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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
ON PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Mrs. Anna ]. Black of 673 West
Central, a member of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, president of the
mission circle, is on the program
committee of the Baptist Woman's
Missionary groups annual meet
ing which will be held February 9
at Cyprus Street Baptist Church,
Cyprus and Rainey, st. Paul.
This is the first time, according
to reports, a member of the group
has served on this important
committee. .
Mrs. P. B. Foster, SGT Rondo
St., left Sunday, January II, for
Akron, Ohio, to be the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Julia Banks, and
other relatives for an indefinite
period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Harper,
694 Carroll, celebrated their 18th
wedding anniversary Wednesday,,
January 20. Mr.. and Mrs. Harper
are members of Pilgrim Baptist
Church. Mrs. Harper was recently
installed as one of the officers of
Corinthian Temple, S. M. IT'S.
Mrs. Coopie Anderson, IT'S lyle
hart, has been confined to her home
seriously ill, since January /. Her
condition is reported slowly i'm
proving.
Mrs. Eudora Morris of Beloit,
Wis, the mother of Mr.. E. F.
Morris, 305 N. Chatsworth, is in
st. Paul on account of the serious
illness of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Georgia Morris, who is con-
fined to Ancker hospital.
Mrs. lone Brown, 558 Arundel,
spent last weekend in Alexandria,
Mimi, at the bedside of her father,
Fred Hopson.
The Catholic Mothers held their
regular meeting at the home of
Mrs. Margaret Wilson, 672 st. An
thony Ave., Wednesday night,
January 20. At the next meeting
the group will begin the study of
"Child Obedience"
Mrs. Laura Williams of 518 st.
Anthony Ave. will be hostess to the
next meeting of the club, which
will be held February 3.
NOTICE
To insure publication of social
items and personals your items
should reach US by Tuesday night
of each week.
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JOLLY SIXTEENs

The Jolly Sixteen Club met Tues
day evening, January 26, at the
home of Mrs. John l. Cooke, Oil
E. 22nd st. After the business
meeting refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
OMEGA PSI PHI PLEDGES

OMEGA PSI PHI PLEDGES
The Lampodos Club of the ONE
ga Psi Phi held program Sunday,
January II, at st. Peters Church
during the young peoples hour.
Mr.. S. L. Rogers of st. Paul was
the principal speaker. A large
number of young people were pres
ent.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
SOCIALITE CLUB

The Socialite Club are celebrat-
ing their first anniversary, Satur-
day, February 6, at the home of
Miss Barbara Mallory, 4O51 Gin
ton Avenue. Election of officers
will be held for the ensuing year.
Refreshments and dancing for
members.
Miss Allie Mae Glenn, 1918
Fourth Avenue S., is improving
after a very serious illness.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
GLOOM CHASERS CLUB

The Gloom Chasers Club met
Monday, January Is, at the home
of Mrs. Lillian Gordon. Final
plans We're made for the clubs
annual formal dance. The next
meeting will be held at the home
of Mr.. Charles Johnson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
q WORLD
Social and Personal
. MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs. S. Armound Douglas, 1920
Clinton Ave-, wife of the new pas
tor of Beacon Light s. d. A.
Church of this city, on January 20,
gave birth to a seven-pound boy
at the Maternity hospital. Mother
and son are doing fine and are ex-
pected home February 1. Rev. and
Mrs. Douglas are former residents
of Kansas City, Mo-, where Rev.
Douglas pastored' the Beacon Light
S. D. A. Church for the past three
years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
WOMAN'S
COLORED

You want to know what it's like,
being colored?
Well,
It's like going to bat
With two strikes
Already called on you
It's like playing pool =
With your name
Written on the eight ball
Did you ever say,
THANK you, SIR
For an umbrella full of holes?
Did you ever dream
You had a million bucks,
And wake up with nothing to
pawn?
You want to know what it's like
being colored?
Well,
The only way to know
Is to be born that way.
-Waring Quincy in
Opportunity Magazine.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little lone Roach, 3741 Fourth
Avenue S., celebrated her fifth
birthday with a party on Satur-
day, January %, from two to six
p. m. Guests attending were Gwen
dolyn Bowen, Marian Curry, James
Curry, Constance Chivers, James
w. Stewart, Dorothy Ann Stovall,
and Beverly Johnson. The children
had a grand time with games and
ice cream and cakes.
ILL
Mrs. John Tucker, 122 Highland
Avenue No., fell from a second
story window of her home, Friday,
January %. She is confined to her
bed with broken ribs.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Sims were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stew
art Wednesday,, January 20, at a
bridge party.
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A. B. G. CLUB

