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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12
Former Tacoman Dies

Juneau, Alaska, Special to
t h e Northwest Enterprise.
Mrs. Matte Richardson, for
many years a resident of Ia
coma, Washington, died here,
Dec. 16, 1889. She was a men,
Der of B e t h | e h e m Baptist
church, and a daughter, Marie
survives her. Interment was
in Juneau.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12
TACOMA CHURCH

Full Gospel Pentecostal Chapel,
So. 25th and Tacoma Ave-, Bishop
e. F. Morris, pastor.
Bishop E. F. Morris was in Ia
coma over the weekend and
preached all three services. Satur-
day night his subject was use
That You Have In Your Hand"
The Text was Exc. ~. The theme
of the message was to use the ia
Tents you posses, whether large
or small, to the glory of God.
Remember the services Wednes-
day, Saturday and Sunday 8 p. m.
Come to these old fashioned gos-
pei services and hear the full gos-
pei preached.
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Churches
Bethel A. M. E., Larabee and
McNIillen. Rev. Browning G. Allen.
Minister.

Minister.
Following the very effective IL
a. m. sermon, subject, "Set Your
Affections on Things Above" Rev.
Allen administered Holy Commun-
ion to at least $50 communicates.
Another new member was added
to the membership. Rev. Allen
also administered the right of bap-
tism to Clifford Johnson Bell, Jr.,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Bell. Mrs. Logan of Louisi-
ana was among the several visit
ors. The Allen C. E. League, Miss
Blanche Grave, president and Mrs.
Pollyanna Reed, advisor, has set
pace for other young peoples
groups to follow. The league-nrects
at 6:45. The evening message at
8 p. m. was by the pastor, sub
ject, 1.-THE River of Life" Bethel,
under auspices of the Bethel-Iite
Club, invites its members and
friends to the Housewarming" at
the parsonage, Friday evening, 8
p. m. Other activities for the
week: the club of new members,
Mrs. Jeanette Rutherford, presi-
dent, met Monday afternoon at the
parsonage. A joint session of the
Missionary Society and Steward
ess Board met Friday with Mrs.
Annabell Harris. The young peo-
pies club met Tuesday, A p. m. at
the church.
Mt. Olivet Baptest, First and
Schuyler, Rev. j. j. Glow, Minister.
On the threshold of the new
year, Rev. Glow chose to preach
the morning sermon from the SUBJ
ject, Considering the Road that
Lies Ahead" and at 8 p. M, BUY
the Truth and Sell It Not" The
B.Y.P.U. with Mr.. Walker Harris
as president has plans outlined for
many activities. The Searchlight
Club met Friday evening with
Mrs. Sidney Porter. The SOC.
Club presents Miss Rosa Marie
Spears as guest speaker at its an
nual Pew Rally, Sunday, January
%.
Chapel of the Little Flower, In
ter-racial, % N. Broadway. Tel.
Tr. 1858, Rev. j. M. Schmidt, Chap
lin.
A large gathering was present
for the unwilling and blessing of
the new Statue and Shrine of the
Little Flower on Wednesday, Dec.
10. A Christmas party for adults
was held Wednesday,, December
20, following Novena services in
the Chapel. A large group of chill
dren were on hand Saturday be-
fore Christmas to welcome Santa
Claus at the Blessed Martin Hall.
An elaborate program and goodies
were prepared for the event.
Montavilla Community Baptist
Church, 1924 N. e. Everette, Rev.
r. Z. Donaldson, Minister.
Order of services: Sunday school
1890 a. M; Preaching, 1870 and
8 p. M; B.Y.P.U., 7 p. m. The at
tendance Sunday was very good.
Pastors sermon theme, at 11:3O,
"Divine Leader" for the evening
worship Rev. Donaldson spoke on
the subject, God the Way" The
Baptist Young Peoples Union will
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-01-12
Yakima, Wash.
By Clarence A. Sheppard

