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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-17
TRAGEDY CALLS NAVY OFFICER
 TO BLA5T SCENE

Commander William Sihler o1 Seattle, aide to Capt. R. E. Thom- as, 18th Naval District officer in charge of defense contracts al Navy bases in Alaska, was in Jul neau today awaiting transportatic1 to Sitka, where six men were killed in a dynamite explosion Sum- day.
 Sihler said he left Seattle upon receiving an hours notice of the tragedy and has not received ar official account of the facts a; yet. He arrived on the Yukon yes terday and is staying at the Bac- anof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-17
PASTOR WOOD TO
 RETURN HERE SOON

Pastor H. L. Wood, Seventh-Day Adventist, expected to arrive in Juneau about October 27, accord ing to a radiogram received by Mrs Wood.
 Pastor Wood has been to Dutch Harbor and Kodiak from where he planed to Anchorage. He will later go to Fairbanks then come to Ju- neau by PAA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-17
ST0RES DO NOT CLOSE
 TOMORROW

Alaska Day will be observed ter ritorially tomorrow. Banks and ter ritorial offices in Juneau will be closed all day
 Stores and other business houses will be opened all day as usual as well as all Federal offices.
 The schools of Juneau are holi- daying today, programs on essen tial features of Alaska Day com rrising yesterdays observance :n High School and Grade School.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
DR.. Rich Guild to Take Over
The Women" Tuesday Eve
Orthopedic Groups 10 Meet for Luneheons on Monday
Afternoon al Various Homes of Members
by virna Haffer.

"The Women will play for charity on Tuesday evening
when members of the Dr. Edward A Rich guild OF the
Tacoma Orhopedc association take the Drama League
Little Theater for benefit performance of the popular
Claire Booth satire currently running under the direction
of Mrs Cecil r. Fuller.
Mrs. Paul Warren past president of the guild, has
made for the evening and with her husband
1t Col Warren, will greet the members and their guests
as they arrive.
Assisting also will be Mrs. Paul Smith and Mrs Jack
Groth who will usher Mrs Will J. Conner and Mrs. II. h
Pirret in charge of the check and Mrs l. B. Mac
donald and Miss Marie HUH in the box office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06

An incomplete list Of comus
club members includes Drs. and
Mesdames o. C. Button. Edwin B.
Clark, T. II. Fox. Norman Mace,
Ross MePhail. Elmer Peterson. w.
II. Price. Chris c. Reynolds. For
dyce johnson, Thomas A. Mckay,
Messrs. and hesdames Earl f.
Arthur. Paul Barber. Jones Bel
land, Phillip S. Brown. Frank c.
carmody. Harold f. Dahl. Arthur
Drips. Henry Foss. f. A. Fred
ericks, a. n. Gunderson. Frank c.
Hawks. p. b Houston, l.. p. Jack
son. orrin Jacobsen. Clarence r.
Johnson, Clifford f.. Johnson,
Ralph l.. tombstone. Darrell Lee,
Robert J. Lloyd. William Mahneke.
Messrs. and Mesdames Murray
McCarty, Walter Mierow. f. J.
Murnen. Leon Myers, Wilbert G.
Pinches. Thomas G. Rathbone, A.
C. Rawnsley. Herbert T. satterlee,
Charles Schleusner. Stewart Simp-
son. Arthur soyer. VIII f. Smith,
o. v. Snyder. Vernon Shields. Les
lie Il. Sulgrove, A. W. Taylor,
Ernest White, Alexander Davy,
Walter Green, Gil Alderman. John
Riley, Ernest Thompson. Garold
Gray, Horace V. X. Wright, f. r.
Fetterolf. Alfred Copp. Einar
Sather, Ted Brown. Perry Moore,
f. Il. Cronkhite, George p. Wright,
jr, G. f. Wratten. Ray Gamble,
Dale Kiehl. Edward Gazecki, Leo
Barton, r. A. Riebe, Ebert Forbes,
Robert J. Lowery, Fred Madsen.
BERTH Johnson. Albert Graham,
Herman Tenzler, Joseph Lancer,
Edward Hines, Howard Bradley.
II. A. Mierow.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Scheyer,
Messrs. and Mesdames l. {. Row
land. John Wells, Allan Crutcher,
Rudy A. Mueller, Richard McMa-
han. Fred Hansen, Bertil johnson,
Archie Mclean. Kenneth Berham,
Ted Brown, J. p. Hart and W. o.
Macpherson.
Lieut.. and Mrs Paul Wendell,
Lieut.. Comm. and Mrs. J. s. Rus
sell.
AS a special feature for the year
Miss Ann Bennett and her part
ner, Capt. l.. Cozen of Fort Lewis,
will introduce the rhumba to the
members. Board members who
have been receiving instruction
recently will present demonstra-
ton dance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
News and Notes
of Army Life

