The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-07

a leave Of absence, which he will
spend In Maryland, his home state
1t Is said he will throw his strength
against the proposed DISTINGUISHING
| amendment, and is confident Of Its
/ defeat. Minister Lyon will visit
Washington after the November
election in Maryland.
The stork visited the home OF
! Architect and Mrs. w. Sidney Pitt
man last Monday morning and left
bouncing baby boy. The newcomer
is to bear the name Of Booker T.
Washington Pittman" in honor Of his
distinguished grandfather.
Cyrus Field Adams has resumed
his duties as assistant Register of
the Treasury, after a siege Of govt.
Register and Mrs. w. T. Vernon,
Miss l.. Blanche Wright, Miss Flor
ence V. Dancy, James C. Waters, Jr.,
Mrs. l.. r. Clarke and Walter J..
Singleton were among the pilgrims
who, went to New York, to witness
the Hudson-Fu,ton celebration. !.
Charles H. Fearing, the energetic
assistant to the principals secretary
at Tuskegee and associate editor of
the Tuskegee Student, came up from
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, last week,
to visit relatives and friends. Mrs.
Fearing and the new heir to the
Fearing estates accompanied him.
Mr.. Fearing Is pleased with his work
and environment at Tuskegee and
Is looking. the picture Of health.
He. has gained thirty-five pounds In
weight since he took up his home in
the south. and Mrs. Fearing has
! made a host Of friends there. DR..
Washington and Mr.. Scott speak in
the highest terms of Mr.. Fearing's
ability and character and his speedy
grasp OF the situation in the complex
1ite Of such a great SCHOOL.
;4aehara1 hi 81: ssass3 Ia. poet III Of
quality, said to rank wifi Paul Laai
renee Dunbar, is preparing a poem
On Matthew Henson, the Arctic ex-
plorer who went to the North Pole
with Peary, to be read at the recep-
ton which Washington's citizens
are planning to give that valiant
Under of the big Nail' upon his ar
rival here.
Rev. Robert E. Jones, editor of
the Southwestern Christian Advocate
New Orleans, La, was in the city
Monday, attending the opening of
the medical and other departments
Of Howard University.
A testimonial reception is to be
rendered to Chief w. r. Griffin on
Friday evening, October %, in the
main auditorium of True Reformers'
Hall, In recognition Of his 81" years
productive service as chief Of the
True Reformers of the District Of
Columbia. Representatives of the
various fraternal and civic organiza-
lions Of the District will speak and
fine musical program will be pre-
sented. Through the strenuous eff,
forts Of Chief Griffin, the Washing
ton Fountain now boasts Of over g.
900.
Bethel Literary and historical AS
ISOLATION opens its session next Tues
day evening, the attraction being
Key. DR.. Pezavia OConnell, Of Sails
bury, Md, who will deliver his key
note speech, "The Man Hunt" DR..
OConnell is a graduate Of the Uni.
Versity Of Pennsylvania, presiding ell
der of the Maryland and Delaware
conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and Is noted to he one of
the most magnetic and brilliant ora.
tors or America. Music will be fur
nlshed by the famous Amphion Glee
C1uD' or which Prof. J, Henry Lewis
ID director. The president of Bethel
this year Is Prof. l.. G. Gregory, q
talented young lawyer, who has
pieged himself to non-partisan ad
mlnlstrat1on, and to maintain the
nigh standard which has been the
pride Of the organization since 1t was
founded nearly thirty years ago BY
the late Bishop Daniel A. Payne. i
Is expected that the years work will
be OF the highest educational value
The new officers Of the High schoo
Cadets will be announced next week
mere were ninety-six candidates
from Armstrong Technical and fifty
from II Street High School. TIL,
companies are already drilling unde1
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