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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
Mr.. W. ". Norris
viii Address Forum
THE MPLS. SUNDAY FORUM
TO PRESENT INTERESTING
PROGRAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
will meet Sunday, Nov. 18th at the
Phyllis Wheatley House at a p. m.
We will have as guest speaker Mr.. w.
w. Norris, who will speak on the
subject "New. Trends in Capitalism. Z"
Mr.. Noriss is doing outstanding work
with Forum groups under Workers
Education. He is an authority in his
field. =.
The Minneapolis Sunday Forum is
cooperating with the adult educa-
ton classes being sponsored by the
Federal government at the Phyllis
WheaCley House which makes it
possible to secure speakers from the
various adult education departments.
There are also other features of in
terest and Importance for those who
desire to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity.' Those who have singing
and speaking talents, or those who
like open discussions have found the
Forum. productive to that end
The Sunday Forum meets the first
and third Sunday Of each month, and
the beginning hour is 4 p. m.
Tea will be served after the lee
ture.
Curtis c. Chivers, president of the
Minneapolis Sunday Forum, came to
Minneapolis from Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Upon his graduation from
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
ST. PAUL LEGION
POST Held CIVIC
MASS MEETING

A general mass meeting was held
at Pioneer Hall, 588 Rondo st. last
Saturday night, November 10th, con-
corning the aftermath of the general
election held November 9th, in which
several changes were made in coun-
ty offices including the auditors and
sheriffs where race men and women
are employed. The progressive and
civic-minded citizens do not propose
to sit supinely by and guess and hope
that they will continue to be repre-
sented in these offices by men and
women of their race, but appointed
a committee of nine to go thorough
ly into the matter and especially
those where they are now employed.
The committee appointed to con-
tact county officials are as follows
Frank Boyd, member of the state
w. S. Butler; Morris Love, Rev. H.
M. Marbly, Rev. w. E. Guy, J. E.
Johnson, Attorney Maceo Littlej John,
Hector Vassar, N. A. Evans. The
committee was also directed to con-
tact state officials with the view of
obtaining jobs, foreman and women
of our group in state departments.
Seek Union of Organizations.
A committee was also appointed
to contact the several Negro organ
izations in St. Paul with the view of
getting them to send delegates to a
meeting to be called in the near fu-
ture for the purpose of forming a
UNITED COUNCIL OF NEGRO Or
CARNATIONS which it is hoped will
be a central body which will act and
speak for the majority of race citi-
zens in the community and in cases
where united action is necessary to
help maintain our jobs, to secure
more jobs and in the welfare of the
race in general.
Nathaniel Evans, commander of
Leslie Lawrence Post of the Ameri-
can Legion was elected temporary
chairman and Charlie H. Miller tenn
porary secretary. ...
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17

death has covered an illustrious fig
ure, whose life had been spent in the
interest of fraternal, civic and religi-
Gus work among her women, her conf
munity and her race of both sex.
She died Wednesday morning at
the General hospital where she had
been a patient for two weeks, but had
been i'll for some time. Mrs. Thomas
was the widow of the late Joseph
Thomas and had been a resident of
the city for more than thirty years.
Surviving her are her daughter, Mrs.
Fay Butler; her sister, Mrs. e. Gates
of Duluth; a niece, Mrs. Louise KEN
ball and a grandson, Mr.. Kemp.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Order of Eastern Star, Pride
Of the"West. Rites for the dead were
read by the following secret orders
of which she was a member: Queen
Esther Temple S. M. t.; Minnehaha
Temple, Daughter Elks; Court of
Calantha; Household of Ruth; and
Golden Circle of the Eastern Star.
The services conducted at st. Pc
tiers were inspirational to the scores
of people who attended. There were
floral tributes and messages from
many organizations and people of all
stations of life, which indicated the
high esteem in which she was held
by all people. The services were
conducted by Rev. C. F. Stewart, pas
tor of st. Peter and the Neal Fun
eral Home. She was laid to rest in
the Crystal Lake cemetery.
The National Grand Lodge of the
U. B. F. and S. M. T. was represent
ed by Daniel L. H. West, National
Deputy Grand Master of the order.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
VIRGINIA COLLEGE
HONORS MEMORY
OF RACE WOMAN

