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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-30

Voc also was taken 10 ~
Joaeph's hospital for fret aid
NAMED under observation Tuesday
Attendants said his condition was
good. State patrolmsn who aues-
TONED VOC 81 the scene of the ac-
cident said he refused 10 give any
information and that he showed
obvious signs II intoxicatlon. BE
was under a hold order pending
action from ths prosecutors o..
flee.
Berksbiis. staff sergeant with
the material squadron. 18TH air
base. WAS killed almost Instantly.
A patrol ambulance removed him
10 the Pierce County hospital. and
his body was Transferred 20 Tusii's
m0riuary.
A World war veteran, Befksblle
had lived IN Taeoma about five
months. Hs leaves his wife. a
daughter. Jean. two soHs. Jack and
Richard. IT., and a brother o.
North Bend. Wash.
The guardian., 1940-11-09

Church presented a play last week at
the annual st. Augustine's episcopal
church, bazaar in Parish Hall. The
play, entitled Murder" directed by
Miss Marie Griffin, brought to light
hitherto unknown talents in these young
people. By popular demand, they plan
to select different play each year and
make it an annual affair. The bazaar,
which lasted two nights, was a huge
success; Every booth complete sell
out Bridge was played in the after
noon and dinner served from 20.
Miss Mary Alice Anderson had open
house at her home in East Oakland
Sunday honoring the athletes and out
of-town visitors. Many of the guests
danced while others strolled in the beau
tiful and spacious garden where re
freshments were served. Some of the
visitors present were: Jacky Robinson,
Ray Bartlett, Alfred Darby, Vidi
Darby, Ben Woods, Johnny Brewer,
Magellan Morse, Al Brewer, Glenn
Allen, Roland Bell, Cora Beth Tucker,
and George Roland, Florence Gagnet.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
THE BEST WIN YET
SAYS TAYLOR
Continued from Page u

There were but a mere handful of
precincts in the three wards that had
not gone overwhelmingly for the at
torney- general.
The campaign was an unusual one
in every way. Where others fought
with "stock" methods, the Democratic
campaign in the state had been waged
on a simple but forceful appeal to the
people to let their judgment vote for
them. This was the policy used in DR..
Taylor's advocacy of the Roosevelt
candidacy; his support of Dever and
Walsh, and his last-minute dramatic
presentation of Ex-Governor James
Michael Curley-at one of the biggest
rallies ever given in the South End or
Roxbury-as a demonstration of what
Democratic administrations had meant
to the Race in past years. Where
other forces used hysterical argu-
ments of iim-crowism and police-beat-
ings, Taylor and his workers used the
common-sense appeal Of work, secur-
ity and Race rights.
DR.. Taylor could not give out list
this week of those who had made great
contributions to the campaign. Nor
The guardian., 1940-11-09
OAKLAND, CAL.

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 28-
The first dance by the Renaissance Club
was superb, colossal, mellow, and all
that sort of thing. The town is still
raving about it and will for sometime
to come. The club, composed of 20 of
the towns Robert Taylors, Clark
Gables, and Enrol Flynns, threw their
ball at the luxurious Persian Gardens
on the night of Oct. 10, following the
gridiron smash up between U.C.L.A.
and the University of California at
Berkeley. If U.C.LA. had their spirits
somewhat Dashed to the ground by the
81 Cal. victory, they were more than
revived at the swanky "blowout" en-
ioyed by more than a thousand couples.
Benny Watkins and his twelve Masters
of Swing, as usual presented his smooth
music.
At twelve o'clock, the members who
we're as follows were introduced: Ber-
ME Anderson, Roy Blackburn, Sidney
DldCkDuIuy 1OIu DIOWuj 1Vdlpu DOu
cree, Harry Bryant, George Byas,
Louis H. Campbell, Ranny Drisdale,
Tom Fleming, Sylvester Hardeman
Paul Ford, William Jones, Walter
E. Taylor, Grady Watson, Marion E.
Wildly, Lionel Wilson, Ralph Bryant.
The dance scheduled to last until one
am. was prolonged until two by the
vehement demand of all those present.
If the initial performance of this group
Of young men is any indication of their
future, they are already an established
success.
Mrs. Ranny Drisdale, nee DORIS
Mitchell, has just announced the addi-
ton of blessed event to their coy
domicile. The little new member is an
S-lb. son, Phillip Lee
The Ivy Leaf Club of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority met at the home OF
Soror Theodore Purnell, Sunday, the
goth. Several visitors were present
as well as new members.
The Penguin Club of st. Augustine's
The guardian., 1940-11-09
]. B. Johnson, Returns

