NOTES FROM CHEYENNE. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Willis left on last Wednesday for Los Angeles, Cal. to spend a few weeks sightseeing. Mr. L. B. Stewart spent a few days in the city tht past week. Mr. Stew art is now running from Omaha to Ogden. He expects to make his home in Omaha. Mr. Seigh George is registered at the Muse rooming house. Mr. Fred Lee left on Sunday for Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt. Mr. Lee is a member of the 10th cavalry and has spent three months very pleasantly with his paren's. Sergeant and Mrs. L. L. Vaughn. Mr. Geo. Hopkins is rejoicing over the increase of his pension. He is now receiving $21.50 per month, with back pay dating from June 1, 1912. We hope that he may live many years to enjoy his increase. Mrs. L. L. Vaughn visited friends in Denver the past week. Sergeant Hill of the 9th cavalry re turned last Friday from Douglas, Ariz. Sergeant Hill expects to re main in Russell, as he has enlisted In the quartermaster’s department. Mr. Granville Moore expects to leave soon for the South and East with a shipment of cattle. Miss Mae Smith is now in Chicago. Miss Smith is studying music at onte of the largest music conservatories in Chicago. Allen’s Chapel. On Sunday morning Rev. Baker preached to a good sized audience and in the evening Rev. Washington occupied the pulpit. Rev. Baker led the C. E. at 6:30. Every one enjoyed the lesson and much good was brought out of the lesson. Under the superintendency of Mrs. M. E. Eaker, the Sunday school is making rapid progress. The children are busily engaged practic ing for Easter. The W. M. M. Society will give an entertainment in the church parlors on Friday evening. The choir will render special music on Easter Sunday evening. Social. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ward of Ft. Russell were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hopkins and Mrs. J. E. Leonard. Miss Bcaulah Baker entertained in her own charming way at her home on Thursday evening in honor of Mr. Fred Lee of Ft. Ethen Allen. Vt. Miss Raker's artistic home was beautiful in its special adornments for the occasion and her rare taste was evident in every detail. Those enjoying Miss Baker’s party, besides the guest. of honor, were Misses Cretchen Scott. Maggie Riley, Messrs. Ilarkwell. Rice and Jackson. Miss Baker served a very dainty luncheon. At their quarters at Ft. D. A. Rus sell ,on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ward entertained at five hundred. Mrs. J. A. Baker and Mr. C. A. Ward were fortunate In winning the first honors at nve hundred. Mr. and Mrs. Ward served a delicious buffet luncheon to the following: Blr. and Mrs. Wm. Redd. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker, Mrs. J. E. Leonard and Mr. Young of Washington, D. C. Beautiful in every appointment was the Kensington presided over by Mrs. Wm. Christian in honor of her natal day on Tuesday afternoon. Receiv ing the guests as they arrived were Misses Lillian Jefferson and S. Kath ryn Thistle. After being greeted by the hostess the ladies spent a pleas ant hour with their needle work. When time came for the refresh ments the curtains were drawn back fro mthe dining room, revealing a scene those present will long remem ber. The mellow glow shed over the beautiful cluster of red carnations resting on a handsome Battenburg center piece, over red satin, was like a view of fairyland. While the la dies discussed the dainty luncheon, Miss Lillian Jefferson dispensed sweet strains of music. Mrs. Chris tian was assisted in serving by Miss Thistle and Mrs. Calvin Anderson. Those present were Mesdames T. W. Ashford, J. C. Gaskin. B. F. Gaskin, J. K. Smith. Henry Montgomery, W. H. Redd and John Baker. On Sunday afternoon Miss Marie Smith entertained the young ladies of her set at a luncheon. Impromptu music was enjoyed by those present. M isß Smith served refreshment* to the following ladies: Misses Lillian Jefferson, S. Kathryn Thistle, \ irgil Gaskin and Eunice Ashford. Mesdameo J. T. Muse, J. L. Leon ard and John Baker enjoyed an Atlas party on Friday evening. They then went to the home of Mrs. Muse and enjoyed a light luncheon. At the regular meeting of the La dies' Searchlight club on Thursday evening. Mrs. John Baker was elected delegate to the Federation which meets in June. Mrs. J. T. Muse was elected alternate. The Ladies Searchlight club will meet m the ev enings from now on until the l;edera tion. Mrs. Joe Baker will receive the club on Thursday evening. LA JUNTA NEWS. Mrs Thrower of Cheyenne spent several hours in ha Junta Saturday the was en route to the border where she will join her husband, Sergeant Thrower. She was the guest of Mrs. j. W. Marshall. Brooks and Kobinson are making quite a hit at a local theatre here this week* * * Mr and Mrs. Kobinson played re turn dates Monday and Tuesday. Mesdames Bond and Scott attended Sunday school at