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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-08

the place, but they say -. 40
piece orchestra that a thou
sand orchids alone and L.
Jeremy is his first name and he
|. . no, a grandson and heir Z.
not exactly engaged, understand,
but -. oh, 20 years at least i.
They say he is -. they say the
old gentleman wanted to pre-
sent
They say, they say, they say.
Clear, concise coverage of the few
established facts were printed first
in The Gazette Ito Mrs. Molly's
delight and the other papers were
forced to follow at once. There had
been no photographs as yet, but
the three Sunday morning papers
would have the story in pictures
on society section fronts. The short
interim until Sunday was a period
of choicest gossip.
A great deal of the gossip cen
tered Immediately On who will be
there" That question, either by
innuendo or direct Interrogation,
was on everybody's lips in the up
per class society. Astonishingly,
there seemed to be no affirmative
answers.
Finally one of the town gossips
just broke down and voiced the
feeling of all. This was at a rather
alcoholic function on Saturday
evening.
Its practically Tuesday now"
she complained to a group OF
henchmen, male and female. "And
if none of us has been invited,
whoever has? 1 mean, well, after
all, it's the Merrifelds'. They Ire
quite, uh-well, you know, distin-
guished. You know"
They knew.
All her listeners knew exactly
what she meant-that the Merri-
field fortune was simply too impos-
ing to be treated haughtily, and
that the socially elite of the city
was anxious to go to any sort Of
function that might be presented
there. A Mr.. Cholly Harrington
overheard this and other conversa-
tons, and got back to The Sunday
Chronicle-Post office in time
enough to include the essence of it
in his widely-read chit-chat col
umn.
The Republican., 1940-08-15
Dewitt Reunion Is Held

Many relatives and friends were
present at the Dewitt reunion held
last Sunday at Crellin. After an elab-
crate dinner a business meeting was
called for the election of officers and
other matters. w. Henry Dewitt, of
Morgantown was made president for
the fourth consecutive year. Miss
Irene Dewitt, Morgantown, vice-pres
ident, and Jean F. Dewitt, also of
Morgantown, secretary and treasurer.
1t was decided to join the Dewitt
Family Historical society of Ameri-
ca, the parent organization which was
formed July 4, 1884, at the old home
stead, Ulster county, Kingston, N. Y.
Branches in IA states include about
700 members.
Mrs. Violet Randall, Westernport,
was elected secretary, and Herbert
Dewitt, Morgantown, treasurer of the
new society.
Pictures were shown by the histor-
ian of the grounds and home of the
common progenitor Gerch Classen de
Witt, which was built 1860. The old
stone house is in an exceptional state
of preservation.
The Republican., 1940-08-15
DEER PARK

Miss Ila Fern Knox, who visited rel
atives at New Kensington, Pa, has
returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nelson, Mt
Zion; Harry Nelson, Shaw, w. Va,
and Rose Paugh were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Maybe on Sunday.
'Rebecca Paugh was leader at the
young peoples meeting Sunday even
ing.
Members of the Tri Mu Sunday
school class with their teacher will go
on their annual class picnic Satur-
day afternoon.
A daily vacation Bible school will
be conducted at the Methodist church
in Deer Park, beginning August 26
and running through to and including
August 30. All children 4 to IA years
are cordially invited.
The Republican., 1940-08-15

cral days last week in Washington,
D. c. The Knierums left Friday night
for their home at Wheeling after a
visit here.
Miss Beatrice Grove is spending two
weeks at McClellandtown with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Everly.
Mrs. Paul Friend and Ford, McCul-
lough and Mr.. and Mrs. John Holman
and son Harry attended the McCul-
lough reunion at Indiana, Pa, on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Effie Chisholm and Mrs. Vista
Welch were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Ida Frantz at the home of Judge Nor
val Speehman. Mrs. Frantz is very
much improved.
Clifford Frantz, an employee of the
Frazee Service Station, was operated
on for appendicitis on Thursday at
Memorial hospital, Cumberland. Mrs.
Frantz and their son visited him on
Sunday.
Lawrence and Audra Collins, Terra
Alta, were Tuesday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Dun
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hart, Oakland,
visited relatives here Monday.
Misses Louise and Alta Wicklow at
tended the Spoerlein reunion at Acct
dent on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hall and Mrs.
Elvira Lichty, Connellsville, were Sun
day guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ]. Lytle.
Mrs. Lichty is remaining here for
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. O. Mccullough and
children attended the funeral of the
mother of Mrs. Mccullough, Mrs.
Kimmell Welch, at Mountain Lake
Park, on Monday. 3sr
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Black and Mrs.
Ralph Beachley were guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. William Snyder
at Piedmont
The Republican., 1940-08-15

