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Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
Fisk Jubilee
Singers At
Studebaker

The Fisk Singers, an octette
from Fisk University, appeared in
concert at the Studebaker theatre
Sunday afternoon, under the di-
rection of Bertha OFT. The person
mel of the singers are as follows;
Cecil Reeves, Arthur Bostic, VIII
liam Collier, Edward Mitchell,
Harold Patton, Clifton Dyson, Will
liam Henry at the piano, and Mrs.
James Myers, director. The Min
neapolis journal had this to say
about them: "Their tone balance
is excellent and their vocal eff
fects fphrasing and general mu-
sicality exquisite as well as the
impeccability of their good taste.
One can well understand how a
singer of such delicacy of method
as Roland Hayes can have risen
from their midst.
heard in a group Of songs. His
voice was clear and sweet and it
had much of the timbre of Ro-
land Hayes. He was well support
q, T.- -. - - ----
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
3 Students
Win Honor
AS Athletes
LEAD FIELD OF 1900 IN
ATLANTIC CITY CONTEST

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May
G-(ANP)-Miss Agnes Curtis,
senior student in the senior class
Of the Atlantic City high school,
was the surprised recipient of a
coveted honor here last week. Miss
Curtis was named among the five
seniors from whom will be chosen
The commencement speaker for
he Normal Preparatory Course.
Basing their choice on scholarship,
personal fitness, speaking ability,
platform presence and other ad-
mirable qualities, the faculty "a
hout this time everyyear names
i've studentsfrom each course who
compete with each other for the
final honor of a place on II Q COM
mencement program. Twice with
in recent years this distinction
has gone to a Negro girl. She is
the daughter of Mrs. Nicey Cur
is and has pursued her course un-
der themost extreme economic con-
ditions. Her father is dead. There
are two other girls, Clara, a high
school junior and Eva, who is still
n grammar school.
1t was almost impossible to
make a distinction between the
two gils, Dorothy Stokes, and
Carmen Chisholm, but Miss Ma
zie Seaman, white director of
physical education, in the Allan
tic City public schools, finally de-
cidad that the work of Dorothy
was superior to that of all 9TH
er competing girls. Edward Will
liams was unhesitatingly declared
the outstanding boy.
These children, with their clos
est runners-up, one girl and Two
hoys, all white, led eighteen hun
dred boys and girls from the sew
enth grades of the city in a spec
tacular mass drill which was the
closing events in the spring show.
One of the most popular num-
bers of the evening was the stunt
drill directed by Ralph P. Greene
in which seven hundred Colored
children took part. These children
represented seventh and eighth
grades from the Indiana and the
New Jersey Avenue schools.
In a series of races the boys
from these schools won all the e.
vents except two. Twenty thous-
-.-' ---.'- s't7,-'-i ~, r--,-.:., .
caow VIE va I'D ,o 4. . -
hall.
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
Clubs
Aid In Food
Distribution
Continued From Page y

NNNhSiiiSSN ANiii oSO -
Wilson Lovett, vice president,
and treasurer, of the Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance company,
expressing his views to THE Met
RoPoLITAN News, stated: at is de-
plorable that such condition had
to arise, but | am rather optinhs-
tic. I believe that an immediate
remedy to, our troubles will be
be found. Such a condition cannot
exist for too great time, because
it would result in disaster. Soma
sort of an emergency measure will
be put into action Immediately, ]
think, that will erase the crisis"
Monday afternoon, police order
ed man and woman to cease
picketing the. -35th street relief
station at 35th and Vernon avenue,
with signs on their backs, demand
ing cash relief. Signs were placed
on all relief stations notifying the
public that all relief employees
were suspended; that food tickets
would be sent through the mail /;
relief employment checks would al
so Ne aont 'h~ot-7l' r. "1aI I'D !
case O. -.cAdes,, Ca. sJ4I 49,.
AnehnR.
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The council endorses the princi-
pies for which THE METROPOLITAN
NEWS stands and agrees that it
will WELD a powerful Tnfiueng Tor
good in the community.
The letter President McGillSof
the publishing company from Prer
ident William H. Riley of the Com
munity Council, follows:
Mr.. N. X. McGill, President
THE METROPOLITAN NEWS,
3506-0S South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois.
Ny dear Mr.. McGill:
am very happy to learn that
you are to present to the COM
munity a new newspaper. In
asmuch as you are one of the
original founders of the South
Central Community Council, |
am fully convinced that your pol
icy will be identically the same
as that of the South Central
Community Council.
| feel confident that your pa
per will give to the community
the civic stimulus which it so
badly needs. We are also con-
vinced that with the knowledge
and intimate contacts that you
have with our community, we
feel confident that you will tao
kle the vital problems that are
confronting us and that you will
help us through the columns of
THE METROPOLITAN NEWS to de-
velop the social and economic
welfare of our community.
We heartily endorse the prin-
ciples for which your publica-
tion stands.
Sincerely your,
William H. Riley,
President.
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
Son of DIR. Williams
Returns From College

