The broad ax., 1909-08-14


Detroit, Mich.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Lane, 1897
Archer ave-, returned home last Sat
urday morning from their vacation
trip at Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Mr.. ]. Hockey Smiley, Is mourn
ing the loss Of his mother, who died
in Philadelphia last Saturday, Aug.
It'll.
Mr.. /. Williams, entertained a small
party Of his gentlemen friends at a
dinner party after the Provident Hos
pital Benefit Ball game last Tuesday
Miss c. Lewis Of Indianapolis, Ind.
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Lewis, S744 Wabash ave-, to whom she
Is related.
Mrs. Carrie Warren is spending
these days at Green Lake, Wis, where
she spends the time trying to catch
black bass for her husband, who she
left at home.
Ex-Alderman John ]. Bradley, who
has always been popular with the
Afro-Americans in the Town of Lake
will depart Sunday evening for West
Baden, where he will spend ten days
Miss Anna Cole, cashier for banker
Jesse Binga, State and seth Place will
return home Monday morning from
her vacation which she spent with
friends at Flushing, Ohio.
P.J. O'Brien, is having French plate
glass windows and a new front put
in his place Of business, southeast
corner 47th and State stree,. which
greatly adds to its appearance in every
way.
Messrs. S. Laing Williams and Noah
D. Thompson were the invited guests
Of DIR. Booker T. Washington at Aur-
ora. Illinois, Friday afternoon, where
DR.. Washington delivered an address
before the Aurora Chautauqua.
A large number Of our representa-
tive citizens are away attending con-
ventions Of some sort and large num-
Der are yet to go. Chicago is GER
tainly doing her part in governing
the things which make for the onward
progress of a nation.
Ernest Tiderington Of Evansville,
Ind, the only Afro-American Deputy
Sheriff in that State and brother OF
Edward Tiderington in this city has
become a regular reader of The
Broad Ak.
Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, 6450 |
Champlain Ave, will depart for Louis |
vile, KY, Monday noon, to attend the |
meeting Of the Negro National Bust
ness League. She will remain in that |
city one week, as the honored guest Of
the Louisville Choral Society.
Mrs. Georgine Kelley Harris left the
city for Lexington, Ky, to resume
her duties as a teacher in the public
school there. Mrs. Harris is very |
much pleased with Chicago and hopes
some day to make her home here.
We like you Mrs. Harris, hurry backl
Sergeant VIM. F. Childs has again
made himself eligible for promotion
TO the leuitenancy of the police de-
partment II is up to the Mayor now
to see that the Sergeant is not dis
eliminated against because Of his col
or. Every Negro in Chicago should
write the Mayor a letter to that effect.
Mrs, K. T. Easton, 32O5 Rhodes Ave.
formerly Of Cincinnati, o., announce l
the marriage Of her daughter. Eli
zabeth B. to Mr.. John R. Leland, which
will take place at the above address,
Wednesday Eve. Aug. 18th. The
young couple will be at home after
September 4th-
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tiderington,
32s 34th Street and Mrs. Lee It'd
erington and her children, made
pleasant auto trip to Milwaukee. Wis,
last Sunday stopping at Kenosha, and
Racine. where they had dinner. They
win make the, same trip again Aug
ust 2sth to witness the base ball
game.
Mr.. Greene Raby, the successful ex-
nrasarnan NJ Culfport Miss a the