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Evening star., 1936-12-13
Home and School Associa-
ton of the Woodrow Wilson
High School will meet In the

THE Home and School Associa-
ton Of the Woodrow Wilson
High School will meet in the
i school auditorium tomorrow
evening. The program will be fur
nished by members of the faculty
and there will be ample opportunity
for questions and discussion.
The program is: "Our Panel Dis
cussions." Joseph L. Nochka; Wood
row Wilson'S First Year Book" Miss
Celia Oppenheimer; Our Dramatic
Program" Miss Elizabeth r. Best;
"Our Newspaper-the Beacon" Mrs.
Florence M. Lumsden; THE Student
Council and the Debating Squad"
H. N. Bosley; "Our Curriculum OPP
portunities, for non-college students.
Mrs. Irene Blythe; for college prepa-
ration, Mrs. Estelle S. Phillips.
Trinity Girls Play Santa.
STUDENTS of Trinity College will
- play Santa Claus today to a large
group of poor children. They will
entertain at Christmas party
orphans from three local institutions,
st. Vincent's, st. Joseph's and St.
Gertrude's. as well as number of
children of destitute families.
Florence Stewart of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is in charge of general arrangements
for the party, which will be held in
Notre Dame auditorium at pm. The
only formal entertainment will be a
/ Christmas pageant which is being re-
hearsed by a group of the girls, in
cluding Grace Mary Colliflower of
Washington, who will read the lines
to explain the action; Rosemary Kiely
of Rockaway Park, Long Island; Betty
Hickey, Brooklyn; Elaine M. Wueb-
bold Hamilton. Ohio; Katherine c.
Swiney, Bayonne, N. j.; Dorothy
Sweeney, Fall River. Mass, and Char
lotte O'Brien, Highland Park. Ill.
Following the program Santa Claus
will appear bearing for each child a
gift marked with his name.
Before leaving for the holidays on
December 18 the Trinity girls will
indulge in a Christmas party for
themselves. On the evening Of De-
cember II the seniors. following a
college tradition. will parade through
the halls of the buildings. carrying
lighted candles. and gather together
the other girls before assembling
around the big Christmas tree in the
well of the main building.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Technically Christmas seals accepted for postage
but the Post Office Department to haze made
exception for letter to Santa signed By Johnny
Ann Shown above the addressed to the Jolly
Saint by three youngsters 1Do appeal red
bikes to trains station dump truck and doll
The potarks clear and definite and they constitute
uoation of regulations Postmaster General James A. Farley
,OH not complain Meanwae the chadrens letter has been
Stdr-Metropottdn Police
Association Brothers Broadcasng
Co. Christmas fund for attention. Star Std6 Photo
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Schools and COLLEGES

pre-holiday all-school festival to be
held in the rose room of the WASH
ington Hotel next Saturday evening,
December 10. The proceeds Of this
dance will go into the fund for the
publishing of year book by the grad
uating class of 1887. The arrange
ments are under the direction of
Henry B. Cusick, president of the eve-
ming division, senior class. and the
committee in charge of arrangements
is composed of Galen M. Buckles,
chairman; Bernard M. Acher and
Georgina j. Bingert.
The freshman debating class will
hold an intersection debate tomorrow
on the subject Resolved. That the
United States should own and oper-
ate all munition plants" The af-
firmative side will be argued by
team from section c, composed OF
Albert w. Abbott, Clarence A. Mattson
and Alex M. Dunlop, while they will
be opposed in the negative by section
B, the Saturday afternoon group, rep
resented by Ethel B. Clein. Sophie
Litman and J. Philip Horan.
q. w. Singers With Orchestra.
THE combined mems and womens
glee clubs Of George Washington
University, a chorus Of 130 young
singers, will appear in concert this
afternoon with the National SYM
phony Orchestra. The concert will be
an all-Beethoven program. with Har-
old Bauer as pianist. Members OF
the glee clubs will take part in the
choral fantasia for orchestra, piano
and chorus, with DR.. Hans Kinder
conducting.
This will be the second appearance
of George Washington University sing
ers with the National Symphony.
The concert this afternoon will be
attended by a large number Of uni
versity people. The glee clubs enjoy
great popularity with faculty, students
and alumni.
Seven fellowships, each providing
for two years of graduate study in the
George Washington University School
of Government and each carrying a
stipend of 81 200 annually, have been
made available by the Order OF
knights Templar of the United States
of America.
Students in all of the schools of the
university are directing their efforts
during the week remaining before the
Christmas recess toward providing
Christmas baskets for needy Washing
ton families Katherine Porter and
Ray Howard are in charge of the work
and have large student group assist
ing them.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Illustrating the one-cent Army and Many stamps
Washington exclusively Tuesday,
designs represent the coopeatiue enterprise Schrage
Alun Mesner designers; Pnuing Matthew Fenton
l. c. Kaufman and T. Art picture engrauers and E. M
Hall and W. Wells, letter engauers in the Bureau OF En-
grazing and Printing.
Collectors desiring the day Of
requested to apply Room 144 Thirteenth corridor
Post Office Department Budng phere special detail of clerks
Wiu be duty.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

