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Board and McGuire the Fourteenth Streetdruggists are better prepared than ever before-

to do a large general ann prescription businessas they have enlarged their prescription facili-

ties and now employ three men who are graduates in pharmacy besides other help to more

quickly attend their growing trade

D Webster Davis of Richmond

Va preached for the iQth StreetBaptist Church last Sunday As

he was very interesting

James Johnson brother of J Rosa

mond Johnson U S Consul to Nicaragua is spending a few days in this

cityMrsJosephine Bruce entertained-

at a whist party last week

Hon Jno Dancy and James Hudnell attended the wedding of ThosSmith at Baltimore last week

Mr Leonard Toppenof 45 Hanover-

N W who has been to Philau Pa

has returned to the city by reason of

sickness of his father Mr AlfredToppen who is an old citizen of thecity The friends of Mr Toppen

wish him a speedy recoveryMrs Mary McGuinn who has been

indisposed is visiting her sister Mrs

Lucy Stevenson in VirginiaHarry S Cummings of Baltimore

was in the city last week

Mrs Everline Diggs of this city

is visiting her son and daughter Mr

and Mrs Fred R Moore of Brook

lyn N YMiss Jessie C Mason of 1253

N E entertained a few friends

Friday evening

The Bethel Literary every

night is indeed interestingMiss Edith Fleetwood has been the

guest of Miss Caloway of Druid Hill

Ave Baltimore Md

Dr W A Warfield surgeon in

chief of Freedman Hospital nand

surgeon of Provident Hospital

Baltimore made a flying visit there

last WednesdayRev A B Callis of Baltimore

was visiting friends in this city last

weekMrs Lula Ricks Vaughter of 519

Spruce who has been quite ill is

now convalescent-

Mr Jerod Covington son of Dr

E G Covington of Bloomington Ill

is visiting relatives in this city

Mr Granville Hurley has return

ed to Philadelphia Pa after spend

ing his vacation in this city with rel

ativesMr Luther F Simpkins of this city

is visiting friends in Boston

Mrs Powell wife of Jesse Powell

of 313 You St N W has returned-

to the city after a pleasant visit in

Boston Mrs Powell is very enter

taining and won several friendswhile there

Miss Nannie Burroughs who is

president of the National BaptistTrammer School brought about forty

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SundaySocial news will be put in The Bee

free of costMissEmma B Hall president of the

Christian Endeavor of the NinteenthStreet Baptist Church is doing justice to the office she is now holding

The Endeavor has greatly increased-

in membershipThe most delicious ice cream soda the

ro nd at the Board M Guire Pharmacy 1912 1214 th street

Mrs Julia Leftwich who has been

in the city some few days will leavefor her home Florida shortly

Miss Fannie C Chase who has

been quite ill is able to be out again

Dr W L Williston who has beenvisiting his mother in the South hasreturned to the city looking well

Register W T Vernon who has

been off on a vacation to his old

home in the West and who has also

been lecturing returned to the city

last weekAnthony Thomas L Jones who

went to Maryland last week was giv

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FOOT BALL AT HOWARDThe Howard University football

team has one of the hardest schedules-

in its history The following games

are scheduledHampton at Hampton Friday No

vember 5Shaw at Howard November 13

Hampton at HowardNovember 20Lincoln at Howard Thanksgiving

DayTheseteams comprise what might

be called the Big Four comprisingHoward Hampton Lincoln andShaw and are undoubtedly thestrongest teams among the coloredcolleges-

A training table has been instituted-at Howard University for the teamwhich has proved a great benefit and

the team on the whole is in excellentcondition and much may be expectedwhen it meets the other teams

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terday full account of which gamewill appear next week

Howard also plays Virginia UnionUniversity at Washington on Novem

jber 30

A DUTCH SUPPER-A Dutch supper was given in hon

or of Mr Carl Himmel of Hackensack N J at the new residence ofMr and Mrs J Thomas Tascoe 2428Ga Avenue N On Monday ev-

ening October 25 1909 There weremany pleasantries including vocal

land instrumental solos and variouscard games After which they repaired to the dining room wherecovers was spread for 35 Mr Himmel was presented by Mr Tascoe andafter a brief response andtoasts departed for their severalhomes with pleasant reminders of MrHimmel and the evening Thosepresent Mr and Mrs Ed FisherMr and Mrs Alex Moore Mr andMrs Garfield Harris Mr and MrsArthur West Mr and Mrs EugeneLee Miss Hattie Rose Miss JessieMason Miss Treasa Jefferson MrsCarrie Camper Mrs Bessie Sampson Mrs Sarah Muzon and husbandMrs Emma Taul Mrs LomackMessrs Chas Champ Morrison-

i Goodrich Lee S Collins Jamesj Scott John T Ricks Robert Ash

Wm H Hurd Nelson RhonejWm H Pondexter Carl Powell HAugustus Honesty Thomas JonesGeo S Hartsfield Thomas JonesCarl Himmel and Mr Newman

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An address by Grand Master Warfield on the life and character ofPrince Hall the founder of NegroMasonary in this country an addressby Deputy Grand Master ProfVeatherless on Ruth and Naomiaddresses by Grand Royal Patron JR F Brown Grand Royal MatronLady Anna Moore and Lady JannieCox Grand Assistant Royal Matrona baritone solo by Dr C Summer

Wormley a piano solo by Lady Lewisand a vocal solo by Lady Keating embraced the program last Monday ev

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ter No 12 Order of the EasternStar Many pleasant features attended this visitation A large number of visitors were present Thischapter is in firstclass condition itsroster carrying one hundred andfortynine active members and itstreasury having over one thousanddollars on hand

