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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Nelson Elected
President St. Paul
Ministers Assn.

The Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson,
pastor of the Camphor Memorial
Methodist Church, was elected
president of the St. Paul Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL association in a
meeting at the St. Phillips Episco-
pal Church last Saturday. He sue
ceeds the Rev. Gerald L. Hayden,
former pastor of the St. James
A. NJ. E. Church.
The Rev. C. B. Wheeler, pastor
of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church,
was elected secretary to succeed
Mr.. Nelson. Rev. FIR. Victor E.
Holly, rector of St. Phillips, was
reelected vice president and Rev.
James Phelps, acting pastor of Pill
grim Baptist Church, was re-
elected treasurer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
John |. Levin
Is Candidate
for Judgeship

John 1. Levin, attorney with Of
fees at s11 Commerce Bldg, is
candidate for Judge of the Ramsey
County District Court. Mr.. Levin
is a former state legislator who
has exhibited considerable interest
in the colored people of St. Paul.
While serving in the legislature
he was author of House File 785,
now chapter 401, General Laws,
1921, the state anti-lynch bill. He
was also author of House File 280,
now chapter 472, General Laws of
1919, providing for the organiza-
ton and equipment of an additional
battalion of infantry for the Min
nesota National Guard, known to
Twin Citians as the 10th Battalion,
Minnesota Home Guards.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
EMMERY MeGRUDER
REMAINS SHIPPED

Mr.. Emmery McGruder, 4O5 9Th
Ave. South, died Thursday morn
ing, September &c, at General Hos
pital at the age Of 48. He was a
native of Iowa, but in the past
years has lived in Minneapolis and
St. Paul.
Mrs. Lucille Bryant of Chicago
and a sister of Mr.. McGruder came
to Minneapolis to make arrange
ments for burial. The body was
shipped to Keokuk, Iowa, for fu-
neral services and interment.
Woodland Funeral Home had
charge of the body.
The Trustee Board of st. Peter
A. M. E. church met Tuesday
night at the church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Paul Robson to
Sing at NOrthrOp
Auditorium Oct. %

Twin City music lovers today
are looking forward to October %,
when Paul Robson, world-re-
nowned baritone, will appear
at Northrop Auditorium to open
the 22nd season of the University
Artists Course.
Robson will be the first of six
big attractions during the season,
Mrs. Carlyle Scott, manager, an
nounced this week. .-.-
Helen Jepson, soprano, and Rich
ard Crooks, tenor of the Metro
poitan Opera, will appear in a
double recital on November IL.
The great Don Cossack Chorus is
scheduled for November 80.
Following the Christmas holi-
days, the Artists Course will pre-
sent Jascha Heifetz, violinist, on
January 7; the double piano team
of Vronsky and Rabin on Febru-
airy %; and Alexander Brailowsky,
tone poet of the piano, April /.
Season tickets now are on sale
at 100 Northrop Auditorium, Down
town Ticket Office in Minneapolis,
and Field-Schlick's in St. Paul for
Sc and 81, Mrs. Scott said.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
You Can Purchase the
Spokesman from

Bells Cafe, 2O7 So. Third st.
ROseler Drug, 7O1 9Th Ave. No.
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rich Ave. No.
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Gardner Springfield, 712 18th Ave.
So.
Russell Starks, 24S6 9Th Ave. 8.
Roy Crawford, 11O2 e. 18th st.
DTeamland Cafe, 3755 9TH Ave. So.
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9TH Ave. So. and 3Sth st.
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

A public library, in this democ-
racy, is an institution where every
person may go to seek enlighten-
ment, regardless of race, creed or
color, yet-Alabama with 10 pub
lie libraries with a Negro popula-
ton of 944,S34 permit Negroes the
use of only two; Arkansas with 10
and a Negro population of 47S, 463
permit Negroes to use one; Georgia
with So, with a Negro population
of 1,O71,125 permit the use of FIVE;
Texas with So and a Negro popu-
lation of 854,964 permit Negroes
the use of 16 in the state; Missis-
sippi with %, Negro population Of
1,OO9,71S permit Negroes to use 2
in the state.
Any information concerning this
column write 1912 Elliot Ave-, Min
neapolis, Mimi.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Harry Black, For
mer G.. n. r. r.
Man, Dead

