The Washington bee., 1911-09-02
PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS NEWS

All Paramount Heights joins the
Paramount Heights Citizens Associa-
ton in extending to Mr.. w. Sidney
Pittman, the noted architect, a hearty
welcome on his return from the
twelfth annual session Of the Nation
al Negro Business League which re
Gently closed in Little Rock, Ark.
He reports that the League IS pro
crossing wonderfully under the su-
pervision OF Dr. Booker T, Wash
ington. and his co-workers. Mr.. Pitt
man has been employed by Mr.. {. l.
Marshal to draw the plans and spec1-
hcations for the rebuilding of his
store house and dwelling, which was
destroyed by fire a week ago.
DR. F. J. CORDOBA, principal OF one
of the public schools of the District
of Columbia, is making extensive i'm
provements to his beautiful home re
Gently purchased on Belmont Avenue
The painted fence and back build
ings add much TO the value and looks
of the place. The community vel
comes all good citizens.
Mr.. Ernest BriscO, wkO has been
recently appointed to a civil service
position in the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and Mrs. BriscOe, his
wife. have made their home in FAIR
mount Heights.
Mr.. George H. Winsberry and Mr..
| Frank Costley have just closed a
deal through the office of the Fair
mount Heights Real Estate and
| Home Saving Association purchasing
eighteen building lots in EnglewOOd,
near Paramount Heights. This is the
/ second large sale effected within the
past month, the first being made to
Peoples Seventh Day Adventist
Church. of which Elder Lewis I.
Sheafe is pastor.
Miss Pearl White Jackson, OF New
York. who has been visiting her SIS
ter. Mrs. NJ v Brown. returned to
New York on August p.
Hon. w. R Smallwood, candidate
lfor the Maryland House of Delegates,
was out Thursday evening during the
storm rounding up votes for the pri-
lmarv. We wish him success.
! As a precaution against loss by ire
IMr. lanes F. Armstrong has sup
iplied his Fairmount Heights office
with a new iron safe, purchased OF
the Halls Safe Company, Cincin-
Inati, Ohio.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Trammell, of Fair
mount Heights, entertained her
Icousin. Mrs. L. Thompson, from New
lHaven. Conn, Sunday, August e.
Among the other guests were Mr.. V.
Ross and her daughter, Miss Hattie
ROSS. of Washington, ID. C.; Mr.. ard
Mrs. Geo. H. Wineberry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank COstley, and Prof. John
IT. LAYTON, musical director OF the
public schools. of Washington, ID. Z,
The colored children, who have
ibeen camping near Lincoln, D. c.
visited Mrs. Blanche Silence, Sunday
! August p.
wife. of Tennessee, accompanied by
friends. were the guests last week oi
lMr. and Mrs R. D. Mullin.
/ Reverend Thompson delivered
lscholarly and very impressive ser
, mon at the morning services last
Sunday at the First Presbyterian
church OF Fairmount Heights.
Mr.. c. L. Marshall, the grocer
who lost his store and dwelling by
fire or the morning of the 10th inst
has leased the premises of Mr.. Rol
Inns Chisholm, and will open mp OF
= ishe Joth inst. with more v"rte'
and complete stock Of fancy grocer
= les than he ever carried.
l Mr.. Marshall, with the assistanc'
of his resourceful and energeh
: wife contemplate the rebuilding o
new store and dwelling that VII
p eclipse anything attempted 50 tar Il
; our community, and in the mean
T time they have installed the yer.
= latest grocery equipment and stock
, The entire community felt the shoe
lof Mr. Marshall's loss, and all ar
, pleased that he will resume busines;
E The picnic given by the Willm
I Workers Club on the 2Ist inst. wa
: grand success socially and imam
l. cially. A great number OF triend
: from the city attended and were re
= warded by beautiful weather a
E abundance of refreshments and del
h cacies Of the season and good m4si L3
+ bv the Monumental Orchestra. n
2 picnic was altogether charaoteristi
l. of the entertainments given by tn
Is club.