The Washington bee., 1909-01-30

Murray is the chairman of the exc
Cutive committee.
Senator Foraker, in a signed state
ment issued day or so ago, emphat-
lcally denies the stories which have
been finding their way into print, to
the effect that after his retirement
from the Senate March 4 next, he
would become the counsel for the
discharged soldiers of the 18TH In
fantry,
Noah Simons,. sixty-four years of
age, veteran employee of the Treas
ury Department, was found dead in
his bed at his boarding place on 18th
Street last Tuesday evening. His
death was due to natural causes.
Mr.. Edward H. Lawson, graduate
of Howard University and a recent
appointee on the staff of our schools,
is now the Washington correspondent
of the New York Age and is getting
Up quite a newsy letter.
Recorder John c. Dancy has re
turned from North Carolina.
Several hundred callers of the Ne
gro race paid their respects to Pres
ident Roosevelt at the White House
on New Years Day, it being the
largest turnout of the kind since the
Presidents New Year reception in
1905.
L. NJ. Hershaw and R. w. Thomp-
kins have been appointed on Major
Richard Sylvester's committee on
! public order for the Inauguration. Con-
vention Hall has been secured for the
ball of the Inaugural Welcome Club
on the night of March 5. Lawyer R.
r. Horner has been named as chair
man of the executive committee of
the Club; Major Arthur Brooks is
chairman of the committeeaon deco
rationS, with Architect John Lank-
ford as assistant, and R. w. Thomp-
son is chairman of the committee on
publicity and promotion. The regu-
lar meetings are being held weekly
now at 1886 nth Street, northwest.
Former Register ]. w. Lyons is
back from Georgia, fresh from the
brilliant meeting at the Haines In
dustrial School, where President-elect
Taft delivered what is regarded as
the strongest speech made to the Ne
gro people of the state during his
recent itinerary. The Haines School
is located at Augusta, and Miss Lucy
E. Laney, one of the South's ablest
instructors, is its presiding genius.
Register w. T. Vernon has gone to
Kansas for a three weeks stay and
will deliver a number of addresses
during his sojourn on his native
heath. His Grafton on Lincoln at
Kansas City February II will be a
notable utterance on the life of the
Great Commoner. Many elaborate
social functions have been planned in
his honor.
THE WilberforcianS" are prepar-
ing to entertain President w. S.
Scarborough during the inaugural
period,
Mr. Frank J. Wimberly, d promi-
nent business man of Atlanta. Geor-
gia, spent Sunday in the city, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs T ]. Galloway
at their home on T street.
The problem of suffrage for the
District of Columbia is being quite
vigorously discussed these days by
the various civic organizations here
and general meetings, with delegates
from the local associations are also
being held in furtherance of the eff
fort to make real citizens of those
Americans who happen to be born
on this federal reservation.
Mr.. Alexander Sewail, a musician
bearing excellent endorsements from
members of the Marine Bank, is an
applicant for the post of bandmaster
in the United States Army. The
24th Infantry, at Madison Barracks,
| New York is now the only colorcd
| regiment which has white bandmas-
ter.
Mr.. James w. Johnson, of New
York. has been promoted from the
oonsulship at Puerto Cabello, Venesu-
Ella, to the post at Corinto, Nicaragua,
and his appointment has been con-
hrmed BY the Senate. Mr.. H. r.
Wright, of Des Moines, Iowa, sue