The Denver star., 1913-06-28
COLORADO SPRINGS.


this city at st. Johns Baptist church
last week, was one of the most inter
estinG and profitable in the history of
the organization. Moderator Harding
| of Pueblo presided over the conven-
| ton with much executive ability.
| There were thirty-two delegates in
attendance, among them Revs. over,
| Reynolds, Price, Denver; Rev. Henry,
Trinidad; Rev. Anderson, Rocky
Ford; Rev. Russell, Grand Junction
and Glenwood Rev. Wallace, Eaton
and Boulder; Rev. Brannon, Canon
City; Rev. Davis, Pueblo; Rev. Jack
son, Denver; Rev. Tillman. Colorado
| Springs; Mr.. l.. H. Watson, Denver;
H. Wilson, Pueblo; Mesdames Shan
non, LAWS, Greer, Wilson, Miss Ad
! Olson, Pueblo; Mesdames over, Will
liams, Holloway, Morrison, Denver;
| Miss Rucker, Boulder. Mt. Hope,
Denver and Boulder Mission were the
new churches admitted into the asso-
citation. Rev. Harding was reelected
| moderator. The next meeting place
will be at Bethlehem Baptist church,
Denver. The mebers of st. Johns
rendered excellent service in the way
| of providing for the visitors.
Rev. A. NJ. Ward, P. E., was Wis
itor In the city Friday evening en-
route to Cripple Creek.
Mrs. ]. Young, former organizer of
the Federation of Colored Woman's
Clubs OF Colorado and Jurisdiction,
spent day or two in the Springs last
North El Paso street.
Misses Mayme and Hattie Boyer
are here from Coaldale to spend the
summer.
Mrs. Adam Jones returned from
Hannibal, Mo-, Friday. where she was
called a few days ago on account of
the death of her mother.
| Prof. Moore of Marshall, Texas, ar
rived in the city Friday for few
weeks stay. The many friends he
made during his visit here last sum-
mer are pleased to welcome him
back.
Mrs. Maggie Carter has gone to
| Coaldale for stay or several weeks.
Mrs. c. E. Fleming left the city
wednesday night for Springfield,
Mass, to visit her mother. Mrs. Jas.
| Thornton. She will be away about
two months.
Mrs. L. Johnson and daughter, Miss
| Azalia, of Denver, sister and niece.
respectively OF Mr.. ]. Crump of East
Moreno avenue, are here to spend the
summer.
Master Valaures Spratlin, a rising
| young musician of Denver, after
spending several days in this city as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Flem-
ing. returned to his home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Fox have pur-
chased the property just east of their
I present home and are changing their
| residence thereto.
Miss Sadie Duncan is in charge Of
the National Preachers Home during
the absence of Rev. and Mrs. Braxton
In the East. Quite a responsibility for
one of her years, yet her womanliness
and effciency makes her equal to the
task.
The Hcentuckians- are extending a
cordial invitation to all who desire to
jion in their picnic on July 4th at
J., Garden of the Gods.
7 Rev. Crews of the National Preach
ers' Home underwent a serious opera
ton at st. Francis hospital last week
and is recovering from it rapidly.
Mrs. Rose Moore entertained few
friends at tea" Sunday evening in
compliment TO Mrs. c. F. Fleming.
who left for the East Wednesday
evening.
Miss Constance Watt was the young
hastess at delightful dinner party to
few girl friends wednesday evening
at her home, Kiowa Place. The oc-
casion was her fourteenth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs Zachariah Stanback of
552 East -Costilla street announce the
engagement of their daughter, Nettie
Lavinia. to Prof. |. l.. Dumas of Prai-
rie Institute, Prairie. Ala. The mar
riage will take place early in October
in this city.
Prof. Dumas is teacher of agricul-
ture in Prairie Institute and superin-
tendent Of the institute farm, compris-
ing nearly thousand acres of the
finest lands in the black soil belt.
There are few men in the South to-
day who are so well prepared as an
agriculturist as Prof Dumas. The
son OF one of the most prosperous
farmers and largest land owners in
that section, young Dumas is farmer
to the manner born. Catching the
spirit OF the times, Mr.. Dumas. after
graduating at Prairie Institute with
honors, repaired to Knoxville College,
where he graduated four years later.
He taught in literary schools a
while, but feeling that farming was
the most inviting field for the ambi-
tious Southerner. entered the agricul-
tural department of Tuskegee Insti-
tute and graduated with distinction.
his signal abilities arresting the at
tention of Prof. Carver and DR., Wash
ington.
Miss Nettie Lavinia Stanback is a
most charming and accomplished
! young woman. She is talented as a
musician and poetess, writing very
creditable verse. For four years she
has taught under her brother-in-law
Principal T. NJ Elliott of Prairie In
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