The Washington bee., 1910-02-26

Principal Williams of NJ Street
High School shows a lively interest
in the Sunday School work of the
Metropolitan Church.
Miss B. c. Burke, who was ap-
pointed as temporary teacher of a
9TH grade class is meeting with
marked success.
Mrs. H. B. Cardoza is GONZALES
cling from her recent attack of illness.
Among the fetching buds of NJ
Street High School, who attended the
athletic meet at True Reformers
Hall last Saturday night,were Misses
Evelyn Lacy, Vivian Williams, and
Maud Branden.
Effective work in the hunting
down of truants and violaters of the
compulsory law is being done by the
Attendance Officer, Mrs. I. G. Rich
ardson.
Prof, ]. I. Layton sang an impress
sive solo over the remains of the late
Rev. Geo. Lee, of the Vermont Ave.
Baptist Church, on the occasion of
his funeral services.
Miss Alice Claggett of N. Y. is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Laura A.
Douglass, of 3I8 A street, n. c. The
young lady's sweet and congenial
manner is making for her a host of
friends.
Announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage of Miss
Grace Campbell to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney McDougald of N. Y.
At present Miss Campbell is the
guest of her father, who resides in
Texas.
A series Of interesting meetings
are being held by the principals of
. the elementary schools for colored
children. The principals are organ
lied into committees for investiga-
ton of the various school problems.
Miss Elizabeth Grant has complet-
ed the course which she has been re-
Gently taking in the Normal Kinder
garten Department.
Mrs. Conn, the mother of Mrs. ].
w. Cromwell and Bailiff VIM. H.
Conn, of the Municipal Court, died
last Sunday morning at the residence
of her son 1881 u street. n. w She
had been ailing long time.
A Japanese entertainment was Civ
en- at the residence of Mrs. VIM B.
Coles at Fairmount Heights on We'd
nesday evening, February 10, for the
benefit of the Fairmount Heights
Presbyterian Church which is near
nearly completed
The entertainment was largely at
tended by the residents of this thriv-
ing suburb and was a financial sue
cess.
1t was one of a series of enter
tainments that have been given In
the past to assist in raising funds for
the completion of the beautiful new
church to be dedicated on or about
next Easter.
A large number of local people at
tended the Calhoun Club Ministries,
in Springfield, Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Mr. Vernon, who acted as toast
master, made no set speech, but his
introduction of the various gentlemen
who spoke were witty and felicitous
Mr.. Crews left on the Io.4o train
for the South, where he will be for
some days on business.
Mrs. Willie Jones of 4I2 Elm St,
lie Droit Park spent the 22nd in Bal
timore, Md.
DR.. James E. Shepard, who is
touring the Northeast and West will
arrive in the city, March 4th.
Many thanks to Mr. w T. Chap
man for public documents.
Everybody should get a copy of
Attorney Wearings book, entitled As
We See It..
Attorney Thomas L. Jones has
been asked by the citizens of New
Hampshire to deliver his former ad-
dress entitled the prehistoric ages.
This is Mr.. Jones master lecture.
Mr. Jones, is beyond all doubt one of
the effective speakers in the country
and a lawyer of great ability
AEr. and Mrs. Green. of Sleeps