Your Correspondent has just re-
turned from most enjoyable trip
to Portland, Ore, where he was
the guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Johnson and a special
guest at the open house and din
ner at which the Johnson's were
hosts to members of the House of
Prayer and friends at their home
on S. e. 10th.
Visitors during the holidays
were Allen Woods, guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Woods;
Mrs. Mae Lamar was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Frank James;
Mrs. Leonard MCGEE and daughter
have returned to Chicago after
spending several weeks visiting
Mrs. McGee's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Verden; Mrs. McVay
has returned from from a visit in
Seattle.
Carol Lee Hall, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hall, is recuperating from second
degree burns on the body.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Twitty,
accompanied by Mrs. Amy Adams
and granddaughter, Merna Dene,
Travelled to Ellensburg to be din
ner guests of Mrs. Belle Powers.
Mrs. Powers returned to Yakima
with the party and was a holiday
guest in the Twitty home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Houston en-
tertained Eastern Star Lodge
members and friends with an in
formal party in their home recent
ly. About twenty persons enjoyed
the evening.
Elder and Mrs. Paul Smith of
Toppenish arrived in Yakima Sun
day. Elder Smith conducted his
first services January as the new
pastor of the Full Gospel Pente-
costal Church, East Yakima Ave.
The pastorate was recently vacat-
ed by Mrs. Freeda Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Davis have
had as their guest for several
weeks Mrs. Iva Redmond of Sc
attic. Mr.. Redmond accompanied
his wife here but returned to Sc
attic to resume his work. Mrs.
Redmond has been extensively
feted by her hostess and friends.
Chester Malone has returned
from an extended visit to the New
England states.
Henry Woods is visiting friends
in Seattle after spending the Yule-
tide with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Woods.
The Rev. w. A. Lucas conduct
ed morning devotional services ov-
err station KIT last week.
The Harlem Globe T,rotters, re-
nowned basketball team, played at
the YMCA last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford returned
home January 2 after family re-
union in Seattle. The family of
10 were later joined by niece
from Ellensburg, Wash. Miss Bea
Taylor was hostess on sightsee-
ing trip about the city. They were
also entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Laster while enter
tanning the Eastern Stars and Ma
sons.
Mrs. Juanita e. Lucas, wife of
Rev. w. A. Lucas, pastor of Mount
Hope Baptist Church of Yakima,
has returned to Jefferson, Texas.
She will resume her duties as tea
cher in the high school of that
city and return to Yakima after
the expiration of her contract.
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Mr.. Clarence Shepherd of Yal1i-
ma returned home Tuesday after
spending week in the city as the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. johnson. Among the courtes-
les extended him was Christmas
dinner at the j. M. Cantrells; lun-
cheon, Mrs. Josephine Grass; and
dinner with the r. Daniels.
A delicious New Years dinner
was served to over fifty members
and their families of the House of
Prayer, by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Johnson of South 10th and Grant
st. Those assisting in serving
were the hostess brother, Mr.. ].
A. Johnson, Mr.. Minnie Daniels,
Mrs. Effie Lee and several of the
younger set.
Elder Bruce Gibson of Pasadena,
Calf, spent few days in special
services at the House of Prayer
before departing for Messy Rock
and Seattle, Washington, where he
will conduct series of meetings.
The recently organized XII chap
ter of Alpha Phi Alpha held an en-
thusiastic meeting Saturday, Dec.
80, in the office of DIR. D. N. I'm
thank. Those present: Mr.. Ber-
nard e. Squires and Chas. DAN
forth of Seattle, o. Avis Dennis.
Robert Pitts, Donald T. Ruther-
ford, Kenneth Smith, and Shelby
Golden. A stag dinner followed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Rutherford in N. E. Shaver for
which Donald T. Rutherford was
host.
Mrs. j. w. Stanley was hostess
for an enjoyable post-holiday af-
ternoon last Friday at her home
in S. e. Mall for group of ladies.
Mr.. Willie Rutherford, who left
before the holidays, is having a
grand and glorious trip on his va
cation. He went cross-country via
the Northern route, stopping in
some of the principal cities. Mr.
Rutherford will spend much of his
time in Louisiana, his home state,
visiting several of its cities. He
will take the coast route back
home in early spring.
Mrs. Cora Minor returned Sum
day from Oakland, Calf, where
she was holiday guest of the Hud-
sons, of that city,. For the pleas
ure of her guest, Mrs. Hudson held
open house Christmas day for 300
socialites of Oakland, Berkeley,
and Frisco. The palatial home of
the Hudsons was more beautiful
than ever for this occasion. For
this occasion Mrs. Minor was
striking in a floor length pin
striped lame and black, with sill
yer accessories. This was just the
beginning of numerous affairs and
courtesies extended the visitor dur
ing her stay of two short weeks.
Things are back to normal at
the J. N. Cantrell home after a
busy holiday season when house
guests included Mrs. Lottie Shot
fer of Oakland, sister of Mrs. Can
trell, and Mrs. Thelma Street, a
niece, of Los Angeles. The visit
ORG xuere tho ineriratio,, for y,oopv
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DIGESTING
THE NEWS
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THE NEWS
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Although we prefer to be
considered a modern" we
sometimes wax a bit old fash
Toned by digging up old "say-
ings" to make certain points.
We find this not only conven-
lent, but also necessary to les
sen the strain on originality.
Our parents, whose education
al opportunities were limited,
were denied the blessing of
an extensive vocabulary; but
they always put over any de-
sired point by referring to
common Sayings" or "adag-
es." Not unlike our parents, our
vocabulary too, is limited. Our sal
walton has been a fair memory
that enabled us to hold on to
enough old Sayings" to pull us
through an emergency. Our "say-
ing" for this emergency is; clock
ing the door after the horse has
escaped" or whatever the saying
is.
About three years ago, Miss
Margaret Mitchell, famous author
whose works are we'll knawn to
most readers, decided to write a
story. Using as background the
deep south of the pre-Civil War era
Miss Mitchell produced master
piece that surprised even her most
severe critics, the title of the story
was Gone With The Wind"
When "Gone With The Wind"
was first released it could have
have been "just another story" so
far as comments were concerned
However, two or three book re-
viewers went into huddle and de-
cided that the Mitchell story was
something to write home about,
and every body started raving
about "Gone With The Wind" Be-
cause of the slavery theme, Ne
gro readers were in part respon-
sible for the popularity of Gone
With The Wind" which outsold all
books for more than a year. We
were among the millions who read
Miss Mitchells book and we found
that the author could be both en-
pertaining and nauseating at the
same time. ALL Negra book re-
viewers read "Gone With The
Wind" but only a FEW condemned
it as an insult to the Negro race.
The book reader for Metro Gold
wynn Mayer, whose annual salary
would perhaps exceed the COM
bined salaries of all Negroes en-
ployed as journalists, read the sto-
ry and convinced MGM that "Gone
With the Wind" would make a
humdinger of talking picture.
Acting upon the advice of this
"story expert" MGM decided to
film the picture and feature an
all star cast of white and Negro
actors.
In looking over our files of Ne
gro newspapers dating back to
the time the picture was started,
we find there was practically no
protest to the filming of Gone With
the Wind; and no protest at all was
ever made to MGM to prevent the
filming of what so many have con-
demned as an assault on Negro
progress. In fact, like most people,
the average Negro was interested
in who would play the part Of
Scarlet O'Hara and little thought
was given to the i'll effects the
picture when filmed, might have
on race relationship.
"Gone With the Wind" has been
produced as talking picture at a
cost of $3,7o0,000. When produc-
ton had gone beyond the halfway
mark, various groups protested its
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give a tacky party Saturday, jan
uary 81.
Evening star., 1940-05-12
THIS IS MY MOTHER
BY MARGARET lUKES Wise
and CLARA BELLE THOMPSON

