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Vesper Service
Phyllis Glee Club

Mrs. Blanche o. Mason, director
of the Phyllis Wheatley Glee Club,
announces the date of the annual
Vesper service as April 10. The
occasion always calls together a
large and appreciative audience
and the Glee Club always presents
it's most attractive program of the
year. The tone of the Vesper is
one that has a special appeal to
religious folk and this early an
nouncement is made that all may
have opportunity to have this date
free of other engagements.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Committee Called
To Meet April LIST

Minneapolis citizens who formed
a sponsoring committee for the
National Negro Congress and gave
authority to the delegates who at
tended it's sessions in Chicago will
meet at Phyllis Wheatley Monday
afternoon, April 1, at 800 o'clock.
A permanent organization will be
formed at this meeting and reports
heard from the three Minneapolis
delegates, Rev. D. P. Young, Miss
w. Gertrude Brown, and w. M.
Smith. All interested persons are
invited to be present and join in
the future work of the congress as
this branch of the national move
ment shall direct.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Phyllis Wheatley
Model Airplane
Contest

Phyllis Wheatley is sponsoring
a model airplane building contest
and all young model airplane build
ers are urged to enter. There is
no fee to enter except to comply
with the following rules:
Airplane Contest Rules
1. Anyone under 10 years old is
eligible to enter. 2. Contestants
must fill out and return an entry
blank. They can be secured at the
office. 3. The exhibit will be held
on April II, 1886, and all entries
must be turned in to Mr.. Session
no later than April 8, 1886. 4.
All models will be returned to the
owners a week after the exhibit.
Winners plane will be property of
Phyllis Wheatley House. 5. The
models are not required to fly, but
no solid models can enter. 6. All
models must be under 20 inches
and will be judged by the follow
ing: (a) Construction, 20 points;
(b) Neatness, 10 points; (c) De-
sign, 5 points; (d) Color, points;
(e) All models built at Phyllis
Wheatley House, 10 points. z. Not
more than two entries can be
made. 8. Models will be judged
by Vernon Hanson, L. Anderson,
and H. Bell. 9. The winner will
receive trophy with his name en-
graved on the trophy. Other prizes
will be awarded. Boys not able
to secure an entry blank can phone
their entry in to Mr.. Session or
Mr.. Thomas at Cherry 1898.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
THE RAINBOW'S END

The Gospel Chorus Of Bethesda
Baptist Church has been conduct
ing Treasure Hunt" for the past
month. What it has found will be
disclosed at a meeting at 8 p. M,
at Bethesda, Sunday, March 20.
Zion Church will present an inter-
esting program with a message by
Rev. II. w. Bolts and music by
lions Gospel Chorus. The ushers
of Zion will be on duty and all of
lions people will join with Be-
thesda in making the meeting a
great success. Light refreshments
will be served (and, of course,
without cost) by the members of
the Bethesda Chorus. The public
is urged to attend.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Former Resident
Passes Suddenly

Mrs. Eva Abbey, Ala E. 25th,
left for Quincy, Illinois, upon re-
ceipt of telegram Thursday telling
of the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Emma Kitchin. Leav-
ing for Quincy at once, Mrs. Abb
hey learned that her mother had
died before she reached her. Mrs.
Kitchin who had lived in Quincy
for many years was well known in
Minneapolis where she was a fire.
quent visitor at the home of her
daughter. At the time of her
death she was living with her sis
ter, Mrs. Susie Monroe. It was
learned that the deceased was tax
en- i'll on Wednesday, becoming
rapidly worse and passed Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Abbey joined his
wife in Quincy to be present at the
funeral. Mrs. Kitchin is survived
by her daughter, Mrs. Eva Abbey,
a grandson, Leon Abbey, and her
sister, Mrs. Susie Monroe. Further
arrangements for the burial had
not been learned at press time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
NOTICE

