Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-07-11

egistratiOn will take place Saturday
far south as Kentucky have notified
the local Reception Committee Of
their time of arrival One group
from Illinois stated they would ar
rive here at seven o'clock Saturday
morning.
The delegates and visitors will
witness the big Aquatennial parade
at 2 p. m. in Minneapolis and at
7:30 Saturday evening a special
Grand Lodge banquet will be held
at the Phyllis Wheatley Communi-
ty House, Minneapolis. Besides the
specially prepared menu, there will
be national speakers including the
national grand master, Prof. Fl. C.
Russell, of Louisville, Kentucky,
and the national grand princess,
Mrs. Nellie M. Haggard, of Win
chester, Kentucky, also Mrs. Chris
tine Smith, national president of
the Women's Mite Missionary So
ciety and former head of the
YWCA in Detroit. Mrs. Smith is
the wife of the late Bishop B. F.
Smith of the A. M. E. Church.
Editor To Welcome Delegates
The welcome address will be
given at the Saturday nights ban
quet by Cecil E. Newman, a mem
Der of the National Negro Pub
fishers Association and editor and
publisher of the Minneapolis
Spokesman and st. Paul Recorder
newspapers.
Rev. c. T. r. Nelson To Preach
Grand Lodge Sermon,
The Grand Lodge Sermon and
special services will be held Sun
day at 7:3O p. m. at the Camphor
NJ E. Church. The Church Choir
viii furnish the music and Rev.
Clarence T. X. Nelson will deliver
the sermon. The National Grand
Lodge officers will be introduced;
greetings will be extended by Mrs.
Hilda Parker of Minneapolis. Mrs.
J. NJ. Gaylord, of st. Paul, a gospel
singer, will be the guest soloist.
Halle @. Brown Community Center
Represented
Miss l. Myrtle Garden, head res
ident of Halle Q. Brown House,
will extend greetings on behalf of
st. Paul. Miss Garden has recent
ly returned from an eastern trip
and will make some observations.
Minneapolis and st. Paul Youth on
Program
Jack Polk, a young man of Min
neapolis, will give a short talk, "A
Challenge to YOU" and Miss Ger
aldine Middlecoff of St. Paul will
speak on Looking at the Order
Through the Eyes of a Juvenile"
Grand Lodge and Temple Sessions
Monday
The Grand Lodge and Grand
Temple will open Monday at 10
a. m. at the Camphor Church with
National Grand Master Fl. C. Rus
sell and National Grand Princess
Mrs. Nellie M. Haggard presiding.
The first session will adjourn at
one o'clock p. m. for the Twin City
sightseeing tour at 2 p. m, start
ing at the church. Persons in Min
neapolis will meet at Phyllis
Wheatley House at 2 p. m. There
will be a three-hour trip around
the Twin City parks and lakes. The
public may join this tour.
Reception Monday Night
At 7:30 p. m. Monday night a
reception will be held for the Grand
Lodge officers, delegates and mem
bers. The business sessions will
continue through Tuesday night
The Program Committee includes
the names Of Mrs. Naomi Thomas,
national deputy princess of Min
nesota; Mrs. Rebeque Force, wor-
thy princess of Queen Esther Tenn
pie, Minneapolis; Mrs. Effie Lar
kins, worthy princess of Corinthi-
an Temple of st. Paul; Mrs. Hilda
Parker, trustee of Queen Esther
Temple Of Minneapolis; Mrs. Inez
Ford, vice princess of Corinthian
Temple, st. Paul; o. L. Bedford,
worthy master of the new Mime
tonka Temple, and J. w. Pate. ma