The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-04

y lie, simple one, was not given ITO
I many social entertainments, but, for1
this whole-souled extension of hospi-
tailty-the first of its kind he had ever
accepted-he was profoundly grateful.
lie was deeply touched by this evil
dence OF support OF the work to which
he was devoting his life, and it would
ever be a. source OF encouragement
when difficulties haunted his pathway.
Music was furnished by the Amstec-
dam, Orchestra. The tables were
handsomely decorated with flowers
and sparkling candelebra, and each
gentleman wore crimson carnation
Doutonaire. The committee to whom
the success of this elaborate function
is due. was made up Of w. Calvin
Chase, ,chairmain; r. w. Thompson,
secretary; w Sidney Pittman, treas
urer; John G. Dancy, Almond w.
Scott and Thomas l.. Jones.
! The guests, aside from those already
mentlcmed, were: Prof. r. c. Bruce,
Rev. T. J. Brown, DR.. C. w. Childs,
Dr.. G.. Nv. Cabaniss, w. J. Curry, w.
!; Calvin Chase, Jr., j. Henry Lewis,
Fl Walter S. Grouse, Edward Y. Scott
DR.. Charles e. Lane, j. b. Lofts, ia
bez Lee, George II. Lee, M. G. MaXfield
/ Dr.. Charles H. Marshall Hon. James
/ &. Napier, j. Moria Saunders, II. c.
! Tyson, George G. Scurlocll, A. Y. Sour
lock, A. d. Washington, Thomas Wa
1, ker and others. ;,---- -----.----.-
Special guests were NNhdeacon W.
George Avant, Of The Eastern Distrj +
Of North Carolina, Protestant Episco-
pal Church. and Mr.. G. G. Annoy, gen.
4 eral manager of the Durham Textile
b Mills, Durham, n. c.
DR.. Shepard at the White House.
p While in the city Dr. Shepard paid
visit to the White House and held
an interesting conference with Pres
fdent Taft. The latter cheerfully &C
,cepted an. invitation to visit the Me-
tional Religious Training School at
Durham some time this or next mont;l
in connectiCn with a brief tour OF the
This is regarded as a signal victory
for this promising institution, and an
other proof of the strong hold the
principles of the, school have talien
upon the thinking people Of the land.
The Presidents visit will be a raj =.
letter eveEt" in the history OF the i..-
lstitutiOn.
rilc News in Brief. ---.-----
| AS this report closes, President TAFT
has 274 delegates-more than half
lenOugh to nominate him at Chicago
Chairman w. B. Mckinley, is Of the
opinion that the President will be
Nominated on the first ballot by a lar
tger vote than he received in 1908.
DR.. j. e. Shepard will announce the
name Of his commencement orator ia
a few days
! 1t has been discovered since the
lstarting Of the Lewis embrogliO that
there is at least one other Negro men,
Der Of the American Bar Association
I-Lawyer William R. Morris, Of Min
lneapolis, Mimi. No one has yet
lcharged that he was elected under q
misrepresentation" as to his color
It. is limited hereabouts that a big
political sensation is in the air Keep
your ear close to the ground.
Hon. Thomas Richardson, formerly
I postmaster at Ocean Springs, Miss
has been assigned to an importan:
place in the Post Office Department.
Many letters come to us eulogiziu:,
the broad-gauged administrations OF
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh, of tho
I Treasury Department, and Attorney
General G. w. Wickersham, of the De-
partment OF justice. They are ac-
knoWledged to be the premiers Of
President 'Taft's Cabinet, and it is the
general wish that other Cabinet off,
Ic'a's would model their treatment Of
the coIorcd brothers after the gener-
Gus policy that has been adopted by
McssrS. MacVeagh and Wickersham.
There are evidences that a der
mined effort will be made at an early
date looking to the enforcement Of tho
| Civil rights OF the District with refer
eIce to equal accommodations for all
races at the thcaterS. All Of the To-
cal DlayhouseS. operated hy whites,
discriminate. against Negro patrons,
and in number Of cases, Negroes are
not admitted to any portion of the
Ehouses. 1t is clearly vocation Of the
| law, and the situation can be mate
rally improved if few men Of char
acter and courage go at the thing t.,