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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

The regular meeting Of the
United Spanish War veterans
will be held Friday night at 8
o'clock in the dug-out. All men,
bers are urged to be present as
delegates to the 1910 department
convention will be elected at this
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

The South Wilmington All
club will meet this afternoon at
2 o'clock at the clubhouse.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-10-11
Church News

NOTICE! The Church of God in Christ
is giving an anniversary for Elder D. II
Jones, who has been pastor of said
church for twenty years
From October 9Th through the 13tn
Everyone is invited.
Location: 18th Avenue and 18th St.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-10-11
MERIDIAN DISTRICT
Continued from page One)

North Zone Meets
Those participating on the program
were Omera Gaines, Ruby Dorothy,
Jeane and Doll Lewis, Jessie B. Stinson,
Maggie J. Young, Ollie V. Williams,
Bessie Jones, Velma Brewster, Mrs
Pink1e Foster, Messrs. Lewis Martin,
Joe Pringle and H. c. johnson. Splendid
reports were made from very angle
and the neat little sum of s1210 was
left in the treasury for the benefit of
the local church. A total of S54.41 was
raised.
The next Zone will be held at Good
Hope 9. M. E. Church the fifth Sunday
in December. Rev. M ]. Jones h a S
been scheduled as the guest speaker.
Mrs. L. Wilson, President,
Mrs. R. L. Young, Secretary.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-10-11
MR.. ED.

Well Mr.. Ed, l was DIES studin'
bout car peoples. Yo know Mr.. Ed,
folks what owns cars Now dere is
Three classes O. car folks.
First, a class whut can own a good
fine car, keep it wild good tires a n d
things on it. Den dere is nuther
class O car folks whit owns de same
kind O. car but dey amt able to git
good tires and things to go on it. Now
here is de other class what can't buy
d fine car but can own a cheap one
and he can keep good castings and
things on it all de time. Now, dems
de three classes O. car folks. Now. yo'
see Mr. Ed whut / means bout three
classes O. car people Now, de feiier
what don't own no car tall amt in dis
now, Mr.. Ed, dat Teller whuts got de
fine car and can't keep good things ON
1t to keep it going aughta DIES take
look at his self settin' side de road
in fine car wild DIES three castings I'D
and dats cause most O. de weight de
ca is on de one what is down.
Yo' know Mr.. Ed yo' oughta not have
anything whut yo' cant support. / des
believe yo' amt got whuts yores if yo'
cant support whut yo' got DON yo'
Mr.. Ed?
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-10-11

Oven Jordan. He is a great financier
and is an indispensable character IN
and two children.
our church. Dr. Evans has bright
: mmendable vote for the Episcopacy
II the last General Conference at Hot
Springs in 1898. He entertained the
Convooation that was held in August
in Cleveland, Ohio. 1t is a delightful
pleasure to be in the home of DR.. Evans
md to be associated with his good wife
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Philippa Schuyler
To Have Special
At Worlds Fair

WORLDS FAIR, N. Us N -
Tn response to an unprecedented
rising popular demand, Phiilppa
SCHUYLER eight year-old coloreo
oiano prodigy, will give two con-
rerts on June 10, designated as
philippa schuyler Day at The
Worlds Fair of 1910 in New YORK.
Her first performance Will TAKE e
place between II A M ana u
NJ at the Little Theatre OF the
Gas Industries exhibit. The second
hourly performance will go on as
scheduled at P M. also IN the
Little Theatre
Her complete program Will IN
clude many of her own COMPOSE
tons. 40
Philippa, who has composed o5
works for the piano since her flrSt
composition at the age OF d. has
been acclaimed 10y music lovers anu
critics throughout the country
She will play seven classical
numbers including "Kinderscenen
bv Schumann and Flight cf the
Runtblebee" by Rimsky-Jorsakov
Included in the II original num-
hers are: the Jolly Pig" THE
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Rating tine Records

vocalizing by Viola Jefferson on
the first side. The band here
sounds second rate in spite OF
brilliant arranging.
On race lists, bend an ear to
IVERVILLE AND FRANKLIN
on Decca by Creole George Cues
non with some good accompani-
ment. E. That Walter Davis pla-
no again streaks away with
JUNGLE-BLUES and NOTHING
BUT YOU on Bluebird Another
fine one is BIG MONEY BLUES
by Petite Wheatstraw on Decca.
Of course any Big Bill disc is full
of kicks, which assures listeners
their moneys worth on the Voca-
lion of LEAP YEAR BLUES and
MAKE MY GET AWAY. Here's
a new group, the Lewis Bronze
vile Five. sparkling on COTTON
BLUES and LAUGhlN AT LIFE
for Bluebird. Frank Half Pint"
Jaxon. with his usual humor, WadeS
through WHEN THEY PLAY
THEM BLUES and SOMETHING S
COIN ON WRONG for Decca.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Harlem Sketches