for took keen executive thinking supplement her deep
sentimental feeling
On the second Sunday May, 1908, the second organ
lied Mothers Day in history observed in the same
little West Virginia town where Anna Jarviss mother had
held the first This memorial service for Mrs.
Jarvis and Anna Jarvis personally distributed ten thou
sand white carnations.
In the meantime she went with her plan. In her
third story marbestooped house in Philadelphia,
she wrote letters day after day. week after week She
wrote to Presidents, to to congressman to all
of officials and prominent people She wrote to people
she didn't know, who didn't to hear She went to
Washington she talked to clubs With few notable
tions she met at first only apathy outright rebuffs
But finally the beauty of her idea began to seep through
to other minds President Theodore Roosevelt answered
of her letters President Taft the next express
teres In 1912 she organized few enthusiastic people into
the International Mothers Day Association In 1914 she
sat the visitors gallery of the House of Representatives
and heard Speaker Champ Clark bring down the gavel
to signify the passage of bill making Mothers Day
national flag holiday And few days later when President
Wilson signed the BILL he presented her with the with
which he had put his signature to it.
I oU know the rest You know how firmly Mothers Day
has become entrenched in civilization. You know.
perhaps that it is truly International Miss Jarvis
Margaret and her baby symbol. From Esthonia:
This is our fifteenth year celebrate Mothers Day.
From Mexico Every home in every of this great
republic honOrs the day you set aside From Latva from
Switzerland from Alaska from Japan, from Australia
But you don't know probably, of the thousands and
thousands of letters that Anna Jarvis has gone writing
through the years. to legislatures in effort to get resou
ons passed. to governors reminding them to issue procla
nations to Secretaries of War and the Navy getting special
Mothers Day services arranged to all manner of people
who could help Nor would you know that today in the
marble stopped house old Philadelphia street from
which most of her gentee kind have long since departed
when patrician spnghty, elderly Miss Jarvis writes her
letters has figure carefully the costs of her stationery
and stamps Time and again, that have found
Mothers Day of profit have urged her to profit
with them Nothing makes her more indignant.
But her rewards flow in constant stream. A little
woman on train leans the aisle to contlde Il We
lust come from my sons We've been celebrating Mothers
Day All the family there haired industrial
ist telephones shes past eighty but she like girl
with her gifts So happy naval officer writes She
asked be buried with the brooch that gave her last
Mothers Day -"
In the downstairs parlor of her home, with its old
fashioned furniture and abrac large portrait stands
on pedestal And there is something eloquent, some
thing l-explanng in Anna Jarvss voice as she says
This is my mother
Evening star., 1940-05-12

