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Leaders irTßace’s Religious
and Secular Life to Attend
Snail Lake Camp
SNAIL LAKE CAMP
The date is August 6,7, 8, 9. The
camp will be open the night of the
sth of August.
The camp is to be an annual af
fair and is expected to exert an
elevating influence in the mid-west.
Living together in the great out
of doors is one of the great ways
to settle vital questions. Snail Lake
Camp, above everything else, is
religious. Its major inquiry is
“What can the Church or Church
People do About it?” It means
any need.
The campers will follow the
usual camp routine of early rising,
a dip, devotions, breakfast, discus
sions, recreation, lunch, quiet hour,
more recreation, a lecture, dinner
and an evening of evangelism.
Program Highlights
Some of the highlights of the
program are: The four period dis
cussion of “Negro Crime,” led by
John Patton, B. A. of Miles Me
morial College, Birmingham, Ala.,
with special work in the Univer
sity of Minnesota in the social
sciences.
Church and Social Agencies
C. W. Washington, with Urban
League experience in several
cities, majored in the field of
Social Science in the University of
Minnesota and in the Atlanta
School of Social Work. He will
relate Christianity and the Church
to Social Agencies.
Negro Health
Dr. Valdo Turner, a practicing
physician of many years of ex
perience, former official in the
National Medical Association and
active church official, will relate
“The Negro Church to Negro
Health,” by telling us how we may
help.
Rev. L. W. Harris, D.D., presi
dent of the National Baptist Mod
erators Association, will direct four
discussions on “The Negro Church.”
Among the participants in that
discussion we expect Bishop John
A. Gregg, Dr. A. S. Jackson, Secre
tary of Education of the A. M. E.
Church and Dr. R. L. Bradby of
Detroit, a national character in the
idea of the socialized church.
Church Architecture
C. W. Wigington, Chief Design
ing Architect for the City of St.
Paul, will lecture on Church Archi
tecture and answer questions perti
nent to the needs of any particular
church.
PRESS AND CHURCH
During one afternoon session
Cecil Newman, editor and owner
of the St. Paul Recorder and the
Minneapolis Spokesman, will talk
on “The Press and the Church.”
At another afternoon session,
James Mitchell, detective of the
City of St. Paul, will discuss what
he thinks the church should do
about crime.
Rev. Wm. E. Guy, pastor of many
front line A. M. E. Churches, has
consented to act as chairman of
“The Findings Committee.” That
committee will sum up the Camp
and make recommendations for
next year.
Rev. James Phelps of St. Paul,
guard of Keller golf course, and
Rev. R. C. Campbell, evangelist of
Muscatine, lowa, are to be Camp
Marshals.
Then there will be life guards, a
pianist and a song leader in the or
ganization, together with a Rec
reational Director who is Ellsworth
Harpole, coach at the Institute of
West Virginia.
It is planned to have the evening
T.PAUL RECORDER
sessions highly inspirational under
the leadership of J. G. Robinson,
Editor of the Review, by vocation
and by advocation, an outstanding
evangelist. Many churchmen date
their real active Christian life back
to one of Dr. Robinson’s sermons.
Rev. Stewart Camp Dean
Rev. Carlyle Stewart of Minne
apolis is a person of many years of
camp experience, besides his
special training and disposition to
handle intricate problems that come
to a Camp Dean. He has the the
ological background of Wilberforce
and has earned an M. A. in the
University of Chicago. A part of
Rev. Stewart’s training is a special
course of several months in play
and recreation at Coe College.
0. C. Hall, 727 St Anthony Ave.
St. Paul, Minn., is the Camp Sec
retary, and Mr. Peter MacFarlane,
Supt. of the Union Gospel Mission
and President of the National Or
ganization of Gospel Missions, is
Host.
The inspirational evening ses
sions are open to the public. The
day programs are open to men
only by registration at a small fee.
Misrepresentatio
Gov. Floyd B. Olson
In a letter to this newspaper,
Governor Floyd B. Olson said re
garding the appointment of Daniel
L. H. West, to represent this state
at “National Negro Day” at the
California Pacific Exposition, “The
appointment of Daniel L. H. West
was issued by reason of misrepre
sentation and misunderstanding.
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See letter on page 2.
HAVE YOUR HOME’S FACE
LIFTED
Home owners who want to im
prove their residences by “face
lifting” and do not wish to expend
large sums of money, may find a
convenient service at the United
States Roofing & Paint Co., 1441
University Avenue.
This firm specializes in high
class work. Two examples of the
quality of its work may be seen in
the residence of Mrs. Rose Davis,
387 St. Albans St., and the home
next door to it.
A special asbestos cement shin
gle is a feature of United States
roofing material. This material is
applied over the house with a
thatch effect.
The United States Roofing &
Paint Co. has been in business for
the past 20 years. They have many
satisfied customers.
