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Evening star., 1936-05-17

THERE'LL be dancing in the
railroad yards today and the
cavorters will be elephants.
n There will be neighs and
squeals and trumpetings and cries and
walls from beasts you won't believe
are so, even when you see them.
This is the day of the jungle and
the plateau and the desert, when the
railroad tracks look like convention
of characters from the Just So sto-
rieS.
Today is the day the circus comes
to town, aboard a big red-andgold
train which will drop its Arabian
Nights cargo in the Benning yards.
New and super animals and new
and super performers, tagged with
new and super adjectives, are in the
Ringing Bros. .-Barnum g. Bailey big
top show-the spectacle first con-
ceived by the master, Barnum.
Performances Tomorrow.
Tomorrow and the next day, at 2
pm. and pm, these marvels of the
world of dreams will go through their
PAGES under 81 tents, to be pitched on
the lot at Fifth street and Florida
avenue northeast
What will you see in this Never
Never Land? Almost everything there
is. For instance:
Seven hundred horses: 1.009 zoo
animals, which include seven herds of
elephants and the finest camels,
llamas and zebras ever held in cap
tivity, and the first and only middle
aged midget elephants ever seen in
this country.
The painted visages of Sioux and
Blackfoot warriors in Col Tim Nc
Coy's renowned Indian camp, as we'll
Evening star., 1936-05-17
PENSION
V|EWSREQUESTED
Joint Subcommittee Asks
Treasury and Security
Board Comment.

The private pension amendment to
the social security law took new lease
on life yesterday when the joint Con.
gressional subcommittee handling the
problem met, reported some progress
and authorized Chairman King tc
write for the views of the Treasury
Department and the Social Security
Board on the proposed compromise
drafted several weeks ago.
Although no definite action was
taken. one member said the problem
of devising plan that would encour-
age preservation of the private plans
voluntarily established in industry
after the Government retirement sys-
TEN starts next year. seems to be
working out in a satisfactory way"
Later Meeting Planned.
AS soon as answers are received from
the Social Security Board and the
Treasury, another meeting will be held
The subcommittee also is ascertainine
the views of insurance companies. Ex-
pressing his personal view of the com
promise plan, Chairman King said
1T seems to me, from the facts
presented, that the plan is workable
and would give the employees undel
these private systems larger annuitie'
than the Government plan calls for.
The original plan, proposed by Sen.
ator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri
was to exempt from the payroll take:
any employer who had private sys-
ten at least equal to or more bene.
fetal than the Federal program.
To meet the fear of some of the
lawmakers that the tax-exemptior
feature might weaken the legality o.
the social security law. the pending
compromise was worked out aftel
months of study.
Payroll Tax Payment.
Under this plan the payroll taxes
will be paid by all, alike, but if the
employer having his own retirement
system also pays to an insurance COM
pany the amount required to support
the Government annuity for his en-
ployeS, 'lch an employer would nave
that a. .ount returned to him by The
Government the following year.
In other words, in 1887 the en-
ployer would pay the premium for hi'
private plan to the insurance com.
pany, and he would pay also to tht
Government the payroll taxes. Ir
the following March the employer
would get refund from the Govern.
ment.
The proposal is based on the theory
that private plans will provide fol
greater maximum benefits than the
Federal system, but the refunds viii
be only sufficient to cover the annuity
which the Government otherwise
would pay the employe. If the EN-
ployer desired to 60 further than the
Government proposes in the amount
of pension. he would be free to do Sc
under amendment.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

Timers Reunion
of he Young
Mems Christian
Association May
27 at the Central
Y. M. c. A.
Aspinwall, re-
Gently back from
a month
world tour, will
describe condi-
tions in the Far
East, with special
attention to Ha-
waii. ] a p a n .
China, the Phil
ippine Islands,
Siam, the Malay
Evening star., 1936-05-17
CONSCRIPTS TO DISBAND
Hitler to Send 5000 Troops Home
May 90.

PARIS, May 16 R.-Nine thousand
conscript soldiers, held under colors
when Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler re-
nilitarized the Rhineland, will be sent
home May %, it was announced today.
Originally they were scheduled to be
released in April.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Tilton Alumni to Meet.

