The Washington bee., 1911-01-28
NEWS
(By Miss G. B. Maxfeldl

-4y~.Dr- John Hurst, financial secret,r,,
OF the African Methodist Cburcb Ho,y
gohn ). Durham, a wealthy nIantar
IN cuba, and Monsieur r PaTIs,,s
SSannon, HaitI's Minister to the TJn;ted
states, attended the Negro Farmers,
conference at Tuskegee.
/ Mr.. Edward H. Morris Grard,,,os
ter OF the United Order Of Odd Eel
lows, called on President Taft and
pledged not only his support bn+ tbe
support OF the entire organization to
the administration forces. He SEEM
to have an exalted opinion of his in-
huenCe '''' III
A telegram was received a. tbe
White House stating that Szs 600 bad
been raised for the Red Cross g.
ciety IN San Francisco. New YorI
raised $5Oo,OOO. This money will he
placed in the emergency fund and
) MHen hundreds of people are over
be used WIN
There has been established N Na,v
I oIk Dy 1t Frederick Gwyer, pro-
lessor OF clinical surgery of Cornell
University, tree clinic for animals.
| Hl 1dlt Has accepted an IN
yltation to make the principal ad-
afeSs at banquet in honor of the
! birthday OF President William McKin-
icy, TO be given January 80 by the
: Ohio Society
The death of Bishop Grant will not
only be sad loss TO the Methodist
denomination, but to the entire col
Ored American race.
Col. Allen AllensWorth, u. S A. re-
tired, IS the founder of a colored col
ony IN California, between San Fran
CISCO and Los Angeles. 1t consists of
several thousand acres of rich soil
and contains a hotel, school house
telephone, etc. 1t demonstrates the
coiored Americans ability to govern
| themselves.
State Bank Commissioner of Marv-
land J. Duke DOwnes has refused to
/ grant permission for the Houston
Savings Bank, of Salisbury. Md, to
begin business. 1t is stated previous
financial institutions have been fail
ures IS the reason given for his dis
approval
Ihe Board of Education of Quincy
Ill, nave built large modern scnooI ,
exclusively for cOlOred children. A
parent was fined $40 for not allowing
his child to attend the above-named
school The case will be taken to the
State Supreme Court. Segregation IS
spreading
One hundred thousand dollars has
been given by New York 6uaucier
who wishes his name to be kept a
secret to the fund being raised bv
the George Washington Memorial As
soclatIOn, for the erection of a large
auditorium as a monument 10 the first
President of the country.
According to a statment Of Rev.
Leb. COpp, hundreds of girls in this
city are every night drinking more
hIghballs, cocktails, absinthes and
benedIctlneS than the bows at the
same age, This IS being investigated
by the Curfew Club
instructions have been sent to the
American Ministers at Santo Domingo
and at Port au Prince, directing them
to tender the good offices Of the Uni
ted States tor the purpose Of bringing
about an honorable settlement be
tween SantO Domingo and Haiti which
has threatened war.
William Jennings Bryan has begun
a hight to insure the nomination OF 2
Democrat for the Presi-
dency IN 1912 1t IS announced that
Mr.. Bryan himself will not be a can
ildatc.
Mrs. Carolina Won Siebold, who IS
said to have friends in this city and
who IS now very sick without chance
1t recovery, must be buried in the
)Otters field unless friends come to
ler rescue. Mrs Sieboid is a writer
If poetry, and has contributed to
magazines, and newspapers.
Mr.. Holm T Wright. a cOlored
American, was awarded $4,000 dam
ges from the American Dye-wooI
Company, Of Chester. Pa, for iniu-
les received during an explosion and
ire at the plant in April, 1908
To enable the parents Of babies to
ttend church services. a Presbyterian
,hurch IN Fort Wayne, Ind, an
ounced that nursery in charge OF
iree kindergarten teachers would be
onducted IN one OF the church so
lal rooms during the services.
Women Internes have been substi-
Ited for men at Hampstead Hospital.
which Mrs. 0. II. p. Belmont is
resident. This IS the only hospital
18th women ihternes.
Memorial services for the late
ennsylvania Representatives, William
Y. FOulkrod and Joel Cook, were held
st Monday Speaker Cannon desip-
lted as speaker pro TEN Gen. II II
ingham, the dean Of the Penrsylva-
"a delegation.
This vocational school idea should
? credited TO Arthur C. Newman and
1t Roscoe G. Bruce. 1t can be seen
aims IS back Of the idea.
oung Women's Christian Associa-
ton.
A public mass meeting will be held
the Metropolitan A. NJ. F. Church
lnday. February y, in the interest
the Young WOmen's Christian As