The A. B. G. Club will meet Fri
day evening, January 20, at the
home of Mrs. Helen Bowen, 374O
Fourth Avenue S.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-01-29
RETURNS FROM SAD MISSION

Mrs. Frank Gonzales, 301 En-
erson Ave. No., returned Tuesday
morning, January 26, from Mil
waukee where she went to attend
the funeral of her niece who died
recently.
Mr.. Richard Peterson, 715 Sew
enth St., has been confined to his
home for the past week with the
flu.
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RETURNS FROM CHICAGO

Miss Cleo Young of 531 Lyndale
Ave. No. has returned home after
spending eight months in Chicago,
where she completed a special
course in beauty culture at the
Madam C. ]. Walkers College. The
course pursued by Mrs. Young con-
sisted of the latest styles in hair
dressing and facial culture.
Miss Fay Strawder of GIL Sew
enth Ave. No. spent the weekend
in Duluth as house guest of Mrs.
Neary Joseph. While there Miss
Strawder was guest of the Wide
awake Club, an organization of
young people made up from the
membership of Baptist, Methodist
and Church of God in Christ, Gary
churches.
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LEAVES FOR SCHOOL

Mrs. Emma Lewis, 5137 Morgan
Ave. No., leaves today (Friday)
for Chicago where she will COM
plete beauty culture course at the
Madam c. J. Walker College. En-
route Mrs. Lewis will stop at Mil
waukee to visit over the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Nor
rison.
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NOTICE

To insure publication of social
items and personals your items
should reach US by Tuesday night
of each week.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

income to care for onefifteenth of the world
population. He cited the average per capita
income here as $500, and compared that figure
to $50 per capita income of 1000, 100000 other
people in the world. He, too, pointed finger
at faulty distribution.
transportation Blamed
Have not these two men put their fingers
on the very weakest spot in our whole economic
setup?
Consider the domestic picture of the United
States and for the moment forget the rest Of
the world.
Why is it that so many things United States
citizens must buy are so much higher in price
than needs be? Is not the answer to be found
in the manner in which those goods are dis
tributed? Isn't distribution primarily a matter
of transportation?
In the United States we probably have one
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
Says Boake Carter

OF the most uneconomical, dislocated unsound
transportation setups ever foisted on any public
Today, as result, the railroads find them
selves in financial hot water. We find coast
wise shipping on it's financial ear. We see in
land waterway transportation struggling to keep
itself from sinking
Duplication of Service
We find railroads operating in places where
they have no rhyme or reason to be, consider.
ing the financial or economic standpoint. We
find them paralleling canals and rivers with the
latter's cheaper and equally quick transporta-
ton. Thus the railroads for years have been
forced to divert the profits they have made from
their paying operations to offset the losses on
their unsound economic Implications The con-
sequence is that now they have to run to the
Government for financial help and ask for
more laws to dislocate further the whole dis
tribution picture and foster even higher prices
which the public must pay
1t is this dislocation which, for instance, is
preventing any real progressive development of
the South in the United States. Take, for ex.
ample, the farmers of the Middle West. They
buy their fertilizer from the manufacturers, Let
us say that they buy their fertilizer from dealer
in Cincinnati.
To send lotion tractor and trailer on the
highways from Philadelphia to Baltimore the
bare cost Of operation for that distance is $22.
Any profits on the haul must be added to that
cost.
Copyright by Ledger syndicate)
CBoGke CGrter's opinions are his ow1 and not
necessarily u1oSe OF The washington TinteS)
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

