The Washington bee., 1909-08-07

Indianians here are; Albert ]. Far
ley, Joseph c. Blakey, George w.
Jackson, Charles E. w. Brown, L.
c. Morris, ]. Frank Pettiford, R
w. Thompson and Alexander Free
man.
And there is a u. c. Campbell in
the Agricultural Department, who is
said to WELD facile penl
Mrs. R. F. Chisholm, of 1917 nth
street. northwest, is on the sick list.
Major Arthur Brooks, Commander
of the District National Guard, Ben
iamin Davis, Post Quartermaster-
sergeant, United States Army, re-
tired; and R. w. Thompson, former
" connected with the Indiana Legion
Estate Militia), have been elected
as honorary members of the General
lanes A. Buchanan Garrison, No.
III, Army and Navy Union, Of
which Sergeant Samuel T. Henry, of
Delaware, is Commander.
Mrs. Mamie Shepherd Downing, of
Corcoran street, is suffering with an
affection of the eyes, which serious
ly threatens her sight. Her friends
hope for a speedy recovery.
Mr.. John NJ. Copper, of the War
Department, has returned from an
enjoyable vacation trip to New York
and other Eastern points.
DR.. A. NJ. Curtis says the Boston
meeting of the National Medical As
sociation will be one of the greatest
successes of the series. He has plan
ned an elaborate program for the
surgical section, of which he is chair
man. He has secured one of Bos-
tons principal hospitals for the
clinics. DR.. Curtis thinks the ses-
sion of 1910 will be held in this
city.
DR.. George c. Hall, Chicagos
great surgeon, is headed this way,
and will be the guest of DR. A. NJ.
Curtis. DR.. Hall has just been elect
ed President of the Chicago branch
of the National Negro Business
League.
The Washington speakers at the
Louisville meeting of the National
Negro Business League will be s.
H. Boiling, 7. w. Lewis and George
F. Collins.
A WOMAN HIGHLY HONORED
For the last nineteen years, Mrs.
Julia Mason Layton has been a faith
full and hard worker in the Woman's 5
Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the G. A.
K. She has held more offices, and
longer, than any woman in this de-
partment. In 1891 she was elected
Senior Vice President of this De
Iartment, was Department Inspec-
tor for one year, Press Correspon-
dent four years, President of her
own Corps, o. P Morton, for three
years, three times elected delegate at
large to represent the Department of
the Potomac in National Convention,
and is now serving her eighth ap-
pointment as Department Secretary:
said office gives her a voice in Ma
tional Convention. She has been
reading clerk of the Department
Convention every year since 1891.
This year the National Convention
meets in Salt Lake, Utah, August >
TO ID. A number of her friends were
very anxious that she should attend
the convention. Miss Sophia Brooks,
the President of o. P. Morton Corps,
and Mrs. DeVaul, Past President,
Mrs. Alicia Chase, and E. Pope
Thompson, both officers of the Corps,
planned to secure her ticket to Salt
Lake. With but a few days in which
to work, they succeeded admirably.
The old workers (white women with
whom she has served as Department
Officer most willingly lent aid. Mrs.
Ida V. Hendricks, Anna A. Peck,
Ida ]. Hart, Isabel NOVEL; Ball, and
many others sent their personal
checks for $500 each, and said "if
more is needed, call on me"
Mrs. Layton is Associate Deputy
of the I. o. St. Luke, as Past Chief
of Loyalty Council, (this council is