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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1940 Flint, Mich. ■ mama is believed to have been the (cause of his death At the time of ' his death he was employed at an i automobile sales room. Surviving: , are his daughter. Erlene Chew. 16 ! f a son. Mural Chewe, 13. a brother. Brady Chewe. a former wife. Missi ~ Jennie Mabry. The remains were' ! ->ent to his fa rents’ home in Miss. GLEANER CIRCLE MET MONDAY Ten members of the Gleaner! Circle of the King's Daughters met' at the home of a member, Mrs. Era : Bibbs of Hickory, Monday. Jenuary' 15. Each member present made their i respective 1940 resolutions regarding j their respective activities in the circle work known. Among those ■ who chose to resolve werp; Mrs.! Jannie Nelson, vice president, who! was chairman of the meeting in the' absence of Mrs. Julius Hart, tr.c 1 president. Mrs. F. Gelispie. Char -1; olet Franklin. O. L. Broadway, E. Wilder. Jenkins, J. Brady, T Overt, j Era Bibbs. EASTERN STAR ELECTS OFFICERS ! According to recent announce ment, the Easter Star. Ruth chapter | number 6. O.E.S. installed the fol i lowing elected officers for 1940: Mrs. Charolett Franklin, matron; I Mrs. Henretta Skinner, assistant ma-' tron; Mrs. Mercedes Rodgers, con-! j ductress; Mrs. Malissa Pratt assist-! ; ant conductress; Mrs. Maria Bu-. ! chanan. warder; John Channey. sen tinel: Mrs. George Statem, chaplain: and the following star members: Mrs. Dent. Adah: Mrs. Braddox. - Ruth; Clara Grimes. Esther. Mrs : Channey. - Martha: and Mrs. Fields.: , Elector. They also installed Mrs Rosa Woods as treasurer; Mrs Ersell | Webb, recording secretary; Mrs. Ed na Scurlock. assistant secretary.. ! VISITS FRIENDS Miss Rachal Cooper of Howard! court was the dinner guest of Mr and Mrs. H. Briggs of Grant street, last Sunday. Miss Cooper, along with i -Vrs. Louis Walker, visited the home' o. Mr and Mrs. Charles Adams of, Spencer, and Mrs. Bertha Shanks of McClellan.*- SURPRISE VISIT Mrs. Beatrice Flemings of the Do- 1 troit Fleming beauty school. Mrs. Lucille Toliver, both of Detroit and! sisters of Mrs Magnus Clark and Mrs. Ola Hughes, a niece, Freda I BaiJey, were in Flint, recently They came as a surprise with Charle« i Hughes, the son of Mrs. Ola Hughes PARTY WITH FOUR Misses Edna Birks and Jesse Birks enjoyed a pleasant evening Saturday. January 20 at Jhetr par ents’ home 609 East Ninth street in company with Cleveland Edwards and William Ennis. Cards, dancing, and a swell luncheon were the ac tivity of the evening. LECTURER TO APPEAR AT CANAAN Blackwell A.M.E. Zion church pre sents Dr. James Eichelberger. noted educator, in a lecture and showing motion pictures at Canaan Baptist church. 910 Gillispie street, on Tues- j day. January 30 at 7:30 p.m. Dr Eichelberger is an interesting lec- j ’.urer and is also secretary og Chris tian Educator of the A.M.E. Zion I connection. Hear him. The Homackers club number 1 met at the home of Mr?. W. C Ros?. of 1500 Park street The president. I Mrs. Ross, outlined a tentative pro gram for the club's activities! throughout the year. At the next meeting which will be held at the above address next | , M nd;,v. M:'. M j wITT gfve "aTesson in round button-1 hole making. At the following meeting Mrs. G i Vv. Lvans will give lessons in knit ting. AH the ladies of the community are asked to be present RECREATION The Whittier Girls Reserve held j UNIQUE CLUB PARTY SATURDAY The Elk's Rest on St. John will be; the scene of an elaborate party Sat-' urday evening. January 27. The par ty is given by the Unique Bridge club and is one of the club's usual j monthly affairs. At their regular meeting last week 1 at the home of Mrs. Rose Thomas of I Easy street, with eleven member.' present, three new members' appli-! cations were okayed The throe were Miss Johnnie M. Payne. Earl H Tur ner and Otis Jones. According to Mrs. Elnora Clemons, the club’s publicity chairman. Sam Scurlock won the first prize. Mrs. Lillie won second, in the club’s weekly prize contest 50 CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY PARTY Although the actual birthdays of father and son. William and Arthur Dunkling were January 15 and 16. the greetings coming from Mr. and Mrs. Arrington along with the pres ents and ihe presentation of the two 1 huge master cigars by Miss Nettie i Jackson and the many other useful! and valuable presents certainly typi fy the high esteem the Dunklings hold in the community. Among persons who stayed to' celebrate the last bit were: Mrs. Ru fus Palmer. Mrs. B. Thomas. Mrs. R i Spencer, Mrs. Lillie McNeely. Mrs.! E. Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. Homer 1 Rawls, Mr. and Mrs. Geoge Curtis. I Mr. G. W. Arrington. Mr. and Mrs.! John Clemons. Mrs. Willie Peters, i Mrs. Nettie Jackson. Mrs. E. Rivers, l Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott, Mrs. O Rob-' ertson, Mrs. M. DyeL Miss Rachal ■ Cooper, Miss Thelma Kleckly. Luth er Jefferson. Period 'Scott, Hosh Brown. Oliver Edwards. Mrs. Hazel: Ross. Mr. and Mrs. William Parham ' George Huddleston, Edward Wood- ' son, H. Starks. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peters, Mrs. Eloise Reed, Mrs. Eva Hamilton, Mrs Odette Arrington. Curtis Brooks. Odis Brown. Tern Watkins. Mrs. Katie Grant, Harrison Kimble and Bill Flick. Arthur Dunkling, the son, is mar ried and is a graduate of Northern high school, 1933 class. He was •n active member of the varsity track team. The father William Dunkling, is about 53 years old. the lather of Mrs. Emma Grant. Lillian and Percy. The party was held at the family home on Hickory. HERE FROM NEW YOFK Mrs. B. O. Davis, wife of Col. B. C. Davis of U. S. Army of New York City, and the sister to Mrs. John Cavett, is here during her sister's bereavement. IV HOSPITAL Fannie Thrasher. 17, 1251 Rhode Island, sister of Robert, Wiley, and James Thrasher, was reported to be in Hurley hospital for an operation. CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICERS FOR 1940 According to the announcement of Rev. S. B. Scott, pastor of Canaan Baptist church, the following mem bers have been elected and re-elect ed to office: Trustee board, C. Rob inson, F. Sculack, P. Williams and R. Williams. The first three were elected for three-year terms each; the last one for two yqars. Mrs. Carrie Mcßride, church clerk; C Robinson, financial secretary; J. Robinson, chairman of financial committee; I. Washington, superin tendent of Sunday school; G. W. Smith, president of 8.Y.P.U.: E. Da vis. president of Mission; A Mar shall, president Nurse Guild: M Butler, president Usher Board; Mrs. S. Thomas, president Senior choir; J. Vaughn, president of Gospel choir; Miss D. Hawkins, pianist of senior choir and J. Williams, pianist of Gospel choir. JOHN CAVETT FUNERAL RITES HELD The funeral services of John Overton Cavett, age 35, who died a: his home, 2021 Crocker, Thursday, January 18, were held Monday January 22. at the Robinson and Chandler funeral h me chapel. Bur ial was at Riverrest cemetery. He was born in Macon, Miss., May. 1904, the son of Mr and Mrs. John Cavett. Was a member of the A.M E. church of Greensville. Miss. Before coming to Flint, the family lived in Peoria. 111., where he continued his educa tion, and later in 1924 attended Fisk university in Nashville. Tcnn.. then he came ti Flint, in 1926: after which fais parents moved acre. Surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Cavett. a brother, Wil liam, a grandmother, Mrs. I. E. Overton, all of Flint; Mrs. B. O Davis of New York City, his moth ers sister; Mrs. S. J. Neal of Hat tiesburg. Miss; cousins. Dr. J. C. Overton of Greensville. Miss. Jerry Cavett of Macon, Miss., Jerry and De Cavett. Granville, and John Overton, all of Flint, and a host of friends. 4 CHARLES HARRIS BURIED Charles Harris, who died Wednes day. January 18 at his residence. 401 East Wellington, funeral service were held at II a.m. Saturday. Jan I 20 at the St. Matthews Catholic ( church. Rev. Norman A. Du Kettc l officiated. Burial was at New Cal vary. He had been sick for a long while. He was employed several years ago at the Chevrolet Motor Car company and before his illness i was employed at the Michigan the- j atre. Services were by Robinson and Chandler funeral home. ROSA L. W ATERS DIES Rosa Lucille Waters, 16, who died Monday. January 15. at the state j sanitarium at Howell. Mien rites were held Saturday. January 20 at the Canaan Baptist church, where she was a member. Rev S. B Scott, the pastor, officiated. She was born in Flint, December 1923. the daughter of Mr and Mrs.j Joseph Waters Surviving are her father, Joseph Waters, mother. Mrs Edna Waters Scurlock. a brother. J Joseph, a sister. Shirley Gene, two 1 aunts, one coi/sin, all of Flint, two uncles, two aunts, and cousins, all of Memphis. Tenn. DEWITT CHEWE DIES SUDDENLY Dewitt Chewe, 38. 