Officers and ladies of the 4lst
Field Artillery battalion honored
three of their number at a recep-
ton and buffet supper at the
Officers club Friday.
TWO newly-wed couples 1t. and
Mrs. Wright A. Seoyills and 1t.
and Mrs. Morgan X. Adams. were
taken around the post in the ira
ditional caisson ride given young
brides and grooms, before the re
ception. 1t. and Mrs John J.
Beiser were honored guests as the
parents OF a new baby.
Silver cake plates were pre-
scented TO the young married
couples. and silver baby cup TO
the Beisers by the officers and
ladies of the battalion.
A receiving line was formed AZ
the reception. after which the
guests went into the ballroom
for supper
1t. Col. and Mrs Boyee James
were hosts TO several of the
younger officers Of Colonel James
command the Third Quartermas-
ter battalion. at dinner at their
home last night. Guests were 1t.
and Mrs. Richard Weisfield of
Seattle. Capt. and Mrs. c. f. john
son. 1t. and Mrs. Clarence Dilley
of Portland and 1t. X. II. Shaw
and 1t. II. 3. Benedict.
Mrs. Boyce James entertained
at a on-bridge at the Off
GERS club on Thursday. Ladies
attending were Mesdames John
athan W. Anderson. Paul l.. Ran
som. o. 2. Newman. F. c. Sinsel,
Stanley Staatz. J. A. Gillespie, J.
w. Loef, r. X. Mearns. Monroe,
d. p. Elliott. w. f. Goe. J. P.
Barney, Jesse A. Laid. Paul Boy
Ian. II. H McAlpine. Jacob Moon,
J A. Sullivan, w. f. Lauer. c. r.
Lehner, J. b. Mockbee and p. J.
Murray.
Prizes were won by Mrs. staatz,
Mrs. Loef, Mrs. Laid, Mrs. Nc
Alpine and Mrs. Mockbee Autumn
flowers surrounding the Fort Lewis
coat OF arms decorated the table.
Mrs. c. p. fowler entertained
A number of her friends at lunch
con at the Officers club on
Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Christ Church Lists
Service Men Activities

Members and friends OF Christ
Episcopal church will be hosts at
. fall dance to be given Saturday
evening in Wells hall in honor Of
service men of the 206th Coast
Artillery and the 10th Medical
regiment from Camp Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard p. Bra
man. chairmen OF the dance. will
be assisted by Mrs. c. A. Hem
street. Mr.. and Mrs. William Con-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn r. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harbine Monroe,
Misses Peggy Hilton. Joan wor-
ley, Marion Brush. Mr.. Albert Fin
nigan and the Rev. and Mrs. Rob-
ert r. Pfeiffer.
Special guests for the evening
will be 1t. Col. John Williamson
and Maj. Chester Taylor, both OF
Camp Murray.
On Sunday evening the McChord
field entertainers will give the pro-
gram at the Youth Group meeting
at 7 o'clock. All service men are
invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
St. Marearet's Guild
To Hold Luncheon

The regular monthly meeting Of
st. Margarets guild will be held
in the parish house of Christ
church on Monday, Oct. 6. Lunch
con will be served at 1890. The
hostesses for the day will be Mrs.
Howard Braman, Mrs. L. F. Wing
and Mrs. C. Cormier. Mrs. A.
Worley will give reading and
Mrs. d. Gunston will play several
piano selections. Plans will be
discussed for the annual carnival
TO be held November It'll and Sth
in the parish house.
Pioneers of Tacoma Review,
Woman's Benefit association, will
hold their next meeting Monday
at Eagles hall; 1890 luncheon will
be served Mrs. f. W. Hopkins
will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
First Dance at Roof Garden
Will Have Cuban Motif
Officers Board Members and Wives 70 Be in Charge;
Cocktail psriy VIII precede Festivities

