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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE PLATFORM
L Coioreo representatives in all departments ol city government
R Coioreo workera in ail organization ol labvr unions. -*
R Colored repreaectativea on city, county and atata educational control
boards.
R More representation ol colored men In the Detroit police department
R A colored regiment tn the atate militia.
CITY OFFICIALS ARE SHOCKED
Last week the American Civil Liberties Union is
sued ratings of the metropolitan cities in the country
with respect to their adherence to the Bill of Rights.
The city of Detroit was rated as “very poor.” The
officials of the city from the Mayor down were
promptly shocked. They were stunned to know that
in Detroit the citizens were not permitted to exer
cise their full civil rights. Even some of the so
called liberals in our fair city expressed resentment
over the rating. Like ostriches with their heads in
the sand, our officials did not think anybody could
see them and now they are surprised that the Ameri
can CTvil Liberties Union should pluck their feathers.
As usual, our city fathers forgot about the treat
ment accorded Negroes in-Detroit. They forgot that.
a hungry colorecHad coulcLstart a race riot here by ;
trying to get a meal in a restaurant on Woodward j
avenue. They forgot about the rise of the Black 1
Legion. They do not seem to remember the Sweet
case which will be repeated any day a colored citizen
moves into a home on the “wrong street.” They have j
ignored the storm troopers of Col. Pickert who prac- J
tice markmanship with young Negroes as targets. |
They do not count the number of colored citizens who i
are railroaded to the prisons of the state. Our city {
fathers have drunk deep from the ancient river of j
Lethe and they are oblivious to the grievances of the j
Negro populace. Like dawdling dotards they go about j
grinning foolishly and how they are bawling in public |
because the American Civil Liberties Union pricked
their hides with a few hard facts.
THE NEW POPE
The elevation of Cardinal Pacelli to the head of the
Holy See in Rome where he becomes the spiritual
leader of over three hundred million Catholics has
applause from the world’s democracies. The new
Pope, like the late Pope Pius XI, is regarded as a
strong force for peace among the nervous nations of
Europe which live in the shadow of war. The in
tense nationalization of Germany and Italy and the
racial philosophies which are being advanced there
have provoked strong denunciations from the papacy
and the Catholic Church has been denounced in turn.
Certainly the minority groups of the world wel
eomo the itand the.-Chur-ch-has. taken jn blasting the
racial myths which work endless injury upon mil-.
lions of people who have become pawns for dictators
and fascists. Pope Pius XI won the admiration of
the democracies in his bitter fight against the fascist
propaganda which has resurrected the truism that
"might makes right." It is written that those who
live by the sword will die by the sword.
The Negroes of America, however, Catholic and
non-Catholic alike, are looking forward with great
interest t<> the effect of the Pope's_stand against
racial prejudice in the affairs of the Catholic Church
in America. We have large Catholic Universities
such as Notre Dame in Indiana where Negro students
have not been permitted to study and many schools
in the South where the Negro students are jim
crowed. Certain Catholic Orders have the reputa
tion of ignoring the plight of the Negro in their va
ried civic and social undertakings. Many Catholic
organizations including the Knights of Columbus
have been accused of color prejudice. In our own
city a Catholic hospital refused to admit “colored
maternity cases” last year.
The colored Catholic and non-Catholic cannot un
derstand why such flagrant abuses of the Church’s
avowed policy are permitted to continue. Discrimi
nation on the basis of race or color certainly has no
place in the teachings of Christ nor should it have a
place in Christian practice. Black Americans cannot
close their eyes to open insults and when they come
from Christian leaders the position of the Catholic
Negro becomes doubly embarrassing.
We believe that the Catholic church in America
has a marvelous opportunity to help solve the prob
lems which beset our nation and our people. It would
be eminently fitting for the Mother Church to take
the active leadership of the fight against racial prej
udice and discrimination. In the last analysis Christ
ianity is as Christianity does. The three hundred
million Catholics of the world have an opportunity
to show the rest of the universe what it means to
follow the Catholic way of life.
