The Washington bee., 1909-12-04
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Miss Gonevia B. Maxheld

Miss Lula T. Mackey, a member of
the trumbull bar. For years she has
been gathering relics of the McKin-
ley's. The house will be used as a
museum.
Rameser, King of Egypt, is resting
aboard the steamer Aragonia, pre-
paratory to proceeding to New York
The monarch's age is estimated at
about 5000 years, just which one of
the Egyptian soverigns it is has not
] not been determined as yet
The remains weighs I25 pounds. 1t
is carefully packed in lead, iron and
wood, and weighs 1000 pounds. On
the outside of the case is marked
valued at 100000"
Elmer Dover, secretary of the Re
publican National Committee and
! former secretary to the late Marcus
A. Hanna, is about to enter upon a
business career. He has accepted an
offer from a Chicago electrical engi-
ncering concern which owns or con-
trolls light, power, and street railway
companies in a number of the West
ern cities. He is to become the exec
Utive officer in one of these concerns
enterprises, and is likely to settle in
San Diego, Cal, or Seattle, Wash
He expects to go West next month.
The Interdenominational Mission
ary Union of the Lutheran Memorial
Church. Miss Florence NJ. Brown.
secretary of the Young Woman's
Christian Association delivered an
address, and Mrs. T. R. Prickett, of
St. Paups M. E Church, read a pa
per on ''The Negro as a Christian"
in which she gave some historical
data, showing the conditions of the
Negro race in the United States so
years ago. She asserted that one of
the strongest Protestant denomina-
tionS in this country is the United
African NJ. z. Zion Church, which
has more than $4,000 members, and
owns property worth more than ST.
5000. 1t supports 80 missions in
b, Africa and a number elsewhere. It
has branches of the Y. NJ. c. A, and
10 society or club buildings. She
also recOunted the large number of
Negro men and women in the educa-
;, tional and professional fields, and
said their progress, has been made
! by a people without ancestry with
out financial backing.
! Charles NJ KooneS, former secre-
tary and treasurer of the Capital
Traction Company died last Sunday
ngiht, at the age of 70. He is surviv-
/ ed by four children.
! According to official Register, or
government "Blue Book" for 1900
which is on the eve of being issued
by Census Director Durand, there
were 28,947 persons in federal en-
Iploy in Washington on July I, last
! Unless the corporation counsel de-
cides that its operation is not feas-
ible, there seems a good chance of
this city having a curfew law, which
will send the little folks in after sun
set. In compliance with several re-
cent criticisms Commissioner Mac
farland asked Judge De Lacy, Maj.
} Sylvester, D. P. Mann, and c. c.
Estes, for their opinion as to the ad-
visibility of drafting such a regula-
ton.
= Have you been thankful for ali
the blessings which have come to you
, this year. Examine your conscience.
and are paid annually $3I,54I,225, an
. average of nearly $I,Ioo each.
Because of the increase in the
number of enlisted men in the army,
rations ran short recently, and it be-
gan to look as though the soldiers
might have to 90 on a short allow
Il ance of food. Secretary Dickinson,
: rendered an opinion yesterday that
= it was legal for the quartermaster to
!, go ahead making contracts, for which
=; Congress would be asked to make
e deficiency appropriation, putting an
= end to the famine. The strength of
the army has been increased 1900
said one of the quartermasteds at the
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