Indy ana gyrating about the
halls III manner snnllar TO that
o1 today
1 was told at tnat time that the
people lad been dancing these
dances for the past two or three
years. L seriously doubt ii Harlem
had heard OF the dances at that
tIme. Negro migration brought it
to the clty and being new 1t soon
lnoculated all youngsters. Ii | am
wrong, won't some reader with a
better memory correct me?
Every once in a while a Negro
has an original idea and il ne las
business initiative ne soon makes
good. Witness the Mexico House,
started by Negro who had spent
some ten years as a chez in MeXi-
co City Coming to Harlem he
stated a small hot dog stand
Knowing of the Negroes liking ior
chill ca national dish during the
depressiom he started a Mexican
chill house, serving chill as it is
served in old Mexico.
So famed has his product be-
come that lie now speciallzes III.
Chill, serving it with every dish
ne sells and he sells short orders
OF all kinds. Rapidly building up
lucrative business he purchases
new equipment regularly until now
ne possesses an up to date rest
aurant, but-he still serves MeXi-
can chill.
YE MITE LITER IN HARLEM:
in broadcasting from the Rose
land ballroom EARL (Father)
HINES calls himself the Earl of
Chicago" capitalizing on the pic
ture by the same name. PAUL
ROBSON, now in California is
cue back in Harlem on June Is.
Every entertainer Of note in the
city turned out for sweet charitys
sake at the APOLLO THEATRE
this week when the benefit was
staged for the Harlem Boys Cen
ter. .... DUKE ELLINGTON and
bis band PLAYED the APOLLO
THEATRE this week Ills new
find. MARIE BRYANT Of Cali
fornia lives up to advance press
no'O2es HATTIE MDANEELi is
making a personal appearance at
tine downtown Paramount theatre,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Ry FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
for AMP

Leading this weeks hot parade
is THE SHEIK and POOR BUT
TERFLY, on Columbia by the
Benny Goodman sextet. The first
is a blazing stomp with Charlie
Christian and Lionel Hampton
hitting hard. But Johnny Guar
nieri's piano is especially entranc-
ing particularly because it shows
a strong Basic influence. The
coupling is slow and grand. =.
If you like the jazz style of the
French Quintet, you'll gobble up
their Decca of DAPHNE and l
WONDER WHERE MY BABY is
TONIGHT with Reinhardt and
Grapplley displaying their bril-
lance on guitar and violin.
Louis Armstrong and the Mills
Brothers have another scorcher
on Decca this week. Titles are the
new rhythm number, BOOG-IT,
and the old favorite, CHERRY.
This is a "must'' for your collec-
ton.
The fact that Muggsy Spandier
does it is proof that AT SUN
DOWN and BLUM THE BLUES
would be extraordinary stuff.
This Bluebird is far from COM
mercial. It's mainly Dixieland en-
semble with few solos. The ul-
tra-modern Alec Wilder Octet
turns its attention to SWEET
SUE and BLUE ROOM on Bruins
wick Odd effects formed an odd
Instrumentation
IN THE PROCESSION
Also in the procession but not
leading the weeks best Is
SHADES JADE and TILL TOM
SPECIAL on Victor by Lionel
Hampton. This ought, to be a
sockerco but it isn't despite the
stars and some fine alto work by
Toots Mondello.. =. Bob Crosby
could have turned SPEAK EASY
on Decca into memorable bit
of wax, but couldn't quite make
it. Coupled is I'M NOBODY'S
BABY. =. e.. Glenn Miller plays
two pops in his crowd pleasing
way, DEVIL MAY CARE and
I'M STEPPING OUT WITH A
MEMORY TONIGHT on Blue
BIRD.
The new Horace Henderson
platter, | GOT RHYTHM and
SHUFFLIN' JOE. suffers badly
bv comparison with his other re
cent Vocation despite some warm
panda Had a Party" "At the Cir
Gus" and impressions OF the
Worlds Fair 1899. y
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Worlds Fair
Theatre Features
Child Concerts