From far off Cuba comes the inspiration for the dancing
party October Il which opens COmus clubs the
Roof Garden Of Hotel Winthrop. The theme "A Cuban
Night" will be carried vivid eoors IN the decorations
throughout the ballroom and the tables.
Members of the board headed by the president and Mrs
Arthur Gunderson 20 be hosts for the evening Included
Pr and Mrs Edwin B. Clark DR. and Mrs. Norman Mace
and Messrs and Mesdames Harold +. Dahl T. Earl Arthur
Wilbert c. PnCheS. Clifford Johnson and W. Z. Smith
Mrs Robert Lowery assisted by Mrs. DAHL Is planning
for the table where cocktails will be served before
he dan frnrn until 10 O'clock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Rainbow
Install
Ceremony for Cedar
Chapter TO Be Saturday

Foremost in interest to the
south side of the city is the
annual fall installation Of
Cedar assembly. an impress
sive social event planned for
Saturday evening, October 4,
when Miss Betty Jear Lind
quist will be installed as the
newly elected worthy adviser.
The ceremony, attractive in
q setting of autumn leaves.
will take place at s o'clock in
Masonic hall, at So. 38th st.
and Yakima ave.
AZ the affair is open to all Rain
bow friends, invitations have been
extended TO Eastern Star members,
Nasons and friends. to all Rain
bow girls Of the city, and members
OF the Order OF DeMolay.
Miss Clementine Gordon, retir-
tns leader of the assembly. with
Or. Ida Frederick. mother adviser.
will be in charge Of the installation
ceremony. Other installing off
esrs will include Mesdames lone
Madison Anderson, Betty Evansen
Johnston, Doris Bird Platter, 10
Ann Stems Garrity, Marjorie De-
I'm Fallxtrom and the Misses Flor
ance Anderson, Lola Huff. Betty
Gallert, Evelyn Moe. Lucille Cur
rah. Adeline Gordon.
The new elective officers are
Misses Betty Jean Lindquist.
worthy adviser; Connie Hallen.
worthy associate adviser; Phyllis
Field. charity: Carol Gillispie,
hope; Betty sizer. faith.
Appointive officers are Misses
Adeline Bouffioux, drill leader.
Lola Mae johnson, chaplain; Myr-
tel Rooney, love: Betty Demers,
religion: Arlynne Innis. nature
Mary Jane Sanford. Immortality;
Dolores Bennett. fidelity; Geral-
dine Ties, patriotism; Marilyn Far
rell, service; Shirley Thompson,
confidential observer; Helen Hupp.
outer observer; Glenrae Carlson,
flag bearer; Evelyn Jensen. stand
ard bearer; Charlotte Miller, musi-
clan; Mary Jane Holmes, choir
director. Virginia Griffin and
Marjorie Rose are recorder and
treasurer, respectively.
The Rainbow choir members will
b the Misses Magma Frederick.
Serbia Nessner. Marilyn sloyer.
Carol Belts. Lois Hallen, June
schorer, Evelyn Hegdafil, Kathleen
Dyment. Phyllis Wright, Bonnie
Eimons. Muriel Cook. Beverlie
Alexander. carole Westerdale.
Catherine Forseth. Annette Myer.
Louise Foster. Barbara Blackburn,
June Hyatt, Beverlie Bond, Anita
Aldrich.
Among committee chairmen for
The winters activities are Misses
Lavsrn Whalquist, Jerry French,
Carol Moe and Lois Hallen.
The soloists for the evening viii
be Miss Helen Bruemmer and Mr..
Stan Hews. After the installation
ceremonies there will he dancing
and refreshments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06

