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Evening star., 1940-06-02

Lincoln Unit was host to 80 pa
tients at Mount Alto Hospital on
May %. Prizes of cigarettes were
given for regular bingos and eight
additional prizes were awarded for
special bingos.
Mrs. Sheriff., unit president. and
Rehabilitation Chairman Mrs. Pratt.
assisted by nine members, served
ice cream and cake.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Rockville.

Woodrow Wilson Manuel. 25. washinxton.
and Natalie Frances Turner, %, Colmar
Manor, Md.
Kenneth A. Pierce, Is. Warrington. and
Edith r. Kiefer. 81. Takoma Park. Nd.
George Smith Hull. %. and Gertrude
Louise Linkins. 21, both Of TAkoma
Park, Nd
Robert Arthur Hossler, 81. and Elisabeth
Anita Williams. 90 both Of Takoma
Park, Md.
Lyman B. Robertson. 4O washington.
and Sarah c. Jackson, IS, Camden.
J.
Lloyd N. Lowe, 90, and Susie B. Gross,
1S. both Of Gaithersburg, Nd.
Charles Z. Fuller 20, and Virginia 7.
New Zealand Is controlling hide
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Post ONCE clerks In Belfast, North
ern Ireland. ars demanding . living
yaso."
Evening star., 1940-06-02
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Unit and Cooley Mccullough
Unit, GA E street NV. .8p.m.
Wednesdays econd Division
Unit, New Colonial Hotel, 8
pm; George E. Killeen Unit,
1904 M street NV, 8 PM;
Kenneth H. Nash Unit,
Washington Hotel, 8 pm.
Friday-Victory Unit, 414 Ninth
street NV, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

RECEIVING CHARTER-Department of Commerce Unit the
American Legion Auxiliary admitted to membership in the
District Of Columbia Department right: Joseph
Moore commander Of the post Mrs Mildred Hd president of
the auxiliary George Wohgemuh junior post commander
and Mrs Mary B. McMlln, president of the department
* Staff Photo,
Evening star., 1940-06-02

1t. Comdr. J. H. Nicholson, former
commander OF the local communica.
tions division, has been called to
active duty for two weeks. During
this period he will serve in the ONCE
Of Chief Of Naval Operations,
Evening star., 1940-06-02

New Zealand Is controlling hide
exports.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Sergt Jasper Post will meet in the
Pythian Temple next Wednesday at
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Capt. Hugh Everett. jr., now taking
the course at the Command and
General Staff School of the Army
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., is ex-
pected to complete the course and
Is to return here in a few days.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

The Communication Reserve On
GERS Association at a meeting last
week heard an address by Chief Tur-
ret Capt. H. M. Suggs, U. S. NJ,
a master diver, on deep-sea diving.
He Is head instructor at the Navy
Diving School at the Washington
Navy Yard,
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Capt. John T. O'Neill, 1O4th Quar-
termaster Regiment. has been
ordered to report to Maj. Fletcher
F. Bernsdorf. president of an Om-
GERS Examining Board. for examina-
ton to determine his qualifications
for a certificate of eligibility as q
major, Quartermaster Corps, in the
local brigade.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

gust s to remain until August .,
after which 1t will entrain for Rens-
salaer Falls, N. Y. The local Guard
expects to 60 into the field on the
same dates.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

The training ship of the local bat
talon made cruise down the Poto-
mac last week end with members of
the Sd Division aboard It was COM
manded by 1t. F. S. Kirk.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

4arris Capt. Donald O.. from Gary. Ind
to South Carolina National Guard at
Spartauhuf9.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Capt. Carl Santilli. Battery d, and
Capt. Theodore w. Lowrie, Regi-
mental Headquarters, both in the
260th Coast Artillery Regiment, have
returned to their home stations
after completing an ofIicers' course
at the Coast Artillery School at
Fort Monroe, Va.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
.Cayton Appointed,
Succeeds Lenair

Chief of Police William H. Sears
announced the appointment OF
John j. Clayton to the Humane So
ciety, to succeed James Lenair,
deceased. The appointment was
effective Monday, February 10.
In making the appointment,
Chief Sears stated that he was in
fluenced by the recommendation
of James Scavotto and William
H. Norton, present members OF
the city council and candidates for
reelection, as well as the unani-
nous approval of the King Coun-
ty Republican Club.
Clayton resides at 1907 32nd
Ave-, has a wife and four children,
He is Seattle born, a precinct
committeeman and popular am
ong members of his race. Chief
Sears further stated that his de-
partment appreciated the friendly
cooperation of race leaders
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Lehman Signs Bill
Bars Race Bias