The Minnesota Association of
Colored Women, Inc, will meet
Friday, April 8, at the Hosmer
Branch Library, Sc st. at 4th Ave
nue. S.
The Eastern District of the Min
nesota Association of Colored
Women will hold its regular month
ly meeting at the Citizens Aid,
200 P. M, Wednesday, April 1.
Council of Negro Women will
meet Monday afternoon, 200 P. NJ,
March 80, with Mrs. Sara Paul,
400 E. 39th St.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27

of our Liberian representative, the
Honorable William T. Francis, were
brought to the United States and
honored with a salute from the
navy as the ship entered the port
of New York. Twin City Elks were
busily preparing for the National
Convention held that year in At
lanta, Georgia, and Mrs. Nellie Nc
Cullough and Jas. B. Levy were
Minnesota delegates. Mrs. Henri
eta Coins, st. Paul songbird, sang
at the wedding ceremony of one of
st. Paul's popular society buds,
and the Portland Advocate is
quoted as saying in effect, eff the
Negro is to come into his own; is
to escape from the determinations,
segregations and injustices that
hinder his progress in these United
States, it will necessitate the union
of all his forces into one militant
organization to fight courageously
and unitedly for the things that
are his by constitutional enact
ment." And to that the National
Negro Congress is this years an
swer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Young Man Passes
Many Mourn Death

Funeral services were held for
Joseph Alphonzo Williams, 43, at
the Bethesda Baptist Church, Sat-
urday afternoon, March Fl. Born
in Minneapolis, Mr.. Williams spent
most of his life here. He fought
for his country in the World War
and was discharged with honor at
the wars end.
Taken sick only a few weeks ago
he was treated first at the General
hospital and later sent to Veterans
hospital where he died Wednesday,
March 10.
A great concourse Of friends
came to his last rites; members of
his veteran organization, the
Johnnie Baker Post, which pre-
sented resolutions read by w. E.
Stovall; members of the Elk's
Lodge, of which he formerly was
a member, and many of the women
of the Elk's Auxiliary, in which his
sister, Mrs. Cassie Hill, holds high
office; also many who through the
eApe!oe1dde ueeq eAeq s1eeG
friends. The casket was covered
with the American flag and many
floral offerings came from COM
rades and friends.
Members of Bethesda's senior
choir assisted by Mrs. Mae Mar
shall and Mrs. Gloria Fassett sang
appropriate music. Clarence John
son sang a solo, "My Buddy"
which brought tears to the eyes of
many. The pastor, Rev. W. E.
Warrington, preaching to the liv-
ing rather than to the dead, talked
from that impassioned plea, "Lord
Teach me to know my end and the
measure of my days, that I may
know, how frail I am" Rev. J. ].
Clayburn prayed a simple earnest
prayer. Mr.. Williams is survived
by his sisters, Mrs. Cassie Hill,
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Nellie
Thompson, Milwaukee.
At the cemetery, Crystal Lake, a
squad from Fort Smelling fired the
final salute over the grave. The
funeral was conducted by the Neal
Funeral Home.
One of st. Paul's Charming Young
SOcialites
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Elder Allison,
Adventist, To
p Speak Here
BEACON LIGHT S. D. A.

Among the high points on the
Beacon Light Church calendar will
be the coming of T. Harrison ALI
son of st. Louis, Mo. Elder ALI
son is the secretary of the Central
Union Negro Department of Seven
Day Adventists, and will bring to
the Twin Citians series of vital
messages. He is expected in the
Twin Cities from April 3 to April
IL. He will speak for the Beacon
Light group in Minneapolis and
Berean Mission in st. Paul.
Work is progressing nicely on
Beacon Light Church home. Until
work is completed services will be
held at Border M. E. Church.
The augmented Beacon Light
Jubilee choir will rehearse at
Border Church Monday evening in
preparation for the cantata, ''The
Seven Last Words of Christ"
which is to be presented April 5
at Phyllis Wheatley house. The
choir will sing at the Forum hour
on that date. The public is in
vited to attend Beacon Lights thir-
teenth Sabbath program next Sat-
urday morning at 9:45. Mrs.
Thompson and her assistants will
have charge of the program.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
COMMENT
By w. M. SMITH

Who would want to know where
he will be seven years from now or
what he will be doing. Very few
people. The future is filled with
too many things one hesitates to
inquire about. But to go back
seven years is quite a different
matter. One may recall many
pleasant memories; check on inter-
esting incidents since forgotten; be
reminded of lives now ended and
actions which still live and have
their repercussions in the present.
Picking up seven year old copy
of the Twin City Herald this week,
find that C. E. Newman and the
writer were members of it's staff
then. So was that prince of good
fellows and broad minded colum-
mist Fred G. Thomas of loved men,
DRY. Miss Estyr Bradley, efficient
and dependable editor of the Re-
corder's st. Paul social column,
was then taking her initial fling
into journalism. Miss w. Ger
trude Brown of Phyllis Wheatley,
still live wire in present day &C
tivities, was serving on the grand
jury, one of the few of our group
called upon to aid in the delibera-
tions of that body. The remains
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Encourages
Child Talent
"Uncle Bob" Presents Gift
To Young Girl
Reader
MITZIE STRADER ON RADIO
By DeVELMA STRONG

