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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-06-25
Mrs. D. B. Brooks
Visits Rose City

The sorrows and woes Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Doe poured daily
into her car have not soured LIES
outlook for Mrs. Dixie L. Brooks,
visiting Chicagoan. Mrs. Brooks
stopped briefly in Portland dur
ing a two months vacation trip.
She came here directly from Cali
fornia and Arizona where she
spent most Of her time at Tuscon
and Fort Huachuca.
In her position as deputy clerk
In Municipal Court Of Chicago,
Mrs. Brooks specializes in cases
of domestic diseord A conserva-
tive estimate gives Mrs. Brooks
the handling of 5000 cases out Of
total Of 26,s0O brought before
the court in a year. Under the
merit system, Mrs. Brooks ranked
highest and received the appoint
ment under the present admins
tration more than six years ago.
Mrs. Brooks long experience in
six different fields Of social work,
together with her excellent pre-
vious preparation, allows her to
view each new case dispassionate-
ly to bring about the best possible
solution. Yet, such is her interest
in each case, that those people
she has helped, are loath to seVcf
connections with her and many of
them keep in touch with her dur
ing the years.
Aside from the pleasant memo
ries her clients carry of her and
her efforts, Mrs. Brooks has Of
ficial recognition. being a member
of the American Association Of
Social Workers, an organization
ranking in class with the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
Possessing magnetic person
atty in combination with a beau
tifully modulated and well-control-
led voice. it is no wonder to any
one that this poised woman should
be in demand as a speaker.
Public speaking is my avoca-
tion," Mrs. Brooks remarked. my
hobby? Well, I really have two.
One is reading good literature and
the other is flower gardening. Oh
yes, and / like to write bits of
verse occasionally"
While in Portland, Mrs. Brooks
viewed the Columbia River High
way and Bonneville Dam as guest
Of her Portland hosts, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nichols.
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|N.A.A.C.P. Membership
Drive Meeting Is Held

At the regular meeting of the
NAACP held Sunday, June 20, at
the Williams Ave. Z, first re-
port of the captains Of the mem
bership drive was made.
Rev. ]. J. Glow of Mt. Olivet was
the speaker of the afternoon. In
his speech entitled LET Us All Be
Good Sports" he stressed the fact
that Negroes should practice team
work far more than they do. He
suggested that we follow the tao
tics of a successful baseball team
or a football team and learn from
them the value of teamwork. Rev
Glow pointed out that we cannot
all carry the ball, but must pass
it to the right fellow whose job
sit is to carry the ball.
The minister brought out that
the game of progress cannot b.
played successfully from the side-
lines that sideline players who
criticize loudest often COLD not
do nearly as well as ths player in
the field who is at least trying to
do what he can.
Rev. Glow invited his listeners
and their friends into the game of
civic and racisl progress to help
carry the load with their coopera-
ton and teamwork thus rightfully
sharing in che success.
The drive is still on for MEM
bership IN the NAACP, so greet
the captain who visits you with a
smile and your pledge.
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Mrs. M. K. Bruce Dies
Al Local Hospital

Following a protracted illness
Mrs. Mozella Kirk Bruce sank RAJ
nidly this week and passed away
Thursday at a local hospital
Although born In Arkansas. Mrs.
Bruce lived most of her life il
Portland and win be mourned in
the Northwest by many friends.
she was the daughter of Mr. md
Mrs. Gilbert Kirk who survive her.
She also left two children, Leon
ard. II, and Beria Katherine, 10.
Funeral services We're held here
Saturday at Miller and Tracy Flu
neral Home. with Rev. ]. James
Glow officiating. Lee Grigsby,
tenor. sang Going Home and
Lay Ny Head Beneath the Rose. .
Beautiful flowers were In abund-
ance.
Pallbearers We're Eugene Carr,
Evan Porter, Edward Watson, Ed
ward Caldwell. Earl Morrison and
Roy Fuller. Interment was at
lincoln Memorial Park.
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Spokane, Wash.

