The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-03-13
Spokane, Wash.

At a recent meeting held by the
Usher Board Of Bethel A. NJ. q
Church, the following officers
were elected: Mrs. Viola Daven-
port, president; Mrs. Nellie Rey-
nolds, vice president; Miss sybil
Stafford. secretary; Mrs. Jordan,
treasurer. = Mr.. z. G. Washing
ton, Red Bruce and Chas. Crutch-
fiels visited the Negro Survey Of
flee while in the city. The Triyl-
lis Wheatley Club met last Sunday
afternoon at the home Of Miss Ber-
nice Weisger. - Miss Geraldine
Moore, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Quinn, is confined to her home by
illness.-Mrs. Rhoda Warren Har-
ris, age SO, passed at her home last
week. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday, March 8, from Smith
Funeral Home, with Rev. 2. B.
Reed officiating. Interment was at
Greenwood Cemetery. Avance
Bass, II, and Richard Bass, New
York city, arrived here last Fri
day to make their home with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Avance
Bass. - Mrs. John Turner return
ed last week from Pasco where she
was called to the bedside Of her
sister, Mrs. Harris. who is suffer-
ing from injuries received in fall.
~ Phone or mail news to Miss Sy-
bill Stafford on or before Monday
Of each week. The Recreation
Class and the wPA Orchestra held
party at the Parish Hall last
Thursday evening. Mr.. F. Fields,
director of the orchestra and Mrs.
I1elen Davis, supervisor of the
class. were hosts. - The choir Of
Bethel A.M.E. Church will conduct
the devotional hour Thursday eve
ming at the Deaconess Hospital
Mr.. Dewey R. Jones. former man.
aging editor of the Chicago De-
fender, now Associate Editor on
Negro Affairs in. the Department
of the Interior at Washington, d.
c., and Mr.. ]. s. Jackson, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Urban Lea
que of Seattle, arrived in the city
last week. They made a business
trip to Coulee Dam. While in the
city they were house guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Davenport.
Bethel anne. Church The
general theme for the mid-week
prayer and class hour during the
Lenten season will be "Shall We
Do without Jesus ?" Last We'd
nesday evening Mr.. Stokes led the
service. His theme for discussion
was "Jesus and World WEAKNESS"
his discussion was interesting and
inspirational. Other leaders will
be Mrs. Adella eager on Wednes-
day, March II; Mr.. E. Williamson,
March 10; Mrs. L. w. Sims, March
%; Mrs Randall, April i; Mrs Lii
liam Stokes, April 10 - The din
ner given last Thursday by the
Ladies' Aid, was a success. The
net receipts as reported to date
are $17.OO. The Aid thanks all
those who helped in this affair.
MilIsap Winner. Bobby Millsap,
Spokane middleweight, added an
other victim to his long string,
when he dislocated Jack Hibbard's
jaw in the second round, winning
a technical knockout. Hubbard, a
Klamath 1 alls boy, was down for
nine counts in both the first and
second rounds. - Billy Lancaster,
Spokane Negro, punched out six
round decision over Charley Roper,
Butte welterweight. Il was one of
the best fights of the card, and al
though the crowd booed the deci-
sion, Lancaster held a clead advan-
tage over the Montana boy.-Top-
ping one of the hottest fight cards
seen for some time here, Emilio
Martinez, 175-pound Denver south
paw, made a stirring comeback in
the final rounds of the 10-heat
main event to draw with Red
Bruce, Pittsburgh, 176 pounds, on
Friday night at the arynory.