A fine pair of Brattleboro provision
ais on cover has been discovered in
California. The lucky collector is
Paul A. Dorm. who also has rescued a
beautiful single copy of proven au-
thenticity.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
STAMPS.

Need for an international code of
philatelic ethics is manifest in story
Evening star., 1936-12-13

COLLECTIoN-3,6 500 U. s. and foreign-
all prior 1920. Catalog. S35O-oyer 100
items; catalos. soc to $500. Excellent for
Reasonable GE 0127.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Former Representative c. G. Selvig
Of Minnesota has joined the Washing
ton Philatelic Society.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

w. c. L. Plans Party.
THE senior classes at Washington
= College of Law are sponsoring a
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Give Stomps for Christmas


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Low Priced Sets Packets and Albums
Rialtc Printing & Stationery Go;
EXTRAORDINARY FREE -OFFER-Turks
Baden. Everything for Sc postage. Ap-
prevails pss sent. VIKING IL Hanson Place,
THE MOST HISTORIC ISSUE m EXIST
Spark That Set the World Afirei' We in
clude this complete set: also a complete
Denmark Ancitnt-Ship set: complete
Russian sets: 3 stamps over so years old.
and Italy's Mussolini stamp, all for 10c!
PEARSON BROS, 6S Nassau st.. Dept. 76.
New York.
I5-Cpl. Set 90 diff.) SI.0Oi Blks.. 81 80.
Engrayed Envelopes, 40c Set-Printed. SOC.
THE STAMP SHOP. s29 G st. NV.
STAMP ALBUMS
Stock Books. Catalogues. New Sets. singie
STAMPS. Philatelic SUPPLIES. Call and see
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UYENO'S STAMP SHOP
1905 Psnna. Ave. NV. Met. COLA.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The Washington Federation Of
Junior Stamp Collectors will meet at
the National Red Cross Building,
Eighteenth street, Saturday afternoon
at 2. Philip Simms Warren will be
the guest Of honor and principal
speaker. All boy and girl stamp en-
thusiasts welcome.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

On the very day that the new
12-cent stamp of Colombia went on
sale for foreign postage the rate for
overseas mail was elevated to Is cents.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Turkey announces set to mark the
identification Of the Dardenelles, thus
serving notice on the world that the
government intends to defend its
capital.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

For speed In production, Italy ap-
parently takes the cake" On May
9. Premier Mussolini ordered certain
stamps printed, on May IA 1000 900
OF each of the several denominations
were delivered to the postal authori-
ties. and on May % copies were on
sale in Abyssinia.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Matsujiro Nakamura has been ap-
pointed director of the japanese Gov
ernment Postal Museum at Toxic.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The Ivory Coast has a new series of
"A stamps Of four different pictorial
designs.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Burma is to have a dozen new is
sues. and native artists have been
invited to design them.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Finland Is preparing a national
parks series to call to the attention
Of tourists the beautiful scenic at
fractions Of its national territory.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carleton, Six
teenth street. Wednesday evening at
8. No special speaker is scheduled,
but members and friends are invited
to bring stamps for exhibition, sale
and trade.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
NORTHDETROIT
(By Mrs. Josephine Boyden)