ALBANY, NEW YORK (CNA)
Gov. Lehman this week signed
the Perry bill prohibiting labor I'M
ions from discriminating against
membership for reason of color,
race or creed. The measure was
sponsored by State Senator Chas.
D. Perry, New York Democrat
who represents large section of
the Harlem area.
A number of AFL and independ-
ent unions, including all the major
railroad brotherhoods, have claus
es in their constitutions restricting
membership to white workers.
AFL unions having jim-crow
clauses include the International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and
the Internationl Association of
Machinists. It is believed that the
old-line leaders of these craft I'M
ions will seek court test of the
new law.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Supreme Court Decision A Second
Emancipation" Say Florida Citizens

Jacksonville, Fla.-"The Ne
gro citizens of Florida, who have
given freely of their nickels and
dimes through their local churches
throughout this long six-year fight,
regard this supreme court victory
as a Second Emancipation"
This was the statement issued
here today by S. D. McGill in COM
menting on the unanimous United
States Supreme Court decision
handed down Monday, February
IL, Lincoln's birthday freeing four
young Negroes whose death SEN
tence had been affirmed by the
Florida supreme court on the basis
of voluntary confessions secured
after a week of torture, the telling
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Assault Suspects
Caught In Calf.

SEATTLE = James Foster was
arrested at Jacksonville, Calf. last
Tuesday as suspect in the as
sault case at 315 Maynard Ave,
four weeks ago. Two days prev
ious, James Gannaway was arrest
ed in Hollywood completing the
trio suspected in the attack. Both
Gannaway and Foster were trap
ped by letters written by them
and directed to Seattle and Cleve-
land, Miss. Both suspects admit
ted being in Seattle at the time
of the attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Edmundson
claim they were walking along the
street when t hey were forcibly
ushered into hotel, 315 Maynard
avenue, and detained for four
hours. 1t is reported that evil
dence in possession of the police
is conclusive that the couple en-
tered the hotel of their own Volt
ton. Any force against their will,
however slight, would have made
the attackers answer the charge
of kidnapping.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Divine Assailed AS
Menace to Family Life

NEW YORK (CNA) - Father
Divine, cult leader, was denounced
this week by Justice Jacob Pan
ken in Domestic Relations Court
as "a menace to the community
and particularly to the welfare of
the children of his followers. In
decision committing Roy Ferris,
15-year-old youth, to the State
Training School at Warwick, N.
Y, Panken blamed the cult leader
for breaking up the childs home
by instructing the parents to live
apart.
Panken declared that the child
had been forced to live in filthy
unheated rooms and without par
entail guidance as a result of Di-
vines ban on marital relations by
his followers. He ordered psy-
chiatric treatment for the boy,
who previously had spent another
term at the school, "to nullify the
harm which has already been done
by the man Divine's influence over
his parents"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
REbECCA Dent, PIONEER, PASSES
Eminent Negroes
Listed In Poll

New York, Feb.-(CNA)-Mar-
ian Anderson, Richard Wright and
Joe Louis were among the ten
Negroes and Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt and Mayor LaGuardia were
among the five whites chosen for
distinguished achievement during
1889 in the figh tfor interracial
cooperation between the two races.
Organizations cited were the Negro
Press, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, and the University of
North Carolina-the latter for its
liberalism In a land where it
takes unusual courage to be lib
eral."
The 10 Negroes chosen in the
poll which was conducted by the
Schombugg Collection of the 135th
Street Public Library and the AS
ISOLATION for the Study or Negro
Life and History, are:
Marian Anderson, famous con-
tralto; Jane Bolin, justice of the
New York City Domestic Relations
Court; DR.. E. Franklin Frazier of
Howard University, Joe Louis, for
his modesty and craftsmanship;
DR.. George Washington Carver,
for his contributions to science.
Also Samuel Solomon of Miami,
Fla, for his militancy in the right
to vote fight; the Rev. Glen T.
Settle, Cleveland, Ohio, for his
wings Over Jordan" radio pro-
gram; DR.. Carter G. Woodson, or
iginator of Negro History Week;
the Rev. Owen Whitfield, Missouri
sharecropper leader; and Richard
Wright, brilliant young author.
The six white persons nominated
are: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt; Har-
old Ickes, Maury Maverick, Mayor
of San Antonio, for his defense
of the rights of Negroes and Mex
leans; Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, and
Benny Goodman, the musician.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Stephens College Students Cheer
Negroes Right, Banished From Court