The Rev. Lacy Kirk Williams,
Jr., son of the president of the
National Baptist Convention, back
in the city from school at Bishop
Bishop College at Marshall, Tex
as, delivered the convocation ad-
dress at Greater St. John Baptist
Church at 4Sth street and Michi-
gan avenue, Sunday afternoon. A
packed house heard the young
churchman in one of his major
appearances since joining the min
istry.
Last year, young Williams
preached his first sermon at his
fathers pastorate, olivet Baptist
Church, and at the time the opin-
ion was expressed that he would
make a fit successor to his distin-
guished father. He was later sent
Bishop College, where he is ma
ioring in theology.
Visiting the young Minister are
Melvin Nero" Conley, a student
atBishop College, and an end on
-,'.- 60 r. - 7~- -
,-rt Fargese'a tapio
lot @vringa, Ark.
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07

My dear Mr.. McGill:
-, | was very pleased to learn
that we of this community are
to have newspaper, namely,
THE METROPOLITAN NEWS.
~ heartily agree with you
when you state that much needs
to be done to stimulate civic
pride in our community and
more cooperation and team
work for trade development.
> 1t may surprise you to know
that our community has pur-
chasing power of upwards of
twenty-five millions of dollars
peg year, even now under the
stress of our great economic de-
/, pression. .s.#...
iRyThe business men are fully
aware of this fact and know that
most of this money goes else
Where, and never comes back to
us. And as consequence, in
stead of hoping to increase en-
pldyfnent we ourselves BY our
very actions of spending our
4 money elsewhere are gradually
ifhpovefishing our own commu-
hity.
I 9lJust visualize for one moment
If the two hundred and thirty
thousand people in our commu-
nifty made up their minds to use
their purchasing power in our
own, community, why over night
ttai,sa L ds .cf s;chs =.zahld- ee -ere-
hted and such a new era OF pros
perity would dawn upon us in
our. community that our busi-
ness section would immediate
ralys become one of the most out
( Standing and progressive COM
munities in the whole city.
If your newspaper will dedi-
cafe itself to eradicating this
scancerous growth that is gnaw-
ing at the very vitals of our COM
iaunity, | feel confident that the
citizens and the business men
in. our community will welcome
your newspaper and give you
their ,wholehearted cooperation
and support, and this organiza-
ton both approves and endorses
the paper and the principles for
which it stands.
Congratulations a n d best
wishes,
Sincerely yours,
'''' A. Lincoln Wisler,
President, Forty-Seventh
''F :" Street Business Mems As
sociation.
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Ethiopian Soprano
Thrills Fasteners

NEWARK,N. j., May GAN
P)z7Princess Heshla Tamanya,
Ethiopian soprano, appeared at
the Mosque Theater in Newark
Sunday night on an all star pro-
gram of white stage and screen
stars for the benefit of the He
brew Oruhans ShelteriDe Home.
" r a aftist hpreatru al
ELl0 44nEAE Rt the rCcnsSG OF ghu
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Civic Leaders Indorses
The Metropolitan News
See Bi-Weekly AS A Proven
For Good in the Community

The South Central Community Council Inc, composed
group prominent Souhsde business and professional
and interested primarily in business and civic improve
men greetings this week the publishers of the Metro
potan News congatuating them for presenting Biweek
the readers of the Greater Chicago community
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07

colored male students from talk
ing the advanced military course,
from which all admitted are raised
to officers. Thus far these students
have been withheld from the ad-
Yaneed military course, because
examiners claim that not even one
Of the many individuals who have
applied for entrance has been able
to pass the physical examination
or meet the academic requirements
Of Ghe dean.
Roy Wilkins, one of the eXecu-
tiVes of the national headquarters
of the N. A. A. C. P, in New York,
is now en- route to Chicago from
Che west. He may attend The con-
ference Sunday.
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
Hth St. Business Men
Ycar,s1fs
:.II Indorse Newspaper

Typical of the many and letters of congatua
received by the publishers of The Metropolitan from
various individuals and many of the cys outstanding and
business organizations the by the FoySeventh
Street Business Mems Association Mr. A. Lincoln Wer pres
dent
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07
Plant
Installed for
Bi-Weekly