Harry Black, 796 Rondo Ave,
died Monday, September 80, at
Ancker Hospital after being in i'll
health for several weeks. Born in
Wheeling, West Virginia, Mr..
Black came to st. Paul to make his
home Sc years ago. He was an en-
ployee of the Great Northern Rail-
road for a number of years.
Survivors include a wife, Mrs.
Mary Black, cousin, Mrs. Huldah
Rolls of St. Paul and several other
relatives.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, October 8, at 2 p. M,
with the Rev. Clarence T. R. Nell
son, officiating. Interment was in
Oakland cemetery. e --
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Citizens to Hear Merits
of Six Political Parties
Discussed at Youth Forum

Secretary of the Socialist party,
will speak for the Socialist party.
DR.. Grace Carlson, civic and po-
litical leader, will speak for the
Socialist Workers party: William
Heron, candidate for lieutenant
governor on the Communist ticket
in Minnesota, will speak for his
party. Clifford Rucker, Mime
apolis business man, will speak for
the Farmer-Labor party.
The forum theme is What Have
the Political Parties Contributed to
the Advancement of the Negro
Race and What Do Their Present
Platforms Offer to the Further Ad-
vancement of the Negro Racer"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Over 800 Attend Ameri-
can Legion Dance

The Leslie Lawrence Post Ameri-
can Legion Dance given Saturday
in the St. Paul Auditorium was a
big success with over three hun
bred "jitterbugs" and dancers en-
joying the affair. The Jitterbug
Contest was won by Lorene Wash
ington and Carson Titus. First
prize at the door was won by Will
liam Barbeck and second prize by
Florence Gibbs. Chairman of the
committee on arrangements was
Edward Thomas, and Jesse How
ard is Commander of the Legion.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Six American political parties
will be represented at the Voters
Forum sponsored by the Mime
apolis Negro Youth Council, Sun
day, October 6, 4 p. m, at the
Phyllis Wheatley House.
o. c. Hall, well known civic and
religious leader of st. Paul, will
speak for the Democratic party.
Leslie Warren, Physical Director
at Welcome Hall, st. Paul, and
only Negro member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Ramsey
County Young Republican League,
will speak for the Republican party.
Herman Ericsson, former State
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Among those candidates who
have already filed in the Mayor Of
Bonneville campaign sponsored by
the Associated Negro Credit Union,
are: In St. Paul, Jimmie Lee, boys
worker; Maceo Littlejohn, labor
leader; Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson,
minister; Theodore Allen, insur-
ance man, and Thomas L. Coleman.
In Minneapolis, Raymond Hatcher,
boys worker; Curtis Chivers, news
paperman; Patrick Patton, grocer;
Clarence Smith, labor organizer;
James Slemmons, salesman; Clar-
ence Hughes, civic leader; Major
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Candidates Rush to File
In Mayor of Bonneville
Contest; Many Cast Votes

Culberson, fraternal leader.
Names of other candidates, plat
forms on which each one will run,
and names of sponsoring organiza-
tons and individuals will be printed
next week in this newspaper.
A detailed report could not be
made by press time this week.
All interested persons are re-
quested to read the rules elsewhere
in this paper and call members of
the committee for further informa-
ton.
Speakers will appear on request
at any meeting and explain this
contest thoroughly.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Black Cat Club Member

Lee Turpin, insurance agent for
the North American Life and Cas-
ualty Company, received his certifi-
cate as a member of the Black Cat
Club by turning in fifteen applica-
tons on Friday, the 18th. The en-
trance requirement to this organi-
cation is that the agent sell thir-
teen or more policies on every Fri
day, the 18th. This automatically
makes him a member of the Jinx
Club.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Henry Bannarn
Artist In One
Man Exhibit
Minneapolis Gives Recognition to
Bannarn's Work