DR.. James z. Coons, new headmaster
of Tilton School, Tilton, N. H., will be
honor guest at o'clock today at the
first Washington alumni meeting in
five years, to be at the home of Mr..
and Mrs John D. MacKnight. 1900 r
street.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
French Building Slumps.

The building industry of France is
reported to have dropped to the low
! est level on record.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
"Y. NJ" OLD-TIMERS
TO HEAR ASPINWALL
Veteran Member of Association
Will Speak on Conditions
in Far East.

Clarence A. Aspinwall, local business
executive, will be guest of honor and
principal speaker at the annual Old
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Bishop J. A. Gregg
Guest Speaker on
Easter Sunday

Bishop J. A. Gregg, presiding
bishop of the 4th and 9Th Episcopal
Districts of the A. M. E. Church,
will be the guest preacher at st.
Peters A. M. E. Church Easter
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Bishop Gregg is one of the worlds
foremost preachers and educators.
He served for many years as col
lege president and African mission
airy. He is fully conversant with
the spiritual, economic and politi-
cal conditions of the world, having
travelled around the world and
spoken before peoples of several
languages. He was the first Negro
president elected to Howard Uni
versity. He refused to accept the
presidency of Howard University
at the salary of $4,000 per an
mum to remain as Missionary
Bishop in South Africa at salary
of $4,000. When the late Bishop
Parks passed away, Bishop Gregg
was selected by the Council of
Bishops to finish out Bishop Parks
unexpired term as Bishop of the
4th Episcopal District. Bishop
Gregg was elected to the episco-
pacy at Louisville, KY, in May,
1920, while serving as a dis
tinguished president of the Races
Oldest college, Wherefore Univer-
sity, Wherefore, Ohio.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
COlOred Students Are
on Honor Roll

When the 1886 honor roll of
st. Paul Central High School was
announced last week, four colored
students appeared on the roll.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Central that four race stu
dents have appeared on the honor
roll in one class. The students
were Ransom Coins, son of Mrs.
Eunice Coins of W. Central Ave-
nue.; Miss Beatrice Schuck, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Schuck
of Rondo Street; Walter Robinson,
son of Mrs. Helen O'Neil of N. St..
Adams Street, and Miss Shirley
Harris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. P. Harris of 687 st. Anthony
Avenue.
All of the honored students have
been offered scholarships to attend
Fisk University at Nashville.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
SHELDON
5E/SE
o Minneapolis
Beise, LeVoir Accept Bids to Speak at Grid
u -s..~.~.s- School on April Is .- e..

give chalk talks. Dwight Reed,
popular st. Paul race player, may
not be able to appear as scheduled,
because of an illness which has
kept him confined to the isolation
ward at the University Student
Health Service. In case of Reeds
inability to speak, Mr.. Thomas has
lined up Howard Parkinson, prom
Using freshman tackle, to share the
talk on line play with Horace Bell.
The Football School is open to
all Twin City boys, and will be
held beginning at 1880 on Thurs
day, April 16.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
LAWRENCE POST
BOYSHOPETOWIN

The members of the Junior base
ball team of the Leslie Lawrence
Post, 497, have begun to prepare
themselves for a good and victori-
Gus season for 1886. They will ap-
preciate all the cooperation that
one sees fit to give them.
The Leslie Lawrence Post, 497,
holds its regular meetings every
first and third Monday night at the
Welcome Hall, harrington and St.
Anthony Avenues, at 500 o'clock
p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
ST THOMAS EASTER PARADE

The st. Thomas Easter Parade
features an entire evenings enter
tainment. The parade brings to-
gether the Twin Cities outstand-
ing entertainers in the impersona-
tons of the best known colored
stars Of the stage, screen and radio.
Such stars as: Bert Williams, Ada
Overton Walker, Bill Robinson,
Jeni LIE Con, Chiffon and Thomas,
Ethel Waters, George Dewey
Washington, Cab Galloway, Earl
Father" Hines, Eta Motion, Jo-
sephine Baker, Step-in-F etchit,
Katherine Perry, Paul Robson,
Florence Mills, Roland Hayes, and
Duke Ellington.
Robert Bolton, "Uncle Bob" of
radio fame, will present a spe-
cialty.
An elaborate style review that
features every mode of fashions
trend for spring and summer. The
review passes quickly through the
entire days changes: morning
wear, morning sports, daytime,
afternoon sports, cocktail, dinner
and evening wear.
Swing dancing, of course, to the
torrid tunes of Mack SWANS new
music. This band promises to be
the northwest's best swing masters.
You are sure to hear plenty from
them in the near future.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Old = Fashioned
Dances Shown
at Easter Ball
EPISCOPAL DANCE

