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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
NAACP Conference
Holds Memorial
Service for Johnson

COLUMBUS, Ohio. 49, At the
same hour that funeral services
for James Weldon Johnson, famed
poet and professor of creative lit
erature at Fisk university, were
being held in New York City, me-
mortal services for the one-time
executive secretary of the NAACP
were held here June 80 at Shiloh
Baptist Church, where the associa-
TONS goth Annual Conference is
being held.
William Pickens, director of as
ISOLATION branches, urged members
of the organization to "waste no
tears" on the death of James We'll
don Johnson, but put into practice
the words of his famous anthem,
Lift Every Voice and Sing"
81 believe that is the way James
Weldon Johnson would have want
ed us to react to his DEATH" he
said, land so I repeat after him,
God of our weary years, God of
our silent tears Keep us for
ever in the path we pray ,"
AS a benediction, the audience
closed the service by reciting this
paragraph from the authors book,
Negro Americans, What Now ~
81 will not allow one prejudiced
person or one million or one hun
bred million to blight my life. l
will not let prejudice or any of its
attendant humiliations and injus-
tees bear me down to spiritual de-
feat. My inner life is mine, and ]
shall defend and maintain it's in
tegrity against all the powers of
hell"
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AS $4,000 people have Travelled
from all parts of New York City
to see the WPA Federal Theatre
Projects Haiti" and not one has
yet accused the Negro Theatre of
supplying less than a thrilling eve
ming in the theatre, it is difficult
to name any one feature of the
Du Bots play responsible for its
great success. However, the work
of the choir, which interprcts the
native Haitian chants with such
fidelity, contributes enormously to
the appeal of Haiti" and in this
group no single member has done
better work than Nancy Hunt.
The story of Nancy Hunts first
big break in show business can
safely be put down to extreme
good fortune. Hers is the story of
young Negro girl attending the
George Washington High School
in New York, and got chance to
sing in the schools glee club and
soon afterwards won a scholarship
from the Damrosch School of Mu-
sic and Art in New York.
Nancy tells of a very interest
ing experience while appearing as
an African dancer at the Harlem
Opera House. along with other
members of the African group, I
had strict orders from the man
agement not to utter a single word
of English while appearing as an
African. For days and days Mo-
modu Johnson, African Chieftain
and organizer of the group, school
ed me in a kind of African jargon.
81 was doing very nicely as an
African until one day a friend re-
cognized me and came backstage.
I had just finished my act, and
was on my way to my dressing
room, when / heard some one call
ing, "Hey, Nancy" Forgetting for
the moment that was supposed
to be an African, answered back,
" Hello there, Sue" to the aston
ishment OF stagehands and other
members of the cast who were not
supposed to be Africans"
After the engagement at the
Harlem Opera House the entire
group was taken over by the Fed
eral Theatre Project and became
known as the Bassa Moona Co.
"Bassa Moo1a" ran successfully at
the Lafayette Theatre and laier
on Broadway.
Since coming to the Negro The
atre, Miss Hunt has appeared Iii a
great number of productions. am
ong them walk Along Chiliun.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Work Alliance Agrees
With Natl Conference
OF Social Welfare

The recent National Conference
Of Social Work held in this city
was keynoted by definite stand
for liberalization of Social Welfare
program throughout the U. S. The
program of the American Associa-
ton of Social Workers, FOR inst
ance, calls for:
However, until jobs ana wages
ana means of subsistence can be
found, decent assistance should be
made available to those in need
because of unemployment or other
reasons. Such aid should be ade-
quate and administered economic
ally, efficiently and hunlanely by
competent trained personnel"
The Workers Alliance Of King
County agrees with this viewpoint
in every respect, and is doing ev-
erything in its power to see that
such a program is followed in the
King Count Welfare Department.
At the present time, the policy of
that department, under the pres
sure from the State Department
of Social Security, is in direct op.
position to the policy enunciated
above by the outstanding orgai
cation of Social Workers. The
Workers Alliance believes that the
time has come when the cons eiols
policy of starvation adopted by the
Welfare Department must come 70
a stop. The unemployed viii not
sand for continued starvation a
naCng their ranks while it is with
in the power of the State 90 pro-
vide money through special ses-
son of the Legislature.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
W. P. A. Writers
Featured in Magazine

