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BALLSTON BOY
BROWNS star
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leading hitter of the American
League with a crisp batting aver
age of 1888. When it comes to
shovelling a disbursements nit
ten around in the dust, ne rates
second to none. If anything, the
25-year-old youngster is the best
fielding first baseman in the
league.
However, the thing we started
out to say was something about
the uncharitable way Washington
papers have treated home grown
products-and there have been
many local boys who have won
renown as outstanding athletes in
all branches Of sport.
Baseball, contrary to popular be-
lief, has received its quota OF
local talent. And we'll take, for
instance, Dick Lanahan, the Wash
ington lefthander, who never was
overly publicized by the home
town papers when he was with
the Mats.
LOCAL BOY STIGMA
Lanahan, when he first came
up with the Mats, had an adequate
assortment of every pitching re-
quirement. Yet he was frowned
upon and, of necessity, had to live
down the stigma of being a local
boy. It seems the local boy must
go to some other city to make
good.
Washington's greatest Contribu
tion to baseball, in all probability
was Lu Blue, the former Detroit
first baseman who was one Of the
g. eatest Of all time. When Blue
was at the peak of his fame, few
people knew he was a local boy
Then there was Arthur Devlin
of the New York Giants, who
spent his formative days on the
football and baseball fields Of Cen
trail High and Georgetown Univer
sity.
OF the modern day, Bozie
Berger, Bill Werber and George
McQuinn are Washington's tor
big league representatives-anc
probably the most outstanding o1
these is George McQuinn, the slug
ging first baseman who is per
forming here with the Browns.
SETS BRILLIANT PACE
McQuinn's current pace il
doubly noteworthy because he is
one year away from the Newark
club which made considerable to
do over 10 Gordon's going to tht
Yankees, although McQuinn ha!
been every bit the success-anC
more that Gordon has.
Here's a list numbering a few
Of the many local boys who have
won varied degrees Of success in
baseball:
Buck Sterzer-PirateS, Reds;
Earl Clark-BoSton Braves; Frank
Watt-Phillies; Denny Southern
Phillies; Bill Lamar-Athletics
Walter Beall-Yankees; Toby Tol
son-Cubs; Jack Smith-Red Sox
Toledo; Monk Frazier-Giants
Leo Flaherty-Tigers; Pat Flah
erty-Tigers, Red Sox, Giants
Cubs, Mats; Fred Noone-NatS;
Tots Long-Bees; Gaiety Ham
mel-Athletics: Bobby Stevens
Phillies: Buck Becker-NatS; Joe
E.npel-NatS
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points for the
Harry Vardon
Memorial Tro-
ply and W a S
also the top
money winner
among the ma
tion's ace golf
professionals.
Slamin' Sam
Is within a few
points Of Paul
r u n y a n,
Of White Plains,
N. y, the P. g.
A. h a mpion.
He has a total
of 3R7 nOintS
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FOXX, GREENBERG
PREPARE FOR 80
SALARY DEMAND
Stars Point to R. B. |.
And H. R. Columns
BY PAT ROBINSON

international News Service Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. "a U.N.S9.
Hank Greenberg-Bronx's gift to
Detroit-and Jimmy Foxx-Mary.
lands ditto to Boston-are among
the ball players who are looking
forward today to next years
salary offerings from their re-
spective clubs.
It is unlikely that either will
have any contractual differences
but even If the matter were to
come up tomorrow both could
prove they have already done
enough this year to warrant a fat
increase next season.
Hank today can point with
pride to the fact that he has 43
homers; is about a week ahead Of
Babe Ruth's pace the year the
Bambino hit his record so; and
has passed the century mark in
that all-important matter of runs
driven in.
GREAT RECORD
Jimmy can show that he leads
both major leagues with 1874 runs
batted in, has clouted 35 homers
and has put the Red Sox UP in
second place via his thirty-fiftn
homer in the ninth inning Of the
second game against the Indians
yesterday
The Red Sox dampened what
ever pennant enthusiasm might
have fingered with the Indians by
knocking them off, 1873 and 14-12.
Manager Joe Cronin helped out in
the nightcap with two homers, and
the irrepressible Foxx followed the
managerial lead.
The White Sox took the opener
from the Yanks, 11-3, behind
Thornton Lee, and then dropped
the second contest, 81, although
Rigney famed nine and gave only
four hits. But one Of these was
Dickey's twenty-first homer, ana
another vas Gehrig's game-clincn-
ing twenty-fifth round-tripper.
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Bees Buy Catcher
From n. {. League