1YVm war was over. The North and South again
one country. The soldiers had home. But in the
- little border county met and glared - who
had been friends but who could remember only their
hatred of those they had fought against.
It seemed all wrong gentle Mrs. Jarvis She believed
in the power of love. As mother she had seen her own
children respond it. But what had happened to the love
in the hearts these boys back from the war? What would
bring it back?
Perhaps she did not think all out Probably she did not
say herself The love between child and its mother
the germ of all love-. More likely, she just went ahead
on faith that instructive But anyway she organized
picnic picnic for mothers From all the county
mothers and their sons with them. Some of the
had been side the other But that day
they just their mothers And worked Before
the day was over soldier after soldier had lost the old
bitterness had shaken hands and said Let's be friends
again.
That was the first organized Mothers Day And all over
the world today the millions who will observe this Mothers
Day will unoonsciousy be paying honor to that American
mother who lived in little West Virginia town. For was
her daughter who almost singehanded put Mother Day
on the calendar made much part of tradition
Thanksgiving Christmas And she did for her mother
Anna Jarvis not even born when her mother held
that picnic. But it story that she heard often IN her
childhood And growing the protecting love OF such
mother, she knew many of us have known about
our own mothers that her mother was an ever-wise
In 1905 Mrs. Jarvis died They had moved to Philade
pha few years before and Anna directing advertising
for an insurance company. 1t big job for young
woman and her future looked bright But the day before
Mrs Jarvis died. she had said to her daughter Anna,
must get we'll There much good work for me to do
And Anna Jarvis kept thinking about the good work that
her mother had laid doWn-the work of spreading the
gospel of love- Anas work. important though was,
began to seem small by comparison.
Anna Jarvis had not married. The beautiful role OF
mother was be hers. But she could build on the
foundation that her mother had laid forty years before
1t would be both memorial to her mother and Towering
of her work. She would spread the idea of Mothers Day
around the world
DIE resigned her job She had little income enough
to live modesty She began to plan First she decided
on the day 1t should be Sunday She chose the second
Sunday May for then the grass would be green and the
flowers coming And there should be emblem. In the
front yard of the old home in West Virginia. her mother
had grown great bed of white pinks her favorte
flower So Anna Jarvis chose the white canatlon as the
Mothers Day flower. There was another reason too-a
practical one. 1t crisp. dry bloom that most men
would be willing wear, and it would stay fresh many
hours in buttonhoe. The choice was typical OF Anna
Jarvis and the way she handled her whole ambitious pan
Evening star., 1940-05-12

! HE article on this page tells the little known
story of Mothers Day and the woman who
founded it, and how it all began. THIS WEEK
is happy to pay its tribute to Anna Jarvis,
who has brought happiness to millions of
mothers throughout the world.
j HERE is new menace at large in the world.
News of it has just trickled through the
censor:
Ten years ago, twelve Americans contrib
uted $4,000 to buy second gram of radium
for Madame Marie Curies laboratory at
Warsaw. Now, from Madame Joliot-Cu
daughter of the discoverer of radium. comes
word that the radium has disappeared. I'VE
do not know" she writes, whether the Ger
mans have taken it or if it was lost in an
attempt by the Director to put it in safe
place during the bombing of Warsaw. The
Director cannot be found. The great labora-
tory has been ransacked and destroyed
fthe Director hid the radium and was then
killed, it may be years before it can be found
If it ever is. But if it fell into the hands of
there is no telling what havoc may be wrought
The thief himself would, before long, find him
self ill: his blood would turn white; his
bones would soften; he would lose his teeth
and his hair; he would die And all the Others
whom he had exposed to this most powerful
element would probably suffer like fates. If he
merely wanted the case for some use, and
carelessly scattered the thimbleful of radium
he would be spreading silent disaster. Radium,
which is indestructible. does not identify itself
except in the dark. From the silence this un-
leashed power would begin its destructive
work on all those within striking distance.
Radium which has eased the suffering of
more than a million people, is potential
menace when not harnessed.
thing That old mountebank w. c. Fields has
lust published his recent THIS WEEK articles
in book form, under the rousing title of
Fields for President" And Oracle Allen has
tossed her bonnet into the ring. So to keep
everything fair and square, we are publishing
an article by Miss Allen in this issue.
Meanwhile we have reports from Holly
wood that Groucho Marx is behaving strangely
passing out cigars to people and muttering,
What this country needs is -" He'll be
heard from in an early issue. M.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-29
Prominent
Clergyman Dies
In Cincinnati

