The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-07-28

Ia arrangements were made for the e,n-
tertainment. Friday night. under the
management Of Mrs. w. o. Lee. The
Aid will serve refreshments, while
the well-arranged and interesting
inrogram will be introduced by Mrs.
Lee. e. w. Washington and Mrs.
Matte Moss were appointed as the
heads of two committee to canvass
the city for homes for the ministers
OF the annual ! conference which
meets Sept. 7-12th. Sunday week
will mark tho last quarterly meeting
day for this conference. Sacrament
will be administered in the after
noon Of that day by the presiding
elder, Rev. w. H. Thomas.
The Peoples Grocery store,-We
have just opened tirst-class ice
cream parlor at the Peoples Grocery
store In the x. OF p. Building where
you will receive the very best of
service. Our cream is the best in
the land. guaranteed to please you.
Hours for Sunday: 4 p. m. to II D.
m. We will be open every evening
during the week. w. H. Parker,
Manager
Officers Instailed--A large crowd
was present at the X. of P. Hall,
| Monday night, when st. Stephen
Council No. 657 installed the follow
ing officers: Geo. E. Wanzer, w. c.;
Mrs. Lula johnson, V. c.; w. H..
Parker. F. g.; Mrs. Alice Wanzer,
NJ. W.: Grant Jones, w. p; Miss
Martha Harris, X. of W.; Miss Cora
Green. S. c.; Miss Kate Thomas, J.
c.; John Price, I. c.; and Aaron
Yancy. O. S. After the installation
services the officers, members and
Vlstors were served with cream, cake
and other refreshments.
on On Tour.-The Charleston Clip
per base ball team leaves Monday
on the Campbell boat excursion for
Parkershurg, where they will play a
series of games. Leaving Parkers-
burg, they 60 down on the Norfolk
Western to fill engagements at
Huntington, keystone, Bluefield and
other points. Manager J. H. Taylor
will take fifteen men on the trim.
among whom will be four pitchers.
and he expresses the fullest conf
dence in the lot to bring home the
bacon"
Ciarksburg's RiOt.-D. H. Kyle, q
teacher in the Clarksburg colored
school was among the visitors to The
Advocate Office, this week. MIR.
Kyle tells thrilling story OF the race
riot which broke out In his town fol
lowing the Johnson-Jeffries prize
night. He says many Negroes, in fact
all the mob could get their hands on,
were assaulted and that the affair
might have reached more serious
proportions but for the proclamation
or the mayor instructfng the mem
Ders OF the race to procure firearms
and to protect their homes from the
treatened attacks. When it became
generally known that an invasion of
the Negro district carried with it
risk Of death or injury to the in
vaders, the young men and bows of
the mob were easily persuaded to
dispense.
Enjoying Their Trip-From the
letters and cards received here from
Mrs. EN-. Jones and Mrs. Chas. F.
Mitchell, Of Institute, who began a
two months tour Of Europe last
| month, both ladies are getting much
| Information as wei as pleasure
from this trip abroad. When last
heard from they were at Rome, It.
ally, from which place they go to We
nice, Austria, winding up their tour
or the continent at Paris. Among
the most interesting places they ex.
pect to visit Is Oberammergua where
the Passion Play is being presented
this summer.
| Baptist Church Notes.-The Kings
Daughters will give lawn fete at
1.-THE home Of Mrs. John Gallon. 3rd
avenue, West Side, Friday evening.
Very extensive preparations are be-
Ing made to make 1t an enjoyable
AFFAIR. Rev. D. Webster Davis will
preach morning and evening Sunday
In the absence Of the pastor, Rev. 3.
r. Reed, who goes to Pittsburg to-
day to supply for Rev. J. r. Holder
at the Metropolitan Baptist church,