The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-07

has written extensively on the civic
charitable and welfare conditions of
Harlem. '''O"s u
.Ihyra Edwards a talented Young
writer for the Chicago Defender was
sent to Europe to cover the coronation
OF hlng George vi and also writes
features for the AMP, Crisis. Oppor-
tunlty and other publications.
Bessye j. Bearden, another promi-
nent writer of society columns, wrote
Tor the Defender and was their N v
representative. She became member
OF the N. Y. City School Board, and
was the only woman of her race to
sign diplomas. She was a leader in
polltlcs OF the Democratic PARTY. and
maze speeches all over the country
curing the Smith-for- president cam
palgn. Her splendid work in the Demo-
cratic party gained for her the posi-
Tion she now holds as Deputy Internal
Revenue Inspector in New York Citv
sara Pelham-Speaks, is a brilliant
writer who promised much as such
before she succumbed to the call Of
law. She was managing editor of the
capital News Service in Washington,
u. T., and is now practising attorney
in N. Y. City.
Ihelma Berlack-Boozer has the
distinction of being the first of her
race to be graduated from the Column
6la University Pulitzer School of
Journalism; and has served on the
stan OF the N. Y. Amsterdam News
at one time as the managing editor
She is an accomplished writer of So
clety columns and has had time to
raise a family at the same time. She
halls from Florida.
Julia Bumry-Jones, society editor
OF the Pittsburgh Courier for MANY
years, was the first to color her writing
with a purely personal touch. A
graduate of Wherefore University.
her writing is spicy, gay, personal, in
innate, and delightful in a sort of
tongue in the cheek" manner.
Halle Q. Brown wrote many arti-
cies and poetry for newspapers on
elocution, criticisms on literature and
art.
MARY Church Terrell wrote for
newspaper publications on the aims
and ideals of the Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, and social conditions of
the race.
Gertrude (Toki) Schalk, a clever
young Boston writer, is one of the
better columnists-correspndent for
the Courier, has been editor of "Beaute
Chats" and Woman's editor of ''Brown
American" She is one of the few who
has been able to earn large sums and
trips to Europe, from writing alone.
She also writes short stories for such
publications as Street and Smith; and
Mumsey Dell Co., her latest being
Small Town Juliette" in the October
issue of Sweetheart Stories"
Among others mentioned were Lii
Ian Johnson of the Afro-American
who shows great promise as feature
writer. Her style is vivid, gay and
light, readable and enjoyed -. Mar
vel Cooke has given some splendid
articles and Vivian Turner has been
the ace society writer for the Wash
ington Tribune. Eloise Keller has held
cooking schools for various papers and
has gained for herself splendid repu-
tation in homemaking and advertising.
COnsuella Young, society columnist of
the Chicago Defender, is at present
finishing a course at the University of
Chicago School of Journalism.
'In spite of many handicaps that
one has of being a woman and Colored
our women realize that the pen,
mightier than the sword, has sur
mounted many obstacles, and many of
our sex have become powers to be
reckoned with in the field of Journal
ism" Thank Mrs. Johnson-Your
fellow scribe, SNELSON.