The national forum., 1910-07-23
LOCAL NEWS
AND GOSSIP

Mrs. j. Il. Dent, the charming wife
of Mr.. Dent, who is and has been en-
ployed at the Capitol for many years,
is spending the summer in Binghamton,
N. Y, the guest Of the popular and en-
terprsing hotel proprietor, Mr.. Lee
Mrs. Dent is a lady of strong personality
and it is said of her that at no distant
day in the past she had quite a deal
to do with engineering a political deal
with one of the leaders of the Republican
party in the State of New York, whereby
the condition of the Negroes in that
particular locality was bettered. Mr..
Dent will leave to join his wife at Bing-
hamton, N, Y, about August 3rd, from
which place they will take a trip up in
the Adirondacks to spend part of their
summer vacation.
Mr.. p. i. Sola, who is employed in
the sixth auditors office at the Post
office Building was among the number
of fortunates who received promotions.
Mr.. Sola was promoted to 5000 per an
mum. 1t speaks well for his proficiency
and he is to be congratulated.
Miss w. Taliaferro, sister of Mrs. j.
w. Grayson, left for Orange, Va, few
days ago to spend some time with her
sister at that point.
Miss Elizabeth Burrus was buried from
her home at 1928 Eighteenth street N.
W., one day this week, She had been
i'll and practically helpless for some
time. She was the sister of Mrs. Hall.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev.
DR.. Brooks.
Mr. Isaac Halfway, of 1894 You street
N. W., has some new and very interest
ing designs in models. 1t will pay one
to stop in and look them over.
Mr.. Robert Foley, messenger at the
Bureau of Engravings, died July 18th
at Freedman's Hospital of stomach trou.
Bile. The funeral was held at 20l5 Elev-
enth street N. w.
Misses Blanche George, Natalie Lewis,
Esther Middleton, Mary Mitchell and
some out-oft town ladies are on an eX-
tended trip, covering Niagara, Quebec,
Montreal and Toronto. They are spend
ing their vacation, they report in an
exceedingly charming and pleasant man
ner.
Miss Eta, daughter of the late James
Freeman, died at her home at 10 o'clock
P. NJ July 10th. Funeral services were
and streets N. w.
Miss frankie Simms, who has been
visiting her sister in New York, has re-
turned to the city. She reports an eX-
celent time. She contemplates spending
the month of August and part OF Sep
tember at Cape May
Elks' badges, banners and postcards
at the Board & Mcclure Pharmacy on
Fourteenth street between I and You
streets.
Prof. L. W. Williams, president of the
Ferguson Agricultural College at Able
wife, s. c., is spending sonfe time in the
city. Prof. Williams has spent the last
years in school work in the
South and is therefore in position to
Judge what progress is being made
among the Negroes. When asked for
his opinion along this line and as to
what he thought the outlook for the
Negro was over the country generally he
replied; From close observation it ap
pears to me that the outlook OF the
Negro is growing worse instead of bet |
ter in the South. This, however, seems /
to be rather general in its nature and !
the Negroes cause of advancement, | |
I'm sorry to say that | find the feeling
of intense racial prejudice more radical
This way than | do down South. The
,act is | see more evidences of real genu-
ne, madulterated prejudice in Wash
ngton than | do in either North or
South Carolina"
1t may be said without straining a
point that the Professor has observed |
we'll and drawn a correct conclusion.
Mr.. Harry Parker, the popular mes
'enger to the Ways and Means Commit
zee of the House, whose residence is l4l2
Pierce Place, will leave for New York
IN Tuesday, July 26th, to assume his
luties with the National Executive Com
nittee (Republican). Mr. Parker is a
prominent member of the A. NJ. h. Met
'opolitan Church, and has been with this
and also associated with the
National Executive Republican Commit
zee for number of years.
Thomas n. Ellis, of the Tennyson Ellis |
Papering Company, at l40O Pierce Place,
is away with Mr.. Thomas L. Karrick |
1T Thompson Point, VT, for. the sum
ner. Mr.. Karrick is president of the
oank at the corner of Fourteenth and |
You streets During his absence the
Tennyson-Ellis Company is being looked
after by the other member of the firm,
Mr. James j. Tennyson. When you want |
leat papering done don't fail to call upon
hem at 400 Pierce Place n. w.
You will meet all of the Elks and their
friends at the popular drug store OF |
Board Mcguire, 1927 Fourteenth |
street n. W., the place where everybody |
meets everybody else for drugs, medi-
zines and the most delicious ice-cream
soda in the city.
Mr.. Jack M. Ryan, Jr,, died at his
home, I'LL Eighteenth street n. W., on
asst Thursday at l2.45 A. NJ, Mr.. Ryan
lad only been i'll two days and his death |
came as great shock to his relatives |
md friends. His funeral was conducted |
rom his fathers residence, at I'LL 18th |
street n, w.
Mr.. Ryan was one of the most popu
ar young men in the city and well liked
>y everybody, His many friends join |
she family in this, their sad hour of be-
and are an unit in their eX-
1ressons that death has removed from
lmong them shining mark,
The T. o, of st. Luke, in the District
VI Columbia, showed to fine advantage at
heir recent excursion to Somerset |
3each. The officials received the con
yratulatons of ell the people, No more
orderly excursionists have been seen on
he river this season. There were close
IN to thousand people who enjoyed the
lay. The committee, regaed in badges,