Columbia, Mo.-More than 125
teen-age white girls, students at
the exclusive Stephens College
here, were ordered from the Boone
County Circuit court room by
Judge w. M. Dinwiddie, February
10, after they had openly expressed
their sentiments, in favor of Negro
citizens attending the University
of Missouri, with loud cheers.
The youthful students gave the
demonstration when Miss Lucille
Bluford, 28-year-old managing ed
itor of the Kansas City Call, re-
fused to reveal contents of several
letters between herself and her
counsel, Charles H. Houston, in
connection with her filing for en-
trance to the University of Mis-
souri, School of Journalism. Will
liam S. Hogsett, attorney for S.
w. Canada, registrar of the Uni
versity of Missouri, who barred
Miss Bluford from the school of
journalism be cause of her color,
had sought to make the news
paper editor tell the contents of the
letter. Miss Bluford said the let
tiers were personal.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Mrs. Rebecca Dent, Active Church
Worker, Contributed Much to the
Whole Community's Betterment
BY j. A. (Jack) johnson, Staff
Correspondent


Surrounded by beautiful floral
wreathes, by her bereaved. family
and hundreds of loving friends,
Mrs. Rebecca Dent who passed
away at her home 538 No. 18th
Street February 18, 1910 after an
illness of more than eight months,
was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery, following funeral SER
vices at Mt. Zion Baptist Church,
Thursday, February %. The fune-
raj sermon was preached by the
Rev. F. w. Penick, Pastor, assisted
by Rev. L. R. Hayes of the First
A. M. e. Church, Rev. J. r. Harris
of Grace Presbyterian Church and
Mrs. Bessie Radcliffe Soloist, and
was held under the auspices of the
United States Grand Chapter Or
der of the Eastern Star of the
State of Washington and its Juris-
diction, personally directed by Mrs.
Rose M. Pryor, Worthy Grand Ma
tron and ]. T. Bradley, Worthy
Grand Patron.
Mrs. Dent, pioneer citizen of
more than thirty years in Seattle,
earned and held proud position
in public thought "A Christian from
early girlhood, she was a Jealous
worker in church activities and
will be greatly missed by the men,
bers of Mt. Zion Baptist Church
of which she was a faithful mem
Der. She was Past Worthy Mat
ron of Mt. Rainier Chapter No. 1,
o. E. S. of the State of Washing
ton and its Jurisdiction. During
her tenure in the office of Worthy
Grand Matron, she Travelled
through the East and South visit
ing several Grand Jurisdictions by
which she gained much knowledge
that enhanced the progress of her
own.
Being the mother of three sons.
she was keenly interested in the
problems of youth and made regu-
lar and liberal contributions to the
East Madison Y. M. C. A.
The inspiring sermon preached
by Rev. Penick, the beautiful bur
ial ceremony so ably rendered by
the Order of the Eastern Star, the
manly and womanly grief of her
fraternal brothers and sisters, and
the pilgrimage of hundreds of low
ing friends to Mt. Pleasant Gene
terry, her journeys end, are high
tributes of the gratitude, admira-
ton and love in which she was
held. Tributes that disclose the
Continued on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Oregon Fraternal Assn
Holds Annual Member.
ship Meeting; Elects
Officers
BY G. e. Ivey

Last Thursday, February 8, The
Oregon Fraternal Association held
its annual membership meeting.
President c. E. Ivey, reelected;
R. D. Bird, vice-presiident; Phil
Reynolds, sec'y-Treas.; K. L. Culp,
recording secy.; other board men,
bers elected: Prince Paries, Berrie
Tinsley, and Henry w. Northern,
all hold overs except Henry w.
Worthen. President Ivey, in his an
nual report, traced the progress
of the Association from its begin
ming three years ago down to the
present time. Such progress could
have been possible only through
honest progressive leadership. The
active management of the Associa-
ton is invested in a board of
trustees, who work without pay,
Continued on Page Three)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Ashley Totten, Brotherhood Official,
Gets Railroad Retiremnt Board Station