last week in Grantsville with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmons Warwick.
Ernest Friend was at Riverton, W.
Va, on Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Haldeman Mrs Friend returned home
with him following a weeks visit.
Colt Wicklow is in Oakland for a
few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Warthen and
Eleanor Daily spent Saturday in Terra
Alta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Collins and
son, Terra Alta; Mr.. and Mrs. Lotus
Collins, Harmon, w. Va, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Mccullough, of Semertield,
were guests on Sunday afternoon of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunham.
Eleanor Wicklow has returned from
Terra Alta after a weeks visit with
her niece, Janet Wicklow.
Mrs. Charles Wolfe and sons, of
New York City, are here for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Rodgers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dunham and
Emert Shoemaker and family visited
in Frostburg Thursday night.
Mrs. w. F. Daily and Mrs. Matte
Crane went to Terra Alta to visit for
a few days. Mrs. Crane will then go to
bo,. Do,.lya,eb,1.sor
Miss Lucille Greenwood, repre-
sentative of the local Epworth League,
is attending the institute at Buck
hannon, w. Va, this week.
Miss Jane Guard is visiting her
father, Dorsey Guard, and family, at
Mill Run.
Wilbur Fox is in Ell1ins for two
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Friend and
son, Mrs. Gladys Phillippi and Miss
Floretta Savage We're in Cumberland
on Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Knoell, Con-
fluence;; were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Lytle. Rev. Knoell
preached here on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Dawson, of Cumber-
land, has returned to her home after
a weeks visit with Miss Dorothy
Glenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steyer and
daughter Elaine, Fresno, Calf, and
Mr.. and Mrs, Virgil ByXbe, SPRING
vile, Calf, have returned to their
homes after having visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Friend and Mrs. Ella
Friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Davis and son,
Pittsburgh, visited Mrs. Effie Friend
on Sunday.
Miss Marguerite Beckman returned
here Sunday after weeks visit with
her parents at Swanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Thomas, Nor
gantown, and Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Thomas and son were guests of Mrs.
Jennie Mccullough, Carrolton, Ohio,
Sunday.
Cecil Schroyer and family and Mrs.
Matte Kamp motored to Pitcairn on
Sunday where they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Fike.
Miss Hope Welch has returned to
Terra Alta, where she is employed,
after having spent a brief vacation
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Statler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knierum and
son and Mrs. Ellen Rodgers spent sew
The Republican., 1940-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry X. George and
family, Bobtown, are visiting relatives
here.
Betty Clatterbuck is visiting with
relatives at Lonaconing and Nikep.
Mrs. Harry Thrasher, Mrs. Mary
The Republican., 1940-08-15

Maybe and Mrs. Carl Maybe attans.,
the county picnic at Bittinger on 'lDea S
urday. "''
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Junkins o.,
children, Vindex, are visiting Nrs I5'u II,
len Hinebaugh.
The Republican., 1940-08-15
FRIENDSVILLE
Church Announcements

The Rev. L. A. Wagner has an
nounced a joint council meeting in the
Lutheran church at Accident on Fri
day, August 16, 1880 p M. Services
will be held at the Friendsville Luth-
eran church on Sunday, August 18,
500 p M. The pastor will speak on
Wasted Opportunities" There will be
no service in the parish on the 25th
inst, as the Rev. Wagner is planning
to attend the annual convention of the
West Virginia Synod to be held at
Jackson's Mill.
The Rev. R. L. Greynolds has an
nounced that DR.. c. E. Brandt, Rom.
ney, W. Va, superintendent of the
Methodist churches of this district,
will conduct the last quarterly con-
ference for this year on Sunday, Au-
gust 18, at the Friendsville church, 3
P. M. The regular church service will
be held at II A. NJ, conducted by the
pastor
The Republican., 1940-08-15

The Census Bureau lists 256 relig-
ious denominations in the United
States with 55,807 1866 members. The
largest single denomination is the Ro-
man Catholic with almost 20 million
members
The Republican., 1940-08-15
Brief Mention

