The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-21
NEGRO. ELKS OF
NATION HOLDING
C0NCLAVE HERE
Education Day Marked as
Event in Week of
Sessions.

Educational day was to be OBJ
served today in indianapolis by
delegates TO the thirty-ninth an
nual conclave Of the Improved
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks. Negro. which opened here
Sunday for a week.
Graduates Of various colleges and
universities, who have been aided
by the Elks' scholarship department
were to be honored. Since creation
in 1925 of the found, 1l8 scholar
ships Of 81 900 each have been
awarded. Butler university and In
diana State Normal college are
among the sixteen institutions Sc
lected by the scholarship students.
First session of the convention
was held Sunday in Bethel Avenue
NJ E. church. when the annual SER
mon was delivered, and Memorial
services for members who died dur
ing the last year were held. A gen.
eral reception was held throughout
the { ~ at lodge headquarters.
Official opening of the convention
was this morning at 9, with Cover
nor Paul v. McNutt and Mayor
Reginald II. Sullivan offering well
come addresses. j. Finley Wilson,
Washington, D. c., grand exalted
ruler of the national body, one of
the largest Negro fraternal organi-
cations in the world gave the
response.
Auto Race to Be Held
Commencement exercises for the
1888 class of students who received
scholarships from the fund, are
scheduled to follow, with the Rev.
Dean, of Baltimore, as speaker.
Members of the class present in
Guide Miss Jane Avent. Howard uni
versity: Miss Mary A. Ball, West
Virginia State college: Miss Dotie
Bridgeforth, Tennessee college; Miss
Geneva Harrison, University of Illi-
nois: John Cox, Johnson G. Smith
university: Ernest Perkins. Lincoln
university; Edward Lawson, Rut-
gers. and Wesley Rainey, Lincoln
university.
Automobile races are to be held
this afternoon, and the national
oratorical contest, another activity
of the educational day program, will
be held tonight in the Bethel
church.
Regional Winners Named
Participants in the contest, all
winners of regional contests. in
clude Miss Dorothy Goodman, At
lantic City. N. j.: Miss Earleen
Luckett, Washington. d. c.; Miss
Almarion Perry. Detroit; Miss Edith
r. Davidson. oxford, Miss; Miss
Annie Page, st. Louis, and j. Leon
ard Farmer Jr., Atlanta, Ga. More
than $4,000 students have taken
part in the contest since their in
auguration in 1927.
The educational program is I'M
der direction of Judge w. C. Hues-
ton. Washington, commissioner OF
education for the organization. All
educational meetings are open to
the public.
Following the oratorical contest,
a dance is TO be held tonight in the
Walker Casino.
Street Parade Set
High points of Tuesdays program
are the street parade in the after
noon and the annual grand ball at
night in Walker Casino.
wednesday. Thursday and Friday
sessions will be alternated with en-
tertairment programs arranged by
local committees.
Members of the local committee
include Guy U. Blaine. chairman;
Daniel w. Jones. Henrietta Williams.
Henry j. Richardson Jr., the Rev.
Vernon L. Anderson. DR.. Ezra D..
Alexander. Lucy Carter, w. w.
HYDE. William Walker. Georgia
Clemens. F. b. Ransom. Ada Abrams,
Claude c. White. John T. Brewing
ton. w. s. Henry. Saah Bucking-
ham, E. L. Johnson, Susie Dickens
and Ruby Owens.
Several national leaders of the
organization arrived in town last
week and attended committee ses-