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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
NORTH REDWOOD
CHURCH ELECTS
By Mrs. o. w. Simondet

North Redwood-At the annual
meeting of the church, Charles
Simondet was reelected trustee
for three years, M. c. Taubert
was chosen as class leader and
Mrs. c. j. Kurtz, assistant class
leader. Alice Simondet, Mrs. Ell
mer Becker and Mrs. Lewis Tau
bert were appointed additional
members to the administrative
council.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Sommers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Becker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brandt at
tended the funeral of Rev. A. G.
Lippert at Buffalo Lake Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller and
son visited relatives here last
week and attended the wedding
of Evangeline Kurtz and Owen
Manthie.
Melvin Hewett who was releas-
ed from the Veterans hospital re-
turned to his home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Grove and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Grove of Marshall visited at the
Fay Castle home Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Mann and children
accompanied by Anna Lechner
and Mrs. J. P. Gaffney motored to
Franklin Sunday afternoon to
visit at the Syril Garman home.
Mrs. Peter Frederickson of
Morgan who served on the jury
at Redwood Falls last week spent
Wednesday with her daughter
Viola.
Viola Frederickson accompan-
led friends to Henderson Sunday
to visit friends.
RAINBOW SUPPER"
The E. L. c. E. is sponsoring a
Rainbow supper to be served in
the church parlors Friday eve
ming. A short program will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Scoates and
Dickie and Mrs. Mary Teich and
Richard visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Schulz at Verndale last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler
and Richard were visitors in the
Twin Cities several days last
week.
Mrs. William Vierling and chill
dren spent several days this week
at the William Malecka home.
Mrf. and Mrs. Allan Chalmers
of Marshall visited their daughter
Mrs. Grace Dahms Wednesday
and Thursday while attending the
Mankato Presbytery in Redwood
Falls. Mrs. Dahms visited friends
in New Ulm Monday evening.
Burton Gaffney returned to
CCC camp at Red Wing Sunday
after weeks visit with his par
ents here.
Mrs. r. Scoates attended sew
ing club at the home of Mrs.
Perrizo at Redwood Falls Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Becker and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND
Steinkamp and daughter were
dinner guests at the William
Becker home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. H. Lipp and
John accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Currier and Tommy to Jas
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Spring Work
In Full Swing
MILROY FARMERS in
FIELDS; PROPERTY
BEING IMPROVED
By Mrs. Oscar SolSeth

Milroy-The farmers are busy
putting in their crop. Spring
work is now in full swing.
Ed Erickson is building room
onto his home on the south side.
MIR. and Mrs. Hubert Van Keu-
len and family of Client were
dinner guests at the Joe ZWach
home Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Regnier were visitors in the af-
ternoon.
Mrs. P. J. Dolan arrived Mon
day from st. Paul where she has
spent the winter months.
Mrs. Zephyr Peltier of Marshall
was visitor at the Christ Peder-
son home Wednesday.
Thelma Lovald of Minneapolis
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Henry Lovald home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ronning
and Arleigh and James Rudd of
Minneapolis spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the John Rudd
home.
Mrs. Harold Werner came home
from a week at the Redwood Falls
hospital Thursday.
L. o. Belland and Elmer NehlS
CT New Ulm were callers in Mil
roy Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Scott and
family were visitors at the Alfred
Jensen home at Lucan Sunday.
William Holmberg and Lorraine
Welu were visitors at the Glenn
Holmberg home at Vesta Sunday
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. John Mum and
family and Grant, Alfred and AL
vira Mum of Seaforth were
visitors at the Arthur Mckay
home at Delhi Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Pixler and
daughters were dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Monson at
Amiret Sunday.
Mrs. George Smith of Swan
Lake called on Mrs. c. G. See
man Friday.
Donald Grams has painted the
front of his store.
MIR. and Mrs. John Redding re-
turned Wednesday from All
Gwah-Ching where they visited
their cousin in the sanitorium.
They also visited Marvin Larsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Otto and
family of Lucan, Mrs. Clinton
Beebout and son and Mr.. and
Mrs. Halvor Lovald and son were
guests at the Henry Lovald home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Soupir
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilt and son Joe of North Red
wood were dinner guests at the
Joe Macht home at Lucan Sun
day.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nelson and
daughter of Redwood Falls and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nelson and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18