J. B. Johnson, undertaken, returned
to the city Thursday Of last week after
attending the National Funeral Direc-
tors Convention at the Golden Gate
in San Francisco, Calf,
where he made the acquaintance of
many other funeral directors from diff
ferent parts of the United States.
While in California Mr.. johnson visit
ed the cities of Pasadena, Hollywood,
Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland,
and Berkley Enroute home he spent
several days in New Mexico and Chi
cago visiting friends.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
WEST MEDFORD
Continued from Page q

singers who had performed at Shiloh
during the summer.-Mr. and Mrs.
Booker 7. Washington of Rhode
Island were Sunday guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. Helen Lightfoot
ofLincoln St.-We are very glad to
hear that the popular Adelaide Will
liams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Williams of Jerome St. is home from
New York for a month.-Monday,
Nov. II, at 500 pm. sharp, the w. M.
Community Club will meet at the
Hervey School for their annual
monthly meeting. 1t is imperative for
every member to attend as important
business is to be discussed. The same
night the Lend-a-Hand Club holds it's
session. 1t may be also noted that
this club is sponsoring a Turkey
Rattle" which should be supported one
hundred per cent-Tuesday, Nov. 5,
the Debutante Club met at the home
OF Martha Phillips of Bower St.
Saturday the "Dukes" Club will meet
at the home of Ray Parham of Lin
coin St-November % is a date for all
to mark down on their calendar of
dates. For it is on that night that
the "Debutante" Club will hold their
Sport Dance" at 558 Mass. Ave-,
Boston, where all the youthful Utter
bugs will cavort until dawn.-The
same night the "Dukes" cordially in
Vlte all to "Boog 1t" with them at the
The guardian., 1940-11-09
NAZlSM VERSUS DEMOCRACY
CONTINUED from Page y

lerism" declared William Loeb, EXecu-
tive Director of the New York Chapter
of the Committee to Defend America
by Aiding the Allies which is working
for further effective aid to England in
her fight against Nazism and against
Italy, the destroyer of Ethiopia.
"No one in the United States thinks
of tearing down the statue to Crispus
Attucks erected on the spot in Boston
Common where he fell fighting for
Freedom and Democracy. On the con-
trary the President has just appointed
Benjamin o. Davis a Brigadier Cen
eral, something which would never
happen under Hitler or Mussolini rule" "
'No one in the United States pro-
poses to deny rights Of higher educa-
ton to colored people. Yet Hitler does
deny all education to colored and has
called them "half apes" in "Mein
Kampf" and therefore unfit for any
education"
Neither England nor the United
States have done full justice to their
colored citizens as William Allen
White, the head of our Committee
knows full we'll. His membership on
the National Board of the NAACP
testifes to his interest in Democracy at
home as we'll as abroad. But COM
pared to what happens to everybody
under the Nazi's rule, their attitude IS
as Heaven compared to He'll"
The guardian., 1940-11-09
FORMER BROADWAY DANCER
RETURNS

REl RNS
Went Abroad With Florence Mills
Mrs. Geraldine Clarke -Brassfeld, of
Santa Barbara, California, widow of
the late Herchell Brassfeld, well
known saxophonist, is back in Harlem
after Is years absence. The fascina-
ting Gerry, as she is best known to her
many friends, is being graciously vel
coined to the city, and is kept busy
answering her telephone in her suite
at the Hotel Theresa.
Gerry was one of the famous CLAM
our girls, who danced their way to
fame on Broadway with the late Flor
ence Mills, in Lew Leslie's Plantation
revue, in the Wintergarden. For three
seasons, 1929 1924, they were the SEN
~ation of the gay white way. In the
chorus with Gerry were: Billie Cain,
Alma Smith, Lillian Powell, Hazel
Coles, Ruth Dayton, Marie Dove and
Madelaine Odlum This combination
excelled all competitors, and to this
day has never been equalled in charm,
beauty and the skillful art Of fantas-
tic toe.
In 1928 they went to Europe, where
they appeared at the London Pavilion
and in Paris and were the toast of
two continents.
In 1926 Gerry married Mr.. Brass
field and they went to California to
live, her native home. In 1880 her
husband met an untimely death in an
automobile accident that was a great
shock to the pretty dancer. She finally
she'd her sorrow, and is as vivacious
and glamorous as ever.
Penthouse Party
Ray Scott gave party in honor of
Mrs. Gerry Brassfeld, at his penthouse
apartment Saturday night that was a
killer-diller Gerry enjoyed it i'm
mensely and sod id everybody. Among
those present were: DR.. Subbeal An
derson, Ruth Mills, Carole Whitner,
Evelyn Sheppard, Gladys Harris, Una
Mae Carlisle, Edwina King, Kay But
ler, Margaret Rogers, Althea Gather
Helen Humes, Ella Henderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence johnson, Fannie
Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs. John Robin
son, Angelo Sandavo, George Rivers
and Robert Drain.
Cabin IN the Sky
Who's Who, supporting Ethel
Waters in her new musical play; Todd
Duncan, Dooley Wilson, Rex Ingram.
katherine Dunham, Louis Sharp, j,
Rosamond Johnson, Georgia Burke,
Archie Savage, Jieno Moxzer, Rajah
Chardieno, Alexander Mcdonald, Mil
ton Williams, j. Louis johnson, Al
The guardian., 1940-11-09
LAST CALL FOR 372ND PARTY