Miss Robin Stokes OF Pullman
is guest Of her family for the
weekend.
Mrs. F. A. Stokes was hostess
to the Pierian Study Club at their
last meeting for the year, The
club elected officers Ind made
plans for their annual picnic in
July.
Attorney Clarence Anderson and
young son Of Seattle were guests
of DIR. Roy Anderson for the week.
end. Attorney Anderson is the
guest speaker for the NAACP raj
" Saturday, June 20, ct Calvary
Baptist Church.
Wallace Hagen left for Seattle
this week to join the staff of the
Angelus Mortuary.
Mrs. G. Williams of Seattle an
nounced the engagement Of her
daughter, Mary Dee, to Chester
A. Johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. johnson OF Spokane. The news
was told to group of eight Sun
day, June 10, at a luncheon given
at the home of Mrs. J. H. Lee.
The table decorations were in pas
tel shades and rich blooms from
Mrs. Lees garden decorated the
house. The date of the wedding
win be announced at later date.
Miss Helen Dundee, who has
won many scholastic honors dur
ing her four years at W.S.C., re-
ceived her Masters Degree with
last Mondays graduating class at
the college. Mrs. Earl Dundee,
her mother, Miss Helen and Miss
Dagmar Bell of Chicago, who have
been their houseguests for week,
are motoring to California visiting
Coast cities erroute. Miss Helen
will appear on a program of the
AKA Sorority at their annual
meeting in July at Los Angeles:
Clorton Lee and Jack Holzclaw,
t-1o popular students at W.S.C,
are at home for their vacation.
Mesdames Mash, KINDLY, and
Gordon entertained at linen
shower Tuesday evening. June 10
honoling Miss Madeiyh Smith,
bride-elect of DR.. Vernon Scott,
Mrs. Marie Nichols. who was
called to the deathbed of her mo-
ther, Mrs. Lucille Vincent, last
month, has returned bringing her
young son, Louis Patrick, who viii
attend school at HIPS Military
Academy at Portland.
Miss Marguerite Jameson and
Mrs. Bernice Collins Blackwell,
who were guests Of Mrs. e. Ran
dali for a fortnight, returned to
their home in Seattle last week.
They were extensively entertained
by the younger set while here.
Elsie stephens, daughter Of DR..
and Mrs. Stephens, has been elect
ed president of the Girls Fedora
ton at Haverinals High School:
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SOCIAL NOTES

