The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-05-25

froI. y. II. Mcklssack, of Rush Uni
yersity, Holly Springs, Miss, and Mr.
W. T. Johnson, of Chicago. Profs
Dogan and MicKissack are Genera
Conference delegates.
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The ladies, Heaven bless 'em, NAV
begin ito design their gowns for the
grand entertainment to be given at
the auditorium in honor of the Negro
National Educational Congress, july
18th. 1t is intended by the manage.
ment, to have this entertainment
eclipse anything we have had in that
magnificent building. Get ready.
Mary Clark, an inmate of the poor.
house, but who left the institution
about month ago, was In the police
court on the charge of vagrancy last
Wednesday. She is said to be I'm.
manageable and the poorhouse al.
thorities are not anxious to have her
back. The Judge, however, will allow
her to go back if the managers will
take her. w.. -
Lawyer w. T.. Francis entertained
at dinner last Saturday, Bishop I. B.
Scott, Bishop of Africa: DR.. w. J.
Lyons, OF Baltimore, ex-minister to Lii
IBERIA; DR.. w. H.. Brooks, pastor of St.
Marks church, New York; Dr. ]. w.
d. Bowen, president Cannon Theolog-
lcal Seminary, Atlanta, Ca, and Mr..
b. H. McKissick, ex-secretary and
treasurer of the Odd Fellows Endow-
ment Bureau of Mississippi.
The ladies of st. James A. M. E.
church gave a most delightful recep-
ton to the delegates and visitors to
the Methodist General Conference on
last Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of the twins, Mesdames Katie
Crawford and J. C. Black, 525 Rondo
street. Their spacious and elegant
residence, was crowded constantly dur
ing the hours of the reception. Ele-
CANT refreshments were served.
While much interest will naturally
be taken in the business sessions of
the coming Negro National Educa-
tlonal Congress as there will be some
of the brainiest men and women of
the country there, yet the grand re-
ception and ball which will be given
at the Auditorium on the evening of
July 16, holds the greatest interest
from social stand point, as it prom
ises to surpass either of the two
former occasions, when we have had
this, St. Paul's grandest and largest
place of public entertainment. There
are "A private boxes to be sold and
the large stage is to covered with an
immense waxed canvas for the
dancers.
The entertainment of the Culture
Club at Tschida Hall Thursday at
tracted, as usual, large crowd, and
every one was highly pleased with the
program presented, and with the work
of the members of the club. The first
part was a minstrel performance un-
der the direction of Mr.. Charles Mil
Ter, with Mrs. Matte Campbell as in
terlOcutOr, and was a scream from
start to finish. The minstrel perform
ers included Misses Della Kennedy,
Beatrice Jackson, Messrs. B. Harris, F..
Brown, Chauncy Miller, w. Strong, on
the ends. The other performers were:
Ray Anderson, Lannie Jackson, Earl
Walker, w. Perkins, J. Monamus and
other members of the club. Address,
es were made by Messrs. w. T. Fran
els and Jose H. Sherwood. The ath-
1etic work Of tho members was hiph1v
enjoyable.