St. Paul, Minnesota, Friday, July 19, 1935
Man Shot in Early
Morning Brawl
Guy Miller, also known as Ed
ward Gonzales, was shot and seri
ously wounded Sunday morning
about 4:30 a. m. on Jewett Place
in Minneapolis. He was shot by
William Wilson. Doctors at the
General Hospital say Miller has
small chances of recovery. The
fight started, according to Wilson,
when Miller drew a knife on him.
Olson Cancels
West Appointment
After Protests
After a veritable avalanche of
protests from individuals and or
ganizations were lodged with him,
Governor Floyd B. Olson, Monday,
cancelled the appointment of D. L.
H. West of Minneapolis as a rep
resentative of the Minnesota Negro
at the California International
Exposition at San Diego. In an
nouncing the cancellation of West’s
appointment, the Governor’s office
announced the appointment of
Mrs. Lottie Hall, 727 St. Anthony
Ave., St. Paul, and Reverend H. M.
Marbley of Camphor Memorial
Church of St. Paul to represent
Minnesota at the Exposition.
Hundreds Attend
Last Rites For
William Griffin
At 11 a. m. Saturday morning,
July 13, hundreds of Twin Citians
attended St. Philip’s Episcopal
Church to pay their last respects
to one of the most promising
young dramatists and directors
ever developed in the Northwest,
William Waters Griffin, son of
Mrs. Lorena Griffin of 587 Rondo
St., who died Thursday morning at
3 a. m. at Bethesda Hospital.
The services were conducted by
the Rev. Father Alfred H. Leal
tad, rector of St. Thomas Episco
pal Church in Minneapolis, who
was assisted by Rev. Edward
James of St. Philip’s Church, St.
Paul. Two vocal solos were ren
dered during the services, one by
Miss Ruth Brown, entitled “I Come
to Thee,” and the other by Mrs.
Ermine Hall Allen, entitled “Good
Night, and Good Morning.” Both
were accompanied at the organ by
Mrs. Harriet Hall.
Messrs. Edward Byron Doty,
Rudolph M. Martin, Jr., George
W. Brooks, Jr., Edwin Salter, Don
ald Bonaparte, and George Berry
acted as pallbearers, all being life
long friends of the deceased.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Lorena Griffin; two grand
mothers, Mrs. Lucy Griffin and
Mrs. Lenora Cox; a brother, James
Qriffin; an uncle, Mr. Jess Griffin,
and an aunt, Mrs. Della Stafford
of Kalamazoo, Mich., besides a
host of other relatives and friends
in Michigan, Seattle, Wash., his
birthplace, California, and the
Twin Cities.
Mr. Griffin was one of the most
prominent members of the Twin
City younger society set, being a
member of the Hallie Q. Brown
Community House Staff and the
Cameo Social Club. Interment was
in Forest Cemetery. The Neal
Funeral Home,-Inc., had charge of
arrangements.
Some People Are
Doing Big Things;
Read About It In
This Paper
Nevills & Martin
Cooperate
Co-operating 100 per cent in the
St. Paul Recorder’s campaign for
employment for the colored people
with the brewers, is the Castle
Inn, located at St. Anthony and
Dale, operated by Nevills and
Martin. The Castle Inn uses
Yankee draft beer. Yankee beer
employs Pascal Commodore, one
of our own citizens, as driver, and
Nevills and Martin, always 100
per cent for the interest of our
particular group, show their appre
ciation and co-operation by using
Yankee beer exclusively.
POST OFFICE BAND
ENTERTAINS CRISPUS
ATTUCKS HOME
The St. Paul Post Office band en
tertained the inmates, staff, and a
large number of visitors of the
Crispus Attucks Home on Monday
evening, July 15, 1935.
Enjoy Program
Hundreds of aged and dependent
people have been cared for by this
institution and on numerous occa
sions they have been entertained
with various programs, but at no
time before have they so greatly
enjoyed themselves. The home is
under the management of Mrs.
Sarah Johnson.
Concert by Courtesy of Postmaster
The program was made possible
through the courtesy of St. Paul’s
postmaster, the Dr. A. A. Van
Dyke. The Post Office band is a
forty piece non-paid unit under the
direction of Mr. Lawrence Preston,
an accomplished musician. The
president of the organization is
Warren E. Oman, and all of its
members are postal employees. The
large lawn at the home was beauti
fully decorated with illuminating
equipment furnished by the North
ern States Power Company.
BOAT EXCURSION MONDAY
NIGHT
The first boat excursion In sev
eral years will be held Monday
night on the Steamer Donna May.
The Donna May has a limited
capacity and the public is urged to
be on hand early. Consult the ad
vertisement in the amusement sec
tion of this paper.
Twin City
Entertainers
Sponsor Ball
The Twin City entertainers are
sponsoring a monster breakfast
and cabaret ball beginning at mid
night Monday evening, July 22, at
the old Casino Ballroom, 257
Plymouth Avenue North, Minne
apolis, Minnesota. Music for the
dance will be supplied by the fa
mous radio broadcasting aces, Rook
Ganz, and his Cotton Club band.