Mary Ellen Duncan is attending
Girl Reserve conference ct Sea-
beek as delegate from the high
school Girl Reserves Of the VII
liams ave. yWcA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Flowers
entertained at a surprise birthday
party Saturday evening honoring
Mrs. Erwin Flowers.
mr.. and Mrs Erwin Flowers at
tended the double wedding Of two
italian sisters. daughter Of Mr..
ana Mrs. Frank Bessalori, who
were married Sunday. They We're
also among the three hundred re-
latives and friends who were
guests at a dinner held at the
shrine banquet han following the
wedding
Mrs. I. S. Jones and daughter,
Mrs. Vivian Martindale Of Van
couver, B. C.. who are visiting
Mrs. Duke Jackson. were dinner
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Thompson. ar and Mrs. Eugene
Garden we're also hosts at dinner
honoring the visitors. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Grigsby took them for a
tour about the city. Mrs Jones
IS mother to Mrs. Jackson
mrs. Earl Dundee and her
daughter, Miss Helen Dundee, Of
Spokane, are renewing friendships
IN Portland while they are the
guests for a few Gays OF Mr.. and
mrs. Fred BolIen Miss Dagmar
Bell, a Chicago librarian, has been
the house guest Of the Dundees in
Spokane and has accompanied
them on their trip here. The three
visitors are motoring TO Los An
geIes in order that Miss Dundee
may attend the Alpha Karpa ~
pha sorority regional conference.
While in Portland they were en-
tertained by Mrs. Belvln Williams,
Mr.. Charles Duke, Mrs. Eugene
Minor, Mrs. J.. A. Nichols. and
Mrs. Inez Duke.
Mrs. Romano Street and her
sister, Miss 5ualrita Johnson, are
planning an exhibit and recital te
be given in the near future.
Stay off date. July ~, Grand
Lodge Entertainment Commit
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Mrs. J. w. Ingersoll received
painful burns Sunday by explod-
ing gas as she attempted to light
TIE gas furnace in her Waverley
Heights home. Mrs. Ingersoll was
burned about che hands and arms
but counts herself lucky to have
escaped more serious injury as the
furnace was damaged consider
ably In the explosion.
Mrs. Lloyd Flowers and her
daughter, Miss Ida Flowers, re-
turned Monday from spelman Col
lege in Atlanta. Georgia, where
Miss Flowers IS 3 student. Mother
and daughter visited in Kansas CT
ty for q week and few days each
in Denver and st. Louis.
A reception honoring Miss Max
me Crouch Of Kansas City was
held BY MRS. willis Reed at her
home on Cherry Court. Miss
Crouch and her mother, Mrs. Cora
Crouch. are houseguests of Mr.,
and Mrs. William Davis during
their stay in the Rose City
Inviting friends n for an infor-
NAL evening, Mrs. N. P. Crawford
surprised Mr.. Crawford on his
birthday Monday evening Cards
were the diversion.
Mrs. o. ]. Mullen and Mrs n
A. Green of Sioux City, Iowa. are
spending several days as guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Lustler The
ladies'. who are cousins of Mr.. Lu-
aher, will visit In Santa Barbara
before returning home.
Among the students taking ad-
vantage Of thu summer courses
offered in Portland by the Uni
versity Of Oregon afs Miss Elean-
or Gragg and Thelma Morton
Mrs. ]. J. Glow ane Professor Al
| In p. Rutherford.
visiting briefly with friends IN
Seattle, Mrs. Ben Randolph left
! this week for Chicago to visit hel
daughter, Mrs. Louise Price dur
| ing the rest Of the summer.
Dahlia Temple Of Daughter Elks
have moved to Fraternal Hall
holding their first meeting there
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Proctor
| dorothy Tuggle) are receiving
congratulations on the birth of 3
| little daughter born wednesday.
Mrs. Edward Collins win visit
indefinitely IN Seattle.
Doing the bridal path in we'll
| groomed habits, issthe latest sport
thrill of the younger social set
Most enthusiastic Is the foursoms
Misses Ole Jane and Eunis Mott
and Messrs. Robert Price and VIII.
liam Hill. After four-mile gal
Top Thursday afternoon the party
lunched at the home Of the girls
mother Mrs. u. s. Reed.
Tommy Jones. middleweigbt Of
Brooklyn, took the count t,f ter
in the seeond-round whirlwh.5 Of
q battle with Fred Apostoli here
! Tuesday night.
Radio listeners having their sets
tuned to KALE Monday, Tuesday
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CHURCH NEWS

