The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 26, 1907, Page 5

maj nly co | fg en Fall particulars of the Bruce investiga- tion will appear in The Bee next week. Mr. W. Rodger Jones, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who sang at the Exposition, has peen on a visit in this city, since his re- turn from Chicago. He had intended to enter the Law School of Howard] University, but on aecount of ill-health be returned to his home, The services last Sunday at the Cos- mopolitan Baptist Church were inter- esting. Rev. Dr. Drew preached e¢x- cellent sermons both morning and even- ing. The members are rallying to ev- ery call and the clubs are 1 king good The Sun- dwey toward success} lay school is increasing in attendance The choir will soon be organized, and good things are expected. Mrs. Emma Clarkson and her daugh- ter, little Mazzie, have returned to the city from Narragansett Pier. Mrs. Ella V. Chase Williams will vis- t the city shortly. Miss Fannie Chase, who is with her ter, Mrs. L. S. Goldsbery, in Lynch- g, Va. has entirely recovered from er recent illness. Dr. F. J. Shadd is seriously ill at his home, Ninth and R streets. His iriends are very solicitous about him. Dr. West is all at his home. It is hoped that he will recover soon. Attorney W. H. Twine, of the In- dian Territory, and J. A. Roper, presi- dent of The Homeseekers Bureau, Ock- mulgee, Okla., were in the city this weck, en route for Jamestown, Va. They A. W, Carroll, is doing noble work. Through their efforts another schoo! will be added to the north- eastern section of the city. Mrs. John R. Brown and chil- dren recently returned from a trip to West Virginia. Mr. Brown will spend a part of the month of November hunt- ing in the wilds of the same state, after which he wiil visit his son, Roscoe C. Brown, who is doing well in the practice of dentistry in! Richmond, Va. i Mrs. Cecilia DeNellottz, a resi- dent of Washington, now a teacher in the Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City, Mo., is to read a paper be- fore the State Teachers’ Associa- tion in Denver. Miss Marcia Montgomery was the guest of friends in Baltimore last week. Mis Robinson, who has been vis- iting friends in Redbank, N. J., passed through the city last week en route for her home, in Rich- mond, Va. While here she was the Callam street, N. E. Mr. J. D. Howard, of Indian- apolis, Ind., and connected with the are prosperous Westerners. Mr. J. D. Howard, of the Indianapo- lis Freeman, was in the city this week. Mr, W. Sidney Pittman, the architect, will leave the city Tuesday on a special car for Tuskegee, Ala., where he will be married to the only daughter of Prof. Booker T. Washington. Dr. J. E. Sheppard will be in the city in a few days. Mr. R. S, Edmond, of Lawrenceville, Va., was brought to this city last week, a very sick man. Mr. W. R. Griffin, of the Washing- ton Division, U. O. T. R. was best man at the marriage of Miss Maggie L. Butler, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Butler, Lynchburg, Va., to} Mr. Captian Willis, chief of the Lynch- burg Division Mrs. C. M. Stafford, of Charlotte, N. C., made a flying trip to Washington a few days ago. Mr. W. B. Coles was called to lotte on account of the iliness of Bishop Lomax, his father-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall have been visiting Mr. Mrs. Robert Taylor at their home in Chicago. and Mr, and Mrs. W. W. Berkley, for-| merly of this city, more recently of Pittsburg, have moved to New York City Mr, J. H. Nutt, chief of the Bal- timore division and deputy of Maryland of the G. W. O. of . Reformers, was married in this city Monday afternoon, October 21st, to Mrs. Emma S. Craven, of Bal- timore. Rev. Dr. W. H. Brooks performed the ceremonies, which took place at the residence of Mr. L. H. Nutt, 2526 Mesmore Place, N. W. They returned to Balti- more, Md., on the 5:30 train, and a reception will be held Sunday, the 27th, on Stricker street. Mr. B, Taylor and F. C. Dudley, graduates of Biddle Universit have entered the Theological De-| partment of Howard University. Miss Josephine Mason, of Cor- coran street, has returned to the city after a pleasant visit to rela- tives in New York, Several new subscribers have been added to The Bee within the last few weeks, and several Green Backs have been sent to back up its publication. The Bee can be purchased at Dr. A. W. Gray, 12th and You streets ;/ Thos. H. Leatherwood, 1516 14th] street; Mr. Lee, 933 20th street;) Mr. Ellis, 489 Missouri avenue. The Garfield