The Washington bee., 1911-09-16
PARAGRAPH|C NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. Maxheld.)

Mrs Russell Sage was eighty
three years old last week Despite
her fourscore and three years, she
enjoys vigorous health, and devotes
several hours daily in examining ap-
plicants for charity or philanthropy,
and reviewing the reports OF the
work that has been benefited by her
charity
In Chicago, ILL.,, when a woman
reaches the age OF thirty years, she is
considered not young" according to
the Young Woman's Christian Asso-
citation. Likewise they bar her from
the protection of the associations
home for young women.
According to statistics III Europe
there are only 100000 pupils in
school, with I, II9,4I3 teachers. In
Germany there is one teacher to ey-
cry 36I pupils; in England one to
234 pupils Yet in Germany there
are only three illiterates TO every one
| thousand.
Rev. w. T. Graham, for many
wears pastor of a church in Rich
mond, Va, has accepted a call to the
Holy Trinity Church, in Philadelphia,
| Pa He will also succeed Rev. Tai
|
Banner, a weekly publication in
| Philadelphia.
The output of the Transvaal goit
mines during the month of August,
broke all records. The total mum
Der of ounces of gold was 7I3,4o7,
the value of the metal being approx
mately $I4757,853.
| DR.. D. K PearsOns, the aged
philanthropist who a month ago It
was announced had given away his
entire fortune, sent his check last
week for $4,000 to the Chicago City
Missionary Society During the last
seven years he has given SI5o.oOo to
the society.
! DR.. William S Bigelow has given
to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
his extensive collection of Chinese
land Japanese art. The collection
5 contains $4,000 valuable pieces of art
A memorial IS to be erected to
= Mrs. Mary A. Brady, who, during
the civil war, followed the Northern
army as a field and hospital nurse
; from the beginning of hostilities to
the surrender at Appomattox. She
died only a few hours after Lees
surrender.
The first prize in the competition
for designing a big block OF build
ings has been won by Miss Lila
Honsen, who has been made a mem
Der of the Architects Society. Mis-:
Honsen is said to be the first woman
lwho has ever acted as architect tOi
a building of such dimensions
One dollar and sixty cents was palC
for one ton of broom corn. This ]:
the highest price recorded in thirty
years.
Major John r Lynch, the ranking
colored officer in the army, and tn
IOnly cOlored man holding a commits
sion in any Of the staff departments
has closed his active military service
On account of his age-siNty-fou
vears-he will be transferred to tn
| retired list His entire army servic
| has been spent in the pay depart
/ ment
/ Mrs. Rebecca Jefries. mother O
/ the former champion pugilist
Il dyino at her home in Los Angelo!
Il Cal She continues to ask for he
Il son. who is in Alaska on a huntin
i trip.
Miss Anna V. Smith. Of Quinc,
z Ill, enjoys the distinction OF Deln
the first colored girl to be granite
1e State teachers certificate in I'll
nois.
Prof Perrin, who for eightee
- years thas been connected wit
Yale University, makes an indignar
denial of the report of R T. Gran
of Chicago, in which he AYERS tn;
e, lI5 per cent of the college student
Of the country go to the bad Pre-
Perrin says that the tendency is ju
ed the other way.
as The little Emperor at Pekin
st China, was the only child in the En-
p pire TO attend school last Saturda
D. 1t was his majesty's first day at h
lessons, and every other child ";
h granted a holiday to celebrate II
event.
"a Miss Matilda Moisant, of MineCl
n Y, reached an altitude of near
at $500 feet in a flight Saturday evel
ing. This is believed to be a hight
as altitude than any other woman avi
tor has succeeded in attaining
!. MASONIC NOTES.