The Arbor Vitae Mems Club of
st. Philips Episcopal Church will
give a Grand Easter Ball, Thurs
day, April 16, at the Halle @.
Brown Community House, Kent
and Aurora Avenues. Music for
this occasion will be furnished by
Lord Byron Doty's orchestra. One
of the features of the dance will
be a special group of old-fashioned
dance numbers led by Miss Nina
Scott, Edwin Salter, and Harvey
Moss, Sr. The committee in charge
is headed by Lawrence H. Mccoy,
assisted by Sidney Salter, Owen
Howell, Oliver Taylor, William
Godette, Louis Moore, J. w. Stroth-
ers, George Manning, and Loun-
neer Pemberton. Admission, 25c.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Postal Alliance
Annual Dinner

The second annual dinner and
get-together of the North Star
Postal Alliance and its Women's
Auxiliary given at Phyllis Wheat
ley recently was in all respects a
most delightful occasion. A larger
number of the men and women of
the associations were present, and
the Phyllis did itself proud in the
menu furnished; the program of
musical entertainment, solos by
John Hickman of st. Paul and Wen
dell C. Jones of Minneapolis, were
enthusiastically received, as was
the original composition, a piano
number, given by Miss Dorothy
Pittman. Talks by the postmasters
of the two cities, DR.. Arthur A.
VanDyke, st. Paul, and John R.
Coan of Minneapolis held the close
attention of the postal family as
sembled. Equal interest was shown
in the remarks by Emil Swanson,
superintendent of mails, Mime
apolis. Regrets were expressed for
his absence by Mr.. Ham, superin-
tendent of mails, st. Paul, who
sent greetings and an explanation
of his inability to attend. The
postmasters were accompanied by
their wives whose enjoyment in
the meeting was easily seen. Mrs
David Francis, president of the
Women's Auxiliary, spoke briefly,
but stressed pointedly the interest
the women should have in the well
fare of their husbands. Miss W.
Gertrude Brown of Phyllis was in
cluded among those who made
short talks. The postal officials
were introduced by Jose Sherwood,
st. Paul, district president, and
Isaac L. Moore, Jr., Minneapolis,
president of the branch. Dancing
followed. W. M. Smith of Mime
apolis was master of ceremonies.
AS a direct result of this pleas
ant affair the regular monthly
meeting of the postal association
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David r. Francis, 3516 Clinton
Avenue, Wednesday,, April 9th,
brought the largest gathering of
recent months. Some most impor-
tant future action was considered
before and after luncheon served
hv the hostess.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
REEDS ILLNESS MAY
KEEP HIM AWAY
Courtesy of Minneapolis Star

John F. Thomas, Boys Director
at Phyllis Wheatley Settlement
House, announced Wednesday that
Sheldon Beise, Minnesota backfeld
coach and star of last season, and
Vernal "Babe" LeVoir, quarter
back on the 1885 squad, will be the
principal speakers at the Football
School held at the house on April
16.
Beise and LeVoir will speak on
fundamentals Of gridiron play and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
FALLS ON ICE AND
BREAKS WRIST

Mrs. W. L. Turner, 1928 Clinton
Avenue, met with serious injury
Saturday, April 4, on her way to
town. Mrs. Turner slipped on the
pavement and, in falling, sustained
an injury disclosed later by X-ray
to be a fractured wrist. She will
be confined to her home for sew
eral weeks and will be cared for
during her illness by Mrs. Eula An
derson, daughter of Mrs. Chas.
Lawson of Oakland Avenue.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Yes! They Are o. X.