Citizens’ Associa- tion, under the leadership of Sikes Char- ; “Indianapolis Freeman,” was in the city last week. While here he visited The Bee Office. Miss Florence Johnson, who has been visiting friends in New Jer- sey, has returned to the city. Mr, F. Burk, of the Land Office, has returned to the city after a | pleasant trip to his home, in North Carolina. A CORRECTION. e In The Bee two weeks ago, in speak- ing of the marriage of Miss Maud Le- ‘mas, the type said Harris,when it should | have read Miss Lemas was married to Mr. Howell Howard. \ PITTMAN — WASHINGTON. | From the Chicago Globe. | Miss Portia Marshall Washington,on- ‘ly daughter of Dr. Booker T. Washing- iton, the well-known colored educator, is engaged to marry W. Sidney Pitt- | man, a rising young colored architect of Washington, D. C. : | The wedding ceremony is carded to take place on Tuesday, October 31, at Tuskegee, Ala, at The Oaks, where the Washington family reside, rather than at the chapel of the Tuskegee In- stitute. | In keeping with the quiet manner of Miss Washington it will not at all be public. Only some of the older teach- ers of Tuskegee and a few relatives and close friends of the bride and her groom-elect are listed to be present. Miss Lilla M. Taylor, of Boston, a long-time frien dof thegbride, will be the only bridesmaid. Miss Taylor is a niece of Mrs, Dr, Samuel Courtney, of this city. - The engagement, which has recently | been quietly announced, dates back for | some years. It meets the approbation of Dr. Washington and his family. The arrangements relative to the approach- ing wedding also meet his approval. Miss Washington within a few weeks ‘has returned to Tuskegee from Berlin, where she went about two years ago, after her graduation at the Bradford, Mass., Academy, to further perfect her- self in music ang German. Last June, Mrs. Booker T. Washington went to Berlin, and after the completion of the course of her daughter, took her on a short European tour before returning to the United States. That Miss Washington is engaged to W. Sidney Pittman, together with the near approach of the wedding day— just a little over fo weeks away— will undoubtedly be 2 great surprise to a great many of her New England friends and most especially to her fel- low students at Hanover, Framingham, Wellesley, and Bradford, at which plac- es the greater portion of her life in Massachusetts and New England has been spent. , Portia Marshall Washington was born on the Tuskegee Institute reservation about twenty-four years ago. Her father then was struggling hard to get Amer- ican philanthropists interested in his work there, which at that time was be- ginning to show the wholesome effects of industrial education upon the color- ed people of that community. Miss Washington is of slight figure and of medium height. She looks some- what like her father. Of a retiring dis- position, she does not care in the least for publicity. W. Sidney Pittman is a native of Montgomery, Ala. and graduated from TuskegeeNormal Institute m 1897.From Tuskegee he started out to make a man of himself. He went to Philadelphia, where, after considerable sacrifice and hard labor, he graduated from the arch- itectural department of-.Drexel Insti- tute. Returning to Tuskegee, he threw himself into the building construction department of that institution, and also superintended the construction of sev- era] school buildings, including one for which C. P, Huntington donated $80,- 000. , Two years ago Mr. Pittman went to Washington, D. C., and opened an office with $75 in cash. He had decided to try the experiment of independent prac- tice, because, he says, there are a num- ber of wealthy negroes in that city, and it is also a convention city. Inside of three months he was earning an inde- pendent living, and work has multiplied since then. He designed and superintended the construction of the Negro Building ct the Jamestown Exposition, which cost $42,000, under Government contract,and he has secured much patronage from white and colored residents of the Na- tional Capital. He has also built a big Negro indus- trial schoo] at Denmark, S. C., and re- cently his plans have been accepted for a Negro Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation building at Washington, D. C., toward which John D. Rockefeller will donate $25,000 or $30,000, and for a training school for girls and women, which is to be built by Negro Baptist women in the District of Columbia. When he returns to Washington with his bride he will pu her in charge of