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The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
AKA'S HOLD LARGEST
ROIIE

KANSAS CITY Mo-, Jan. 6 "a
NP)-More than 500 members of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
registered during the 23rd annual
boule of that organization, held at
the municipal auditorium here
Christmas week, to roll up what is
perhaps the largest attendance
record any feminine Greek letter
organization Of color has ever en-
joyed. Led by DIR. Dorothy Bould-
ing Ferebee of Washington, grand
basileus, the women came from IS
states, molding their public pres
entations and many of their social
features with their brother Alpha
Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternities who met in the same
city, at the same time and in the
same building.
Out of the gatherings, separate
yet combined in some respects
through the effective functioning
Of a co-ordinating committee. grew
an opportunity for the comparison
Of programs and the suggestions
for cooperation where aims We're
similar or overlapping.
The meetings were held in the
auditorium where ample and lux
%urious offices were assigned to
each of the combinations on differ
ent floors and with every conceiv-
able service available. The dane
es, open and closed; the public
meeting which was a combined af-
fair with the heads of all three or
CARNATIONS speaking, were each
conferred in the same huge struct-
ure.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha meet
ing beginning on Friday, Dec. 81,
ended with the annual banquet,
Monday night. Dec. 80. The panel
discussions, revolving around the
two national projects being con-
Quoted by the sorority, the Missi
ssippi Health project and the Non
Partisan Council on Public Affairs
the lobbying group supported at
Washington, were held on Satur-
day. Both ventures were continu
ed, the AKA who are the veal
thiest Greek letter organization
within the race, voting $4,000 for
the two projects.
During the health panel, the
speakers were: DIR. Mary c.
Wright, Boston; Ruth Scott, Phila-
delphia; Ella V. Payne, Washing
ton; Marian Carter, st. Louis and
Wilhelmina Crosson, interloctor.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11

social calendar. Open house was
the rule, the Kappa hosts holding
four in the two Kansas Cities.
Lionel F. Arts of indianapolis,
where he is manager of excellent
ly conducted low-cost housing pro-
jet in that city was the recipient
Of the Kappa laurel wreath this
year. The presentation of the
laurel wreath, the highest award
in the fraternity. was made by
Grand Polemarch James e. Scott.
Looking on were two former recip-
tents of the award, Judge Armand
Scott of Washington and Atty. j..
Ernest wilkins of Chicago as were
four past grand polemarchs: w.
Ellis Stewart, Earl B. Diekerson
and Theophilus Mann of Chicago
and J. Jerome Peters of Tuskegee.
Attorney Scott was reelected
Kappa polemarch for his third
term at the final session of the
conclave Tuesday night, Dec. 81.
Other officers elected were Louie
Orr, st Louis, senior vice grand
polemarch; Orville Jones. Uniyers-
ity Of Nebraska, junior vice grand
polemarch; j. Ernest Wilkins, Chi
cago, grand keeper of records and
exchequer; Donald L. Hollowell,
Lane college, Jackson, Tenn,
grand strategus; J. Emas Escoe,
University of Kansas, grand lieut.
enant strategus; Girard T. Bryant
Kansas City, grand historian.
Members of the board of direc-
tors in addition to the officers, are
Gloster Current, West Virginia
State college, James Anderson,
Wichita, and Victor Hickers, De
troit.
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ceived a comb enclosed in an in
signia-encrusted pink metal case.
Members of the directorate were
given telephone pads with a gold
filigree back bearing the AKA.
emblem.
The banquet program was OPEN
ed with grace by Mrs. Ida ]. Wood
retired Kansas City School teach
er. Ercelle cambridge led the
group in sorority sings, accomp-
anied at the piano by Diantha Rey
nolds Of Topeka. Mrs. Dorothy
H. Davis who was mistress of GER
emonies, presented the supreme
basileus DIR. Ferebee. with an or
child corsage. On behalf of the
hostess chapters, she presented
tokens of appreciation to Eta G..
Moten and Doris r. Novel for ap-
pearing in the artists recital.
Miss Dolores Ellis of Kansas
City gave an original interpretive
dance number, Esprit of Alpha
Kappa Alpha, accompanied at the
piano by Doris R. Novel.
Miss Wilhelmina H. Alexander
of Chicago rendered a piano solo.
Four members of the wv Leaf
Club of Epsilon chapter in Topeka
presented a humorous musical
skit.
L. Pearl Mitchell of Cleveland,
past supreme basileus who has at.
tended every boule, installed the
officers.
The reconsecration service was
led by Ethel Redgeman Lyle,
founder.
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Estelle Massey Riddle of st. Louis
summarized the discussion. A
total Of $4,000 was voted for the
health work in Mississippi now in
its seventh year.
During the panel on the slightly
controversial lobby project which
last year maintained Miss Thorn
asina Johnson Of Boston in Wash.
ington, to watch and report upon
legislation, particularly where it
was inimical or of advantage 10
the race were Pauline Redmond,
Miss Johnson, the lobbyist, Norma
Boyd of Washington, director of
the project; Louise j. Macdonald
of New York; Beulah Whitby of
Detroit; Jeanette Welch and Byrd
Jackson of Kansas City, Kans. The
lobby group won $4,000 for its
budget this year, an increase of
$4,000 over last year.
Highlights of the meeting were
the banquet held at the new Sum-
ner High school Kansas City, Kan
sas., Monday night and the Artist
recital held Saturday night. The
latter, presented in the lavishly
decorated Power and Light build
ing auditorium brought out a large
group from all the Governing organ
izations as well as from Kansas
City. AKA artists for the occas-
ion were Eta Moten, mezzo-sop-
rano and Doris Reita Novel, pian-
ist; for Alpha Phi Alpha, Nichol-
as Gerrin, violinist and Lorenzo
Fuller. bass; for Kappa, William
Alfred Daughterty, violinist and
Sidney Dawson, basso. George
Pierson and Ethel Love were The
accompanies.
All of the nationa officers We're
present at the boule, those whd
will serve next year being: Doro-
, thy Boulding Ferebee, supreme
tasileus; Beaulah Whitby, Detroit
sirst vice-president; Rosetta E
Nolan, Kansas City, second vice.
T. esident; Irma F. Clarke. Chicago
secretary; Trusie ~Smothers, Kan
sas City,co rresponding secretary
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle of Philadel-
phia, honorary president and treas
u-tr; Edna Over Cray, assistant
treasurer; Laura Fife Lovelace,
Cincinnati, parliamentarian. Re.
gioral directors: Dr.. Mary Wright
.SiLn, North Atlantic; Marguerite
Adams. Charlotte, Y. g., South
Atlantic. Manila Hickman, Tulsa,
mid-western; Juanita Davis, Great
Lakes; Blanche Patterson, St. Lo1
u, Central, Essie L. Tucker. San
"a Monica. Calf, Far Western
and 0livette Jones Morgan, Gal
WESTON, South Central. The soror.
ity will be entertained by the three
chapters in Philadelphia in 1871.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11