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day November 9thMr Jesse Lawson will fill out the

vacant chair in our educational system Mr Lawson will tell about theimperfection in the publicBoth evenings are supposed to be themost lively of the entire sessions ofthis popular literary siciety

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTSNovember NightModern Journalism as an mArt

Hon Ralph Tyler Auditor for theNavy

Some Crimes ofWm L Board Graduate Washing-ton Post School

Function of the Negro Correspond-ent Mr R W Thompson StaffCorrespondent

The Newspaper in the RacesFurther Development Mr Hugh EMacbeth Editor Baltimore Times

Music Miss L Blanche Wrightwill sing a soloNovember Public Schools

The Vacant Chairs in Our Educational System How to Fill ThemProf Jesse Lawson

Music Solo by Mrs Lucy ABlagburn

MASS MEETING OF MISSIONARY SOCIETIES

The United Missionary Societies-

of the A M E Church of the District of Colubmia held aing at the Metropolitan A M EChurch last Sunday afternoon at 3oclock The following program embraced the most prominent features ofthe meeting An opening hymn bythe congregation 0 for a heart topraise my God page 226 of theMethodist hymnal Prayer MrsJulia Coston Scripture reading MrsC H Young Chorus 0 Friendwithout Jesus by the pastors wives

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This meeting was most liberallyattended and closed with the hymn

God Be with You till we MeetAgain and benediction by the RevI N Ross pastor in charge

This successful meeting was underthe management of the followingnamed ladies President Mrs M C

Beckett vice presidentMrs M Ross

secretary Mrs K B HurstMrs M E Arnold chairman

printing committee Mrs Julia WHamilton

MR ISAIAH MITCHELLMr Isaiah Mitchell formerly of

this city but now a resident of Denver Col has returned to the cityprobably to remain Mr Mitchell leftthis city for the West some thirtyyears ago and took up his home inthe West where he accumulated con-

siderable property He is well knownamong his Washington friends whowere more than pleased to welcomehim back to the land of his boyhoodand palmy days when his name wasa household word

When Mr Mitchell left DenverCol last Sunday he experienced astormy time He purchased a firstclass ticket from Denver Col to thiscity and all went well until he

Chicago Ill to board a train forthis city A colored porter endeavor-ed to force him into a secondclasscoach very soon after he left Chicago but when the colored porter foundout that Mr Mitchell knew that hehad Western blood in his veins he

let alone for a time and told histale of woe to the white conductorwho ventured to some authority by

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requesting Mr Mitchell to go into asecondclass coach He also wasgiven a severe rebuke by Mr Mitchelland defied the conductor to weigh theweight of his hand upon him-

I When this conductor was told whatthe consequences would be if he

Mitchell was disturbed there wasno further trouble and Mr Mitchellarrived in this city Monday nightsafe and sound and greeted his wifeand children who are the pride of hishome

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The Front Out WestA special from Seattle Wash to

the Tacoma Daily Ledger of thesame State has the following concerning Roger Watts a formerWashington D C boy who went

two years agoVisitors equal in number to the

population of Tacoma have been instructed and entertained by the lectures on Tacoma and Pierce Countyand Mt Tacoma for the past four and-

a half months without a moments letup Let it be said to the lasting credit of Commissioner Macleay BoosterC H Purdy Roger W Watts James-R Williams and other able assistantsthat never before have so many people been interested attractedto Tacoma The Pierce Countyand Tacoma booth and lecture hallat the A Y P have been a center ofattraction conspicious as a generatorof enthusiasm which ran at whiteheat from opening day till the gatesswung on their ninges tonight todose the fair

The lectures were delivered byCommissioner Macleay and RogerW Watts with no less signal success

SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION IN CASE OF JAMES-

F PHIPPThe Supreme Court of the United

States today denied a petition for arehearing of the contempt caseagainst Sheriff James F Phipp Deputy Jeremiah Gibson and WilliamsNolan Padgett and Mayse and di-

rected that these men be brought toWashington for sentence on November 15

The six men were found guilty ofcontempt of the Supreme Court inconspiring to lynch Ed Johnson aNegro at Chattanooga Tenn March19 1906 They were adjudged guilty-

on the last day of the 1908 term ofthe Supreme Court but were granted a stay pending petition for rehear j

ingAtthe time Johnson was lynched-

an appeal of his case was pendingThe date of his execution had beenset but the Supreme Court grantedhim a stay of ten days On the nightbefore the date originally set for thehanging a mob of more than 100 menbroke into the jail took the Negro tothe bridge over the Tennessee Riverhanged him to a girder and riddledhis bodv with bullets

The Department of Justice immediately investigated the lynching and asa result the sheriff his deputy andtwentysix alleged members of themob were arrested on Federal war-

rants The Supremft Court had aicommissioner to take testimony andupon his report all were dismissedexcept the sheriff his denutv and thefour others named have beencut on bail ever since

MAJOR LYNCH WRITESREGARDING HIS WALKING

TESTMaj John R Lynch paymaster in

the U S A and now on duty in

San Francisco writing to his sisterstates he took the fiftymile walkingtest the second week in SeptemberOn the first day he walked 18 miles

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on the second 20 miles leaving but12 miles to be walked on the thirdand last day which he did and hadone hour and twenty minutes to hiscredit having walked the fifty milesin 18 hours and forty minutes Ma-

jor Lynch stated also that the surgeons who examined him before and

after the test could find no seriousDisability The major is much pleased over his success

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