The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-08
NEGRO MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIANA MEETS
Slack Welcomes Visitors;
President Emerson Is
Speaker.

The thirteenth annual session Of
the Indiana State Medical, Dental
and Pharmaceutical Association was
opened Thursday in the Walker
Bldg. and continued through today.
Attending the convention are prom
inent Negro medical men of the
State, several of whom have
achieved national prominence in
medical and dental surgery and
pharmacy.
Important discussions and clinics
are scheduled for the sessions. DR..
E. P. Moten, president, delivered the
address at the opening session. He
emphasized recognition of Negro
patients welfare in public institu-
lions as of grave concern.
Negro physicians should be per-
mitted to prescribe and direct the
comfort of his patients in public
hospitals upon the basis allowed to
other groups" he asserted.
Mayor L. Ert Slack welcomed the
convention delegates on behalf of
the city at Thursday nights meet
ing, held in Simpson M. E. Church
F. B. Ransom, attorney; DR.. D. w
Turner and DR.. L. A. Cabell re-
sponded. DR.. S. H. j. David pre-
sided.
Emerson Is Speaker
DR.. C. P. Emerson, president OF
the Indiana University Medical
School, addressed the convention at
this mornings session. Response
was made by DR.. A. j. King.
/ The wives of local medical mer
are entertaining the visiting wom-
en- with sightseeing tours, theatel
parties and dansaht at the Walker
Casino on Friday night All bust
ness meetings are being held in the
Walker Casino, with headquarters
in the Walker drug store.
Officers of the association are
DR.. E. D. Moten, president; DR.. r
D. Love, South Bend, vice president
DR. g. r. Wood, Gary, second vice
president; DR.. c. H. Gibson, South
Bend, third vice president; DR.. j
G. Davis, Muncie, general secretary
DR.. a. R. F. Johnson, Indiana Har.
Dor, assistant secretary; DR.. A. ]
King, indianapolis, treasurer; DR.
D. W. Turner, Gary, national med.
ical State vice president, and DIR. S
L. Martin, East Chicago, representa-.
tive to the National Medical Asso.
citation.
Ellis-HaywOOd Wedding
Palms, ferns and cut flowers made
an attractive setting at Christ Tenn.
pie Church for the weddine
Of Miss Fannie A. HAYWOOD
only daughter of the Rev. and Mrs
G. T. Haywood, and Robert C. Ell
lis of Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday
night at o'clock. The altar was
lighted with cathedral candles.
The ceremony was read by the
Rev. K. F. Smith of Columbus. Ohio
secretary of the National Organi.
cation of Apostolic Churches. Mis-:
Katherine Buka played a program
OF bridal airs before the ceremony
and Mrs. Ada Earhart played the
wedding march.
/ Earl Howard was best man. anc
the uShers we're Orville HAYWOOD
Timothy Holmes, Elmer Bufford
Leon Holmes, Benjamin Parker ano
Drew Harrison. The brides attend
ant was Miss Vivian Bilbrew OF
Dallas, Texas, as maid of honor
and Misses Villa B. Howard. Mil
dred King, Bessie Mae Holmes, Iona
Buka, Viola Horner and Lola
Holmes as bridesmaids. Cynthia
Dawson and Sarah Elizabeth Hay
wood were flower girls and carried
baskets of rose petals.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, pastor of Christ Tenn
pie. She wore gown of georgette
and satin, fastened at the waist
with a buckle of rhinestones. Her
veil was of embroidered tuIle. She
carried bouquet of bridal roses
and daisies.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home. Mrs
Haywood received, wearing a gown
of Celanese voile over satin. The
guests included friends and rela-
tives from Chicago, Detroit, New