Both by name and practice, this
firm, located in the heart of fine,
colored settlement, proves that it
is as fair in its practice as it indi-
Gates by it's name. It is called the
o. K. Service Station, and it's many
colored patrons concede that its
work and products are indeed o. K.
This paper appreciates its adver-
Using and is glad to urge it's read
ers to remember the o. K. when
they need dependable service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
A Remarkable
Character Dies

John Isaac Lee ended his more
than four score years in the Ram
sey County Old Folks Home this
week. Most folks would conclude
that he had made failure of life.
Yet IA years ago the Watertown
Daily Times gave two columns of
its space to the story Of his re-
markable life-a life that savors
much of the Horatio Alger type,
with adventure, travel, work, play,
hardships, and ease alternating
through the years. Born in slavery
he early escaped to freedom. Then
from one avenue to another of
varied life. Barbering was his
basic profession, but at times he
was cook, Pullman porter, iron
molder, waiter, musician, dancer.
Through it all, gaining a very
sound education, became good
public speaker, an all around fine
inspiration for the young of his
group. Well known in st. Paul
where many of his later years were
spent he will be remembered
kindly by the many people he has
helped and inspired through the
long years of his life. Peace to
! his ashes!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Health WEEK

The annual gathering of commit
tees to inaugurate the Health
Week program went off with q
bang this week as members as
sembled at Phyllis Wheatley for
their first conference. With much
satisfaction the committee noted
the presence of four ministers
among the number present.
G. w. Washington again heads
the organization for the Twin
Cities; Mrs. Mae Marshall will
once more chairman the Mime
apolis group and the st. Paul con-
tingent will select its officers later.
Some new ideas will be intro
duced into the effort this year.
They will be disclosed IN later
meetings.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
North Side Lunch
Room Takes Z cad

After a successful year of bust
ness, Wicks and Langums, have
completely reorganized their IA
nous ':Keystone Lunch" 644 9th
Avenue N. Among the improve
ments they call to attention are
larger quarters, giving greater
comfort to patrons, a redecorated
and pleasing interior, ample, courte-
GUS and experienced help. The new
entrance from Lyndale Avenue in
sures greater privacy while the
Sixth Avenue entrance continue
to serve as before. Of course, the
cooking of the famous Keystone
chicken and other meats loses
nothing in the change, and patrons
will find the same cordial welcome.
The same favored tasty meals at
the same considerable prices. Take
dinner with US Easter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
FAMOUS STARS OF RADIO
IMPERSONATED IN REVUE

The beautiful Knickerbacker
Hall is to be especially decorated
for the Easter parade.
The master of ceremonies will be
the silver voiced Talmadge B.
Carey.
Join the Easter Parade at
Knickerbacker Hall, 905 Fourth
Avenue S., Easter Monday night,
April 10. Enjoy the entire eve
ming to the utmost by being pres
ent at 8 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
CONSUMERS COOP

The sixth Of the series Of meet
ings on Consumers Cooperatives
will be held on Monday evening at
Hosmer Branch, Public Library,
36th and 4th Avenue South, and
Thursday evening, Halle @. Brown
House, st. Paul. Both meetings
will begin at 8:15 and will last one
hour only. They will be conducted
by C. E. Rucker of the State De-
partment of Education and are
open to the public. ...
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
HEARINGS HELD ON
M. & ST. L. RAILWAY

Hearings on the proposed dis
memberment of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis Railroad were held by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
at ten o'clock A. M. on April 9Th
at the Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis.
Later hearings will be held at Fort
Dodge, Iowa, on April Goth, and
at Aberdeen, South Dakota, on
April oath. This is a real oppor-
tunity for Minnesota organizations
and officials to protest the aban-
donment of the railroad.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
Have New Easter
Prize BOnnets

In the Blue Monday contest
staged by the Dewdrop Inn, the
Rondo Western Cafe, Mrs. Ida
Hanna and Miss Christine Basua
were the winners of the hats. Mr..
]. Taylor was awarded a cap as his
prize. The contests were held
March 80 and April 6. Z
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
CIVIC LEAGUE
MEETINGS

