Washington telegraph., 1920-05-14
0OIOred Peoples Column
Edited by Mrs. Belle S. Tyus.

Mrs. Carrie Thornton went to Hope
on business Saturday.
Mr. Floyd Johnson of Columbus
spent Sunday with relatives at home.
Miss Regina Robinson arrived from
Texarkana Saturday to spend a few
days with home folks.
Misses Lucy and Leila Samuels
went to Hope Saturday on business.
Mrs. Belle White Of Ozan was mere
Sunday to witness the annual ser
mon of Haygood Seminary at the C.
NJ. L. Church.
Miss Verna Williams, Mrs Lenora
MCGEE. Mr.. Harry Taylor and several
others from Ozan were also here Sun
day to attend services at C. NJ. L.
church.
Mr.. Garland Williamson arrived last
Friday from Pine Bluff, where he has
attended school at the Branch Normal
College the past session.
Mr.. Arthur Afford came up from
Hope Sunday to spend the day with
his mother, Mrs. Willie johnson.
Mrs. Ethel Leak, who is still IN a
feeble condition since an attack OF in
fluenza, was accompanied to her home
in Prescott by Miss Leona Wagner,
who returned to Haygood Saturday at
noon. 1t is hoped that Mrs. Leak will
be entirely well in a very short time.
Mrs. Pinkie Denman was somewhat
i'll Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. A. E. Rankin of Hope delivered
a splendid lecture Thursday night at
the First Baptist Church to the grad
uating class Of Lincoln Public School.
While here he was guest at the home
of Prof Geo. l. Tyus.
Miss Abbie A. White OF Okolona,
Ark. SISTER Of Mrs. S. A. Bragg, wit.
messed the closing exercises of Lincoln
Public School While here she was
the guest Of Miss Irma Jefferson.
Mr.. James Tyus went TO Hope Sat
urday on business.
Messrs. Hershel Robinson, T, C.
Wiley and others from Red Land were
Sunday visitors.
Misses Annie Snow Jackson OF
Nashville visited friends in Washing
ton a few days last week.
Mr.. Arthur Hill of Hope was also
Sunday visitor.
Messrs. Henry Block and Phillip
Willis from Nashville spent a few days
here last week attending tho com
mencement exercises of Haygood Sem
mary
Miss Lena Wiley Of Nashville visit
ed friends here last week
Miss Rosella Walker of Atlanta,
Texas, arrived Saturday to visit her
sister, Miss Alva Walker, and TO at
tend the closing exercises Of Haygood
Seminary.
The cloSing exercises Of the Lin
coin Public School We're all commend
able and showed splendid training of
the pupils on the part OF the teachers
Mrs. Roxie Yerger of Hope furnished
music for the occasions.
Miss Irma jefferson graduated from
the Eighth grade and did credit to
herself and teacher in devilering her
Grafton, subject. Culture and Ser
vice"
Mr.. James Archer arrived from Tex
arkana Sunday to witness closing eN'
ercises Of Haygood Seminary.
The thirty-hrst annual commence
mcnt of Haygood Seminary took place
at c. NJ. E. Church 9-l2. inclusive
The commencement sermon was
preached Sunday at 1880 a. m. ais'
services at s o'clock p. m. Sermon py
Rev. Mrs. NJ. L. Bullock. Exercises
of the Primary and intermediate de-
partments MCnday night under the di'
ractioa of Miss Sophepia williamson
and Mrs. b. s. Tyus, Tuesday at S;SO
n. m. was rendered a cantata, Dream
of Fairy Land" by the advanced stu
dents. wednesday at S:9o p m'
sneaking contest was carried out by
several of the advanced pupils anu
several pupils Of the High sehool ,,C, oi
Camden of which Prof. S, NJ, WilIiaii'
son is the principal. The exercises
eacb night were splendidly carried
ont in the presence of large audiences
Many out of town visitors were pres
ont 70 witness these exercises.