I
Editorial Page of THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
WESTSIDE DETROIT
By BETTIE ELLINGTON
LARGE CROWD OF YOI'NO I
PEOPLE ATTEND MATINEE
p£.n; i
| good time doing the Jitterbug and
lha young, people The com
i Sunday. April 23.
| derson. Oration Patrick Henry on
1 Strong": Joe Brooks. Vivian Talbert
out a Song and Neapolitan Nights. Mr.
I Merchant also plays the piano and 1*
I girls K of\?inity A. M. E * churchy
entire program was* enjoyed by The
audience.
HARTFORD AVENUE BAPTIST
JUNIOR CHOIR
Junior choir meets every Today night
are under the xuDervlslon of Mrs
Thurston and Mr Ward. A large
clpating. Others who wish to join
SELMA UNIVERSITY ALUMNAE
The Selma univeisity alumnae will
Woodrow on March 17. The discu.s
ject: "If the wives work then what?"
I. W. 4. BOOKER HONORED
| from "all over *he° city of Detroit Joined
I W. J. Booker in his sixth anniver-
I Gertude *Jones was mistress of cere
' fr Y t ‘ n * and
tiered two selection- The gospel quar-
I tet from Ebenezer. Rev. George Baber,
p.istor well represented -be church
with melodious spirituals which everv
~Tw£ U<> *cleetibn/ Bv
chorus. The Pilgrim Baptist church
rhotr rendered two selections. Tiher
nacle Baptist church, lt«V R H Pitt-
Sykes, director of the senior choir.
Marshall, directing Urn beiutiful and
were given: Rev Moscly the pastor
of Ml (i I vat st Stephan a m e
IB" iL’Bl
Miss Marie Owens won first bridge
j prize. Mrs. Ester Speed, second. Mrs.
j Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Taylor, ol
I nay party at tne home of Mr*. Matthew
Panne! of 62(1 Iroquois honoring Mr-.
MTS. paiinrt Satulday, March 4.
Chiding Mr. Tnd Mrs Mr
Hayes. Albert Walker and others.
•he home of Mrs. Toles. Mr.-. Taylor
transactions a delightful time was had
by members of the club in the guess-
QUILTING PARTY
Quilting parties are beginning to be
|avenue*had a Jolly group present Fil
day night of last week. Quilting and
j chatting was the interest and a tasty
j Those present included Mrs. Teeny
up and able to be out again after a
! VINEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
1 The Vinewood Neighborhood Union
Mrs. Chadwetl, Mrs Mary Lorlck, and
wishes more 'members to Jo.n° Mem
os Mr. Page, one of the neighbors.
neighbors for the* wreath of flowers
YOUNG MATRONS OF NEW
The Mirk Radio program given by j
the Junior choir of Trinity A. M. E.
dn?° k j
of' b Ma S u 5 h n ey A^eJ r .on°
with her news some of the people
blushed. Thomas Hou*hton. Ruby
Thomas was aUo known as Prof Qiuz.
Jimmy Stevenson was news reporter
sented by Ebra Morrow, the sports
news reporter, *' as P r p' n ’ ed by the
gram impersonating Ann Campbelle
In'nie Adams. Carrie Bonds. (Neo Hen-
we, thg neGRO
By WM. L. SHERRILL
President, Afro-American Institute and federated
Fireside Groups
dustry. Our children must be fed
and clothed. They must be edu
cated to meet and master the prob
lems which confront black men in
this modern day. Places must be
provided for them when they leave
the schools where they can wrestle
with circumstances and master
them. We must build adequate ma
chinery for the financing of our
great undertaking and successful
I carrying out of our plans.
In the fields of commerce and
i industry there are opportunities
open to us which were denied
" >r fathers, we must launch into
this field, tackle its problems and
| wring success from failure. Fear
to tackle the big jobs of the world
must be banished from the thought
of the Negro. We. rising up
amongst the sons of men, must equip
ourselves with all the knowledge
and other requisites which will en
able us to cope with the task of per
petuating and securing our people. I
GREATEST WORK YET
TO BE DONE
The work of the world is yet to
be done Many cities are yet to be
! built. There are yet streams to be
j bridged and oceans closed. Moun-
J tains will have to be tunnelled,
j Canals will have to be dug. Valleys
I will have to be filled Then think
! of the factories that will be needed
j for the production of goods; trans
: portation facilities that will be!
needed; and the many services that
must be rendered the human race.