NEW YORK (ANP)-It was an
nounced by the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters, Attire here
this week, that Ashley L. Totten,
Secretary-treasurer of the Brother
hood, has been appointed by the
Railroad Retirement Board, as
Special Agent" in connection
with the handling of matters relat-
ing to pensions under the Railroad
Retirement Act and Unemploy-
ment Insurance.
Totten's appointment is being
hailed because despite the fact
that the Railroad Retirement
Board handles the affairs of the
thousands of Negroes working on
railroads eligible for retirement,
scarcely any Negro had been CIV
en- a job above that of messenger
or charwoman in the organization.
The lack of Negro employees was
even more noticeable because the
retirement board occupies the sum-
tous building at 10th and You
Streets, built and then lost by the
Prince Hall Masons of the Distrist
of Columbia, a structure located in
the heart of the Negro district.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Maurice Kadish For
Corporation Counsel

Maurice Kadish, prominent Sc
attic attorney, who has resided in
this city, county and state for the
past % years, has filed for Cor
poration Counsel.
He is married and has two chill
dren, residing at 702 33rd Avenue
South, where he owns his own
home. Maurice Kadish has prac-
ticed law for eight years and has
been a constant friend and defend
er of the colored people.
He graduated from Garfield
high school, Seattle, in 1927, where
he knew Cal Russell, Ernie Brown
and others. He attended the Uni
versity of Washington, where he
obtained his Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Law degrees in 1881
1882.
He feels himself amply quail
fled for the position of Corpora
ton Counsel, and also that he is
true representative of the mass of
the people, a friend of Labor and
all peoples. He is well versed in
city affairs and obtained a major
in political science at the Univer-
sity of Washington and has made
a thorough study of governmental
affairs.
Maurice Kadish believes that the
Corporation Counsel office should
be run more efficiently and on a
lesser budget. Moreover, Maurice
Kadish states that the impounding
of automobiles is illegal and that
it should be the duty of the Cor
poration Counsel to stop this vi
cious practice and racket"
If elected Corporation Counsel
Maurice Kadish pledges his sin
cere efforts in correcting evils ex-
listing in city government and pro-
misses the people vigorous, prompt
and righteous prosecution of all
city appealed cases.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
First Lady Heads
Sponsors List

NEW YORK = Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt heads the list of pro-
minent persons included in a ma
tion-wide sponsoring committee of
persons in all walks of life, who
will raise $4,000 to erect a me-
moria Ito James Weldon johnson
in New York City, the NAACP
announced recently.
The memorial to the famous
poet, novelist, statesman and for
mer secretary of the NAACP, will
be erected on a plot of ground at
10th st. and Seventh Ave., fac
ing Central Park. The ground will
be donated by the City of New
York, where Mr.. Johnson wrote
his poem, my City," and where
he spent most of his life.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Housing Project
Negotiators TO
Begin Work

Negotiations for the acquisition
of the 43h acre Yesler Hill sits
will begin Monday, according to
the Seattle Housing Authority.
This step follows upon completion
of the appraisal of the area by Ar
thur E. Burr and William A. East
man.
Leading the negotiators for the
Housing Authority is David T.
Young, president of the Young
Real Estate Company. Associated
with Young are Curtis Middle
brook, president of the Middle
brook Company, Vincent D. Miller,
president of Vincent D. Miller Inc.
and T. ". Dempsey, vice-preesident
of John Davis Co.
All property transactions in
Connection with the acquisition of
the Yesler Hill project site by the
Housing Authority will be made
directly with property owners, the
Authority statement declared, and
only these four official negotia-
tors are authorized to enter into
such transactions.
The area to be acquired is bound
by 7th, 9Th, 18th and Maynard
avenues, and by Main, Jefferson,
and Fir streets. After acquisition
of all property is completed, the
Housing Authority will begin con-
struction of 700 homes in the area.
These will be rented at low rents
to families of low income, who are
now living in dwellings considered
below standard.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
First Negro Scout Troop In Seattle
Receive Charter AT Impressive Rites