Dr.. C. L. Knox, former pastor
of Phillips Temple G. M. p.
church, Dayton, for three years
died Monday, November 25 n the
General hospital, Cincinnati, O.
Dr.. Knox was one of the out
standing ministers in the connec-
tion, holding some of the prom
inent churches throughout the
country He was pastor of Lane
Chapel, Israel, Washington, D..
c.; Holsey Temple, Philadelphia,
Pa; Chestnut Street, Louisville,
Ky
After serving several years as
pastor in the connection in the
Cincinnati District, in 1897 the
honorable Bishop G. H. Phillips
noted his Importance in the con-
nection and promoted him to
the position Of Presiding Elder
over the Cincinnati District. which
position he was holding at the
time of his death, ard the entire
church mourns the death Of this
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-29

Church under the present pastor.
the tRev. H. Laurence Mcneil,
who has been with this congre-
cation for the past eight years,
began last Monday evening, when
Rev. j. Webb yBroaddus of Tab
ernacle Baptist church, assisted
by his choir and congregation
opened the program. The mem
bers and friends of Zion are ex-
pected to contribute libcrally to
this occasion, no one is expected
to give less than penny a year
for the 70 years. It is hoped that
the members will take it upon
themselves TO give more.
Pastors who participated in the
observance are, the Rev. Thomas
w. Chryer Of Wayman A.M.E.;
Rev. Fl. L. Buckman Of st. John
Baptist, and Rev Chas. T. lsom
Of Bethel Baptist.
Next Sunday morning Rev. W
O. Harper, Of youngstown, Ohio,
pastor of the church from 1908
to 1919, will preach. Sunday
evening, Rev. t. j. Smith. Day
ton, pastor from 1917 to 1882,
will speak. The celebration will
close with banquet Monday ev-
ening, December 2.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-29
Deaths and Funerals

Mrs. Minnie Elizabeth Camp
bell, Sd, died at 5:35 a. m. Sat-
urday in st. Rita's hospital. A
native Of Rumley, she had resid-
ed in Lima 35 years. Surviving
are her husband, Andrew; three
children, Robert, Earl, Edith and
Helen, all at home; four brothers,
Joshua, Samuel, David and Zac-
cariah Olden, all Of Anna; three
nieces and two nepheWs. Short
services were conducted at 1890
Tuesday at the residence, 14l7
w. Wayne street, and again at
2:3O p. m. at the Rumley Meth
odist church. Burial was in
Rumley cemetery and Jones
Brothers Mortuary were in
charge of the funeral arrange.
ments. We extend our deepest
sympathy to the family.
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e; Mrs. Nashti sloan, Dayton;
Charlest Johnson, Dayton;
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j. Austin and family Chicago
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theox, Cleveland; Rev. I. g.
lor, Shelbyville, KY Mr. ".
Scott, Memphis, Tenn; Stew
esses of Allen A.ME. Church
ton; DR.. and Mrs. George
gleton, Philadelphia, Faculty
WPA Opportunity School
ton; Gertrude Childs and
lily, Dayton; Mr.. and Mrs,
IN Nelson, Dayton; Mrs. Lea
White, Pittsburgh; ReY Jer-
Z Wilson, Daytoni Nllllng
rker's Club, st. John 4 N =.
arch, Xenia, Dr. + A, Avey,
10 State University, Columbus
hop and Mrs. r Z. Wright
Wilberforce; Women's Mite
ssionary Society, Wllberfofee
!. Doc. shofner, Dayton; Mrs,
sephine Washington, Cleveland
own Chapel Choir, Cincinnati
Rev. and Mrs. f. L. Liggins
ringfeld; Miss Madge Williams
d family, Columbus; Miss Nellt