I We the Negro must prepare our-
I selves then plan to share in all of
i these. We must look forward to
j entering the fields of commerce
and industry We must earn the
i respect and admiration of the world
j because of our contribution to its
| wealth and progress The field of
commerce and industry cannot be
overlooked if we are to take our
true position in the world of men.
We may make certain gains by agi
tating and fighting for our share of
jobs in government and public
utilities, etc. but our major
energies must be directed toward
the establishment of race owned
and race directed business and in
dustry.
It is the paramount duty of all
our leadership—religious, social,
educational and professional, to link
hands wtih our business leadership
1 and concentrate on the commer
cial and industrial development of
the Negro. The Negro the world
over must link hands with his
brothers everywhere in the de
velopment of trade and commerce.
Laying the foundation for a sousd
i economic structure is our immedi
j ate task.
THE ALL ABSORBING
THOUGHT
No matter what our plans and
ideals, w.e, the Negro, must secure I
for ourselves a permanent place j
in the economic 'Structure of the !
much with men and races. This 1
world of turmoil and confusion j
presents to the Negro greater op- |
portunities for mass action and |
group building tfyan has ever been
his to seize. There was never a j
tune in the history of any race or
greater for all around advance-]
ment. We have but to properly in
terrupt that which ia taking place j
about us and shape our programs j
and policies to meet the change. !
realization of things that await our
efforts to produce, develop and en
joy. Let us become conscious of I
but realize our powers to conquer (
and build and stand upon our feet
as men. fate will yield to our in- |
domitable will and do our bidding. 1
IT CAN BE DONE
Let none say Negroes can’t do, J
and be what they will. We. the
Negro, can do without those of us
who say "it can’t be done." There
is no place in our ranks for those j
who wail and bemoan our fate: who
sit on the sidelines wringing their |
hands crying that we have no J
chance, no opportunity; for this is j
In spite of the limitations placed
upon us by bigotry, greed and
prejudice; notwithstanding handi
caps of our own ignorance and mis
education; yet fall far short of liv
. mg up tn the chances and opportu
| nities which are ours. We talk
; about "what the white folks won’t
; let us do" but if we do all the white
; folks will let us do. we will be far
I on the road toward economic in
j dependence. Too much of our talk
about lack of opportunity is unreal
! and coiMaully: it is simply a lazy
' excuse for our failure to exert all of
i our God given energies. We must
\ stop finding alibis for not making
j good in-this world of men. There
i can never be any uplift, any real
j progress, any permanent advance
ment on the part of ihe race as a
! whole until we place the respon
j sibility of our failures at our own
doorsteps and resolve to do some
thing about them; until we awake
to the possibilities and opportunities
that are ours and grasp them.
AT THE CROSSROADS
Standing ns we are today at the
i crossroads of civilization, we must
attack first the problem of bread
I represented in commerce and in
5242 Vinewood Avenue
Dr. J. W. Barnett. W. T Whlsltt. A
Turner, layman. Mrs. Mattie Adams P.
Craig apoke very touchingly of Bishop
Martin's service during his eight years
of presiding Mu*lc was furnished by
the choir, under the direction of Mrs.
Yolande Maddox. Remarks were made
The Presiding Elder and Minlstcra
Alliance for the Detroit district made
plans for the late April drive at a re-
Light Baptist church will hold Its sec
ond annual St. Patrick * day luncheon
at the home of Mrs. Willie Mae Allen
of 8423 Colfax Trtday afternoon. March
17 from 12 til. Mrs Middleton, presl-
SMART SET TWELVE CLUB
Die home of Mrs. W. Friday of 64 H
I G.“ , Gro*o t ry ,h la“hStiS? 1 *“
! Mrs N. I-ong of 5407 Vinewood. mem
-1 tx*r the club has been indisposed
What The People Say
Louis E Martin, Editor.
Michigan Chronicle,
612 East Vercor Highway.
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir:
May I take this time to express
my gratitude and appreciation to
Detroiters for their nospitality to
me during my stay in your city,
in behalf of the Calvert Distillers
corporation.