From October z to "a the recent
works of Henry w. Bannarn in
painting, sculpture and drawing
will be exhibited in a one-man show
at the Harriet Hanley Gallery, 1913
Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, one
of the largest private galleries in
the city.
Has Won Many HOnOrs
The name of Henry Bannarn is
not new to the Minneapolis cultural
public, as this young man has pre-
viously won prizes in art and
sculpture at the Minneapolis In
stitute of Art, the Minnesota State
Fair Fine Arts Galleries and the
Woman's Club. 1t is unique honor
and distinct achievement to be con-
sidered having sufficient varied
productions to make an interesting
show by himself. This is the first
time his works of sculpture in both
wood and stone, paintings and
drawings will be combined in one
exhibition.
.@r In Arts Who's Who
Mr.. Bannarn's name is included
in the 1940-41 Who's Who in
American Art published by the
American Federation of Arts,
Washington, D. c., and he has had
his work exhibited at the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of Fine Arts, the
Carnegie Institute, Western Art
Association, Harmon Exhibit, Balti-
more Museum Of Art, billiard Uni
versity, New York Labor Club,
American Artist School IN. ",
Harlem Community Art Center,
Brooklyn Y. w. C. A, Harlem
Y. W. C. A., and in private collec-
lions throughout the country.
Other work includes a head of
Mathew Henson, polar explorer,
located at Howard University, and
busts of Richard B. Harrison, Har-
riet Tubman, Frederick Douglass,
in the Schomburg Collection.
He designed the PLAGUE presented
to JehnsL. Lewis at the Third Ma
tional Negro Congress in Wash
.ington this year which depicted the
bringing together Of black and
white miners in a union for the first
time in labor's history.
Interested In History Series
This artist has been interested a
long time in doing group figures
and Negroes who have played an
important part in the history of
America. Among this group are
Crispus Attacks, Leigh Whipper,
James Weldon Johnson, w. E. B.
Dubois and Charles Gilpin. Min
neapolis and st. Paul will be privi-
legged to see the latest addition. to
this historical group in a bust of
John Brown executed in stone, a
very recently completed production.
For the past few years Mr.. Ban
narn has been instructor of sculp-
ture at the Harlem Art Center and
Vice-President of the Harlem Art
ist Guild, and since summer has
been visiting his parents in Mime
apolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
DR. M. s. MCLEAN TO BE
NAUGURATED AT HAMP-
TON NOV. Is

Hampton, Va, Oct. DIR. NAL
colin s. MacLean viii be formally
inaugurated as president of Hamp-
ton Institute on the morning of No
vembef Is. Following the cere-
monies in Ogden Hall and the ad-
dress by a nationally known speak
er, there will be a two-day round
table conference on the Negroes
part in National Defense.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
All Night Restaurant
Re-ODens

Ed Warren, proprietor of the
Plantation Bar-Be-C Cue, 43S Rondo
Avenue, announced this week that
the Plantation (upstairs) will be
open all night. The same delicious
fried chicken, steaks, barbecue
and tasty sandwiches will be
served. The upstairs has been made
attractive with new curtains and
old and new patrons will be well
coined, Mr.. Warren said.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
St. Paul's Old
Settlers Form
Pioneers Club

A group of old settlers met Sep
TENDER 80 at Halle Q. Brown
House to organize a pioneers
club" After the meeting members
enjoyed sharing with Miss Myrtle
Garden her birthday box lunch. An
invitation is extended to residents
of forty or more years to join this
group at its next meeting on We'd
nesday, October 9, at 1870 p. m,
at Halle Q.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
MINNEAPOLIS N.A.A.C.P.
BOARD MEETS NEXT
FRIDAY

The regular meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the Minneapolis
N.AA.C.P. will be held at the
offices of the Minneapolis Urban
League next Friday, October IL.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Frank Stewart of Chicago, uncle
of R. Martin, 21O7 Fifth Ave. So,
has been visiting Mr.. Martin and
family for several days. Mr.. Stew
art is the commander in chief of
the Military Order of Guards, ma
tional organization.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Come to Phyllis Wheatley Auxil-
larry Play, MRS. PattersOn's Din
ner." October 8, at $50 P. M.
Admission 15c. Dinner Free
Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
ST. PAUL N.A.A.C.P. MEETS
NEXT TUESDAY

The st. Paul Branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People will
meet at 8 p. m. Tuesday, October
8, at Halle Q. Brown House.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
CORRECTION

The name of Mrs. Ella Shepard,
recently elected worthy grand lee
turer, Minnesota o. E. s., was not
in a recent news story in this paper
which announced the annual cleo
ton.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Messrs. Austin Ford, Leon Wag-
ner and George Lewis motored to
Mason City, Iowa, to visit friends
and relatives. All three report a
pleasant visit.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Someone!

