The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-21
CHRIST TEMPLE
CONVENTION TO
OPEN AUG. "a
Delegates Will Attend From
United States and
Canada.

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Haywood is pastor.
Bible conferences will be held
each day at 1;30 p. m. and evange-
listic services will be held at night.
Delegates to this conference are
expected from the principal States
of America and Canada. Special
preparations are being made to &C
commodate all visitors and dining
room service for all meals will be
provided at the church.
Immediately following the Bible
conference sessions Of the minis
ters' convention of Pentecost of the
World will convene for a four-day
meeting. Both white and colored
delegates will attend these sessions,
which will be the largest gathering
of its kind in America, officials said.
The Rev. G. T. Haywood is the pre-
siding bishop of the ministers con-
vention. and has been head of the
local church for more than twenty
years.
Delegates From All u. S.
Madame G. j. Walker delegates
are in the city from many sections
of the United States. Delegates are
to report and general sessions of
the Walker convention are being
held at the Walker building.
All citizens are urged to take adj
vantage of the special programs ar
ranged each night. Men and wom-
en- prominent in business and the
professions are engaged for the
weeks program, aAd have been Sc
cured at considerable expense, stated
officers of the company.
Jesse Binga, Chicago banker, will
be the principal speaker tonight:
j. Finley Wilson. grand exalted ruler
OF Negro Elks, Wednesday night,
and DR.. r. r. Motion, successor to
the late Booker T. Washington,
Thursday night.
General sessions of the Knights
Templar of the State and Royal
Arch Masons opened with a Joint
reception at Jones Tabernacle Mon
day night.
n ANNCPbAOAA " AfAdolEI N1dSOIlS Will
be held tonight at Trinity Hall and
; theater party Thursday night.
John w. Burden of Marion, is grand
master of the Masons and Fred D.
Blake is secretary.
One hundred and eight mothers
and children will leave the Saliva
ton Army citadel Thursday morn
ing to spend a week at the Salvation
Army camp.
The camp is located thirteen miles
northeast of the city and the
mothers are to be conveyed in cars
furnished by a group of public
spirited citizens.
The camp program is directed by
officials of the field department of
the Flanner House Settlement. Mrs.
l.. F. Arts, who is in charge of this
department, states that those at
tending camp this summer largely
are tired mothers and widows whose
welfare comes under the observation
Of the Flanner House.
Mrs. Anna Anderson. 424 Black
ford ST., won the yard contest spon-
sored by the Mothers Council of the
Flanner House. She received a prize
of ten dollars. The housekeepers
contest prize Of ten dollars was won
by Mrs. Fannie Caldwell, 1886 w.
Pratt st.
The prizes were presented at the
Mothers Council Field Day reunion
picnic, held recently at Douglass
Park.
BaptiSts Convene
The annual convention of the
Bethesda Baptist Church began
Monday night with a program that
will continue each night, except Sat-
urday, until next Sunday evening.
The Rev. George L. Lillard is pas
tor of the church.
The speakers for the week are
the Rev. j. T. Martin, Tuesday
night; the Rev. Charles w. Lewis,
wednesday night; the Rev. William
Patterson, Thursday night; the Rev.
j. D. Johnson, Friday night, and the
Rev. S. B. Butler will preach next
Sunday afternoon.
A thirty minute forum will pre-
cede the sermon each night and will
be participated in by leaders of the
church.
Boy Scouts Break Camp
Mrs. Lula Hall Alexander of Col
umbus, Ohio, national representative
of the Nine. Walker Company, was
a speaker at the memorial services
held in Bethel A. M. E. Church
Sunday morning. Mrs. Alexander is
house guest Of Mrs. S. A. Auter, in
Boulevard Pl.
Boy Scouts and officers, who have
been on vacation at the Scout res
ervation, were returned to the city
Sunday by a group of citizens, who
furnished cars. M. Hansbury, L. F.
Arts, Macklin Martin, o. A. John
son, William Walker, T. B. Bugg and
r. R. Smith were in charge of camp
activities.
Mrs. Effie Lamond and Mrs
Berne Fisher are visiting in Min
neapolis, MINI. with Mrs. Mollie
Britton, a sister Of Mrs. Iamond.
The Rev. j. Dotson, pastor of First
Baptist Church, West Indianapolis.
will speak at Allen Chapel Wednes-
day night. The Rev. w. D. Shan
non is the pastor Music will be
furnished by the First Baptist
Church, st. Paul A. M. E., and Phil
lip @. M E. choirs.
Attorney and Mrs. r. L. Bailey
and children have returned from a
motor trip to Florence, Ala, and a
visit with Bailey's relatives.
DR.. James H. Kennedy and Pres
ton H. Roney, of Tuskegee, members
OF Col. j. H. Wards administrative
staff of United States Veterans
Hospital 81, are expected in the CITY
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