WORLDS FAIR, N. Y, JUNE S
In response to an unprecedented
rising popular demand Philippa
Schuyler, eight-year- colored
piano prodigy, will give two con-
certs on June 19, designated as
Philippa Schuyler Day at the
Worlds Fair Of 1910 in New York.
Her first performance will take
place between 11:0O a. m. and II
at the Little Theatre of the Gas
Industries exhibit. The second
hourly performance will 60 on as
scheduled at 400 p. M, also in tht
Little Theatre.
Her complete program, will in.
clude many of her own compo
SitionS.
Philippa, who has composed 63
works for the piano since her first
composition at the age Of 4, has
been acclaimed by music lovers
and critics throughout the country
She will play seven classical
numbers including tKEnoer-
scenen," by Schuman and Flight
Of the Bumblebee," by Rimsky-
Korsakov. Included among the II
original numbers are: 1.-The jolly
Pig" THE Panda Had a Party" "
"At the Circus" and Impressions
of the Worlds Fair 1889"
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Floyd Ray And
Aggregation
Pieases EIks
BY CLEON WILSON

MIAMI, Fla -(6NS)-Floyd Ray
and his Hollywood Recording
Orchestra drew capacity crowd CI
three thousand five hundred dance
lovers and spectators al the
Liberty City Fark last tuesday
night, while playing fer the State
Convention of the Elks.
The whole city of Miami was
decoratec; with cleaning banners
waving the familiar Hello Bill.
The supporting band Of the week
was Smiling Sammy Gordon and
Ills RCckland Palace Band. Ellis
sWarmed the city for this grand
affair. Billy MeaTs and Bill Rivers,
well-knOWn Miami sportmen, we're
the promoters of all the entertain
ment,
At the Grarid Bali on THURSDAY
night at the Rockland Palace,
Floyd Ray and mis- gang closed
the convention with an elegant
affair long to be remembered by
thousands OF Bills, Daughters,
Miamians and guests.
The Floyd Ray aggregation Is
at the height of its career, clicking
on all engagements. They have
been bidded for return dates, TAX
ing Florida by storm. The oano
is under new contract for record
ipgs with the Decca Recorcil!s
Company. They are now heaoeo
cast for the waxing.
FLOYD Ray was nominated DIS
Honorary Member of the ElKs at
the Grand Ball, by the HonCraple
Grand Exalted Ruler, j. Finley
Wilson. High praise for such superb
performance was given the bano
and those three lovely ladies OF
swing Ivy, Vern and Won by sucI1
Flks notables as State EXalVeo
Ruler Albert Bethune, Exalted
Ruler w. o. Perry and StaCe
Daughter Ruler Mrs. AltemSe VIII
liam.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

FISK JUBILEE SINGERS, choir
NBC Blue-Sun. 1880 p. N. From
Nashville thru station WSM.
GOLDEN GATE JUBILEE SING
ERS - CBS, Heavy scattered
schedule
GOLDEN HOUR - WCKQ. Men,
phis, Tenn, Sun $3.50 p. m.
Centenary M E. Church.
JOSEF MARAIS BUSHVEL, Songs
NBC Blue-Friday 7 p. N.
SHEEP AND GOATS GLIB RE-
VUE-MBS Wed. 8 p. m. Rich
ard Huey, M. c..
SOUTHERNAIRES-Vocal quartet,
NBC Blue, sun. 10:30 a. m. We'd
nesday, Thursday, 1215 p. n.
WE, THE PEOPLE, CBS-Tuesday
900 p m. West Coast Rebroad-
cast, II midnite.
WINGS OVER JORDAN, CHS
Sunday, $50 a. m.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Ryy HARRY LEETTE FOR AMP
WHO'S WORKING WHERE