Someone will buy your old baby
buggy, your unused furniture, if
you let them know you want to sell.
Use our classified ad service.-adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

Come to Kings Valley for a
Good Time-Open All Winter
advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

A Letter.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Office of The Chief Of Naval
Operations.
8 February, 1889.
My dear Mr.. Mitchell:
In reply to your letter of jan
uary 9th, addressed to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, you are advised
that there are 2,104 Negroes in the
United States Navy, all serving in
the mess-attendants (including
stewards) branch.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) L. P. LoVETTE,
Commander U. s. Navy,
Public Relations Officer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04
Listen To This
By Hobart T. Mitchell

Use Your Public Library.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-10-04

On the continent of Africa there
are TOO languages spoken with its
population of $50 million.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
By BARBARA BELL.

In season when jumpers have
jumped way out in front of any
other school style, this one stands
right at the head of its very smart
class. Why? Because it's the pima
fore type, cut high and dart fitted,
that juniors are mad about. Be-
cause the skirt is made with un-
pressed front fullness that looks
perfectly charming on slim little
figures. Because It's adorned with
two big patch pockets, as decorative
as they are convenient. Last but
not least, it's easy to make.
For the pinafore jumper of this
design choose corduroy flannel, jer-
sey or wool crepe. For the plain
little tailored blouse with short or
long sleeves challiS, flannel, linen,
fat crepe or batiste are smart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1252-B
Is designed for sizes II, l3. IS, II
and 19. Corresponding bust meas
urements %, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size
13 (3D requires 22s yards of 54-inch
material for jumper; 2 yards Of
39-inch material without nap for
long-sleeved blouse. is yards for
short-sleeved blouse.
Have you seen the new fall and
winter fashion book? Send Is cents
Evening star., 1940-11-04

demolish the carcasses that may be
left over.
WILD GOOSE.
Geese need to be cooked longer
than ducks, of course, but should
not be judged according to the re-
quirements of their domestic cousins.
A medium sized goose should be
plucked, drawn and cleaned, stuffed
with chopped apples, celery and
onion, and roasted for about one
and one-half hours. Currant jelly
or a wine sauce and wild rice go
as we'll with wild geese as they do
with the ducks.
BRANT.
This strong favored bird is pre-
pared like wild goose. 1t should
be plucked, and cleaned and well
drawn, rubbed inside with salt, and
stuffed loosely with small onions
and chopped apples. Lay a slice of
bacon over the breast, and bake for
about one hour and a half to two
hours, depending upon size and
toughnesS of bird. You might try
rubbing the inside of the body
cavity with ginger before roasting
1t gives an unusual flavor. Serve
with hominy and sauce of melted
grape jelly to which a dry red wine
and a little butter have been added.
JACKSNIFE.
These small birds may be roasted
in the oven for to II minutes, after
plucking and cleaning. basted with
butter, or draped with bacon. They
are then served with currant jelly,
melted and poured over them. Or
they may be split and broiled, to
be served on hot buttered toast
with currant jelly. Plain string
beans, braised lettuce, or a good
green salad go best with them.
COOT.
There was once an old, be-
whiskered story about cooking
planked coot which ended up with
throw away the coot and eat the
plank" I must say, I'm inclined to
think it good solution; 1 never
saw much to get excited about in
a coot, anyway. However, If it's
coot that comes home, it's coot
that must be eaten, so here is the
best way to prepare the bird (Which
is mighty powerful in flavor:
Pluck, clean and wash the coot,
inside and out with water and a
little baking soda. Soak it in salt
water over night if you wish. Par
boil it in fresh water for 80 min
utes, and then roast it for 40 min
utes to l hour until tender. If
you stuff it full of onions, celery
and apples, it helps the flavor.
Serve with cranberry or currant
jelly.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
Better
TOMindOWn
Business
Girls Should Not
Interfere With
Others Affairs
BY KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN
HARRISON