CONTINUED from Page II
However, volunteers have been slow
outside of Medford and far too few
for complete Battalion party en-
bracing over 600 Colored American
troops, many of them eagerly antici-
pating such an event.
Christmas PARTY Idea
With not many weeks remaining be-
fore the boys leave for Camp Dix, a
Christmas party appears to be the
logical plar ahead, with the South Ar
mory being the scene of merriment
provided the idea for honoring the
entire Battalion is adopted. So far,
this is the point in question.
In this Battalion Christmas Party
plan, contributions from local enter
talnment centers, cigarette and dairy
companies, and services Of many
women volunteers would be encourag-
ing. Young women would be request
ed to cook homemade candies and
make other homemade products for
the men.
In the last appeal for a complete
Battalion party, volunteers may still
register by phoning Arl. 2663-W and,
provided sufficient volunteers are
checked in, the 372nd Party plans may
still be carried out.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
HA RI IA
"Race Capitol of the Nation
ByFLOYD G. sNELsoN
By FLOYD G. SNELSON

Moore, Earl Sydnor, Maurice Ellis, Al
Stokes, Earl Edwards, Wilson Bradley
Dick Campbell.
Also Katherine Dunham Dancers
Claude Brown, Talley Beattey, Rita
Christiana, Lucille Ellis, Lawaune Ken.
nard, Robert McLaurin, Alexander Me
Donald, Evelyn Pitcher, Carminceta
Roemro, Lavinia Williams, Thomas
Woosley, j. Emanuel Vanderhans
Candido Vicenti.
And j. Rosamond johnson Singers
Rebecc Champion, Helen Dowdy, Clar-
ence Jacobs, Ella MacLashley, Fradye
Marshell, Arthur Mclean, Eulabe
Riley, Laura Vaughans.
Brick Top
Thank to the generous hospitality
and wholesome cordiality extended
your cruising reporter in paying 6
visit to Brick Tops Tropical room al
the Coo Rouge, Is East Sc Street, the
ritzy Park Avenoo rendezvous, in com
pany with the gorgeous Gerry Brass
field, of Santa Barbara, California
The champagne was bubbling over will
effervescent fragrance, and we slipped
and slipped.
Una Mae Carlisle
The dainty sparkling personality
plus songbird Una is now appearing
nightly at the Village Vanguard, lis
S. Broadway. The lovely to look al
damsel, a recent newcomer from Paris
has been active during the past few
weeks recording for RCA Victor Blue
bird. Her recordings of "Now l Lay
Ne Down to Dream" "Papa's In Bee
With His Breeches On" are a sensa
ton.
Una Mae is the little Ohio girl who
went abroad and made good. She is
personal favorite of the Duke ant
Duchess of Windsor, and will visit thu
Bahamas soon, by special request Of
the royal couple.
Your cruising reporter dropped il
at Jimmy Daniels Supper Club thC
other eve, and enjoyed the two granc
pianos with Garland Wilson and Steel,
in Babe Matthews Interpretation o.
Love Is Gone, Came the Dawn"
The Elk's Rendezvous over on Leno7
Avenue is a solid sender, if Will,
Bryant has anything to do with it
Beverly White the fascinating
chirper scores a touchdown with he
latest song hit every Time I Wisl
a Wish, I Wish I Had You" Bessi,
Dudley does an exotic stri please,
la Gypsy Lee.-Till another week, you
cruising reporter.
SNELSON,
555 Edgecomb Ave-, N. Y. c
The guardian., 1940-11-09
What Is Segregation?

segregation is the special Amer
lean means of branding Colored
Americans as the interiors of in
feriors in public status.
"When the white South found it
self confronted with the federal sta
tus of equality for Colored people,
the former slaves-equality Of citi-
zenship, of freedom, of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
ernment-it selected the denial OF
presence and Of service in places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand Colored
people as having been a slave race
and make them forever the scorn Of
civil society.
at is a very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves TO aid and abet tie idea by
self-segregation."
W. NJ. TR0TTER.
The guardian., 1940-11-09

