18TH of Juy. Keep day and
date in mind.
Mr.. Douglass P Syphax, wife and
children, left the city last week for
Jersey City, n. J., and New York
city Mr.. Syphax was the guest Of
his mother in Jersey City, n. J.
Recorder J. C. Dancy left for Chi
cago, H., last Thursday.
The local doctors are making elab-
crate preparations to attend the next
session of the National Medical As
sociation, which meets in New York
the latter part OF August. President
w. H. Wright has been in CORE
spondcnce with Drs. A. NJ. Curtis,
c. W. Childs, NJ. O. Dumas, ]. r.
rancis, Amanda Y. Gray, c. Sumner
Wormley and others, and has receiv-
ed assurances that the Washington
delegation this year will be the larg-
est and most representative that has
yet attended a session of the Ma
tional Medical Association. DR.. P.
A. Johnson. of New York, is said
to be a reigning favorite for the next
presidency.
The National Benefit Association
of which the energetic MIR. S. w
Rutherford is secretary and man
ager, held an interesting meeting or
Monday evening in its rooms, a
600 F street northwest. A lecture
of fine quality on The Value O.
Negro Organization" was delivered
by Prof. J. B. Watson, second vice
president of the Association.
Mr.. Gilchrist Stewart, Of New
York, passed through the city las
week, en- route for his home, after al
extensive tour of Virginia, where h,
had been delivering a number o
commencement addresses.
Elijah Reynolds, a Washington
boy, now stationed in the Philip
pines, ard acknowledged to be on'
of the best-drilled men in the ser
vice, has been promoted from quar-
ter-master-sergeant to first sergean
of the Twenty-hfth Infantry.
Miss BERTHE Swami, of 1927 Pierc
Place northwest, goes to AtlanticCit
this week to spend the summer.
Mr.. Ira T. Bryant, recently elect
ed secretary of the A. NJ. f. Sunda
School Union by the Norfolk Con
ference, has been in Nashville for
fortnight, looking over the situation
preparatory to assuming charge @
his new work.
Dr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis WI
attend the commencement exercise
of Williston College, at WllllstoI
Mass. on the 18th, to witness tn
graduation of their son, MIR. Arthu
L. Curtis. Young Curtis has wo
honors during his school term an
is much loved by his associates.
Mr.. T. J. Galloway acCompanie
the Liberian ENJOYS to Tuskegee II
stitute last week.
The program for the Chicago Cor
vention embraces Senator BurroW
for temporary chairman; Senate
Lodge as permanent presiding of
Ger. Senator Hopkins for chairma
of the committee on resolutions; ar
a colored spellbinder IS TO second II
nomination of Secretary TAFT. tt
other candidates for the presidenC
will also have able cOlored men c
the ground who can be depended u
on to strew oratorical bouquets
appropriate size in the pathway
their respective chieftains. Audit'
Ralph w. Tyler is the first OF Il
local cabinet" to leave for Chicag
He will have headquarters at Il
Keystone. where he will keep "oP'
house" for the boys"
Mr.. Thomas H. Johnson, accor
panied by his wife, Mrs, LillianSte
rett Johnson. Of New Albany, In'
stopped over several days en- rOu