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Harvard University. He will be a
very valuable acquisition to the
teaching force of the Capital City.

very valuable acquisition to the
teaching force of the Capital City.
Mrs. Fl, c. Tyson and daughters
Misses May and Pearle, have just
returned from Arundel-on-the- Bay
where they spent the summer.
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The B, M. c. ball in Baltimore on
last Thursday night in the audi.
torium at the Lyric Theater was one
of the most unique affairs of the
season. There were nearly two
thousand present and the ladies
wore very beautiful and attractive
gowns.
Washingtonians were very much
in evidence. Among those present
were; Grand Master and Mrs. w.
L. Houston, DR.. and Mrs. "A. M.
Curtis, DR.. and Mrs. A. V. GRAY,
eX-Recorder of Deeds and Mrs. T.
c. Dancy, Recorder of Deeds and
Mrs. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Mr..
Starting, Misses Clotille Houston
and Lucille Nooks, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney ]. c. Cobb, Messrs.
John N. Coins, III. I. Morris, u. L.
Houston, O. Randolph, w. Davis,
G.. Fl. Forrest, w. Clifford, Dan
Freeman, ], Wilkerson, Masters c.
Fl. Houston and f. Hays.
The grand march was led by
Grand Master w. L. Houston and
wife. Mrs. Houston wore a very
handsome black satin gown,
trimmed in jet applique and baby
Irish lace. Mrs. A. M. Curtis wore
an apricot satin gown with black
lace coat and large black picture
hat. DR.. A. V. Gray wore black
spangled net over Persian silk. An
other very attractive feature of the
ball was that the men were attired
in uniform. The Patriarchs march
ing in to receive the prizes for the
competitive drill was spectacle of
splendor Philadelphia won the
first prize of $Ioo. Washington the
second of $50. Supper was served
in the basement from tables bright
with autunnal flowers and foliage.
During the interrnission the Metro
politan Orchestra, of which Mr..
Henry ]. Anderson is director, rem
dered several pleasing selections.
The program consisted of eighteen
Well-arranged and selected pieces Of
popular music, which made one feel
that he had absolutely drifted into
Fairy Land" Several requested
numbers were very graciously rem
dered.
DR.. and Mrs. Lotion and daueh-
ter spent two weeks in Atlantic City
and Plainheld, N. ].
Miss Ethel Highwarden has re-
Gently been appointed to the teach
ing force of the M Street High
School.
Miss Miriam Wormley has been
appointed as teacher in the city
schools.
Hon. Ralph w. Tyler has been
indisposed for two weeks. The
many friends of the Auditor of the
Navy wish for him a speedy recov-
cry.
MIR. and Mrs. J. B, Houston of
Cambridge, Mass. Mr.. David
Houston of Baltimore, and Miss
Milbourne of Plymouth, Mass,
were the guests of Mrs. T, ]. Hous-
ton last week.
Mr.. William Willhoit Of Beuna.
Va, was visiting friends in the city
last Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Cora Hawkins, 1910 9TH
street, is visiting in Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Hawkins will 60 to Toronto,
Canada, before she returns to the
city.
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CO NNN'S
paid us a pleasant call last week.
Mr. Wiggins was delegate to the
Odd Fellows meeting.
Rev. Reuben Seely, d. d., P. E.,
who is superintendent of the "A. M,
Z. Missions at Bridgetown, Bar
badoes Island, is in the city in the
interest of his school.
Mr.. William r. Beverly, who has
been spending some time in Ken
tucky, is in the city again, and his
many friends are glad to see him
back.
Mrs. Ada Coins visited her
cousin, Mrs. Hairston Kenilsworth
of 1896 Polk street N. E., this week
Mrs. Coins was delegate to the
True Reformers' meeting at Rich
mond, Va, and stopped over ell
route to her home in indianapolis,
Indiana
Attorney Almond w. Scott has
lately purchased fine residence on
nth street between T and u streets
N. w.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert B. Mont
gomery will be very pleased to see
their friends at their home, 3o8 [.
street N. w. They celebrated their
marriage August "a last. Mrs.
Montgomery was formerly Miss
Nellie Williams of New Haven.
Conn.
Mr.. Henry P. Slaughter, the
newly-elected editor and manager
OF the ODD Fellows Journal, will
not take hold at Philadelphia until
about January I. For nearly twenty
years Mr.. Slaughter has held re-
sponsible position in the Govern
ment Printing Office, and is a mas
ter OF the art typographical.