Coming Round the Mountain" :"
a new comedy at Paramount star
ring "Bazooka" Bob Burns, had
eight men on interview last Fri
day. from which number five were
to be selected to start this week.
They were Virgil owens, John Bud
DIV Williams. Irwin Smith Martin
Turner, Herbert Skinner, VIM. Dod-
son, Henry Thomas, and Floyd
Shackleford George Scheltzinger
is the director.
"'Ine HoWards of Virginia" big
costume feature, with story laid
lust after the Revolutionary war,
is using more and more colored
players.
THE return of Frank James" at
Twentieth Century-FoX, has af-
forded Ernest Whitman of stage,
radio and screen fame, as import
ant a featured part as did its pre-
decessor, ,"The Life of Jesse James,
made a year ago.
Strike Up The Band" musical
comedy shooting at MGM starring
Mickey Rooney who does a near
Lionel Hampton on the drums is
being directed by Busby Berkley
famous musical director. Dudley
Dickerson. former Cotton Club scar
and James Aydamson, talented au-
thor and movie player, were the
cotton players added last Monday
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

Tuesday $3.50 p. m. pianist vocalist.
CHARIOTEERS-NB Blue, Tues,
$50 a m.-Sat. l0:45 a. m.
EARL HINES-NBC Red, Wed. &
Fri. 1926 a. m. RoSeland Ball
room, NYC.
ANDY l<IRK-CBS Monday and
Friday IL midnite Club,
New York City.
JOHN KIRBY-CBS, Sunday $50
%. m.-Also guest songstress.
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD-CBS and
MBS-Scattered Schedule, Fies-
ia, New York City.
MAURICE ROCCO & THREE
BITS OF RHYTHM - Tues,
Wed, Thurs, and Sat, 1890
p. m.
ART TATUM famed pianlst-MBS
Thursday $3.50 p. m California
Melodies Program.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

Lis all-HanCy program is Oil
rect result Of the thousands Of let
te1B written 10 the National Broad
casting C1mpany requesting the
appearance Of Mr. Handy on tie
Chamber Music Society of Lover
Basin Street program, Su6Stail-
ing feture Of NBS. also the spon-
soring of the program marks the
first time in the history OF NBC a
program was given comprising en-
tirely of the works of a Negro
with the composer being present
Mr.. Handy will appear through
out the broadcast as guest common
tator, and also, as guest s0loist and
guest trumpeUer.
His appearance as trio" ex-
planned one Of the producers,
makes 1t a red letter day in the
history Of the NBC Network"
The program Will consist of eight
of Mr. Handy's numbers. Isl. Louis
Blues" 'tMi2mpllis Blues" "Beale
Street Blues, "Loveless Love, :"
Aunt Hagar's Children" yellow
Dog Blues Sounding Brass and
Thinking Cynltols,' and Hist The
Window, Noah" During the inter
walls Mr.. Handy will give the brief
story behind each selection-What
inspired him to write each.
Featuring on the program with
Mr.. Handy will be Henry LevinO,
director of tine "DiXieland Octet, &"
Dinah Shore and DR.. Frank Black,
NBC music director.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Tapping
Wires

That unusual radio program that
treats swing music in classical
vein, The Chamber Music Society
! of Lower Basin Street, will present
an all-W C. Handy program with
the celebrated composer as guest
trio, marking a red letter day in
the history of the NBC-Blue Net
work, on Sunday, June 16.
Handy, who wrote the immortal
"St. Louis Blues" will appear as
guest soloist, guest truln peter and
guest commentator, during the
broadcast, which will feature his
outstanding songs and some of his
lesser-knOWn spirituaS.
The all-Handy concert, by far
the most serious undertaking the
weekly presentation ever has at
tempter, is the direct result of
pointed suggestion made during a
recen broadcast by DR.. Gino Ham,
ilton, chairman Of the society J"
Listeners were asked for their
reaction to such a concert, and all
4he instruments save studio musi-
clan. Harry Patents dog house
were buried uader an avalanche OF
''noW-you're talking replies
DR. Henry Levine, director of the
"DiXieland Octet will observe the
occasion with a special arrange
annnt of Handy's Beale Street
Blues" while Maestro Paul Laval,
leads the Windy Ten" (double
woodwind quinteD in his own scor-
ing of Handy's Somebody's Wron%
About This Bible The entire spir-
itual is written just two notes of
the scale. Nine. Dinah Shore, the
society's diva" will offer her in
spired Interpretation of Handy's
.. .."Lnveless Love"
Floyd Smith. sensational guitar
ist with Andy Kinks CHS bant
made a great appearance On "Basin
Street, Sunday June 2.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
LONG NEWS IN SHORT PANTS