517 Haggerty court who died early Thursday' morning. January 18 at Hurley hos pital. where he was rushed after : becoming Vtricken ill several hours I After he had teeth extracted. Pneu- j their weekly meeting at the Clifford I Street Center, Thursday, January 19. Eleven girls were present. Miss Geraldine Huff. Girl Reserve serre -iry of the Y.W.C.A. visited the club lending encouragement to all. At the conclusion of her remarks, the girls decided to sell metal sponges A prize will be awarded the girl j selling the highest number of sponges. Will you help? Saturday will be called "Buy a Sponge Day. Mrs. Vitula Brown, advisor. The Socialites gave a party at the home of Virginia Grier last Satur d:y evening. The guests amused themselves by playing games and dancing. About fifty were present. I Mrs Winona Bowen of 2113 How ard avenue, was hostess to the Elm Park Social club Wednesday. Jan ,17. A very delicious luncheon was 1 served. Games were the entertain ment for the evening. Everyone had a grand time. Mrs William Winston president; Mrs. V. .trown. reporter, j Tne Women's Auxiliary of the imerican Legion is holding an in stallat'on of officers Sunday after -1 noon at the headquarters on St. John j street. The public Is invited. A constitution and by-law com imittee from the General Motor* j Colored Progressive met Saturday 'evening. The organization running along smoothly. After the constitu- \ I tion and by-laws are approved by j the organization at their next meet- 1 : ng. Saturday. February 10. The ; members expect a full and interest ing program throughout the year, j Theorcsa Ennis ol Gillispie is im : proving after a three-weeks' illness Our sick list includes Mrs. James 1 i Purdue, Mrs Florida Grimes, pneu- i ; monia and Mr. *■' C. Robinson. Anti-Lynch Button Sale Passes The 90,000 Mark j NEW YORK CfTY Jan M - TTlr nation-wide sale of an’i-lynching I buttons launched by the National | Association for the Advai cement u! Colored People, has passed the 9n.ooft mark, it was announced here this week by Mrs Daisy E. Lampkin 1 r ational field secretary of the asso ciation. who is directing the drive Money from this button sale will used to push 'he anU-lynching | bill through the Senate. fHE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY ‘SUSAN’ TALKS IT OVER ;'* ■> .'J-'' ?■•' band. Barry Trrxel. whom you will love in snitr of his short com ings. The production will take place in the Art institute on Fri day. February 2. Evelyn Solomon i« directing. Margin-rite Williams, who plays the part of Susan in the A. K. A. production of "Susan and God’" chats over her part with Ralph Cazort. who plays with fervor the role of her kindly hut erring hus- Junior Detroit By WYOLEAN STRONG [ Mrs. Laclair Knox of the dancing : feet and her pupils are preparing for [ the Jabberwock which the Deltas 1 say will be Friday, March 1. Every- i i one m the Knox troupe is working ! . hard and expecting to be a huge * * * TTe girl reserves of the Y.W.C.A Detroiter Dies ymu. wry jh * arc expecting to see a large group ; of all you lads and lassies at their carnival and dance, Friday, 26th There w ill be loads of fun for every- ( :n your attend* I ance. In case you are in doubt as , ; to where you will obtain your tick ets, these are some of the girls who : are selling them: Florence Edmond | son. Hermonia Rivers, Ursula Bu- r ■ ford. Elizabeth Edmondson, Caro line Matthews. Betty Edmondson^ and myself. ■ At the annual Y WCA, dinner , Thursday 18. the guest speaker was | Dr. Clarence Hill Frank, executive I j secretary of the Detroit Council of ! Churches. He spoke on Citizenship. | ; Tne annual report was read by*Mrs A. E. Thomas, chairman of the branch board of management. The • girl reserves rendered a few girl; reserve songs and gave their code by candlelight which made it a very attractive affair * * * Amicitia. a club of the girl re serves. is preparing for a girl re serve follies to be given in the near ,future. Citizens Of Harlem Plan Aid For Needy I NEW YORK. Jan, 26—More than 100 prominent residents of Harlem. | comprising the section from 116th i street to 122nd. held a special meet- I ing Thursday evening to discuss plans for welfare aid to less for 'unates in the community. The meet ng was called at Bronze Studio on ( Committees were appointed to carry on investigations of individ , cals and families in immediate need j for removing ice from slippery high- j MRS. AMANDA A THOMPSON Shown at left, of Detroit, died recently at the age of 70. She was born in Detroit and spent her entire life in the 'Michigan FLINT BUSINESS CONCERNS EASTSIDF CLEANERS 1—« PHONE 96643 FLINT S MOST MODERN UP-TO-DATE CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT 10' Discount With This Ad. Present Ad On Sending % Clothes to Cleaners Cash and Carry Stores 2319 Lewis BUY LADIES’—MEN’S CHILDREN’S WEAr ROUMM’S 3001-3 Industrial Ave., Cor. Leith Union Label Goods .