The entire July issue of Poetry:
a Magazine of Verse, will be devot-
ed to verse, written off-time, by
members of the Federal Writer'S
Project, according to word receiv-
ed by James w. Egan, Washington
State director.
The issue has been compiled by
George Dillon, Pulitzer prize win
ner and editor of Poetry, with the
assistance of Willard Mas, a mem
Der of the Federal Writers Project.
Containing so pages, instead of the
customary 81, the magazine will
include Introductory articles by
Archibald MacLeish and Malcolm
Cowley, and more than two-score
examples of verse form.
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]. Finley Wilson Makes Historical
Elk Swing Through Seven States

WASHINGTON (C) - Grand
Exalted Ruler ]. Finley Wilson of
the Improved Benevolent Protec-
tive Order of Ellxs of the World,
has been making history recently,
swing through Elkdom, popping up
the croer for the Grand Lodge in
Baltimore next month. The Grand
dedicated the new Elk home of
Greater st. Louis Lodge No. 1912,
then went to Toledo to hold the
Thanksgiving services for Golden
Rule Lodge No. 129. From there
he went back to Philadelphia to
organize the campaign for Judge
Edward w. Henry with all the
Daughter Rulers and Exalted Rul-
ers the committee. Twenty-Five
Thousand Elks in Philadelphia,
and $4,000 in Pennsylvania, COM
bined forces and pledged to work
for Judge Henry's election to Con-
gress.
The big convention at Charlotte,
N. -, was enthusiastic, and the
Grand Commissioner of Education,
Judge w. G. Hueston, Grand Sec
retar-T. James E. Kelly, were with
the Grand Exalted Ruler. The
group split in Charlotte and the
Grand Secretary went to the Mid
West States Association at Des
Moines, Ia, and the Grand Exalted
Ruler moved on to Columbus, o.,
stopping at Paramount, V. Va, to
burn the mortgage on Monongahe-
la Lodge home, and dedicate King
Creek Lodge at Weirton, w. Va.
The Grand attended the New
York State convention at Buffalo,
which was the biggest and best in
years. This meeting not only en-
dorsed the administration of the
GER, but endorsed The Grand
for Congress from Harlem. On the
second Friday night in June, Mr..
Wilson presided at the big band
contest sponsored by Henry Lin
coin Johnson Lodge at the armory
in Harlem, of which Richard Wag-
ner is Exalted Ruler. Saturday
morning he Moved on to the State
convention at Hartford, Conn.,, and
left Monday for the Florida State
convention At Daytona Beach. Ev-
cry State convention in the juris-
diction in gJol standing with the
Grad Lodge endorsed the admin
stration AMI complete harmony
prevails as az turn their faces to
the meeting in Baltimore.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Natl. Conference Closes

The National Conference of So
cial Work closed last Saturday,
taking away more than $500 visi-
tors who attended OF interest to
the Negro population were the pro-
minent Negro leaders who were
here and spoke before various
groups. Mr.. Bernard Squires of
the Omaha Urban League, address,
ed very forcefully the Community
Workers Council at the meeting at
the First AM.E. Church. Mr.. Jo-
seph H. B. Evans of the Farm Sc
curity and Lieut.. Lawrence A. Ok
ley of the Department of Labor,
both of Washington, D. c., spoke
over the radio on the work their
departments are doing in behalf
of the Negro over the country.
These two gentlemen also gave an
inspirational talk to a group of
university students called together
by Miss Winifred Ingram.
Unlike Seattle social workers,
many of the visitors here were
working connected with organiza-
lions with the more advanced trend
in social technique. These persons
of whom 1 speak are not confined
to a strictly Negro case load, and
in some instances are working in
districts where there are few Ne
groes. They have passed rigid
examination and have been en-
ployed and are recognized for
their merit and not their color.
Prominent among these are Mrs.
Audrey Mccullough, who is dis
trict supervisor for the Family
Welfare Association in Minneapo-
lis. She has been with the organi-
cation for ten years, first begin
ming as a case worker, and after
wards promoted to supervisor.
Mrs. Mccullough is the only Ne
gro in her office and has eXper-
fenced no difficulty With an iden-
tical experience is Mrs. Marjorie
Wormley Curry, Social Service In
vestigator for the Department of
Public Welfare in Minneapolis
Miss Madge Cayton, a case work
er in the Children and Minors
Service of the Chicago Relief Ad-
ministration has experienced no
difficulty in handling a mixed case
load. Mr.. Nolle r. Smith, secre-
tary of Hawaii Bureau of Govern
ment Research and DR.. w. S.
Wood, Palama Settlement, both of
Hawaii, are two more notable ex-
amples of what is being accom-
plished and there are many others.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
John T. Dalton
Names Negro
Demo. Officer