Mrs. Robert Murphy was hostess at
the meeting of the Foreign Missionary
Society on Thursday evening at her
home. Mrs. l.. L. Friend was in charge
Of the program, at which time Mrs.
R. L. Greynolds gave reading. Others
participating in the program were
Miss Nina Peck, Mrs. L. L. Friend
Mrs. Robert Murphy and Mrs. H. A
Skidmore.
Mrs. r. L. Greynolds entertained
the Blooming Rose Methodist Ladies'
Aid at her home on Thursday after
noon. Plans were discussed for hold
ing joint social with the Friendsville
Methodist Ladies' Aid on Saturday of
this week.
A birthday surprise party was given
Sunday afternoon by w. E. Dunham
and Mr. and Mrs. Emert Shoemaker,
celebrating the 54th birthday ami
versary of Mrs. William E. Dunham.
Three decorated birthday cakes were
presented the honoree and she also
received many gifts. All the guests
were brothers or sisters of Mrs. Dun
ham and included Gilbert Haenftling,
of Cumberland; Mrs. Clarence Spear
and daughter June, Oakland; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Haenftling, Mr.. and Mrs.
August Haenftling and son Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haenftling and
daughters Dotty and Ruth, Accident;
Janet Wicklow, Terra Alta; Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow and daughter
Eleanor, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Dun
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Shoemaker
and children and Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Teets announce
the birth of a son on August 8 at their
home.
The third annual reunion of the
Grove family was held on Sunday,
August II, at the New Colonial Inn,
east, of Grantsville. approximately
500 persons attended. The Accident
band, along with some other local tai
ent furnished music.
The oldest couple present was VIM.
A. Murphy, sc, and his wife Henrietta
Grove Murphy, n, of Welch Hill,
Frostburg. They also represented the
only family of four generations pres
ent, members in the generations be-
ing Quincy A. Murphy, Robert w.
Murphy and Robert Selby Murphy, of
Friendsville. The same officers serving
last year were reelected for the pres
ent year.
Mrs. Matte Dodge has returned to
her home at Terra Alta after a visit
with relatives here.
Mrs. H. L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Mer-
relle Shultz and daughters, Somerfield,
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. Shoe
maker, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed. Friend spent several days
The Republican., 1940-08-15
$3.50" IMPROVED ""''"'''
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAy
OCHOOL uGSSOn
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union)
Lesson for August Is

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
1ected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
The Republican., 1940-08-15

Mobilization bill was passed by the
Senate II to 7.
Accidents on rural highways take
two lives every hour and cost the ma
tion 500 million dollars annually.
The Republican., 1940-08-15
GODS CARE OF HIS PEOPLE

LESSON TEXT-Psalm 23
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord is my shep.
herd; l shall not want.-Psalm 23:1.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Rev. L. W. Harris
Memorial Sunday
At Pilgrim

Next Sunday, February 25, will
be observed as L. w. Harris Me-
mortal Day at Pilgrim Baptist
Church, Sc. Paul. The church and
the two communities will join in
honoring the memory of their late
pastor.
At the IL o'clock service, Rev.
H. w. Bolts, of Zion Baptist
Church, Minneapolis, will preach,
and the church financial rally will
be eliminated.
At the evening service, begin
ming promptly at 8 p. m, civic lead
ers, social service organizations, re-
ligious groups will jointly offer re-
marks on the life and service OF
Rev. Harris.
John r. Lawrence, Jr., will pre-
side at the evening meeting.
Among the speakers announced
will be Clarence Mitchell of the
Urban League and Miss I. Myrtle
Garden and others.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Three Hundred Hear Foster
At Closing Meeting of
Annual Interracial Week

tractors are not permitted to hire
white workers. This means, Mr..
Foster said, that Negro contractors
can never get enough workers to
do a really Big sob and the Negro
union members are not hired by
the big white contractors.
Talking on the housing situation
in Chicago, Mr.. Foster mentioned
that 60 per cent of the land is
closed to Negro occupants because
of restrictive covenant agreements
among white owners. These agree
ments, Mr.. Foster said, prevent a
white man from even lending his
property to Negro.
He placed emphasis on the fact
that the welfare of our respective
American communities is inter-
woven with the welfare of Negroes
as well as that of other people
making up these communities.
Rev. Carl F. Zietlow, Regional
Secretary of the Round Table of
Christians and Jews, spoke on the
subject "Minorities and Racial
Groups" Chas. w. Washington,
Executive Secretary of the Urban
League, speaking on the local in
ter-racial program, stated that this
year the program had been extend
ed to civic organizations and labor
unions as we'll as church groups.
Attorney Raymond w. Cannon in
troduced the principal speaker. In
vocation was given by Rev. r. A.
Howard of Border M. E. Church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Fun Festival Next Friday
Night at Halle