d. p. Thomas, pastor of Lomax
A. NJ. e. Zion Church, thrilled his
large congregation last Sunday
morning. He announced his SER
mon which appeared to him in a
vision, prophesying that he served
notice through God that some one
in the congregation would meet
with a great calamity. His text
was found in Rev. 6:1, what will
man do in a catastrophe?" The mes
sage profoundly impressed the wor-
shippers.
At 8 p. M, Dr. Thomas preached
at st. Paul A. M. E. Zion Church,
Of which Rev. p. r. Flack is pas
tor. Later, he preached for Rev.
Wright, pastor of Institutional Bap-
fist Church, Hamtramck.
The past week was revival week
at Lomax Church. The first week
closed with a sermon by Rev. Mrs.
B. B. Palmer, subject, "How To
Defeat the Devil. The series Of
meetings is being conducted by
Evangelists Emma Peterson and
Mabel Stewart Carlysle.
Rev. S. r. Singleton, founder of
Lomax A. M. e. Zion Church, of
North Detroit, now pastoring in
Toledo, will preach at this church
Sunday, October 20, and will be &C
companied by his congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burrell Eldridge,
14O91 DeQuindre, are the happy
parents OF fine baby boy, Burrell
Jr., born October IA. Mother and
child are doing well.
Louis Carter, 1861 DeQuindre,
died October II, at Receiving Hos
pital. Sympathy is extended to the
bereaved family.
James Burkley, 297 Connecticut
avenue, Highland Park, died on
October9. Funeral rites were held
from st. Luke's A. M E. Church.
Rev. Alexander officiated.
Mrs. Angielee Frost, of Birming-
ham, Ala, is making an extended
visit in Detroit, as guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Hattie King, 2120 Nc
Lean st.
The Society For Better Living
held election of officers Sunday,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
W. AND E.. CLUB.
UNDER NE W
MANAGEMENT.

Chester A. Rentie, new manager
of the local Walters and Bellmen's
Club, announces that he is endea-
voring to give to the public a first
class club, with good entertainment
and reasonable prices. Keno is
featured at the club every Monday
Thursday, and Saturday night.
Mr.. Rentie, a former newspaper
man, has worked with several
newspapers and is affiliated with
several clubs, including the famous
Cotton Club Casino, at Mama, Fla,
during the winter seasons, the on
ly Negro member of the Mackinac
Island Business Mems association,
head bellman of Grand Hotel, cap
tain of Eastman and Arlington
Hotels, at Hot Springs, Ark. He
is a student of political science,
having graduated from schools in
Kentucky.
He will be on hand to warmly
welcome all visitors at the Walters
and Bellmen's Club
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24

friends in this city, by an unex
pected visit to Detroit. DR.. Black
well, editor of the Star of Zion, OF
Charlotte, n. c., sends greetings to
the pastor and members of Lomax,
and to the members of the editorial
staff of the Detroit Tribune.
The contest among the four quar-
tets at the Washington School, last
Friday night, was a record-break-
er, and drew a capacity audience
1t was sponsored by the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, on Meade street
The quartets in the contest were
the Flying Quartet, winners az
OF first prize; King David Singers.
second prize; Surprise Four La
the Flying Cloud Quartet, winners
Four.
Last Sunday, w. d. Boyden head
ed delegation from North Detroit
and attended the mass meeting at
st. John Presbyterian Church,
which DR.. william Hodges, OF
Cleveland, was chief speaker. The
meeting was under auspices of the
Detroit Civic Rights Committee, OF
which S. F. Grigsby is chairman.
Voters were urged to vote for the
"15-Man Council, on Nov. 3.
Miss Culik, of the staff of
Schoolcraft Library, will address
the Society For Better Living, at
the library, Saturday, October "a,
at z p. m. Plans will also be made
for the years work of the society.
Great preparations are being
made for the Harvest Home" at
Lomax Church. 1t will start off
with the Drum and Bugle Corps.
Watch for October 26, at s p. m.
Rev. Jones preached Sunday
morning and evening at Cosmo-
politan Baptist Church. Rev. NJ.
Bolden will occupy the pulpit DUR
ing the week of October 26, when
the singing quartets will be pre-
scented.
The widow of the late Mr.. Kit
chen, Of Orleans street, is recupe-
rating from a spell of sickness.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
Brucker's Proposal
S e e k S $4,000
Jobs For Negroes

Washington, d. C.-Almost So
600 Federal positions will be held
eventually by Negroes if the pro-
posal of former Governor WILDER
NJ. Brucker, Republican candidate
for United States Senator from
Michigan is adopted, it is estimated
here.
United States Civil Service Com
mission reports show that there
was S15,7S9 persons employed in
the Executive branch of the Fed
eral government in December, 1885
exclusive of the army and navy
According, to the Census of 1880
81 per cent of the population are
listed as Negroes, so that the
Brucker Plan would effect 1871
jobs. This is a tremendous increase
over the present time it is general
ly agreed.
Exact figures as to the total
number of colored employees of the
Federal Government are not avail
able at present, but it is pointed
out that the majority of depart
ments, bureaus and commissions
now employed colored people only
for mental positions.
1t is anticipated here that the
passage of the bill would lead to a
pronounced increase in enrolment
of colored students in universities
and colleges as there would be a
proportionately greater opening for
young men and women in the pro-
fessional fields under the Brucker
Plan.
Approximately $4,000 of the
Brucker Plan jobs would fall un-
der Civil Service, it was also re-
vealed, as 455, 264 people are now
included under the Civil Service
classification. These positions COW
er practically all of the skilled
trades, as we'll as the professions
and offers splendid opportunities
for women as we'll as for men.
Many thousand additional jobs
will be opened in the State, Coun-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
@TTN HDCTC IN DETROIT'S
MIRROR
By VIA PEN N

