The Appeal., 1909-11-20
bountiful Lyles funeral director In
terment at Oakland

, terment at Oakland.
! Mr.. Samuel Ransom, a member of
the, Afro-American Athletic Associa-
! ton, is now in Tennessee, where he
! has been engaged to coach the foot
ball team of Meharry College. His
! team beat the Knoxville University
| team by q score of % to 0 the other
: day. They are looking for a big time
Thanksgiving Day when the Meharry
will buck the Fisk University team
This will close the season and Coach
Ransom will return home
DR.. Adam Speed, chiropodist, has
arrived in the city and has arranged
with Messrs. Utley and Vass, of the
Commercial Barber Shop, 81 E. 5th
street. to receive patients there He
relieves corns, bunions, ingrowing
nails and all af1ictions of the feet
without pain. He will call at resi-
denoe or place of business without ex-
ira charge. Prices reasonable and
work guaranteed. Office hours 9 to II
a. m. Telephone Cedar $780,
COMMERCIAL BARBER SHOP,
| No. "a East Fifth street, between
minnesota and Robert streets. First
class in ever" particular. Mahogany
! partitions, French plate mirrors. Hot
and Cold Baths. The only Baths
protected by Sanitation Glass. Ex-
pert artists in white uniform Hand
some reception and reading ROOM
Ladies need not hesitate to bring
children to have work done. Mes
ssenger service. Phone N W. Main
3330-J. w. J. Utley and James Vass,
Proprietors.
| Mr. George Reid, brother of Mr..
, L. j.. Reid, who has been in the city
| for about two years, died of cancer
last Tuesday, aged 81 years. His flu
neral was held at Pilgrim Baptist
| church Thursday afternoon under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity, he
! being q member of Widow Son Lodge
of St. Louis. Rev. S. p. Cheer con-.
Quoted the funeral. There was large
| turnout of friends of the deceased
and his brother and many beautiful
! floral offerings were made. The fr-
! neral was directed by Lyles. Inter
ment at Oakland.
The entertainment by the I. X. L.
! Band at Tschida Hall Thursday night
was a fine affair in every way. There
was a large crowd present, who lis
! tened with much interest to addresses
by Rec. ]. R. White and Lawyer B.
S. Smith. After the addresses the
band and members of the order, in
their new and elegant regalia parad-
ed around the room, making a grand
appearance. The band then played
played several selections in most
admirable manner, for they have had
only four lessons. There is a bright
; prospect in store for the band boys
! if they improve as rapidly in the fu-
ture. The Hale-McCullough orches-
ira furnished excellent music and
dancing was enjoyed until 2 a. m.
Mrs. Belle Graves, the President of
the Iowa Conference Branch Mission
airy Society," will return from Cleve-
land and Wilberforce next week,
where she has been attending the Bi-
Annual Missionary Society of the A.
A. NJ. F.. Church. She, Miss Halle G..
Brown and Mrs. DR.. Hill of Maryland,
were nominated delegates to the
Worlds Missionary Convention next
year in Scotland. Of the nearly one
thousand women present these three
were the only ones nominated fer so
high an honor. Mrs. Graves declined
the nomination, leaving the fight be-
tween Miss Halle @. Brown and Mrs
Hill. Miss Brown was elected. Mrs
Graves spoke at the Carey NJ. r.
church at the ten o'clock service Sun
day. This is the largest white M. g.
church in the city. One of the city
papers said her address at the great
mass meeting in st. John Cathedral
Sunday night was one of the finest de-
livered. Of the twenty-seven annual
conferences represented the Iowa led
and Mrs. Graves was awarded the first
banner, which she will bring home.
She is the guest this week Of Miss
Halle @. Brown and DR.. Talbert at
Wilberforce.