The Rev. A. j. Krehsbach, moder-
ator of the club, will speak at the
meeting on "why Catholic
womans Club"
Projects Planned
A special project of the club
this year will he the presentation
OF speakers at three times. The
FIRST two, on illustrated art, will
be given by the Rev. Raphael
Heider, o.s.B., November u and
December 10. and the third by the
Rev. Jerome Toner, o.s.B.. on
Present Industrial Problems"
January 2s. The three lectures will
be given in the knights OF Column
bus hall on Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Andrew Berilla will be the
chairman Of the first lecture for
which FIR. Heider has chosen Con
temporary Catholic Art" On the
committee are Mesdames James
Egan. James Healy. c. Il. Henriot,
and ]. =. Simpson. Liturgy and
Art" will be his second topic. Mrs.
George Gahan will be chairman of
the project with assistants. Mes
danes Mark Dolliver, Joseph Har-
rison. A. u. Keenan,. Hervey Pet
rich, Margaret Mcdonald, Law
renee McNerthney and c. w. Van
Rooy.
FIR. Toner'S lecture is being ar
ranged by Mrs. Gerald pstten. as
sisted by Mesdames II. A. Mady,
c. Mentzer, r. J. Rinckel, d. r.
Shera.
New Officers
Officers serving with Mrs, Gahsn
this year are Mrs. Joseph Harrison,
vice president: Mrs. A. d. Keenan,,
second vice president; Mrs. Mark
Z. Dolliver. recording secretary;
Mrs. Hervey Petrich. financial sec
Rotary; Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. c.
w. Van Rooy. treasurer; Mrs.
Lawrence McNerthney. historian,
and Rev. A. J. krehsbach. chaplain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06

IntTt Will ne n HuIllUtI VI par
ties. before and after the perform
ance. One of the informal af-
fairs. supper following the
theater. is planned by Mrs. Ever
EFT Jensen. a member of the guild.
and her sister-in-law. Mrs. r. r.
Weller. at the latter's home.
In the party will be Mrs. Clsr-
ence Magnusson. Mrs. Francis Oh
son, Mrs. Robert Hunt. Mrs. Mar
tin Hammerstrom, Miss Frances
Brouns, Mrs. O. II. Weller, Mrs.
Donald Mcdonald, and Mrs. Otto
3. Roeder.
Guests of Mrs. J Hubert Craft
will be Mesdames Philip Farmer.
Lloyd selig. Shields Widener, Ar
thur Schmidt, and Lewis Williams.
After the theater they will he en-
tertained at the Craft home at late
supper
Mr.. and Mrs. a. L. Osbsrg will
entertain at dinner before the play.
Their guests will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry DuFour, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Khtgaard
Guild Meetings
The regular meeting of the DR.
Rich Guild will be held on Monday
at the home of Mrs. o. II. Weller
on steilacoom lake. Luncheon
will follow IL o'clock meeting
Assisting Mrs. Weller will be her
daughter. Mrs. Everett Jensen.
Mrs. H. r. Pirett and Mrs. o. G.
Button.
Members of Robert REYNOLDS
guild will meet at 1890 for lunch
con AT the home of Mrs. H V.
jackson, 3514 No. Washington.
Mrs. Arthur Peterson and Mrs.
Arthur Fries will assist. Planned
for the afternoon is a white sle-
plant SAFE for members.
Ellen Satterlee members will
have 1890 luncheon at the home
OF Mrs. f. r Lee. 5s14 Pacific
ave. At the same hour members
Of Jayne Garvin guild will gather
at the home of Mrs. Robert Cay
lord. Mare Vista Terrace with Mrs.
H ward Mccormack and Mrs.
Llewellyn Cohen.
Mrs. Camille Pessemier will en-
terrain members of Guild No. 10
at her home, sol No. 10th with
Mrs. Charles W. Lea, jr.. assisting
for 1890 o'clock lucheon. Taho-
ma guild will meet with Mrs. Thor
rollefson. 4l2I No. 3sth at 1890
with Mrs. Charles Green. Mrs. Lee
Powers and Mrs. Arthur Sivert-
sen assisting.
Alice Franklin members will D.
entertained az 1880 luncheon at
home Of Mrs. I. z. Hosks, s2i4
No. 20. Assisting vii be MIS-. A.
r. Gardner and Mrs. Herbert
Love.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Dancing Season Open October II for COuS CUE G0upS
New Pledges
Announced
CPS. Sororities, Fra
fernities Plan Ceremonies