guest of Mrs. M. E. Coleman, of 'a house designed, built and paid for by himself, . THE MASONIC FAIR. The Grand Masonic Charity Fair closed its doors on on Friday night, Oc- tober 18, ending one of the grandest of its kind ever held in the District of Columbia. The hall being filled each night with some branch of Masonry, Ladies of the Eastern Star, and their friends. On Thursdav night, October 17, the Clover Club, eighty-four in num- ber, Mr. Frank Gaines, president, at- tended the fair in honor of the chair- man, J. Thomas Tasean, and after ad- dress of welcome by the chairman, and response by J. B. Askins, of the Clover Club, they with their ladies, under the marshalship of the only James Madi- son Jackson, repaired to the supper room, where they were served by the {ladies of the Eastern Star.| Chairman Tisca deserwes jgreat ‘credit ffor the suecess he had in his first effort to do something to build up his order finan- cially. The hall was beautifully dec- orated and the many booths were at- tended by many sweet and beautiful la- dies. , A WEEK OF JUBILEE AT GAL- BRAITH. The first week in November, begin- ning with Sunday, the 3rd, will be a jubilee for Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church. It is intended that this week of rejoicing will climax a series of strenuous efforts by the church, under the leadership of Dr. S. L. Corrothers, to raise the sum of $2,000, about $700 of which have already been secured. The chief feature of the services on Sunday, November 33, will be the in- sertion of the cornerstone at 2 p.m., by the Knights of Jerusalem, as the one now in the building is too small and worn to distinctly mark the date and denomination of the church. Other fra- ternal organizations are invited to be present and assist. Monday evening November 4, will be Citizens and Educational Night, Some of the most popular orators of the city will speak. Among them will be the Hon. W. T. Vernon, Register of the Treasury; Hon, H. B. MacFar- land, Commisoioner of the District of Columbia; Hon. B. H. Warner, of Co- lumbia National Bank, and Dr. Thir- kield, of Howard University. The mu- sic in genera] will be furnished by the choir of Galbraith Church. A solo will be rendered by Prof. John T. Layton, and the Amphion Glee Club has been invited to render two numbers. No one should lose the opportunity to listen to this group of individuals, each of whom is a master in his particular line. Tuesday evening, November 5, there will be a class reunion of all the Meth- odist churches of the city, in which brief addresses will be delivered by rep- resentative men and wemen, followed by genetal testimonies. On Wednesday evening, November 6, all the fraternal organizations in the District of Columbia will take part in the services. General Purdy, of the Knights of Jerusalem; Grand Master of the United Order of Odd Fellows, Wil- True Reformers; of the Masons, Will- iam H. Grimshaw, M. W. G. M. of the District of Columbia; Crispus At- tucks, J. Aldridge Lewis, chief of or- ganization. One among the chief features of the evening will be a speech delivered by the Hon. Harry H. Clark, well known politician and attorney at the District Bar. Clark is a bold and fearless ad- vocate of a remedy by injunction for discrimination, by jim crow car laws, between white and colored interstate passengers. He has made an elaborate study of Judge Pritchard’s rulings in the recent rate cases, and of the Con- stitution of the United States, and will expound that part of this memorable document which supports his views. He is the author of a pamphlet covering a wide range of facts and figures pertain- ing to the political status of the Ne- gro, and is a walking bureau of in- formation as to the conditions of the Negro in general. The general pub- lic should not fail to hear what might prove to be the very remedy which has been so long sought for by the colored people in vain. Thursday evening, November 7, will be denominational night. There will be one or two selections rendered by every in Washington, also one or two by the choirs of several Baptist churches, with brief remarks interspersed. Friday evening, November 8, there will be a ministerial concert, Dr, Fran- presiding. The praticipants will no doubt agreeably surprise the listening audience by their musical accomplish- ments, There will be solos, duets, quar- tets and music upon stringed instru- ments. Rev. George W. Lee will sing a solo of his own composition. The program is as follows: Solo, Rev. Lewis Sheaf; selection, Ministerial