The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-27

ilee,." In celebration OF the hftieth an
niversary OF the issuance Of the emau
cipauion proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln. 1t will be held In this city
September % to Is, inclusive.
DR.. Lucy E. Moten, principal o
, Normal School No. 2, will be one O
the delegates to represent the Distric
at the National Congress of Coloret
Educators, to be held here Septembe,
| "a. p.
The commencements Of the Nj Street
High School. the Armstrong Manua
Training School and Normal School,
No. 2, were events of more than us,
ual Importance. Each turned Out
the largest class in it's history and
many prizes and scholarships were
awarded to meritorious young men
and women.
Before this letter reaches the eyes
of the reader, a new president OF
Howard University will have been
chosen. 1t Is to be hoped that the
trustees have chosen wisely.
Architect w. Sidney Pittman Is
planning fine residence for Dr. j.
E. Shepard, president of the National
Religious Training School, Durham,
N. G. DR.. Shepard was here Sunday,
en- route homeward, to open the great
Ministerial Conference and Summer
School.
At Manager H. w. Smiths popular
Blue Mouse Theater, Tim and Hes
ter Moore, John Woods and Little
Henry, Elinor Wilson and others, are
packing the house to the doors night
ly. This West End theater is play
ing fine attractions and is one of the
best paying houses in the country,
controlled by colored people.
Col. G. w. Fillmore is said to be
sorely disappointed over the failure
of the New York legislature to enact
the law providing for colored reg
iment. 1t is rumored he may return
to Washington. For the past year he
has been living in New York City, and
has been connected with the Internal
Revenue Service, by transfer from
w ashington.
A big boom is starting for Col.
Henry Lincoln Johnson for Grand
Exalted Ruler Of the Elks The bien-
NAL convention of the order will be
held N Dayton, Ohio, in August. Col.
johnson is immensely popular with
the Elks throughout the country, and
could have the chief Office, If he will
indicate a willingness to accept. He
is also Acting Grand Master Of the
G. U. o. of o. F., and is mentioned
for Grand Master in the event of q
stiff fight against B. J. Davis at the
Atlanta B. M. c., rendering a COM
promise candidate necessary. Col.
johnson was the one big man among
the cOlored delegates to the recent
Republican national convention at
Chicago. He is indeed the Negroes
tallest figure, politically
James C. Waters, Jr., is having
much fun, yanking the tail of the
forces now in control of the Alumni
Association of Howard University
Mr.. Waters is a young man Of extra
ordinary ability, and made q fine rec
ord as secretary Of the Association
last year, declining reelection this
year. Among many other literary and
legal productions on foot by Mr.
Waters Us "a comprehensive digest,
showing the reasoning and decisions
Of the United States Supreme Court
in all Of the cases involving the rights
of the colored citizens Of the nation
The cub reporters who tried to
make "hot copy" of the fact that JUS
rice Charles e. Hughes had some col
ored neighbors around the corne
from his new home at 10Th and '
streets, have given up the job in des
pair. AS the justice and his neigh
bors were all satisfied, there wa
"nuthin' dom" in what the assinin
| agitators were aiming at.
There are 100 persons connected
with the Office Of the Auditor for tn
Navy Department, and their aggre
gate salaries amount to $136,690 pc
annum, according to the estimate
now pending in Congress. The Audi
/ tor is a colored man, and there Is
goodly representation Of colored me
and women In the bureau, drawn
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $50
per annum.
No Negroes are admitted to tn
lower floor Of any Of the white thes
ters Of the capital, and they have az
cess to rear seats in the balcony {
but one, the Belasco. In some of til