! BOSTON, Aug. 24.-The Boston
Bees purchased Charles Sutcliffe
si.year-old catcher, from the Sails
bury Club, of the North Carolina
State League. He will report i'm
mediately.
Sutcliffe batted 1902 in 46 games
: and with the Bees replaces Ray
Mueller, out with . broken finger
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Oh, Doctor, Doctor, Doctor.
Once upon a time a fellow
named Dempsey held the heavy.
weight title for at least five
years, not doing much Of any
thing with it except cut the
pigeon.wing around and about
the United States and Europe.
"Dr. Wasn't That Glib
Yes, for five years anyhow,
before "a young, upright chal-
lenger" named Tunney could
bring enough pressure to bear
to get a match with Jack.
When finally they walked out
to meet in the rain in Philadel-
phia was public interest in the
division dead?
Turn to any boxing record
book, or even Tunney's own
handbook for the answer.
Interest was dead that even
ing to the exact tune Of $685.
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against Runyan'S 337.
Snead is also the current leader
among the money winners with
$1l,912.63. Johnny Revolta, Of
Evanston, ILL.,, is second with
$7,003.33. Harry Cooper, OF Chi
copee, Mass, is in third place with
So, ,8OO.08. Fourth is KY Laftoon,
of Chicago, with $3.50, and tftfS
is Runyan with $5,433.16.
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Sets Pace
SneGd Leads Race
For VGrdOn Trophy

NEW YORK, Aug. "a G.N.SJ
Sam Snead, of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va, today led in
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Not Fewer Armstrong;

If Tunney could have seen the
fans fighting their way into
Madison Square Garden last
Wednesday evening, and seal
ing their straw hats about the
arena at the finish OF one Of the
most exciting fights New York
has seen in years, he might not
have been so positive in this
pronouncement.
Tunney's was another glaring
instance Of how dangerous it is
to try and guess at long range.
Mike Jacobs last two boxing
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By HENRY ARMSTRONG


Syndicate.
NEW YORK, Aug. PA didn't go well at the outset
under the management of Mr. Writ Ross. AS remember
lost the first matches that he made for me, but
learning all the time By 1888 fighting main events and
BEGINNING to develop punch and the boxing style which
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ing up with Louis in Pompton
Lakes, N. j., at the end of a
greatTranscontinental Contra
diction Tour.
Here and there along the way,
he also managed to drop a posy
or two on the puglistic memory
Of one Tunney, chap who ap-
pears to have been quite a bat
tier, man and boy. An opinion in
which the writer always has,
always will, concur.
But now that the CDR" has
become a sort Of itinerant
gloomy dean Of the industry, I
find him more often than not
cutting himself larger slices of
cake than he can possibly chew.
In Spokane he was explaining
to the wide-eyed locals how
Henry Armstrong; monopoly Of
three titles was a menace to the
sports, in which, the Doctor"
blandly asserted public interest
was low.
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Success At Lost!
Henry Tells of Climb to Top

This is the fifth series OF 13 articles BY Henry Armstrong
only fighter to hold three ring titles.
ApNRampnTJN
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BEST BET-LITLn WAcKIE.
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Paddock's Selections at Marlboro

WEATHER. CLOUDY: TRACK. FAST.
se, $500; elaimng maiden and 4yearolds Six and on
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SUBSTITUTE RAcE-Declared off.
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Guests at Embassy Dinner

Still others present Mr. and Mrs Harry White, Mr.
and Mrs H. c. MacLean Mr. and Mrs Leslie c. Wheeler Mr.
and Mrs George B. L. Arner Mr. A E. Overflow Mr. Norman
Robertson Mr.. j. A Stirling, Mr. Hector B. Mcknnon Mr.
L. D. Wgress Miss H. V. Lupton, Mr. T. H. Hammond Mr.
Keith Officer Sir Owen Chakley and Mr. and Mrs j. P Sum-
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Club. The old quarters in Seven
teenth and H Streets is not in a loca-
ton appropriate to the clubs distinc-
ton. If the club were transplanted
to Massachusetts Avenue, you mem
bers would have large garden where
you could drink mint juleps in the
spring and summer Think it over!
En- PEASANT | want to tell you one
incident that occurred last Saturday
at the Cuban Embassy during the
lavish fiesta in honor of Col. Full
gencio Batista. Hank Gibbons, that
practical joker, played another of
his favorite tricks. A photographer
from Life was there to take pictures
of Ambassadors, Senators and other
big shots. Both Hank and he had
had a nice dose Of champagne So
Hank saw his chance. He called,
one by one, all the most dignified-
looking buffers, walters, etc, and in
troduced them to the cameraman as
Presidents. ex-Presidents and Ambas-
sailors. The photographer took all
their pictures and wrote their names
SO when you see the next issue of
Life, you may see pictures of the
hired help at the Cuban Embassy in
stead of the notables; but if I were
the boss of that magazine, / wouldn't
fire that photographer. Il would
give him a raise, for he had much
more original view of the party.
Baby note: Sonora de Illanez, the
former Graciela Trucco, who is now
in Lima, Peru, where her husband
is stationed at the Chilean Embassy,
will receive the visit of the stork next
February. Diplomatic note: The
Chilean Ambassador, Don Manuel
Trucco, will depart to Chile Decem-
Der II and will take with him his
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ReCinOS Girl
Gives Party