Fraternity and sorority
rushing at the College of
Puget Sound has reached its
climax this week with the
announcement of the complete
list of pledges. Formal pledg-
ing is to be Wednesday eve
ming. Delta Alpha Gamma
and Lambda Sigma Chi both
will have ceremonies in their
sorority rooms.
Pledging Delta Alpha Gamma
are Berget Carlson, Carol Webb,
Mildred Policy, Lois Holland, Jane
Loren. Mary Brooks Lucas, Jean
Wright, Ruth Albertson, Rose
mary Salley. Mary Louise Rogers,
Mary Lou Ponton, Almira Mar
chesini, Elda Lee, Roberta Ma
haffey. Dolores Havlina. Pat Hill
debrand and Doris Nelson. Miss
Kathleen Cooper. new Gamma sd-
wiser. will attend formal pledg-
ing.
lambda Sigma Chi pledges are
Bettylu Mercer, Rosemarie Pesa-
creta. Hester Robinson, Jean
shackleton. Doris Twenstrom,
Beverly velton, Louis Moulton,
Loretta Maynes, Mary Marush,
Peggy O'Connell and Jacqueline
Brown. The sorority. announces
that Miss Muriel Mechanism is
to advise them this year.
Kappa Sigma Theta is pledging
Jean Hallen. Margaret Johnson,
Dorothy Backlund. Mary Lou Full
ton, Lois Rasmussen, Constance
Coaen, Dorothy Hager, Sherley
Day, Irene Fearn. Marijean Hartel
and Maxine Lister.
Pledges Of Alpha Beta Epsilon
included Jean McDougall. Jean
Sloop, Jean Sulley, Muriel Spaf-
forth, Joan Starrett, Dixie Bull
lard, Ruth Harrington, Eileen Kin
caid. Jane Thompson, Helen Pat
BEEN, Thelma Smith, Anne Nc
Carthy, Jolifern Torgerson, Har-
riet Green, Betty Lee Robertson and
Phyllis Wilson.
Fraternity pledges announced
this week included Don Erwin. Ted
Johnson, Don McCortland and Ray
RUNNING for Delta ri Omicron.
Pledging Delta Kappa Phi are
Art Anderson. George Lutz Jack
Moore. Joe Sangs. Dick Strom,
Bob Thariault, George Miller. Le-
Roy Vaughn, Walter Seahloom,
Glenn McKinnon and Paul Davis.
Sigma Zeta Epsilon pledges are
Joe Alongi, Tom Beer Wayne
Brown, Al Danielson, Ed Dever,
Bill Glover, Vic Grabar, Bill Greg
DRY, Ben Holdener. Donald Nc
Claim, Jack Spencer, Dick Steele,
Gene Torgett, Dick Uhlman. Jack
Vandenberg. Charles walton.
Sherman Day Don Hersey and
Bart Wood
Alpha Chi M announces the
pledging of Glen Blomberg, Harold
Lewtas, George Nickelsen How
ard Olson, Raymond Riley, Bob L.
Smith, Jack Helms and Eugene
! Peterson.
Sigma Mu Chi has pledged Dix
on Bond, George Brown. Bob Con-
ander. Bob Graham. Bob Heath,
Darcy Kelley, Keith Markoff,
Wiley Mellish Al Middlesworth.
George Wilmhoff. o. D. Williams
and Irving Woodwork.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06

Ladies' Of st. Leo's parish will
serve a turkey dinner in st. Lso's
new social hall on Sunday. Dinner
will be served from 1890 p. m.
until p. m. All members and
friends Of the parish invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Mrs. TsyIor 70 Open
Home 70 Alpha Study Club

Mrs. James Taylor will De host
ess al ? o'clock Monday 70 mem
bers Of Alpha Study club. Roll
call will be answered with current
events. Mrs Victor Miller viii
give the afternoon topic Round
About South America
sun Rise auxiliary of Machinists
locals Will meet Monday for lunch
cor AZ - O'Clock N the banquet
room Of the MODEL Grill. eI2
Commerce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Catholic Woman's Club Has
First Meeting of Season
Mrs. 7. {. Murphy VIII Open Home TO Large Group
Wednesday; Projects Planned for Coming Year
by Fisher studio.

Plans another busy year their 20h, being made
by members of the Catholic Womans club of Tacoma who
will for the first time Wednesday, Oct g. at the
new home of Mrs. T. f. Murphy.
Assisting the hostess during the tea hour will be Mrs
Charles Eckstrom chairman; Mrs X. T. Davis, Mrs Leo
McGavick, Mrs j. Buffeen and Mrs. Glen War
Mrs Andrew Bera the retiring president and her sue
cessor Mrs George Gahan, have been asked to pour.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

in France these men should be sent
to find employment.
In face of the man-sized war on
the eastern front of Europe, the Red
Cross agencies will have their hands
full keeping up with events! There
will be new rush of queries about
prisoners, missing and interned
civilians.
DR.. Marcel Junod, who has been
the troubleshooter of the Interna-
tional Red Cross Committee in
every hot spot since the Spanish
Evening star., 1941-08-26