Continued From Page u
woman's page and society; Earl
J. Morris, theatricals; James Mar
shall, advertising; Robert W.
r-. 7 se,
e.. st.4s s.s, 49, ~s-., .,e5s -.-.s
Office.
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07

This group of business leaders
extends hearty w. ONE to THE
METROPOLITAN News and feels that
this Bi-Weekly will do much to
stimulate civic pride and be an
important factor in the develop
ipent of community life. Mr.. Wis
ler's letter to Mr.. McGill, presi-
dent of the publishing company,
follows:
Metropolitan news., 1935-05-07

Eongratulatory letter.
Mr.. N. K. McGill, President,
METROPOLITAN NEWS,
1905 South Michigan Ave-,
Chicago, Illinois.
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hall
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RFGN HERE TODAY

she succeeds finally and Ann goes away.
/ leaving no trace Of her WHEREABOUTS.
Peter aespe5ase-g 5 "a sp' as VI" he weeks
/ pass. HIS efforts to locate Ann are
! fruitlsss =.
the home Of Mrs. Tracy. an artist. Allan
Vincent. Mrs Iracys nrotner- IS a.
'entive 70 Ann. ..,.
pe-suades him to hire Allan Vincent 70
decorate the nome Hs bought loF Ann.
one night Ann goes with Al.an 70 80
new home ne IS decorating. one
learns the house belongs TO Peter ana
remains out OF sight while ilan talks
with Peter ana vaieria. 49,. -
Drivips home, Peter takes valera IN
now GO ox WITH The STORY
DETER raised his head. He had
i kissed Valeria and found her
kiss dust and ashes against ms
mouth. He said hoarsely, Sorry,
Val. for being a damn fool"
He started the car and drove
recklessly, blindly, while Valeria felt
the tide Of humiliation wash over
her.
Peter had kissed her and then
had turned away. He didn't want
her kisses. If Peter had seen her
ewes then he could not have missed
IT, dangerous glow.
l. ter left her at the door. Va
Ter. did not urge him to come in
side. She wanted him to go.
Peter went to Allan Vincent next
morning. offering to settle the
whole transaction for whatever the
decorator thought the completed
lob would have been worth. Il
realize this is queer business, Peter
said, but I don't want to go ahead.
Neither do want you to lose by it"
Hes quarreled with his CIR" "
Allan decided. Allan spent the rest
Of the morning Strengthening out
what he called the mess" Luckily,
nothing had been sent out. It was
principally a matter Of cancelling
orders.
He came home early in the after
noon, shut himself in his studio and
began working on plans for another
house. This, too, was a honeymoon
house." as Allan termed it with dis
gust. Perhaps this romance, also,
would blow up before many months
mad passed. Love! Rot.
As the afternoon wore on, Allan
became conscious that the house
seemed unusually quiet.
Generally about this time, he
the children engaged in some form
of activity. The saEdbox dotted
with bright buckets was within
range of his vision. Almost any
day he could step to the window and
watch a race or a golf game with
the miniature equipment he had
given Sonny last Christmas. Some
times Ann would be sitting on the
green bench under the three with
the children beside her.
She was so young. so eager and
sweet. So utterly desirable.
Today, the trio was not to be seen
Probably Lois had had one Of her
spells of emotiOnalism, when she
repented of neglecting her children
and was now playing the indulGent
mother with a vengeance.
y
TIE heard the car or the drive
l. Il just then and a moment later
the children racing through the
house. There was a knock on the
door.
"Allan!"
Come in"
Mrs. Tracy stood in the doorway,
a worried look on her face. Sissy
came. climbing into has arms.
AIMS gone" Sissy said.
Allan said nothing.
Deliver me from temperamental
persons, Allanl" Mrs. Tracy said
petulantly AT least from all tenn
peramental persons except myself"
Great heavens. Can't you get
TO the point?"
Ann gave up her job this morn
ing, and asked me to drive her to
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tracts playing both directions of
the board.
John Ran, one of the most bril-
liant of the younger experts, made
a splendid showing in this years
tournament. Mr.. Rau and his part
ner. Charles Lochridge. made their
four heart contract on this hand
without difficulty, losing only two
spade tricks and one club trick.
EAST can hardly be blamed for
~ his double considering his
partners bidd' :, and West was
we'll satisfied u Ill the freak distri-
button became epparent.
When the other two members of
R.au's team, Fred D. Kaplan, New
York. and Samuel Katz, Newark,
i !, played the East-West hands,
they went to five diamonds over
South's four heart bid and North
doubled.
South was the leader against the
f1ve-Giamond contract and opened
with the six of spades. East won
with the ace and led a diamond,
which was won by North with the
ace.
North now switched to a club,
Eas5 went up with his ace and then
cleared the trump suit. East now
lee. the spade eight and won the
trick in dummy with the king.
He then leo the queen of spades
and discarded his singleton heart.
East conceded one club trick and
thus made his contract Of five dia-
mcndS, doubled.
Of course, the contract could have
been defeated with a heart open
ing and an immediate switch to
clubs by North. But the defense is
hard to figure from the bidding.
AS it happens, Mr.. Rau's team
would have had a good result on
the board even if the f1ve-diamond
contract had been defeated. By
making a game both ways, how
ever, they accomplished one of those
big swings which the experts seek
in team-of-four play.
Copyright. 1885. NEA Service. Inc.l
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with corrective weights before she
cut her wishing teeth.
Birthday" is the English play
pOrtraying an adOlescent daughter
torn by emotion because she OBJ
iects to her widowed mothers mar
rage TO a calamity fine and I'M
selfish man. The girl treasures a
false memory OF her mothers ro-
nance with her dead father, and
borders on suicide. Fortunately the
marriage had been performed be-
fore the mother learned what an
unnatural state she had fostered in
her daughter through desire to
Shield the Cl.
The mothers duty to the child,
YOU ask? To marry the mani To
give the girl a fathers companion
ship and to make her realize that
no life can completely possess an
other that has any qualities worth
possessing. The world in which we
live hes never been described as an
Heavenly annex. We have to make
adjustments. And We'll do it more
easily if we do it honestly.
Honesty Lacking
Had the mother let her daughter
know from the beginning that her
idealized father had a synthetic
conception Of love, the girl would
have been prepared for a normal
sequence of events. For that mat
ter. so long as her mothers happi-
. ness was being increased through
Nfhe second marriage, the adolescent
daughter should have danced at the
wedding. She would have-had she
been treated with honesty.
A mother is a woman. a father is
a man. before dOnning the robes of
parent hood. There is no more rea-
son why a child should clutter and
bind a parents life than there is
for a parent to put a restricting
hand on the Child's life. so long as
the new experience is honest and
honorable and BODIES good. If it
doesn't. that is something apart
from this discussion.
Specializes in Lies
The second play, The Children's
Hour" presents a problem that is
distinctly different.
Here We have a boarding school
child, Satan's favorite daughter. well
instructed in his arts, determined
to get her own way. even if it means
inventing lies that break lives, twist
souls. and work upheaval that will
not come out all right in the last
act no matter how it is prolonged.
The unnatural relation of which
she accuses two young teachers is
a theme of its own. 1t is the childS
vicious framework Of lies that is our
problem.
Children do not have a back
ground of comparative experiences
against which TO form judgments.
Not having lived long enough to
live fully. not being emOtionally or
mentally adult, how can they know
which action is best?
A guardians duty is to train chill
dren for clear thinking. honest iv-
ing, and respect for the decisions
of those i'll command, so long as
they are wise and worthy decisions.
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Women in
Politics to
Be Subject
Clio Club Members Hear
Series Of Talks on
Feminine Leaders.