Time gallops on and when you
gotta 90 you gotta go. So here's
rapid hodge-podge of one-sen-
tence news stories that I may, or
may not get back to and enlarge
upon .Billye Browne, widely known
stage and cabaret entertainer, no"
an evangelist, thrilled a huge
crowd at big church in downtown
revival centre, 9th and Wall streets
last Sunday Eddie Rochester
Anderson and Fats Waller pacKed
them in for another big week al
the Paramount Theatre. Back-sCage
visitors included Bill Robinson,
Paul MCGEE, ''Cholly'' Moore anN
many others, Frank Ernest posi-
vF0W wants trumpeters; get IN
touch with Crump, 20 E. 45th st.
LLOYD Reese, formerly Of Les Hltes'
band is now busy instructor
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

VAGABONDS-NBC Blue, except
east-Mon. thru Fri, 1915 a.
m.-Vccal quartet Also adoi-
tional schedule.
VARIETY, INSPIRATiONAL
AMOS M ANDY-CBS, Mon. thru
Fri. 7 p. III. Chicago to West
Coast, II p. IN.
EDDIE ANDERSON - Rochester
Jack Benny's Radio Valet--NBC
Red-Sun. p. M. West Coast
rebroadcaSt 1870 p. m.
CLYDE BARRIE-Baritone, CHS
Sunday 9:15 a. m.
MAJOR BOWES' AMATEUR
HOUR, CHS, Thursday 9 p. m.
DEEP RIVER BOYS-CRS East
orly-Frioay $50 a. nj.
ECHOES OF NEW YORK-WEAF'
600 k-Tues. 7:30 p. m. Guess.
THEODORE HINES-Singer, NBC
Blue-Scattered Schedule
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
NAACP TOClOse
Membership Drive

ATLANTA, Ba.-(SNS)-
The Atlanta Branch of the
NAACP will close its annual mem
bership drive Thursday night at
light o'clock at the Butler Street
YMC'A. This will be the final meet
'ng prior to the Philadelphia con-
ference.
All workers are urged to get
heir reports in not later than
Thursday night as this will deteTm-
ne how many delegates are to be
elected
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
By SID THOMPSON

NEW YOhlk- -(ANP)-lhe latest
'blitzkrieg" i'll Harlem has been
started by a group OF WHISKY
statesmen who, after bandlng
themselves together, have made
themselves informantS against Tie
many juke joints and bhnd tigers,
operating almost III every section
of the village They claim, ana
rightly, that these places are TOO
much competition Tor legal whisky
stores
Their sales have been dwindling
in the past few months and since
their jobs depend on sales they
must do something drastic. The
astounding thing, however, Is that
these statesmen contend there is
as much illegal hOotch sold iii the
SWank apartments aus III the val
ley joints This writer does know
one need never go dry any place
in Harlem, no matter What Tune
of day or night one wants ii
Snorter
Apropos of fifth columns ard
aliens. it may interest readers to
know that at most OF the race
tracks in New York, now operated
for the benefit of the state, many,
many ticket sellers at mutuel VIII
dows are of foreign birth, SCme
hardly knowing how to speak Enc
lish. Other aliens hold important
Jobs on subWayS, WatefWorKS
narbors, docks, armories and air-
fields. Danger of sabotage is over
locked by the whites i'll their et-
fort to keep Negroes out of the
better jobs. When will Whit
America wake up?
WHO STARTED THE HOP?
Most Harlem and New York
columnistS give the town credit
for starting the jitteroug and
Indy Hop craze. One famed
chronicler, Dan Burley, definitely
states it started some ten years or
more ago. This writer has to dis
agree for we can well remember
back ii or Is years ago, when
Lindbergh made his first flight to
fame, the cClored residents 81
Florida's Daytona Beach, and 9TH
er nearby communities, doing the
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
THIRTY SEVEN AT LINCOLN

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Penn
-(AN P)-The annual commence
ment exercises of Lincoln univer
sity were held Tuesday when the
degree of bachelor Of arts was con-
ferred upon 35 members Of the
graduating class Of the college OF
liberal arts, and upon two grad
uates of the theological seminary
the degree of bachelor OF sacred
theology was conferred.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
BRANCH IN NENY QUARTERS

