The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-02
SAYS PEOPLE ARE STILL I
FLOCKING TO CHICAGO


l. Chicago, ILL.,, July "A steady mi
grafton of more than 200 Negroes 8
week startled with the warm weather
of May. The employment bureau OF
the Urban league estimates that at least
this number is arriving weekly and it
is believed that influx will continue
through the summer.
! A meeting to discuss the situation
| will be held under Urban league aus
pices in the Wendell Phillips high
| school.
Henry Lincoln johnson, national re-
| publican committeeman from Georgia
| and William Hudson of Kansas City,
| Mo, are to speak. Methods of organ
| iHation for taking care of the steady
| stream of new arrivals will be \ the
! main topic. T. Arnold Hill, secretary
! of the Urban league also will speak and
answer questions on local angles of the
" TWO WIN HoNoRs,
Chicago, H., July 2-Mary Lee and
Irwin Mollison were elected members of
the Phi Beta Kappa, white, at Chicago
university last week. Only students
with the highest grades/are selected.
ST. PAUL A. M e. SUNDAY
SCHOOL NOTES
The school opened at 80 p. m. as
usual. The attendance was fair, and
the interest keen. IT,.
The quarter Is lessons werS thoroughly
reviewed in the several classes. This
chain of most interesting events in the
making of God s chosen people
was selected by the international
committee for the purpose of showing
the pupils and all of us how God cares
for nations, and races as well as indi-
Viduals.
There were a number of visitors who
remained over Sunday having been in
attendance at the district conference
and Sunday school convention which
was held at Bethel A. M. e. church,
East Des Moines.
The following ladies were introduced:
Mrs. G. w. Black of Washington, Mar
tina Holmes Of Minneapolis, Mimi; Miss
Marie Whalev of Washington, Mrs.
Belle Davic Of Muscatine, Mrs. f. Hol-
ley of Yankton, S. D.; Miss Josephine
Wilson of Ottumwa; Miss Johnson also
of Ottllmwa, Miss Florence Hail. of
Washington.
Miss Bcrnice Jones of Abba, Irene
Pcmberton Of Clarinda and Stella Clay
burn of Buxton.
June 81 marked the close of the
second quarter of our Sunday school
year, which quarter has been made
! successful by good attendance, and keen
interest. The lesson for July is found
in / Sam. 17:40-49; 1859 Subject,
David in camp and court. Golden
text: David behaved himself wisely in
all his ways; and Jehovah was with
| him. Be there at 1870 p. m.
! Y. w. G.. A. SECRETARY RESIGNS.
Miss Virginia Robinson, executive
secretary Of the Tenth street branch Y.
w. c. A., Des Moincs. Iowa, has re-
signed to become the bride of Rev.
Harry Franklin Bray of Chicago, III.
Miss Robinson came in to the city
| work Sept. l under the war work coun-
! ell and on Dec. &c, 1919 opened the lit
| tie gray house at 1872 Tenth street as a
Y. w. G. A. club center and with the
aid of the good women of Des Moines
| has laid very splendid foundation for
| the work among colored girls and wo-
men,,
There are now 100 adult members
and 40 girls registered in the Girl Re
serve corps-forming a corps and one
club of employed girls.
Miss Robinson served as executive
hostess at the hostess house for colored
troops at Camp Dodge, Iowa during the
war and previous to coming into war
work was associated for two years with
the presbytery of Newark, N. j., as
missionary worker among the girls and
women of her own race. Also two years
as a teacher in the public schools of
Corsicana, Texas, one year is the Day