Women leaders Of the nation are
being discussed at meetings of the
Clio Club, which will meet Friday
at the home Of Mrs. Paul w. Hud-
dlestun. Mrs. Cleo Hunt will de-
scribe Lucy Stones career and Mrs.
Fermor S. Cannon will talk on
Women. a Power in Politics"
Continuing the theme on Jan.
Is, Mrs. Maurice A. Hofft will pre-
sent a Paper on the life of Frances
A. Willard. Mrs. Arthur R. Laceys
topic will be The Field of Social
Service" Mrs. Isaac B. Woodland
will be hostess.
On Feb. 8 Mrs. Orville A. Wilkin-
son will be hostess, and Mrs. Murray
N. Hadley will talk on DR.. Elizabeth
Blackwell and Mrs. Horace Shonle
on Women in the World of Sci
ence."
Mrs. Shonle will be hostess to the
Feb. % meeting, when Mrs. Wilkin-
son will have as her subject Lets
Go to the Theater," and Mrs.
Charles R. Woods will discuss Min
ME Madden Fiske.
Music Hath Charms" will be the
theme of Mrs. Clair McTurnan's
and Mrs. James Pearson's talks at
meeting March 8 at the hon. Of
Mrs. Louis D. Belden.
On guest day, March %, members
and guests will visit the John Her
ron Art Institute. Mrs. Joel Eadley's
topic on April IL at the home of
Miss Hannah Had1ey will be New
Fields of Endeavor," following
which Mrs. Woodland will review
a book.
At meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Hubert H. Kemp on April Is Mrs.
Hadley will talk on Improving the
Feminine Mind" and Mrs. Birney
D. Spradling on Famous Educa-
tors" Mrs. Carl R. Switzer and Mrs.
Belden will be on the May 10 pro-
gram at the home of Mrs. Fred T..
Mccain. The year will close with
club day observance May "a at the
home of Mrs. Pearson, who will be
assisted by Mrs. Witt Hadley and
Mrs. Huddlestun.
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Parents Hurt
by Tyranny
of Children
Two Plays on Broadway
Portray Two Types
of Problem.
BY HELEN WELSHINIER
NEA Service stan Writer