st. Philips mission, Rev. Lee
Owen Stone. vicar Each Sun
day, Holy Communion at 7:45 a.
m, and Morning Prayer and Ser
mon at II a. N. Each Wednes-
day. Holy Communion at a. m.
Children's service each Thursday
at 1870 p. m.
The Auxiliary Guild is hostess
at a tea to be held at Trinity
Church parish house on Sunday,
June ~.
Bethel A-M.E., Rev. G. F. Mar
tin, pastor, Mary Duncan. reporter
The rainy day did not mar the
attendance at Bethel last Sunday
as large number were present to
hear Rev. Lee Standifer (who is
filling the pulpit during Rev. Mar
tins absence) in an appropriate
spiritual message for Fathers
Day"
Bethel-Ite club met at the par
sonage to complete plans for the
Mother and Daughter banquet.
The Loyal knights Club met with
Mr.. William Gragg. The Myster-
ious Numbers Club are receiving
congratulations on their very sue
cessful style show held the past
week. Rev. a1artin win return to
Portland this weekend.
MT. Olivet Baptist Church, Rev.
James J. Glow, minister The
Furnace committee. Mrs. Eliza
Lon x, Mrs. Lucille Tinsley. and
Mr.. Edgar Williams, is planning a
big excursion. There viii be plen-
ty OF eats and fun galore. Watch
for the date.
The minister is preaching in
structive and inspiring sermons
from the theme, THE Whole Ar
mour of God" The subject for
Sunday, July 4. is THE vigilant
Soldier" You are cordially invit-
ed to attend the service.
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Patronlze EnterprIse Advertisers
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-06-25
Portland Health Salon
Halls Miss Ozte Mott
As Talented Operator

II could turn the entire salon
over to Miss Mott and she could
manage it quite as efficieEtly as
L" so spoke Dr. Roy Lucier, ply
siotherapist Of the Luther Health
salon estbis city.
He was speaking of Miss ozie
Mott, daughter of Mrs. u. S.
Reed, whom he has trained in
physiotherapy. Not only is she
capable Of giving the scientific
treatments according to the Bat
tie Creek methods which I follow.
but, he continued, she also does
all of our bookkeeping, banking,
and has charge Of our appoint
ment books"
Though the only Negro girl in
the city actively associated with
physiotherapy treatments, LUG
ier's well-to-do patrons, among its
exclusively feminine clientele, ac-
cept Miss Mott without comment
and generally depart praising her
soft-voiced and clad in crisp
starchy white, Miss Mott greets
the tired or overweight patron
and escorts her to light. airy
booth, decorated IN restful shades
OF blues and greens. After dis
robing, the tired one envelopes
herself in a toga-like garment and
proceeds to the electric cabinet
where Miss zfott waits.
TimidIy the new patron az
proaches the cab.aet, and steps
into it, yielding her toga to Miss
Mott. A little disconscertedly the
tinid one discovers the cabinet is
completely lined inside with mir
rors and is illuminated with rows
Of electric lights. out of the cor
ner of her eye she catches a
glimpse Of her weary body with
its pads and rolls of flesh In the
wrong places.
She chances up quickly to see If
Miss Mott has noticed, but Miss
Mott has long since clicked the
doors into place and is busy else
where in the room. Soon rivulets
of perspiration course off the body
of the patron.
When Miss MI decides the pro-
per moment has come, she loos-
ems the doors and the tinlid one
scurTies into the shower room.
There follow scientific methods
for weight reduction that are
pleasantly effective including a
salt glow, sprays, and the general
massage with fragrant oils.
After the rest period, with fin
gers touching lightly as petals,
Miss Mott deity finishes the
treatment with facial and a
sprinkling of sifted talcum. The
patron rises, rejuvenated, feeling
pounds lighter, with tired lines
erased, her skin smooth as satin,
and with a new sparkle in her
eyes.
Miss Mott has. recently been
given the privilege of huilding up
private practice among her own
people at the salon.
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WiIIIams ave. Branch YWCA