CHICAGO-(A N P)-The CHI
cago Council OF the National Ne
glo Congress moved into new head
quarters this week at 4649 South
Parkway This action was taken in
order to make more effective the
work of the National Negro coH-
gress as q real peoples movement
for the rights of the Negro peo-
pie" said Isilmael P. Flory III
charge Of the office.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

The statements were issued III
appreciation of q benefit concert
given by the artist at Carnegie
Hall, Sunday, May 26, the total
proceeds of which exclusive e4-
lenses, she directed should be
divided equally among: The
National Association for the Ad-
tancemant of C'olored People the
National Y. M. C. AS department
of colored work the National Ur-
ban League, ard the international
Committee on African Affairs.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
KHAN HEAD ADDRESSES
POLICE

FLORENCE, S. Ca N p
At the 18th annual convention Of
South Carolina Police chiefs helc
here last week, Ben E. ADAMS
grand dragon of the Ku klilz
Klan and editor of the South Caro-
lima Sheriffs and Police Review
addressed the convention on til,
need of law enforcement Officers
guarding against fifth column
activities in their communities.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
KENNY WASHINGTON PICTURE
TO BE RELEASED IN FALL

In answer to many inquiries.
"While thousands Cheer,' power
full football melo-drama, starring
Kenny Washington, recently fin
ished by Million Dollar Produc-
tions. will not be released until fall
at the same time football stories
made his spring by other studies
will be premiered
| Gang War;" Ralph Cooper's last
starring vehicle for Million Dollar
productions, and "One Dark
Night" starring Mantan Moreland,
neither of which has been screen
cd locally are to be shown here
shortly.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
I!l|,{|II[%|||,l,[4![l[!!A!| [!!A!||IQZ

future. 1t has been titled From
Spirituals to Swing" and has been
accepted by the Paramount Pro-
duction Department 1t will in
clude some Of the most beautiful
Negro Spirituals, as well as some
Of the widest jitter-bug swing
tunes, according to information by
the composers.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
PRIEST VISITS BOSTON

BOSTON-(A N P)-Anlong re-
cent visitor to the Hub was the
Rev. FIR. Vincent Smith, S.V.D.,
one of the first Negro Roman
Catholic priests ordained in 1884
at St, AuguStine's seminary, Bay
st. Louis, Miss, only Negro semi :
nary established by the late Pope
Plus XI in order to raise up Negro
clergy under the direction of the
Society Of the Divine Word,
German missionary order with
five houses in America.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
BY HARLOD JOVIEN
(FOr AMP

The following listing is in ef-
feet for the week of June 16 only!
All time indicated is Eastern Day.
light. Subtract l hour for Central
daylight and Eastern Standard
time; 2 hours for Central STAN
,dard, hours for Mountain and
Four Hours for Pacific Coast time,
AS is the unavoidable case III radio
scheduling all programs are sup-
iect to last minute time and tai
ent changes
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

Eugene Kinckle Jones, executive
secretary, National Urban League:
The National Urban League is
deeply appreciative of the magnan1-
Gus and generous spirit which
prompted Miss Anderson and her
Manager, Mr.. Hurok, in colltribut-
ing the full income from one of
her concerts this spring to four
examinations
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
DIR. HOLMES COMMENCE
MENT SPEAKER

ORANGEBUEG, S. Ca N p
DR.. Merrill j. Holmes, Chicago,
secretary of the Negro division Oh
Tho N6et'nodist education board,
gave the commencement address
at Ciaflin college May 29,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
"FROM SPIRITUALS TO
SWING" STARTS SOON

Lionel Hampton, THE worlds
greatest drummer and Tom
Southern, we'll known stage and
movie player, have collaborated on
a musical feature that is to be
produced on the Paramount lot
with an all-colored cast in the near
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Composer W. c. Handy TO Be Honored
In Coast To-Coast-N Broadcast
Program To Be
Heard June 16

NEW YORK; FOo Features 1.-The National Broadcast
COMPANY its associated stations will give aW t. han
program Sunday 10TH honor of the celebrated cono
and publisher The program will be presented by t
Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street 80 Pm EDol
and will be broadcast over the NBC-Blue network.