The Washington bee., 1909-07-24

lima, last month. Although her name
was not published along with the
others, because Of an oversight, she
can now practice in South Carolina.
DR.. Carroll passed the examination
before theState Board ofGeorgia last
year and has been practicing medicine
with Dr. Bryan, in Georgia.
At Nashville, Tennessee, the Su-
preme Lorge. Knights of Pythias, and
the Grand Lodge of the State of Ten
nessee, joined in a bill praying that
the Negro Knights of Pythias be
stopped from using the names, pass
words emblems and insignias, as their
white brothers. The colored Knights
are now in Grand Session at Nash
vile, awaiting the decision of Chan
cellor Allen.
DR.. Wilbur P. Thirkield, President
of Howard University, and family,
are spending the summer at Marsh
field Center, Massachusetts,.
Gypsy Smith, the great evangelist,
is now in England He expects to
return to the United States about the
first of October, at which time he
plans to do great missionary work in
Chicago.
An oil painting of Bishop McCabe,
from life, by the artist, c. de Bodisco
Templeman, of Philadelphia, has been
presented to the American University
by some of the Bishops friends. The
picture is three quarter length, life
size the Bishop seated. 1t can be
seen in this city at I4I9 F street,
northwest, prior to its removal to the
College of History.
A bill was presented to the Legis-
lature of Alabama, asking for abol-
ishment of Hobson City, a Negro
town, with Negro officers, near Ok
ford. Alabama.
There has been a coal and iron
company organized by colored Amer
leans in Macon County, Kentucky.
They have purchased 5000 acres of
land, so as to develop the mineral re-
sources. They also hope to raise
stock and cattle. LAUNDERING will be
a feature among the other industries.
This is a good enterprise and should
be encouraged.
The Confederate Memorial Asso-
citation will purchase a site for Battle
Abbey, the popular designation of the
Confederate Memorial Institute.
$4,000 has been appropriated for the
purpose.
Two new tubes of the Hudson and
Manhattan tunnel system were open
ed to traffic July 10. There were IRON
Church street terminal in New York
to the Pennsylvania railroad station
in Jersey City Big financial returns
are expected, as the cost of building
has been enormous.
The Widows Fund is still grow
ing. The Star office has collected over
$237.75 for Mrs. Perry, who's hus
band and two sons wer drowned.
7. Wilfred Holmes, the we'll known
and popular attorney of Pittsburg
Pennsylvania, is in the Pittsburg hos
pital where an operation has beer
performed for appendicitis. Hi:
friends in this city wish for him Z
speedy recovery.
Mr.. William R. Leakin, white, ha,
been nominated by President Taft a;
the Collector of Customs for the Dis
trict of Savannah, Georgia, to Suc
ceed the Honorable John H. Deveau2
who died sometime ago.
In Macon, Georgia, with a popula
ton of about $4,000 Negro inhabi
tants, within the past eight years onl,
six person have applied for mainten
ance at the county almshouse. Thi
shows the thrift and industry of ou
reoplei Il that section.
The colored summer High School
of St. Louis, Missouri, has inaugural
ed a school for the instruction o
chaffeurs. A motor car is kept 70
experimental purposes.
GOOD SELECTION
Captain L. J. Wooden, who drOppe'
Thursday, July I3, was one of tn
hest known steamboat men in thi