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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
1ST A.M.E. SOCIETY OF BOSTON
:earren st. at Elm Hill Ave.
Rev. o. w. Childers, pastor

Easter at this church was a memoir
able occasion with large attendance.
several conversions and a wonderful
discourse by Rev. Childers. Charlotte
jackson led the morning prayer and
praise service. Special music by the
choir and baptism of two children. A
large audience greeted the children's
annual Easter play and plants were
distributed by Supt. Harold At
night the choir presented "The Resur-
rection" by Manney with Jesse Owens,
Miss Esther, Green, Mr.. Johnson and
Mrs. Sarah Nelson, soloists, W. A.
Rhodes, choir director; Mrs. Bessie D.
Tyree of Chicago, guest soloist and
Ella Trent Wallace, guest reader. The
Altar Guild and Flower Circle decor
ated the altar.
April 20, Young Peoples Sunday,
Rev. Childers breaches at 1890 am.
on "The Problem of Conduct" with
Native Son" reviewed for illustra-
ton; Rev. S. NJ. Riley, Jr. and choir
of 4th ME. Church at 8 pm, Mrs.
Matte B. Price in charge; sermon by
pastor at night. All cordially welcome
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Erttrr On CIR
6narAtatt

To the Editor of the Guardian:
As a resident of Ward 9 [ want to
pay tribute to Edna Black. The eff
forts of this splendid woman have
been of much help to the people of
Roxbury. Her ambition through life
is to aid her people and to gain for
them all the privileges that others en-
joy.
Through years of service she under
stands what the people of the Ward
need: decent housing, better jobs, more
wages. They have right to happiness
and happiness comes through the pos
session of these things. Ward 9 needs
a dynamic leader, one in whom people
can put their confidence to lead them
from one victory to another.
Miss Black has won the admiration
and respect of the citizens of Roxbury.
She is with the people and for the
people. May she keep up the good
work and continue to fight for the
rights of the Race
LOUISE O'BRIEN
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19

Journalism, never yet attained in BOs.
ton. The National open Colored GOLF
championship tournament, to be held at
Green Acres, Saxonville, will be tbe
great sports event of next summer
Thousands of Colored soldiers also are
expected to spend their week ends in
surrounding cities and towns, includ.
ing Boston, Connecticut, Massacbu-
sets, Rhode Island vacation bureaus
The Greater Boston Colored Trade
Assn. and House Wives League are
expected to cooperate in welcoming
colOred tourists to New England. Cafes
public garages, oil stations, lodging
houses, hotels and merchandise empori.
ums must open their doors to this tour
list migration that will reach a peak in
July and August Watch for the ex-
elusive 10th Anniversary summer vaca-
ton weekly section. 1t will cover all
cities and towns where colored people
have accommodations who are willing
to open their homes in order to sell New
England hospitality as it has never been
sold before.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
THE SCHISTS

The Cantemus Club and others of
the cast that will present "The Sch
lists" for the Holy Sepulcre Consistory
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons, Prime Hall Jurisdiction of
Boston, Mass, had a very successful
rehearsal, last Wednesday evening at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Cox of Cam
bridge. All were present and went
through their various parts like clock
work.
The sale of tickets has been good
and those who attend "The Schists'
will find many of friends who will
'ome to witness this novel, and unique
entertainment.
The Consistory will hold reception
nd social hour after the program
THE Schists" are amazing, extraor-
binary and educational. You will be
able to get some good ideas as to the
whence, why, and the wherefore of
the Colored Race.
The prophesies were not mistaken
when they predicted that the "first
shall be last" 1t is now time to learn
something about the illustrious ances-
tors, theb lack folks, who started this
war scared old world rolling on to its
present civilization.
The Jewish scriptures, Targum, Tai
mud, Mishua, Gemara, and etc., the
works Of the Jewish Rabbi compiled
as the Rabbinical Cannons, which has
been very sparingly condensed into
our Bible, and Josephus the Jews His
torian, preserves about all that has not
been obliterated of the history of the
Black Mans antiquity. Even that has
been so thickly coated in white that
we have to use paint removers and
strong magnifying glasses to bring it
out.
1t will be an inspiration to this
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
FOURTH METHODIST CHURCH
709 Shawmut Avenue
Rev. S. Marion Riley, Jr., pastor

