The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-16
HAMTRAMCK


BY n Cf1wferd asd ~ Rage
Miss Larine Petty. OF SorvaIk
avenue. vas injured In her home
lass week. when she slipped and
fell down the steps. For . time she
was unconscious and was confined
to bed for two days. but Is reeov-
ering- She is an operator in the
Three Dream Beauty Saoppe-
Theatre Discriminafes
Two Hamtramck boys Perez
Jacks aud Charles Siebert. who
had received passes 10 Holmes
Theatre. went 10 the theatre on
April and presented the passes
for admittance. According TO the
boys. they were stopped by the
ticket clerk who asked: Where
did you get these tickets"
They were given 10 US by
friends" replied Percy Jacks
Go on. We don't give passes &c
Negroes" the ticket clerk is re-
ported TO have said. whereupon the
boys tore up IN passes and threw
them in his face.
AS a result OF this incident. many
colored citizens have resolved not
10 patronize Holmes Theatre in
future.
City Employe Fired
Thaddeus Banks. janitor in the
Mayors office. was recently dis
missed by orders OF an undesignat'
ed superior when his boss. Mr.
Erot. superintendent OF public
works. was telephonsd and asked
why Banks had been dismissed. he
is quoted as having replied that
he had been ordered 10 fire him
Mr.. Banks has a wife and two chill.
dren and his job was his only
means OF support. II Is thought his
dismissal was due TO his poiitica
activities in the recent election.
Easter Program
There will be an Easter pro
gram given at ST. Peters Church
Sunday at D. m The Sunda,
School children of the church will
participate in the program Much
time and patience have been pa
forth in training the children, By
Mrs. Metcalf. Miss Larene Petty
Miss Jones. A large crowd is an
ticipated and citizens are urged tt
come early in order TO get goo.
seats.
Rev. Miss Alva Hill will preach
at St Peters Church on Good Fri
day She is young preacher wn,
will have been in the ministry on,
year this June. The public is in
vited TO hear her at > p. m. Fri
day
Social Items
The FL Rio Social Club gave /
social tea Sunday. April at 3 p
m. A large number attended. Thu
club is composed OF ten Ham
tramck girls. Officers are; Ki u
Bagett, president; Birdie Berry
vice president: Minnie Davis, sec
rotary Mona Chapman. treasurer
Thelma Lincoln. business manager
The club has sponsored humble
of social activities
The Toppers Club is group o
teen-age boys and girls. who arr
full of swing. They will give par
~, Friday night, April %. at 1853
Russell street. Officers OF the clul
are: Charles Smoot, pres dent
Sarah Freeman, vice president
Bernice Diamond. secretary: HE
stp Faulks, assistant secretary
and Ethel WEIGH. treasurer. Othe
members include Sam Diamond
Louie Diamond, Ruby Mae Faulks
and Pellie King.
Sunday, April 8, was great da
at Quinn Chapel A. NJ. E. Churo
In Hamtramck. The pastor. Rev. N
J. Hendrieth. delivered a fine an
inspiring sermon at the IL a. n
service.
In the afternoon. Rev. J. L
Howell. OF ST. Stephen A. NJ. 1
Church. was guest speaker. d.
Howell was accompanied by hi
Senior Choir OF forty-nve voices
twelve ushers In uniforms. and
large number OF his members. Thi
eloquent pulpiteer inspired tn
hearts OF his hearers and challeng
ed the audience to more power
full life. His theme was Powerful
Living"
Presiding Elder ID. A. bake wa
present at the evening worship. a
Il was the third quarter, and h'
preached on the subject. The Mag
netic Power of Jesus" Holy Com
munion was administered at this
service. Monday night. April 4. DR.
Blake held his third quarterly con
ference at Quinn Chapel. All re
ports were officially read In theiI
regular order. Every department Of
the church showed improvement
For six consecutive years. Quinn
Chapel has paid all presiding elder
assessments. under the efficient
OF Rev. Hendrieth, who