The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-15

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! committee, of which Rev. T. J. Carr
is chairman, has had new fire es.
capes put on the building. Other i'm.
provements are in progress.
| MIR. Henry Pryor, the famous chef
| has purchased the cafe near the cor.
ner of Kent street and St. Anthony
avenue, where. his many friends may
ind him from early morn until mid.
night ready to satisfy their castro.
nomic desires in style on short no.
t1ce. II you are wanting strictly first
! class home cooking you may find it
at PRYOR'S CAFE. Nothing but the
best will be served. Call and be con-
vinced.
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The meeting of the Sunday Forum
last Sunday afternoon was quite we'll
attended and all were we'll pleased
with program presented. Especially
pleasing was the excellent address on
The New EMPIRE by DR.. McRae of
| Manchester College. The next meet
| ing OF the Forum will be held at
the usual place on Sunday afternoon,
February %, at o'clock The prin-
cipal address will be made by Rev.
j. c: Anderson of St. James A. M. E.
! church.
The Astoria Sanitary System, the
| clothes cleaning, repairing and press.
Ing establishment, 1858 Wabasha street,
formerly conducted by w. Evans and
R. H. Anderson, has made a change
in proprietors. w. Evans has retired
from the firm and Archie Brown sue
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| Anderson & Brown. Mr. Brown brings
to the firm considerable practical OK.
perience and customers may rest as
sured that wants will be properly
cared for. Your patronage solicited.
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=, Mr.. Thomas G.. McCampbell, grand
high priest of Royal Arch Masons,
| Missouri jurisdiction, visited Bethel
Chapter, r. A. M, Thursday evening.
Mr.. McCampbell is an old resident of
Kansas City. He is custodian of the
farm at Western University, Quin-
| daro, Kan. While in the city he was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Sher-
wood. An informal reception was
rendered him Friday evening by the
ladies of Princess Oziel Chapter, O.
E. S., and other Missourians. of St.
Paul.
The 25th annual banquet of the
Lincoln Republican Club was held on
the 10th anniversary of the
"Great Emancipator's" birthday, last
Wednesday evening, in the Palm
room of Hotel Saint Paul. The spa
cious room was appropriately, very
deliberately and beautifully decorat-
ed for the occasion, and upward of
400 guests were present, among
whom were: Hammond Turner, G..
G. Shannon, Jerry Lee, T. J. Frank
lin, D. T. Reed, B. G. Archer, J. @.
Adams, B. J. Jeter, w. T. Francis,
2. A. Pope, B. S. Smith, Charles Sum-
ner Smith, DR.. V. D. Turner, M. L..
Banksdale, M. H. Mcknight, G. B.
Lowe, R. c. Minor, G. w. James, o.
D Howard, J. B. Johnson.
Miss Hattie Hobbs, who has gained
an enviable reputation for the artis-
tic as we'll as financial successes she
has had in several entertainments
for various good causes, is now en-
gagged in working up rally for Cris-
pus Attuck's Home, which has re-
manned in statue quo for several
weeks on account of the indisposition
of Miss Hobbs. She now has re-
gained her health and will close her
rally for this very laudable purpose
at Memorial Baptist church on Sun
day, February %, at 2:3O p. m. A
special musical program will be pre-
sented under the direction of Mrs.
Gladys Brown. A number of persons
have already promised to contribute
to this rally and it is hoped there will
be large crowd present on that &C.
casion. Everybody is invited.
A memorial meeting in. honor Of
the late Theodore Roosevelt was held
at Pilgrim Baptist church last Sun
day morning at II. The house was
comfortably filled and exercises very
interesting and impressive. Mr.. D..
w. Wills was master of ceremonies.
The exercises began by congregation
al singing, prayer, Rev. w. A. Hick-
man; Lords Prayer by congregation;
responsive reading; scripture reading
and prayer, Rev. Hickman; *Star
Spangled Banner; Introduction of
speaker, Attorney w. T. Francis,
speaker; Attorney B. S. Smith, "On-
ward Christian Soldiers; one-min-
ute silent prayer, followed by pray
er; G. w. Wills, "How Firm a Foun-
datiOn"; Mrs. Gladly Brown sang
"Whither Shall I Coz" The eulogy
of Attorney Smith was masterpiece
and was listened to with profound
admiration.
The 18th annual mid-winter meet
ing of the Minnesota Federation of
,, Colored 'Women's Clubs was held
February 6, at st. James A. M. E..
church. There was an executive
board meeting at 1 O'Clock. Mrs. S.
L. Maxwell, presiding. Greetings
were read from Mrs. Johanna Snow
den Porter, president of the North
[ western Federation. Mrs. S. L. Max
well was delegated to represent the
Federation at the city council. The
secretary was Instructed to prepare
credentials so that the Federation
might have a voice in the memorial
| planned for soldiers and sailors. The
president was excused to attend said
| council at o'clock. The afternoon
session opened at 3 o'clock with Mrs
Minnie Burwe11, vice-president, in the
chair. Mrs. Cynthia Morgan conduct
ed devotional service. The roll cal
Of state officers, clubs and club re.
ports occupied the early part of the
afternoon session. Committees on
courtesy, credentials and resolutions
were appointed by the chair The
round table subject, Home Train.
ing was conducted by Mrs. Susie