The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-20

their return would add materially to
hte effectiveness of the work of the or
ganization and" assist ;Mr. Gregory in
the development Of certain plans he
has in mind The new president is
a native Of South Carolina, is a gradu-
ate of,;the law department of Howard
University, and holds an important
position in the Treasury Department.
The other officers elected are: first
and second vice presidents, Garnett G.
Wilkinson and Mrs, Mile G., Lewis;
recording secretary, Mrs Carrie w.
Clifford; corresponding secretary, Miss
Parthenia Woodson;; S treasurer, Miss
Matte r.. Bowen; sergeant-at-arms, e.
&. Evans; lecturer and attorney, Prof,
w.. II. Richards; historian, Miss Ma
RE A. D. Madre; chaplain, Rev. l..
N. Ross, D. D. E..... .
The regular annual competitive
drill of the High School Cadets will
be held at American League Park,
Tuesday, May 25, at:4 p m. There,
are five companies in the battalion
this year, and the contest will be all
the keener from ;the2 act that Compa-
MES B, c, d and e VIII make an ex-
traordinary effort to'@Wrest the prize
banner from Company A of M Street
High School, which has carried Off
the trophy in the last two years. The
event is always a notable one in So
c1ety circles and the audience which
will crowd into the park on the 25th
will be vast array Of beauty, fashion
and brilliant summer costumes. The
lions share sof the credit for develop.
ing this wonderful cadet organization
Is due Major Arthur Brooks, military
Instructor in the public schools. In
the recent review >beore President VIII,
liam Howard Taft, the evolutions OF
the colored cadets were watched with
especial interest by the Chief Execu-
tive. and on the grounds and later he
complimented them in the highest
terms. The commencement exercises
or the M Street High School, Atm
strong Technical High School and
Norma1 Sci1ooE NH s;oi
the evening OF June rs at Convention
Hall The prfncipa1 address Will be
delivered by Hon. Charles w. Ander-
son, Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the Second District of New York. Mr..
ANDERSON Is popular in the capital
and his friends will be out in force TO
greet him. -.
Wllberforce University-'ris fortunate
this year In being able to secure the
hon. William T! Vernon. Register of
the Treasury, as it's commencement
orator. President w. S. Scarborough.
VINO Is an excellent mixer" as well
as a scholar, is ipfusing new life
INTO the time-honored school, and is
rapidly placing its finances on q solid
oasis. The commencement period will
De an event In the history of Wilber-
force and it Is expected that the elo-
quent Register will make "the speech
or his life" DR.. Vernon will then on
on to his own school, the Western I'm
tverslty, at Quindaro, Kansas, to hold
MIS- graduating exercises. He an
nounces that His Excellency, Gov. w,
H. Stubs, Of Kansas, will be the COM
mencement orator.
rev. l. N. Ross, who has been at
Big Bethel" Atlanta, Ga, for a nnm.
Der or years, has taken charge of Met,
ropol1tan A. M. E. church, of this civ
as the successor Of the late DR.. T w
Welch. DR.. Ross is widely known
throughout the country as a. pulpit
orator OF force and a fnancier Of
ABILITY. He has filled some Of the
most important charges in his con.
nectlon, among them the PRINCIPAL
churches in Cincinnati, Pittsbure and
Columbus, Ohio. He is meetinp With
warm welcome here and the outlook
Tor the future Of Metropolitan ia
bright.
The Mu-SoLit club held the last ses.
sion of the current season last Friday
evening. Lawyer L. G. Gregory nre.
sized in the absence OF DR.. w. Bruce
HVans. AS special guests there were
present Mr.. w. J.. Houston, Grand .
Master of the G. u. of O. r. in Amori,
ca; Judge Mifiin w. Gibbs, of Arkan.
sas; Attorney Gilchrfst Stewart Of
view york; Mr.. II. P. Slaughter. and
Mr. James G. Waters, all of whom de-
l1Vered short and spicy addresses. af-
Ter which a collation. was served by
caterer Martin. At the previous SEES
sion Mr.. r. W. Thompson delivered an
ADDRESS on 1.-THE CORRESPONDENTS
race In the Journalism Of Today.".|
ana gave few pictures of what trans. |
pres behind the scenes in the life Of
tne man who tries to tell things as !
lucy appear. The special guests on
tn.s occasion we're Lawyer Albert 8. !
"h.te' OF Louisville, Ky, dean of the
Sentrai Law School Of that city, and J
lawyer 8. Laing Williams, of Chicago /