Sunday, April goth, at $3.50 pm. the
pastor, choir, and congregation will
make first visit to Charles st. AM.
+. Church at Warren st. and Elm Hill
Ave. A large crowd is expected to go.
At 700 pm. Pastor Riley and the
Junior Choristers with their new robes
go to the Brighton Methodist church
to conduct the evening service-Sun-
day April 27, is the last Sunday in this
conference year and each member is
urged to pay fifty cents for conference
entertainment. This will be fifty cents
in Fourth Church.-Rev. Mrs. Blanche
Blake of Los Angeles, California, will
open two Week Revival, May 4, 1941.
Mrs. Blake is dynamic preacher and
gospel singer. Please plan and ar
range to hear her.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
ANOTHER GOVT,
JOB TO RACE MAN

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Sidney Hill
man, Associate Director of the Office of
Production Management, today an
nounced appointment of James C.
Evans, Director of Trade and Technical
Education at West Virginia State Col
lege, as Vocational Training Assistant
in the Racial Relations Section of OPM.
Mr.. Evans, co-ordinator of national
defense training for colored in West
Virginia, will be assigned to the office
of DR.. Robert C. Weaver, who heads
the newly created section which is con
cerned with the Indignation of colored
persons into the training and industrial
phases of the national defense program.
Until recently. DR.. Weaver directed
similar work in the Labor Division of
OPM, where he served as Administra-
tive Assistant.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Dtath nj Ethtrtatt
NtHhnp

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Bishop T. M.
Gardiner, Protestant Episcopal Suf-
fragan Bishop of Liberia and the first
tribesman in Liberia to become Bis
hop, died at Cape Palmas, West Africa
according to word received by the Ma
tional Council of Protestant Episcopal
Church, 81 Fourth avenue.
At the age of 10 Bishop Gardiner
entered the Episcopal Mission School
of st. John in Cape Mount, with the
intention of learning English and to
continue in the trade of the Val tribe
of which he was a member. He was
baptised three years later.
In the next nine years he refused
his family's offer to manage an estate
of tribal lands and slaves and was
confirmed by Bishop Samuel D. Fergu-
son in 1892. The same year he became
candidate for Holy Orders at the
Burlington Collegiate and Divinity
School in Cape Palmas. He was or
dained deacon in 1896 and a priest
ten years later.
Later he was made rector of st.
James Church at Cape Palmas, and
this spectacle of "a Val tribesman
serving as a Christian minister among
rival tribes, was of extraordinary in
terest in that area, according to the
Bishop who presided at that time.
Before his election in 1920 as Suf-
fragan Bishop of Liberia, Bishop Gar
diner had been elected president of
the Council of Advice of that mission
airy district. In May, 1921, he came to
the United States for the first time.
His conservation by Bishop Daniel
Sylvester Tuttle took place in this city
in the Church of the Incarnation, June
%, 1921.
Bishop Gardiner received the degree
of Doctor of Divinity from Liberian
College and was made Knight of the
Ancient Order of African Redemption
by the President of Liberia.
He leaves widow and five grown
children.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
ANNUAL MEET OF
FOUNDATION

The annual meeting Of the Armstrong
Hemenway Foundation was held on
Thursday, April H. 1871, at the Hotel
Vendome, at 6:15 pm.
DR. William Lloyd lines, prominent
y. Y. Minister and former President Of
the Alumni Association of the Union
Theological Seminary, was the princi-
pal speaker. The Directors and mem
bers of the corporation were for the
coming year, and the annual report of
the Executive Director, Mr.. Julian D.
Steele, was read
Mrs. John w. Bartol is President of
the corporation, DR.. George L. Paine,
Vice President; Mr.. Alfred Baker
Lewis, Secretary; Mr.. Alfred L. Kauf-
man, Acting Secretary; and Mr. Louis
Cabot Bartol, treasurer. The Directors,
in addition to the above and members
are: Attorney Robert S. Colt, PROBES
sor S. Max Nelson, Mr.. Everett c.
Yates, Mr.. Lewis S. Bell, Rev. Alfred
V. Bliss, Mr.. Henry J. Cadbury, Mrs.
Stuart Chaplin, Mr. Sumner Cohen, Mr..
Samuel J. Elder, Edwin B. Goodell, Jr.,
Dr. F. Irving Gray, Mr., Llewellyn
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lapsley,
Mr.. Reuben L. Lurie, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam C. McGuckin, Mrs. Thomas Morse,
Rev. Richard NJ. Owens, Mrs. Helen
Saftel, Miss Marian L. Spencer, and
Mrs. Max Ulin.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST
CHURCH

