The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-18

| were from Dunbars works. and the
music OF the solos by Miss Wallace
was written by Dunbar's collaboration
| VIII Marion Cook.
l. Refreshments were served by Ca.
terer w. w. Martin. and the WILDER
forclan Musical Association furnished
the music by which the company
trtpped the light fantastic" until a
late hour The executive committee
which had charge Of the successful
affair was made up of Neval H. Thom-
| as, chairman; Robert A. Pelham, DR.,
A. E. Gaskins, W.-Sidney Pittman
Prof. e. G. Williams, Judge r. H.
Terrell, and G. Luther Sadgwar
PRESIDENT TAFT TO ADDRESS Y
M. c. A.
- President Taft, who has evinced the
deepest interest in the walfare Of the
colored branch Of the Y. M. c.. A., and
who was primarily instrumental in
securing the gift of $4,000 from MI.
Julius Rosenwald, the Chicago mer-
t-philanthropist, has consented
to address the Association at an early
date. 1t is understood that the ded-
|
will take place on Thanksgiving Day.
and that President will deliver
the dedicatory address on that oc-
caSiOn.
LIVELY TIMES AT HOWARD
UNIVERSITY.
All is life at historic Howard Uni
versity. The commencement season
approaches. in fact, it is here. On
Sunday last, DR.. w. p. Thirkield in
trOduced an innovation in the shape
of baccalaureate service for the Uni
versity Nurse Training School,. The
sermon, was delivered by Miss Jane
A. Delano, prominently identified with
the Red Cross Trained Nurse work in
the United NStatea1r;: 1Mlss- Dalano's s
advice and her 5gEsfhte, Iloxt nzysCtsr.pf
the duties, responsibilities and 'oppor-
tunities Of the trained nurse were lis
tened to with the closest attention,
and the - Warmest appreciation was
manifested. The vested choir, under
the direction of Miss Lulu We're Child
ers. rendered special music, and Dr..
Thirkield made "felicitous remarks.
On Friday evening the graduating ex-
ercises are scheduled.
May 80 will be the big meeting
Of the Howard University Alumni,
and former students of Howard from
all over the country will be in attend
ance The $4,000 gymnasium move
ment will be given another tremen-
dous Shove forward. If Prof. Kelly
Miller declines to serve another term
as president Of the Alumni Assoocia-
ton, the friends of Prof. Dwight o.
Holmes, of Baltimore, may claim to
that honor. --.-
On May 81 will come the stellar
event of the commencement season.
On this occasion the address to the
graduates will be delivered by that
stalwart friend Of the Negro, JUS
tice Wendell Phillips Stafford, of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Co
lumbia. The graduates this year
will outstrip in number and quality
the classes of any previous year
Fully two hundred will receive diplo,
mas, and one hundred and fifty will
earn degrees. President Th1rk1eld
/ is delighted with the work OF the year,
and Is deeply touched by the sturdy
LOYALTY shown his administration by
both the faculty and the student body
and is gratified to note the increasing
strength Of the college spirit The
| name of Howard" is heard every
where with veneration, and NDrth
South. East and West, the "HoWaro
| spirit is working wonders for the
uplift Of the race.
THAT NEGRO DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION A FROST"
.- Before this letter meets the eye Of
the gentle reader, the alleged "Ne
gro Democratic Convention. called
by somebody or other, assembly, at In
dianapolis, May II, will be thing o
| the past. At this distance, the meet
ing has all the ear-marks Of monu
mental "frost.' Word has been re
ceived by prominent men Of affairs
here to the effect that the Hon. Thos
Taggart. the patron saint OF the Ne
gro Democrats Of Indiana and tn
| Middle West. that he knows hothtn'
of the alleged convention. Mt
Alex f. Manning, the acknowledges
leader of the United Colored Democ
racy of the state, gives IT. out like
wise he has not been consulted by th'
callers Of the meeting and is I'm tht
dark concerning 1t. The Hon. Stoke
jackson Is in Washington, and will
not be around to make note Of tn
coming Of the bronzed section Of tn
"unterrifed.' The concensus Of oDir
ion among the Mannrag and Hill col
ored Democrats is that there is n