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Brooks have
lately returned from Atlantic CITY,
where they have both been spending
very pleasant months vacation.
Mr.. Brooks says that the gay burg
by the sad sea waves is just as gay,
lively and frivolous as always, and
the only noticeable difference in the
place is "the increased cost of liv-
ing" Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks are
both very much improved in ap-
pearance and health.
The moving show theaters are
improving their bills each week, and
now one can see the very best NOV
ing pictures, as well as an act or two
OF up-to-date vaudeville, for five or
ten cents an evening.
Dir. Madison Fraction and DR..
Sumner G. Holmes have removed
their Offices from LeDroit Park and
are now pleasantly located at 327
q street S. w. They have fine pros
poets for good practice in their
present field.
Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Croms of
New York, after attending the B.
M. c. in Baltimore, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter F. Honesty Of 18th street.
The ladies enjoyed our beautiful
roads and drives very highly.
Mr.. Will Vodery, the talented
musical director, is preparing "The
Sunny South Comedy" musical
vaudeville act, which, after showing
in America eight weeks, will play
return engagements in London for
two months, and then go to Berlin,
Paris and the principal continental
cities of the Continent. Mr.. Vodery
is an earnest student of musical art,
and we may expect great things of
him in the near future.
DR.. Booker T. Washington in North
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enact the emotional role of Eliza
Harris" and it is expected that the
veteran Sam Lucas will be prevailed
upon to appear as Uncle Tom," in
which part he scored tremendous
success all over the country several
years ago. The movement for the
observance of Mrs. Stoves cente-
nary is being fostered by Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, and is attracting
nationwide attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fl. Stewart
and little son, Glenn, of Indian
apolis, Ind, were dinner guests last
Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Thompson of 1913 nth street N.
w. Mr.. Stewart was formerly adj
vertising manager of the Indian
dbORS Freeman and is now a clerk
in the Census Office. Mrs Stewart
is here on visit, but may make her
stay permanent. She has been the
recipient of much social attention
since her advent here.
Captain Silas II. Johnson, cap
tain of engineers of the city fire de-
partnent of Denver, Col, was in
the city last Saturday, the guest of
Mr.. John H. Paynter of the Internal
Revenue Service, who also halls
from the Centennial State" Cap
tain Johnson was en- route home
ward from Baltimore, where he at
tended the B. M. c.
1t is asserted by those thought to
be in a position to know that Mr..
Whitfield Mckinley, collector Of
customs at the port of Georgetown,
will be confirmed without difficulty
by the Senate when that body con-
venes in December.
The Order of St. Luke's Wash
ington branch was established in
1902. 1t now has 38 councils and
an aggregate membership Of 245o.
Mrs. Bessie B. Anderson is deputy
and Rev. A. C. Garner is associate
deputy.
Information reaches Washington
that Architect ]. A. Landlord and
family are comfortably. installed at
Wilberforce University, and that
Professor Landlords new duties as
instructor in mechanical arts are
very congenial.
The Misses Thompson of Chi
cago have been visiting Miss Louise
Blanche Wright
Manager George w. Hamilton is
presenting an unusually strong bill
this week at Ford Dabney's popular
theater. The bright and particular
star is Princess Rajah, styled "the
German-African songbird." The
Princess is versatile, singing catchy
songs in German, French and Eng
lish, carrying through each the char
acterlstics of the nationalities por-
trayed, closing with a humorous
rendition of "colored peoples grand
pera'-rag-tiine. She is full of
fun, coupled with real dramatic
ability, and so well does she please
all classes, she is taking four and
five encores at every performance.
James c. Moore does a side-split-
ting stunt as "Washerwoman,"
and after witty monologue makes
a rapid-fire change and brings down
the house in an old fashioned song
and dance, reminiscent Of the pallny
days of Billy Kersands and his
tribe. Miss Lizzie TAYLOR.
a vocalist and dancer, is the third
Of the new faces appearing this
week, and is proving a favorite with
her mezzo-soprano voice, which she
Knows how to Use to advantage.
The Hiawatha Theater will open
early in October and will offer a
round OF first-class vaudeville fea-
lures. The stage is to be enlarged
and ample dressing rooms will be
provided. The house is to be reno
yated throughout and an expendi-
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bernecking Moon" is getting a
hand there also. The Smart
Sets" catchy music will not soon be
forgotten by the delighted Wash
ingtonians.