Chattering delightedly in
their native tongue, Is young
sters-culled mostly from the
diplomatic corps - helped di-
minutive Isabel Cookie" Reel
nos, daughter of the Minister of
Guatemala and Sonora de
Recinos, celebrate her fifth
birthday this afternoon.
Shouts of joy greeted the ar
rival of the ice cream and in
evitable birthday cake. They
played PIN the tail on the
donkey" and various other
games.
Some of the guests were
friends of the older sister, Mary,
who attends Sacred Heart
School. Little Llama de Bayle,
daughter of the Minister OF
Nicaragua and Sonora de Bayle.
was there, as we're Berta Fuentes
and Marta Cairo.
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scinating young

with England has for our Washing
ton hostesses. Now when Bob says
at a dinner party This reminds me
so much of when I was having din
ner with the Duchess Of Marlborough
and she asked me DO you like po-
tato-chips@ or I" and l said to
the Duchess of Manchester Dear, YOU
shouldn't wear that color of lip
stickp" he is sure to floor his host
esses and all the other guests They
all think if an English duchess and
a British earl had him for dinner, he
must be very, very smart. We must
have him, too. SO they all send him
invitations for their next dinner par
ties. Already enormously popular,
Bob's acquaintance with English no.
bility has added greatly to his CLAM
our. He has shown he is the per-
feet Society-man!
/ have a proposition to make.
What about the beautiful Townsend
house in Massachusetts Avenue as
headquarters for the Metropolitan
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Alexanders, made her debut
yesterday and is without doubt,
one of the loveliest debs of this
year. Sylvia has a fresh and
radiant beauty, eyes that dance
and believe this world a very
nice place to live in, and smooth
brown hair that clings to her
proud little head like a silken
cap.
THE Alexander house was q
l. mass of flowers sent to
Sylvia, cunning old.fashioned
bouquets of long-stemmed GRIM
son roses, fragile yellow and
white roses, orchids and vivid
chrysanthemums.N Tommy Krock
was busy explaining just why
he had two gorgeous orchids
stuck in his coat pocket. It
seemed that he was holding
4O4
who for the moment had re-
linquished them to assist in re-
ceiving the guests.
R*k
MIR. AND MRS. LOUIS OWS-
VA LEY, and Mrs. Owsley look
ing in the pink after six months
at their charming place in Con-
necticut; Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, pretty Julie Cahill,
Randy Hagner, jr., Stanley
Prentice, Margaret and Claire
Cotter dressed identically alike
in wine-colored frocks with tiny
feathered turbans of the same
shade.
Mrs. Lee Phillips very excited
over the wedding of Diane Matt
land to Ken Watson on account
of Diane being an especial pet
of hers.
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By igor CaSSln1

daughter, Martha, and son, Manuel,
who will come back soon after. .Ro-
mantle notes: Angela Adams and
Barry Mohun are together so often
that the local quidnuncs have already
started gossiping that they are en-
gagged L don't think they are, but
whether they may be soon is an
other question. Elise Hill, the dark
debbie, is having her heart troubles
One day it's Brandon Shay. and
the next one it's Alexander Shields
But those who wagered that Elise
and Brandon had broken off and
that now it was Alex, alone, were
very surprised to see the two arrive
together at the Randolph Leighs'
cocktail party the other day.
Have you ever been asked to two
cocktail parties in the same afternoon
and 60 to three instead?. Well,
that's what happened to Yours Truly,
who was squirting these two glamor-
GUS creatures, Peggy Townsend and
Eleanor Meem, the other day. Com
ing from the Leighs' party for debbie
Betty Fisher in Mclean, Va, we
stopped the car in front of house
in Tracy Place, convinced we were
going to Mrs. William Mann's party
in honor of Betty Meyers. 1t was
supposed to be party for debu-
tante, so we thought we would see
young people. but they weren't, ex-
actly. A very charming gentleman
approached us and said: 81 am your
host, Robert Fletcher" -. ."Ooooh!...
Mr.. Fletcher" I said, confused, 81
thought you were Mrs. Manu-. Oh,
no, mean. Il had better leave!"
5000, from now on, it isn't Wrong
way-Corrigan anymore. it's Wrong
way-CassiniI
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Football
Enthusiasts

The Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Louis johnson
will be guests OF Governor
George C. Peery, Of Virginia,
at the football game in Roanoke,
Va, on Thanksgiving Day, be-
tween Virginia Military Institute
and Virginia Polytechnic 1nsti-
tute. On Saturday following
Thanksgiving, they will attend
the Army-Navy game in Phila-
delphia, accompanied on both
trips by their daughters, Miss
Lillian Johnson and Miss Kath-
crime johnson.
Miss Lillian johnson is at
tending Finch Junior College
in New York City this winter,
but expects to spend the holidays
with her parents at the May
flower and an occasional week
end.
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merry-go-round.
MARY SARG, daughter of the
IVA famous Tony Sarg, who is
rather famous herself as a por-
trait painter, was up at Mrs.
Walter Hoffmann's the other az
ternoon and couldn't have been
more attractive. The Sargs and
the Hoffmanns have both been
going to Nantucket for the sum-
mer so many years that all
count has been lost, which place
was where their friendship be-
gan. Mary Sarg has reddish
hair, flecked with gold and the
most alive, vivid face and she
can tell story and act it out
like a real trouper. One of her
portraits while here will be Of
Mrs. Bill Kerkam, jr, the former
Bessie Gill.
FRANCES MATHEWS, who
L has a throaty, sweet con-
tralto voice, is turning a deaf
ear to the persuasions of a GER
tain night club owner who wants
her to Groom with his band. Her
reason for refusing is quite con-
else, if biz different. She says
she would feel like an idiot
standing in the spotlight"
MRS. JOHN BUCHANAN was
IVA wearing the best looking
costume on her last trip here,
down from Warrenton. 1t is a
dress of heavy black crepe, &C
Gordon pleated through the
shoulders, held snugly about the
waist with a broad suede belt
and topped by a short jacket OF
mellow red suede, collared and
cuffed in silver fox and a tiny
off-the-face hat, fashioned Of
the same material as the dress,
completes a most effective en-
semble.
CYLVIA HOBAN ALEXANDER,
~ daughter of the Edward r.
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4ICI SNdlC.
Another interesting company
was gathered together by
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William
Rea Furlong-and this time it
consisted of Navy folk-for the
dinner which they gave in honor
of the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Charles Edi-
son at the Shoreham.
Their guests included Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Joseph R. De-
frees. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Arthur P. Fairfield, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Stanford C.
Hooper, and their niece. Miss
Helen Corvaley, of Los Angeles,
who is visiting them; Capt. and
Mrs. Sherwoode A. Taffinder,
Capt. and Mrs. Charles M. Aus
tin, Capt. and Mrs. Robert L.
Ghormley, Capt. and Mrs. Felix
x. Gygax, Capt. and Mrs. Ferdi-
nand L. Reichmuth, Capt. and
Mrs. Chester Wells, of Wood
end" Chevy Chase, Md; Capt.
and Mrs. Ezra G. Allen, Capt.
Jonathan S. Dowell, Comdr and
Mrs. Louis E. Denfeld.
The Nicaraguan Minister and
Sonora de De Bayle entertained
at dinner last evening for Sonora
de Somoza, wife of the President
of Nicaragua, who is visiting
them.
Their guests were the
Ecuadorean Ambassador. Capt.
Colon Eloy Alfaro; the Domini-
can Minister and Sonora de Pas
toriza, the Panamanian Minister
and Sonora de Boyd, the Minis
ter of Ell Salvador and Sonora
de Castro, the Minister of Costa
Rica and Sonora de Castro
Beeche, the Charge d'Affaires
of Honduras and Sonora de
Caceres, Col. and Mrs. Calvin
B. Matthews and Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Warren.
The Secretary of Labor, Nine.
Frances Perkins, has a group Of
house guests over the week end
which includes her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
David M. Hare and Miss Eliza
beth Poole, all of New York.
Following the opening of Mr..
Hare's color Photographic studio
at 9 East Fifty-ninth ST., in New
York yesterday, they entrained
for Washington. This afternoon
Nine. Secretary will entertain
at a small reception in honor
of her guests at her residence
on California Street; then, this
evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hare will
be hosts at a dinner party at
her mothers residence.
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bachelors about 80
years ago. Then
he suddenly left
Washington a and
went to New York
and London. Those
visits to the British
Capital pl y no
small part in his re-
born su &C e SIS.
You know the fas-
cination that any
thing which is Eng
liSh or connected
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Cocktail Party Tomorrow