Monday of this week. Wendell, as
you know, is Detroit boy, attend
ing West Virginia State College. He
is here making plans relative to
the Wilberforce-West Virginia
football game which is scheduled
to be played here on Thanksgiving
Day.
Mrs. Gertrude Smith Of Chandler
avenue and daughter, Mrs. Lorraine
Reed and the latter's two small
sons, are visiting Mrs. Smiths
brother in New York City.
Mrs. Mary McCary, 1886 Melrose
avenue, returned Sunday, from a
pleasant visit with her sister in
Toledo.
Mrs. Hattie Ewing, of Williams
street, is back home after a trip
to New York City and a month s
sojourn with her daughter, Mrs.
Amanda Murray, and other rela-
tives in Washington, D. c.
Jesse Hogerbook, one among the
many high school and college
youths who are in the Tribune's
employ is back on the job after
undergoing an operation for ap-
pendictis.
Because they so thoroughly ap-
preciated the assistance given them
by the Citizens Committee, during
the occasion of the 18th annual
of the National Asso-
of Negro Musicians, Inc
held in Detroit in August, the De-
troit Imperial Choral Society, the
Detroit Musicians Association, and
the Azalia Hackley Music Society
are honoring the members of the
Citizens Committee with a soiree,
Wednesday evening, Oct. 81, at
Lucy Thurman Y. w. G. A.
Willis Ward, who won interna-
tional fame as an all-round athletic
star at the University Of Michigan,
and who studied in the Law School
or that institution last year, is en-
rolled this year in the Detroit Col
Iege Of Law. 1t will be recalled, It
was Willis Ward to whom de
Lawd," the late Richard Harrison.
n moment Of merriment, present
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
AND WOMAN'S p AG E
Silver Tea Planned
By Homemakers Club

Premier Homemakers Club are
planning a Silver Tea for Sunday,
November 1, to which all of their
friends are invited. Proceeds from
the silver offering will be used for
a worthwhile benefit project in the
Lucy Thurman Branch Y. W. c.
A. Tea will be served from 4 to
6 o'clock, with Mrs. Estelle Hawk
ms, president, as chairman of hos
tesses. There will be a delightful
musical program. Out OF town
guests and anyone who has not
seen the beautiful Y. w. c. A. build
ing at $50 East Elizabeth Street,
are especially welcome.
Halloween is a gay and gala oc-
casion for the Music-Art-Dramatic
Club, Casually referred to as the M.
A. d. club) at the Lucy Thurman
Branch Y. w. G. A. This Halo
ween Party is something to look
forward to and all the young set
are planning to attend. 1t is a
costume party this year and every
body is invited to come in the fun
niest, the prettiest or the worst
looking costume to be found-with
a false face, of course-on Friday
evening, October 30, at s o'clock.
The Sunday afternoon COED
Forum planned for October 25, has
been postponed to November p
so that those interested may at
tend the concert to be given at the
Lucy Thurman Branch Y. w. G. A.
that afternoon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
Memorial Services
Held at "Y" For
Miss A. Bacon

Tribute was paid to the late Miss
Alice e. Bacon's great love Of ma
ture and her genius as a teacher
in memorial services at the Detroit
Y. w. C. A. on Sunday Afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, by Miss Alice r.
Marsh, general secretary of the
Association during its early days,
and Mrs. Erie Layton Gates who
was associated with Miss Bacon
during the last 10 years of her life.
Miss Bacon is well remembered
by girls who attended Camp Nor
com for her enthusiastic instruction
in nature study. The great Joy
which she inspired in girls to learn
more about the out-of-doors, flow
ers, birds and insects has carried on
through the years. This year found
groups of eager campers studying
specimens of flowers, leaves and
grasses which they had collected
and caring for all sorts Of small
animals and insects in order to
study their habits and environ
ments.
For more than 25 years Miss Ba-
con served on the YWCA staff,
first as a special tutor for girls
employed at the Y. w. G. A. and
later using her gift for imparting
knowledge to all who wished to
study some particular subject to
prepare for Civil Service eXamina-
lions or to achieve better posi-
tions, etc.
Tea followed the service. Sister
Martha, formerly Miss Martha e.
Downey, first educational director
of the Detroit Y. w. c. A., and Miss
Emma Silver, first general secre-
tary, were special guests and des-
cribed the early days of the AS
ISOLATION in Detroit. Miss Down
ey directed the first Y. w. G. A.
classes in town and Miss Silver had
the privilege of organizing the WV
CA with Mrs. Grace Whitney Hoff
Sister Martha is now with the Ok
ford Mission in Calcutta, India, and
Miss Silver has just returned from
China to make her home in Pasa-
dena.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24
NJ i c h an Branch
Natl Negro Congress
To Hold Meeting
(By c. s. FRANKSON