When the appointments were be-
ing made for the State Democratic
Convention to be held in Tacoma
John T. Dalton, prominent Seattle
attorney, and Secretary of the
State Central Committee, did not
fail to give recognition to the Ne
gro race. He appointed Mr.. Newt
Graffell as one of the sergeant at
arms.
Mr.. Graffell is well known in
business and political circles. At
one time he was president of one
of the Negro Democratic Clubs. He
was employed on the administra-
tive staff of the Educational De-
partment of the WPA, and at pre-
sent is guide at the capital at
Olympia. His home is in Seattle
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Mrs. John H. Earls
Dies On Thursday

Thursday, July Z, Mrs. John H.
Earls, 3O4 26th North, died this
afternoon at her home. Mrs. Earls
has been ailing for the past four
weeks, and death was due to COM
plications. She was 6S years old
the 30th of June past.
Mrs. Earls was born near
Georgetown, Texas, and is survived
by two sons, John H. Earls and
Harry D. Earls, two brothers, Will
liam and Lonsford Harris, and a
grandson, James Mitchell, of San
ia Monica, California, the other
relatives are all of Seattle. Fun
eral services will be from the An
gelus Mortuary.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Large Crowd Attends Contest and Dance
Sponsored By Metropolitan Club Monday
End PRIZE
LIST PRIZE

judges were Gus West, DR.. Robin
son of Los Angeles, and Alvin Den
mis-. Editor John o. Lewis acted
as Master of Ceremonies; Mrs.
Helen Leftridge, policewoman and
m arshall; and Mr.. l.. A. Hardin,
president of the Metropolitan club,
was in charge. Baby Borders and
his gang played to the satisfaction
OF the dancers who continually APP
plauded them. After the Beauty
Contest, the band and all went to
the Finnish Hall where another
dance lasted well up into the wee
wee hours.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
SmashesWindOw I'm
Robinson's Drug

Philip (Fatty) Sears, Yakima
rancher, drove his fist through the
glass in the door of Robinson's
drug store, 306 18th Ave. So, on
Saturday last. Fortunately for
Sears, he did not even cut his hand
but it required the services of
three police and several bystanders
to get FATTY" in the "Black Ma
ria" "Fatty" weighs many hun
dred pounds, and all parties con-
cerned were relieved when the job
was over.
Appearing before Police Judge
Bell, Sears says he doesn't remem-
Der a thing about what happened,
and has no way to account for his
strange actions which were unpro-
voked. He was given a ten-day
sentence.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Department of Labor
Releases Publicity on
Enterprise Radio Hour

DEPT. LABOR RELEASE, Sc
attic - Abstracts from radio talks
by Lieutenant Lawrence A. OXley,
Field Representative, U. S. En-
ployment Service, U. S. Dept. of
Labor, Washington, D. c., over the
Northwest Enterprise All-Negro
Hour, Station KEEN, Seattle, on
Thursday night, June 80 subject:
1.-THE Negro Worker in the Present
Unemployment Crisis"
Lieut.. Oxley delivered one of
the tive general radio talks cover
ing the activities of the National
Conference of Social Work in ses-
sion in Seattle. He traced the his
tory of Negro labor in the United
States from 1865 to date; dwelt at
length on the present plight of the
Negro worker. The activity of the
Federal Government in combating
unemployment was also described.
&c. Many organizations made
no formal discrimination but takes
no responsibility for recruiting Ne
gro workers, employ no Negro or
ganiZers, and never select Negro
for negotiation, or to serve as a
delegate or office-holder."
The predicament of the
Negro worker in a normal Ameri-
can industrial economy is the re-
suit of two main socio-economic
forces. He is in an underprivileg-
ed position not only because of the
racial attitudes of his fellow work.
ers, but also because he constituted
for the most part section of the
great body of unskilled workers in
the mass industries who are sub
jected as a group to the threat of
unemployment resulting from in
dustrial contraction"
"a. More and more in each of
the States, Negroes are qualifying
in Merit and Civil Service tests
with the hope that they may be
able to share in the major pro-
gram objective of attack on the
problem of unemployment. Twen-
ty-four states and the District of
Columbia have approximately 283
Negro employees included in their
Employment Service personnel"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Am. Giants Break Even
On Trip To Oregon

Losing one and winning one was
the result of the trip to The Dalles
by the American Giants over the
Fourth of July. Both games were
decided by one run, the scores be-
ing to 8 and 5 to 4, respectively.
The first game went Is innings.
On Sunday, July 10, the Giants
play the Puget Sound Sheet Metal
team at Hiawatha field, 2 p. m.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
3rd PRIZE

