The Washington bee., 1911-09-09

:
Mrs. A. L. Howe, wife of Mr. Joh
I. Howe, who has been South to he
old home at Raleigh, n. c., and afte
having spent such a delightful tim
returned to the city this week Mrs
Howe is one of the most interestin.
ladies from the South, and possesse
remarkable refinement.
Mrs. SaIlie J. Fletcher is at Lonl
Island, n Y. She was for a long
time one OF the best known socia
lights in this city. Mr. J. H. Fletche
was IN the city Labor Day and pait
The Bee office a visit.
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Pierre ant
| their two children, SamI yr., anC
Mary, returned to the city this weeE
after a pleasant vacation at their cot
tage in Virginia.
Mrs. Mary Lee and her daughter
Miss Ellen. left the city Wednesday
for West Virginia.
Labor Day was very enjoyably
spent at the St Luke building, 1921
Thirteenth Street Northwest, by q
party of thirty-hve high school and
normal young ladies and young men,
who readily responded to cordial in
vitations extended by Mr. and Mrs
Leon 5. WOrmley, Misses Lillian
Sublelt Anderson, Mary CLANCY,
Blanche Hill, Rosetta Dodson and
Messrs Grayer, Williams, Clifton,
Anderson and Parker. Good music
was furnished for the afternoon by
Mr.. VIM Lane. Mrs. B. B. Ander-
son and Mrs. NJ. B. Heath chape-
rOned.
Mrs. Anna Tubman Wright, of 1920
Riggs Place, is the guest of Mrs.
Mary E. Woodard, Derwood, Nd, and
Mrs. Ida Snowden, Woodbin, Howard
County, Md.
Mrs. Geo. H. Payne, of 1902 T
Street Northwest, who has been sight
seeing at Niagara Falls, is now in
Atlantic City. She will return home
September IS.
Mrs. R. H. Brown, of 1924 G
Street Northeast, has returned from
Midland, Va.
DR.. S. NJ. Pierre and family have re-
turned from the mountains of Vir
ginia. The Doctor is occupying his
usual seat in the front yard.
Mrs Edward Holland, of Twentieth
Street Northwest, is having a fine time
in Virginia, sitting under the shady
trees drinking mineral water
Mrs. VIM B. Harris, of Wallach
Place, is contemplating a brief trip
to Indiana.
Mr.. Chas. w. Mason, president of
the L. P. C., and Mr.. Edw Holland,
Chairman of the Board, L. P. c., tell
is that the next reception, which is
to take place shortly, will be the event
of the season.
Rev w. ]. Howard, who has been
to Wilmington, n. C., and other parts
of the South, returned to the city
Tuesday morning. He had a most de-
Iightful time, and he has a great deal
to relate to his friend Maxfield con
Cerning his Southern trip.
HOWARD THEATER.
Lovers of mirth. melody and good
and to our credit it can be
said that they are legion, are look
ing forward to the appearance of
Jolly" John Larkins and his happy
flock of pretty girls and funny boys,
in his new big musical comedy,
Royal Sam" at the Howard Theater
next week.
No colored comedian possesses a
more attractive personality or greater
vocal accomplishment than Jolly
John Larkins. His comedy vein has
gained marvelOusly in strength dur
ing the past few years, but not at the
loss of its purity, as IS often the case
when comedians strive for greater
honors.
In Royal SAM" it is said that the
word comic is used advisedly in
connection with this musical comedy,
and furthermore, that it is through
the wit and humor of the lines and
and not because of any
buffoonery on the part of the fun
makers The book is entirely new
and p-tO-date-tuneful music, OrigI-
nal song numbers, speCialties, speCtaC-
ular features and novelties Every
thing is brand new, scenic adOrnment
and sensations calculated to appeal TO
the most blase amusement seeker,
The chorus consists of thirty stun
ningly gowned young ladies with ex-
cellent singing voices and magnetic
charms. who form a delightful back
ground for the principals.
Managers Morrew and Mindlin
have surrounded Jolly" John with an
cast, which included
Jennie Pearl, J. Francis Mores, Irving
Boots Allen, Irene Tasker, VIM. Viii
kins, Jas. A. Lillard, Luke A. Scott,
Ethel Johnson, Anna Tyler, Geo. Nc
Claim, Ethelyn Green, Ora Dunlop,
Arthur c. Simmonds, 7. ]. Sadler,
Richard Webb, and many others.
John Larkins has only just COM
pleted a four years contract as CO.
star with BLACK Patti"
Diggs, of this city, at the residence of
MIR. and Mrs. James Adderly, in
Camden, n J.
Misses Madeline Matthews, Ruth
Piper and Edythe Wright are in At
Iantic City, and are being chaperoned
by Mrs, Fannette Walker Penn, of
Va.
Mrs. Theodore Watson, of 100
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, is
visiting her mother in this city.
Miss Alberta Curtis has returned TO
this city after a pleasant sojourn IN