The Washington bee., 1912-02-17
PARACRAPHIC NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. Afax6eId.) }

Dorothy Coates, a colored lady.
was summoned for jury duty in the
Superior Court of Spokane, okla. 1t
is believed she is the first woman of
the cOlored American race in the
United States to have the opportunity
to serve on the jury. She owns con
siderable property there
Dr. Edward w. Blyden, the noted
cOlored author lecturer and known
as the foremost man in Liberia. died
February 8, at the age of 70. He was
born in the West Indies and emil
grated in 1880 to Liberia.
Prof. T. C. Okane, aged 81. author
Of many hymns, died last week of
apoplexy. Among his best known
hymns are "The Home Over There"
Waiting at the Door" and On Jor-
dams Stormy Banks"
The Rev. James Shera Montgom-
cry, of the Metropolitan Methodist
Church, preached a memorial sermon
last Sunday night in honor of the
IO3d anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln. "HeTedity fails to
explain Abraham Lincoln" said DR.
| Montgomery, SO we must therefore
conclude he was appointed of God
The body of Lighthouse" Harry
Lee, revolutionary hero and father of
Gen. Robert Z. Lee, Confederate
chieftain, will be removed after lying
nearly 100 years in a grave yard in
Cumberland, to Lexington, Va, the
old home of the Lee family; 1t will
| be inferred in the Lee tomb. He died
in 1878
Theodore Roosevelt, former Presi-
dent of the United States, has been
awarded the special grand medal of
| the SOCiete discrimination OF Paris,
for being a big game hunter.
| Leo Cow, Chinaman who lives III
Georgetown, Col, has announced
himself candidate for councilman
there He has an American as cam
paign manager Cow IS said to be
the first foreign born Chinaman to
-un for office in America
| Prof H. 7. Kcaling, OF Western
University, Quindaro. Kansas, has
been asked TO succeed Bishop Grant
las 4 member OF the board supervising
the Jeans fund This is a compli-
ment as we'll as an honor for Prof
| Kealing.
The table upon which President
| Lincoln signed the Emancipation
| Proclamation, which recently became
the property of Connecticut, was
placed on exhibition in Hartford,
Conn, III the new State library
| Postage stamps in delicate lavender,
in red, green, olive, dark yellow, gray,
and dark brown, all new varieties, will
be on sale at the various branches by
the end of the week
! Clara Barton. founder of the Red
} Cross, who lives at Red Cross" near
] Glen Echo, and has Just passed her
Ininetieth birthday, IS included in the
/, list Of the twenty greatest women IN
the worlds history, by Mrs f.
> Raub.
The Senate passed a bill this week
to place Thomas Harrison, a clerk III
the Naval Observatory, on a pension
of 500 per month. Harrison IS Sc
years old, and has been in the gov
, ernment service for sixty years.
The Board of Charities has asked
Congress for an appropriation OF
100000 TO establish in the District a
7 home 5or feeble minded children
Gov. w. r. Stubbs, of Kansas, has
: issued a statement declaring his in
tention Of becoming d candidate for
,, the United States Senate, against
Senator Charles Curtis, whose term
expires March 3, 1913
The Salvation Army will organize
in this city a midnight brigade to
rescue drunkards from the streets.
Similar brigades are in operation in
New York, Buffalo, Cleveland and
other large cities. The Salvation
Army statistics show that 10000
drunkards have reformed and Joined
the organization.
The recent announcement that J.
Pierpont Morgan would bring his art
collection from London to New York
has led to the discovery that the
( iinancier has more than 100000, 900
invested in art treasures.
The total number of Indians in the
| United States, as enumerated by the
census are 265,683. exclusive Of Alas
ka; of this number 1881 are taxed
| The number of voters has not yet
been calculated.