The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-26
The News In Brief

Garnet G.. Wilkinson, of the M
Street High School, is the champion
tennis player Of the District, having
wrested the title from DR.. II. w.
freeman recently in a hard-fought
battle.
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the
talented elOcutionist, will eat her
christmas dinner in Bermuda. She is
to play return engagement in all of
the principal points of the Island, I'M
der the direction of Miss Alberta /.
! Burgess. She is being urged to pre-
! sent w. Edgar Easton's new emotion
al drama, "Christophe," which has
been highly praised by the theatrical
critics East and West. Miss Davis
Is to appear in star recital Friday
! evening, November g. at METROPOLITAN
A. M. e. -lurch, supported by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Douglass and local
artists.
Dr.. James Il. Shepard, president and
founder Of the National RELIGIOUS
Training School, Durham, N. c., has
accepted an invitation to deliver all
address early in the new year before
the Bethel Literary and Historical
Association, the nations banner Or
ganlZatlon for literary and scientific
research. He will draw a crowd, as
ne always has message that the
world is eager to hear.
Prof. J. Henry Lewis, musical d.
rector Of the Amphion Glee Club, is
preparing to produce standard opera
in the spring. Among those suggested
are line Mikado," The bohemian
Girl" "Pinafore," Robin Hood" and
others. The Amphions presented THE
Pirates of Penzance" last June at the
New Howard, and scored a success.
DR.. Earnest Lyon, formerly Min
lister to Liberia, now pastor Of the John
Wesley M. e. Church, Baltimore, has
given to the Washington Conference
OF the M. E. Church three acres Of
land at Laurel, Md, upon which to
erect home for the aged ministers
Of the Conferences and their wives
The donor also offers to raise the
| first $3.50 toward the erection Of a
suitable building, provided the minis
ters OF the Conference raise the re-
| mainder. DR.. Lyon is also the repre-
sentative Of the Liberian government
J in this country.
I. Thomas Fortune is not to edit
paper in Washington. He has been
given permanent position as editor
| OF The New York Age, the paper he
made famous The Age did we'll to
secure the services of this valuable
writer and fearless exponent Of the
higher thought Of the race. The Age
is not The Age of yore without the
brainy Fortune.
Local physicians regard with favor
the candidacy Of Dr. Arthur Nj. Brown,
| OF birmingham, Ala, for the next
! presidency Of the National Medical
Association. The 1912 meeting will
lie held in August at Tuskegee Insti-
tute.
The ministers Of Washington are to
hold meeting soon to take up in a
! detTnite way the matter Of attending
the Shepard Ministerial Conference
next July at the National Religious
Training School, at Durham, N. c..
| Speakers will be instructed to prepare
! themselves to discuss along scientific
lines the various topics suggested in
the call just issued by Dr.. Shepard
/ The attendance from here will be large
and representative 1t must not be
overlooked that the visitors are to be
the guests of the school for che week,
absolutely without expense Of any
kind. Or. Shepard Is immensely popu-
lar with the ministers Of all denom-
nations in this city.
Prof. f. G. Williams, principal Of
the M Street High School, was the