Every now and then a reader
writes to us about a problem which
wouldn't be problem at all if said
reader would mind his Cor usually
herr own business.
The advisability of keeping our
noses out of other peoples affairs,
and of retaining our opinions until
they are asked for, has to be learned
by all of us sooner or later. If
we are interested in keeping our
friends and avoiding a lot of child
ish fights and feuds, We'll learn 1t
sooner, rather than later!
Well admit that its pretty hard
to keep quiet when some one we
like is following a course of action
which we think is unwise. We
simply itch to point out to Larry
or Lucille the error of his or her
ways. But unless Larry or Lucille
comes to us and asks us for our
advice, we'd do far better to keep 1t
to ourselves.
Not long ago we had to point
these facts out to girl who wrote
us as follows:
my girl friend went steady for
more than year until short time
ago, when she broke off with the
boy because she wanted to be free.
Now she is acting very foolishly:
She goes out with any one who
will take her, often with fellows
four or five years older than she
is. She stays out sometimes until
o'clock in the morning.
MY girl friends are thrilled when
she talks to them about her good
times, but I am not. I don't think
she is doing right, do you? The
fellow she used to go with thinks
as I do, and he has asked some of
the other girls what he should do
about it. Then they go and repeat
every word to her.
II don't think she should go fling
ing herself at every fellow that
looks at her, and being so mean to
her old boy friend. What can I
do to help him, and to make her see
that she is not doing right? I know
she won't listen to anything I say,
but I'd like to know if my point
of view is right when arguing with
my friends"
Now, the writer of this letter may
have sincere desire to help her
friend. And, of course, we don't
think the girl in question is being
wise in going out with "any boy
who will take her." But we're con-
vinced that nothing but trouble will
result if the writer continues to
criticize her friend to this boy and
to the other girls. And if she
volunteers her advice to her friend
without being asked, she'll only
make the situation worse.
Nor do we think much of a fellow
who will discuss his former steady
with her girl friends. If that's a
sample of his tact and trustworthi-
ness, we're not surprised that the
girl decided she had enough of him!
Evening star., 1940-11-04

looked by the beauty-aldS business,
either. Almost Immediately a lead
ing firm came out with nail enamel.
lipstick and rouge in a lovely rich
color that suggested the ta-ra-ra-
boom -deay era, even while it was
being declared the newest creation
for 1910.
The very appealing lady pictured
above is showing one of these new
sets, including nail enamel, npstick
and stick rouge that is as easy to
apply as the ordinary cream rouge
and much more convenient to carry,
The new color of these products just
happens to be one of the most
satisfactory we've seen in a long
while, for it is neither too aenemic
to be smart nor too bold to be in
good taste. The color is flatterinG
shade designed to go with new
fashions, even though it is not
wild and over-eXtreme type OF
product that too often is considered
the smart" thing to wear. 1t makes
a most attractive gift, incidentally
for the three items are arranged in
a cellophane package surrounded by
an honest st-to-goodnes round pink
garter trimmed with black lace. It's
the most delightfully."- naughty" set
we've found and it couldn't be more
appealing.
Other interesting news from the
beauty world has to do with the
presentation of small-sized beauty
aids made by a very famous house.
These extremely worthwhile prod
ucts are being featured for the next
week in Introductory sizes, provid-
ing a splendid opportunity to get
acquainted with items that you may
have thought too expensive for eX-
perimentation while they were pack
aged only in large quantities.
Altogether there are Is different
preparations from which to choose.
SO whether you need face powder,
skin cream or any other aid to your
grooming, this is marvellous oppor-
tunity to try the products of we'll
known and highly esteemed cos
metic firm. They refer to this
yearly opportunity as face value"
and that's precisely what it is. :.
We like the idea, because most
women are reluctant to spend a
great deal on a product just to try
it-and who can blame them?
Our speaking of this feeling OF
1Iltra-feminine charm also brings to
mind some very new and very lovely
products which are done in delicate
roseHke designs. -. There are botn
bath and beauty preparations in this
new, delightful fragrance, and they
have all the charm of the Victorian
era plus the adaptability to fit into
the modern way of living.
Our favorite item in this new line
is a perfectly delightful cologne