The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-03
CITY TEACHER,
ACTIVE IN CIVIC
CIRCLES. DEAD
Funeral of Mrs. Blanche
Edwards Will Be Held
on Friday.

Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
Blanche Beneda Edwards, %, Of 342
West Twenty-sixth street. teacher
at School %. the only child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Stewart, are to
be held Friday at 1870 at Bethel
A. M. E. church.
Funeral sermon is to be preached
by the Rev. r. L. Pope, pastor OF
Bethel church. Other eulogies are
to be given by the Rev. M w. Clair
.E., pastor of Simpson M. E. church:
the Rev. D. F. White, pastor OF
Witherspoon Presbyterian church,
and Miss Margaret Smith. president
Of the Gamma Rho sorority.
Mrs. Edwards, who resided with
her parents, died Monday morning
at city hospital, following a brief
illness.
Active in Civic Circles
Mrs. Edwards was a popular mem
Der in civic, educational and reli-
gious circles of the city and was
national secretary of the Gamma
Rho sorority. She was president OF
the Postal Alliance auxiliary, branch
of the National Postal Alliance. OF
which her husband, William Homer
Edwards, is a member. She also
was a member of the Daughters OF
Isis.
She was born here in 1900 and was a
graduate of grade school and Shortridge
high school. She studied at Indiana ana
Northwestern universities and at Western
Reserve in Cleveland.
Survivors are the husband and the
parents Burial will be at Crown hill IN
charge of c. NJ. c. Willis and Son.
Tonight closes the Members Circle ex-
hbit at Phyllis Wheatley branch Y. M.
c. A.
The circle. now numbering four depart
ments of city-wide interest. in needlecraft.
antiques. lamp shades. painted articles,
pillows. quilts. etc. is being directed by
Mrs. Beulah HAYES. secretary of the edu-
cational and membership departments OF
the association.
Work Done by Hand
All work is done by hand and represents
phase of artistic arrangement that lends
an exotic atmosphere to the large and
richly colored display.
Many circle members are employed away
from home during the day and meet only
in bi-monthly session. Final program and
exhibition of the circles will be held in
Jordan Music hall at the "Y' tonight.
Mrs. E. d. Moten is president OF the
membership department. while active work
Of the circles is sponsored by Mrs. Ger
trude Vaughn and Mrs. Jessie Settles.
Presidents Of the circles are Mesdames
Rebecca Stitts. Henry Phillips. Emma
Green and Myrtle Ezzell.
Funeral of Mrs. Eva P. Fisher 40. of
s4l Roach street. will be held Wednesday
at Mt Paran Baptist church.
Mrs Page died Saturday at her home
following a hong illress. She was an &C
tive member of Mt. Paran church. Sur
vivors are the husband. Monroe Fisher; a
daughter. Mrs. Blanche Walker; sister.
Mrs. Allie TAYLOR. and a brother. Robert
Page. Burial is to be in Crown Hill.
Mass Meeting Slated
citizens mass meeting is to be held
Thursday night at Trinity hall, Twenty
first street and Boulevard place, when the
unemployment situation as 1t affects
Negroes of Indianapolis. will be discussed.
F. B. Ransom. attorney. will make the
principal address. other prominent citl-
zens will speak. Refreshments will be
served.
Mrs. Rose Thompson. principal Of
school SO. announces Field Day exercises
at the school grounds Friday, June 6. at
D. m. An exhibition of art, sewing and
shop work is open to the public from
June 4 to II.
Paul Robeson's epochal triumph N the
shakespearean role of Othello, in London.
is featured in cabisd dispatches, one OF
which states that it was Robson Day. IN
London The leading dailies published re-
views of the Robesons biography stimuli
taneously with cordial reviews Of his new
stage success.
Robson was aided in his London play
BY Miss Ira Alridge. daughter Of famous
Negro actor. who read over the play with
him. Ropeson's effort was the FIST since
the days of Alridge.
Waffle supper Scheduled
The Valentine chorus. Of which Mrs
Louis Scott is president, invites the public
to an Aunt Jemima waffle supper Thurs
day night at the Valentine School OF Mu-
sic. 1875 Boulevard place.
Unity Club No. 800. a. U. K. and D. OF
A.. will meet tonight at the home OF Mrs.
Eliza Roberts 1887 Northwestern avenue.
Members are urged to be present. Mrs.
Robert Shobe is president.