Or- chestra, Drs. A. C. Garner, L. M. Beck- ett, B. F. Seaton and Mooreland; brief remarks, Dr. Welch, of the A. M. E. Church; solo, Rev. George W. Lee; duet, Drs. W. H. Davenport and P. H. Williams; address, Dr. J. Anderson Taylor; solo, Dr. M. W. Clair; quar- tet, Drs. S. N. Brown, A. C. Garner, J. W. Smith and D. E. Wiseman; ad- dress, Dr. L. B. Moore; address, Dr. M. W. D. Norman; solo, Dr. B. T. Perkins; recitation, Dr. Walter H. Brooks, This rally will probably eclipse any in the history of Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church. The church, through her worthy pastor, Dr. S. L. Corrcthers, cordially invites the public to attend. Come and help a man who stands for the highest development of his race, and never slights an opportunity to defend it when wrongfully assailed. THE F. E. GREEN CO. 818 19th St N. W. Washington, D. C. Dyeing, Cleaning and Pressing. J. Henry Foster, Manager. Gentlemen’s Neckties Cleaned Pressed, 5c. Silk Hats Ironed, 20¢. GENTLEMEN’S LIST. Overcoats Cleaned and Pressed, 50, 75¢. Raglands Cleaned and Pressed, 75¢c. Pants Cleaned and Pressed, 225c. Coats Cleaned and Pressed, 35c. Vests Cleaned and Pressed, 15¢. Overcoats Dyed and Pressed, 75¢., up. Raglands Dyed and Pressed, $1.00, up. Coats Dyed and Pressed, 50c. Pants Cleaned and Pressed, 25c. Vests Dyed and Pressed, 35¢- CLUB MEMBERS. Suits Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired $uso per month Each week SUIT called for and delivered the same day. Not responsible for goods left over thirty days. PRICE LIST FOR LADIES. Skirts Cleaned and Pressed, Plain, soc. Skirts Cleaned and Pressed, Plaited,7sc. Skirts Cleaned and Pressed, Silk, 75¢., up. Waists Cleaned and Pressed, soc., 75¢. Short Coats Cleaned and Pressed, 50c. Long Coats Cleaned and Pressed, 75¢., $1.00. Skirts Dyed and Pressed, Plain, 75c. Skirts Dyed and Pressed, Plaited, $1.50 Silk Skirts Dyed and Pressed, $1.00, $1.50. Waists Dyed and Pressed, 75c. Short Coats Dyed and Presued, 75¢., $1.00, Long Coats Dyed and Pressed, $1.00, $1.50. Blankets, $1.00, $1.50. Portieres Dyed or Cleaned, $1,00, $1.50. Our Dressmaking and Repair Depart- ment is at your service. Suits steam cleaned, $1.00. WANTED! One hundred voices for rendition of “Hallelujah Chorus—Thirty spranos, 25 altos, 20 tenors, 25 bassos. Meeting, Thursday, 8 p.m. each week, at Ca- dets’ Armory Hall, O street between Sixtr and Seventh streets. Prof. W. A. Adams, of (Boston, musical director. Rev. S. P. W. Drew, pastor. WANTED. Want a position as waiter in a hotel or boarding house, to enable me to at- tend school at Howard University. Ad- dress Box 1, Pendleton, S. C. by No- vember I, 1907. and cis Grimke, of the Presbyterian = | liam H. Houston; Chief Griffin, of the} choir of the A. M. E. Zion 5 MR. LEON DE VOUX, THE WORLD'S GREA TEST PHQMOGRAPHER. The Bee begs leave to introduce to the citizens of Washington Mr. Leon De Voux, the world’s greatest photographer, who has cone very extensively, and has given satisfaction in the profession of which he is the master. Colored Americans have largely dependea upon white photographers te do their work and accept it if it does not satisfy them. There is not a white photographer of any note in the city that will permit the photo of acolored American to be placed u on exhibition, = .Mr. De Voux is an” expert in his profession. He makes his pic- tures the exact likeness of his patrons. He has leased for a term of years one of the most convenient and commodious places near the Fourteenth Street Bank, 1359-61 You streets, near the corner of Fourteenth street northwest. Mr. De Voux will have upon exhibtion some of his own work as an evidence of his artistic workmanship. His photos are as natural as the person himself. He means to give his patrons entire satisfaction, and if he fails, your money is refunded, There is no artist in the United States who has made the reputation that he has. Mr. De Voux wants the world to know that. his studio will be opened to the public on or about Wednesday, October th, and the citizens of Washington should avail themselves of the opportumty of the great offers that he is making. The public should inspect his studio and select the style or character of pictures desired. MONEY REFUNDED. If you are not satisfied with your pictures, your money will be re- funded. ‘This proposition alone ought to be sufficient to assure the public that Mr. De Voux is a superior artist. He makes you loox like a natural image. So artistic is his work. There is no photogra- pher in this country