The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1912-08-31
CHIPS.

CHIPS.
RM. johnson, second vice-president
of the Mt. Glenwood Cemetery Asso-
ciation. sI25 s. State street; this week,
severed all of his business relations
with that company.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. T. Watkins, 1882
Calumet avenue; spent the past week
at the west Michigan Resort near Ben
ton Harbor, Mich.
Attorney R. A. ]. Shaw, SO W. Ran
dolph street; taken a five days vaea-
tion trip to South Haven, Mich; the
latter part of last and the first Of this
week.
Misses Elizabeth Clark, Sis Hender-
son and Aurelia Ward were among the
number that spent a delightful time
at the West Michigan Resort; last
week.
Miss Ruth Bradley of Kansas City
has been highly entertained while in
the city. Quite a number Of receptions
have been given in her honor.
Mrs. Helen MeFatiek, of Peoria, Ill,
was visiting in the city last week, she
was the guest Of Mrs. Doughty. She
attended the opening session Of the
Negro National Business League, in
company with Mr.. Cary B. Lewis.
Mrs. NJ. Overall, and her daughter
of Kansas City, Mo-, have for the past
two weeks been visiting their old friend,
Mrs. Hattie Arrant, $685. Vernon ave-
que; and they were all three present
at the ball and reception at the 9TH
Regiment Armory last Friday evening.
Attorney Albert B. George, is on
vacation trip to Washington, D. c. 1t
is rumored that he may succeed in
causing a beautiful young lady of that
city to change her name to Mrs. George
and return with his bride to Chicago.
Prof. and Mrs. Booker T. Washing
ton, left Monday at noon, for their
home at Tuskegee, Ala, well pleased
with their one weeks visit in Chicago
where they freely mingled with its best
people and high social leaders.
Mrs. Louise Montgomery, 5436 Dear
born street; celebrated her umpthteenth
birthday last Saturday; and her good
husband, John T. Montgomery, who is
one of the pillars in Olivet Baptist
Church, remembered her with a nice
present.
Mrs. S. J. Patterson, st. Louis, Mo-,
mother of W. E. North the Jeweler,
1886 s. State street; and the mother
of A. B. Patterson, has been on a visit
to her sons, and witnessed the State
street carnival and attended the ses-
sions of the Negro National Business
League.
Mrs Sandy W. Triee, CABS Vineennes
avenue, returned home the first Of the
week from a pleasant visit to Omaha,
Neb., and Denver, Colo. While in the
first named city she was the guest of
Mrs. Minnie Costen, and in the latter
city she was the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Fisher. Mrs. Triee is much bene-
fted in health by her western trip.
L. B. Jeffries, Negro contractor and
builder at Greensboro, n. c., recently
won out in a bid for the contract of
a $4,000 school house for whites. The
commissioners accepted the Negroes bid
because he was a taxpayer and a cap
able and Trustworthy workman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard W. Thompson,
Washington d. c., spent last week in
this city, taking in its many sights.
Mr.. Thompson is a brilliant newspaper
writer Of long experience and he COW
cred the sessions Of the National Negro
Business League for many newspapers
throughout the United States.
Richard Chester, and his wife Mrs.
Dora Chester, residing at 1906 Wabash
avenue; had a hand to hand fight last
Saturday evening and with Mr.. Ches-
ter fearing that his wife would get the
best Of him in the tight vhipped mt