The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
The News ina Nutshell.


dress at the Georgia Co1ored State
Fair, now in progress there under
the direction Of Prof r. r. Wright
Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis is to speak Oil
"Woman's Day"
There will be no cistinctively col
ored exhibit at the Panama Canal
Exposition at San Francisco in 1915,
but it. is expected that a great many;
Negroes will have exhibits in the
general display, and there will be
a method adopted whereby it will
become known that the exhibitors
are Negroes, if they desire the fact
to be made prominent. The man
ayers make 1t very plain that there
will be no color line at the etposts
ton, If they can prevent it.
1t has been decided to hold the
banquet in honor Of Assistant At
torney-General w. H. Lewis on Mon
day evening, November 27, in the
main a auditorium Of the True Re-
formers Hall, 12th and u streets.
northwest. The committees are be
ing organized and invitations will
be out i'll a few days. The affair is
to be a dollar pop" and will en-
brace every variety OF citizen of the
worth while" type. "Will' Lewis
IS a IMAM OF the people," and the
masses are gladly responding to the
call to do him honor
Now that Charles ID. Hilles has
returned to town the colored friends
of President Taft are anxious to get
ready for the titantic struggle that
IS to come off Within the EeXt few
months. There is still q general in
sistence that Mr.. Hilles be made
chairman of the republican national
committee and that the election to
take place at the December meeting
Of the committee. 1T is said that q
cOlored man, experienced in political
affairs and All o ratOr Of pronounced
ability, will be made a member Of
the advisory committee to the ma
tional organization, to look after thu
campaign among the colored people
OF the country. He will keep IN
touch with the situation in the yari-
Gus states where there is consid-
cradle Negro vote. Those on the
inside say that the Negro voters In
the pivotal states will be m ore COM
Dactly organized next year than has
been true in any campaign since Nc
kinley ran in 1896.
The unexpected death Of Mrs
a Nj npr,iXI 40 J>1
Charleston, w. Va, G aused much
sadness am ong her host Of friends in
this city, w here she was born and
reared. She was popular in, social
circles, and her marriage a year or
SO ago to DIR. 3. P. BROMLEY, Il
prosperous pharmacist OF the West
Virginia capital, was notable event
The funeral services were held at
the 18th street Presbyterian church.
1t IS reported that Lawyer r. II.
Horner will run for delegate to the
next republican national convention
as progressive.
DR.. J. e. Shepard speaks before
Bethel Literary and Historical AS
ISOLATION January 23, instead Of jan
uary 3, as previously announced.
Howard University's eleven meets
the Lincoln University team Thanks
giving day on the Howard CAMPUS.
A car load Of Lincoln rooters will
be on hand, and with the home folks
worked uD to the highest tension,
the contest promises to be a spirited
affair.
John w. Wills, literary man or
note and q hustling mau Of BUSINESS
has joined the staff Of the National
Union. $50"
November II, Harry A. Williams.
G levelands gifted musician wilt
give recital at the Conservatory Of
Music.
Mrs. Mary Churcn Terrell is lee
turing i'll Ohio and Indiana this
week. November II she begins her
series before the Brooklyn Academy
OF Arts and Sciences on THE Negro
in the United State6."
The Howard University choir will
render Handers "Tae Messiah" in
the university chapel, December ~
;1nd II under the supervision Of
Miss Lulu We're CIilders.
J. G. Waters, Jr., secretary Of tie
Howard University A lumni Associd-
ten and recent & raduate of the
Howard Law School, is contributing
editor Of the Clarion, a weekly pub
iished by r. L. Higgins at Clarks-
burg, W. Va Mr.. Waters is on
nounccd TO speak before the Bethel
Literary and Historical Association
next Tuesday evening. His thchfr
Will be "A Study in Contrasts" an
analytical exhibit suggested by
1bSer's "a Dolls House"
DR.. ". N. Davidson, super intend.
ent Of the Washington publfc schools
has been dubbed the "Rooscvelt of