The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
new BUSINESS
COLLEGE OPEN
FOR NEGROES
Twenty Have Enrolled in
Institution Headed by
Mrs. Violet Lewis.

opening of the Lewis Business Col
lege. GAG w. Vermont street, OF
which Mrs. Violet Lewis is named
president.
More than twenty young women
have enrolled for instruction in
typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping
and subjects dealing with CONNER
cial correspondence.
"The opportunity is now open
whereby young Negro girls and boys
may qualify themselves efficiently
in all branches of business training.
Our students are required to have
the equivalent of an eighth grade
education and with proper applica-
ton to study may complete course
in six months" states Mrs. Lewis.
Form Student Club
Mrs. Lewis is known to be highly
proficient in her work, having been
employed for several years in news
paper and commercial offices in this
city.
The Lewis Business College Stu
dents Club has been organized with
Miss E. Dickerson president; Miss
Florence Potter, president;
Miss Marjorie Garrett, secretary;
Miss EloiSe Shivers, assistant Secre-
tary; Miss P. Richardson, treasurer;
Miss Shirley Rogers, reporter, and
Mrs. Violet Lewis, chaplain.
NEGRO in American History
T. C. Johnson, history and civics
teacher at CrispuS Attacks high
school, will speak at the Ethical
Culture Society Sunday evening,
March 3, on 1.-THE Negro in Ameri-
can History" There will also be a
speaker from the Indiana Council
of international Relations, who will
speak on Present international Re-
lations."
The educational committee of the
Phyllis Wheatley~ branch Y. w. G. A.
will present a pageant of prominent
Negro women at the Y. w. G. A.
Wednesday night, March 6. Mrs.
Ethel Ealy will direct the pageant,
Plans are being made by officials
of Corinthian Baptist church for a
financial rally to be held at the
church Easter Sunday. The purpose
of the rally is to raise $1,000. The
Rev. Ira Hendon is pastor.
Plan Mass Meeting
Members of the Old Settlers
Civic and Social Club are request
ed to meet tonight at the home of
Mrs. Anna Dfckerson, 226 Oakland
avenue. Mrs. Ella Covington is
president and Mrs. Stella Fisher is
secretary.
The Rev. S. B. Butler, pastor of
Mt. Zion Baptist church, is con-
fined to his home on account of ILL
ness.
The Native Africans of America,
Incorporated, will hold an open
mass meeting at the Walker Ca
sino this evening at 8. Attorney r.
L. Brokenbu1r is chairman.
Amog the speakers are Attorney
E. Lewis Moore, Indianapolis; Ajaye
Gilpin jackson, Sierra Leone, West
Africa, and Karin Elaie, Alden,
| Arabia.
Music is to be given by the Y. M.
C. A. band and members Of the
Cosmopolitan School of Music.
Give Recital
Bessie Patterson, student of Mrs.
Lillian Lemon of the Cosmopolitan
School of Music, will be presented
in her first recital Friday evening
at the Witherspoon Presbyterian
church, West and Walnut streets.
Miss Patterson, who is Is years
old, has also studied with j. Harold
Brown and Miss Sydonia Byrd. She
is organiSt at Christ temple.
Others assisting on the program
are Mrs. Elizabeth Cutler, Miss
Mary McLeroy and Misses Grace
and Louise Barber. Miss Inez Rob-
inson and Miss Mary Barber will
be accompanies.
Miss Juanita Bobson spent the
weekend in Chicago. She was the
guest of Mrs. Virgil Williams.
Present Musical Program
The Jubilee Glee Club of the An
tioch Baptist church, Thirteenth
and Missouri streets, will present a
musical program Wednesday eve
ming, Feb. 81, at the church. A beau
tiful floor lamp will be given away.
j. C. Barnes is president and P.
Mitchell is manager. The Rev. ".
E. Joseph is pastor.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club will meet at the
Phyllis Wheatley branch, Y. w. c.
A., tonight at o'clock. G. S. Hayes,
president of the Gibraltar Life In
surance Company, is to be the
speaker.
st. Monica Guild Of st. Phillips
Episcopal church will meet this eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. Efie
Lemond in the Dunbar apartments.
Hold EvangeIistic Services
Evangelistic services which are
being held at the MT. Zion Baptist
church are to continue through
Easter Sunday. Mrs. Edna Martin,
chairman of the religious committee,
is in charge Of the prayer meetings.
The Rev. S. B. Butler is pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kirk Of
Highland place are on trip to Los
Angeles, Cal, where they plan to