Swink Sunday. Miss Craig was down from Itocky Ford Sunday. Mrs. Harry Gordon is Quite sick with rheumatism. Mr. Scott is able to he down town. The Sunday school is still busy pre paring the Easter program, which promises to eclipse all in sa credness, as well as along other lines. Rev. Bond preached his excellent sermons Sunday. His practical appli ations of the scripture lessons al ways delight and enlighten his con gregation. The Woman’s Mite Missionary So iety had an interesting program Tuesday night. Miss Emma Hall, who has been visiting in Kansas, came home Mon day. Rev. Howard passed through La Junta Monday en route to his home in Kansas City. He has been quite ill with la grippe and spoke great praise .or the good people of Pueblo for their kindness to him. In spite of his .llness he was able to give much ser vice for the Master while in Pueblo. SHERIDAN, WYO., NOTES. HARRISON & SHORES. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Williamson have just returned from Omaha and Lin coln, where they spent a few days vis iting friends. Mesdames Bell and Newsom called on Mrs. L. E. Harrison of* 635 Glad stone street. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams en ertained Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Newsom at luncheon Wednesday. The Pastime club was closed by the law, which was well sanctioned by the better element of the colored people. J. W. Whittington has located In Butte, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Newsom were lunch eon guests of Mrs. Richard of West Burkit street. Mrs. Lenora Smith is on the sick list. Miss Marie Pierre visited Miss Na oma Ruth Harrison Monday. The A. M. E. church is preparing a program for Easter exercises. Services were held at both of the churches Sunday. Mr. W. S. Shores received sad news >f the death of Mrs. Spencer Wilson, who died Sunday in Alliance, Neb. She was formerly of Denver. She leaves a husband and seven children. Mrs. Silas Corneal paid a visit to Mrs. Shores, of 1131 Broadway, last Sunday. Mrs. L. E. Harrison made a pleas ant call on Mrs. T. H. Newsom, 634 Emerson street. Mrs. Alfred Shutes has charge of the little folks for the Easter pro gram. Wm. Pearce, who was shot, is get ting along very nicely at the hospital '•here he was operated on for the bul let. Mrs. Chas. Askew is recovering from her illness of a few days. CHURCH NEWS. SHORTER CHAPEL NOTES. The order of service at Shorter to- : morrow will be as follows: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Les son: The Test of Abraham's Faith,! Gen. 22: M 2. 11:00. Sermon by Dr. R. A. Ran dolph. The choir will render choice | and appropriate music at this service. Two of the numbers will be an an- ; them, "Hosanna to the Son of David." ! by the choir, and a vocal solo, "The Palms” (Faure), by Mrs. Marie Gas kins. In the afternoon the pastor and ; congregation will worship with Camp bell chapel in quarterly meeting. 6:30 p. m., Allen C. E. League. Top- ! ic, ‘‘How May Every Sabbath be the Lord’s Day.” Jer. 17: 21-27. 7:30. The pastor will fill the pulpit | at this hour. Mrs. Irene Fife will sing a solo. "Jerusalem” (Parker). The choir, under Miss Jennie Hicks brilliant musical on feaster Sunday evening. Prof. Charles Alexander of Boston, Mass., will appear in a unique enter tainment Easter Monday evening, an hour with Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Be sure to hear him. Admission loj, cents, or 25 cents per couple. Founder’s day was celebrated last j Sunday evening under the direction j of the Mite Missionary Society, with a splendid audience and an inspiring program. Many thanks to the friends who contributed to its success. i Shorter has just launched a three 1 months financial campaign for the ! purpose of lifting the bonded debt. | The membership has been divided in to one hundred clubs, each of which »s to raise S3O. The first installment j is to be paid on Easter Sabbath. Let | every member rally to his captain . and success is assured. CAMPBELL CHAPEL, A. M. E. CHURCH. Sunday will mark our second quar- j terly meeting. Kev. A. M. Ward, P. ; E., will preach morning and evening, while Kev. Robt. 1,. Pope, I). D., pas- | tor of Shorter, will preach at 3 p. m. . A union baptismal service will take | place at Shorter Easter Sunday at 6 j a. in. ‘Remember our great Easter pro- j gram, which will consist of a special j sermon by the pastor at 11:00 a. m., with special music by the choir, chil dren’s 1 aster program at 3 p. m.; spe cial Christian Endeavor services at 6:30 p. m., and that famous Easter cantata entitled “Ix)ve Triumphant, or the Tale of the First Eastertide,” at 7:30 by the choir and assistants. Sisters Wyman, Bray and Harkless were added to our sick list last week and sister Blackwell this w'eek. The pastor attended the funeral of Rev. J. J. Pleasant at Colorado Springs this week. The banquet given by the bishop and Mrs. Parks usher boards on