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PAGE SIXTEEN Chicagoan In Eulogy Of FDR At Ebenezer The Rev M" Pr JT.n B-nnk 1 rs Ch .yigo, ’ . w ‘.he g.ie«t freacher at toe S .nd-v •ervice rs I'benerr AMF ** v irc Hi« se: mop «u from t c theme •"I Ani the Wav In his clo> nc thr Rev Mr. Brooks dec’.aied tna\ . . the navon and ’ r \* d M * great leader w.’.h t e ie the late Pres.dfßt F..«\*»n Dr.,,. 1 - > Jtoof.e\e’.t, . . " Guest s>!n.-t tw G«oi|t % ' - Oh." He -• .- Sometime* I peel L.*e a V v-e c-s Ch.id • • • THF. MMOR 1 '-e- +"TT-d rs Mar<vl a r.< ' • r.i • >c*\e< 1 jn a z "rivi :c* ' * ro ” the Vao dc \oi .ru'.n' -1" r R>so nf Bha rh*» u ■ e Yam,; Pp >• r | the junior ehoii f ; . ri • . Tap *\ members - 0 At tie c! • "f tie ■•+ vice. a fnoTe of f t *vrr a*« ded- K -te to the •' r i .' of t e l.Wr T. c.- den* ’ t c t‘ S \ 0 \p». : t v»* .vc-’ fr. n 'tr ( « 1! Be rHe H F .vewart of \U- V S KPf W fattic of t ip pastor. SERVICE MEN’S BABY PHOTO OFFER 1 would like to reqister my baby lor The Chron*le’s Service Men’s BABY PHOTO OFFER. Name Address Phone Baby's Name Birth Dale My baby was born altar my husband joined the armed forces. I am a resident of Detroit. Mall This Coupon To BABY PHOTO EDITOR MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 268 Eliot. Detroit 1, Mich. BETTIE GLENN PIANO TEACHER BEGINNERS PREFERRED RATES REASONABLE 6383 IRONWOOD TY. 7-9369 ■ a ' ™ , & WjEfvF jdriffß p 8& E. M. MASON Funeral Home 8652 OAKLAND AVE. Phone MA 0921 % * pßf t * , ;r ,T rspvu HIGH QUALITY SQ ( INCENSE JU IBSII M 11“ Members of the Ever Loyal Girl Reserve club help in the Lofhrup Branch Public library as their service project for the current school semester. Among those who have served most conscientiously are these four officers of the \h' irl it 1 B ft a* TWC Wm.? hi jiH 1 1 ii • iIEF sJri zjt ( | tfl| i f K i lr x 4 y- .4$ fa sgm ■! P * ) ‘ wv* * fr Vp ■t I', to JV. Marian Anderson, world's greatest contralto, entertains a group of overseas veterans and Wacs on stage of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium. Men returned from overseas are THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT • fUNt«ALS PBICED W;TH'N THE REACH Of EVERY fAMILY fryjgySjj i s: 6 x E so* INCENSE FOR EVERY NEED Bum Inrenae Fverv Day for Fvery < >era«ion' Per fume* the air Fills vour home *vh delightful fra grance G*** af>nxof these famou* brand* of Ineonae * v "ft ”':«•« drug» itore today. If he d'»ea not vet carry them, mail coupon t>elow Hurry. Do not ‘■•e without Incenac another day! AT ALL DRUG STORES OR MAIL COUPON Ask Your Druggist For This HIGH GRADE INCENSE TODAY SERVICE TO OTHERS MUSIC HATH (HARMS BS§ (yjilUMom u/I *wn »» SMELLING rn , FRAGRANCE jU* 50 THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE •" • A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT >VEEKLr club. Left to right: Geneva Jennings. Theresa Wallace. Esther Miles and Juanita Frazier. Each girl wears the informal Girl Reserve uniform, skirt and white blouse with blue G.R. tie.—Photo by Fowler. av/aiting new assignments at Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution station at Fort Sam Houston.—U.S. Army Signal corps photo from Bureau of Public relations. Rev . J. H. Johnson’s 28th Anniversary Sever* 1 prominent nuni>ters <>f i Detroit joined with the Rev. .1. H. Johnson, p.istor of Friendship B.ip tist chinch, in eommemo:ating his j twenty-eighth anniversary as pas tor nf • n church, in week long schedule of sermons and programs which terminated Sunday. April B. at 3:00 p. m. with a paper shower. 1 I.od by acting assistant Pastor Wm H. Wright, and Mrs Anna Brown, president of the Fiiendship Nurses’ i guild, the member;, and well-wish ers of Rev. J. H. Johnson showered him. pinning paper money on him , in all denominations. In about twenty minutes, over MfifiOO was pinned on. with the ladies winning ! an unprecedented victory over the Annual Youth Confab In Ohio The Annual youth conference will he held at Toledo. Ohm-Indi ana Avenue Branch YMCA and Third Baptist church, April 27-20. GlostPr B Current, executive sec retary of the Detroit Branch NAACr. will he guest speaker at the Banquet meeting, Friday eve ning. Worship service and workshop periods will highlight Saturday s program. The social programs will he held Saturday at the Indiana Avenue YMCA gym The theme of the conference is “Ynut.h Calls F<>r Action in Bringing World Peace.’’ Girl Scouts In Family Hour Sun. Girl Scout Troop No 20 of St. Stephens AMR church will spon sor a Family Hour Sunday. April 22, at St. James CME church, at 0 pm. ’ What Can Be Done *o Make Home Life Happy’’" will he the theme of the program Mrs. Ethic Jacobs is the troop leader. The program will be presented under the allspices of the St James F.p wortn league. Mrs. Dorothy Cm - tnis, president The Rev. A. R. Du is is pastor. CtunlHll ad!M mUkSVe&SB 4 COMPLETE >HO ROOM OUTFIT llo; tun; mm »■■. ICH»W. I'*r^^'j^^l' CASH FURNITURE MARTI 334 MirHinft M .