Metropolitan news., February 27, 1937, Page 2, Image 2

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FRED D. MORRIS BURIED
fl —
Former Auditor of
National Baptist
Convention
Fred Douglass Morris, age 48, business man, politician
and former auditor of the National Baptist Convention, pass,
ed away early Saturday morning after an illness of more
than ten weeks which had confined him to his bed at his res
idence, 3846 South Parkway. He was a victim of a double
heart collapse. He was never able to rally sufficient strength j
to overcome the attack.
Mr. Morris moved to Chicago
from Little Rock, Ark., in the year
1922. He immediately incorporated
the Silver Cab Company, one of
the first Negro cab lines here. This
company grew to large proportions.
He was former Grand Keeper o f j
FRED D. MORRIS
Records of Seal of the Knights of
Pythias of the State of Arkansas
from 1917 to 1922 and in that office
Tie became widely known as a man
of great business acumen.
lie received his early training
at Helena, Ark., in the public
schools of that city; he later enter
ed in the Arkansas Baptist College
at Little Rock, which institution
was founded by his late father, Dr.
E, C. Morris, president of the Na- J
tional Baptist Convention, and the
late Dr. Joseph A. Booker.
In 1910 he took his degree from
Howard University, Washington D.
C. He was then placed in a position
as assistant cashier of the Bank
of Mound Bayou, Miss., under the
late Charles Banks of that place.
In 1930 at Chicago, Mr. Morris was
elected as the auditor of the Na
tional Baptist Convention, which
position he served creditably for
five years.
Mr. Morris was married in 1911
to Miss Bessie Smith of Little
Rock, Ark., daughter of Mr. W. H.
Smith, high Masonic leader and
now retired government man. There
were no children of this wedlock.
He was a member of Olivet Bap
tist church. He is survived by his
widow and a large number of rela
tives. Two brothers, Dr. J. Spurge
on Morris dentist, Mr. Elies A. Mor
ris, a Chicago Postal clerk and Mrs.
Mattie M. Maruess of Philadelphia.
He was a cousin to the Bookers of
Little Rock, to Cavers of Cleve
land, Ohio and the Carters of Chi
cago. With Dr. L. K. Williams of
ficiating the funeral was held
from Olivet Baptist church Tues
day morning. Interment at Lincoln
cemetery.
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The J. R. Watkins Company, man
ufacturers of the famous line of
extracts, spices and toilet arti
cles, recently opened a new
branch at 4311 Indiana Avenue
under Race Management. Agents
are wanted to sell these pro
ducts and you are also urged to
ptronize the agents when they
come to your door. For direct
to the home service call Oakland
3441. W. L. Greene, Manager.
Prudence Penny recommends the
use of Watkins Products over Sta
tion WAAF at 10 A. M. on Friday
mornings.
Violinist
ALAN LANE
Artist violin student of Richard
Czerwonky, invites the public to
hear his students at the Church of
the Good Shepherd, 5700 Prairie
avenue on the last Sundays of each
month at 4 o’clock. No admission.
Mr. Lane charges $.75 and $1.00 for
the finest violin instruction and
calls at the homes. This includes
free ensemble training. Ken. 9731.
HOME FROM CALIFORNIA
MARY RICHARDS
The versatile entertainer, Mary Richards, is being wel
comed back to Chicago after being at the bedside of her mo
ther who has been critically ill in Cahfornia. She states that
she left her only after being assured by the doctors that she
was on the road to recovery.
Boy Scouts of America
Bestow Medals for Very
Distinguished Services
For distinguished service to hoy
hood, Sydney P. Brown, 417 East
47th street, was awarded the Silver
Beaver, the highest honor a Scout
Council can bestow, at the annual
dinner and meeting of Chicago
Scout Council Tuesday evening,
February 16, in the Grand Ball
room of the Sherman hotel.
Mr. Brown has been connected
with Scouting since 1926, perform
ing valuable service in Douglas
Division, Chicago Scout Council,
as chairman of the local leadership
training committee, assistant fin
ance chairman and as acting chair
man of the Court of Honor Commit
tee. He is now chairman of the ex
ecutive committee for Douglas Div
ision, Chicago Scout Council, i n
which capacity he is giving unself
ishly of his time and energy in pro
moting Scouting among Negro boys. 1
Mr. Brown is the second mem
ber of his race to be thus honored
by the Chicago Scout Council. In
1933 this award of the Silver Bea
ver was conferred upon the Rev.
William S. Bradden, pastor of the (
Berean Baptist Church and Scout
master of Troop 448, which his
church sponsors.
GIVEN EAGLE RANK
Andrew Childress, 6451 St. Law
rence avenue, a member of Boy
Scout Troop 1542, Douglas Division,
was one of the 102 Scouts in Chi
cago to be awarded the badge of
the Eagle rank, the highest in the
advancement program of the Boy
Scouts, at the same dinner.
To qualify for the Eagle rank, a
Scout must have a satisfactory
service as Life Scout for six
months and have obtained twenty
one merit badges, including those
given for athletics or physical de
velopment, first aid, life saving (in
cluding swimming), personal health,
public health, cooking, civics, camp
ing, bird study, pathfinding, safe
ty and pioneering.
Troops 1542, to which Eagle
Scout Childress belongs, is sponsor
ed by Woodlawn A. M. E. church,
65th street and Woodlawn avenue.
A. J. Carey Jr., 57 East 460i st., 14
the Scoutmaster and J. F. Do lie,
3763 South Wabash avenue, is As
sist Scoutmaster.
AT TRAINING SCHOOL
Dr. William H. Benson, 5943
Prairie avenue, district Scout ex
ecutive for Douglas Division, Chica
go Scout Council, is attending the
52nd session of the National Train,
ing School for Scout Executives at
Schiff Scout reservation, Mendham,
New Jersey. The school, providing
intensive training for professional
Scout leaders, is conducted by that
national office of the Boy Scouts
of America. The present four
weeks’ course will continue t o
March 13. 4^
Dr. Benson is the first represent
ative of his race in Chicago to at
tend the school. A graduate of the
School of Dentistry, Northwestern
University, he has been active ih
Scout work for a number of years,
serving as volunteer district com.
missioner and neighborhood com
missioner on the south side before
his appointment as district execu
tive in 1934.
Also attending the current ses
sion of the training school is Em
merson D. James, Chicago Negro
youth who ‘‘grew up” in Scouting
in this city. A month ago he watf
made director of Negro Boy Scout
activities in Cleveland, Ohio. ^ i
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