Thursday evening was a grand sue- ! cess. Much favorable comment has been : going the rounds concerning the solo j sung by Miss Ethel Fltcbue at the fu- | nerai of Miss Blanche Gipson. Her full, sweet voice touched with divine pathos brought tears to every eye. Miss Jessie Pierson sang a solo very impressively last Sunday evening. She is a splendid addition to the mus ical talent of the church. The pastor, accompanied by some friends, will leave for the mountains on a ten days’ hunting trip about the 25th inst. NOTES OF THE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. The morning subject for tomorrow. "The Ever Present Comforter," "ill he discussed by the pastor; text, Luke 4: IS, 19. At the evening service an address will be delivered on the "1 ife of David Livingstone.” Unusual in terest should be quickened in this subject, as next Wednesday is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth oi this missionary hero, who gave his life for the cause of Africa. On Easter Sunday the school will render the programme, "A Message of Light," which commemorates the life and work of Dr. Livingstone. This is to be the most excellent and interesting program ever rendered in .lie city. The morning hour of wor ship has been given to the Sunday school, at which time all the forces of the church will emphasize lot an missions. Next Thursday evening the pastor will deliver a stereopticon lecture containing many beautifully colored views of travel scenes along the mis sionary journeys of Livingstone. Few people know that owing to the work of Dr. Livingstone, there arc part' of Africa as highly civilized, and per haps more highly Christianized, titan most of the states of this no'ion. This lecture will be free and every one will be welcomed. The Mothers' union will meet at the church next Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All the women ol the community are welcome. The Men's Hible class is preparing i a special program to be rendered on Tuesday evening, the 25th. This is t I calling together of the men of th- en- I tire community. Dr. W. A. Jones will give a paper on "The Hereditary In fluences of Prevalent Disease." It is especially desirable that every man and boy from 15 years up wili be present. There will be refreshments and a social getting together. A special invitatidn has beet: ex it ended to the men of the o her | churches of the city to participate in > : this tneJting as the guests of Zion's ' men. The paper will be discussed by | I Dr. It. L. Pope, Dr. Tlios-Hazell mri IJr. H. Franklin Bruy. A well attend j I ed, enthusiastic meeting is anticipat ed. SCOTT M. E. CHURCH NOTES. i ' The order of service at Scott's ha-J pel Sunday will be as follows: 11 a. m. Preaching. 12:3<» p. in.. Sunday school. 6:45 p. m.. Epworth league. Topic. , 'The Social Material: My Neighbor.” | (Luke 10: 25-37; James 2:14; 2 1 ■"*- 17; Rom. 12:16) 7:45*1). m., preaching. The Ladies' Aid is preparing tor great work in the next few week* Mrs. M. E. Forney, who ha- Dec n j sick, is up again. The Sunday school is prepar.ng for ( their special Easter program. The new pastor will be her- Sun day. Come and make him wf tho less fortunate among our people do not take as much interest in their chil dren's intellectual welfare ns they should; therefore this free library will afford an opportunity for many chil dren and youths to get a fair knowl edge of hooks, besides being helped along other lines of useful informs i tlon. The people in the community look upon this effort of Mrs. Langston j as u commendable piece of philan thropy. Notwithstanding the existence of prejudice and color discrimination in the south and elsewhere, the white wo men of St. Augustine who have -hnrge of the free public library' for their race are giving Mrs. Langston ev» ry en i couragement in her laudable undertak- I big. Boys who peddle flowers am! other j salable things are among Ih*» most ; frequent users of books from the ii { brar.v. Mrs. Langston Is a well edu ; cated woman and has written some ! poetry. She Js of Seminole Indian de j scent. Atlanta Association Forging Ahead. The leaders in the work of the At lanta (Ga.) Young Men’s Christian as sociation are making nn admirable rec ord In collecting money pledged* by numbers of individuals back In 1013. At a recent meeting SSOO was paid Id by n group of subscribers whose indi vidual pledges ran into the hundreds Former Governor Northern Is much In terested in the work and has greatly encouraged the men who are making every effort to complete the canvass among those whose pledges have not been paid. International Secretary «L B. Watson and John Hope, president , of Atlanta Baptist college, have given SIOO. David T. Howard has paid In S3OO, and William DrisUill $75 on the j amount of his pledge. PROGRESS IN RURAL LIFE. Influence of Biddle University Upon Tillers of the Soil. Charlotte. N. C.