Literary society season opens with varied visits noted
The issue records the season opening of a local literary society with officers elected Harry Wright as president and Rebecca Carter as secretary. It lists visitors and guests, travel notes to Whitesboro New Jersey Philadelphia Bordentown and Washington DC, a kitchen supper by Ruth’s Household, school vacation notes, and church attendance and visits including Miss Ada Seeney Miss Elizabeth Waters and Mr Wm Sydnor among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wright
Rebecca Carter
Amy Cottman
Julia Bailey
Leona Ballard
Miss Bailey
Ballard
Ada Seeney
Louisa Johnson
Susie ™ Turner
Wildwood
New York
Masters Lawrence Patterson
Eddie Wilson
Wm. Waters
Whitesboro
N. J
Ruth
Nelson Lee
Garfield Avenue
Elizabeth Waters
Ironside School
Bordentown
Moore
McWade
Booker T. Washington Literary Society
Mary Robinson
Philadelphia
Alice Fortune
Pauline Thomas
Beatrice Johnson
Aline Sheffy
Hildredth Williams
Miss Sheffy
Washington, D C
Wm. Sydnor
James Nicholas
Gibson's New Standard Theatre A Night of Musical Variety
The Byron group shows expert handling of instruments with ukulele notes and lively routines. Speedy Smith partners with Russel Harper Smith in Who is Who while Shackelford impresses with Wagner and a grand poem, and the Glee Club under Alf J. Hill delivers precise singing and a standout Rosary performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugese
Bpeedy Smith
Williams
Taylor
Wil- Mama
Baby Parker
Witzpatrick
Bowman
New York
Speedy Smith
Russel, Harper, Smith Company
Arion Glee Club Recital Attracts Eminent Guests
The Arion Glee Club of Philadelphia presented an excellent program and added pianist Carl R Diton and elocutionist Theo H Shackelford as guests. Diton's Chopin Polonaise in A Flat Major impressed with masterly performance and a superb left hand. The Cradle Song stirred deep tenderness and drew a breathless hush from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Arion Glee Club
Carl R Diton
Theo
H. Shackelford
Diton
Fweki
Mr. Diton
Plays and Players in City Theatres of a Busy Week
A collage of vaudeville and film acts touring Washington Baltimore St Louis Detroit and Newport News plus new releases from Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Notables include Broadway Rastus at Howard Theatre Hattie James at Regent and Anita Bush touring the South with a summer slate planned at Newport News Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Theatre
Washington, D. C
Quakertown
Mr. Gibson
Lincoln Motion Picture Company
Noble M. Johnson
Alberteen Pickens
New Angeles Theatre
Los Angeles
Cal
Wright & Burton
Clifford
Children’s Day Observed at Mt. Zion Riverton
Riverton New Jersey June 10 Children’s day events at Mt. Zion included Rev Casper’s morning sermon a Sabbath school rehearsal and an evening program with recitations and singing by children. The pastor gave a long address to the school and parents. Brother J A Stouts remains homebound. Mrs Pleasanton returned Sunday after visiting friends. Bro Geo W Lee attends graduation exercises in Portsmouth Virginia with two daughters expected to graduate. News deadline set for Monday morning.
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Riverton
N. J
Mt. Zion
Casper
J A. Stouts
Pleasanton
Geo. W. Lee
High School of
Portsmouth
Penn Street
Eureka Baptist church services noted in Wildwood
June 12 report highlights morning and evening sermons by RondF Cooper at Eureka Baptist Church with visitors from Camp and Miss Gertrude Steelman. Sabbath school attendance is large and a pancake social fundraiser aided by local church ladies.
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Wildwood
N J
Eureka Baptist Church
Rondf Cooper
McFarland
Philo
James Billups Ovat
Camp
Gertrude Steelman
White
Whidwood
Helen Nicholas
Wholoway
Phil
Wm. Sydnor
Bureka +rch
Etta Jones
Thornton
Guy
Tribone
J. G. Ge
W. Spencer Avenue
Ey Mmiry Stanford
Josephine F T
Life Church
Si Ae
Stanford
Daughters of
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America
C. E. Wells
Menton Parker & Parker
Fitzpatrick & Bowman
Hattie James
the Regent
Baltimore
Mills and Frisby
Booker Washington Theatre
St. Louis
George Stamper
Hudgins & Bombay
Harrs & Overstreet
Anna Holtall
Dudley's
Detroit
Steve
Anita Bush
South
Atlanta, Ga
Domer Brown
Broadway
Palace
Newport News
Vaudeeville
Bradford
Jeanette
Regent Theatre
Johnston, Holloway & Co
Spring Garden Street
Poe Bay Cuoet
Mall
Tomas
T. J. Blair
Temple Building
N. W. Cor
16Th & South Sts
Phila, Py
Dickinson
Russell
Hair Dressing Beauty Parlor
Beauty Culture
Madame A. I. Russell
South Street
Philadelphia, PA
Peyton
South St. Phila., PA
Mme. C. J
Walker
Miss Augustine Peyton
Sophia
G. T. Young
South St
Henry Montgomery
Kerbaugh St
New Jersey
Wildwood Gossips
Samaria
Pleasantville
Bro.g. Emery
R. W
District Lodge No. 4
Angel Visit Baptist Church
Kitty Brown
Philladelphia
Asbury A. M. E. Church
Roundtree
Pane Ry Ag Poong
Kingdom of Christ
Shiaren
Manassas
Camden
A. L. McWade
R. Moultrie
Valdies
Asbury
Frances Brown
Baer & Snyder's
Tasker
Bell Phone
Mme
M.S. Jones
Jones
Mms
M. S. Jones
Bainbridges Philadelphia
Brauch
Lafayette St
Cape May
N.J
Elizabeth Newton
West Ave
Ocean City
V.V. Maginley
C.J. Walker
Mme. Walker
Bainbridge St
Market St
P. H. Qwen
S. 17Th St
Atlantic City, N. J
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Chester, Pa
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