The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
PARAGRAPH|C NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxheId.)

That women raised $4,000 of the
100000 total subscribed to the Bap-
tist denominations in Virginia was
shown by the Woman's Work report
read before the eighty-eighth annual
convention of the Baptist General As
sociation of Virginia, which met in
Norfolk, Va, last week.
Kansas City can boast of having the
largest district city hospital, run by
colored physicians, in the United
States. The "Old City Hospital" has
been turned over entirely to colored
people. A great amount of improve
ment has been done. The hospital is
one to be proud of
Although Congress at the last ses-
sion took steps to honor the memory
of President John Tyler, by author
! izing the erection of monument over
| his grave to cost $4,000, it has been
discovered that Congress omitted an
appropriation, and al least another
year will have to elapse before this
plan can be carried out.
There are few prominent colOred
Ibusiness men in this country who take
a greater interest i'll race matters than
IE. E. Ward, Esq, of Columbus, 0.
He created great enthusiasm there by
contributing double the amount of the
! highest subscription for the Y. M. {.
A Over 100000 was raised IN four
days. Mr.. Ward owns a magnificent
transfer business with up-to-date
; equipments, in Columbia, 0.
Joseph c. Manning, of Birmingham,
= Ala, addressed the Bethel Literary
and Historical Association last Tues
day night His subject was "Ques-
tions of national concern arising IN
the Southern States"
It is said the scales used IN weigh
/. ing diamonds are so delicately poised
that the weight of a single eyelash
+ will turn the balance.
Alleging that when he retired from
office in 1908 several thousand dollars
in State funds in Jackson, Miss, were
l. not fully accounted for, suit has been
o filled, seeking to have former Govern
e or, now United States Senator, James
K Vardaman, make explanation.
'el The employees of the New York,
le New Haven and Hartford. Boston and
ID Maine railroad men. are determined to
e grappie with the high cost of living,
4 and 100000 railroad men Of New
is England are to form $4,000 coop
l
Up stores.
e President Taft paid a tender tribute
p to the author of our national hymn,
er while in Frederick, by placing a
he wreath upon the grave of Farncis
Scott Key, author of the Star Span
to gled Banner"
Ii. Individual drinking cups on all pas
n. senger trains have been installed by
gh the Washington, Baltimore and An
lg napolis Electric Railroad Company
ay This has been done because OF the IN
of sistent demand for sanitary drinking
n cups by the travelling public.
rk Miss Lucy Beech Jones, who since
ed January I last has had the distinction
Of being the only woman deputy
N sheriff in the United States, IS going
he to resign her job, not because she
ii doesn't like it, but she IS to become
he the wife of John {. Grier, a Pittsburl
he manufacturer.
is The Carnegie Library in Takomi
Ice Park, opened last week. Besides th'
ge 5000 volumes on the shelves for tn,
,e- patrons, the library will be supplied
ed by a delivery service from the centTa
Dr. library
is The sale of chewing gum at ship
stores has been prohibited by oTde
of Acting Secretary Of the Navy Win
w throp.
Ten Negro families left Muskogee
Okla. to Join the American colony il
on Liberia Each family had one hundret
ler dollars in cash, as the Llberian au
urt thorities require If conditions ar
to satisfactory other families will follow
Curtailment of political powers
given as a reason for the exodus.
ne William F. Fowler, who, since 1000
lee has been at the head of the Institu
a tions Registration Department 0
ted Boston has resigned. Tn the clever
hat years Mr.. Fowler has not accepted
ian cent, although the position carries
w salary of $4,000 year During hi
d, term OF Office, Boston has been bene
ne fitted to the extent of $4,000.
Of Booker T. Washington says: go
es. the first time in the history of tn
TO, school, we are now feeding the Who'll
ted school from corn ground into mea
led grown on our own farm
ga Hoping to find some way to Obtain
m, his own freedom, Harry K Thaw
vas studying law. He hopes to pass
by law examination to prove he IS ~
lde parOnoiac
he The claim Of China for damage
he because of the killing Of 800 Chimes
Ice in Mexico City during the recent rev
he olution, has been practically settled b.
i'd, the agreement OF the government t.
i've pay SI,55oooo