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The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
NEGRO Has Never Been
Free, Says Henderson

nation issued by Abraham Lincoln,
the Negro is still having to fight
desperately for mis- freedom, Thom-
as H. Henderson told Union stu
dents at the chapel hour Wednes-
day, May /. Mr.. Henderson, presi-
dent Of the Virginia State Teachers
Associatin was presented by Gam
ma Chapter Of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity as a feature of its cele-
oration of Education Week.
The program Of the Negro IN
lis search for freedom calls for
many activities" Mr.. Henderson
aid. Among these advocated are
geographical separation, appeals to
courts, fight Tor free use of the
ballot, organization of the purchas-
ing power of the Negro, and alying
himself with other minority groups
These programs have certain char
acteristics in common. They have
some measure Of merit, but are
debatable, and no one of them will
work in all situations.
THE greatest hope for the race
is for students to give serious
thought to the problems facing the
race the speaker said. He must
strive not only TO get Negroes to
capitalize on their right to vote,
BUT to use the ballot wisely, He
must identify himself with the
masses and use the organizations
already in existence, fol the prob
lens of the Negroes are the prob
.erns of the working classes ali
over the world
Progress" Mr. Henderson con-
cluded, will come only by using al
of the techniqIeS simultaneously
and sanely working for another
day."
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

markable attention to composition
and color harmony.
Mr.. Jackson. after finishin;:
Springfield high school in 1929,
worked for four years in his own
studio as free lance artist while
studying art at night, and later at
tended Illinois State Normal Uni
versity before enrolling at Lincoln
University, Missouri, where he was
student assistant in the art de-
partment. After receiving his de-
gree, he joined the staff Of the
Illinois State Journal, which with
$4,000 circulation is the largest
paper doWnstate AS the art editor
and staff cartOoniSt, his Work in
cludes all forms of layout, retouch-
ing and Illustration. He is perhaps
the only Negro holding such a job
in the nation.
A total of 43 art prizes has been
won by Mr.. jackson, including the
Plaque of Achievement of the
Springfield N. a. A. c. P. branch,
the Lincoln University grand art
prize and first in the st. Louis
Urban League art exhibition.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
Senator Capper
Urges Passage
OF Lynch Bill

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS)-.
my responsibility as a Senator of
the United States goes farther than
supporting and promising to vote
for the Anti-lynching bill; as I see
it I have a Guty also to see Li1at
the measure comes to a vote in
the Senate, ana at this session Of
Congress.
This was the forceful expression
given to the fight to pass the Anti
lynching bill, by Senator Arthur
Capper, of Kansas, in a speech de-
livered from Washington Monday
evening, April 20 over coast-to-
coast NBC hookup.
Recalling his twenty -one years
of service in support of Anti
lynching legislation, Senator Cap
per said:
"I say lynchings are disgrace
to our civilization. 1t is an edu-
cation in savagery for the younger
generation. 1t has no place in our
land. That is why I shall vote for
cloture, and do everything in my
power to get a cloture rule adopt
ed."
Senator Robert F. Wagner, OF
New York and Senator Matthew NJ
Neely. of West Virginia, who also
spoke on the same broadcast, urged
citizens to write in urging that clo-
ture be invoked to prevent a fill
buster against the bill. Said Sena-
tor Wagner: support of the bill
comes from every section and every
party; it is as widespread as the
impulse of humanity itself"
Speaking from his home near
Fairmont, West Virginia, Senator
Neely made an impassioned plee
for passage of the bill, telling his
listeners that they should demand
cloture of their senators to protect
the democratic right of voting on
the bill.
Arthur B Spingarn, president OF
the NAACP, vino introduced the
Senators, told his hearers that "or-
ganizations representing forty-two
million Americans of every creed,
color, section and economic con
dition are behind the fight to pass
the BILL" AZ.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
Hearing On Hotel
Jim-CroW Case Set