The St. Paul Youth Conference
will hold a Fun Festival at Halle
@. Brown House Friday, March l.,
in benefit of the annual Youth Con-
ference. It will be a combination
basketball and dance. A cage game
will be held between the Esquire
Clowns" versus the "Elte Uncle
Toms" two teams representing two
well known clubs. The dance which
follows the game has been called
by committeeman a "Jitterbug
Jamboree."
Admission will be 25 cents per
couple and Is cents single. Don't
forget to come and have a grand
time and help a worthy cause
advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Modern Dance
Recital Tonight

For the Modern Dance group
February % is the day. The Negro
Dance Group is making its first
appearance as an auxiliary to the
Modern Dance Group under the
direction of Gertrude Lippincott.
The group boasts Of the space CIV
en- to its performance in the metro
politan press. The Negro Dance
Group was organized last August
and is the first of it's kind to be
formulated in the Twin Cities. Miss
Bernice Brown is the instigator of
this group. She has done much solo
work in Modern Dance and this is
her second year of study under
Gertrude Lippincott and Ruth Hat
field.
Eunice Brown, Rosamond Collier.
Hazel Warricks, Beryl Cockrell
have been studying since the group
began it's work. The group will
appear in two numbers go Down
Moses" and in the Statement for
Peace" the latter dance which is
very affirmative number. The
group will appear in recital at Ben
ton Hall in the YWCA at 8:15,
Friday night, February %. There
is no doubt that modern dance, as
an art form, is coming to play an
important part in preserving Negro
culture. Interest in the modern
dance is increasing and this is en-
couraging to the dancers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Funeral Rites
Held for Mrs.
Maggie Wong

Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie
Wong, 3517 Fourth avenue south,
were held Wednesday afternoon at
Bethesda Baptist Church with Rev.
Jace Clayburn officiating.
= Bethesda choir sang during the
funeral rites. Burial was at Crystal
Lake cemetery. The Neal Funeral
Home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wong, i'll since September,
died Sunday at Rochester State
Hospital.
Born 68 years ago in Atlanta, if
she had lived she would have been
SO years old March 8.
= She had been a resident of the
Twin Cities for 48 years.
Principal survivors are Jos. D.
Ware and N. C. Ware, nephews.
Members of Bethesda church
served as pallbearers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Birth of Nation
Showing Banned
On U Campus

The scheduled showing of the
Birth of a Nation" infamous
anti-Negro film, Tuesday, at North
rop Auditorium, by the visual edu-
cation department of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, was cancelled
abruptly last Friday after an ava
lanche of protests from various or
CARNATIONS.
The Negro Student Council on
the campus lodged a protest with
H. B. Jensen, "U" instructor in
charge of movie programs, and
Dean M. M. Wiley, assistant to
the president, earlier in the week,
but were told that the picture
would be shown despite the coun-
ciPs protest.
Dean Wiley expressed himself,
according to reports, as being of
the opinion that the student group,
by protesting against such things
as the Birth of a Nation" were
focusing attention upon themselves
as a campus minority.
Friday morning Henry M. Muir
ray, executive vice-president of the
Minneapolis Civil Rights Commit
tee, was apprised of the proposed
showing Of the picture by C. w.
Washington of the Urban League.
Mr.. Murray Immediately went to
work. AS a result, in two hours
Mr.. Jensen issued statement that
the picture had been cancelled. Co.
operating in successful protests
were the League of Women Vot-
ers, Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, State
Council for Industrial Organiza-
ton, Hennepin County C. I. o.,
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Union, Teachers Union IA, and
other groups.
It Is understood a downtown
Minneapolis theatre has scheduled
the photoplay for showing this
weekend.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Following closely on the heels of
a successful Lincoln Douglas Mem
orial Program, the Joint Negro La
Dor Council of st. Paul has already
outlined plans for a Civil Rights
Conference scheduled for March
II, the Monday before city primary
elections. The Civil Rights Con-
ference will be the third big event
of a planned three month program
of activity outlined last December.
That program called for Forum
in January, a Lincoln-Douglas OBJ
servation in February and Civil
Rights Conference in March.
In addition to the Conference
scheduled for March IL the Sub
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Two Minneapolis Catholic
Parishes Established by
Archbishop John Murray