Staunton, Va, November IT,
Mary Baldwin College, noted Virginia
school for girls, located here, has
just issued can appreciation" in men,
DRY of Mrs. Mary Scott, a remark
able colored woman, who, in the cap
acity of maid, was for twenty-four
years a valued member in the in
stitution's staff. The EIGHT page
memorial, with picture of Mrs.
Scott on the title pape,- contains
brief story of her life and glowing
tributes to her character an gss 9ul-
ness by the president, the d,aR and
the registrar of the college ar1 by
the president Of the student t.3v.
Born in 1880 and broupht M in
one of the finest Virrinia families,
that of DR.. Robert f. Blackwell,
president of Randolph-Macon Col
lege at Ashland, Mrs. Scott cemc to
Mary Baldwin College in 1910 and
remained with the institution until
ohOLlly OC1UIS EeE ueSJn, WHICH &C.
Cured in the University hospital in
Charlottesville on August 81. She
was buried Just across the road from
the Mary Baldwin campus.
In his heartfelt tribute. DR.. Jar
man, president of the institution,
says "There are many people in the
world who are Just people. Mary
Scott was more, she was very genu-
inely a person. All who came to
Mary Baldwin were sensible of her
presence all who stayed felt her influ-
ence and loved her. She BROUGHT to
the college high ideals of living, in
the expression of which she grew to
be a great woman. All of us are
glad that we had the opportunity
many times to assure her Of our ap-
probation and our friendship"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
DIRT EATERS IN
MEMPHIS THREATEN
THE RIVER BANKS
WHITE PEOPLE CLAIM voODoo-
ISM RESPONSIBLE FOR ACT

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 16. - The
colored populace of this town has
gone "dirt eating" and the river bank
near Riverside Drive and Wisconsin
streets is gradually being eaten away,
police state.
Effort to find law to prevent the
carrying on and eating of the clay
deposits availed the officials moth
ing.
Wednesday night Police Chief Lee
was told by local physicians that the
clay eaters will have no stomach
troubles unless they get greedy and
gorge themselves. The doctors also
said that the clay would be of great
medical benefit to victims of anemia
or intestinal parasites.
"They are loading it by the buck
ct full" Chief Lee dolefullv stated
as he admitted his lack of power to
Interfere. Digging it out wiz, picks,
knives and spoons. There is no law
against it and there is no wav we can
stop them. To my personal knowl-
edge they have been eating dirt or
clay ever since I've been in Memphis
"Clay eating is not at ell an I'M
common practice among country
people suffering from anemia or in
festival parasites" stated DR.. Louis
Leroy.
"The practice is known to the
medical profession as 'piere.' The
clay eaten usually will be found to
contain iron or arsenic which are
helpful in these conditions. The
practice is frequently found in chill
dren who sometimes eat slate PEN
ellis, chalk or bits of plaster. It is
not dangerous unless carried to an ex-
cess or the clay is infected.
One colored man reported that his
wife and sister-in-law had been eat
ing an average of ten pounds of clay
a week without any visible i'll ef-
fects. s,..hasi.-II Ii
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
FLORIDA SCHOOL
PROTEST BRUTAL
MOBBING OF neal
COLLEGE FACULTY AND STU
DENTS VOICE DEEP HUMILIA-
TON AND PLEDGE EFFORTS
TO END LYNCHING-RESOLU-
TIONS SENT TO PRESIDENT
AND GOVERNOR.

Winter Park, Fla, Nov. 16.-Three
hundred and forty teachers and stu
dents of Rollins College, important
educational institution located here,
have gone on record with an I'M
qualified condemnation of the re-
cent lynching near Mariana, a re-
quest that those guilty of the crime
be brought to justice, and a pledge
to use their utmost influence against
crimes of this nature.
The resolutions were personally
signed by DR.. Hamilton Holt, presi-
lent of the College, by number of
deans and professors, and by four
ifths of the student body. With the
signatures attached, they were sent
to President Roosevelt, Governor
Sholtz of Florida, and the two Unit
ed States senators from that state.
Copies will be sent also to members
of the incoming legislature.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
MARTIN BROWN NAMED
LIEUTENANT IN FUND DRIVE

Martin Brown, former commander
OF Johnnie Baker Post No. POI of
the American Legion and business
man of the city has been named
lieutenant in the Community Fund
Drive now in its annual drive for
funds to take care of the needy.
Mr.. Browns district is in the
downtown section, District IA, Block
II, bounded by 18th st. and Bird Ave.
&c., Marquette and 18th. This is the
first time that the directors have
placed race man in the downtown
district.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
LYNCH SECTOR HAS
RACE CITY FATHER

