The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
JOPLIN, MO.

The services at the Unity Baptist
church were largely attended. The
B. Y. P. U. rendered an excellent pro-
gram with his band of faithful work
ers organized in what IS known as a
Biblical literary. The young men
OF this city, assisted by Mr.. Joe Wash
ington and Mr.. Napoleon Whitfield,
will render a young mems program.
1t will be a three nights affair at all
of the churches beginning August 6.
-. Services were good at Handy
Chapel this week.. Burglars entered
the home of Mr.. NARROW last week
stealing groceries amounting to $500.
THE Joplin Night Owls Baseball
team was defeated Sunday by Chero-
kee Flashlights of Cherokee, Kans.
The game was called at $3.50; scare,
S-4 favor of Flashlight. . MI. J.. j..
Glover entertained the Ladies' Home
Mission Club Sunday from $3.50 to
5:30....Joe Washington was in Ga
lena Sunday and Monday on business.
Mrs. Ida Stone has opened an p
to-date rooming house at 80 N. Jop-
lin street,. Mr.. Auto Walker was
seriously hurt last week at the Con-
o hotel while cutting ice by ma
chinery. His leg was caught by an
ice hook and forced into the wheel of
the machine which made an ugly
wound just above the knee. Mr.. Walk
er was rushed to the st. Johns hospi-
tai for treatment. Quite a number
of Joplin people attended the two days
picnic at Galena last week. 49,. Rev.
Edward Eatman of Galena NJ. E.
church is preparing to render one of
his famous programs August 3. Elder
j. T. Smith will be speaker of the day.
PROF. ]. e. Patterson of Western
University was in the city last week
and delivered an excellent lecture and
again in Galena that night. Rev. Edw.
Eatman is pastor Of the church at Ga
lena. Everybody is preparing for
the 4th of August at Lake Side. See
Joe Washington for the leading Negro
literature. Call phone 2395M.. .....,.
Bum & Howard only first class bar
Der shop In city at 100 East I'd street.
Messrs. w. H.. Howard and H. Bum,
proprietors. 49,. The Walters Relief
Fund Association Of Joplin, Mo-, met
in the main dining room of the Conner
hotel, at 10 o'clock, Thursday morn
ing, July %. MI. G. w. Cuther, presi-
dent of the association, called the
house to order in good spirits. The
resignation of Mr.. G. o. Smith, our
former head waiter, also treasurer o.
the association, was very much re-
GREETED by many of his friends, and
the association. Mr.. Smith is well
known and is one Of the most popu-
lar head walters in the whole OF
America. Mr.. Smith will go back to
Kansas City Were he will take charge
Of the Edward hotel, August /. Mr..
Crawford, a bright young man who
comes from Kansas City here, sue
ceeded Mr.. Smith on the Roof Garden.
MIR. A. H. Henderson, whom everybody
in Joplin knows we'll, and many travel
ing men, has charge of the main din
ing room. Mr.. Henderson was also
elected treasurer OF the association,
Then comes Mr.. Augustus G. Tut, a
brawny young lad who has been cor.
responding secretary since the organil
cation of the association, was elected
recording secretary. We wish Mr.,
Tut most wonderful success. Mr..
j.. Sullivan, waiter. has regained his
health and gone back to work. Mr..
J.. w. Walker, waiter, is still on the
sick list but reported improving.