Birthday greetings to DIR. Mahala
Austin, Pauline Hayes, Lucille Jones,
Bessie C. Hill, and Mamie Logan.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
WINGS OVER JORDAN
(Continued from Page II

NOOHOIHUtU IIUW Tdge II
more popular admission price. Tickets
will be $1.O0 with a limited number of
fifty cent tickets. There will also be
a fur special. Platform seats for
patrons at $1.50.
Since the Boston concert of "Wings
Over Jordan, they have distinguished
themselves in the west as we'll as the
south by giving two concerts in one
evening in the same hall, in the same
city, so great has been the demand.
Rev. F. H. Davis of Union Baptist
Church, Cambridge, and Rev. R. M.
Tickets will be on sale Thursday, Nov.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
TEMPLE ~ |. B.P. O.E. OF W
By DAISY HENRY

Continued from last week.
The Boosters, DIR. Ellen H. Will
liams, chairman, held very successful
bakery sale at 1896 fremont Street
and appreciate all who attended and
made purchases. Watch for next date
for another sale.
Willing Workers, DIR. Mollie Hamil-
ton, chairman, are offering an electric
clock. Get your lucky number.
DIR Lillian M. Caldwell, celebrated
her birthday at her home with a very
pleasant surprise visit from her friend
Hattie Stevens from New York and
Edith Everett from Pennsylvania. She
received many beautiful cards, a beau
tiful black leather bag from DIR. Mae
Pressy; rose glass lamp from Dtrs.
Mamie Pyburn and Lillian Kicker; lace
filet tablecloth from Dtrs. Bessie c..
Hill and Daisy E. Henry; money from
her mother and husband; two what
nots from DIR Ethel Brown.
Visit DIR. Maude T. Anderson and
see her addition to the family, young
"Scottie." Ask the name or name it.
Christmas Tree Comm. of Common
wealth Lodge met Monday, Nov. 4, at
the residence of chairman Bro Henry
c. Beckett, 7 Hubert Street.
At this time Chester Mewitt, for
mer member of Commonwealth Lodge,
sincerely thanks the many friends,
Daughters and Brothers for their ex-
pressions of sympathy during his
recent bereavement in the death of
his wife the late Mrs. Ruth Mewitt,
former member of Phyllis Wheatley
Temple.
Bro. Walter Caldwell of Sc Ham
mond Street is slightly indisposed. We
pray that he will soon have the full
use of his limbs without pain, we are
pulling for you, Bro Caldwell.-Bro. j.
Daniel Beasley is now convalescing at
home, 21 Worthington Street, and ap-
preciate cards and all kindnesses
shown during his illness.
Birthday greetings to DIR. Mahala
Austin, Pauline Hayes, Lucille Jones,
Bessie C. Hill, and Mamie Logan.
The guardian., 1940-11-09
555 Edgecomb Ave, N. Y. {

Arcanum Hall of Everett in Everett
Square. Try and support these affairs
as your support is needed.-Last
Thursday, Oct. 81, Roselen Byrd and
Warren Sayles were united in the holy
state of matrimony by Rev. E. E.
Thompson before a jammed house Of
buests and friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Byrd of Arlington St..
The wedding march was played by
Miss Dorothy Griffin of Winchester.
The newlyweds received many beauti-
full gifts.-Last Thursday, "Hallow-
cen" to most of US, the youth of our
fair community in their best costumes
and disguises cavorted about our
streets frightening all and indulging
in all sorts of mild escapades. This
good old-fashioned fun ended with a
"Weenie Roast" at Dugger Play
ground, we'll attended by all the
youngsters of this community.
Sports
Well! Well! The event we are wait
ing for! Next Sunday, Nov. 10, at
200 pm. our Young Junior Ramblers
will play their initial game with the
strong Lion Club of Medford at Play
stead Park, West Medford. Come out
and cheer the efforts of our boys. A
sad note hits the camps of our youth
full footballers on hearing that co-capt
Sharkey Williams has a knee injury
that might keep him out of Sundays
game, Walton Tucker, stalwart guard,
is also laid up with an injured foot
News reaches your reporter that
Walter "Ike" Isaacs, that high flying
The guardian., 1940-11-09

would he explain the relatively small
part that could be seen of the national
campaign in state affairs. His only
comment, a justifably tired one,
Thursday night was: "We won, we
won fair, we won the hard way; but
it was the best win we ever had. Now
everybody knows that we stood by
those who have stood by u.s."
The guardian., 1940-11-09

