The Washington bee., 1908-05-16
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Miss Beatris L. Chase.

ing picture shows which operate Sun
days as well as week days are de-
moralizing."
The Chief of Engineers has grant
ed the request of the y. NJ. c. A to
conduct religious services in Frank
lin and Lincoln Parks every Sunday
afternoon from June 7 to September
27th.
Minister WI is a staunch advocate
Of vegetarianism and says he hopes
to attain the age of two hundred
years"
July 4 has been selected as the
date for opening the Municipal
Building, and the programme viii
consist of speeches in front of the
building in the day and fireworks at
the White House in the evening.
The announcement Genes from IN
diana that the name of Vice Presi-
dent Charles w. Fairbanks will be
presented at the Republican National
Convention.
Many Congressman say Congress
will adjourn about the 23rd of this
month.
All vessels coming into port at
New York from any part of Vene-
zuela are to be quarantined until
a thorough inspection IS made.
The managers OF vi. Curby Burk-
lard Company are held under heavy
bail at Baltimore, Md, and a fraud
order has been issued against the
pills manufactured by the company.
President Roosevelt and the renre-
sentatives of other American Repub-
lies were present last Monday at the
laying of the International Union of
American Republics.
The one-year-old Spanish heir to
the throne took the oath Of allegiance
by proxy last week in Madrid. He
was enlisted as a private.
The Methodist General Conference
endorsed the course of Gov. Hughes
of New York concerning the race
track question.
1t now appears that the new Union
Station. of Washington was installed
before the city was ready. The car
toonist is getting in his work at the
expense of the District.
Master Turner Layton won the
hearty applause of the audience last
Monday evening at the Layton's Tes-
timOnial
It is said that the death of Dr.. G.
w. Rucker, of Texas, brother-iu-law
of Senator Bailey, was caused by a
joint debate at his home, when the
Senator was hotly assailed.
Representative James ThomasHef-
lin, of Alabama, was indicted last
Monday for assault with a dangerous
weapon. The indictment was in three
counts.
The fourth international Fishery
Congress will meet in this city Sep
tember 22 and continue through the
18th.
The Sacred Musical and Literary
Entertainment at True Reformers'
Hall tomorrow evening will be rare
treat.
Last Sunday was observed as La
boris Memorial Day by the organiza-
tn.
The National Presbyterian Associ-
alton sent an address to President
Roosevelt expressing the disapproVal
of the members to "hasty legislation
to regulate industry
According to the Health Office rec
ord. the smallpox is somewhat de-
creasing in the District
Mrs. Booker T. Washington will
speak sometime during session Of the
City Federations of Colored Women
of Florida, which will convene the
Goth instant in St. Augustine.
It is reported that the National
Baptist Convention will meet in the
city of Lexington, KY, sometime dur
ing the month of September.
The Palestine Plaindealer says the
following: Booker T. Washington's
last lecture at the Metropolitan A. M.
e. Church amounted to more than
eight hundred dollars, all of which
he donated to the church"
Samuel Cole, Sr.. colored, Of Steel