the French room has been busiest
of all, and French records after
last June began spreading through
out the bureau like clinging ivy
Records for each belligerent
country are kept on different col
ored cards-green for the French,
rose for Germans, mauve for Poles.
Inquiries concerning each prisoner
are kept on white cards attached
10 the appropriate file.
j Machines speed up the laborious
Evening star., 1941-08-26

civil war, already has arrived in
Ankara, Turkey, to set up branch
bureau.
There, information Oh prisoners
and civilians will be exchanged
without the delay OF mailing by way
of Geneva.
As in the case OF the spring cam
paign of 1910, it probably will be
many months before the Red Gross
can disclose prisoners statistics on
either the Russian or the German
side.
Evening star., 1941-08-26

filing work and also make possible
setting up special classifications
very quickly.
Classified by Trades.
For example, arter 10000 French
soldiers poured into Switzerland in
June, 1910, for internment, each
soldier was classified according to
profession or trade. When the
French internees were repatriated
in January, 1941, the classifica tions
proved useful in determining where
Evening star., 1941-08-26
Red Cross Offices at Geneva Have Handled
100000 Inquiries on War Casualties

to find much later that they were
buried in some obscure place where
they had fallen.
Each belligerent or former bellig-
erent country has a separate room
of files and records in the huge
Evening star., 1941-08-26

headquarters. France, Britain, Ger
many, Poland, Italy, Norway, Hol-
land, Belgium, Greece, YugoSlavia
and now Russia-printed in large
letters above the doorways-tell the
story of this wars progress. To date,
Evening star., 1941-08-26
BACKGROUND

The center Of mercy in q luorld
OF 1Cdr is n0U, as often before,
the international headquarters
OF the Red Cross at Genera,
Sutherland. out Of the files and
reports Of its btirdened body Of
1porkerS Betty Sargent has put
together for readers OF The Star
graphic picture Of the back
rash OF lUar in Europe today.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Reported Dead For
~ Years; Returns
"a by DAVIS.

VASS. N. Clamp - Long
mourned dead, John johnson re-
Gently returned here to his wife
and nine children, after being ab-
sent for "A years.
Johnson left his family when
Sandy, the youngest child was but
a baby, to seek employment in
Portsmouth, Va. After two months,
all correspondence with fami-
ly ceased. and news came from a
relative in Virginia TO the effect
that John has succumbed to
smallpox epidemic
His wife, Carolina johnson. be-
gan the task of bringing up the
children. She started fish mart
and later added a restaurant to her
business. With the passing Of the
years. all her children married and
settled down in the community,
and Mrs. Johnson, now old, had
to depend upon her daughter, Anna,
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Gibson Named
To Employment
Committee
Two Investigators
Named To Staff At
$500 Per Year

WASHINGTON-(ANP) - Tru-
man K. Gibson, we'll known young
Chicagoan who has been serving as
assistant to Judge William HASTE
as assistant civilian aide in the war
denartment, has been named as
sistant to executive Secretary Law
renee Cramer of the Fair Employ
ment Practice committee. The COM
mittee which was appointed by
President Roosevelt after the
March on Washington" was post
poned, has a membership of six,
William Green of the A. F. of L.;
Phillip Murray of the CIO; Aid.
Earl B. Dickerson of Chicago; Mil
ton Webster of the Sleeping Car
Porter's Brotherhood also OF Cll-
cago; David Sarnoff Of RCA and
Mark Ethridge of Louisville who is
chairman.
Investigators who have been ap-
pointed for the committee incluoe
G.. James Fleming, former news
naper man of Philadelphia ana
Eugene Davidson of washington:
Gibson's salary is reported at S5,6Ou
per annum while the investigators
get $4,000.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Laymen To Meet
This Month In Czeueland

men in the cause of missions and to
stimulate and direct the life of
adult men to the fullness OF its
higher possibilities
The Layman program through
out the nation will be set up to
serve the religious, spiritual, well
fare, educational and social needs
in the armed forces and defense
industries throughout the country
and in general to contribute to the
morale of the defense forces in the
communities in connection with
Negro boys and men.
Those Baptist rLaymen will serve
as councillors and, assist in guidance
of the personal problems of Negro
service men.
From all indications there will
be more than 1000 laymen in at
tendance at this meeting.