The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-15

ton paper this week with the County
Clerk. Mr.. Anderson has the promise
of the support of the leading men Of
both races.
Enroute to the General Conference
in st. Louis, Rev. and Mrs. A. Way
man Ward and family Of Colorado
Springs spent several days with Mrs.
Wards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. w.
Green of 934 Washington Boulevard.
They will visit this city before re-
turning home as the three children
are here visiting relatives.
The death of Mr.. Chas. Boone in
Minneapolis, Mimi, which occurred
Sunday, May 2, was a shock to his
many friends and acquaintance. Mr..
Boone had lived in Kansas City near
ly all his life and was very well
known and liked. He had been sick
only four days. The body was
brought here for burial, arriving
Thursday morning and the funeral
was held at the home Of a brother,
Mr.. Roy Boone of 625 Winona avenue
He leaves a wife, two brothers, three
sisters and a host Of relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Alice Beckham. an old and
highly respected citizen of this City,
died April 2Sth at Douglass Hospital
following an illness of seven years.
Mrs. Beckham was dearly beloved by
all who knew her as she was a wom-
an Of high morals and a wonderful
Christian character. She had lived
here for over thirty years and was a
great worker in her A NJ. E. church
until stricken with sickness. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Jennie
Kingsbury OF the Missouri side and
Mrs. Albert Miller Of this side and a
host of friends to mourn their loss.
The funeral was from the A. NJ. E.
Church Saturday May /.
Enroute to the National Convention
of the American Federation of Musi-
clans at Pittsburg, Pa, Mr.. Tilford
Davis, Jr., stopped over at st. Louis
and visited the General Conference.
Among the many dignitaries and
princes Of the church present were
Editor Kennedy of the Advocate;
Prof. G. A. Gregg; Rev. ]. F. Griffin;
Geo. Teeters and numerous other
folks from the old home town. He
attended Friday night, a rendition of
the Oratorio, Mary Magdalene," at
the Coliseum, rendered by the Com
munity Chorus, under the direction of
Prof. Gerald Tyler, with soloists of
marked musical ability in the princi-
pal roles.
Mr.. Davis left st. Louis Saturday
night, accompanied by A. A. Simms,
President of the st. Louis Colored
where they assisted in creating new
Legislation for all the professional
musicians Of the L. S. and Canada.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, May Sth.-
DR.. Robert R. Motion, Principal of
L uShO6CO INSTITUTE dllIIOu1SCu lOuoy
that President H. C. King, of Oberlin
College, Oberlin, Ohio, had accepted
the invitation to deliver the annual
Commencement sermon on May 23rd,
which date marks the beginning of
the Thirty-ninth anniversary eXercis-
es. DR.. w. S. Ellington, Pastor of the
First Baptist church, East Nashville,
Tennessee, will deliver the annual
address to the graduating class of
Phelps Hall Bible Training School on
Monday evening, May 9th.
: The exercises will conclude on
Thursday, May 9th lat which time
the graduating exercises and the an
nual demonstrations of the Industrial
Departments will be held. Bishop
John Hurst of the A. NJ. E. church, of
Baltimore, Maryland, will deliver the
Commencement address on that date.
The Glass of 1910 will rold its re-
union and will be represented on the
Commencement program by ]. H.
Ward, of Louisville, Kentucky.
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