By Byron johnson, Troop Scribe
Monday evening, February 10,
gave birth to Negro Scoutdom in
Seattle at an impressive ceremony
held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
The meeting was opened by flag
ritual in which Troop 2 and Troop
Ia participated, after which invo-
cation was given by Rev. John r.
Harris. Bernard E. Squires, who
presided over the meeting, gave a
brief talk on the organization of
the troop. He then introduced
Walter Reiman, representative of
the Knights of the Round Table.
Mr.. Reiman then introduced MEM
bers of the Round Table among
whom was their president, Lou
Kelley, who gave a short talk.
Charles B. Warner, field execu-
tive of the Seattle Area Council,
spoke and in turn introduced Mr..
Adams, District Commissioner,
who swore in the troop commit
tee which consists of Bernard E.
Squires, chairman, Rev. John R..
Harris, Joe Manning, Clay B. FL
lott and Ernest White. They were
then given their credentials of Of
flee and the Charter.
Karl Spitz, Scoutmaster of
Troop 2, swore in the staff of
Troop IA, which consists of Sterl-
ing Dover, Scoutmaster, and Hen
ry johnson and Douglas Brown,
Assistant Scoutmasters. They
were then presented with their
credentials of authority by Mr..
Warner.
The Troop proper was then pre-
scented with neckerchiefs, made
through the courtesy of some of
the Scout Mothers, and with neck
Ci CiiiCl oiidCo 64NCii Wy phi hSiiioII.
AS each boy stepped forward, a
member of Troop 2, the oldest
troop in the city, placed a necker-
chief upon the boy from Troop IA,
the youngest troop in the city. At
this time they were given their
membership cards by their Scout
master.
A joint campfire was held to
show the parents portion of
what happens at troop meeting.
Here both troops participated in
the leading and singing of songs.
Donald Morris, representing the
boys of Troop IA, then expressed
sincere gratitude to the knights
of the Round Table and to the pa
rents who have supported the
Troop. The program was then
closed by Karl Spitz leading the
scoutleader's prayer
Troop ID would gladly appreci-
ate the wholehearted support of
the parents in all troop functions.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
New Stamp Honors
Booker 7. Washington

WASHINGTON (CNA) = The
first United States postage stamp
bearing the feature of a Negro CT
tizen of this country will appear
on April Z, according to informa-
ton made available this week by
the Post Office Dept.
The stamp, ten-cent issue, is
designed to honor Booker T. WASH
ington, famous Negro educator,
and the first-day sales will be at
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, which he
headed until his death. The Book
er T. Washington head is from a
photograph by Harris & Ewing,
Washington, D. c. The stamp is
one of the Famous Americans"
series being released this year.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23

MARIAN ANDERSON, 1.-THE
Greatest Living Singer" will be
presented by the Ladies Musical
Club at the Civic Auditorium, the
evening of March IL.
Daily Mrs. Anderson's phone
rings, and she speaks with her
great daughter who, no matter in
what part of the country she hap
pens to be, seems to hover over
the gentle little woman with love
and devotion. This little old ex-
school teacher who took in washing
to help support her little family,
carrying on alone when her hus-
band died, shows many evidences
of the toll and privation of those
trying years when Marian's flu
ture hung in the balance. Today
the lines in her face have melted
into serene expression of what
always was her faith in the inevita-
bility of her daughters success.
Tickets for Miss Anderson's con-
cert may be purchased March 4 at
the Box Office at Sherman, Clay,
and Co. UP to March 4, one may
purchase tickets only by mail. Send
check or money order addressed to
the LADIES MUSICAL CLUB at
Sherman, Clay, and Co. Please en-
close a self-addressed stamped en-
velope for the safe return of your
tickets.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Murrells Summoned
To Dayton, Ohio

Mrs. j. A. Murrell, 2108 e. John
ST., received word Monday, Feb
Is, that her brother, Archie Hath.
cock, was seriously i'll at his home
in Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Murrell, accompanied by
her husband Mr.. j. A. Murrell
hurried east by train on their er.
rand of mercy Monday night.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Brotherhood Week
February 1926

NEW YORK (ANP) - Broth
erhood week, national observance
of which takes place February 49,
25, first launched by Newton d.
Baker, secretary of war under
President Wilson, is intended to
preserve justice, amity and under
standing and cooperation among
people of all races, creeds, and re-
ligions in the United States.
National leaders of all races
this week expressed the hope here
that observance of Brotherhood
week, this month would be gener-
al earnest and productive of last
ing benefits to all who cherish the
basic American principle of equal
rights for all.
The leaders have recommended
for consideration Of all who will
participate, the following 'Ten
Commandments of Good WHIP:
l. I aoiH respect all men and
loomen regardless of their race or
religion.
2. I aoiH protect and defend mig
'seighbor and my neighbor's chill
dren against rauGges of racial or
religious bigotry.
8. / toiH eremphfy in my olon
life the spirit Of good will and un-
Outstanding.
A. i aoiU challenge the pltiIoso-
phy of racial superiority by aohom-
soeuer it may be proclaimed, aohe-
Their they be kings, dictators, or
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23

Make checks payable to Ladies' Musical {
Sherman, Clay & Co. Enclose stamped, self
for return of tickets