Women Of Washington surely you realize how
absurd our position is. Let's stop mumbling un.
der our breath and act as only women can when
fighting for what is just and right. If we take
up this battle for suffrage with sincerity we will
win and win shortly.
Do you think for a minute the people of
Washington if they had vote would tolerate
our disgraceful airport9 Think of the Capital of
the greatest country in the world with a death
trap at its door! Must we wait for a horrible
tragedy before we act to remove this deadly
menace?
The Public Utilities Commission has given us
an example Of what officials do when keeping
their jobs does not depend upon the votes of citi.
zens they are SUPPOSED to serve. Can YOU
imagine an elected Commission penalizing the
poor people like this present Commission has?
Must Protect Car Lines
The poor woman who now gets on a car with
only Is cents in her purse is granted the PRIV
LEGE Of buying six tokens for so cents. She
cannot buy three tokens because that might
cause the conductor too much trouble!
Of course, the car lines must be well pro-
tected, regardless of how the poor people suffer!
Our children sit in overcrowded schools and
many of them go hungry because the people who
should vote are denied the right to help them
Our slums continue to breed crime and disease
If we had the vote it would be our fault if we
failed to put our house in order and change the
appalling conditions here.
But, of course, if we are going to sit back and
be DUMB we will get nothing-until we start
using our voices
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
RITES
AT ANACOSTIA

The new 100000 Anacostia
High School was formally dedi-
Gated last night.
With more than 1000 students
and residents of the section at
tending, Capt. H. S. Bishop, AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner,
presented the new structure to
Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith, who
accepted it on behalf of the Board
of Education.
Following the exercises, at which
Superintendent of Schools Frank
w. Ballou and others spoke, the
new school was opened for inspec-
tion.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
WAR ON CANCER
MAPPED HERE

Plans for a new war against
cancer on a nationwide scale were
under way today.
Holding its first meeting here
yesterday, the National Advisory
Cancer Council named a commit
tee to investigate the possibility of
acquiring great radium bomb"
to treat the disease.
It was suggested that from IS to
20 grams of radium-radium costs
about $4,000 a gram-be used in
this bomb" At the present time
the largest bomb" used contains
only eight grams.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
GIVEN
AT FOOD SHOW

A complete table service set of
glass for eight will be given away
at tonight's food show held by
the District Grocery Stores, Inc,
in the auditorium in the $500
block of Connecticut Ave. N. w.
This afternoon there will be an
other baby show and Santa Claus
will appear with presents for all
the children under six years old.
L. S. Greene, 43. of Al Rhode
Island Ave. N. W., won the contest
of trimming women's hats yes
terday with a blue feathered crea-
ton. Twenty-nine month old
Billy Barrett, of tbs Twenty-sec-
ond st. N. w., won the baby con-
test.
Other prize winners were: Mrs.
Lola Young, 1404 Colorado Ave.
N. W., who won the turkey
awarded daily by the Herald
Times Home Makers Club: Mrs.
v, B. Waters, 53Os Forty-first st.
N. w., a radio, and Mrs. c. A.
Slaughter, of 1000 Bradley Blvd, a
food mixer,
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
Post Office Hires
2,7OO for Yuletide

Christmas time means 2,700
more postal clerks in Washington
this year, Postmaster Vincent C.
Burke announced yesterday. The
District will get it's extra postal
help out Of an allotment of $97,-
o06:57. The extra force will go to
WORK about December 16, Burke
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

lionaire, for such a book. So
Mr.. Harold S. Latham of the
Macmillan Company who is in
the city for a few days, said yes
terday. Mr.. Latham is the
Connecticut Yankee, the Dam
Yankee who picked that
Southern landslide, &c one
With the Wind" He should
know about books.
"It is a great mystery to me-"
Mr.. Latham continued. why
no one even attempts a novel
about this New Deal Washing.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
WarStor
Er-MGrine Is Cited
For Bravery

A silver star decoration for gal
1antry in action during the World
War was awarded yesterday to
James E. Hatcher, GAO Thirty
first Pl. N. W., former private in
the Second Division, U. S. Ma
rineS.
Hatcher was cited for captur-
ing an enemy machine gun and
several prisoners in fighting near
scissors.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

goods; 1t must distribute them
as well. And this is where our
system breaks down hopelessly.
Everybody ought to be living
comfortably yet millions
Of laborers die in the work
house. ="
DR.. Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil
ian ambassador to the United
States, speaking in Cleveland,
observed the world is in a state
Of confusion and cited as an
example the United States
possession of half the worlds
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

aIIeno W1CnouE any cost to
them, and that is a splendid
thing.
But the most amazing in
stitution for the DUMB which
the Government manages is
our own District of Columbia.
Here more than a half
million DUMB people are
taught not to speak out for
their constitutional rights, but
to remain mute. And they
pay exorbitant fees to keep on
being nTTNR
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
RISE IN FARES
HELD THREAT
TO LOCAL PUG
Abolition Demand
Seen on Hill"
BY FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

