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November 3, 1923 ly in a dozen beautiful and useful buildings, but in hundreds of lives in which she built new and higher ideals, broader minds, and more purposeful characters. SHORT~(kjTS Joseph Perkins Slaughter, al leged slayer of Policeman John W. Purcell, in Washington, was captured near that city, last week. W. S. Dusernick, a Virginian, student at Harvard, is accused of paying his way through college by a profitable side line of bootleg gag. At Bakerville, N. C., 77 “lead ing citizens’’ were indicted for unlawful assembly in connection with recent violence in forcing colored people to leave that vicin ty. Ruanda, the country of giants, covering an area in Africa larger than the State of Connecticut, has been ceded to Belgium Ly Great Brittain. Fr»d D. McCracken, Prominent realtor of St. Paul, wrs refused service in a loading service in a in a leading Department Store in that city and the colo.ed people have boycotted the establishment in reprisal. O. 0. Hall, pro oinent church man of St. Paul, has been endor sed bv the Minnesota Con‘< n nee of the A. M. E. Church for Secre tary-Treasurer of the Sunday Schoo] Union at Nashville. Whether or not married women shall be allowed to teach, to the exclusion of maid nly and spinis- TH E AT H ENS REPUBL IQ U E ter eligible products of the Normal unit, is the heated question to oc cupy the front of the stage in Washington’s perennial school controversy. At a meeting of the Philadel phia Housing Association the problem of home settlement for the influx of migrants was con sidered to be acute on account of slow building activities. That there was an increase of crime in in the Quaker City, due to migra tion, was denied. Confessing that she stole a watch and chain from a colored chef, to return to her old home at Roanoke, Va., Lula Wade, colo red maid at White Plains, N. Y., was provided with a purse by the Grand Jury of Westchester Coun ty, who refused to indict her and started her on her way. Erec Walrond, brilliant young magiz'ne writer, bearing a com mission from several New York publication, attended the recent national meeting of the Urban League at Kansas City, Mo., with a view’ to studying sexologist in the formation of conclusion on therace problem. A series of ar tich'B are anticipated that will be trulj enlightening. Greensboro News sj?rd"lsrown Quiet but most eiitersesting to an extended number of friends, was the marriage of Miss Carrie Lee Byrd and Mr. Thomas W. Brown, which was solemnized at 9 o’clock Thursday evening at the home of the bride’s father, Mr A. B. Byrd, of Greensboro, Ga. The living-room was lovely in its decorations of white crysan themuns and ferns being used in profusion. Proceeding the ceremony, Miss Annie E. Massey sang, “At Dawn ing and Oh Promise Me.” Lohen grin’s Bridal Chorus announced the approaching party. The ceremony was impressively performed by Dr. L. P. Pinckney, of Augusta, Ga. The bride, who is an exceptionally attractive and charming young woman, wore a beautiful gown of gray canton crepe with silver lace and acces sories to match. She carried a lovely bouquet of bridal roses showered with valley lillies. Immediately after the ceremo ny Mr. and Mrs. Brown motored to Robinson, Ga. where an infor mal reception was given a t the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown, Sr. The bride is a graduate of The Ft. Valley High and Industrial School and is now the principal of th * Greensboro City School. Her loveable traits of character have won for her countless friends. The groom is a graduate of Jeruel Bap tist Institute. A special agricul tural student, Hampton Institute, was graduated from rhe agricul tural department of Tuskegge In stitute. He is now local demon stration agent, Sandersville, Ga., and has made for himself many friends in that section of the State. The happy couple are receiving many congratulations from their countless friends. The out of town guests were: Miss Annie E. Massey, Mrs. Rubye Weaver, Mrs. Maude Cook and Mr. Alonza M. Byrd of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Miss Romelia Brown and Mr. Collie Brown, of Robinson. 3