Baltimore.-Cambridge, less than
two hours from the Princess Anne
Salisbury sector which has made the
Eastern shore of Maryland notori-
GUS because of it's recurrent lynch
ings, race riots, and other signs of
iawlessness and inter-racial hatred, is
distinguished by an interracial amity
manifested through the presence on
the city council of Negro.
For over rs years H. Maynadier
ST. Clair has served as one of the
city fathers, being regularly elected
to succeed himself. Old residents
of the bustling little town of $500
souls will tell you that even before
Mr.. st. Clair was elected to office
Negro held that same post, one
Samuel Jackson.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17

On last Sunday evening as Mr..
Grant L. Bell of LOT Royalston Ave.
NJ, was returning from church he
was struck by an automobile at 9th
Ave-. and Lyndale Ave. N.
At the time of the accident he was
carrying small child but it escaped
injury when Mr. Bell threw the child
onto the hood of the car as he was
struck. He was taken to the hos
pital but was returned to his home.
He suffered only minor bruises.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
BURNING ISSUE
DE PRIESTS ELECTION
LITERATURE

Battalion Chief Kersting of the
Sixteenth went to fire yesterday in
the real estate office of Congressman
Oscar DePriest at 4316 South Park
way.
DePriest, as some may remember,
was defeated last week for re-elec-
tion-and a lot of his campaign lit
erature was in the fire. Now, if you
can't wait any longer to know what
Chief Kersting said laughingly, here
it is:
"That must have been hot litera-
ture-smouldering like that for a
week after electionp'
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
Parker alum Nuptials
SoLEMNIZED LAST SATURDAY

Mr.. Robert L. Pullum and Miss Vir-
GINA Parker were quietly married at
the residence of Mrs. Agnes Lewis,
1920 4th Ave. S., Saturday evening
at 1O:45 p. m. The Rev. H. Red
dick performed the ceremony. The
mother of the bride, Mrs. Lewis
two sisters, brother and few friends
were present,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
TWO PIONEER CITIZENS PASS
MRS. GERTRUDE THOMAS
PROMINENT FRATERNAL
CIVIC LEADER IS DEAD

And they laid her to rest! The
familiar figure of Gertrude Thomas
will pass through the city which she
travelled for over a quarter of a CEN
fury for the last time from st. Pc
ter's church. This afternoon, the
tired heroine will be borne to her
resting place. She will be borne be-
cause she cannot travel on her own
power, the strength has gone and
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
ADVERTISING

Persistence is the mother of mira
cles. 1t is half of achievement. In
advertising, persistence is the first
law Of success. Spasmodic advertis-
ing; no matter how good is seldom
resultful. ~.
It is the cumulative effort of your
advertising that makes it pay
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
10 YEAR OLD YOUTH
CONFESSES MURDER
IN CALIFORNIA
CLAIMS HE SHOT TO =
DEFEND HIMSELF

Los Angeles, Cal. Especial to The
Herald).-Russ Griffin, 10, confess
ed he shot and killed Lawrence Leon
ard Lyons, 80, son of New York Mis-
sionary, claiming he did so in self
defense, Police Captain A. S. Brad
ley announced late yesterday.
The body of Lyons was found early
in the day in "Little Harlem" colored
section of Los Angeles.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
Mrs. Charles N.
Force Is Injured
MEETS PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Mrs. Charles M. Force, prominent
in civic affairs Of the Twin Cities
met with a painful accident at her
home last week when she was cut
ting a piece of wood the AK glanced
cutting her foot and striking the an
kle bone of the other foot.
She Is now confined to her home
on Minnehaha Avenue. Her many
friends wish for her speedy re-
covery.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17
Stokowoski Shares Stage
with Former Bootblack
SYMPHONY CONDUCTS WORLD
PREMIERE OF FIRST NEGRO !.
SYMPHONY