1t was full busy and event dav
for Pleasant Hill Easter Sunday. The
program began at six o'clock with
Rev. James Houge conducting the ear
ly sunrise service. At the regular 1880
service the pastor preached on the
theme Seeing the Risen Christ.
The Fellowship Union which con-
vened at Pleasant Hill met and had
luncheon at 2:30 at the regular after
noon service hour cars were parked
in front of Pleasant Hill while the
huge crowd walked three blocks to the
First Free Baptist Church where the
Baptlsmal and preaching services were
held. Rev. Tymes of Winchester
preached a powerful sermon. In addi-
ton to those persons who were bap-
tised, there were two who because of
illness decided to wait until the next
service. Many distinguished guests
were present at this service. Among
the goodly number of white friends
present were some of the active spon-
sors of the Pleasant Hill Project. DR..
Jeltz moved the audience with his uni
que rendering of spirituals. At the
evening service Mesdames Bullock and
Small conducted the pagent rendered
by the young people. Next Sunday the
guest preacher will be Rev. J. J. Wells
the well known evangelist. On the
first Sunday in May the Missionary
program conducted by Mrs. Lillian
Small will convene in the Peoples
Baptist Church, Chelsea. DR.. and Mrs.
Boyd and other members of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention will stop at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Bullock
during their stay in Boston this week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
|Mnt. MnnruR Trnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
ARMY HEALTH RATES

Ii the regular army practice of
keeping health records of the soldiers
is adopted for the new peace-time
army, we shall have available at the
end OF the years training a collection
OF valuable data which will be of spe-
clal interest to the social student. Sep
aratlon of troops by color as in the re
gular army obtains among the new re-
cruits, and therefore the figures will
show separately the health rates of
both colored and white personnel. One
OF the common results of the soldiers
physical training is expected to be a
gain In weight for many of the men
besides hardening and toughening of
the muscles. A general Improvement
IN health will probably be noted in all
the military camps.
The point to begin with is that all
the men were selected on the basis of
physical fitness in accordance with the
rules of the draft. They will be SINH
larry fed, housed, clad and follow the
same pattern of training and disci-
pine during their entire stay in the
army. The health statistics should
show the comparative susceptibility to
to disease of colored and white groups
who are subjected to equal living and
working conditions. This has been i'm
possible in civilian life because of the
vitiating intrusion of color-preiudice
Public health rates are compiled for
the entire colored and white popula-
ton. The white group, however, COM
prlses large, advantaged elements
such as the rich, the well-to-do, the
great comfortable middle class, be-
sides the poor, while practically all
the colored group is to be found in the
third and lowest bracket, the least
privileged-the ill-clad, the ill-housed
the undernourished-and therefore the
most exposed to attack by disease. II
is no wonder then that the health Of
colored people is usually referred tc
as inferior to that of white folks. Re.
corded under equalized circumstances
army health rates, it is confidently be.
heved, will show no differences attri.
butable to race or color.
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younger generations who brood over
the fact that we are black, and accept
the race inferiority complex as STUN
bling block to their progress.
10 see "The Schists" means that YOU
will have something TO wonder and
talk about. 1t will give the ambitious
new lease on life, and the student
something for further research on Col
ored racelore.
Come to "The Schists" Wednesday
evening, April Both, at the Masonic
Temple, 1895 fremont Street. Boston
Mass.
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CHURCH NEWS
ST. CYPRIAN'S EPISCOPAL
MISSION
fremont & WalpOle Sts., Roxbury
Rev. d. Leroy Ferguson
Minister in Charge
Services Sunday, April goth

1880 am, Holy Communion; HOO
am, Choral Holy Communion; $3.50
pm, Musicale and Tea, Charity Guild
5:3O pm, st. Bedes Literary; 1880
p M, Evening prayer and Easter mu-
sic.
AT the eleven o'clock morning serv-
ice the AZ confirmed candidates will
have corporate communion with spe-
clal sermon and music of Easter re
peated also at 1870 pm. service.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
lit MFntnrta1tt
WILLIAM MONROE TROTTER
By Louis E. Pasc,