daughter OF Echo were visitors al
the H. P. Nelson home Sunday.
M. and Mrs. H. E. Regnier en-
tertained the Milroy teachers al
dinner Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Edna Morgan is having q
porch built on the front of her
house.
Rev. and Mrs. Chester Blake OF
Clayton, Wis. are the parents OF
son born April 8. He has been
given the name Curtis Clayton.
Mrs. Clarence Penke and Rae
Ann and Mrs. Hannah Beaton
were overnight guests at the Ev-
erett Wilt home at Morton Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corwyn Pixler
and 10 Ann were guests at the
Loren Buterbaugh home at Wal
nut Grove Sunday in honor of
Galen Buterbaugh's birthday.
MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Mrs. Henry Abel, Ga, mother of
Mrs. Scott Dysart, died at her
home in Bertha April 8. Mrs. Dy-
sart had been with her mother
for some time. Mrs. Abel was ill
for several months but was con-
fined to her bed only few weeks.
Mr.. Dysart motored to Bertha
Sunday, returning Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Grams of
Lucan were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Grams Sunday.
Mrs. D. B. Foley and daughters
Mary and Beatrice of Tracy mot
ored here Thursday, bringing Mrs.
Ed Hickey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed and
son were visitors at the Mrs. T..
F. Reed home in Redwood Falls
Sunday.
Corwyn and Dave Pixler were
overnight guests at the Delbert
Pixler home in st. Paul Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stancer of
Redwood Falls called on Ann
Kaney Sunday.
The Luther. league service Sum-
day evening at Our Savior's Lu-
theran church was presented by
members of the Lucan league.
The serving committee included
Betty Ann Dorum, chairman,
Donna Lou Petersen, Lorraine
Petersen, Darrell Smith, Arthur
Loval, Lynn Brake and Ernest
Thompson.
Mrs. H. E. Regnier entertained
as luncheon guests Thursday,
Mrs. Frank Maroney, Mrs. Julia
Murphy, Mrs. Pauline Leach,
Mrs. Ed Dorum and Mrs. Oscar
Solseth. The affair was in honor
of Mrs. T. F. Reed of Redwood
Falls but she was i'll and unable
to be there.
J. c. Larsen, Carl ROLAND and
Mrs. John Redding are serving
on the jury in Redwood Falls.
Little Rebecca Thompson who
was operated on for a mastoid at
Marshall last week is much. i'm
proved.
Mrs. Mary Solseth, Julia SOL
seth, Mrs. Emil Larsen and family
and MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Solseth
gathered at the home of Mrs.
Hans Tuness Tuesday evening for
a coffee party in honor of Mrs.
Tunes birthday.
. Relatives and friends gathered
at the Presbyterian church par
lors Monday evening in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Christopher
sons thirty-frst wedding ami
VerSary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Official Publication
published April IS and 25 and May 2,
1910 in The Redwood Gazette.) s..
Order For Hearing On Petition For
Probate of Will and Notice to
Creditors.
IN PROBAT
State of Minnesota

IN PROBA Z COOhl
State of Minnesota
County of Redwood
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Lizzie
Lathrop, Decedent.
WHEREAS, Mary Roper has filed
in this court the purported last Will
and Testament of Lizzie Lathrop,
with a petition for it's probate, pray
ing that letters teStamentary thereon
be issued to Mary Roper.
1T is ORDERED, That all persons
interested therein are hereby cited to
show cause at hearing to be had
before this court at the Probate Court
Rooms, at the Court House in the
City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on
the 14th day of May, 1910, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, whv said
petition should not be granted.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That
the time within which creditors may
file their claims against said estate
from the date hereof, and that the
hearing on claims so filed be heard ut
said Probate Court Rooms in said
City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, on
the third day of September, 1910, an
10 o'clock in the forenoon, and tffzex3
this order be published in the RedSs
wood Gazette and notice mailed, as
required by law. -
WITNESS, The Hon. Robert ".
Ochs, Judge of Probate, this 10th
1sEAL) ROBERT ". ocHs, IS
Judge of Probate.
James Clancy. Attorney.
Morton, Minnesota. 43-3ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1940-04-18
Official Publication

published April 4, IL and IS, 1910 in
The Redwood GaZette.)
IN PROBATE COURT
Order for Hearing on Final Account
and Petition for Distribution.
State of Minnesota
County of Redwood
In re estate of Henry Henning, De-
cedent.
The representative of the above
named estate having filed his final
account and petition for settlement
and allowance thereof and for distri-
button to the persons thereunto en-
titled;
1t is Ordered, That the hearing
thereof be had on May z, 1910, at 10
o'clock a. M, before this Court in the
probate court room in the court
house in the City of Redwood Falls,
Minnesota, and that notice hereof be
given by publication of this order i'm
the Redwood Gazette and by mailed
notice as provided by law.
Dated April 2, 1910.
probate Court SeaD
ROBERT V. OCHS,
Probate Judge.
A. r. A. LAUDON,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Redwood Falls. Minnesota. 41-3ts
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Building Off
In November

