The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
THE ADVOCATE

mond convention. He is valuable as
set to the Order and has made the
local True Reformers' Hall a verita-
bic gold mine" to the Grand Foun-
tain. Chief Griffin has never lost his
nerve and is confident that the Order
will work out of Its present hole, and
get upon its financial feet He is loud
In his praise of the sympathetic atti-
tude OF Insurance Commissioner But
ton, who offered many helpful sugges
tons. to the Reformers. in their hour
of need. ....-
| A newSdealer says Chapters From
My Experience" by Booker T. Wash
ington, that has been running in The
Worlds Work since last October. has
increased the local scale of that mag
azine not less than IS per cent. The
March number, containing DR.. Wash
ingtons impressions of the nations
capital. the inside history of the Roose-
welt dinner the Brownsville episode
idents Roosevelt and Taft. is one of the
most interesting Of the series. $780,
! Fred D. McCracken, secretary to
Congressman Stevens. of Minnesota, is
recovering from an operation for ap-
/ pendcitis.
4 A. j. Russell, a well-known Journal
4 list. is here from Pittsburg and Harris
burg, Pa. -.~ .;
MISS Susie Sutton, who has been at
the Foraker Theater for an unbroken
season of ten weeks. is resting this
week. AS compliment to her excep-
\ tionally satisfactory services. Mana
i gers Payne and Green. are allowing
Miss Sutton full salary during her va
cation She resumes her work at the
Foraker next week, with new songs
l and an up-to-date monoiogue. Miss
Sutton is conversant with all of the
questions of the day and was an ia
terested spectator in the reserved GAL
lery Of the House at the closing SEES
sion of Congress.
>. W. Stockton, president of the
washington Sightseeing Automobile
and Investment Company, was ten
ldered a magnificent banquet last FRIDAY
night in the main auditorium of the
True Reformers' Hall Covers were
LAID ore hundred and fifty guests The
committee on arrangements was as fol-
lows: w. r. Griffin chairman; w. A.
!Boie, secretary, Nathan N. Bell. treas
lured; Alexandria Hall and Mrs. Sarah
r. Lewis, MIR. Stockton is an expert ma
chlnist and can, build an automobile
from the ground ND.
congress has appropriated $4,000
Tor the necessary conduits, cables, wires
ana labor in connecting the central
heating, electric light and power plant
from Freedmen's Hospital to tho va
r1ous buildings of howard University
Inc amendment allowing the money
was introduced by Senator Burkett
Inc sum of $4,000 is appropriated for
site for the New Normal School No.
IL. 1|o'
washington City will have no trou-
Die on the segregation" problem sucb
as has been the case in Baltimore
h1chmond and Kansas City, The mat
Ter was discussed in chambers, but il
was 1ound by the big real estate own
CTS that the game cut as deep into the
whites AS into the blacks and, tho doc
iaration was given out that there ia
no sentiment in the District that won1d
warrant a regulation on the subject
An examination of the situation also
olsclosed no sentiment for the exnen-
slVe, embarrassing and unnecessarv
Jhn-croW' street car, proposed nv
some fellow named Clark, who misren-
resents Florida district in the House
Iof Representatives
IT. Mlolan o.. Bousfield, formerly an
lhterne at Freedmen's Hospital is r.
locate in the Argentine Republic DR.
bouSfield is from Kansas CITY Kansas
a place comm ensurate with his do
MY and public service is to be ton
uered DR.. W. T. Vernon upon his re-
tlrement from office of Register Of the
treasury. Mr.. Napier is expected bora
about the 18th.