—PAY CHECKS CASHED— TED JONES FOOD MARKET MEATS. GROCERIES, ICE CREAM BEER. WINES. SOFT DRINKS We Appreciate your Patronage j Cor Industrial and Gelispie ( Phone —91381 ZERKA & RASSEY MARKET 1327 S. Saginaw At Ninth Street 3802 Industrial Cor. Addison ADVERTISE IN THE > MICHIGAN CHRONICLE I KENTUCKY BAR-B-CUE We Specialize in FRIED CHICKEN AND RECULAR MEALS Special Rates to Ball Teams. Orchestra and Band Croups, Entertainers CLARENCE STARKS, Prop. Phone 9-1921 300 E. Kennelworth ! When Out of the Show VISIT NORTH-FLINT CONEY ISLAND For Tasty Hot Dogs. Hamburger, Chili. Soft Drinks Just 2 Doors South of Columbia Theatre | 3007 Vz St. |ohn SHOP AT OBRIEN’S FOOD MARKET "The Most of the | Best for Less" 1801 Clifford St. | Legion Plans Annual NationalEssayContest Announcement came through this l week that the Third Annual Nation al High School Oratorical contest, sponsored by the National Ameri | can.sm Commission of the American I Legicn. is ready for presentation to the high schools of the state For Whom? Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth . grade pupils regularly enrolled in high schools. Nature or Contest i A speech will be prepared and de | livered by each contestant on some I patriotic subject. After the pre pared oration is given, the contest ant will be expected to speak ex temporaneously upon a phase of the Bill of Rights (first ten Amend ments to the Constitution of the United States) Length of Speech The prepared oration must not require less than ten minutes nor more than twelve minutes for de livery. Toe extemporaneous must not be less than five minutes. Conant Cardens Prided. 1 Th* shaker wT* D?*C*h' zenshlp." I ' Mr*. John Tiileri sirs. Ruth Ervin j Among the hundreds of others were , : Gra» . P B. Gamble. Emma ’ Reid. Post es R. L. Hcnde son. Misses Max me Broyles. Eltabe'.h Gulley, Betti? , Cain. Ruby Trimble; j staff: Mrs Lottie Sebastian. Evelyn j Lena Chambers. Katie Cheatham. Wil- i lie Rembert. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn. ' Mesdames Wortham. Mamie Donovan Elder Miss Fannie Norris and Grace ' Dinner music was furnished by Leros Smith's orchestra. We shall not attempt to cover Mrs Harrison s piano recital at the Mason.c I Temple last Friday evening as tha Some of the* enthusiastic music io V - Fowler. Roxle Bell. Homer Smith Winifred Austin. Grace Williams. Rosa escort. Dr * and Mrs. C Whitby. Mr. borough. Robert Hayden. Mr. and Mrs NED PROVANCE DIES EAST CHICAGO. Ind . Jan. 26 Ned Provancc. 32, of 3518 Block 1 1 venue, died at his home last Thurs ! day. Fnfltra) arrangements have not j been completed. Landrum was taken to St. Cath- , rrine's hospital by'Policeman Alex! Trcsnowski He was the only traf- ; sic casualty listed by East Chicago j 1 police since Saturday evening. ; nor consume more than six min j utes for delivery. List of Suggested Subjects Since the student will be expect ed in his extemporaneous oration. to show knowledge of the Bill of Rights, it la suggested that the sub ject c 4 his prepared speech be some pnase of those first ten ttoiendments to the Constitution. Therefore, the following subjects are suggested: The Responsibilities that Accom i-pany Lhe Rixhts of a Citizen Why the Bill of Rights is a series of" Amendments to the Constitution of the Jniteo States How the Bill of Rights Affects Individuals in 1940 The Bill of Rights is the Basis of American Democracy. The Bill of Rights vs. Hitler and Mussolini j What the Bill of Rights does for Me . The Effect the Bill of Rights has had 1 on American History. If additional information is re quired. please contact the Fduca- Lonal director of T m Phillips Post. No 184, 269 East Warren avenue. 1 McKinley Freeman. On the Horizon | The purpose of this column Is to ; present facts we should know Have ' you outstanding information abou* ! the race. Write us and become a : member of our historical column! [giving dates, time, and place when, possible. No copy will be returned | AH notes must be signed. Mail to [ column editor. Michigan Chronicle.! 