New York, N. "a former Ne
gro bootblack, who started his must
cal career in bare feet, sat beside
Leopold Stokowski Friday evening
when the Philadelphia symphony or
chestra played the opening strains
of "Negro Folk Symphony, No. L."
He was William L. Dawson, Of An
niston, Ala, and now of Tuskegee
institute. 1t was the world premiere
of his composition-the first Negro
symphony ever written, and the only
symphony ever written by Negro.
Stokowski Conducted.
Stokowski conducted the premiere.
Gathered in the concert hall at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia
were internationally known compos-
ers and musicians.
They paid tribute to this slim, sad
eyed young man of So, "born with g
banjo in his hand" first of his race
to set to classic. symphonic orches-
tration the heartbeats of his people
"I believe it to be a work of ma
tional Importance" Stokowski said
Dawson has voiced the spirit of his
people struggling in new land-the
ancient voice of Africa expressed
through the medium of the white
mans most highly developed instru.
ment-the symphony orchestra"
Ran Away From Home.
Twenty years ago a barefoot Ne
gro boy appeared at the gates OF
Tuskegee institute. He had saved
enough pennies from shining shoes
in Admission to pay his railroad fare
to Tuskegee.- He ran away from
home to become a musician.
He had no entrance fees. But he
went to work in the 2,000-acre farm
at Tuskegee Institute, played in the
band, studied music and sang in the
choir.
With Chicago Symphony.
- Eleven years later young William
Dawson sat in the gallery at the au-
ditorium of the Horner Institute in
Kansas City. The Kansas City SYM
phony orchestra was playing his own
composition. Gov. Henry J. Allen
was handing out diplomas on the
platform below-Dawson's among
them, but he was not allowed to sit
on the platform. ....
Later he played a trombone in the
Chicago symphony orchestra, and ul-
timately went back Of Tuskegee
where he is musical director.
Three Movements. ....
The three phases of the compost.
ton are "Bond of Africa" "Hope
in the Night" and so, -Lemme
Shine!"
The first is introduced with
rhythmic hand-clapping and stamp
ing,r and the use of tom-toms, with a
couplet-
"Oh, mill soul gwine-a shine
shine
ooh, mill soul gwine-shine like a
star!",
The second movement is <ae OF
hope-screams from the strings,
muted BASES, effecting the happy
voices of children. And the third is
a composition of religious feeling
mingling well-known melodies of Ne.
gro spirituals.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-11-17

Persistent appeal builds good will,
creates confidence, develops inter-
est and tends to make your adver-
Using effort produce results,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
R. B. BOYDEN GIVES
TALK TO DEMOLAYS
INTERESTING MEETING OF
ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED
I'd. LAST NIGHT

A lively and interesting meet
ing of Robert J. Perry Chapter,
Order of DeMOlay, was held last
night at the Scottish Rite Hall
on Eaton street with a large num-
Der of members present.
Plans for a banquet to be held
at the Plaza Restaurant on Tues
day, August 20 were made. This
banquet will be held in honor Of
the members of the Advisory
Council and especially for r. b.
Boyden who has been an active
councillor of the organization FOR
many years.
r. B. Boyden was present last
night and spoke on the success Of
the dance which was sponsored
by the chapter last Friday eve
ming. He congratulated the COM
mittee which handled the affair
and stated that he was much
gratified at the success of the
dance.
The DeMolay Degree will be
conferred on several candidates
next Tuesday night, it was de-
cided.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
]. GERRY CURTIS
CAPTURES
TARPON MONDAY
RECREATIoNAL DIRECTOR OF
FERA ENJOYS FISHING
TRIP ON BOARD CAPTAIN
SAWYER'S LAUNCH

j. Gerry Curtis, recreatiOnal
director of the FERA, qualified
himself for membership in the
Izaac Whalton Club Monday night
when he landed a 6S-pound tarpOn
measuring 5 1-2 feet while out
fishing with a party in Capt. John
Sawyer's launch.
Others in the party were c. ID.
Jones, Rev. James S. Day, Rev.
James S. Day, Rev. Howard NJ.
Day and Capt. John Sawyer. The
purpose of the trip was to see
what kind of fishermen Mr.. Curtis
and Mr.. Jones would prove to be.
Mr.. Curtis returned with the
tarpon and broken fishing pole.
The fish put up a game fight for
about 80 minutes before Mr.. Cur
tbs could bring him up to the boat.
Mr.. Curtis will tell anyone that
the thrill he got will be hard to
duplicate anywhere.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
VARIETY ACT AT
GUARDS CONCERT
MEMBERS OF BATTERY "E"
PROVIDED ENTERTAIN
MENT LAST NIGHT

Members of Battery "E," Key
West, provided variety act in
the concert held last night at the
National Guard Camp.
To the tune of the dead march,
two hootchie-cootchie dancers and
a marshall of ceremonies led a
parade of "chain gang" Battery
E members, safely secured in the
rungs of several ladders, around
the lighted enclosure. A stop was
called once and the cootch dancers
entertained with various writings
and twistings after which the pro-
cession, headed by a strange white
banner with deaths head and the
mystical word "Jukes" enscribed,
passed on.
The concert continued with the
high standard of music Caesra La
Monaco and his band have been
presenting to Key Westers. The
popular pieces. "This Little Pig
gle Went To Market" keep
Young and Beautiful and the de-
scriptive fantasy, "a Day at West
Point" were especially well lik-
ed by the audience. r.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
CHURCH GROUP
FORMS LEAGUE
CAPTAIN ODES POGUE ELEC-
TED PRESIGENT OF OR
GANIZATION