I know of no better way to reach
most of the friends I gained while
in Detroit than through your news
paper,—therefore, I will consider it
a favor if you will publish this
letter.
I should like to make special men
tion of thanks to Detective Lieut.
Wallace Williams. Forest Young.
Miss Willie Mae Moody, Miss John-
Hla Johnson, Mr. Woodson of the
Y. M. C. A.. L. T. Thornhill, and
the hosts of others throughout Para
dise Valley, and to the four corners
ington Trades association 1 am deep
ly grateful for being permitted to
speak. To the Civil Liberties League
I wish you much success. To the
city of Detroit—may you progress
as fast as motors and wheels will
In behalf of the Calvert Distillers
corporation and myself, thanks for
a successful mission.
Gratefully yours, Milton H. Dam
mond. sales representative. Calvert
Distillers corporation. 2206 Balti
more Trust building. Baltimore, Md.
Louis Emanuel Martin,
F.ditor-in-Chief. Michigan Chronicle.
Public Letter Box.
612 East Vernor Highway,
Detroit. Mich.
Esteemed Sir:
Gilliard of Merrick is
sick at her home. Mrs. Corine Moore
and” 7 *! go "to the Henry Fo'rd hoapiUl
Mrs. F. Washington of Cleveland,
Ohio left last week after visiting rela
tives. Mrs. Willie Mae Allen of Coi-
MKS. A. B. SMITH ENTERTAINS
Q T* q i b tTi . and f
Mrs. A B. Smith of 5127 Vinewood. Af
mittee brought in some very Interest
tary U*age." All members responded
repast which was enjoyed by all.
MRS. CATWELL HOSTESS
The ctutr met Thursday. March S
West Hancock avenue. After business
gram committee brought in Interest
ing and helpful questions on "English.”
All members answered with great en
thusiasm A lovely evening of sewing
tess served a dainty and tasty repast.
Mrs. L. E. Mahoney, president: Mrs.
R L. Franklin, corresponding secre-
The Jolly Ten club gave its first
The prizes were won by Messrs.
Charles Hemson. Bennie Johnson and
cocktail party Sunday. March 28. Regu-
Irine Scales^'proi’de'nt; 1 Mrs™ Larena
What a grand gesture on the part .
of the wife of the President of the j
United States as she resigned from I
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, due to the refusal of
the organization to permit Marian
Anderson to appear in a concert in
Constitution hall in Washington.
D. C. (the nation’s capital), which
the D. A. R. owns.
I have an idea—as a means of
showing our appreciation every
reader of the Michigan Chronicle
should sit down and write the
"First Lady of the Land’’ a letter
of thanks. My letter is on its way
to the Whitjs House. Readers, we
must not allow noble actions of
this type to go unnoticed.
In this country. American are in
dignant at exhibitions of racial in
tolerance in the European countries,
but it seems that those who claim
lineage to the Mayflower, supposed
ly should do everything in their
power to discourage intolerance in
all of its various forms in these
United States, first. Thank God for
women like Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Respectfully submitted. Augustus
M. Wood. 1396_ Mullett street. De-
Metropolitan Holds
Sunday Devotions
Under the direction of Mrs. L.
M. Williams, the senior choir of
Metropolitan Baptist church ren
dered its usual number of inspiring
hymns at the morning services and
Dr. A. C. Williams delivered an
exceptionally forceful sermon,
speakir g from the subject "Creative
Crosses." in which he stated that
"we must object to the agencies of
bigotry, which throw a dark cloud
over our country and rob the world
of moral progress. But withal we
must not lose sight of the fact that
in our cross bearing we live a
creative life."
Visitors present included Dr.
James J McClendon and J. Hamil
ton Trimble, business manager of
Ruby's Beauty university.
