The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS NEWS.

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PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS NEWS.
Mr.. J. H Washington, general su-
per1ntendent of industries of the - us
kegee Normal and Industrial School,
Iuskegee Institute, Ala, Is stopping
with Mr. and Mrs w Sidney Pitt
man. lie, in company with Mr. PITT
man, called to see Mr. James F. Arm
strong, one OF his former students
Mr.. Washington expressed great
pleasure and satisfaction with the
progress the young men and women
from luSkegee are making in this sec
ton OF the country. He said: Nine
ty-nine per cent Of the Tuskegee stu
dents and graduates throughout the
country are having great success. ~
Mr.. Washington suggested the need
OF an industry or factory in FairmOuIt
Heg ghts- He gave an outline as to
how the mattress factory at TusEe-
hee was established
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. w Sid
ney P1ttman, the noted architect, en-
terta1ned the Paramount Heights Citi-
.zens' Association with Mr. J II.
Washington as the guest OF honor lat
his residence III Fairmount Heights.
Mr.. Washington, brother OF DR..
Booker I Washington, is the father
Ot the great industrial feature OF Tus-
kegce, and as such was listened to
with great interest by those present
who, by the way, were all enterpris-
ing leaders of the community. In his
remarks 10 gc1,~,a+5,, NJ AATruI
ingtOn highly praised the unselushnesS
and the many sacrifices the citizens
are making in building such beautiful
homes, improving their surroundings
to the extent 50 noticeable to those
from without He also took occasion
to congratulate those who have so
COnspiCuOusly identified themselves in
the general upbuilding OF civic and ed
uCatlOnal advantages, both from a ma
terial and moral standpoint Follow
ing Nh Washington; in response, were
Messrs. Frank Coalman, Jas. T. Arm
strong, R. S. Nichols, Walter S.
Grouse, w. O. Dawson, Rev. \ II.
Strother and others. Hon. w. Calvin
Chase, attorney and editor OF The
Washington Bee, was special guest of
the association. He responded ably
to the toast The True Leaders, and
all present were greatly benefited by
Mr.. Chase's helpful advice, which
were so modestly encouched in his
liberal treatment of civic duties among
those at the front Among those pres
ent were Mr.. J. II. Washington.
Frank Coalman, Z. 4. BriscOe, ]. A.
Campbell. R. 5. Nichols, w S. Grouse,
w. B. Makel, w. A. Brooks, Jno.
Madley, Berkley Evans, Edward Day,
w. O. Dawson. J. F Armstrong,
Steward NJ. Lewis, ]. P. Ware, Rev.
A. H. Srother, Rev r A. Hart.
After partaking OF delicious Dutch
Luncheon. those present bade Mr.. J.
H. Washington goodbye, and retired
to their several homes.
Mr.. John T. Trent is progressing
nicely with the work on the NJ. Z
Church here He says that the con.
will be able to eat their
Thanksgiving dinner in the complete
FairmOunt Heights NJ. + Church.
The dedicatory exercises will be held
on the first Sunday IN December. 1911
at 3 o'clock. Twenty collectors have
promised to report four hundred dol
lars on the occasion.
The public school building COM
mittee, of which Mr. r. S. Nichols is
chairman, Mr.. James F. Armstrong
secretary, and w S. Pittman is arChi-
teCt, IS glad to announce the COM
mencement of the work on the school
Brick Is now being placed
on the ground, and in a few days may
be heard the ringing of the hammer
and the nail"
The Eairmount Heights citizens
having finished the public waiting sta
ton at Sixty-hrst street, has. through
its worthy president, Sergt. Frank
Coalman, turned the same over to the
railway authorities.
Owing to the Springman murder
trial, Hon R n Ryon, the clerk OF
the Circuit Court at Upper Marlboro,
was unable to reach FairmOunt
Heights on Oct II, to take deClara-
tions of intentions of those who de
sire to became citizens OF Maryland
Mr.. James F. Armstrong, Mr.. John
S. Johnson, and Mr. c. L. Marshall,
the delegates elected by the people Of
FairmOunt Heights to negotiate with
the county authorities relative to the
high assessed valuation of property
here, held a conference Friday night,
Oct. I3. and outlined their procedure,
which was of great assistance when
their cases were heard Unfortunate
iy, Mr. Armstrong, the elected chair
man of the delegation, could not go
to Marlboro, but the long experience
Of Mr. John S. Johnson and Mr.. G. L.
Marshall the courteous and Oblglng
grocer here, were equal to the occa-
sion, and in some of the case the as
sessed valuation of the property was
reduced more than $I,7oO. Men of
the type of those on the delegation
are of great service to the cOmmu-
nifty
GALBRAITH CHURCH.
Dr. Corrothers Continues to Draw.