THE problem child is doing her
i stunt for Broadway audiences
these nights. Her" stunt. We say,
for the two plays which dramatic
the attempt Of q child TO make
others play the game her Wa are
girls. small boys. beng less intro
spective as a rule. aren't so inter-
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| town. I've spent all afternoon try
ing to get somebody else. Was it
something you did
I "Of course not. I'm in love with
her, if that's what you mean"
You're in love with Ann?"
why not
I'm only surprised. You told
her?"
About a week ago. I think 1
fell in love with her the first time
saw her" He was sure he had.
He had wanted to touch AIMS hair,
her lovely, clear skin.
I'm afraid the artist fell in
love-" Mrs. Tracy said slowly. eve
artists love differently-and not
constantly, Allan"
If I had Ann I could get back
my faith in things"
I'm afraid there's no hope"
Go ahead"
Il think she's married."
Married."
Eyes. 1 went to her door one
night and opened it without knock
ing. She was sitting on the bed
turning a little ring, a platinum
wedding band, in her hand. When
she saw me she closed her hand
over it."
He gave short, derisive laugh.
Married. Not such an innocent as
I thought"
After moment he asked, Where
is she now?"
Il left her at a place called the
Evans House quite inexpensive.
She said she would stay there until
she decides what to do. Don't
bother her right now. She's terribly
upset about something"
L have a little pride. She didn't
even say good-by"
"She didn't want to go by your
0f6ro -
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Go n tract
Bridge
Solution to Previous
Contract Problem
BY w. E. M'KENNEY


TWENTY -FOUR of the finest
Il bridge teams in North America
recently met in New York in the
national championship tournament
of the American Bridge League.
The team-o flour event is one
type of competition in which the
element of luck is practically elm
mated.
Two members of a team play the
North-South hands, while the re-
naming two members play the
East-West hands at another table.
Here is a hand in which one team
Of experts made doubled game con-
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Student HOnOred

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wikoff enter
tanned Saturday night with party
at their home, 5525 E. Raymond-st,
in honor of Mrs. Wikoff's sister, Miss
Helen Keller Mohr, who was home
during vacation at Indiana Univer-
sity. Guests included classmates of
Miss Mohr at the university.
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Atltn1nue to Meet

Members of the indianapolis Alum
nae Association Of Kappa Delta So
rority will meet tomorrow night
with Miss Margaret Anderson, 1434
EngliSh-av. Mrs. Paul f. Suits will
assist the hostess.
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ested or involved in
the affairs CT their
elders.
The two problem
girls are not alike.
one is a. sen sitive
as the other is in
sensitive and cruel.
on. is artistic,
LOYAL and suffering.
The other is a brat,
an imp of Satan
from which there
can come no good
and who should
have been fettered
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MISS MILLER WILL
DISCUSS COMPOSERS

Modern piano music composers OF
Russia, Germany, France, Spain anc
America will be discussed by Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Miller, at a meet
ing of the Indianapolis Alumnae
Club of Pi Beta Phi at 1890 Satur-
day at the home of Mrs. B. K. West
fall.
Mrs. Robert Wild, luncheon chair
man, will be assisted by Mesdames
Ralph E. Jones, Richard Hill, F. No
BILE Ropkey, Lee Fox, L. j. Shap-
pert and Roy Lee Smith.
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Russia to Be Tonic

Mrs. G. A. Fisk, assisted by Mrs
Leland Merrill and Mrs. Roy Pitzer
will be hostess at 1 tomorrow Tor
meeting of Mandalay Chapter,
international Travel-Study Club
Inc. Mrs. S. R. Artman will lecture
on Russia.
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Bridge Plan Set

Woman's Contract Club of In
dianapoliS members will play at the
indianapolis Athletic Club Thursday
beginning at lis.