Sunday. March 12 will mark the
fifteenth anniversary of the church
and the usher board will be in
charge of the program. Various
usher boards of several churches
throughout the city will be pre
sented on the program. Dr. A. C
Williams, pastor of the church will
deliver the anniversary sermon,
Warren Avenue
Baptist Church
Warren Avenue Baptist church
| enjoyed well attended services
! throughout the day last Sunday de
spite the steady rain and general
gloom. The Sunday school lesson
was interestingly taught and dis
cussed in all classes under the su
pervision of the able superintend
ent. Mrs D. Ricks. -*i
Taking his text from the sixteenth
chapter of Romans, the pastor
preached an inspiring sermon A
spiritual testimonial service was
held at three o'clock in the after
noon and communion administered
at the evening service
The membership was glad to wel
come back to its midst Deacon S
L. Jordan, who has been confined
more than two months to his home
with a broken leg.
DELTA TAU IOTA CLUB
The Delta Tau lota club met at the
home of Mrs. Gail LaMarr on Iro
quoise. Plans were completed for a
dance to be given at the Triangle A.
Graw. After the round table discus
entered Prizes were won by Mrs.
Lena Walker. Mrs. Addie May Timp
son. Mrs. Bernice Ivy. The hostess
of tne Happy Go Lucky and the Que
Que girls which at one time was very
belle. \hce P president; Mrs. Lena Walk
er. secretary; Mrs. Gall LaMarr. treas
urer; Mrs. Addle May Kitty. Enter
taining committee; Mrs. Dorothy Dun-
COCKTAIL HOUR HOSTESS
wood was hostess at a cocktail hour in
her home Sunday afternoon in honor
Mrs. Mliler'* home was very beau
arouni the living anrl dining rooms. _
Cox. Mr. P and Mrs. Charles West. Mis-
Mary Winkfield. Mr and Mrs. Alonzo
Williamson. Mrs. Edith Henderson.
Mrs. Pinetop. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller.
Jr Mi* Myrtle Davis, Mr. Shelton,
VISITING HERE
Mrs. Cynthia Thomas of Columbus.
Ga . and her daughter. Flora are visit-
The Jiffy Knit Art club met at the
•>f W) Woodrow aver.ue. Mrs. Mollie
NEW LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH
was furnished by the senior choir and
Michigan School of Religion and Judge
! Rubiner of common pleas court and.
court were visitors. All made timelyl j
Evening service was well attended,
month. Holy communion _ was served'
an apron and tie social which was lar- .
attended and every one had a ,
Fndav and the whole church wishes I
them i much happiness and a long and |
-pent St' Patrick’s evening with them
and have a luncheon Mrs Julia Craig
is their fine president; Mrs L. Bright.
EVER READY CLUB OF
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL
TO SPONSOR BENEFIT
Congregational church will sponsor
at'the~f*rowbridge' school Friday night.
of entertainers, all young and full of
enthusiasm The entire attraction Is
one right of goed clean entertainment
lorget'the time and
school. Forest near St. Antotne Friday
March 17
<T JAMES C. M. E f'HI'RCH
St lames C. U E church held a
memorial service Sunday in honor of
the late Bishop J. C Martin who
passed a few days ago. He was bishop
over the Southeast Missouri and Illi
nois conference. Rev. Cralne was
master of ceremony. Presiding Elder,
ministers and laymen of the district
Father And Sons
Feted At Banquet
More than 150 fathers and sons
attended a Father and Son banquet
and program at the Blrdhurst Rec
reation Center, Friday night, March
*
I The banquet was sponsored by
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1939
Victor Hicks Warns Youth
Os Detroit Os Pitfalls
By VICTOR HICKS
The youth movement has shown
a complexity of even's and people:
many passions, dangerous though
noble, terrible though productive,
have displayed their enthusiasm
and frenzy in waging battle for
what should be a common cause.
The situation may be summed
up by saying that there is nothing
approaching a consensus of opinion
on many of the basic aspects of
these youthful social Revolution
ists. They continue to unearth
new materiaLs and then seek the
advice of racial auctioneers who
proceed to put their own interpre
tation on methods to be used in
tertilizatlon. There is something
admirable about the rebel or the
revolutionist when he is going
somewhere. There must be no in
decision of over-burdening with
conventional things. There is only
extremist-right and extremist
left in the annals of revolution. Any
narrowness or prejudice must give
way to a broader insight that dis
sects all detrimental factors. These
factors may be the press, the poli
ticians, ,the_ Christian and non
christian organizations especially
the miniatry. Any individual or
class that 'interferes with what is
determined as progress must be
made to feel the poinard of public
Negroes must be made to see that
their individual prosperities and the
prosperities of their entire race are
bound together, and to secure the
first of these w* must secure both.