Amid thunderous applause that
echoed throughout the entire build
ing, Kathryn Polk was awarded the
first prize in the bathing beauty
contest; her sister, Marjorie Polk
was awarded third, and the popu-
lar Josephine Harper, second. The
first prize was a beautiful loving
cup. Other prizes were valuable
and useful articles.
Competition was keen and the
boys in the gallery did all they
could to influence the judges for
their favorite. However, the win
ner and runners-up were judged
upon form, posture and grace. The
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Famous Artists Are
Coming To Hampton
HAMPTON INsTITUTE. Va

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va. =
For the season 1938-39, the Hamp-
ton Institute Musical Art Associa-
ton will bring to the Peninsula
world-famous musicians whose
names are not only household
words; but who through their art
are able to appeal to every type Of
taste.
1t is felt that nothing is too
good for the Peninsula audience
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08
Federated Womens Club
Annual Meeting Success

A bit overshadowed by the Ma
tional Convention of Social Work,
but doing tremendous amount of
constructive work, the 22nd annual
session of the Women's Federated
Clubs opened Thursday, June 80,
at Sojourner Truth Home.
The motto of this valiant group
of women was ever in evidence
throughout the sessions, Lifting
AS We Climb" Mrs. Ann McBeth
was chairman of the meetings at
the Sojourner Truth Home. The
program in part is as follows:
Morning Session, June 80
Devotional Service led by chap
lain, Mrs. o. Washington; presi-
dent, Mrs. Verne Evans, presiding;
greetings from Oregon Federation;
Mrs. Pollyanna Reed, State Presi-
dent.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Second president, Mrs. Flo
renee Jones, presiding; "Home and
the Child" Mrs. Doris Frye, va
kima; Departmental Reports; "The
New Leisure" Mrs. T. w. Rich
mond, Salt Lake City.
Evening Program
Invocation, Few. Fred Hughes;
vocal selection, Mrs. E. A. McCabe,
Tacoma; reading, Mrs. Trana An
derson, Yakima; Presidents Mes
sage, Mrs. Verne Evans, Spokane;
Negro National Anthem.
Officers
President, Mrs. Verne Evans;
1st vice president, Mrs. Rebecca
Dent; End vice president, Mrs.
Florence Jones; 3rd vice president,
Mrs. Dorothea Reado; recording
secretary, Mrs. e. j. Hangar; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. R. D.
Malone; financial secretary, Mrs.
Lucy Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Mat
tie Oliver; parliamentarian, Mrs.
n. ]. Asberry; organizer, Mrs.
Ann McBeth; statistician, Mrs.
Anna Scott; chairman ways and
means, Miss Sarah Oliver; chap
lain, Mrs. o. Washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08

NEW YORK (C) - The Low
erture company, jewelers., 165 w.
131st ST., Kennth Lloyd Bright,
manager, announced Tuesday that
they were installing their own ma
nufacturing equipment in their
Harlem shop and will soon use Ne
gro technicians from their own
shop in turning out class pins and
rings, fraternity pins, and other in
sigma. Mr.. Bright, Howard gra-
duate in 20, said the company,
which was organized in June, 1885,
has enjoyed good first six
months of the year, receiving ord
ers for pins and rings from schools
in West Virginia, Washington, and
Baltimore, and receiving pin ord
ers from the NAACP and the Afro
American. His company was re-
Gently appointed official jeweler
of Alpha Phi Alpha.
NEW YORK Co - The largest
church in Harlem, Salem M. E., at
10th st. and Seventh Ave., Rev
F. A. Cullen, pastor, was picked
for the funeral of DR.. James We'll
don Johnson, killed in a Maine au-
tomobile accident Sunday after
noon. The Salem auditorium seats
about 5000 persons, while that OF
st. Marks and Abyssinian seat
only about 1000.
DR.. Johnson's body law in state
at Universal Funeral Chapel, 597
Lexinton Ave, near Sind ST. until
the funeral on Thursday at l p. m
The condition of DR.. Johnsons
wife, Mrs. Grace Nail Johnson, was
reported improved as funeral ar
rangements proceeded. 1t was at
first reported that Mrs. Johnson's
condition was UNNECESSARILY grave
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08

JACKSON. Tenn. (C)' - The
CINE. publishing plant is valued
at $108, 447.36, according to re-
port of inventory by the publish
ing agent, Rev. w. p. Pipkins.
Items listed are: land, $4,000;
building, $54,470; books, pamph-
lets, etc., $500; stock on hand,
$1,780.50; machinery and equip
ment, $3s,406.84; and furniture,
$2,290.02. During the last four
years the publishing department
had an income of $8S,204 40 and
expenses of $S7,717.82, leaving a
balance of S4S6.5S During that
period the publishing house took
in SAG, 448.08 for literature, $14,-
101.04 for the Christian Index, Of
fetal organ of the church, $10,-
77220 from printing, and S5,761.71
from the sale of books.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-07-08

