The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-04

8. Capt Leon H. Jordan died at To
peka, Kansas.
4. Funeral of Andrew j. Nash is
held
II. Brutal watchman attempts to
eject Mrs. Julia Morrison from Paseo
Park.
10. U. B. F. Grand Lodge opens at
Moberly, Mo.
%. Mrs. Ella Douglass passes away
after brief illness.
Miss Alberta Wells dies after long
illness.
81. Rev. NJ. Clay dies in Kansas
City, Kansas.
September.
l. Bishop N. C. Cleaves of Memphis,
Tenn, delivers wonderful sermon at
Jamison Temple.
Is. Negro Masons lay Corner Stone
of new County Home for Aged and
Infirm Negroes.
Lincoln School changed to w. w.
Yates School, in honor of the great
Negro educator.
Ics DlOMu ny NG6IO
named Dade
81. Negro residences on Montgall
and Garfield dynamited.
John M. Simpson dies after long ill
ness.
30. Wheatley Provident Hospital
has Monster Dedication, with a parade
of NOR ethan three thousand and be-
fore an audience of nearly 10000.
Theo Clay, Sr., was buried. Mr..
Clay, who came to Kansas City in 1877
from Lexington, Ky, where he was
born, was "A years of age at the time
of his death. He purchased in the
early SOS the building at 22S Main
street, which he made headquarters
for immigrants coming from Ken.
lucky. Later he leased the property
at 222-4-6 Main street, where he was
in the Livery Business for several
years, after which he built a modern
livery barn at $50 Grand avenue. He
was active in politics and at one time
published newspaper, lni held many
lappointive offices under Mayors Davis
and Jones, conducted store at 213
Independence avenue for number Of
years; had a large hog ranch in the
Last Bottoms and a splendid farm
near Chillicothe, Mo. But when his
| health failed he was compelled to re-
tire from active service and turn his
business affairs over to his two splen-
did sons, Edward and Theo. Fl. Jr.
October
8. Will Grizzard, well known saloon
keeper, shot.
l0 Mrs. Ella Smith and her laugh
Ter. Fay, fatally shot bY an Italian at
9Th and ellis.
Il. Miss Alberta George White. Jr.,
at Kansas University. dies of pneu-
IdOnia.
IS. Prof. H. o. Cook gassed in
France.
20. Rev. G. w. Boyd, pastor Of
Friendship Baptist Church, dies after
a long illness.
27. Mrs. Daniel Lucas lies.
November.
10. Hon. E. A. ShacklefCr1 appoint
ed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney OF
Wyandotte County
2S. Invincible Concert Co. at Ward
Chapel.
Wheatley- Provident Auxiliary No.
serves Turkey Dinner to more than
Soc people at the New Hospital.
so. Many Kansas Citians so to wit
ness Poro Building opening at st.
J ouis
December.
2. First Aid Nurses graduating ex-
ercises at Y. M. C. A.
8, Big Street Car Strike begins.
Colorede Lawyers organize Associ-
alton.
Miss Josephine V. Pinyon, famous
y. w. C. A. worker, visits city.
1S. City Federation of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs hold magnificent BAN
quet.
II. Captain Arthur Spingarn ad-
dresses audience at Y. M. C. A
Mr.. w. G. Mosely and Mrs Rosalee
Ward married.
IS. Mrs. Tyler Jackson dies after a
brief illness.
i "a. Mr.. Alvin Jordan and Miss
Viola Shaw married.
Neutrality-suspicious. Hospital Tag
Day in the face of the most terrific
storm Kansas City ever experienced
and yet over $4,000 was collected.
25. Five o'clock services at his
toric Allen largely attended.
29. Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Malone OF
Poro College fame visit the city.