Miss Helen Quigg, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Quigg, has issued invitations to
an informal cocktail party to be
given at her parents home to-
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PETER CARTER
British A1nbassadorand Lady Lin dsay Dinner Hosts PET
Says

M RS KARL CORBY has just finished building
xV1 ton directly beside her swimming pool her
Maryland estate, and the Old English fireplace has
had carved in script Round" AS both Mrs Corbys
the aforementioned title nicely fitting To still further
the Mary-G Round idea Mrs Corby has, sentnes
either side of the door leading into this room two huge
wooden horses which actual part of odfahoned
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HeaIeys Here

Representative Arthur B.
Healey, of Massachusetts,. and
Mrs. Healey are now in Wash
ington at the MayfloWer.
RULE FOR INSERT A -. 80.
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morrow evening, preceding the
Veterans Units of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade dance
being held in the large ballroom
of the Wardman Park Hotel to-
morrow evening. {
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PETIT POINT

Bob Keeling is again the No. l Man
about Town. Robert Lee Keeling
was one Of the most fascinating young
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Secretary Of Labor to Entertain
This Afternoon in Honor of
MIR. and Mrs. David NJ. Hare
Blu Flora Macdonald

Entertaining reached new midweek high last evening
with number of dinner parties taking place. perhaps the
most prominent of which given by the Ambassador of
Great Britain and Lady Lindsay their embassy Massa
chnSetts Avenue.
The Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs Francis Sayre
were in the company invited dine with the Dean of the Dip
omatc Corps evening and others present the Vice
Chairman United States Tariff Commission and Mrs
Henry F. Brady Mr. and Mrs. Harry c. Hawkins Mr. and
Mrs Dana Durand Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ryder Mr. and
Mrs A. Manuel Fox Mr. and Mrs Leo Pasvolsky and Mr..
John D. HickerSon.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-05-01
DONATIONS

To for the advertising expense of the meeting,
each lodge is asked to donate $500 and mail same
Prof Edwards not later than June 18TH receipt will
be mailed in return mail and all lodges will get full
credit in the next issue of the Afro-Amercan Courier
committee will be appointed to receive other gifts that
Afros and friends might to give
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-05-01
Loyalty
BY CHAS. c. STRINGER

Loyalty is of the least found and yet most salts
flying assets any particular individual loyal person
will stick to cause through thick and thin and no mat
ter what hndrances may he will always be at his
post
There is loyalty at home among the members OF the
family close kinshp and relation such this neces
sarily breeds respect of the children toward the par
ents and thus certain loyalty to them and for one an
another is born This loyalty has brought many good
deed and lack of it has often left gap which could not
easily be filled This is the first knowledge Of loyalty an
individual obtains.
Then there should be loyalty in every phase of life
Loyalty, not only toward friends but toward all the act
vities in which you engaged The church an nsttu
ton that has been striving and working hard for many
for the best interests of and you are certain
ly failing to do your part if you do not possess
sense of loyalty for those things which at least spun
you to backing them up in all they undertake to do.
This perhaps of the greatest phases of loyalty that
exists We start the children young by sending them
to Sunday School where they will form habits and
mold characters. Here then, if spirit of loyalty is
established it will continue through life and will bring
its rewards and merits with it.
Loyalty toward those with whom you work is also
important good business organization must have loyal
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1938-05-01

100 lodges, written than 5000 MEMBERS and made
scores of inspection trips The celebration will be
all day affair, starting at 1000 A. NJ Sunday, July
3rd, and lasting throughout the day. The program will
be filled with prominent people of the state, Grand
Lodge officials. and local lodge officers The beautiful
and spacious school auditorium at Mound Bayou will
easily seat thousand
Every lodge in the jurisdiction of the Afro-Amer
Sons & Daughters should and must send delega
tion regardless of distance. Each F. S. must send
bring to the celebration 10 applications with fee of
Csc for each 1t is further suggested that each F.
that each of the 10 applicats pay their August
dues before the Grand Lodge In order care for the
tremendous advertising expense each lodge is asked to
donate $500 and get to Prof l. E. Edwards Mound
Bayou, Miss, by before June 18th. receipt will
be sent in return mail From all indications the Gus
todian will be his feet by that time and will make
the principal address DR. Miller will spare few hours
from chasing death and address the meeting