New building projects were OIL
sharply last month in Henderson, az
rnrdIns to belatcd report today
from Fire Chief Cooper Ellis. The
total was S2,49O in four permits,
though it was explained many more
Undertakings were launched but viii
be reported at the end Of the current
month.
The November figure compared
with $4,000 in thirteen permits IN
the like month a year ago.
For the first eleven months OF l94O
total building permits were lOI Tor
= total of S247,6l5 of new con$uuc-
ton, compared with II permits and
= total of S8l,895 in new conStruc-
ton in the first eleven months OF
1889.
All four Of last months projects
were residential work. as follows:
Jesse Cooper, Horncr street dwelling,
$500. Rial Meadows, Roosevelt street
swelling, S740: T. P. GholSon' Arch
Street dwelling. $3.50: |. s. Watkins,
dwelling on North Chestnut street,
$500: total. $3.50.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page FOur

|. "A" and b" together found a
$40 bill and divided it, A getting
81 more than B" because he saw 1t
first. What was the share of each?
2. What is the name Of the short,
full skirt worn by men in Greece?
8. Are U. S. gunboats named for
cities, famous battles or rivers?
4. Which two executive depart
ments of the Federal government
were established last?
5. In what year was the present
small paper currency put into cir
culation?
6. Does a body of water freeze from
the bottom up, OF from the top
down?
/. The Constitution does or does
not require the President to send
messages to Congress?
8. Which State extends farther
west. Virginia or West Virginia?
0. Has the transatlantic air-mai,
service been discontinued?
10. Who died on tie top of Mt
PiSgah OF Nebo, on the borders Of
/ Canaan?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
New Year Is
To Receive
Greetings

Watch night services will be held
to see the old year out and greet the
new Year 1941 tomorrow evening as
among the principal events OF the
occasion, though the usual noisy DEM
onstrations are expected.
Watch night services will be helu
al the First Methodist church, fol
lowing .Seeting Of young people at
10 D. m. for social gathering, end
ing at Ills p. m, when they Will
ioin adults in the main auditorium
for the watch night program. 1t is
expected there may be other similar
services also.
Blowing of whistles, automobile
horns and ringing of church bells
and other bells, and explosion OF
rirecrackers usually mark the oc-
casion, and are expected to be in
Guided in the celebration Tuesday
night.
In addition, numerous New Years
eve parties and dances are arranged,
and this year-end night is expected
to be in keeping with that custom.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
CHECKER CHAMPION
TO APPEAR TONIGHT

Newell w. Banks, Of Detroit, Mich,
said TO be the blindfold checker
champion of the world, and one If
the country's leading chess players.
will play a simultaneous and blind
fold exhibition tonight at the Vance
hotel at 7:3O o'clock, and all chess
and checker players, who care L.
meet him. are asked to bring Their
boards and men.
Banks is said to have set worlds
speed record at the Century OF Pro
gress in Chicago in 1888, playing 40
games in 145 minutes.
He is also said TO hold tho world i.
speed record at blindfold checkers,
having played 20 games at one time
in two hours and IS minutes.
Banks is now on a tour OF the
south, and will reach st. Petersburg,
Fla, early in February.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Over Fifty
Cases Await
Court Term
One Week Criminal
Session Opens Next
Monday, With Judge
Luther Hamilton, OF
Morehead City, Pre-
siding.

With = docket of some 3O-odd cases
for trial, about half and. hall dlVio-
e6 between new and old lists. a one
week term of Vance Superior tol.'t
will convene next Monday Tor tria'
of criminal cases only. Three honi-
eide charges await disposition all
involving Negroes.
Numerous charges OF less serious
nature are 70 be heard also, ncluo-
ING forgery. abortion, breaElAsS'
Honor cases and the like. I. O. Faik-
ner. clerk OF superior court SAID inc
docket probably could not De com
pleted within the week set Tor near
ingS
Judge Luther Hamilton. OF More
head CITY. Is u preside. by exchange
with Judge John J. Burney. OF VIII
mington. l. will be Judge Hamilton )
first court here. as It would nave
been for Judge BuTney had ne
come. The latter : scheduled to hoId
the other two terms of superior court
the first halt of the year. however.
these falling in March and June. ana
each for trial OF criminal and CIVIL
matters. each session oeIng TWO
weeks.
Solicitor +. i. Tyler will prosecute
the docket next week.
\ murder ,Ha.~- I-r'u Joan lay
lor has been ou he docket tNE Sev-
eral wears. ! .!ulj1r c-1rg9 ag2!n>'
Ernest Edwards. tor Eiitrng James
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30

