The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-04-01
Portland, Ore.
SOCIAL NOTES

VlIaIlOn OF JOnn y. BAKER, ulSIrlCL
chairman of the Protective Order
of Dining Car Walters Local 465
spoke to the men of that organ
ization Friday, giving them a clear
understanding of the intricate
workings of the commission and a
single explanation of the rights of
those entitled to such cocpensa-
ton. The men expressed themselv-
es as being sincerely grateful for
the talk. Mr.. Smiths talk was in
accordance with the Locals plan
of presenting a speaker at each
monthly meeting.
The executive committee of the
Council of Social Agencies of the
Portland Community Chest has
asked that half dozen of well
known Portlanders act as special
committee to study the social prob
lens of the colored people in Port
land. Rev. Lee Owen Etone has
been made chairman. Others on the
committee are: Mrs. Eugene Min
or, DR.. D. N. Unthank, Mr.. Edgar
Williams, Miss Geneva Turner and
Rev. G. F. Martin. Their first meet
! ing was held Wednesday in the
Guardian building. Mr.. Frank Vic
roy, administrative assistant, is
technical advisor to the group.
Their next meeting will be held
the first Friday in April when a
definite program will be worked
out.
The membership drive of the N
AACP is on in full swing. Kelly
Foster, chairman of the drive de-
clared, II anticipate only success
for this drive. The way the mem
berships are rolling in indicates
that the people of the community
are firmly behind the local branch,
are in accord with the national,
and agree that the program of the
local and the effort of the local to
obtain Civil Rights Bill for the
people of Oregon are both COM
mendable and desirable"
To add interest to the drive, a
call was issued for participants in
a contest the winner to be
awarded a trip to the NAACP con-
vention to be held in Columbus,
Ohio, in June of this year. To win,
it will be necessary for the con-
testant to bring in the highest
number of memberships over and
above preliminary 300. Compel
ing formally are: Mrs. c. L. In
gersoll, Mrs. Robeina Martin, Miss
Barbara Hubbard and Mrs. Cora
Minor.
Officers of the local in an effort
to cooperate with church services,
state that the next meeting, sched-
uled for Easter day, has been post
poned until the last Sunday in the
month. April "a is the date. This
meeting will be an important one
as the membership drive will close
at this time.
DR.. Raymond B. Walker opened
the First Congregational Church
to a mass meeting Sunday after
noon for the two races. DR.. Pick
ems was the principal speaker, ar
rangements were made through
the NAACP. The subject of DR..
Pickens discourse was, 1.-THE Anne
rican Race Problem and the Flu
ture of Democracy"
STAY OFF DATE, APRIL 18.
ST. PHILIPS GUILDS ANNUAL
EASTER DANCE.
A new sorority, Phi Sigma Chi,
will make its initial public bow
when the II young high school
and college misses will present an
interesting program on Palm Sum
day at Vesper services at the Will
liams Ave. Y. Jessie Flowers is
president, Josephine Dancey is Sc
cretary, and Elizabeth Thomas is
treasurer. Other members are the
Misses Ruby Lee Butler, Tia Full
Ter, Charlotte Morgan, Elizabeth
Bluett, Lois Johnson, Margie An
thony, Eunis Mott, Florence Coch-
ran, and Sula Mae Williams.
The girls meet alternate SUM-
days and have been studying dra-
mates in a class meeting each Fri
day and Wednesday.
The Chanticleer Bridge Club met
Monday with Elizabeth Garden.
This club has been organized for
seven years, and is still enthusiast
ically attended.
Young Cornelius Young is happy
IN MS new surroundings IN oak
land as a guest in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Boucree.
To visit his family for a week,
Jack Reynolds, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Reynolds, came down from
Seattle, where he is a student at
University of Washington.
STAY OFF DATES, MAY 10,
MAY 20, MAY 81. Women's Aux
iliary, NAACP.
Little Marvin Burnett Jones was
showered with gifts on his third