Mr.. Horace ID. Slater, the we'll
known general correspondent, was
in town this week. He had been at
tending the B. M. c. at Baltimore
Mr.. Slater is recording secretary
of the National Negro Press Asso-
citation, and will proceed with the
compilation Of the minutes of the
New York and the Louisville ses-
sions of the organization for publ
cation.
Prof. w. A. Joiner, formerly OF
Howard University, has assumed
charge of the Normal Department
at Wilberforce University.
The next international council OF
the Knights Tenplar will be held i'll
Washington in September, 1919.
The session of the present year was
held recently in Detroit.
Mr.. w. r. Griffin has been at
tending the meeting of the Grand
Fountain of the United Order Of
True Reformers at Richmond, Va.
He was re-elected chief of the Wash
ington Division, representing 5000
True Reformers, and placed on the
executive board of the Order. He
declined the vice-presidency, which
was rendered him. Chief Griffin S
report shows that in the past two
years over $4,000 had passed
through his hands without single
error.
Armstrong Manual Training
School, of which DR.. w. Bruce
Evans is principal, is to teach avia-
ton, and will have a class for the
development of "chauffeurs of the
air" this year
Thespublic schools opened Mon
day with record-breaking attend
ance. The figures are as follows: !:
White high schools, 32oI; colored
high schools, I245; normal school
No. I (white), 1917; normal school
No. (colored), I62; white grade
schools, 26,33o; colored grade
schools, II,435; total enrolment,
1910, 45,57o. Total colored enroll
ment, 1882. More will enter as
soon as the order for vaccination is
complied with. The colored attend
ance should reach upwards of
1900.
Miss Mae Irwin, assistant super
intendent of nurses at Freedmen's
Hospital, is making a splendid
record, and DR.. w. A. Warfeld,
surgeon-in-chief, is gratiied over
his good fortune in having such a
capable and efficient helper in
charge of this important branch of
his department. Miss Irwin is a
graduate of one of the leading
schools for nurse training in Chi
cago. Her unfailing tact, patience
and executive ability, together with
her courteous treatment of all with
whom she comes into contact, have
earned for her a popularity that
guarantees her successful admin
istration.
Former Senator Foraker of Ohio
was in the city few days last week,
looking the picture of health. He
will take part in the Ohio campaign
in support of Harding for Governor,
and will make the welkin ring in his
pristine style. He is optimistic about
the chances Of Republican success,
but admits that things are some
what mixed"
ELITE COLUMN
Conducted by
W. PRESTON BAYLESS, 1915 9Th S,reef N, W.
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Miss Clarice Wright, who made
such hit last week at Dabney's in
her artistic Spanish dances, left for
New York Sunday night, but will
probably return to become mem
Der of the Howard Theater Stock
Company.
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By arrangement with Core
spending Secretary R. w. Thonp-
son and President Garnet c. Will
kinson, Bethel Literary and Ilistor-
ical Association has set apart an
evening with the National Negro
Press Association, at which time
many phases of journalistic work
will be discussed and interest in the
development of Negro newspapers
will be stimulated.
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Mr.. Henry P. Slaughter, the
newly-elected editor and manager
of the Odd Fellows Journal, will
not take hold at Philadelphia until
about January I. For nearly twenty
years Mr. Slaughter has held a re-
sponsible position in the Govern
ment Printing Office, and is a mas
ter of the art typographical.
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MIR. and Mrs. Albert B. Mont
gomery will be very pleased to see
their friends at their home, 3oS [.
street n. w. They celebrated their
marriage August "a last. Mrs.
Montgomery was formerly Miss
Nellie Williams of New Haven,
Conn.
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Attorney Almond w. Scott has
lately purchased fine residence on
nth street between T and u streets
N. w.
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Mrs. Ada Coins visited her
cousin, Mrs. Hairston Kenilsworth.
OF 1906 Polk street N. E., this week.
Mrs. Coins was delegate to the
True Reformers meeting at Rich
mond, Va, and stopped over ell
route to her home in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
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]. Fl. Wiggins of Sparta, Ca,
paid us a pleasant call last week.
Mr. Wiggins was delegate to the
Odd Fellows meeting.

Rev. Reuben SeeIy, D. D., P. f.,
who is superintendent of the "A. M.