Mary Ellen Duncan left Mon
day morning for Seabeck, where
she will attend the Girl Reserve
Summer Conference.
Miss Hattie Fannings returned
from Camp Meriwether where she
was camp councillor. During the
months of July and August, Miss
Fannings will direct the summer
recreational program of the local
branch Miss Mary Simmons will
assist. Rev. L. F. Standifer and
Mr.. B. Turner win supervise ac-
tivities for the boys. There is no
charge for this project and par
ents are urged to cooperate by
sending their children to the daily
classes.
Miss Grace c. Steinbeck, form
er General Secretary of the Port
land Y, and now General secre-
tary of the Los Angeles Y, was
visitor spending a few days in the
city with friends. The staff en-
tertained Miss Steinbeck with a
surprise luncheon at the Sign of
the Rose Tree Room on Thursday
afternoon.
Women and girls interested in
swimming may enroll in Thurs
day evening class held in tile Cen
trail Y by calling the Branch Of
flee for Information.
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sorry to hear of the passing of
Thomas Clark in st. Joseph, Mo.
Mr.. Clark, at the time of his death
was a deputy sheriff at st. Joseph.
He will be remembered here as
one of the brothers operating the
Clark Brothers Cafe on Everett
st. in the early 1900's.
Rev. j. James Glow has been
named to serve on the Executive
Board Of the Portland Council of
Churches.
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and Wednesday afternoons, were
pleased with the reception Of the
program Chapel Chimes" as il
was broadcast by Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church, under the auspices of
Portland Council of Churches.
The programs were of fifteen
minute duration and included a
sermonette by Rev. ]. ]. Glow and
selections by Mt. Olivet Choir. on
Tuesday, DR.. q. Gerald Edwards
sang THE Silent Voice" and Rev.
Glow spoke on The vital Touch
and the choir gave "stand by Me-
The Rose Bud Study Club held
its closing meeting Of the year at
the home of Mrs. Ethel Glass in
N. e. Summer st. The members
secret pals were revealed at this
meeting; each one was greatly
surprised to know who her pal
had been during the year. Annual
reports were read by the Officers
and committee chairmen: presi-
dent, Mrs. Robina Martin; secre-
tary, Mrs. Pearly Stewart; treas
urer, Mrs. Bonnie Boyle; CORES
ponding secretary. Mrs. Mary
Duncan; good cheer committee
Mrs. Ida Elliott; program, Mrs
Cora Minor; topic. Mrs. Pearly
Stewart; art chairman, Mrs. ]. w
Stanley: etiquette, Mrs. Abbie Can
trell. The club viii resume its
work next September.
The Kredyuefawn Party
By Eunis Mott
The popular DR. and Mrs. De-
Norval Unthank again opened up
their beautiful waverley Heights
home. June IS, to Kredyuefawns,
where gaiety was held honoring
the high schools grads and the
students mentioning from college.
The host and hostess had obtain
ed for the benefit of the fifty ex-
cited boys and girls "goola box, .
and aided by Robert Price and
Ivan Patterson, sepia splendor was
able to swing with Andy Kirk,
Jimmie Lunceford. Chick Webb,
and others.
With the advisor of the club.
Mrs. Lula Gragg, graciousiy beam
ing over the punch bowl. Ella
Fitzgerald torcbing "Cryirl Mood
and well-dressed boys and attrac-
tive girls laughing and jiving, ev-
eryone agreed that it was worth
going to school just in order to
come home for fun.
Klub Kredyuefawn closed the
term Of meetings until neSt Sep
TENDER.
Old-timers in Portland will be
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends for their loving kind
ness and expressions of SYM
patty during the illness and
passing CT our DER one.
The Kirk family
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Miss Bertha Baker will spend
a fortnight visiting Miss Janice
Burton in Seattle.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Drama of the Neevlyeveds
Scientific Data Retrieved in Serio- Comic
Mixing of Luggage.

Minnick went into action-to help
out q guest who had q very important
engagement with experts at the Bureau
of Standards. Papers necessary for
the consultation were In the missing
bag.
A locksmith opened the bag and,
sure enough, found it belonged to q
bride and groom-for the very first
item that came to light was a list Of
wedding guests. Names Of all those
present at the wedding, and those who
sent gifts, were there: but not the
name of the newlyweds.
Now, to find a bride and groom in
Washington who had the Lundin lug
gage.
Minnick, the manager. phoned the
station. No report of exchanged
baggage.
Then Lundin's eye lit on a neigh
bor's name way down in the wedding
guest list. He called Cleveland and
learned that the newly weds were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gunita. No one knew
where they were staying. At the same
time Minnick was interviewing the
head bell hop: "Is there" Minnick
asked, with tears in his eyes, "is
Evening star., 1937-02-06
BILL SETS 4O-H0UR
WEEKFOR WOMEN
Mrs. Norton'S Measure Also
Limits Day to Eight
Hours.