BELLEVIILE, H(ANP-EIearing the civil suit filed last
August by Office Clerks in which Percy
Beleville discrimination
of Illinois Fedora
Office Clerks june 1885, will begin ST. Clair
Wednesday, this week
by filed after Hines denied
hotel admitanc to several meetings
place convention with
representatives the only Disseminated
against.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

bus officials declared that the bus
driver, causing the action, was new.
Mrs. Hamilton, a. teacher in the
Maynard nursery school here. rode
the bus daily to and from her work.
she said. For two mornings prior
to her arrest the bus driver threat
ened to nave her arrested for sit
ting SO near the front "in seats for
whites, and on the third morning
when she sat on the seat next to
the rear one, two policemen board
ed the bus, used abusive language
and placed her under arrest
Though she was not locked up,
she was held until her uncle came
and made bord, she reports
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
Capitol Comment

end and seeing some of the rep
resentatives of the Democratic
party here for the institute of gov
ernment which is just another
way of saying a political gather
ing of the National Democratic par
ty, Women's division.
Yep, Summer time got here a
little behind schedule, but this IS
an unusual city and most anything
can happen here. First it rains and
gets icy cold and then it gets ter
rifically hot.
John P. Davis father was the
proudest man in the whole hall the
ether night and almost bust all
the buttons off his vest when he
poked his chest out.
The story that Jimmy Powers
tells in a recent column on Louis
manager is dynamite. Jimmy has
been limiting about something like
that for a long, long time. Espe-
cially about Louis present train
ing set-up.
We always thought the spelling
was "Pilate" until we read Edwin
C. Johnson's speech Che is a Colo
rado senator) and he says "Pilot,"
the Roman judge, did not under
stand Christs simple rule" Well.
we live to learn and vice versa II
seems.
Comes to mind Bert Williams. or
was it his famous old song, oh say,
wouldn't that be a dream? We
heard some comedian sing 1t
when in the dim dark past. knee
high to a grasshopper, we used to
60 to the old Hippodrome theatre
in Richmond. When he got to that
part, WED paint the White House
black" when we had Negro Tor
president, I never understand just
what he meant, but now boy, oh
boy, do we see, or do we see.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

WASHINGTON, lamp Ano
SO the National Negro congress
came and went-but it was Whlrl
wind they staged here with one OF
the largest and best arranged pro-
grams ever attempted Credit is
due John P. Davis for the magnl1-
icent program he put on and lor
the handling of the crowds thai
flocked to the congress.
In the union station, 1886 A. M
Sunday night or Monday morn, al
ter the historic final session IN the
Labor Department auditorlum-A'
Philip Randolph, the lion-hearted,
stalking through the station on his
way back to New York. Not exact
ly Napoleon retreating from
Moscow, but the incarnation OF the
"Invictus' - MY head may be
bloody but still unboWed.' @.
Same spot, the stiles rushing al
ter the train, five minutes after
it had turned that bend, red lights
wavering in the midnight ozone.
(Of course, there always is a benz
in the track when you miss your
train) And was one of the ladies
sore You'd be sore too, if you
packed your bag, left half of the
stuff hanging out, rushing painting
into the station and then missed
the train.
And the New York lads who
were down for the congress-the
Kappa party-not to mention sew
eral others that were parties.
Well, the boss sure was surpris-
ed to call the office Sunday night
at II P. NJ. to find us laboring dill
igently so you could get story
on the last minute uo1ngs of the
Negro congress. That amt nothing
boss, tain't thing.
The ladies of the Republican
clan met here Sunday night to
discuss the pros and cons of the
registration and SO forth-present
were among others, Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell and Miss jeanette Carter,
and commissioner" Evelyn D.
Frye.
AS usual, it was meet and eat"
The affair was held at the resi-
dence of DR.. Goodloe-where Joe
Louis stops when he comes to town.
Am looking forward to the week
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

C. Dancy, Director, Detroit, Mich,
Urban League; Joseph H. Houch-
Jus, Director of Negro Affairs
Bureau of Census, Washington. D.
G..
Belford V. Lawson, Attorney at
Law, Washington, D. c.; Howard
Fl. Long, Assistant Superinten-
dent of Schools, Washington, D. c.;
Charming H. Tobias, Senior Secre-
tary of the YMCh, New York, N.
Y; Rayford w. Logan, Director Of
Educational Activities, ALOHA Phi
Alpha; F.. NJ, Coleman, Research
Student, and DR.. Russell A. Dix
On, Dean, Howard University Den
tai School.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
Harlem Artist
Is Exposition
Poster Winner

