Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
By MRS. SARAH HALEY WRIGHT

1892 go. WHERE TO GO:
Eta Moten, stage, screen and radio
star will give program Of songs
in the auditorium of Peoria Cen
trail high school, 415 North street
Friday evening, May 2 at 8:15.
This event is sponsored by the
Stewards Board and Junior choir
Of Ward Chapel AME church. Rev.
M. R. Dixon, pastor :. N. Beginning
May l and continuing through
the 3rd, the Food Show and Cook
ing School under the direction Of
w. L. Tasker will be open for
the approval Of the public at
Mount Zion Baptist church, 18th
and State streets Rev. 7. A.
Johnson, pastor. The exposition
is being sponsored by the Home
makers Kitchen institute under
the auspices of the Illinois club.
S. McFolling, president and will
be one of the most interesting af-
fairs Of its kind ever promoted by
colored people in Peoria ... The
show will not only display fine
array of foods and modern appli-
ances but there will be an educa-
tional side. Trained colOred dem
onstrators will give you any in
formation you want concerning the
attest methods for the prepara-
ton of foods. There will be free
prizes and baskets Of groceries
nightly and various entertain
ments ... Eta Moten, radio, stage
! and screen star will give pro-
gram Of songs Bingo Party at
the Legion Home April Is. Priz-
es as announced M. AS announced
by the chairman, Mrs. Ethel Pearl,
the dinner sponsored by the BTU
at Fourth Avenue Baptist church
will be held Sunday, May 4 at |
pm. ... Woman's Day at the
North Side Church Of God in
Christ, 112 Green street, Sunday,
May II at 2:30. The chairman,
Mrs. H. ]. Proctor requests that
all women desiring to be on the
program please come prepared.
Elder H. Spratling, pastor ". :.
! Sunday, May II at 3 pm. pro
gram by the Brotherhood at 4th
| Avenue Baptist church. A. Warn
er, president; Rev. M. d. Dickson,
pastor UndenOminatiOnal pray
er band meeting May 4 at the
Prayer room, 2O5 Green street.
Mrs. Carl A. Jackson, president
=. Annual sermon, Household OF
Ruth No. 4O9 and 1904 G. y. o.
Of o. F. at st. Paul Baptist church
May II -. Addressing an audi
ence Of $500 people at the Peoria
armory April p, Mrs. T. D
Roosevelt, wife Of the nations
chief executive urged that the
cost Of isolation be considered. She
discussed the Americas and other
important themes. The first la
ay revealed her winning person
atty I'LL. Mayor elect Edward n.
! Woodruff made the principal adj
dress at the successful and largely
attended Republican victory din
ner at 7tll Avenue Baptist church
on April 81. Other speakers were
! Mrs. Myrtle Smith, Messrs. Kumpf
Rev. M. D. Dickson, Harry Tis-
dell, Erthel Autry, DR.. Eugene
T. Alexander, Jim Carter and
others The Girl Reserves con
ference Of the Peoria district held
a highly successful conference at
Decatur April 1920. Sessions
we're held at the YWCA and the
Orlando hotel. The registration
| consisted Of IT'S girls which in
cluded IL girls from Peoria ac-
companying Mrs. Lucille Reeves.
! They were Betty Wheeler, Althea
| Alexander, Helen Rutledge, EN-
ma Lou Robinson, Lena Warfield,
Marguerite Character. Accom-
panying Mrs. Winona Crooks
were Lula Allen, Grace Fears,
Anna Haley, Ruth Order, and
Emily Aubrey. Among the del
egates was Miss Johnetta Ran
dolph formerly a girl reserve Of
Peoria and now Of East st. Louis.
Special honors were accorded her
as an outstanding girl reserve.
The 1912 conference will be held
in Peoria -. Misses Alice Strick-
land. Neomi Marley and Doris
Williams Of Illinois State Normal
were in the city over the week end
as delegates to the Student wv
CA conference held at Bradley.
Miss Strickland was the house
guest of Miss Edith Norton. Mrs.
Lynch Conway has been appoint
ed a member of the senior advis-
orv board of the Boy State Alum
nj She represents Tisdell Post
She met Mrs. Roosevelt and
served as a member Of the re-
ception committee WARD
CHAPEL AME CHURCH: The
Junior Choir rendered a program
at the Christian church Tuesday
night. They gave q good &C
count Of themselves ~. Mrs. An
ma Pope is a patient at the St.
Francis hospital. We are all pray
ing that she may have a speedy
recovery ... Mrs. James 9. Dix