The Frederick Douglas Civic
League held its regular meeting at
the Phyllis Wheatley House on
Wednesday night. Mr.. William M.
Smith gave a very interesting
resume of the National Negro
Congress. Following his discourse
the League voted to endorse the
Congress and is taking steps to be-
come a member. On Wednesday
night, April 18th, the League will
survey the present status of the
Minneapolis Housing Project. Miss
w. Gertrude Brown of the Citizens
Advisory Committee will be asked
to speak. The public is invited.
The choir of Pilgrim
Baptist Church presents
Here Comes the MAIL" a
film which is being shown
for the first time for our
group at the church, Grotto
and Central, Friday, April
II, at $3.50 p. M, for the
benefit of the church. Ad-
mission, 15c. Children un-
der IL, 1Oc.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY
ATTY. II. TURNER SPEAKS

XII Chapter of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity held a meeting Satur-
day evening, April 4, at the home
of Eugene Bradley, 778 st. An
thony Avenue. Richard Allen pre-
sided in the absence of John Doug
las, president.
Preceding the business session,
Hammond Turner gave a very in
teresting talk on some Of the fine
points of evidence in the famous
Hauptmann case. - @
The fraternity expressed appre-
citation for the role Miss Valdora
Turner, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Waldo Turner, played in the grand
council of Camp Fire Girls Of st.
Paul, held at the Armory, Satur-
day, March 81. Among fifteen hum
dred participating, three were
chosen to light the candles Of
love, health and work. Miss Turner
was chosen to light the candle Of
Love. DR.. Turner is one Of the
charter members of XII Chapter.
Plans were made to send dele
gates to the Silver Anniversary of
the Fraternity which will be held
in St. Louis this fall. Arrange
ments were also made for a spring
party to be given late in May.
A luncheon meeting of the fra
ternity will be held at the Mime
sofa Union Friday, April 10.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
DEATH NOTICES
John Isaac Lee

John Isaac Lee, one of the oldest
BARRIERS of the city of st. Paul,
died April 6 at Ramsey County
Old Folks Home. Services and
burial at Oakland Cemetery, April
10. Neal Funeral Home, Inc, in
charge.
Charles C. ROundtree
Mr.. Charles G. Roundtree, de-
voted husband of Mrs. Emma
Roundtree, died April 8 in the
Minneapolis General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday, 2:30 p. M, from st. James
A. M. E. Church, Rev. C. S. Spears
officiating. Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery. Neal Funeral
Home, Inc, in charge.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-04-10
THESE FIRMS
ARE UNFAIR!
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Schmidt's Brewing Co.
Hamm's Brewing Co.
Gluek's Brewing Co.
YOERC RREwTNC ~

No Negroes are among the
employed personnel of any Of
these breweries. Don't spend
your money with firms that
practice race discrimination IN
the Selection Of their employees.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-23
Soloist

F'9H "1 Soloist ("
are one Of the leading singing units
in Connecticut, and their appear
ance In this coming revue has been
awaited for some time In local
musical circles. Final arrangements
for the program setting will be COM
pleted ct o rehearsal of the singers
TO be held tomorrow night OF their
Bank street headquarters.
In selecting the numbers to be
presented In four part harmony,
Director Lezotte, asserted that the
problem was solved only after con-
siderable difficulty. since many re-
quests have been filed by local Or
CARNATIONS who plan to be repre-
scented at the revue In large num-
bers. Several other minstrel troupes
have asked the unit to sing certain
numbers, and these requests will be
honored. The few persons who have
been privileged TO hear the Master
singers III. recent irehearsals, are
authorities for the statement that
the chorus Is better than ever.
Included among the principals Of
the cast are william Guilfoile,
Michael DAILY, Bob Gillette, Ray
Brodeur. Raymond and John Cor
den, John Conway, and many 9TH
ers who have been prominently as
ISOLATED In past shows In this city
and state.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-23
CHILDREN help
I! POOR FAMILIES
School Students Donating
Food and Money to Sal \:
walton Army Z n

Pupils In all local grammar and
high sctols have been bringing In
donations Of food and money for
the local Salvation Army. The stu
dents are being urged by teachers
to try to do their bit in aiding the
needy by donating some small arti-
Gle Of food or small financial con-
tribution. .1
This program is carried on in the
local public schools each year for
three, or. four days preceding
Thanksgiving day. The articles COL
lected ct the schools are placed In
boxes and crates and collected by
members Of the Salvation Army.
Donations will be accepted ct the
schools to day and tomorrow and the
final collection Of the articles given
will take place tomorrow.