E. Missions at ,Bridgetown, Bar
badoes Island, is in the city in the
interest Of his school M
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Armstrong Manual Training
School, of which DR.. w. Bruce
Evans is principal, is to teach avia-
ton, and will have class for the
development of "chauffeurs of the
air. this year.
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Mr.. William r. Beverly, who has
been spending some time in Ken
lucky, is in the city again, and his
many friends are glad to see him
back. "'
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NS' NS'C~''NN'iiS ~ NAh~ii bAiAiN
many phases of journalistic work
will be discussed and interest in the
development of Negro newspapers
will be stimulated.
A Washington press club, made
up of the editors, publishers and
correspondents residing in this city,
is to be organized soon as an auxili-
airy to the National Negro Press
Association. Such an organization
has long been needed. The enthusi-
asm of the local newspaper workers
for their cause was amply demon
strated last month when the Ma
tional Negro Press Association, in
conjunction with the local business
organizations, pulled off" the most
interesting and successful banquet
held in the capital in many years.
Miss Minnie Brown, the popular
prima donna and dramatic ex-
pressionist, who has been filling a
successful engagement at Ford
Dabney's Theater, sustained pain
full accident last week while out
driving. The horse became fright
ened by steam-roller near the Sol
diers' Home, and shying suddenly,
turned the buggy over, throwing
Miss Brown and her companion to
the ground. Although suffering
considerably, Miss Brown sang as
usual at the theater. This week she
is appearing at the Foraker Theater
on 21st street, and repeating her
uptown triumph, taking four and
five encores nightly.
n
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The Hiawatha Theater will open
early in October and will offer a
round OF first-class vaudeville fea-
lures. The stage is to be enlarged
and ample dressing rooms will be
provided. The house is to be reno
vated throughout and an expendi-
tire of $1,000 in repairs is planned.
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Mrs. Fl. c. Tyson and daughters,
Misses May and Pearle, have just
returned from Arundel-on-the- Bay,
where they spent the summer.
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The Order of St. Luke's Wash
ington branch was established in
1902. 1t now has 38 councils and
an aggregate membership Of 245o.
Mrs. Bessie B. Anderson is deputy
and Rev. A. c. Garner is associate
deo,,tv
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Captain Silas II. Johnson, cap
tain of engineers of the city fire de-
partnent of Denver, Col, was in
the city last Saturday, the guest OF
Mr.. John H. Paynter Of the Internal
Revenue Service, who also halls
from the Centennial State" Cap
tain Johnson was en- route home
ward from Baltimore, where he at
tended the B. M. C.
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The Misses Thompson of Chi
cago have been visiting Miss Louise
Blanche Wright
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note. She was formerly Miss Fan
ME A. Howard, an Atlanta belle.
", -----, '----- - "
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the
races premier elocutionist, is plan
ming to give an elaborate presenta-
ton of Uncle Toms Cabin" in
connection with the celebration of
the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of its author, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, next June. Miss Davis will
enact the emotional role of Eliza
Harris" and it is expected that the
veteran Sam Lucas will be prevailed
upon to appear as ''Uncle Ton," in
which part he scored tremendous
success all over the country several
years ago. The movement for the
observance of Mrs. Stoves cente-
nary is being fostered by Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, and is attracting
nationwide attention.
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Information reaches Washington
that Architect ]. A, Landlord and
family are comfortably, installed at
Wilberforce University, and that
Professor Landlords new duties as
instructor in mechanical arts are
very congenial
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1t is asserted by those thought to
be in position to know that Mr..
Whitfield Mckinley, collector of
customs at the port of Georgetown,
will be confirmed without difficulty
by the Senate when that body con-
venes in December.
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Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Croms of
New York, after attending the B.
M. c. in Baltimore, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter F. Honesty Of 18th street.
The ladies enjoyed our beautiful
roads and drives very highly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
MRS. ANNA HOWE DIES
AFTER ILLNESS OF WEEK.
Society aud Charity Leader Was
Wife of Tax Commissioners

Mrs. Anna Howe, the wife Of Tax
Commissioner John Howe. died at her
home, 22S Van Buren, street, early %
day, after a short illness. Her death
was a great shock to a large circle of
friends, many Of whom had not learned
of her illness.
Mrs. Howe was prominent in social
and charitable affairs in Newark, being
particularly interested in the East Side
Day Nursery. She had not been well
for the past year, but was only con
sidered seriously i'll for the past week.