The youth movement must take
into full account the Negro's so
artistic ar.d philo
sophical interests. Probe into the
Negro’s interior psychology and
there will be found behind a na
tural calculated watchfulness, an
austere reticence, and a delicate
power of assessment; a mind busied
with great scheming, much bitter
ness and skeptical loneliness. Then,
turn these findings to good account.
Do you know that the inventor
of "Balance of Power” though he
allowed it to rust and creak a little,
always meant it to be and it still is.
the basis of the world's most prac
tical politics. Weld business and
politics intelligently, then proceed
with an understanding of the eco
nomic importance of political trends
Conant Gardens
and About . . .
Weekly Poem—" Succes
s Is the cum of small efforts
Repeated day in and day out.
With never a thought of frustration.
With never a moment of doubt.
Whatever your cherished ambition,
Plus faith in the thing that you do.
The Twentieth Century club met on
February 20 with Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Mathis on Binder street. After a brief
business session, the theme. "’Negro
Development" was discussed by all
present. A dainty repast was served
meeting will be with Mrs. Fred Sham
berger. 18441 Binder.
met with Mrs. M. Carrington on Bin
der street last Wednesday with an ex
cellent attendance.-fmti plans were
macTe for th'e parly to be" Riven Satur
day evening. March 18. at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Hendricks on
Gallagher street. Mrs. Sarah Watte.
mittee presented the program of the
day which consisted of alphabetical
the same being both unique and in-
Mrs. V. Kilgore brought a resume of
the tea held at the Lucy Thurman Y.
cator of South Africa and Mrs. C.
S. Smith, who is leaving the states
18573 Wexford. Dr. Edith Hale Swift,
noted lecturer and teacher on Social
Hygiene will be the speaker.
the week end guests of the latter's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van R’iper
of Wexford avenue. Several social
courtesies were extended them which
they enjoyed immensely.
tron of Conant Gardens is convales
cing from a severe cold at her resl-
Mrs. William King, charming mam
ber of the Derricottes ia confined to
her home on Nevada with a mild case
of the flu.
Jolly Mrs A. J. Keyes is also con
home on Wexford.
Mrs. Ralph Hanson, noted for her
accident accompanied with an annoy
ing cold.
Mrs Virginia Rosemond of Arling
ton street, song bird of Scott M E
church, is rapidly improving from an
The Happy Twelve Club
The Happy Twelve club gave a
afternoon February 28 The tea table
was beautifully decorated with spring
club was carried out tn the refresh
menu Some of the guests were Mrs
A Htnkins Mrs L. Murray. Mrs. Mar
shall Mrs A Williams and Mrs. L.
Jones The tea was a success from
the standpoints ai attendance and
finance realized. Mrs E. Edwards It
th. president.
the Northwestern Mother's club.
Music wa t furnished by the Com
munity Symphony orchestra under
j the direction o? Burt Scott. The
program was made up of a talk by
Rev. Manning of Hamlet Temple.
quartet number by the Indiana
quartet, and a short talk by Dr. J.
W Edwards Horace Brantly, Rec
reation instructor a Birdhurst. act
!ed as master of ceremonies. The
menu was prepared and served by
j members ol the Mother's club.
to build a necessity conscience and
not a mess of humbuggery.
Labor activities being to much
in the public view it is well to take
some of the good thereof. Neces
sity of gaining backing of laws
compels the Negro to resort to the
same sort of political action aa
compelled the first political pat'*.?.,
of Labor Unionists in the world to
organize in this country of ours.
It must forever be borne, in mind
that only unselfish and honest lead
ership can properly determine
width and breadth of racial suc
cesses. Only unselfishness and
united action can contribute a keen,
that will count among its achieve
ments actual liberation and health
ful racial growth.
