Arion Glee Club to Sing at Lemon Hill July 5 1914
By James Austin The Observer the Arion Glee Club will perform at Lemon Hill on Sunday July 5 1914. Officers and members work on By Lows and Constitution. A luncheon at Gibson's Theatre Thursday evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Howard Thomas featured Homer and Tutt Whitney of the Smart Set Company with guests including Theo Smith Charlie Taylor Gertie Monk Priscilla Hill Jacob Tillman Marie Brown Frank Gorgas and Homer Whitney.
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Arion Glee Club
Lemon Hill
Howard Thomas
20Th St
Homer and
Tutt Whitney
Smart Set Company
Gibson's Theatre
Theo. Smith
Charlie Taylor
Gertie Monk
Priscilla Hill
Jacob B. Tillman
Marie Brown
Frank Gorgas
Homer Whitney
Standard Theatre Opens With Whitney and Tutts Seven Rose Buds
Gibson's Standard Theatre on South Street opened to a crowded house with Whitney and Tutts Seven Rose Buds in a Japanese setting. The seven performers carried the show to a triumphant success with specially arranged plot and music by Whitney and Day. The double act features a female cornet soloist and strong musical numbers, while Stevens and Sellman provide a Gentle man of Color routine. Jackson and Sellman open with a lively song and dance, delivering solid entertainment as Henderson and Henderson perform next week.
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Williams
Stevens
Hong Kong
Sellman
Jackson
Murphy
Walker
Henderson
Wilberforce University Recital Showcases Student Violinist Still
Wilberforce University hosted a violin recital by student William G. Still with an audience in a spacious auditorium. The program featured selections by Still and works by Iona Gee Marvin and the Golden Legend pieces sung and played by named performers. Still, noted as a future Douglass, received honorable mention for an Etude prize entry.
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Wilberforce University
William G. Still
Still
Douglass
Iona Gee Marvin
Helen Ferguson
I. T. Horton
George Giles
Etude Prize
Religious Day Observances Spread Across Wildwood Churches
In Wildwood New Jersey on June 15 crowds filled bury Church for Children's Day services. Rev J Johnson preached a strong sermon at 11 am and Rev Ivey led an afternoon service at Angel Visit Baptist Church urging unity against evil. A joint love feast followed with extensive church attendance and generous offerings.
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Wildwood
N. J
Asbury Church
J. Johnson
Ivey
Angel Visit Baptist Church
Ladies Aid Society of
Asbury A. M. E. Church
H. A. Ivey
Josephine Grene
Della Wiggins
Viola Heath
Georganna Vance
Anna Wright
Louisa Johnson
Mary Simms
John White
Nellie Johnson
Julia
Virginia Billups
I. G. Gardner
Channie Gibbs
Lizzie Wilson
Darden
Misses Bell Planter
Stella Hopkins
Messrs James
Amos Johnson
Ladies Aid
Josephine Green
Carrie Thompson
Eureka Baptist Church
A. Gardner
Busy Bee
Anna Wiggins
Corine Wilkinson
J. G. Gardner
Everett Brown
Victoria Wills
Lillie Dennis
Pauline Thomas
Lillie Wall
Howard Brown
Ruth Johnson
Annie Johnson
Alberta Dennis
Rosa Jackson
James Billups
Ruth Peters
Helen Nicholas
Jesus the King
Man
John Joyner
Lillie
Lawrence Paterson
Benj. Billups
I. Howell
Rollins
Burlington Auto Lawn Party Aids School Drive
In Burlington New Jersey June 15 Mr Noble T Jones visits Trenton. Ladies Aid Second Baptist Church held an Automobile Lawn Party selling 250 tickets and raising 17 dollars under Mrs Pearl B Lewis. East Burlington game Joe Butler's Giants beat Wm R Allens 18 to 14. Manager Ross plans no more home games after low turnout.
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Ladies Aid
Second Baptist Church
Pearl B. Lewis
William Yates
Philadelphia
Henry Walton
R. J. Walton
Wm. R. Allen School
Burlington
East Burlington
Joe Butler
Giants
Wm. R. Allens
Blackburn
Geo. Cole
Allens
McClennan
Sylvester
Gordon
Smith
Ross
Pearl St. M. EB. Church
Cape May Churches Report Busy Summer Start
Mace donia Baptist Church reports strong attendance with morning and evening services and Holy Communion. Rev Matthews active in parsonage and church improvements. Cape May public schools close for vacation. death toll and local visits noted along with community updates.