The last time she was out was whea
she attended the graduation of her
two children. Violet, aged Is. who
graduated from the Hamburg Place
School. and John, jr.. who completed
the course at the High School.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of
Christian Fritz. formerly Of this city,
but now of Westfeid. She was born
in Newark in 1870. She is survived by
her husband, Tax Commissioners Howe,
her two children. her father, four sis
tiers and two brothers. &
Funeral services will probably be
held from tho house on Friday. inter-
ment following Ill Fairmount Cemetery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
RUNYON Is OUT
FOR FOWLER'S SEAT.

PLAINFIELD, July G.-Ci.y Judss
William N. Runyon. to whom the can
didacy for Republican congressman as
successor to Hon. Charles N. Fowler
was recently offered. announced today
that he win accept.
Judge Runyon states that in doing
SO he will be the candidate OF tho
whole party, regardless OF faction. ana
that If elected he viii be the repre-
sentative of the whole party, but that
he viii go unpledged to any faction
He asks the support of all members
Of his party. irrespective of individual
differences of opinion, who believe In
the principles of the Republican party.
He pledges himself to the faitfsul
discharge of his duties in helping to
felnl the pledges OF the party and NEn
act upon his own convictions and lot
simply be the expression Of the m8n-
dates of others and VIII act wstnout
fear or favor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
MRS. BRECE'S FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
Widow of Former Presiding Ell
der of M. E. Church Dead.

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia
Beggs Brice. of 2S7h South Seventh
street, widow Of the late Rev. Alex-
ander L. Brice. d. D., who died yes
terday. will be held from the house
tomorrow afternoon at 2:SO o'clock.
The Rev. Warren r. Neff, of the
De Groot Methodist Church. in Little
tor avenue, will oficiate, assisted by
the Rev. C.. x. Hutchinson. of Bayonne.
Interment will be In Paramount Ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Brice was born in Paterson
April l, 1880, but lived in Newark
most OF her life. Her husband, DIR.
Brice, was one time pastor of st.
Likes Church, Franklin Street Church,
tho De Groot Church and presiding
elder of the Newark conference. Mrs.
Brice took an active interest in church
work during her husbands life. and
continued her activities as long as she
was physically able to do so.
She is survived by two sons. Will
lam L. Brice, of Irvington; Harry %.
Brice. of Providence, R. l., and one
daughter, Miss Isabelle Brice, of this
city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
BODY OF DROWNED YOUTH
FOUND FLOATING In RIVER.

Roy Morgan. of 46 Hamburg avenue.
Paterson. tender on the Greenwood
Lake division bridge of the Erie rail-
Dad across the Hackeneack river, near
Snake Hill. found floating in the river
at $50 O'Clock this morning the body
of the youth who was drowned while
swimming near the Harrison turnpike
bridge On Monday afternoon. The
youth, who is supposed to be Polish
and a New Yorker, is still unidentified,
despite the fact that the Kearny police
have informed the police of the nearby
cities of the drowning of the young
man.
The body was discovered about 100
feet from the place where the body of
Willie Macintosh. of Arlington, was
picked up over q week ago, although
the corps found this morning had
fioated two miles up the stream. The
body was decomposed. Patrolman Peter
vreeiand was sent to the Hackensack,
and he assisted in bringing the body
to the Harrison turnpike bridge by tow
ing 1t behind q rowboat. There o wagon
got it and brought It to Condcn's
morgue in Harrison.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-06
TO STbP SEIZURE
OF LIQUOR WEAR ASBURY

within a mile of Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove is forbidden. Mr.. Cook
contends. however. that hat part of
Neptune township in which the Shore
express wagon was seized and the
driver arrested without a warrant is
outside the one-mile limit.
"Chief Hurry has threatened to hold
up the Adams Express Company's
wagons" said Mr.. Cook, IF he sus-
poets there are boxes of beer or whis-
key or wine in the wagon. Vehicles
are stopped and searched and boxes
broken open without a warrant. We
claim the wagon that was searched
was outside the one-mi1e limit. ask
the vice-chancellor to restrain the
authorities of the township from sum-
marily stopping our horses and search
ing our wagons while they are passing
through the township. 1 want protec-
ton for other people who drive through
the township to places along the shore.
The war down there on peddlers IL
worse than ever. Delivery wagons OF
big department stores are to be
searche1 ftg boxes OF bottled beer and
wine.e'