The special cabaret feature will be
supplied by the leading artists from
the many night clubs featuring
colored talent.
The arrangement committee con
sists of James Sisson, Ernie Saun
ders, Julius Cox, Tanner Crockett,
Ted Crockett, Clyde Williams, and
Hamlet B. Rowe. The admission
tax will be 50 cents.
The general public is cordially
invited to this affair which prom
ises to be a gala summer event.
The Ganz band is the most pop
ular broadcasting in the northwest.
This Newspaper
Leads in News,
Ads, Circulation
Americans Cannot Enlist for
Ethiopian-ItaL War Unless
State Dept. Gives Approval
Western Baptists
To Convene Here
July 24, 25, and 26
The Western Baptist Convention
will meet with Pilgrim Baptist
Church, St. Paul, Wednesday, July
24 to 26. Messengers from six
states will be present. Delegates
will attend from Missouri, Kansas,
Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and
South Dakota. Some of our out
standing representatives will at
tend this meeting. We are anxious
that the churches of the Twin
Cities will appreciate the coming
of this body of Christian workers,
Baptist Host
REV. L. W. HARRIS
Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist
Church, St. Paul, vice-president of
the Western Baptist convention,
is chief host to the Western Bap
tists.
for they are coming to inspire and
encourage the workers of this com-
munity.
A splendid program will be pre
sented throughout the day, and
preaching at the evening services.
A chorus of more than 50 voices
will furnish the music.
Meals will be served in the
Fellowship Hall of Pilgrim. In
every way possible Pilgrim will do
her part to make it comfortable
for both messengers and those
who attend from Minnesota.
Come, attend, meet your friends
from other states, join in the ses
sions, and get the benefit of what
will come to you from those who
come to present Kingdom Build
ing.
Outstanding ministers who will
attend are: Dr. I. A. Thomas,
Evanston, 111., president; Rev. Geo.
W. Robinson, Des Moines, Iowa;
Dr. R. T. Fry, president, Western
Baptist College, Kansas City, Mo.;
Dr. D. A. Holmes, Kansas City,
Mo.; Dr. J. O. Jackson, Phila
delphia, Pa., secretary, Foreign
Mission Board; Miss Jessie Mapp,
and other workers of the National
Baptist Convention. A hundred
delegates are expected.
People Buy and
Read This Paper
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Washington, D. C., July 18.—
The plan of thousands of Ameri
can Negroes to enlist under the
colors of Ethiopia for the impend
ing conflict between that country
and Italy was given a set-back
early this week when the State De
partment announced through one
of its secretaries that “U. S. citi
zens cannot accept and exercise a
BULLETIN
ROME, Italy—Premier Musso
lini of Italy will pilot his own plane
on a flight to Africa for a personal
inspection of his troops there be
fore the invasion begins, it was an
nounced Tuesday. Additional mo
bilization continues.
commission to serve a foreign na
tion in war against a nation with
whom the United States are at
peace. If they do, they shall be
guilty of high misdemeanor and
shall be fined not more than $2,000
and imprisoned not more than
three years.”
Ethiopia To Seek Special
Permission
While Americans of Italian ex
traction are not generally anxious
to volunteer to serve under Mus
solini’s colors in his war on
Abyssinia, thousands of Negroes
with little or nothing in common
with the Ethiopians except color,
are anxious to serve the African
nation. The reason for Italo-
American apathy is due to the fact
that a large number of the Italian-
American leaders while nominally
supporters of Mussolini do not
favor Italy’s rape of the little
African nation.
Fifty Twin Citians Want To Go
Unverified rumors state fifty
Twin City Negroes are ready to
volunteer for service in Africa,
while two Minneapolis whites, both
aviators, have contacted the Ethi
opian minister in Washington of
fering their services.
Mrs. Geo. Mundell
Suffers Injury
Mrs. Geo. G. Mundell, 703 St.
Anthony, St. Paul, suffered a seri
ous injury July 4, when she fell
and broke her ankle while engag
ing in holiday sports at Round
Lake.
Confined in a hospital for sev
eral days Mrs. Mundell is now at
home. Her chief regret is that her
summer activity has been cur
tailed. Mrs. Mundell is the wife of
Geo. G. Mundell, a postal employe.
PICKET LEADERS GET JOBS
Pascal Commodore and Bill
Taylor, both leaders in the Citi
zens’ Community Union, the Mill
City organization which so suc
cessfully picketed certain North
side business places, resulting in
the placement of five persons in
jobs, both have new jobs.
Commodore is driver for the
Yankee Brewery and Taylor has a
good job out in the Minnetonka
district.
HOT WEATHER SPECIALS
Ice cream! the magic concoction
which soothes the human breast in
hot weather is best prepared by the
Polar Bear Ice Cream Shop, 3401
Fourth Ave. So.
Special attention is given parties
and picnics. Watch this paper for
weekly specials.
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