1 268 Eliot street. "A BLACK MOSES” I Bishop Henry M. Turner of the A.M.E. church, who stood for many years as one of the foremost repre sentatives of the Negro race in this , country, attracted attention by his advocacy of the return of the black man to his native land. His publish ed views on this subject were ex tensively discussed and because of the bishop’s prominence and repu | tation as a student of the Afro : American problem, had great weight ! attached to them, j The bishop was an interesting personality. He was bom :n New • berry. S. C. in 1834 His parents were’ I free, but while a boy he was "bound : out" to a slave owner and worked I side by side with slaves in the fields until his fifteenth year. Then, tir-1 ing of the hard labor and ill treat | ment, and with restless longings, i for something higher than the farm! hands' fate, he ran away from his | master and entered the service of! a firm of attorneys in Abberville. 1 |S. C.. where John C. Calhoun once I practiced law His employers, at-' traded by his aptitude, especially in I spelling, taught him the elementary English branches, and in the inter vals of his duties as office boy he books late at night, when his "bos ses" had gone home. At twenty years of age young Tur ner became a licensed minister of the M E. church south. After a few years of itinerant service, during which his fame as an eloquent! preacher spread through the sur- 1 rounding country, he determined to 1 go to Africa as a missionary About 1 the same time he transferred his 1 allegiance to the A.M.E. church and 1 entered Trinity college, in Balti- ! ! more, where he studied for four' years. Completing the courses in di \ inity, Latin, fereek and Hebrew ! , The war was in full blast when i lie ended his college term and hr j was assigned to the pastorate of! j Israel church, in Washington. 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In 1876 he wax chosen by the Gen eral Conference of the A.M.E. church, publishcr-in-chief. with headquarters at Philadelphia Four 1 years later the General Conference held at St. Louis, him bishop. During all his other duties he had -cached regularly, and had become known as perhaps the greatest re vivalist of his race. He often preach ed three <3> times on Sunday and every night in the week for three or four months at a time, and he had ja record of more than thirty-thous and additions of the church to his In 1891 he went to the Dark Con tinent to look after the Mission of the church there, and organized conferences in Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The bishop was the general consular representative of the Re public of Liberia to the United States, regularly accredited by President Checseman and Secretary of State Gibson. Bishop Turner regarded slavery not as a divine but as a providential institution of temporary duration, brought into existence for the pur pose of bringing the Negro In oon i tact with the Caucasian. [grew rapidly, and when the enlist- j j ment of Negro troops was decided upon, on the recommendation of! Stanton. President Lincoln made him chaplain of the first regiment i of Colored troops that was mustered j into the service of the government. He was the first Negro chaplain ever appointed and possibly the first Colo -1 officer to receive a com- 1 miss, .i At the close of the war, so excellent had been his record, he was recommissioned a chaplain in the standing army by President Johnson. Later he was detailed for Freedman's Bureau service and sent [ to Augusta. Ga : but finding so much : religious and educational work to be done among his people, he re j rigned and re-entered the regular' ! ministry of the A.M.E. church, de livering lectures on educational and I industrial subjects, and advising the Negroes how to adapt themselves to their new condition of freedom. [ During the reconstruction period he became known as one of the ' most powerful stump speakers of j Georgia. He was elected from Bibb County as a member of the Con stitutional Convention and was aft - legislatures. When Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill he resolved to abandon active participation in poli tics and was never again an aspir anj for an elective position. He was THE FRATERNAL CLUB 3201 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE FLINT. MICHICAN LIQUOR, WINE and BEER CATERINC TO MEMBERS AND THEIR CUESTS THE CLUB WITH A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE Charles Morton, Mgr. Cet a Card and Become a Membei L. E. HERRLICH PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Phone 2-9815 Cor. Court & Saginaw Sts.—Flint BEER AND WINES, ETC. 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