The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
CHI CONGRESS-
VICTOR TO talk
AT NEGRO HALL
De Priest Will Address Mass
Meeting at Walkers
Casino, Monday.

oscar De Priest, congressman
elect of Chicago, ILL.,, is 10 address a
mass meeting at the Walker casino
Monday, Dec. -, at 8.
De Priest, recently elected at the
Chicago polls, is the only Negro
elected to congress in the last thir-
ty years. He is the first ever to be
elected from a northern state.
De Priest was elected to succeed
the late Martin d. Madden who
achieved an enviable reputation in
the political arena of Illinois and
the nations capital.
De Priest has held several i'm
portant posts in the city and state
government. He is to be introduced
Monday night by his friend, Bishop
A. j. Carey. The bishop is chair
man OF the Illinois civil service COM
mission.
Sponsor Thurman Meetings
The meeting is given under aus
pices of the st. John A. M. E.
church to which DR.. Charles SUNNI
ner Williams was named to succeed
DR.. Mary G. Evans. DR.. Evans has
accepted a position on the admins
trative staff Of Bishop Carey at
Chicago.
A large number of persons in
near by towns have already indi-
Gated their desire to attend this
meeting.
DR.. Howard Thursman, teacher at
Morehouse and Spellman colleges
and a prominent worker for the
student volunteer conventions and
the Geneva student conference, is
to address several meetings sched-
uled for this city.
Meetings are scheduled from
Dec. 6 to 9, and include the Walker
casino, the Phyllis Wheatly branch
Y. w. G. A., the Indiana Central
college, Crispus Attacks high school,
School 26 and the Y. M. G. A.
The meetings are free an6 arc
sponsored by the religious ana edu-
cational departments of the Y. M.
G. A. Vernon L. Anderson is chair
man Of the committee in charge of
the meetings.
Musicians Elect
Announcement is made Of the
death of Mrs. Minnie Donahue, 164l
Arsenal avenue, who died at her
home Sunday morning.
Funeral services are to be held at
Mt. Carmel Baptist church, Twenty
fifth and oxford streets, at p. m.
Thursday.
Mrs. Donahue is survived by
husband, Fred Donahue, who is
teacher in the local schools, a moth
err, Mrs. Mile Garrett and Mrs.
Hattie Rawles, sister.
Officers elected at the third annu-
al convention Of the Indiana FEEDER
alton of Negro Musicians recently
held at Lafayette were announced
today.
Mrs. Clara Hill, indianapolis.
president; Mrs. Elma E. Alsup, FIT.
Wayne, vice-president; Miss Ethel
Hyte, Terre Haute, secretary treas
urer; Mrs. Ida Montgomery, Ander-
son, assistant secretary; Miss Mile
Hoffman, employment; Mrs. Lillian
Lemon, executive secretary, and
Mrs. Theresa Genus, publicity.
Members OF the advisory board
will include Miss Ellen Thomas, In.
dianapolis; Mrs. Margaret Mat
thewS, Anderson; Mrs. Mabel Nc
Donald, Lafayette; Miss Mae Glenn
ents, chairman of the student
groups, and Mrs. Blanche PatterS-
son, Mrs Lena Lewis, Miss Mae
Clements and G. P. Blakemore,
sponsors.
Special features of the convention
included musical numbers by Miss
Pena Wright, superintendent of
public school music at Lafayette and
an address by Miss Clara Davis.
Soloists attending the convention
gave special selections at white
churches on Sunday.
Ready for Fad Show
Finishing touches on the annual
fashion show for the benefit Of Me-
gro orphans are being made and
the list of models and other at
fractions are to be given in these
columns Friday.
Mrs. George Martin of Boulevard
place, has been scheduled to direct
the "Ukelele Girls" in a special act.
Mrs. Hazel Hendricks, Mrs. Lillian
Briscoe and Mrs. Ada Dodson are to
have charge of the models.
Mrs. w. @. Browns class in ex-
preston and Mrs. Sue Artis's ath-
letic art class will present the
"Bluebird" at the Walker theater
Saturday, Dec. IS, at p. m.
A special meeting of the Young
Girls guild of the Mt. Paran Bap-
fist church is scheduled at the
church this afternoon.
The health education department
of the Y. w. c. A. is to hold its
monthly committee meeting Thurs
day morning, Dec. 6. Mrs. Ella
Clay is chairman and Mrs. Kate
Cornett is secretary.
Zion Baptists to Celebrate
The Phyllis Wheatly monthly
membership committee meeting will
take the form of a Christmas lunch
con. The meeting is scheduled for
this afternoon. Plans for the an
nual banquet will be made. Mrs.
Susie Moten is chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Duvalle and
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Duvalle mo-
tored to Casopolis, Mich, Sunday to
visit relatives and friends.
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