By Louis E. Pasco
PRESIDENT VIM. Monroe TrOtter AssOci-
ates; President, Boston Branch Eoual
Rights League
Washington Irving recalled a little
girl who played in the untenanted halls
of the Alhambra, as he wrote there
Her laughter, as she scampered around,
cheered, pleased and stayed with him,
l best remember, William Monroe
Irotter as he, invariably and often, sat
IN large comfortable chair in the
drawing room of the home of mutual
friend of ours, Mrs. Lillian Lewis
Feurtado. 1t was usually in the late
evenings after one of his hard DAYS
OF which he had too many.
These occasions were social nights
of the William Monroe Trotter Associ-
ates at the Mass. Ave. apartment of
Mrs. Feurtado. In the early part of
the evening perhaps Guardian PARTY
or musicale had been planned. One
could almost see care and fatigue fall
from Monroe, like loose garments sin
from ones shoulders. He would adj
dress me "Mr. President" a generous
slap on the shoulder and a roaring
laugh born of good will and fellowship
The Trotter Associates spent nearly
seven years of such intimate touch and
comradeship with this man of the cen
fury, William Monroe Trotter.
The William Monroe Trotter Associ.
ates was formed by me, that those Of
the cause,-who could and would
should mingle often socially with ou1
dauntless champion of Equal Rights.
Some people have never been in.
formed, that like all men of high call.
ing, Trotter required his friends t.
observe his dearest wish
Leave me . e. . and The Guardian un.
trammelled." "No syndicate can be
formed to finance The Guardian"
proposed this several times backed BY
friends of the cause, who vigorously
urged this suitable form of financia,
assistance.
The Trotter Associates took the next
best step. Annual musicales were
given and churches and the public
handsomely supported them. Boston
loved Trotter, they showed it in this
substantial way. The entire proceeds
were given to Editor Trotter of the
Boston Guardian.
Comrade Irotter often broke bread
at the headquarters of the William
Monroe Trotter Associates, the home OF
Mrs. Lillian Lewis Feurtado. We
talked, laughed and annually provided
funds for The Boston Guardian, in the
way acceptable to our comrade. Will
liam Monroe Trotter.
When birthday of William Mon
roe Trotter comes around a statement
that have heard concerning him often
presses forward for my attention and
utterance.
Friends often say, chow we miss
Trotter"-"It Trotter were here, this
wouldn't happen" 1t is not difficult to
understand this last remark, which |
have heard, more often, than any other
statement about our departed COM
rades Trotter.
This faith in Trotter was begotten
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of belief, well founded that he
would defend at all cost, any attempt
to deprive his people of equal rights
before the law. Why should people
love and revere him? Like Sergeant
Carney, another black hero,-'Trotter
never allowed the flag to touch the
ground"
Trotter stood upon the eternal truth.
The Niagara Movement, National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, National Equal Rights
League and countless other worth
while movements, built like him. y
more stately mansions" upon the
truth, the Rock of Ages come what
may, it's the troller that never failed
us, that lives today and always will.
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co. FORMED

FIT. DIX, n. Y.-First Lieutenant
George J. Cole Of Camden, n. J. for
merIy in command of Headquarters De-
tachment, LIST Battalion has been as
signed to command the new anti-tank
company. He will be assisted by Sec
ond Lieutenant William w. Belts of
Boston, Mass, who was previously as
signed to Co. NJ. The following enlisted
men from Boston have been transferred
to the anti-tank company from the fol-
lowing organizations:
Company VI. Of Boston, Mass
Privates Leo G. Holmes, Arthur L.
Guy, Paul A. Edwards, Edmund R.
Satchel, Alfred Tomlinson, Kenneth E.
Gordon, George Saunders, William S.
Chapel, Ethelbert Griffith, Samuel 7.
Griffith, Wesley 0. Saunders, Harold T.
Toby, Daniel Lewis, Stanley c. Jones,
Parker A. Coleman, Langston L. Davis,
Willie Jackson, Robert S. Reynolds
William Woeker, Edward Rivers, Rus
sell Rowling, Abel Tovares,
Company L. of Boston, Mass.
Sergeant Eugene C. Kennedy, Pri-
vate James G. johnson.
Second Lieutenant Preston E. Camp
bell of Baltimore, Md. has been ordered
to Fort Benning, Ga, for the purpose
of attending the Motor Maintenance
Course for Officers from April % until
July II, after which he will report back
to the 372nd Regiment at Fort Dix.
Second Lieutenant William P. Reid
of Washington, D. C. has been ordered
to Fort Benning, Ga. for the purpose
of attending the Rife and Heavy Wea-
pons Company Course from April l6
to July II, after which he will report
back to the 372nd Regiment at Fort
Dix.
Private Lawrence A. Mayfeld Of
Boston, Mass. has been transferred in
grade from Company L to the 372nd
Infantry Band.
Master Sergeant Oliver Creigler Of
Baltimore, Nd. has been ordered to the
Holibird Quartermaster Depot, Baltl-
more, Md. for the purpose Of attending
the Motor Transport School from April
10 to July 10 after which he will report
back to the Service Company, 372nd
Regiment, Fort Dix, N. ].
Staff Sergeant James L. Smith OF
Boston, Corporal Walter S. Ray Of
Newark, N. J. and Private Eldridge
Leonard of Columbus, Ohio have been
ordered to Fort Benning, Ga. for the
purpose of attending the Enlisted Radio
Operators School from April 9 to July
3 after which they will report back to
their respective units at Fort Dix, n. D.
The 372nd was represented in the
parade, held Saturday afternoon at
Camden, n. j., in honor of Fort Dix
Day, by Company c of the LIST Batta-
lion which is commanded by First Lieu
tenant Thomas NJ. Rivers and by the
regimental band conducted by War,
rant Officer Raymond W. Sheldon OF
Boston.
Religious services were held in the
regimental recreational hall in obser-
vance of Good Friday and Easter with
men of all faiths attending. The hours
of worship on Good Friday were from
II to 3 pm. Services on Easter Sunday
were at $3.50 am, Mass (Roman Catho'
lic) which was conducted by Chaplain
George J. Crone of the 44th Division
and the Protestant Service at lO:3V
am, conducted by Chaplain c. R. WIN
throp of Boston, assisted by Chaplain
j. A. Mayo of Cleveland, Ohio, both oil
the 372nd Regiment. At7:00 pm. Yes
per Service was held.
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PIANO-FORTE CONTEST

