The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Important News happening
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MzxheId.)

! William Dean Howelrs birthday
was celebrated last Saturday in New
! York by Col George Harvey The
/ rD velist was seventy-llve years old,
F. and more than four hundred promi-
nent men and women in literature,
! gathered to do honor 10 the great
American writer. President TAFT paid
a glowing tribute to the novelist.
IL q. said Gov. Stubbs, of Kansas,
! Gov Johnson, OF California, and
] Theodore Roosevelt viii take part in
a speaking campaign III Ohio, preIin-
/ mary to the primaries, May 2I, at
which time delegates to the national
| convention win be chosen.
The sixteenth colored woman has
been murdered on the streets in At
twelve months The colored popula-
ton is greatly excited over the con
! tinued numbering of their sex.
The women OF California will vote
for the next President OF the United
States.
/ Sunday, March L, will be observed
Throughout the country with exercises
in memory OF Grover Cleveland, who
was born March IS, 1887 The prin-
ciple exercises will be held in New
| York City.
| Joaquin Miller's cabin in Rock
| Greek Park will be formally turned
over to the District Commissioners
b in May. The date of dedication has
not been decided on as yet
Fifty-one years ago, March 4th,
Abraham Lincoln was first inaugural
i led President of the United States 1t
was also on March 4, 1873, that the
Presidents salary was increased to
} $4,000 year.
! Chicago was seyenty-tlve years Old
e last week No great attention was
given to the anniversary, or no inn
z portant commemorative services were
rendered
Guarded by scores Of policemen and
e detectives, members of the Hip Sing
Il Tong celebrated the birth Of the new
+ Chinese republic, from sunset until
+ an early hour, with an eighy-eight
r course dinner in New OTk, with ORR
entail ceremonies
Dr. George s. Hamilton, of Lakota
Va. who had practiCed medicine for
sixty years. died last week at the aye
OF eighty-two years. He received his
early education at the University and
Il Jefferson Medical College, in Philadel-
; phia.
II Women OF fashion must spend SI2,,
u 500 for single complete toilette. ac,
cording To London modistS this
lspriug Plumagc shoes ut $4,000 /.
one item. a boudoir cap will cos
$50
"reminiscences was the subject Of an
address by DR. Mary Walker las
week. 1t was Dr. Walkers farewell
public appearance in this city. DIR
tWalkcr said she was the first woman
Fever exchanged a 4 prisoner of wal
for a man OF her rank. She was TN,
only woman To receive the medal o
honor from Congress. and testimO
NAL from the President
\ total Of $22.624 in fines. Of Whicl
S6.658 was paid for violation Of tn,
excise law and $4,000 was unpaid, ac
cording to the report of the cNcis
board from March ;. 1911 to March 3
1912 Only onc~fourth of the sum o
S22.624 IN fines was paid. The sun
unpaid was worked out in terms a
the OcCoquau wurkhouse.
President Taft has sent to the Sen
ate the nomination Of Maj. William
Judson. now Engineer COMMISSIONS
OF the District. to be lieutenant col
onel in the Engineer Corps of tn
Army.
-,, Lake Erie produces more fish 10 tn
- square mile than any other body o
-, water in the world.
: Mrs. Lillian b. St Clair took ul
~ her duties last Tuesday in the munic
o. ipal office in Framingham, Mass Sh
NJ is the first woman to hold such posi-
- ton
- Because OF the disagreement in tn
seating arrangement OF the Christian
Endeavorers at the New York Ave
nue Presbyterian Church. Presiden
Gillian gave out the following state
ment: "A portion Of the white mem
I bers of the union, because Of their en-
III vironment and training during thei
II youth, would object 10 be seated be
20 hind colored delegates" Fifteen on
N OF the forty colOred delegates left tn
20 church.