Dy EANfA1NAAAA4N Os OEAAS1 w ASSA
Abolition of the Public Utilities
Commission was urged today as
an aftermath of the commissions
recent order increasing the street
car fares.
A member Of Congress, who
did not wish his name used, rec
commended its abolition and the
creation of another agency to take
over the function of regulating
rates and service. In this connec-
ton, he said:
There is considerable senti.
ment up here at the Capitol
against the commission as a
whole. 1t would be surprising
if the recent fare raise did not
set a spark afire which will en-
danger the entire commission"
INCREASE OPPOSED
Representative Ross Collins
Cd, of Mississippi, chairman Of
the District Subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee,
refused to comment on this phase
of the fare raise but made no ef.
fort to hide his opposition to the
increase.
He did state, however, that he
will insist on reestablishment Of
the office of Peoples Counsel in
the next District appropriation
bill. The office was allowed to
lapse in the last bill following the
resignation of William A. Roberts,
who filled it. Need for the office
is found now by Representative
Collins as a result of the P. U. C.
order increasing the fares.
RAILROAD CITED
While he conceded that bust.
neSSes should be allowed to earn
a reasonable profit he pointed out
numerous examples where higher
rates have resulted in decreased
profits. This was true of the rail-
roads in recent years, he said.
When a fare reduction was or.
dered the railroads opposed it but
found subsequently that the re-
duction resulted in their own
financial improvement.
Similarly, it was pointed out,
the local Potomac Electric Power
Company has found itself in bet
ter financial condition every year
since the inauguration of a sys-
tenn under which charges were re.
duced annually.
In announcing his plan to re-
instate the appropriation for Peo-
pies Counsel in the new appro-
priatton bill which his group will
begin preparing on December /,
Representative Collins took cog.
ntzance of a civic demand.
PROPOSAL STUDIED
When the fare raise order was
promulgated many local leaders
insisted that the result would
have been different if the public
had not been denied the vigorous
representation which it formerly
had in this office.
There was a hint, too, from Mr..
Collins today that he will give
serious consideration to the pro-
posal made by Mr.. Roberts, the
last incumbent, that the scope of
the office should be enlarged.
Roberts wanted to add a small
technical staff in order that his
research work might be more
complete.
Here's a real thrill for movie fans
Read Jackie In MOvieland,"
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

ton. Somebody brought me Washington manu-
script recently. was delighted. Then saw that
its scene was laid hundred years ago. What the
public wants is the Washington of the present
day. Here's chance for one of the finest and
most successful stories ever written. For another
"Gone With the Wind"
Ways Of Authors and Publishers
This is not real town. suggested Few Of us
are the sort of people we would be if we lived
away from the Capital. Most of us are always put
ting on good show, acting as we think people in
the Nations Capital should act
'Fine!" exclaimed Mr.. Latham. I'm that pre-.
tense you have the makings Of splendid drama.
Show up the public character stufftng. Get under
the skin to the private face Show your Distin.
guished Citizens as human beings. Not as dema.
gogues. tell you again such novel would sweep
the country"
The discussion Of the nonexistence Of the great
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

Thanks to courageous little band of men and
women who have fought for many years to awaken
citizens Of Washington, we know now that there
is no longer any excuse for being poor disillu-
stoned DUMB FOOLS. We know we can have
voice in our Government if we will fight for it.
AS have said in this column before the wom-
en- Of Washington must ACT to end this in
tolerable situation. It is time for the women to
use the voices that God gave them and HOLLER
GOOD AND LOUD for vote FOR WHICH WE
NOW PAY ANYWAY, and to which we are en-.
titled under the Constitution.
Women Urged to Act
The poor souls in the institutions for the
DUMB have no voice, but we have and we re.
main mute. Sometimes think we are all so
DUMB we don't even know enough to make
signs for the things we want.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
By Helen Essary