Religious instruction will be con-
Quoted for children following mass
at both locations.
Father Hirman was ordained to
the priesthood in June, 1880. He
has served the church at LIE Center,
Litchfeld, Nativity in st. Paul and
for the past four and One-half
years has been assistant pastor at
the Church of Annunciation, Min
neapolis.
He, with lay members, formed
the Society of Blessed Martin de
PORES, February 9, 1888. Since
that time this group and it's auxil-
larry have grown steadily in men,
bership.
Trustees named are r. Augustine
Skinner and Thomas M. Miller.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any of the masses or in
structions.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Welcome Hall Seniors "a;
Augustana ~

Led by Donald Jackson with 18
points, the seniors of Welcome
Hall, playing in the Church League,
maintained their early season lead
by soundly trouncing the much
improved Lutheran quint on the st.
Paul Boys Club floor Saturday
night, February II.
The Hallmen, off to slow start,
found the mark late in the first
stanza to pull away to an eight
point lead at half-time and came
back in the last period with burst
of speed which sent them into COM
plete command Of the ARRAY from
the start. The lead was never
threatened from there as Cohen,
Fletcher and Goldstien all con-
tributed to lopsided score.
With only two games remaining
the Hall has a cinch share in the
division honor and is almost a GER
tain bet to cop the league title and
thus become the first aggregation
from the house to achieve such an
honor.
The team journeys to Owatonna,
Mimi, Thursday night, February
20, to take on the fast-stepping
Commercial five in the Pillsbury
Academy gym.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Joint Labor Council Sets March IL as Date
for Civil Rights Conference

Committee mapped plans for
public Mass Meeting on March 5,
where all of the candidates for city
offices will be invited to speak. The
committee decided to let the aud
ence ask three questions of each
speaker, if that is necessary, at the
end of their respective talks.
Among the late registration for
city council candidacy was the
name of Robert Turner, prominent
in progressive civic affairs. Turner
is well known to St. Paul, having
run on the city ticket once before.
The Joint Labor Council will an
nounce a list of the candidates it
endorses for election in another
issue.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Speaking before an audience of
800 people of both races, A. L.
Foster, Executive Secretary of the
Chicago Urban League, expressed
grave doubt that race relations are
improving in this country.
Mr.. Foster stated that the status
of race relations must be measured
in terms of improved housing and
employment conditions, educational
opportunities and civil rights. U.s.
ing these factors as a standard of
measurement he cited figures show
ing the differences between the in
come of Negro and white workers
north and south and gave numerous
illustrations of bad housing condi-
tons, discrimination in employ
ment and the denial of the Negroes
rights as a citizen.
The speaker said that in Chicago
one of the public schools offers a
course in technical training, but
Negroes are barred from it because
unions furnish the machinery and
these same unions refuse to admit
Negroes to their membership.
Speaking further on the question
of union membership, Mr.. Foster
stated that Negroes may become
members of the Electrical Workers
Union but they must join separate
locals from the whites. Under the
terms of the agreement Negroes
are not permitted to work with
white contractors and Negro con-
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and campus leadership during 1889,
has been voted Edward D. Yeat-
man, senior at the University of
Illinois, it has just been made pub
lie. A gold medal goes with the
award.
Yeatman is one of the most out
standing men on his campus, espe-
cially in Spanish and dramatics,
and was this year elected presi-
dent of the Spanish Club, a prec-
edent at Illinois. He is treasurer of
the Spanish honorary society of
Sigma Delta Pi. He not only took
part in two Spanish plays but also
helped to produce, and acted in, a
French play for the Romance Ian
guages Department. He is a candi-
date for university honors in Span
ish.
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partment of Safety, which includes
the police and fire departments,
amounted to approximately 1920
a month. Today they are total of
about $3.50 a month.
A few years ago one individual
who passed a captains examina-
ton was refused an appointment
because there was no vacancy at
the station manned by colored fire
men. The officials at that time, it
is understood, refused to send him
to a white station. In the past year
three white captains have been sent
to take charge of present station
manned by colored employees. Two
of these men passed with lower
grades than the present colored eli
gible. This was made possible by
veterans preference.