CHICAGO-(SNS)-A Harlem
artist now painting muralS at De
Witt Clinton High School in New
York On a WPA project, and Ne
gro who is art editor and staff car
toonist of the largest daily paper
in doWnstate Illinois, won both
prizes awarded in the national Con-
test conducted by the American
Negro Exposition to obtain pos
ter design for use throughout the
nation.
Robert S. Pious, 80, who was
born in Meridian, Mississippi, and
reared in ST. Louis and Chicago,
is winner of the 500 first award
He has lived in New York for the
past nine years. Originally the
contest called for only one prize,
but because Of the general excel
lence of many Of the poster de-
signs received, it was decided to
give a second prize of $25. This
goes to Hiram jackson, Jr., %, who
was born in Greenville, Miss, and
has made his home since 1922 in
Springfield, Illinois, and is cur
rently employed on the Illinois
State Journal.
Open to colored artists through
out the country, more than leo en-
tries were received from all sec
tions of the country before the
closing date April 18th. Many OF
these will be placed on exhibition
at the Exposition in the Chicago
Co,1t cyooIar O,oJ
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

Mrs. Lydia Jones announces the
marriage of her charming daugh-
ter, Miss Evelyn Jones. to Mr. Lu.
ther E. Frazier, which was solemn
lied April is. The happy recent
bride is native of Raleigh. n. c..
and proprietor of The Evelyn Jones
Cafe, 1863 Hunter Street, NV Tht
groom is The son of M. and Mrs
viii Frazier of Washington, Ga.
The Traziers arr at home tO
their friends at 365 1-2 Hunter St.
NV.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

Some California orchards have
been equipped with electric insect
traps having blue or purple lights
following a discovery that night
flying moths are attracted by those
CoIorS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
CHURCHES
SUNDAY WAS "A HIGH DAY

with Mt Calvary Baptist Church
The sevelal churches Of Sclt River
Valley district turned out with that
good pastor and ris congregation
with much success. Rev. E. j..
Jacob of Mt Calvary, Phoenix,
preached a wonderful sermon after
which the spirit ran high. Money
raised in the evening services was
$2227 total for the day was $70,W.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
To Present Final Policies
Before National Convention

WASHINGTON, D. C--(SNS)-In furtherance of the
action taken by General Convention of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity in New York in August 1889 to study
employment opportunities for Negroes met in Washington
D. c. April IT, committee appointed by General PreS-
dent Charles H. Wesley to draw up a definite program
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

Australian publishing firms are
erecting a paper mill at Tasmania
that will be operated by paper ex-
perts and forestry engineers from
the United States and Canada.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

Periscopes to be mounted per-
manently outside houses have been
invented to enable gas and electric
meters to be read without requiring
the readers to enter houses.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

To facilitate rapid air transporta-
ton between Manchuria and South
China biweekly air services will be
established linking Shanghai with
Dairen and Canton.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

A tWopiece adjustable window
shade bracket has been invented
that can be widened for a distance
of two inches to accommodate
shade rollers of various lengths.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
Nations Alphas Confer On
Employment Opportunities
CHURCH PLANS SYNOD

NEW YORk-(k N P) - The
goth annual general synod of the
African Orthodox church will con-
convene here May 29 to June 3 at
Boly Gross Pro-Cathedral, it was
announced this week by the COM
mittee in charge of plans. Presided
over by the Patriarch, James I,
the meeting will include celebra-
tions of high and low masses, the
bishops conclave, business sessions
and social activities.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

RICHMOND, Va (SNS0 In
spite Of the Emancipation Procla-
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
PAINTINGS PURCHASED

Mr. Pious, 500 winner, attended
the Chicago Art Institute for two
years and in 1929 exhibited with
the Harmon foundation portrait
Of Roland Hayes which won the
Spingarn black and white prize
After going to New York, he at
tended the Natioral Academy of
Design on a four year scholarship,
winning four mentions. Since then
he has been employed on WPA az
a fine art instructor at the Har-
lem Branch YMCA.
Two Of his paintings we're pur-
chased by Dublin University III Ire
land and later exhibited at the
Cambridge Museum. He is interest
ed in becoming a portrait and mu-
raj painter and has painted por-
traits of many roted persons. His
winning poster shows a brown man
and woman partly enclosed by a
laurel wreath and with evidences
of racial achievement around them.
In the background is a massive
picture of Abraham Lincoln. The
whole has been executed with re-
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11