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Cape May
N. J
Macedonia Baptist Church
P. F. Matthews
D. D
E. Hursey
the & M. E. Church
O. K
Bailey
Cooper Hospital
Camden
the Tribune
Children’s Day Program Shines at Pearl Street
A Children’s Day program featured mainly young pupils with Masters Carlton Harris and Charles Aerie delivering songs. The event included strong church representation from A. M. E. Zion Baptist, St. Mary St. M. E., and white M. E. churches with Rev. J. E. Sargant, W. Hutchings, Rev. A. D. Ward, and Dr. I. W. L. Roundtree in attendance. A newly purchased piano enhanced performances and offerings were reported as satisfactory.
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Carlton Harris
Charles Aerie
Watson Robinson
A. M. E. Zion Baptist
St. Mary St
M. E
J. E. Sargant
W. Hutchings
A. D. Ward
Riverton Notes Highlight Community Day and Local Visits
Children’s Day at Mr Zion church featured decor and student performances led by Miss Dorothy Johnston with readings by Mrs Elizabeth Watson and others. A Temperance lecture by Dr. D Janey followed. Tenth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs M P Lomal noted, with various visits and social updates around Riverton and nearby towns.
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Riverton
N. J
Dorothy Johnson
Smyrna
Del
Elizabeth. Watson
Nickles
Haskins
Henry
Robi. Taylor
Buddy Brown
C. Halloway
Zion
John Watson
Rev Roundtree
Camden
D. Janey
Quaker Church
Ashley
Geo. M. Madison
M .P. Lomal
Miss Perkins
Bay Head
R. B. Dennis
Lillie Dennis
Julia King
West Philadelphia
Theresa Welsh
Mark Craig
Miss Oliver
Wilbur Stevenson
Joseph Ellett
Woodstock St
Philadelphia
Clifford Grace
Sarah Johnson
Jno. Williams
Palmyra
Garlands of Praise program highlights church event
The program Garlands of Praise featured children delivering parts while Rev. H. T. Johnson and Rev. L. Y. Cox gave main addresses. Cox, a retired Methodist minister from the Delaware Conference living in Cape May, is part of the Franklin St. Quarterly Conference. The day’s collection totaled about $40.
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H. T. Johnson
L. Y. Cox
Delaware
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cape May
Franklin St
Ocean City Briefs Local Steamboat Service Sets Start
The Ocean City to Long Port steamboat service begins Friday June 19 with Atlantic City travel via Long Port and the bay. Hotel Com Tort landing. Mrs Quin hosts Ocean City Yacht Club catering with Mr Samuel Ramsey as assistant. Police and church notices plus social visits fill a busy summer update.
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Ocean City
N. J
Long Port
Atlantic City
Quin
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Clarence Turner
Turner
Macedonia M. E. Church
John S. Trower
Hotel Comfort
Philadelphia Tribune
The
Christian Banner
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Observer
Standard Theatre
Wilberforce University College League
New Jersey
Wildwood Gossip
Thomas Fassett
Clover Leaf Cottage
Lincoln Ave
Gray
Edmunds
Allen
Robi. Chapman
Oakland
Spicer Ave
Alogius Taylor
Anglesea
Solomon Knox
Raymond Gibbs
D. Stanford
Wm. Thomas
Amelia Pelham
Thomas
Holmesburg
Marion M. Card
Germantown
Angel Visit
Baptist Church
Emmitt Cooper
Noble T. Jones
Trenton
Edna Watts
Noble Jones
E. Broad T
W. M. Roam
Thomas Rich
Maple Grove
LaFayette St
Mary E. Cornish
Sarah Smith
Alice
Francis Ewing
Catharine Owens
Rev. Matthews
Millie Wilson
Franklin Street
Httle Agnes Engman
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Dr. White
P.M
Overton Hygienic Mfg. Co
Chicago
Illinois
Chas. A. Hopkins
Philla
E. Monroe
20Th Street
R. S. Smithers
Rosaline
Pomade
R. S. Smithers & CO
Wholesalf and Retail
Haverford Avenue
West Daladelphia
Tnt
P. Douglass
South Street
Kentucky Ave
Jefferson St
Elizabeth
Nelson
Nelson Mfg.co
Richmond, VA
Bell
Dickinson
Isabella Gaulden
Carpenter Street
Hair Shop
South SF
Beatrice Smith
Mme
Mls. Jones
Bainbridge St
Jones
Mme. M.S. Jones
Bainbridge
Philadel
Owen
South 17Th Street
P. H. Owens
N. Kentuck Ave
Ruby Pomade
Mme. V. V. Maginley Hair
Catharine St
Arctic Ave
Estelle M. Jackson
Cabot Street
Girard Ave
Thompson
Bell Phone
Poplar
Nannie Jackson
15Th St
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