The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-02-24

ALL STAR CONCERT AND PEW
RALLY-spOnsOred by Peoples Bap-
fist Church Choir, Gladys Moore Per-
due, Organist- director, Sunday after
noon, Feb. rs, $3.50 pm. at Peoples
Baptist Church, Rev. Richard NJ.
Owens, pastor, Samuel Mccoy, master
of ceremonies, with the following
splendid artists on the program: Ma
tilda Birch Charleston, operate sop
ranO; Ruth Plenty, cOntraltO; Helen
Worthy, viOlinist; Frank Silvera, dra-
matte reader; Walter Roberts, organ
list; William B. Sexton, tenor and Will
liam Richardson, baritone. Silver
offering.
Debate: "Does it pay to be an
American" from the Race viewpoint
will be the subject under discussion
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 25 at Shiloh
Baptist Church, Rev. Bailey, pastor,
in West Medford, when Eugenia
Butler, Dorothy Holt and Ena Harris,
the girl debating team from the Stu
dio of Anna Bobitt- Gardner, Boston.
will match their wits against Russell
Stokes, Lloyd Parham and Harold
Coleman all of West Medford.
Besides presenting religious drama
to the public each year, Anna Bobitt-
Gardner brings to literary minded
persons interesting debates, the chief
objective being to develop and pro
mote public speaking among young
high school graduates and college
boys and girls, giving them an oppor-
tunlty to express themselves both
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and date of the annual April debate
to be held in Boston will be announced
| later.
Misses Maryland Rodgers, pianist
and Barbara Canada, dramatic reader
both students at the Pianoforte and
Dramatic Studio of Anna Bobitt-
Gardner, will appear on the program
at the debate to be held in West Med
ford, Sunday afternoon, February 25.
Allan Critic, we'll known Young
artist, was the speaker at a tea of the
Varietas Club of the Shaw House on
Sunday, Feb. Is. Miss Elizabeth
Lewis is the club supervisor and
among the members are Dorothy
Dlnkle, Mae Battles, Mary Waters
Claudis Hardwicke, Mar Gnifith, and
Esther Alcock.
! Executive comm. of the National
Assn: for Advancement of ColoreC
People, Boston Branch, will meet Mon.
day, February 26, $50 pm, at 49,
Mass. Ave, Boston. All members are
requested to attend as Bylaws pro.
vide for dropping of any member
absent from three consecutive meet.
lngs. General Membership Metine
will be held same evening, at SOC
pm, at 558 Mass. Ave, Boston
Medical Committee in charge of this
meeting. Subject: "Socialized Medi.
cine and disqualification" per. Alfred
Baker Lewis, secy.
"Cooperatives" was the topic dis
cussed by Joseph R. Pereira Wednes.
day night at the Armstrong-H emen.
way Foundation, 43 Rutland Square.
Musical Tea will be given by Phvl.
lis Wheatley Juvenile Elks, Sunday
FEB 70, 3:15 pm, at 528 Mass. Ave.
Lincoln Hall. Excellent talent will
be on the program, featuring Mrs
Blanche Diggs, soprano. Jesse
Owens, tenor, Prof. Wooten's trio
and many others.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martins
Ross, mother of Bert Ross and Mrs
Forsythe, were held Friday, February
10, 100 pm. at Rush Zion A.ME
Church, Cambridge, Theresa Adams
undertaken.
Rayford Lewis, cousin of Mrs. Cora
V. MacKerrow and the late Willard F
Reld, has just returned from a visi
TO his former home in North Carolina
he was accompanied by his brother
Lawrence. They were guests of rela
yves and friends in Washington
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York: They will reside at 81 Dart
mouth Street.