A group of ii men from the
Congregational and Baptist
Churches met last night at the
home. of Captain Odes Pogue on
Division street and formed a per-
manent organization of a mems
brotherhood. a'
This organization has for its
object the discussion of matters
of interest not only to the church
but to the community as a whole.
Captain Pogue was elected as
the president of the organization
and C. j. Jones as secretary. A
committee was appointed by the
president to draw up bylaws and
report on same at the meeting
next Tuesday evening.
The brotherhood started off
with bang of enthusiasm and
planned for grOuper chowder to
be given OH the lawn of the First
Baptist Church some time next
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
-BAYVIEW PARK
PLAYGROUND TO
OPEN TOMORROW
VARIED PROGRAM MAPPED
OUT TO BE UNDER DIREc-
TION OF RECREATIONAL
DIVISION OF FERA

The Grand Opening of Bayview
Park as a playground for the
children of Key West will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 800
o'clock under the direction of the
Recreational Division of the
FERA, with j. Gerry Curtis in
charge.
A varied program has been
mapped out for children of all
ages and will include races of all
kinds and story telling by children
of all ages.
The activities will be for chill
dren up to 16 years of age and
will be under the direction of eff
ficient supervisors.
Ribbons will be awarded to the
winners in the various contests.
Limeade will be served to every
one. The program thus far is as
follows:
Boys
Time. to 3 80 o'clock. potato
race for children from 10 to IL
years of age; sack race for chill
Gren from Is to Is years of age.
From $3.50 to 4 o'clock, sack
race for children 1912 years;
three-legged race for children 49,
Is years.
From a to 4:3O o'clock, three
legged race for children 1912
years; potato race for children 49,
16 years.
From 1880 to o'clock, wheel
barrow race for children 1912
years; wheelbarrow race for chill
dren from 1916 years.
Girls
Time, 8 to $3.50, three-legged
race for children from 10 years up;
story telling for children up to 10
years.
From $50 to A O'Clock. potato
race for children 10 years up:
games for children up to 10 years
From to 4:30 o'clock. sack
race for children from 10 years
up; story telling for children up
to 10 years.
From 4:30 to 5 o'clock, dodge
ball for children from 10 years on;
games for children up to 10 years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
RADICALS BALK AT
SOVIET RESIDENCE
cry Associated PressI

OXFORD, England, Aug. Is
Lord Nuffield, British automobile
magnate, has his own way for
dealing with radicals.
He found three of them selling
a communist paper outside MS
works at Cowley.
"You ought to go to Russia"
he said, and offered to send them
there.
The Reds, two of them students
at Ruskin college, labor institu-
ton at Oxford, took him at his
word and the trip plans progress
ed until Lord Nuffield specified
that the trio must stay there.
81 pointed out" he said. chat
if Russia is such a nice place they
ought to have no objection to stay
ing there"
But all three refused the offer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
Hospitality League Organized
Yesterday; Officers Selected

in the Committee Room of the
FERA building at 3 o'clock.
Every member is urgently re-
quested to be present at this
meeting as it is expected that the
bylaws will be adopted and MEM
bers of the various committees
will be appointed.
Present at the meeting yester-
day were:
Mrs. William r. Warren, Mrs.
Norberg Thompson. Mrs. Jerry
Trevor, Mrs. Victor Moffat, Mrs.
Howard Wilson, Mrs. B. Curry
Moreno, Mrs. Wallace B. Kirke,
Mrs. F. r. Kirkland, Mrs. Wade
w. Rhein, Miss Eta Patterson,
Mrs. B. L. Grooms, Mrs. Eola
Swicegood, Mrs. Lewis E. Pierce
and Mrs. Andrew r. Miller.
/, Mayor w. H. Malone, Rev.
James S. Day, DR.. Armando Cobo,
VIM. R. Porter. Karl Thompson,
w. L. Bates, Sebastian Cabrera,
Joe Pearlman, J. Fred Dion. E. A.
Strunk, Jr., Ross G. Sawyer, Sem
ator Arthur Gomez, j. Lancelot
Lester, Robert F. Spottswood and
Bernie Papy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-15
ATTORNEY BUSTO
CRITICALLY ILL


Reports from the home of J. F.
Busto. solicitor for the Criminal
Court of Monroe County, just be.
fore going to press this afternoon,
were to the effect that he was in
a critical condition, with practic-
ally no hope held out for his re-
cOvery.
Mr.. Busto was taken suddenly
i'll on Sunday, the seriousness of
his condition being brought about
by some form of stomach trouble.
The patient has shown very
little change for the better since
he was first stricken.