IA, 1910, at Union Baptist Church and
at Peoples Baptist Church. First
come will be first served. Other
places where tickets may be obtained
will be announced later.
Owens of Peoples Baptist Church,
Boston, state, owe are already being
deluged with requests for tickets"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
Friends Of Britain
In Educational Drive
Defend America Committee Plans to Organize Teach
ers, Students in Sympathetic Movement to Aid Allies

Britain the use of U. s. naval bases
in return for those owned by Great
Britain which we may use In our
own defense.
Mr.. Schoolcraft said his commit
tees work would aim at the 275 ed
ucational institutions in the state
with their 6708 teachers and 132,324
students.
A faculty chairman and a student
chairman will soon be appointed
for every college by Schoolcraft to
organize campus committees.
Horace D. Taft of Watertown
founder and headmaster emeritus OF
the Taft School, is expected to be in
charge of both public and private
secondary schools.
The Committee for Work in Ed
ucational Institutions of the Aid
the Allies organization is: Chair
man, John Schoolcraft, New Haven;
President Katherine Blunt of the
Connecticut College for Women ir
New London; Clement C. Hyde
principal emeritus of the Hartford
Public High School; Mrs. Florence
Kitchelt, New Haven; President
James L. McConaughy of Wesleyan
University; the Rev. T. Lawrasor
Riggs, chaplain of the More Clut
at Yale; Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees
founder of Rosemary Hall in Wal
lingford; and Horace D. Taft
founder of the Taft School.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29

Hartford, Aug. 29.-(SpeciaD =
The Connecticut chapter of the
Committee to Defend America by
Aiding the Allies today announced
1t would initiate a comprehensive
project of education this autumn In
the states public and private Sec
cndary schools. colleges and univer-
stiles.
Walter z. PATTERSON, state chair
man, explained that "for the mo-
ment we are emphasizing those
things that are of immediate need
But we must recognize, as William
Allen White recently stated, that oul
future job is to educate America sc
that it will want to preserve oul
standards of liberty and democracy
Connecticut earnestly hopes to sci
an example for other states"
John Schoolcraft of New Haven
chairman of the education commit
tee, said the program will concen-
trate on these detectives:
Supply Great Britain with planes,
guns and ships; facilitate our pre-
paredness program SO that we may
safely aid Britain; assist in evacua-
ton of refugees from the British
Isles; urge industry and labor to
agree upon the one motive of CO.
ordinated effort for the purpose OF
building our national defense; COM
bat disloyal activities; extend to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
AUDUBON CAMP
CLOSES SEASON
Largest Registration in
Years Marks Fifth Sea-
son Of Nature Study

Wild life conservation and nature
activity programs will be launched
in communities throughout the ma
ton and in Canada by the 248
teachers and youth leaders enrolled
this summer at the Audubon Nature
Camp at Todd Wildlife Sanctuary,
Muscongus Bay, Maine, which is
closing today after its fifth and most
successful season.
The final event of the season was
last nights fifth birthday banquet
at which John H. Baker, executive
director of the National Association
of Audubon Societies, which operates
the camp, and Carl w. Buchheister,
director of the camp, briefly adj
dressed the campers.
Since the camp was first opened
in 1886, total of 985 teachers,
youth leaders, research workers and
lobbyists have attended, represent
ing 81 states, 4 Canadian provinces
and one European country. The
largest attendance has come from
the following states: New York,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Ohio and Maine.
During the past season, the. Au-
dubon Nature Camp was filled to
capacity throughout the five two
week periods, from June IA to Au-
gust 90. All the campers pay their
own expenses, with the exception
of those who attend on scholarships,
100 of which have been provided
during the past five years by garden
clubs and by the national associa-
ton and its AFFILIATED societies.
The history of the camp site goes
back to 1908, when the primeval
spruce growth on the island was
threatened with being converted
into pulp wood. At this time private
title was acquired to most OF the
island by David Todd, then profess
sor of Astronomy at Amherst Col
lege, who, together with his wife and
| father-in-la law, Eben J. LOOMS, poet
astronomer and friend of Henry
Thoreau, frequented the island OBJ
serving and studying its natural
growths and wildlife.
In 1892 Millicent Todd Bingham
also present at last nights cele-
bration, conceived the idea Of con-
verting the island into wildlife
sanctuary as memorial to hel
mother. This idea was expanded
when Mr.. Baker suggested to hel
that the island be the site of camp
to provide teachers, youth leaders
and other interested adults with
field experience and practical pro-
gram suggestions for developing in.
terest in birds, mammals, insects