It is pitiful that our youth, though
tendency to become more ao, are
being successfully sidetracked by
the "old guard." They accept if*
inhibitlve "don’ts," ungracefully
perhaps but accept them never
theless.
The fact of the existence of clas*
and caste barriers among Negroes
cannot be overlooked although it
i« impolite to mention them in the
presence of those who seek to main
tain them for personal reasons.
This class and caste barrier has
developed more than an apparent
thought division between Negroea
that is only one of the cleavages
which make it so difficult to find a
"Negro viewpoint.” It is definitely
up to the Negro youth to develop
a "Negro viewpoint." Concentra
tive destruction of present leader
"ship so replacement w?tt
begin to solve the problem. No
method or means will assist or
assure to progress while holding
fast to ways and traditions that
have had several centuries in which
to harden.
Withal, we wish to be optimists.
We see in our youth movement the
new Negro. We envision the Ne
gro in a compact mass, struggling
for a common good; allowing
neither party nor prejudice to pre
determine his dispositions. We see
a leadership built on demand and (
responsible to a serious people. All
this requiring only a breath of de
termination to be galvanized into
united thought and action.
NORTHWEST
DETROIT
By WILLIAM C. FLETCHER
MILLION ARIES
The group is very glad to have
as members John McCauley, busi
ness man of Wyoming avenue; L.
W. Jones, Ferndale business
ure; Rev. J. Tolliver, of Eight Mile
Road; Carl Flowers of Northlawn
avenue; J. Smith of Ohio avenue;
J. Shepard of Eight Mile Road.
The rule adopted by the group that
each member must deposit four dol
lars each in the bank and carry on
his person from day to day the
amount of five dollars. This will go
into effect the first of April. Bank
book inspections will be held every
month.
WHAT NEXT?
Last week a lady walked Into Doc
Wilson’s pl.ace and ordered a half
of a chicken. She was duly served i
and then ordered another half hav
ing tucked it away she called the
waiter, tipped him -a-dollar jmd a
half and left with the instructions
that some nice pork chops be pre
pared because she would return very
HOUSE GUESTS
Mrs. Nellie Jackson and J. Ran
som are the house guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Oker of 20403 Griggs
avenue.
PARTY
Mrs. Marie Lowe of Wisconsin
street gave a birthday party for
her daughter. Arietta, last week in
observation of her twelfth year.
Twenty-five of her youthful con-,
temporaries assisted in the consump
tion of plenty of ice cream and cake
and the loads of fun which was
theirs for the asking.
TWELVE MATRONS
The Twelve Matrons club met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B.
Hines of Parkside boulevard last
week. Following the business ses
sion a delightful menu was served.
VISITS MOTHER
Miss Wamda Rankins of Woodsid*
street in Ferndale. Mich., will spend
two weeks visiting her mother and
friends in Buffalo, N. Y.
HOUSE GUEST
Miss Cleo Freeman, one of Ash
viUe. North Carolina's sub debs is at
present khe house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. P. Pierce of Parkside
Boulevard in Ferndale.
SAVED!
Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar of 20435
Greenlawn avenue, were fortunate
last week in having their home
saved from fire by the quick action
on the part of a group .of firemen
and friends who extinguished the
blaze. The Dunbars say to their
friends, sincerely, thanks a million.
MAYOR
Everyone out Eight Mile Road
is all atwitter over the close of
the mayor's race which will very
soon culminate. The project is spon
sored by the Youth Incorporated
and on Tuesday. March 24. an in
augural banquet will be served at
the Grant -fcchool in honor of His
Honor, whoever it might be.
Running for the office are. Dr.
Williams. Thomas E Washington.
George LeGrand and Steve John-
CONTEBT
A baby contest was sponsored re
cently by the Mt. Beulah Baptist
church last month. Entered in the
contest were: Babies Gilbert, Row
ell. Jackson. Smith. Burt and Dean.
Baby Burt won first prize and Baby
Dean, second. Other entrants were
awarded a prize also.
Officers of the sponsoring group,
the senior Usher of the
church are: J Mitchell, president;
Mrs. J. Morgan, vice president: Mrs.
; * Packard, treasurer and Mrs T.
| Johnson, secretary.