TUSKEGEE, (C) - The Nation
al Baptist Sunday School and 3.
Y.P.U. Congress which met here
last week raised $4,000 to carry on
the work. The Congress reelected
DR.. w. H. Jernagin of Washington
as president and DR.. A. M. Town
send of Nashville as director gen.
eral.
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M!A1iYX:2''''|'s'!
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden e,

STOCKHOLM, Sweden e, .
DR.. Thomas R. Peyton, Harle,
physician who is a specialist in di-
seases of the bowels, spoke at the
Royal Serajim hospital founded by
the late DR.. Jacoby, while on vi
sit here recently. DR.. Peyton was
treated with every courtesy, and
his talk caused much animated dis
cussion. While here, DR.. Peyton
witnessed the technique of DR.. ia
coby's famous operation and other
special procedures. DR.. Peyton is
well known in America, having lee
tured at the John A. Andrew Clin-
ical Society at Tus,<egee, Ala.
ST. LOUIS, (C) = The office of
public information of the zeta Phi
Beta sorority here has issued a
statement citing scholastic honors
won recently by two zeta sorors.
At Marshall, Teaxs, Miss Mary
Dell Jackson, daughter of Mr.. l.
John Jackson of Bryan, and MEM
Der of Theta chapter, was among
fifty-three spring graduates of
Wiley college Miss Jackson re-
ceived the B.A. degree, "cum
laude." In her sophomore year,
Miss Jackson received the first
scholarship issued by Alpha Sigma
chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at Wi
ley.
At the graduation exercises of
Washington High School, Raleigh,
N. c.. Miss Dorothy Conner was
awarded the Zeta medal. From a
class of moro than fifty, Miss Con-
ner was chosen because of her
scholarship and character. This
award is an annual feature of On
icron zeta chapter of Raleigh.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-16
Government Reorganization Bills
Passage Forecast By Test Vote

system and endanger the "democ-
racy", of the entire civil service
setup.
Following the vote on the
Walsh amendment, Senator Will
liam E.. Borah, R., Ida, charged
that the bill constitutes an I'M
wise surrender of congressional
power over policies of govern
ment.
He warned that powers given
congress by the constitution had
been voted away "pretty rapidly
here of late" but denied that the
president is usurping power. "He
Is merely exercising powers the
congress has willingly voted him."
he said.
Borah cited the powers voted
the secretary of state to conclude
trade treaties secretly as one of
the dangers in delegating power.
Earlier, Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, D., Mont, introduced a
revised form of his amendment
that no presidential action would
become effective until approved
by a joint resolution of both
houses to be voted upon within
10 days after being submitted to
congress.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-16

WASHINGTON, Mar. 16. (UP)
Administrator leaders in the SEN
ate yesterday easily routed a BIZ
partisan attack on the civil ser
vice provisions of the government
reorganization bill, foreshadowing
passage of the measure in sub
stantially the form requested by
President Roosevelt.
A coalition group backing an
amendment by Senator David l..
Walsh, D., Mass, to maintain the
civil service in its present status,
was defeated SO to so, after a
plea by Majority Leader Alben
w. Barley, D., KY, and Senator
James F. Byrnes, D., S. c., author
of the bill.
The vote was the first major
test of the administration S
strength against a bipartisan at.
tempt to strip the bill of some OF
it's major provisions and especial
w to decrease the powers when
would be granted Mr.. Roosevelt
in reorganization work.
Walsh maintained that the mea-
sure's provisions for abolishlng
the present three-man civil ser
vice board for a single admins
traitor probably would destroy
public confidence in the merit
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-16
SMITH WOULD PAY
COTTON SUBSIDY NOW

WASHINGTON. Mar. l6. CUP
Chairman Ellison d. Smith, DEM,
S. c., of the senate agricultural
committee today asked congress to
amend the new crop control act
permitting payment Immediately
of $13O,O00,00O subsidy to cotton
farmers.
In introducing the bill seeking
such action he said the fund which
was made available under the third
deficiency act in 1887 would be
used to pay the farmers two
cents a pound subsidy on the 1887
crops if they agree to comply with
the 1898 AAA program.
Introduction of the measure fol-
lowed a request by Secretary OF
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace for
legislation to speed 1887 payments
which, he said, were being blocked
by a ruling of the comptroller
general.