who has traveled as Mr. De Voux. He has in his travels acquired great knowledge in photo-making. His work has been pronounced superior to ay artist in his line of business. It will not cost you anything to call andinspect his studio. It will not cost you anything if your photos don’t suit you. Artists are known by their work. They are appreciated for wuat they can do. This city has been imneed of a first-class photographer for years. Colored Americans may have their pictures placed where they will be seen and admired. Mr. De Voux claims to be able to do any kind of work in this line of business, There is no flattery about his work. He portrays the person in his natural shape and at the same time makes the image to be admired. His studio opened October 7th,and if the public wishes to inspect first-class work, Mr. De Voux isthe artist that the people of this city have been looking for theseyears. His tudio will have its opening October 7th, and be continued for thirty days, to enable the public to be convinced that Mr. De Voux is the artist that the people of this city have been looking for these years. Mr. De Voux has succeeded in Securing the services of Mr. William Hoag, the finest developing and printing artist identified with the colored race, as assistant and manager. He was formerly with Sex- ton and Maxwell of St. Louis, Mo. Artists of other nationalities do not cater for colored citizens’ trade. The Bee presents a man who is superior to any artist in the coun- try, no matter to which nationality he belongs. Call and inspect his work. His studio is 1359-61 You street north- west. SPECIAL BIG OFFER to all our Subscribers. The great American Farmer, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Leading Agricultural Journal of the Nation, Edited by an Able Corps of Writers. The American Farmer is the only Literary Farm Journal published. It fills a po- sition of its own and has taken the leading place in the homes of rural people in every section of the United States. It gives the farm- er and his family something to think about aside from the humdrum of routine duties. Every Issue Contains an Original Poem by Solon L. Goode, Within the next Thirty Days we offer Two for the Price of One: Th» Bee and American Farmer, both One Year for $2.00, This unparalleled offer is made to all new subscribers, and all who pay all arrears and renew within thirty days. Sample Address 1109 Eye street, N. W., Washington, D. C. old c- REPUBLICANS WILL MEET Grand Republican Rally Under the Auspices of the W. CALVIN CHASE REPUBLICAN CLUB OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA At Grand Army Hall, Thursday Evening, November 7th, at 7:30 P. M. The Republicans of the Twenty-two Districts in the District of Co- lumbia and all other local organizations allied with combined Repub- lican organizations will hold their first Public Meeting in Grand Army Hall, Thursday Evening, November 7th, at 7:30 P. M. The object of this meeting is to inaugurate plans for the next Election of Delegates from this city to the next National Republican Convention and to appoint a Committee to work in harmony with a similar Com- mittee of Republicans to wait on the National Republican Committee, December 7th. All Republicans who favor home rule and election of delegates by a convention are requested to be present. a A A a ta Literary and its friends next Sunday evening at 5.30 o’clock at the Colored Y. W. C. A, corner of Maryland ave- nue and Four-and-a-half street south- west. Other features of the program will be a recitation by Miss Jennie B, Browne, elocutionist; Mrs. Susie Tay- lor, soloist, and the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Choir will render several ORGAN RECITAL Will be given by Mr. William G, Brax- ton, at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, M street between 15th and 16th streets northwest, Friday, November 8th, 1907. The following talent will also appear: Miss M. P. Burrill, the well-known eo- cutionist; Mr. J. H. Douglass, the world’s greatest colored violinist, and grandson of the Hon, Frederick Doug- lass (Boston Globe); Prof. J. T. Lay- ton, the renowned basso. Proceeds for the benefit of the church rally. 7 Doors open at 7 p.m. Exercises at 8 p.m. Tickets of admission, 2§ cents. Reserved seats, 35 cents. Telephone, Main 6613. THE DUNBAR LITERARY. , Dr. Tunnel, of the faculty of How- ard University, will address the Dunbar pleasing elections. All are cordially in- vited. H. A. Davis, R. 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