The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-01
CITY WILL Be
HOST TO NEGRO
TENNIS TOURNEY
National Meet Scheduled
for Douglas Park,
Aug. 1923.


will hold its fourteenth annual ma
tional championship singles and
doubles tournament here at Douglas
park Aug. 10 TO %. with the In
dianapolis Racquet Club as host.
Fifteen hundred persons, players,
officials and visitors from practically
every state, is the usual attendance
Of this group. which is holding its
third national meet in the west.
Though the south continues to fur
nish the greatest number of players,
the east has claimed all previous
national engagements.
The event here is second only
TO the eastern college football game
which is held on Thanksgiving day
each year. With the tennis match
being played this year on the same
dates and in the same city as the
National Negro Medical Association
convention. indianapolis Is to benefit
by the influx Of more than 1000
visitors, professional, sports and
social leaders Of the Negro group.
Brown Is Champion
Edgar @. Brown. former resident
here, is the present national singles
champion. He won his first cham
pionship honors in 1922 and 1928,
losing in 1924 and winning again in
1929 at Bordentown, N. j.
All matches during the tournament will
be PLAYED on the six spacious courts at
Douglas park. Numerous social AFFAIRS
have been scheduled for the week at the
PHYLLIS wheatly 7. W. c. A.. Trinity hall.
and Walker casino.
Mrs. Georgia Martin. chairman Of the
entertainment committee. will direct So
ciaI activities. Official headquarters will
be at $50 North Senate avenue. with DR..
N. D. Battles in charge.
DR.. J. L. McGrin Of Portsmouth. Va. is
national president and Robert Marbury is
president Of the Indianapolis Racquet Club.
other local officers include Miss Juanita
Bobson. MS. Lillian Briscoe. Hobson Zieg-
Ter. Miss Ann LONESOME. DR.. Theodore
cable. Ward Wilson. Miss Phyllis Waters.
Paul Battles. Jesse Martin Samuel Grizzle
and NJ L. Stevenson.
Battles Funeral Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta Bat
ties. who died Thursday night at her home.
ITO Boulevard place. we're held Sunday
afternoon at the home. The Rev. S. B.
Butler. pastor Of Mt. Zion Baptist church.
officiated.
Mrs. Battles was born in Madison. Ind.
in 1857 and made her home there until
the family moved here. tventy-one years
ago. Survivors are a daughter. Miss
Pauline Battles. with whom Mrs. Battles
made her home. and a son. DR.. Mark d.
Battles. a member Of the committee Of
management OF the Y. NJ. c. A. The
body was taken to Madison Monday for
burial. accompanied BY relatives.
Charles Winburn.. Kokomo. was elected
grand chancellor Of Indiana PythtanS st
the annual convention in Shelbyville. VIII
burn succeeds z. @. Tidrington. deceased.
who headed the order for more than
twenty years.
other officers elected included Sanford
jackson. French Lick. vice-chancellor: the
Rev. c. L. Upthegrove. Terre Haute. G. K.
r. and g.: Silas Pritehett. Indianapolis.
sxchsauer: William Kelly. Washington. pre-
late. and Otis johnson. Columbus. grand
Or. Penn Is Dead
DR.. I. Garland Penn. one Of the score
tarieS Of the board Of education OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. was buried
Friday from the Calvary Methodist Episco-
pal church Cincinnati. He was known as
the oldest and most distinguished member
in point Of service OF the NJ. E. general
conference.
He succeeded the late DR.. NJ C. B. Mason
as secretary OF the Freedman Aid Board.
He was an enthusiastic leader Of the
Negro race. educator. author and close
friend Of DR.. Booker T. Washington.
founder OF T1lskegee Institute
Survivors are the widow and a son. the
Rev. I. Garland Jr.. presiding elder Of the
Ohio u. Z. church district. and hve
daughters. Mrs. Wilhelmina Franklin. Miss
Elizabeth II. Penn. Mrs. Louise Sandipher.
Mrs. Marie Miller and Mrs. Anna Belle
Maxwell.
Among those attending the funeral serv-
ices we're Bishops NJ. W. Clair ST.. W. P.
Thlrkheld and Robert E. Jones. DR.. Robert
Z. SHELTON. pastor Of Barnes NJ. E. church
here. a friend Of the family also attended.
Doctor Visits Here
Or. and Mrs. A. n. Maloney and
children spent the weekend here with
relatives at 1912 Paris avenue. following a
motor trip from Madison. Wis. where DR..
Maloney is doing research work In the
medical school Of the University OF Wis
consin.
Ms hdAOuCNs Wl0 Aduhllb III OO1htde
high school at Baltimore last winter. also
is studying at the Wisconsin school. They
xere accompanied on their trip by Mrs.
w L. Harris a resident Of Madison The
Maloneys will return her in August. when
DR.. Maloney is to address the Negro Medi-
cal National convention.
Mrs. r. L. Bailey and children. 1902
Boulevard place. have returned from
months vacation with Mrs. Bailey rela-
iievs at Richmond. Ind.
Mrs. Katie Bower. Mrs. Lucy Porter. Mrs.
Carrie White. Mrs. Lulu White. and Mrs.
Julia Reed have returned from the
Pvthian state convention at Shelbyville.
Mrs. Reed was reelected to the leader
ship Of the Calanthisns as grand worthy
Visits in Bloomington
Miss Phyllis Waters Of North California
street spent the weekend in Bloomington
as the guest Of friends. Miss Waters is
ladies' auxiliary chairman Of the citizens
night program which viii be given during
the National Medical Association.
Miss Hazel Alexander Of West Pratt
street is expected to return home this
week. following a vacation spent with
friends In Chicago.
Misses Gertrude Harris and Bessie Cole
new residence at 3715 Boulevard place
Mrs. NJ. w. Clair Jr. Of Boulevard place
entertained Mrs. A. o. Mosely Of St. Louis.
Mrs. @. W. Ward and Mrs. J. F. johnson
Monday with q sightseeing tour and pic
mic at Douglas park. Mrs. Mosely is the
house guest of Mrs. Ward.
Members OF the Sorosis Club are plan
ming a bsneht garden party at the home
az Mr. and Mrs. Shirley winfrey next
Thursday afternoon.
The Eastern Star degree team viii hold
annual picnic in Douglas park Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Dora Edmonds is presi-
dent.
Entertain at Breakfast
Mr.. and Mrs. william Wright at Belle
fontaine street. entertained at breakfast
Tuesday for their daughter. Mrs. Odessa
Donnelly OF New York City. who before her
marriage was Miss odessa Wright of this
city. Mrs. Wright has been entertained at
a number OF social Affairs since her arri-
val and is to be entertained at a picnic
tcniKht at Douglas park. with Miss
Murray Atkins as hostess Mrs Dom
nelly is q member Of the branch Y W.
c. A. stan in New York CITY and Is cx-