Washington novel continued for quite a half
hour after Mr.. Latham had entertained members
ana guests OF the Women's National Press Club
in delightful afterluncheon talk about the
ways OF authors and publishers. About Doris, the
London chambermaid, who knew good manu-
script when she saw one in hotel guests sitting
room. About the incredible but true modesty OF
Margaret Mitchell. About how the modesty per.
S1sts after she has cleared over million dollars
on her first book. And about how Miss Mitchell
looked like Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller (the
Women'S Press Clubs most charming blonde3.
Although "Gone With the Wind" is not quite
spot news, Mr.. Lathams audience was fascina ated
by his story Of its discovery For days Miss
Mitchell Indignantly denied she had written any
novel. Two hours before Mr.. Latham was. about
to leave Atlanta she arrived at his hotel with a
manuscript so bulky that it literally reached
above her small shoulders She weepinglY offered
it almost as a sacrifice AS soon as he had left
town he received kilograms saying she had
changed her mind. She did not want her book
published. Mr.. Latham wired back from San
Francisco that he was sorry. The manuscript
was now his Would she please sign a contract
on the dotted line.
Keep Tab on English Authors
Mr.. Latham is astoniShingy agreeable and
calm-he sometimes receives $50 would-be authors
in two days and looks at $50 manuscripts in
week. Each year he makes pilgrimage to Lon.
don to see what the English authors are up to.
Twelve years ago English publishers had to be
begged to look at an American manuscript Now
they swarm about American publishers, saying:
I'VE need your authors badly"
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
Dear Washington

the country. Any publisher would give his hopes
of Heaven plus royalties enough to make mil
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

Here's a real thrill for movie fans
. Read Jackie In MOvieland,"
starting next Sunday in the Washing.
ton Herald-TimeB. Don't miss this
inter estinK series.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
1EBut'' -
Women Urged to Act

Bernard Shaw in a radio broadcast to Amer
lea, said that 1--WE are up to our neck in class
war. It is not enough for a country to produce
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
My Say

The Government provides many marvellous
schools-several Of them here in Washington
which the blind, the deaf and the dumb may
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
CHEST drive
SPURRED BY.
gen. COLEMAN
Workers Told Sue
cess Rests on Lead

Success of the Tenth Annual
Community Chest drive rests
squarely on the leaders in the, cam
paign, Maj. Gen. Fred w. Cole
man, U. S. A., retired, toh the
assembled Chest workers at their
first report luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel today.
General Coleman, governor Of
the U. S. Soldiers Home, impressed
upon the group leaders th at any
failure in a military maneuver is
the fault of the staff officers and
in order to put over this campaign
the army of workers MUST have
the wholehearted and cooperative
direction from those who, have as
sumed the responsibility Of putting
this solicitation over the top.
REPORTS OF UNITS
Semi-official reports from the
various units which later in the
day are to announce their totals
indicated that the campaign is
headed for 100 per cent advance
on the $2,O59. 900 goal 1set for this
year.
Today's meeting wais opened by
Clarence Phelps Dodge. president
of the Chest, who turned the
direction Of the meeting over to
General Coleman following the in
vocation by Rev. Horace E. Gro
mer, pastor of Emory M. E.
Church, South, and president of
the Washington Federation of
Churches. ,
AS the luncheon. progressed the
following chairmen reported to-
days total for their units: Rich
ard w. Hynson, special assign
ments; Chauncey c. Parker, jr.,
metropolitan: Randolph Leigh,
suburban; John L. vandegrift,
group solicitation, and Wayne C..
Taylor, governmental.
Herbert L. W'illett, jr., prepared
the summary for a final report
later,
INCREASE NOTED
Chairman Hynson of the special
unit announced that his workers
already received gifts of from
three to as many as 400 per cent
over last years contributions.
Among the gifts reported are:
George R. Beneman, $1,5OO; Mrs.
Delos A. Blodgett, $500; Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, $500; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wgrisley Brown, $500; Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Phelps Dodge,
$3.50; MIR. and Mrs. John Spald-
ing Flennery, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, $500; Hub
Furniture Company, 5000; s..
Kann Sons Company, Inc, $4,000;
Mr. and Mrs. E. I. kaufman, $3.-
900; Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurd
Hall, $500; Mrs. Irwin Laughlin,
$500; Mrs. Ella c. Loose, $1,000;
Alvin L. Newmyer. $500; Ourisman
Chevrolet Sales Co., $3.50; Peoples
Drug Stores, Inc, 5,400; D. Rich's
Sons, $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Ring, $500; Sanitary Grocery Com
pany, $4,000; Mrs. Herbert j.
slocum. $4,000; Mrs. Mary E.
Stewart, $4,000: Rev. and Mrs.
Ansom Phelps Stokes, 5000, and
Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells,
$1,000.
TAYLOR IN MESSAGE
In a radio address, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Wayne
Chatfield Taylor, chairman of the
governmental unit, explained how
the citizens of Washington could
help the chest workers in making
the drive a Success.