Sugar is one OF the most important
industries Of Bohemia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Tax Listing
Begins For
County,, City

Tax listing will begin with jan
uary for the county and the city,
and arrangements for the start have
been made.
Listing follows completion of the
uuadrennial revaluation, which is
nov complete for all townships OF the
county except Henderson, which is
expected to be finished by the end
Of this week.
Listing will start in all outside
townships on January l, and for
Henderson township has been post
pomcd until Monday Of next week 10
await completion of the revaluation.
Miss Dorothea Woodlief. county &C
Coumtant, said today the postpone
nlent for Henderson township was
cccaSioned by delay in finishing the
valuation in the city.
For the city, listing will begin jan
uary /, as ordered by the City Coun-
Gil at It's monthly meeting a week
ago, ana will be in charge Of City
Clerk ". G. Register.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Home Guard
Meet Tonight

City and county officials and i'll
terested citizens were called to meet
tonight at o'clock IN the Council
chamber of the Municipal Building
TO discuss setting up of a home guarG
unit here
The meeting was summoned joint
ly by Mayor Henry Powell! anC
Chairman S. B. Rogers, Of the Vance
Board of County Commissioners, FOL
lowing receipt of notice from Ad-
jutant General Nets that Henderson
had been selected as the location Tor
one of the home guard companies.
Recommendation for appointments
by the gL"ernor for captain and inst
and second lieutenantS were to be
made by the meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
MINOR CHARGES UP
PEFORE THE MAYOR

Minor charges were heard in city
court today. with Mayor Henry I
Powell. presiding.
Herbert TwiSdalc and Raymond
Fleming. charged with being drunk,
we're called and failed To appear.
Jim Williams. Negro, pleaded guilty
TO being drunk. and was given 81
days. suspended upon payment of the
costs.
William Fuller WAS guilty of being
drunk. and was given the choice Of
so days or paying the costs.
Durwood Keeter of LittlCton, was
guilty of drunken driving, and was
fined $50 and costs. and his license
was revoked for - months.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
County Pays
$3,426 Debt

PAYMENTS in the sum Of S.. lG6 Will
I've made at New York banks January
, on obligations for Vance county, 1t
was said today by Miss Dorothea
Woodliet. county accountant Checks
have been sent for the items. all
being interest on outstanding deo;
obligations.
\ payment on road bond account
viii be made to Central Hanover
Bank & Trust Company IN the sum
OF SITS: road bond interest of S62C
and Henderson school bond interest
of SOS. both to Chase National Bank.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Sc ARMY TRUCKS GAS
UP AT SERVE-ALL

Ninety-siN Chevrolet army trucks
gaSSCd here this morning at the
Servc-All Service Station while en-
route to Fort Bragg for delivery.
The trucks were parked along
North Garnet street while awaiting
their turns at the gas pumps.
Each truck took on about Is GAL
Ions of gas. They were new vehicles.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
C.. OF c. DIRECTORS
TO MEET TONIGHT

Directors Of the Henderson Cham
Der of Commerce will hold their
monthly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
in the office of the organization.
Smith H. Young. secretary. said to-
day that only routine business is to
be transacted.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
AUTO is WRECKED
BY MORNING BLAZE

Fire this morning at Gas o'clock
burned the automobile of Howell
Bullock, Negro, on Homer street.
The auto, a 1887 Chevrolet coach,
was blazing inferno when firemen
arrived, and the vehicle was damae-
ed practically beyond repair, accord
ing to firemen.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-12-30
Library Closed New Years.

The Perry Memorial Library Will
be closed Wednesday. New Years
Day. and all books due that day will
be considered due on January ,.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-10-05

hunt the previous day. He savage
~ dcnounces Carminati. who de-
mands that they start Immediately
on lion hunt Carminati inten-
tionally wounds lion and dares
Fairbanks TO go into the brush and
finish the kill, a foolish and haz-
ardous attempt.
Knowing that Carminati hopes
for his death. Fairbanks energies
with torn arm -angrily disbands
the camp. and orders the safari
back TO NJ Pola. After telling off
both Madeleine and Carminati he
planes back alone and prepares to
fly TO Europe and the war. In a Sc
ries OF fast-paced scenes the pic
ture Is brought to dramatic cli-
max.
The direction OF Edward II. Crit
fifth is at all times smooth and con-
vincing. and maintains suspense
throughout. The screenplay was
written by Delmer Dawes from A
story by Paul Hervey Fox. In ad-
dition 10 Miss Angelus. Carminati,
and Overman. Billy Gilbert is a
featured player.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-10-05
New Telephone Book
Largest In History
With "a Pages Added

