The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-12-07

e@NSoSioIo SulIOI Ol Llle journal ana
Guide, Norfolk, Va, has located here
to become general manager of the
manufactures of the Hair-Vim Chem
lcal company, Of which DR.. Julia P.
II. Coleman is the official head. The
business of the company has so in
creased that the plant is to be mate
rally enlarged and additional assist
ance i to be secured in every de-
partment. DR.. Coleman is a woman
OF rare business capacity, and Mr..
Wilson will prove a, fortunate acqul-
sition, both to the company and to
the commercial life of the capital
city.
The Improved Benevolent Order
of ;Elks of the World, Of this city,
embracing Columbia lodge No. IS,
and Morning Star lodge No. 40, held
their annual lodge of sorrow Sun
day evening at the New Howard The
atre. Mr.. Harry H. Pace National
Grand Exalted Ruler and-Col.- Hen-
ry Lincoln Johnson, recorder of
deeds, delivered addresses.
Col: j. w. Lyons has returned to
his home in Augusta, Ga, after
spending fortnight here on legal
business. Col. Lyons will be with
US again soon to push the passage Of
a bill providing for the payment of
the remaining 38 per cent. duo the
depositors of the late Freedmen's
bank. He Is confident that the meas
ure will be adopted at the present
session of congress, as it's merits
nave already been acknowledged by
the two preceding congresses and
hes repeatedly been recommended in
the message of the president Of the
United States. Col Lyons will at
tend the meeting Of the republican
national committee, of which he was
once member, and expressed the
belief that this body will not reduce
the representation Of the southern
states In the naional convention and
that the state primary proposition
will be rejected.
Word comes that the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, of
Which DR.. Booker r. Washington is
principal, has just received a lega1S
OF $4,000 from the estate Of the
late Maria Blanchard, Of Philadel-
phia. 1t is to the credit Of the peo-
pie means, Of both races. that they
have no hesitancy in giving to causes
that have proven their usefulness in
the work of humanrU plift. Tuskegee
Institute stands in class alone. It
Is indeed THE Worlds University"
me Clarke Training School, Of
which Mrs. Addie r. Clarke is prin-
cipal, is enjoying a season Of unpre-
cedented prosperity. The classes in
millinery, domestic science and do
nestle art are doing splendid work
The political soothsayers have
figured out that the states in which
the indian vote might influence the
presidential election cast 1O4 electo-
raj votes. Are we to have the en-
dian problem" along with the Negro
problem in politics? If so, will the
noble red man be white or colored /?
The centenary Of the birth or
Wendell Phillips was appropriately
observed last "Wednesday evening in
the Metropolitan A. Nj. E. church.
The historical Grafton was delivered
by Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford,
of~the supreme court of the District,
and Prof Kelly Miller presided. DR..
w. P. Thirkfield, president Of How
ard University, and Rev: Matthew
Anderson, Of Philadelphia, assisted
in the devotional exercises. The
Howard University Choir, directed by
Miss Lulu We're Childers, rendered
r"usical selections.
DIR. w. F. Thirkheld lectured IL
the 10Th Street Baptist church On
Thanksgiving evening, under the
auspices Of the National Training
School, Of which Miss Mamie II.
-Rnrrong hs-is- president -ff1e- girls
students of the school sans some
tuDelui folk-so .rs.
Assistant Attorney General w. Fl.
Lewis spoke on Thanksgiving morn
ing at st. Mary's P. E. Church.
Andrew Carnegie Is reported tn
have said that President Taft is
dead sure to be reelected" Cant
we believe it, when "Uncle Andy"
says it's 80.
Your correspondent acknowledges
with pleasure an invitation from DR..
Booker II. Washington to attend the
Tuskegee Negro Farmers
conference and workers conference,
to be held January II and IS.
The colored mems branch Of the
Y. VI. G. A. has inaugurated a Wig
orous campaign to raise the $500
needed to complete the $4,000 re-
CURED to entitle it to the $4,000
promised conditionally by Mr.. julius
Rosenwald, the Chicago merchant
philanthropist. When this Is raised |
the association will have he $780,
600 building entirely paid for, and
the structure will be rushed to CON-
DfeUOn. It iS 1udprstood that I,ro