* CMV 1 Open F.venln** Till 6:0fl P M. Frl., 7:30 PM. JUST PLAIN BRICK WALLS! YOU S A_Vj_-J men. Up to the present lime , SIOB6 35 has been raised in the an niversary. • * * REV. .?. II JOHNSON was ( idled | to pastor Friendship Baptist church in 1917 from Atlanta. Ga, where he was pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist church, and has pas- j tored here every since. It will be remembered that last year on Jan 16 Friendship Baptist church held their mortgage burning ceremon- i ies. and since then have made mim- j emus improvements. One of them j is the installing of an organ, now in j process. Some of the pastors who helped to make this anniversary a success were: the Rev Mr. L. T Clay. Trace Baptist; the Rev. Mr. Wm. 1 Farrell. New Grace Biplist; iho 1 Rev. Mrs. T S. Boone. King Soln nmn; the Rev. A. M. Martin. New Light Baptist, ttie Rev. Mrs. J. S. Lloyd; ntid the Rev. Mr. H. E. Owens, Mt. Olive Baptist church Rrv. Johnson, in expressing his gratitude to his members, stated: ■ I am more grateful for what you i have done for me. because I know it i.S from the heart. If it were in mv power, I would gather you all to my breast, and take you home to God.” _ __ Retired Baptist Minister Dies \ - l The Rev. Mr. Leslie Florence. 89, ! retired Baptist minisier. died at ! his home. 222 Thornton street. S„ I Brownsville, Pa„ last week. Rev. Florence had been a resident of Brownsville for 65 years, lie was the founder of Ihe First Baptist (hur n of Maxwell He leaves to mourn their loss his widow Mrs. Julia Florence; nine children- four sons and five daugh ters; and a host of relatives and friends. T’e Navy had achieved a *ntal Mrcngth la t February 1 of 3 242 400 ' Mtlicrrs and men. In addition, t-be Mu lin es had 474.814 and the ('oast Guard ; 170. IV). The Navy Department re po:ted only 24 to 25 per cent of the Na\ ,tl service i« billeted ashore, eitti ■ cr at home or abroad. New Mt. Moriah Baptist Marks Anniversary The Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist church senior usher board will be celebrating its 29th anni versary April 19-20. Programs will be given by the following churches; Galilee Baptist church; Sacred Cross Baptist chutch; and others. A musical program will be pre -ented April 22 after which the Rev Mr. R W. Wright of Mt. Zion Biptist church will preich the an niversary sermon. The public is v. cicome . To Present Grand Musical April 22 A Grand Musical will he spon sored by ihe Rose of Sharon Chorus at Ebenezer AME church. Brush at Willis streets. April 22. 7 45 p m. Members of the executive board arc: Mrs M. E Richardson, presi dent; James Felton, director; Mrs. Steward, organist; and Mis. E. Tay lor, pianist. Symphony Choir Hosts To Many ■ " ■ ■■ * The Rev. Mr J. T. Thomas of Calvary B.iptist church, spoke from the theme, •’Three Speeds With God" at the Sunday morning ser vice. At 3 p m the Symphony choir celebrated its twenty-fourth anni versary with visiting choirs from various churches throughout the city as guests. Church Worker To Cincy Conference Mrs. Audrey Boulding. Highland Park correspondent for Thr Michi gan Chronicle, has left Detroit for the Annual Methodist Lexington Conference at Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Boulding is a conference of ficer. director nf Child en’s Work. * and secretary of the Children’s | Work of the Board of Education and the Woman’s Society of Chrts ! tian Service. To Celebrate 29 Years Work The board of deaeons of the Russell Street Baptist church. Russell at Alger, will celebrate their 29th anniversary April 22. at 8 pm. The Rev. Mr. S. C Campbell is pastor of the church, which i< planning to erect a SIOO,OOO graded ■ churrh plant It is hoped that building will begin about June 1 BRISTOL «nd BRISTOL FUNERAL HOME EUY BONDS WITH WHAT YOU SAVE FI. 1488 - 1241 JOS. CAMPAU RANDALL CLEANERS & DYERS 5120 HASTINCS NEXT TO THE WARFIELD THEATRE * ONE DAY SERVICE * NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE We Clean Uniforms of All Types SERVICEMEN. POLICEMEN. FIREMEN. POSTMEN. MESSENCERS. NURSES. DSR EMPLOYEES AM Garments Handled by Experts MEN’S SUITS *1 09 LADIES' fLAIN DRESSES cm RANDALL TE. 2-8760 BLACKOUT ISSrlm HAIR SUCK-BLACK m Get SUCK-BLACK Today at All DRUG STORES If jrour Prugffitt can not aupply you. »rnd direct for etch 'Bn of SLICK-BLACK. On Furlough S.-Sgt. Edward A. Webb hat returned to his home for a 30 day furlough after 23 months of service in the European the atre of war. He will spend his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben A. Webb. 281 East Vernor highway. DR. 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