Robert Bolton "Uncle Bob" who
broadcasts over radio station
WCCO on the noon high-lights
program urges that child talent be
cultivated. Little Mitzie Strader
gave two readings on a radio pro-
gram recently, on which Mr.. Bel
ton appeared.
AS an evidence of his interest
and sincere admiration, as well as
IN encouragement to her future
'ndeavors, Mitzie was presented
With a gift by Mr.. Bolton.
Mitzie is a former member of
Miss Katherine Bryant's children's
heater group. She has appeared
n school plays and two plays
which were broadcast, and is also
Interested in acrobatic dancing.
Mr.. Belton's commentator
will be especially encouraging be-
cause it is from one who, aside
from being an acknowledged Negro
radio star, has crashed the color
line, as is evidenced by his posi-
ton on the young peoples staff at
Hennepin Methodist Episcopal
Church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
4 Grand Pre-Easter
Revue
Six Separate Features-Sixty five
People

The Altar Guild of St. James A.
M. E. Church, st. Paul, Baby Aux
iliary of the church, is featuring a
pre-Easter Fashion Show at Halle
@. Brown House at o'clock on the
evening of April 2.
Twelve kiddies will impersonate
Hollywood juvenile celebrities;
Patricia Ann Foster, Herbert Fost-
er, Jr., Guy Shelley White, Robert
Lee Grigsby, Constance Duke, Paul
Ray, Lorraine Harper, Virginia
Harper, Claude Duke, Bette Lou
Williams, Pauline Ray, and Maxine
Few.
The Early Risers will display
the Tennis Players. The bathing
beauties in stunning attire and the
loungers in latest pajamas.
Street wearing apparel will be
displayed when Milady shops. Golf
ing attire will be followed by tea
time scene in which gorgeously at
tired women will display afternoon
frocks. A formal house party with
men in tuxedos and women becom-
ingly gowned will constitute the
sixth feature. Orchestra music
throughout the evening, and music
features: the Cabin Kids, Alphonso
Dunlap and Herman Cotton, Mrs.
Henrietta Coins and Mrs. Josephine
Mccoy. Mrs. C. Grigsby, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Duke, Mrs. Cynthia Foster,
Mrs. Luetta White, Mrs. G. Turner
and Mrs. Clara Reed are promoters
of the style revue. Rev. W. E.
Guy is pastor of the church. A
prominent st. Paul house is fur
nishing the garments.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
HE WAS STRONG
HIS BRAKES WEAK

M. T. Strong, 81, living at 449
Rondo, st. Paul, came to Mime
apolis this week and ran afoul of
the law in the matter of reckless
driving. Strong claimed his brakes
were o. K. But when an officer
called upon him to prove it his
brakes showed up very weak. He
was arrested for driving while
drunk. In court he was found
guilty and fined $500.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
COOP MEETINGS

The fourth of a series of meet
ings on Consumers Cooperatives
will be held on Monday evening,
March 3Oth, at Hosmer Branch,
Public Library, Both and 4th Ave.
South, at S:15 and Thursday eve
ming, Halle @. Brown Community
House in st. Paul. The meetings
will last one hour only and will be
conducted by c. E. Rucker Of the
State Department Of Education.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27

80. Members of the committee will
be further notified through the
mails. Other interested citizens
are invited to join the group at
this meeting.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Prepare for Twin City Health Week
Observance i

The annual Health Week OBJ
served in the Twin Cities is nearly
due. The committee that arranges
for it will be called together at
Phyllis Wheatley Monday, March
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27
Experts Pointers
Will Serve Pupils
Of Popular Sport
Members of Minnesota Team to
Speak at Wheatley Football
School

Youthful football enthusiasts of
the Cities will get chance to hear
some expert pointers on the grid
iron sport when Phyllis Wheatley
sponsors it's first football school
during the week of April 6.
Efforts are being made to bring
Vernal "Babe" LIE Voir, quarter
back on last falls championship
team, Sheldon Beise, fullback, and
now backfeld coach at the Uni
versity, and Charles "Bud" Wilkin-
son, senior guard, to the school as
speakers. LIE Voir is on a south
ern trip with the University base
ball team and cannot be reached
until his return, but Beise and Will
Hnson will be contacted when
spring quarter classes open Mon
day at the "U."
Dwight Reed, who will play his
second year at left end next fall,
providing he gets over the schol-
astic ineigibility barrier, will give
a talk on the end positions, and
Horace Bell, guard candidate for
the varsity next fall, will also ap-
pear as a speaker.
Plans for the football school are
being headed by John F. Thomas,
head of the Boys Department at
Wheatley.
If you are not registered you
cannot vote in the primary cleo
ton June Is. Registration must
be made by May 81. Don't lose
your vote. Register Now!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-27