Irrigation canals completed by
the government in Iraq last year
opened an area of 1750 square Kill
ometers for cultivation and addi-
tional canals have been projected.
An automatic deep sea camera
and lighting arrangement invented
by a Princeton University profess
sor has snapped pictures two miles
beneath the surface of the ocean.
Mysteries of digestion are studied
at the Philadelphia College of Os-
teopathy by having patients swal-
low an electrode at the end of a
long rubber tube after dining.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Baltic Society
Elects Officers

The Baltic American Society Of
Washington met at the Interna-
tional Student House, 1708 New
Hampshire avenue NV. Senator
King of Utah and Charles r. Pusta.
former foreign minister of Estonia,
were guest speakers.
Officers elected are Otto S. Boyer,
president, L. j. ESunas, secretary
general; Miss Ludmilla Floss, first
vice president and chairman of
Estonian section; Frederick Schon-
ing, second vice president and
chairman of Latvian section: Miss
Vera J. Gaudel, third vice president
and chairman of Lithuanian sec
ton; DR.. Ellis Haworth, fourth vice
president and chairman of Ameri-
can section; David Knox, fifth vice
president and chairman of Finnish
section; Mrs. Mayme Ranta, treas
urer; Mrs. Adele Dirvelis Roszel,
social secretary; Mrs. Olivia Lock-
wood, recording secretary; John
Weir, sergeant at arms. Members
at large, Executive Board, are DR..
William Perau, RENO Luoma, Taivo
Ranta, Everett Ansley.
The Executive Board of Direc-
tors will meet November f. The
society plans to honor the memory
Of Jan Sibelius with a musicale by
prominent artists the latter part Of
November.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
By the Way
Beth BLaine=

Rorham Gigg asked friends cocktails yesterday
the charming little house which
which Harold
and also the Dudley Woodward with the Ggg lovely
in
an
dined with the Burrll Hofmans who
the small house they have leased Massachusetts
Ranking guest Minister the
attractive diplomatic
Hoffman looked enchanting black with her blond
the sophisticated Marian
Tmbul favore shade of beige jacket simple
black gown.
In
Capitals ovest ladies finding study
artistic latter the
Ambassador
will
a beginning Capitol
called Americana" The pets who and
will have opportunity to do both IN the coming
allprofessiona cast.
finding their stenogaphc at local business school
interesting every taking
Washington University Mrs Lewis Clark
going she takes her dog to
obedience class which meets Sunday morning In Rock
Immediately several asked if could send
children, Clark said, unfortunately mo"
Back from Chestnut Hill where they weekended with the
Bddle (Which
the American Ambassador
Poland Anthony Bdde Anthony Rumod Mrs Ffouk Dewey
Miguel
Washington visit this week
Fairfax Hotel Massachusetts,
already planned her honor
Merrywood again
oveer than with her eamne
figure and her chic fall clothes.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Mrs. Emo to Send
Bird Paintings
On u. S. Tour

Alberta Emo, known socially in
Washington as Mrs. William Phelps
Emo, has accepted the invitation of
the Studio Guild to send her exhi-
bition of tropical birds on tour of
the United States. The first two
shows will be in Amherst, Mass,
one at Jones Library and the other
at the Massachusetts, State College,
for the month of November, after
which they will be sent South as
far as New Orleans, Mrs. Enos
birthplace.
Mrs. Eno's first solo exhibition of
these bird paintings was held at the
Studio Guild Galleries, 730 Fifth
avenue, New York, last spring and
received high praise from the art
critics. The show was then sent to
Redding, Conn, for the opening of
the Country Art Center of the Stu
dio Guild, of which Mrs. Emo was a
founder. The pictures were conceded
to be the most popular among the
200 by other members of the Art
Center.
Mrs. Emo owns the birds which
are her models. Blue macaws, rose
ate cockatoos and one beautiful
cockatoo with a yellow crest which is
her favorite, named Pretty, Pretty.
Mrs. Emo also is fond of dogs. She
is the founder and president OF the
Fairfield County Animal Rescue
League, situated near her summer
home in Saugatuck, Conn.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Miss Winners
ENGAGEMENT
Is Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. pere Allison
Wilmer of Washington and Lees
burg, Va, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Allies Wilmer, to 1t.
Edwin Clark Aiken, U. S. M. c.
Miss Wilmer is the grand
daughter Of Mrs. Allies and the
late Milton E. Allies. The pros
pective bride was graduated from
Mount Vernon Seminary and at
present is attending Trinity Col
lege of this city.
1t. Aiken is the son Of Mrs.
Alexander Ewing of Swarthmore,
Pa. He attended the University
of Pennsylvania, entered the
United States Naval Academy
and, upon graduating with the
class of 1889, received his commits
sion in the Marine Corps. Re-
Gently 1t. Aiken has been sta
toned at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, from which post he has
been detached and ordered to
Paris Island, S. c.
No definite date has been set
but the wedding will take place
in the early summer at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer near
Leesburg, Va.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Good Plays Few,
Ruth ChattertOn
Tells Writers

