The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-19
NEGRO COLLEGE
HEAD TALKS AT
MASS MEETING
Gary Girl Tells of Strike at
High School Before
CoIored Audience.

at mass meeting Sunday alter
noon in the auditorium of the
colored Y. M. G. A.
The meeting was under the
auspices of the local branch of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. r. L.
Bailey, president of the local
branch, presided.
DR.. Jensen said he was making
his last address to the Negroes OF
indianapolis, probably for a period
of years. His future residence will
be at Columbia, Mo, as professor
at Missouri University.
1.-THE Negro voter is admonished
to vote for the best men and
principles in the Republican party,
thereby Kidding the party of its
corruptionists. The white man and
the Negro are victims similarly of
their own inertia. Negroes must
realize that other races have
problems of their own and that
Negroes must be their own crusaders
in all crises" he asserted.
Student Speaks
Miss Alberta Cheeks, a former
student of the Emerson High School
of Gary. also spoke. She told Of
her experiences during the high
school strike and subsequent ejec-
ton Of all Negro students from the
school. Miss Cheeks is an entrant
in the State oratorical contest to
be held soon.
Members of the Gary delegation
we're: DR.. and Mrs. Dan B. Tay-
lor. Mr.. and Mrs. John w Russell,
Attorney and Mrs Edward McKin-
ley Bacoyn and Misses Airline
Cheeks and Taylor. w. E. Grubbs
and Attorney R. L. Brokenburr also
spoke.
The local N. A. A. c. P will give
a dance at Trinity Hall tonight.
This will close the popularity con-
test The entrants in the free-trip-
to-California contest are Mesdames
Sarah E. Helm, Anna Washington,
w. F. Cannon and Misses Doris
Norrel and Phyllis Waters and two
dark horse" candidates. Mesdames
Blanche Crossen, Flora ]. Davis and
c. I. Taylor are hostesses.
Song Recital Wednesday
Leonard Franklin, pupil of Ed
ward LaShelle, will be presented
in a public song recital, June 20. at
8 80 p. m, at the John Heron Art
Institute.
The program will consist of early
italian songs by Scarlatti, group
of German lieder songs by Robert
Franz and Schubert, a group OF
modern American songs by Curran,
Del Riego. Awkward and Speaks, and
a group of Negro spirituals. Harry
Campbell will be accompanist.
Franklin is a product of the In
dianapolis schools and Fiske Uni
versity. He has been aided in his
musical career by Joseph Ritter OF
New York and Mrs. Ona B. Tai
bot of this city.
DR.. S. N. Vass Of Nashville, Tenn,
spoke at the Sunday morning serv-
ice at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
The Rev. S. B. Butler is pastor. DR..
Vass is an official of the National
Baptist Publishing House with
headquarters at Nashville, Tenn.
He is motoring to the national B.
Y. P. u, convention which opens
this week at Milwaukee.
Tea Planned
The Richard Allen Choral So
ciety will give sacred program to-
night at the Seventh Day Adventist
Church at 8. Mrs. Matte Bivens,
Mrs. Viola Wilson and Ralph Nc
Williams will give vocal numbers.
Mary Eta Taylor and Villa Mae
Robinson will give instrumental
numbers. Mrs. Frances Davis is di-
rector and Miss Ellen v. Thomas
accompanist. The public is invited.
Mrs. George Sneed. president, an
nounces the organization of the
Firemen's and Policemen's Wives
Club. The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Claude White. other
officers of the club are: Mrs. Emma
Heater, vice president; Mrs. Susan
Logan, second vice president Mrs.
Daneva Wines. secretary; Mrs.
Katherine Hopson, assistant sec
rotary Mrs. Mae Jones, treasurer.
The club will meet the first Mon
day in each month.
A tea will be given at the Wom-
ans Club Home, 2O34 N. Capitol
Ave, Sunday from to 8. The tea
will be given by the Calanthe courts
of the city for the benefit Of the
central committee. Mrs. Carrie
White is chairman.
Miss Davis Buried
Funeral services for Miss Myrtle
M. Davis, daughter of Mrs. Ella
Davis. a pioneer family of this city,
were held last week at Simpson M.
E. Church, the Rev. E. A. White
officiating. Impressive ceremonies
were held at the cemetery by Judge
j. M. Winters for whom Miss Davis
rendered service for fourteen years
Among those who left for Idle
wild, Mich, Saturday night we're !:
DR.. L. A. Lewis and DR.. Steve
Auter, Samuel WEIGH, William
Walker, James Courtney, Miss Dora
Atkins and Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Patton.
Mrs. Chestana Allen, Toledo, is
visiting her mother in E. Washing
ton st. for a few days.
j. L. Todd, a retired business man
is spending the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Owens on their
farm near Atlanta, Ind.
Mrs. L. H. Hayes, Highland Apt,
has as her guests Mrs. Ola Cost
ener of Kentucky, who is spending
the week.
Miss Olivia Rambo, Highland
Place, is leaving Thursday for a