Outstanding educator; national
club woman; foremost in every
good work, a credit to her group
and to American womanhood.
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
Plans for Stadium
Get Approval Here

Hearty approval of plans for the
building of a national stadium at
the end of East Capitol Street. at
the cost Of between 1S and 20 mil
lion dollars was given today at a
hearing before the District sub
committee of the House.
The plans, calling for construc-
ton of parade field, swimming
pool and stadium, were introduced
by Representative Mary T. Norton
CD of New Jersey, chairman of
the District Committee. Also In
cluded in the plans are details for
the building of a new National
Guard armory in conjunction with
the stadium project. Those speak
ing in favor of the project in
cluded Marshall T. Finnan, di-
rector Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission;
Leo B. Fee, Assistant Corporation
Counsel, and Miss Elaine Eppley,
Of the Federation of Cisizen'S As
SociationS.
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
Adds ABABA FALL NEAR
Griffmem
Beaten.
6 to 3
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL
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ny FGAENM DUH ONE1Lk
FENWAY PARK. BOSTON,
Mass April 2O.-Buddy Myer is
still playing second for the Bos.
ton Red Sox, even If he is weaEs
ing q Washington uniform. It was
a ghsstly error by Myer on q per
feet double play bah hit by Wes-
ley Ferrell that paved the way for
Boston's victory in Fenway Park
this morning. The score was
s. to s.
Myers boot permitted one run
to score, put the tying run IN scor-
ing position and the winning run
on first base. The winning run
didn't stay on first long, for
Heiiaie Manush, who changed his
batting habits with his socks,
slashed q triple into the right cor.
ner- and scored Bowers with the
winning run.
Texas Jack Russell was the I'M
fortunate victim of the Griff col
lapse. He relieved Linke In the
ninth, inning after the latter had
put the tying run on base with
one out. Joe Cronin sent Wesley
Ferrell up to hit IN place Of Al
mada and, following CHS piece Of
strategy, the entire game went
cockeyed.
Russell fooled Ferrell completely
CONTINUED on Page 22, Col. A
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
D. A. R. SESSION
BEGINS TODAY
additional d. A. r. news and
pictures on page a.

~
Officials high III the Federal
and municipal governments will
participate in the opening Of the
forty-fifth annual convention Of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution today in flag-bedecked
Constitution Hall.
President Roosevelt was Sched-
uled to address the convention to-
night, but the engagement was
Cancelled because of the death of
Col. Louis McHenry Howe, secre-
tary and advisor to the Chief Elk
ecutive. Instead, Mrs. William
A. Becker, completing her first
year as president general, will de-
liver the principal address.
Official welcome of the 1000
delegates from all parts Of the ma
tion to the Capital will be ex-
tended by District Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen.
Others who will extend greet.
ingS at the opening session in
clude Mrs. Roberta Campbell
Lawson, of the Federation of
Women's Clubs; Miss Charlotte C..
Ayerigg, Of the Daughters of the
Revolution; Mrs. C. A. Swami, Of
the Children of the American Rev.
olution: Henry F. Baker, Of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
GIRLS CHARGE
H0LDSMAN

Malcolm B. Turner, q, collec-
tor for a credit clothing firm, to-
day waived extradition and was
ordered turned over to Montgom-
cry county authorities to face a
charge of criminal assault on a 90
year-old Washington waitress.
He was brought before Judge
Robert e. Mattingly today in
Police Court. He has been held
since early Saturday morning
when he was arrested at his home
in the 1700 block Riggs Pl. N. w.
Turner is alleged to have driven
the girl into nearby Montgomery
county and attacked her.
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
DUCE'S 5 men
IN IS MILES
0FCAP|TAL
Mountains Dynamited
In Effort to Block
Italian Drive

