The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-14
NEGRO LEADERS
SCHEDULED FOR
SUNDAY TALKS
Dr.. C. S. Williams and
G. W. Gable Prominent in
ao Church Programs.


lumbia avenue, by the pastor Dr.
Charles Summer Williams.
DR.. Williams was transferred from
the pastorate of Allen A. M. E.
church at Kansas City, Mo-, in Sep
TENDER during the church confer
eence here. The transfer was made
by Bishop A. j. Carey, presiding bis
hop of the conference.
DR.. Williams is recognized
throughout America as a courageous
leader and forecful speaker of the
Negro group. His return to Indiana
precipitated wide spread enthusiasm
because of his unrelenting opposi-
ton to certain influences practiced
against members of the Negro race.
Speaker Much Sought
AS a speaker DR.. Williams services
frequently are sought by leading re-
ligious and educational groups. He
attended Wilberforce university,
Northwestern university and Camp
bell college, from which institutions
he earned his degrees in science,
law and the arts.
The subject announced for Sunday
night is the first public address de-
'livered by DR.. Williams since his re-
turn to Indiana. Officers of the st.
John church are making special
preparations to take care of the
large attendance of visitors ex-
pected at the meeting.
George w. Gable, clerk examiner,
IF a.
scheduled to be the speaker at the
Y. M. G. A. mems meeting Sunday
afternoon at $3.50.
About year ago Gable returned
from an extended visit to Europe
and the Holy Land. Since that time
he has been in constant demand as
a public speaker. Cable is intensely
religious and is recognized as g con-
structive and ready thinker on al
Questions of the Negro group.
"Ted" Gable, who won fame as a
Kammer-thrower at Harvard while
a student there, has established
dental offices in the Walker build
ing.
Several years ago a writer who
was making a survey Of Negro &C
tivities for the American Magazine,
selected George w. Cable as the
outstanding leader of the Negro
group in the middle-west.
The meeting Sunday is for men
only.
Plans have been made to present
Christmas baskets to needy families
of the city. All Poro agents were
requested to donate basket. Mrs.
Euretha Harris is secretary.
1.-THE Hanging Of the Green" a
ceremony, and a banquet in which
all the club presidents of the Y. w.
G. A. will take part, will be given
tonight at 7:30 at the branch.
The Indianapolis Music Promot-
ers will give community program
at the Seventeenth Street Baptist
church Sunday evening at 1880
under the direction of Miss
Lucille Collins.
"A group of Orphans Home chill
hren will sing for the Sunday school
and services at Bethel A. M. E.
church Sunday morning. Trans
portaation for the children is to be
provided by the Rev. r. L. Pope,
pastor of the church.
The Parent Teacher Club of
school No. ~ will present a play,
st.NIelodies of Yesterday and Today"
Wednesday night, Dec 10, at the
building. Special numbers will be
presented by the Cosmopolitan
chorus and quartet. The play is
for the benefit of the school.
Among the festivities to be, given
complimentary to the guests of the
Hellenic convention which is to
be held in indianapolis during
Christmas week, is a presentation of
Charming Pollock's 1.-THE Fool" at
the Walker theater Dec. %.
"a Mrs. w. E. Brown Directs
s The cast includes members of the
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the
Kappa Alpha sorority. The play is
under the direction of Mrs. w. E.
Brown.
r "The Woman of the Bible" is a
play to be given at Bethel A. M. E.
church, Monday evening, Dec. II,
Under auspices of the Helping Hand
club.
"The Deity of Christ" will be the
subject of the Rev. Stephen Gill
Spottswood, Sunday morning. "The
Super Conservation" is the evening
subject.
"What Is the True Christmas
Spirit-How Can We Develop It?" is
the subject to be discussed at the
girls open forum Sunday.
h Devotions will be led by Jessie
Keys from the Nature Study interest
group, Frances Macarthur from the
nature study interest group, Frances
Macarthur from the etiquette group,
Virginia Davis from the Athletic
group, Lydia Williams from the
music group, Doris Lyles from the
literary interest group and Robert
Storms from the Negro history
group will lead the discussion.
The double quartet from the
music interest group will sing. Lois
Walker will preside.
The Poro Club met recently with
the president, Mrs. Parthena Craw-
ford, at $50 Blake street.
Maeterlinck'S "Bluebird" will be
presented tomorrow afternoon at
the Walker theater by the pupils Of
Mrs. w. E. Brown and Mrs. Sue
Arts of the Cosmopolitan School of
Music.
x The Girl Reserves will hold
Christmas tree festival Saturday
evening at the Phyllis Wheatly
branch at 7:3O. An informal party,
with carols stories, talks on Christ
mas in other lands, living pictures
and music will be held around the
Christmas tree.