Sponsored by Triple Arts Club, May
% at Recital Hall. Teachers having
eligible pupils from 1917 years may
enter two. For information tel. Hig.
S014.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-04
RUSS DAWSON
STARK HICKEY

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1888 HUDSON COUPE

Gun metal, ciFan Nth cord TIN. cor
motor, etc; S57 down. liberal trade, 10
Evening star., 1941-05-22
typographical Union
Here Votes Against
Return 10 A. F.
Columbia Result in Line
With Scattered Figures
Throughout Country

The Columbia Typographical
Union last night voted down a pro-
posal for the international union to
reafiliate with American Federation
Of Labor, stand that is in line
with scattered returns from other
cities voting in the referendum.
The Associated Press reported
that scattered returns reaching the
unions headquarters in Indianapo-
lis were more than 2 to l against
reaf1liation. Columbia's s vote was
1898 against and $50 for.
1T. u. Secretary Woodruff Ran
dolph was quoted as saying, how
ever, that an accurate trend of the
vote probably could not be deter
mined for "at least a couple of days" "
The Columbia Union, in its bien-
NAL election last night, reelected
Clarence j. Desper of the Times
Herald president for his second
term. He won over Edward c. Nc
Entee of the News, 1900 to 1904.
Evans Reelected.
For vice president, John R. Evans
Of the Government Printing Office
was reelected over James w. Big
gers of the same agency by a vote
Of ! ,122 to 1,108.
A run-off for the post of secre-
tary treasurer is necessary between
James I. Crockett of The Star and
Williamson c. George of the Times
Herald. The vote was Mr.. Crockett,
1,108; Mr.. George, 655, and Floyd
G. Grimes of Nave Topographic, 6O9
Delegates named to the interna-
tional convention were j. H. Aber-
crombie and Arthur A. Burr, both
Of the G. P. O.: Guy A. Caponnetta,
Evening star., 1941-05-22

elected, all without opposition, were
Robert Lester, Baltimore. treasurer:
Robert Buxbaum, Baltimore. or
ganizer, and M. F. Heatly, Balti-
more, delegate to the national A. F.
of L. convention.
Speakers at the final session in
cluded Charles E. Moylan. chairman
of the State Industrial Accident
Commission; James Wilson, interna-
tional representative, and Frank
Borchard, field representative of the
Social Security Board.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

oner. issued a
c e r t / fcate of
death from ma
tural causes.
Mr.. A m rosi
was a k en- i'll
early in the eve
n ing. b u t re-
turned to t h e
orchestra plat
form and played
several numbers
before a nearU
a t t a c k proved
fatal before a
doctor could be
summoned, rela-
tjVes said He
Evening star., 1941-05-22

was a native of Philadelphia but
had lived here most of his life. His
home was at $50 L street NV
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Helena Amorosi; a 3-week- old
daughter, Shelly; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Amorosi; three
brothers, Vincent, John and Arthur
Amorosi, and three sisters, Mrs. Con-
stance Veze, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Helen Abbott, Arlington, and Mrs.
Mary Picillo.
Evening star., 1941-05-22

Mr.. McCurdy was nominated for
reelection without opposition.
Six vice presidents were elected
from eight candidates nominated.
They are Frank M. Karshner and G.
Howard Kingston, Baltimore; John
Locher and Harry j. Thompson,
Washington; John L. Geist, Hagers-
town, and Paul w. England, Cum
berland.
Secretary Frank j. Coleman of
Washington was reelected for his
18th consecutive term. Others