The Washington bee., 1912-01-06


aneSe lanterns, was artistically
decorated with pines, evergreens,
and red and green crepe paper.
The name Of the club in red card
board letters, three large frogs
and rats adorned one side of the
wall; the frogs and rats swere in
honor of the Frog club and Sor-
clos of the city. Intermission
was taken at eleven O'Clock, when
ice cream and cake was served ,af-
ter dancing continued until one
O'Clock. The following young la
dies composed the club: Misses
Minnie Wilson, ,DveIyn.Moss, Dor
othy. Johnson, Mary Cook, Estelle
Collier, Fannie Holland, Pearl
and Mamie Lewis ,Euphemia Lof-
tor Lou Mayer, RuthMorris, Ro-
Sa HerShaw, Norma Sewel1, Mrs.
Olive Wier, and Maggie Wilker-
son. The Out-Of-town guests pre-
sent were: Misses Ethel Scott,
Dean Brown, Lillian Cowan, Lii
lian Gray, RebeCCa Pride, Helene
Thompson, Nora and Waring
The reduction in the appropriation
demanded of Congress by Director
of the Census Z. Dana Durand. is re-
sulting IN a big cut IN the number of
clerks on the temporary force 23o
went off few days ago, and another
lot on the first of February. A
0Oodly number on the rolls are col
Ored, and, while most of them are
of undoubted efficiency, it is expected
that they will suffer with the swing
of the reduction ak
Of the clerks in the Census, quite
number are preparing Tor definite
professional work when their terms
shall have expired here. Mr.. Geo
c. Scarlet, of New York, a grad
uate of the law department of Ann
AIbor, will embark upon the regu-
lar practice of law in Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. w. P. Bayless, a graduate Of
Wilberforce University, will estab-
lish a progressive race paper in Ohio,
probably at Springfield.
Mr.. J. Finley Wilson is on Mary
lands Eastern Sho'," on business
Mr. James v Hackney, of the Ma
rine Hospital Service, has returned
from his home in Raleigh, n. c.,
whittier he was called by the sudden
death of his sister
Mr.. Richard Green, of the Treas
ury Department, spent his vacation
in New York City.
Miss Bessie Carter, of Eighth
Street Northwest, has been visiting
her mother in New York City.
Messrs. J. o. Taylor and James B.
johnson, of Pittsburg, Pa, paid the
Capital a holiday visit, and were pilot
ed around ''Our city beautiful" by Mr..
Nathaniel Ruffin, of the Lexington
Hotel Company.
Mr.. William \. Curtis, of Raleigh.
n. c.. has been spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. d. D. Rogers, of
1880 Wallach Place Northwest
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the
elOcutiOnist, sailed last Saturday from
New York for Hamilton, Bermuda,
on the liner "Oceana." She will make
months tour of the principal cities
of Bermuda. under the management
of Miss A. L. Burgess.
Mr.. w. Calvin Chase. Recorder
II. Lincoln Johnson, Collector Charles
w. Anderson, of New York, and 9th
erS. will be the guests of the Atlantic
City Republican League at a banquet
/ Wednesday evening, January 10th, IN
Fitzgerald's Auditorium.
Mrs. Ethelyn g, Henry, teacher OF
4 - Il -
Baltimore, Md, was the house guest
of Miss L. E Jean, of LeDrOit Park,
during the Christmas holidays. After
being the recipient of much social
attention, she left the city Monday to
return to her duties.
DR.. J. w. Morse wants to remind
his patrons that he will be pleased to
see more of them during the year OF
1912.
Mrs. R. L. Middleton returned
home Sunday evening after a pleasant
holiday in Richmond, Va, with her
lparents.
DR.. w. H. Goler. president of Liy-
ingstone College, Salisbury, \. l.,
was in the city last week on business.
The committee on the reception to
/ Ii clAAo L. OllO pa u 49,
office Of The Bee last Tuesday even
| ing.
The Triangle Printing Co, IIoog
| Eye street Northwest, w. CALVIN
Chase, Jr., manager, has just installed
an electric plant and is prepared to
do all kinds of job work
+ Mrs. Ida Gibbs Hunt, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harriet Gibbs
/ Marshall, for several months, lei
| "Wednesday for New York, accOmpa
MED by her sister ard brother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Marshall. Mrs
Hunt sailed for Cherbourg, France
! Saturday, Dec goth, on the steam
ship Olympic,
!, Miss Oziebell Hart, of Americus
! Ga, and Miss Viola Whitfield, o
I Macon, Ga, spent their holidays Il
this city as the guest Of Miss Whit
fields brother, Walter, at the resi-
! dence of Mrs. Burril, 3I7 T Street
/. | Wednesday they, in company wit
| Mr.. Walter Whitfield, made fyin