The Michigan Branch of the Ma
tional Negro Congress has recent
ly made survey of the housing
conditions in the East Side section
of Detroit, where the majority Of
the people are Negroes. Some very
appalling conditions were found,
particularly the unsanitary state
of many of the houses and the sky
high rent colored people have to
pay for them.
On the basis of these findings,
the Congress has compiled a re-
port to be put before a mass meet
ing, in order that some action may
be taken.
This meeting will be held at
New Bethel Church, Hastings and
Willis, Monday, October 26, at S
d. m.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24

October II, at Peace Baptist Church.
After a well-rendered program and
the reading of the laws and consti-
tuition, the following officers were
elected.
George w. Puryear, president;
Rev. Hunt, vice president; Mrs.
Hattie King, second vice president;
Mrs. Mary DENLY Scott, recording
secretary; Mrs. Catherine Humes,
assistant secretary; William Sim
gleton, treasurer; Otis Clark, SER
geant at arms; w. D. Boyden, chair
man executive board; Mrs. Julia
Carter, chairman program commit
tee; Rev. d. p. Thomas, board of
research; Mrs. Minnie Jefferson,
chairman sick committee; Mrs. Car
RE Scott, membership committee
Mrs. Anna Price, commissioner OF
districts; Rev. B. Saunders, cnap-
lain; Mrs. G. Thomas, critic; Miss
Katie Tilson, topic reader. Ellis
| Lundy, retiring president and
founder of the organization, was
elected honorary president, with
much applause. The officers were
installed at the Schoolcraft Ii
brary, by the pastor of the A. M
e. u. Church. The commissioner
on districts has called a meeting tt
organize the various districts, un-
der district superintendent.
Mrs. w. A. Blackwell, wife OIL
the former pastor of Lomax, de-
lightfully surprised her many
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-24

We are back with you for an
other weekly chat. These are busy
hectic days for all the Tribune
people, with the national election
approaching; still we have a few
items of this and that" to reflect
to you in our little old mirror"
so here goes:
On Sunday afternoon, Oct. IS, at
the home of Soror Amy Cunning
ham, 2219 McDougall avenue, a
very impressive ceremony was
held, at which time the following
persons were admitted as honorary
members to Zeta Chapter of Iota
Phi Lambda Sorority; namely
Mesdames r. Louise Henderson,
Josephine Bedford, and Hattie
Toodle. Members in attendance
were: Sylvia M. Tucker, Carrie
Mills, Amy Cunningham, Zelma
Collier, Johnnie Mae McConico,
and Maxine e. Broyles.
The meeting of the Pledge Club
of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority was
held at the Y. M. C. A., Friday,
Oct. 16, with the following PLEDGES
present: Mignon Ford, Beatrice
Scott, Loretta Seymour, Postella
Gresham, Maxine e. Broyles, the
latter being chairman OF the
Pledge Club.
We are glad to tell you that lit
tie Doris Lee Adams, six-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Mozella Adams,
GA Alexandrine, is doing splendid
ly at the Pennington School. Her
mother, accompanied by her grand
mother, Mrs. Lille Yargrough,
went out to see her over the week.
end.
You remember, we told YOU
through this column several weeks
ago that Miss Mary Underwood be-
came the bride of DR.. Richard
Lourey in Washington, d. c., dur
ing the past summer. Now Mrs.
Lourey is all busy with her pack
ing, as she plans to leave for
Washington to join her husband,
1.
Mrs. W. A. Blackwell, wife of the
former pastor Of Lomax A. M. e.
Zion Church, in North Detroit, is
on a brief visit in Detroit. She
brings greetings from her hus-
band, DR.. Blackwell, who recently
assumed his duties as Editor of the
Star Of Zion, official A. M. e. Zion
publication in Charlotte, N. C.
Well, we'll Wendell Smith
)reezed into the Tribune office