Revival OF old plays is due in
large part to q dearth Of good new
ones. Ruth Chatterton. now appear
ing in -Pygmalion" at the National
Theater, told members of the Wom-
ems National Press Club at luncheon
yesterday at the Willard Hotel.
Miss Chatterton said she would
rather interpret a role in a play
by George Bernard Shaw than Try
to interpret some Of the half baked
plays about nothing" which are
being written today. Troubled
world conditions were largely re-
sponsible for the lack of good plays
at present in her opinion, the
actress asserted.
Miss Chatterton shared honors
with DR.. Paul j. Ewerhardt, promi-
nent psychiatrist, principal speaker
at the luncheon. DR.. Ewarhardt
discussed the mass psychology evi-
dent in an election period and some
of the causes of discord between
individuals and nations.
Other guests included Mrs. Ever
hardt and Miss Chatterton's man.
ager, Miss Auriel Lee.
Mrs. J. Fred Essary, the presi-
dent, introduced the speakers.
Evening star., 1940-10-30

Mrs. Walter D. Denegre has re-
turned to Washington and is at
1918 @ street for the winter season.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Miss Cabell lac
And MIR. Waller
To Be Married

Representative and Mrs. Edou-
ard Victor Izac of San Diego,
Calf, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Cabell
Izac, to Mr. Robert Melvin Waller,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel B. Waller
of Danville, Va.
The wedding probably will take
place in Washington before the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Izac attended finishing
school at the Jeanne dare Acad-
emy, near Paris, France, and San
Diego State College. She has
been her fathers secretary during
his four years in Congress.
Mr.. Waller attended schools in
Danville and is now associated
with a New York State firm as
representative for the Delaware,
Maryland and District of Colum-
bia territory.
Miss lac is now on the West
Coast with her parents and
family, but will return East No.
vember 9.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
British War Relief
Will Be Aided by
Lecture-Recital

Mrs. Duncan Phillips is chairman
OF the committee arranging for the
appearance here on Sunday night,
November 10, at 8:45 O'Clock in the
National T'heater of the eminent
English actor, Maurice Evans, in
a lecture-recital which he calls
Shakespeare in Peace and War"
for the benefit of the British War
Relief Society: The list of patrons
and patronesses for this event in
cludes the Marques of Lothian,
His Britannia Majesty's Ambassa-
dor; Justice and Mrs. Felix Frank
furter. the Solicitor General and
Mrs. Francis Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin D. Laughlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jouett Shouse, DR.. Joseph Quincy
Adams, Mr. and Mrs David E Fin
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
Glover, Mr.. Coleman Jennings, Mrs.
Frederick Keep, Mr.. and Mrs Archi-
bald MacLeish, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Meyer.
Mrs. Phillips is being assisted in
the plans for this benefit by Mrs.
Neville Butler of the British En-
baSSy and Mrs. George Lloyd who
heads the committee having charge
of organizing working groups in
and near the Capital City, groups
which are designed to cooperate
closely with the general commit
tee in its work of relief. Recent
branches have been formed in Be
thesda and in Manor Park, in addi-
ton to those already working in
Seminary Hill, Arlington. College
Park, Wesley Heights and Silver
Spring.
The headquarters of the British
War Relief Society is in New York
City with more than 300 branches
and $4,000 contributors. New
branches are being constantly added
throughout the United States and
by agreement with the American
Red Cross, and the British Red
Cross, its work comprises providing
relief for the families of the fight
ing forces, relief for distressed civil
ians, evacuees and refugees, and
requests for relief covering many
fields of need, from the specific
relief agencies.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee and the executive officers,
together with the majority of staff
members are all volunteers, serving
without remuneration.