Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-10-06
PASSING THRONG

Mrs. Clifford Scurry, have returned to Sc
attic and are at home to their friends Mrs
Freeman has had Mrs. Maud Longus
brought over from Tacoma that she may
care for her during her illness Mrs.
Longus was formerly Miss Maud Harris
field and was reared by Mrs. Freeman
Emmett H. Holmes of Spokane, grand
master Of the Masons of Washington and
jurisdiction, was in the city this week MAX
ing his first tour of the various lodges in
this jurisdiction. In discussing the gen
eral condition of the colored folks in the
Northwest he said, ''It was never better
and all over Washington and Oregon they
are doing exceedingly well.''
Mrs. J. W. Sweeney left for Kansas City
last Tuesday evening and will be absent
for the next eight weeks. She goes to
visit her brother and sister, whom she has
not seen for thirty years. Mrs. Sweeney
is one of the faithful as well as effective
workers Of the First A. M E. church of
this city and has done much for the good
Ofthe community
W. D. Slater has returned from his ranch
in eastern Washington, which is near Kit
tltas, and has gone to work for the Pa
cific Steel plant at Youngstown. He plans
to take course in architecture and build
ing at the Broadway High School this COM
ing winter that he may be able, when he
returns to his ranch next spring. to plan
and do the most if not all Of his building.
He has taken rooms in the home of Mrs.
Robinson, COB Twenty-second avenue.
"Pinky' (John) Prim seems to be the
star of hope for the Franklin football
squad and his mastery plays won the day
for the Franklin bunch last Saturday at
the opening game Of the season, which was
between Franklin and the Ballard boys
Prim is some player and his appearance on
the field is always the signal for an out
burst CT applause. Broadway has had two
football stars in Clyde Coleman and Ed.
johnson, but Prim is the first colored star
Franklin has ever had
Lemuel Jenkens, who has spent the great
err part of his life in the barbering bust
ness, read about the work at the Pacific
Steel plant over at Youngstown and de-
cided he could make hit for himself over
there and he at once gave up, what he
thought at one time pretty good job, and
sought employment over there. He got
work and now it is reported that he is
DOING as well as he ever did in the barber
business and much better than he was do
ing at the job he quit to go to YOungs-
town to work. If you want to work in
Seattle just now you 'sho" can get all
you can do and that too at splendid wages.
Mrs. John Franklin Cragwell was hostess
at dinenr party last Monday evening in
honor of Mrs. Scott Harris of Everett.
Covers were laid for twelve in the persons
Of Mrs. Scott Harris, Mrs. John O. Lewis,
Mrs. John Byron Parker, Mrs. Andrew r.
Black Mrs. Benjamin F. Tut, Mrs
James Reems of Bellingham Mrs
Walter j. Ball, Mrs. Samuel H. Stone,
Mrs L. A. Graves, Mrs. E. A. johnson.
After having partaken Of the elegant re-
past the guests were taken to the church
in automobiles, where the Harris family
rendered most pleasing program. The
Cragwell and Harris families have been in
innate friends for at least a hundred
years, both hailing from Virginia. Mr.