—Besides the great work it is doing iu preparing hundreds of young men for a life of service In the ministry and other professions Biddle university, this city, is a potent factor lu the development of the col ored people iu many sections of the country. Tills is evidenced in Its vari ous departments of Industries and Its Shinty to meet certain peculiar needs of hundreds of farmers in the western section of North and South Carolina. Every year hundreds of thrifty farm ers meet here and inspire and help hundreds of persons who take great interest In agriculture. Prominent rep resentatives from the state depart ment of agriculture discuss such sub jects ns soil Improvement, cultivation of crops of difTereut kinds, live stock, marketing, etc. A pertinent feature of the meeting for this year, which was held the last week in February, was the short, prac tical and Interesting talks by a num ber of farmers and the keen Interest manifested iu the farmers' institute by a large number of young men. The sentiment created by these vex era of the soil was well received. The opinion prevailed that each per son should endeavor to make himself an Indispensable factor in rural ac tivities and to arouse a desire on the part of the farm laborer to be reliable and Judicious in Investing Ills money. President 11. T* MeCrorey of the uni versity anti Ids most energetic faculty are being praised by the farmers and the wives of the farmers, who were also greatly helped by the meeting. DUNBAR CLUB ORGANIZED New Fraternity |n Washington Bears Name of the Noted Poet. The ' Paul Laurence Dunbnr club, projected by leading citizens in Wash Ington. has elected |M*rnianent othcers. as follows: President. Dr W S Lof tin; rice president. John K. Collins: secretary. James J.e Count Chesnutt: corresponding secretary. 11. V Plum mer: financial secretary. Robert A. Pel ham: treasurer. Dr Clarence A. Cray: physician. Dr. U. .1. Daniels: attorney. Thomas Beckett; chairman of board of governors. Lieutenant Thomas H. R Clarke. The elegant mansion of the late Dr F. .1. Shadd. at the corner of Ninth and R streets. Is being considered for the permanent home of the club. The place selected is to be fitted up In the finest style. Mr. Robert T. Murray Is to l>e steward and responsible manager of the organization. lie Is a caterer nud club manager of wide experience. PLANS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS IN GOOD SHAPE. Special Trains Arranged For Delegates and Visitors to Muskogee. Nashville. Tenn.—Country wide inter est Is being taken in the forthcoming ontiounl Baptist Sunday school con gress to be held In Muskogee. Ok la., from Wednesday. June 4. to Monday. June 9. inclusive. Secretary Henry Allen Boyd announces that the rail roads in Texas. Louisiana. Arkansas and Oklahoma have already granted reduced rates for all delegates and vis itors to the congress from the stntes named. Special trains from Nashville and other southern cities have beeu itr ranged for. A special train consisting of two sleepers, three day conches and baggage cars will leave this city on June 3. At Memphis two Mississippi and one Alabama coach will be added to the special which will run over the Bock Island to McAlester. Okla. The Arkansas and Louisiana dolega tious will Join the train party nt Little Bock on Wednesday morning. June 4. and at noon the same day the Texas nud southern delegations coming via New Orleans will meet the other dele gations at McAlester. from which place the two special trains will go to Muskogee over the Knty. Muskogee is generally considered ns the one southern town where the Ne gro business man is at his best Hand some stores and store buildings owned and operated by Negroes are on the principal business streets. The colored people in and around Muskogee are the wealthiest in this country. For these reasons the ofllcinls of the Sun day school congress predict that the session this year will exceed by far nil previous ones. Genaral Conference For Education. The leading event scheduled to take place in Bichmoml, Vn.. in April is the conference for education in the south. The sessions of the con fore rice will begin on Tuesday, the 15tb. und hold for three days. There will be delegates present from nearly every southern state, according to Invita tions sent out by Governor William Hodge Mann. The general theme for discussion, nslde from the literary topics, will be agriculture nud general co-operation among furtners. Epworth Choir to Render Cantata. Tlie Epworth league choir of the Warren Methodist Episcopal church. Pittsburgh, has made extensive prepn rations for Its Easter cantata entitled •The Besurreotlon Hope.” to be given on Friday evening. March 21. at the church. Center avenue rind Watt street. There will be n chorus of twenty five voices, under the direction of Mr. George !•'. Jones .Previous to the cantata the . Fruit.. Etc. 2262 Glenarm Place • jr^L HOME MADE LARD and SAUSAGE || PHONE MAIN 7968 W