Employed women in the District
would be prohibited from working
more than 40 hours week under a
bill introduced late yesterday by
Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee. A similar measure
died in the last Congress.
The new bill specifically forbids an
employer to require woman to work
more than six days and more than 40
hours in any one week and limits the
daily schedule of labor to eight hours.
It also stipulates that a woman cannot
be employed for period OF more than
five hours continuously unless the
period is broken by meal or rest
period of at least half an hour.
The Commissioners are authorized
in the bill to create an Hour Law In
spection Bureau to enforce the pro-
posed 4O-hour law The bureau would
be composed of three members, who
would serve without compensation.
One would be a representative OF the
employees. another the employers and
the third the public.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
D. ORGANIZATION
STUDY CONSIDERED.
Resolution to Gain Senate
Inquiry Is in Hands of
Audit Committee.

The resolution to authorize the
Senate District Committee to study
reorganization Of the local government,
fiscal relations and tax problems is in
the hands of the Audit and Control
Committee as a preliminary step to
consideration by the Senate.
Introduced by Chairman King yes
terday afternoon it was referred to
Audit and Control because it asks for
an item of not to exceed $4,000 from
the Senate'S contingent fund to cover
the cost of the inquiry.
Meanwhile, Senator King announced
he would not select the subcommittee
to conduct the hearings until the
Senate acts on the resolution.
The resolution, which the commit
tee on Thursday authorized him to
present, calls attention to the recon-
mendations in the 1888 budget and
the accompanying Jacobs report deal
ing with fiscal relations, local taxes
and changes in the structure and
method of operating the District gov
ernment. 1t points out that these
recommendations would necessitate
changes in substantive law and au-
thorizes the committee or a subcom-
mittee to study the various questions
raised. A final report would have to
be submitted by the committee before
January, 1888.
While the resolution covers the three
phases-reorganization, fiscal relations
and taxes-Senator King has explained
he plans to concentrate on reorgani-
zation until the House has had time
to consider the two other subjects.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
COLONIAL CAPITALS
RESTORATION SHOWN
Sidney N. Shurcliff Gives Illus
trated Lectuer on Williamsburg
to Geographic Group.

The recent reconstruction Of an
eighteenth century Colonial capital at
Williamsburg, Va, was demonstrated
last night in Constitution Hall by Sid
ney N. Shurcliff, who lectured and
exhibited pictures before the members
Of the National Geographic Society.
Shurcliff revealed that most of the
restoration work has been accom-
plished since 1927, when John D..
Rockefeller, jr., became interested in
the project. Since that time old maps
and prints have aided the rebuilding
of structures in which the "colonists
might well feel at home"
Williamsburg" he remarked, "is
rapidly becoming shrine for Ameri-
cans interested in knowing life as it
was lived by the early colonists." The
most spectacular accomplishments Of
the restoration, it was noted, have
been the rebuilding Of the Capitol and
the Governors Palace, with its elabo-
rate gardens.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Men Fleeing Raiders Trapped
In Won,en's Turkish Bath

As police broke into the place, the
patrons dashed for an emergency exit
and descended two floors on an auto
matte elevator. It was at this point
that they tried to escape through the
Turkish bath, in an adjoining building.
Walter H. Dickhaut, 4s, of 2551
Seventeenth street, and James K. Ma
horney, 20, Of 704 v street, we-e
charged with setting up gaming tables.
The other six men were released after
questioning.
Dickhaut and Mahorney pleaded not
guilty before United States Commis-
sioner Needham c. Turnage and were
released under 81 500 bond each for
q hearing February %.
Knownsas the Sewing Circle" the
establish nt had been operating since
Christmas, police said.