WITH ITALIAN NORTHERN
ARMY, Ethiopia, April 20
Q.N.S.l.-Italy's Eritrean corps
reached Derek Pass today, only
20 to 80 miles from Dessye, for.
nler headquarters for Emperor
SelasSie.
Reports that the Italians have
reached AnkObef, more than
half way to Adds Ababa from
DeSsye, are premature, accord
ing to authorities.
Adds ABABA, April 20
Q.N.S).-Lacking manpower and
munitions to halt the rapid south
ward advance Of Italy's tanks and
famed First Army Corps. Ettto.
plan military commanders today
desperately prepared to blow up
bridges and blast away mountain
sides to send deadly avalanches
laundering down upon the Roman
legions.
All the available stores Of gun.
powder in Adds Ababa were
rushed to the road leading from
the capital to Dessye. Not a
bridge will be left for Marshal
Pietro Badoglio's armored cars to
speed over, according 20 the Ethio-
plans plan.
Streams viii be diverted to
turn the roadway into a series of
lakes and swamps and soldiers
will be posted high above noun
tain passes to touch fuses and
block the canyons with landslides.
Ready for PiIlage
Fleeing before the italian ad-
vance, many warriors arrived at
the capital today with the omin.
Gus news that bands of brigands
are lurking in the mountains
ready to pillage the city If the
government evacuateS.
Terrified by the apparently au-
thentic news that the swift-moving
Italian northern army already has
captured Ankober, only IS miles
northeast of Adds Ababa, the ma
tive population fled in disorder
today from the capital, whose fall
is regarded as a certainty within
Q few days.
Adds Ababa spent a wild and
sleeplesS night. tormented by false
rrlmors that the southern Italian
forces had occupied Harar.
While all able-bodied men were
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
C0UGHL|N'S 5
. RECEIPTS
LISTED
Union Report Reveals
Over $lol 900 Taken
In Two Months
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
CopyriEht, 1885, by international
News Service


The Rev. Charles z. Coughltn,
Of Detroit, and his National
Union for Social Justice today
officially entered the 1885 polit-
ical arena by filing q campaign
expense statement under the Fed
eral Corrupt Practices Act.
The statement filed with the
Clerk of the House, disclosed that
during a two months period, from
January / to February %, 1895,
National Union for Social Justice
reported receipts were $lO1, ,06O.5e
and expenditures were $06.366. 80.
Z Only organizations which el1l
gage IN influencing" the preSieaeEf,
tial election or the election Of
Senators and member Of the
House are required to file reports
under the corrupt practices act,
There have already been indica-
tions that there will candidates
for Congress on the platform Of
the National Union Coughlin
is also backing the Frazier-Lemke
3,0O0-million-dollar farm bill which
will be a major issue in some con-
gresSional districts.
The chief contributor was the
Radio League Of the Little Flower
of Royal Oak, Mich, which put
$76,692.17 into the fund. st. The
reSe Parish of Royal Oak contrib
uted $4,000 and there were cash
contributions of less than 500
each which totaled $21. .443.
Individual contributors Of 500
Continued on Page 3, Col. -
The Washington times., 1936-04-20
u. .S.|SURGED
T0ACQU|RE
MUNITIONS
Senate Given Report
Asking Government
to Buy Plants
BY EDWARD b. LOCKETT
International Nsws Service

Government ownership of Che
nations munitions industry was
recommended to the Senate today
by a majority Of its seven-man spe.
cial munitions COMMITTEES.
The recommendation called on
the Government to acquire plants
and equip itself to build all war.
ships, gun forgings, projectiles.
armor plate, powder, rifles. pistols
and machine guns, needed to
maintain national preparedness.
Airplanes were not included.
The minority, three Senators,
urged enactment of laws providing
strict regulation and control Of
the munitions industry-but op-
posed actual Government owner
ship.
DenOunces Private Sale
Unanimously. the committee de-
nounced selling methods Of the
big private munitions firms Of the
world, American and foreign alike.
Bluntly, they were charged with
bribery in effect" International
intrigue and conduct tending to
produce trouble between the coun-
tries of the world.
Views of the committee were
set forth in a 17-page printed re-
port, reviewing the vast accumula.
tion of evidence which more than
a year of public hearings and
closed meetings produced.
Sc >ators signing the majority
recommendations were the chair
man, Senator Nye (R0 Of North
Dakota, and three Democrats,
Senators Clark of Missouri, Pope
of Idaho and Bone of Washington.
Opposing Government owner
ship, but vigorously urging strict
control, were Senators George of
Georgia, a Democrat; Vandenberg
of Michigan and Barbour Of New
Jersey, Republicans.
The four Senators urging laws
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