Refl,ctlng Industrial and resi-
dent al growth throughout the area
IL serves. $4,000 copies OF the new
Detroit telephone directory largest
in the ciiys history. We're distribute
ell this week.
Henry &. kulling, general drec-
tory MANAGER for The company
predicting that Detroit soon may
have to split its directory into two
nr more volumes as IS necessary in
New York and Chicago substantial
ed such an outlook with growth
statistics The hook has 81 more
pages and $4,000 more listings than
The previous issue and weighs one
quarter pound more To be exact.
the new book weighs az pounds.
and has J 372 pages and contains
about 3i5.000 separate listngs.
More than 100 tons Of paper were
required for It's publication
The directory has two new fca-
lures. For the hrst tine. suburban
Subscribers outside Of the Detroit
exchange are listed together under
a common Alphabetical plan rather
than hy communities in which they
live. Tho directory also contains
two new central office name pre-
fixes Evergreen and Superior
as further evidence OF telephone
growth in the city.
Smith Is still the most popular
name in the telephone directory.
with 2ls4 l.sfings. The Browns
retain their traditional runnerup
Standing
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-10-05
Child Prodigy To Appear In Recital
All Plymouth Congregational Church

Marlene white is only six years
old. hut already she has carved her
self niche in the Hall Of Fame
directly adjoining that Of the i'm
mortal Charles l.aughton. Marlene
can recite without prompting -
Lncoln's Gettysburg address and.
as far as is publicly known. no one
else has ever done that but the
English l.aughton. Even Abraham
Lincoln had 10 refer to scrubbed
notes.
Marlene doesn't understand ex-
actly what she Is saying, hut she
knows all the words and can't be
confused.
More than that. Marlene can an
swer more than SEQ difficult ques-
lions NJ the type that would make
Professor Quiz tumble and blush
Who wrote Treasure Islands'
Where is paper money printed
Who founded Georgia? what
causes raing Who invented the
kodak? Where was the Pan Ameri-
can conference held? And for what
purpose? who was Patrick Hen
ry? who Is secretary of State?
What is the smallest form of plant
life? You call the question, Mar
lene has the answer.
Until someone with a better
memory cones forward. Marlene
will hold the honor as Atlanta's No
/ child prodigy. She crawled at
tho age OF three weeks. had pulled
herself 10 her feet beside a bed at
five months and was walking NJ
nine months She can count TO 100
with little prompting hut can
make Il up 70 IS under her own
power. Marlcne can count. draw,
use a typewriter, and many other
unusual things. She was guest
speaker on I'VE the People" in
terviewed by the famous "Profssor
Quiz
Recently Marlene has learned the
Declaration ~ Independence and
recites II 'huently with perfect In
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-10-05
Dr. Leach Praises Patriotism OF Negro In Pontiac Speech
Talk Made AT
Presentation OF
Flag To Center
Points To
Record Made On
Battle Fields

PONTIAC Ceremonies 10 dedi-
cate The new flag and flagpole at
The Southwest community Center
were held last sunday afternoon.
The flag was presented to the cen
ter by the John c. Baynard VIZ
W. post No. S10l and its women's
auxiliary.
Dr. Jesse l.. Leach. Flint. was
the principal speaker OF the day.
He was introduced by Dr. II. II.
Mcneil member of The City Com
mission a parade proceeded the
ceremonies at the building.
Frs To Die
DR.. Leach Impressed upon his
hearers the many reasons why the
colored people OF America should
always serve respect and protect
the stars and stripes lie said in
part. THE first man TO die for
Old Glory was a colored man,
Crispus Attacks. slain in The first
battle OF the Revolutionary War
upon the commons Of Boston They
PLAYED an important part In the
mon NlttNlN III tii' WI W a. q
In the Spanlsh-American War,
when first given the honoring OF
hearing The beautiful flag OF the
Tni'ed States. they served herol-
cally. pae sing the banner from one
to The other in the hattie OF San
Juan Hill until hostili'ies ceased.
In the first World War. though
fighting on foreign soil, there are
none who can say that a member
of the Negro race was ever treach-
erous To. disreepectfm 10, or who
desecrated The American flag. In
this day when everyone is talking
patriotism. the Colored race Is
again ready TO defend even to
death. The flag Of the United States
OF America
The members and boys IT the
James Europe post Of Detroit were
present and contributed 10 The
ceremonies. Or. Mcneil accepted
tho flag for the center's board OF
directors