vestigators, "L~ynching Goes In
derground."
Mr. White cited the lynching Of
Elijah Williams, in. Brownsville,
Tennessee. as the most fragrant
lynching of the year, pointing out
the connection between this lynch
ing and the desire on the part of
Southern poll tax states to keep
millions of Negroes and whites
from voting.
Jim Crow in Defense
Then in rapid succession he list
ed the White House announcement
establishing officially the policy of
segregating the Negro in the
country's armed forces; the
Burke Wadsworth CONSUMPTION
bill, with its loopholes permitting
the Army and Navy to continue
Jim Grow as their usual policy,
the barring of Negroes from jobs
in industries having billions of dol
lars in Government defense con-
tracts, the continued discriminat-
ion against the Negro in organized
labor, notably the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, which clinehed
its discrimination policy by refus-
ing to pass a single anti-discrim-
nation measure, at it's convention
in New Orleans; the operation of
the draft law in many states where
Negroes are denied posts on the
draft boards, the calling up of only
white draftees for January Undue
ton into the army, a policy that
has just recently been revised by
Government order in the district
of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and
Maryland; and the failure of the
National Defense Program to IN
,. clude Negro youth in defense
training schools for jobs in indus
try; the failure of the Dies Com.
mittee to conduct a single invest
igation into the subversive activ-
tiles of groups like the Ku Klux
Khan, the Silver Shirts, the Black
Legion and other vigilante groups
who have counted Negroes among
their most numerous victims.
Reports were also read at the
meeting from the heads of depart
ments including Legal Defense, as
ISOLATION branch work, the Crisis
magazine, organ of the associat-
ion youth work, and publicity.
Vacancies on the associations ma
tional board were filled with the
election of four new directors at
he meeting.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11

they remain unemployed and their
families homeless. Where there
has been prior clearance of job
prospects and labor requirements
with local public employment Of
fees, he said, such unfortunate
situations have been avoided.
An increasing number of en-
ployers are reported to be hiring
skilled workers who are not pres
emily needed in order to make GER
tain of having them when the need
arises. Even in the ~semi-skilled
and unskilled occupations, the us
ual large excess of applicants over
jobs is rapidly being reduced. In
this connection, reports from all
parts of the country indicate that
domestic help and farm hands arc
leaving their usual employment to
take unskilled jobs in factories
and construction work.
As a further means of coping
with the problem of limited sup
plies of skilled labor, employers
are hiring semi-skilled workers fo1
training on the job; r using
workers in related occupations
wherever possible and are break
ing down skilled operations into
several less skilled steps with a
system of training and upgrading
as workers acquire experience.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11

here last week. With more than
200 members Of the fraternity
present to enjoy the unbounded
hospitality With which Kansas
City greeted its guests, the Kap-
pas, the Alphas and the AKA's
verbal expressions indicated the
belief that this was one of the best
conventions the fraternity has ev-
er held.
Kappa men were particularly
active in the arrangements for the
entertainment of the three Greek
letter societies which held their
boules here this Christmas time,
and which all of the visitors vot-
ed as unsurpassed in their CONVEX
ton experience. The huge Kan
City Municipal auditorium,
with its perfect appointments for
large meetings, had been turned
over to the Greeks for the week.
AS a visitor entered the lobby, a
.arge information booth with half
a dozen young women on duty was
ready to serve. Elevators fully
stated were ready to whisk MEM
bers of the various fraternities to
the floors where their headquart-
ers were or where meetings were
scheduled.
Alpha Kappa Alpha occupied
the fourth floor, while Alpha Phi
Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi shar-
ed the fifth floor. Auditoriums
for meetings, offices, switchboard
facilities, lunch room, everything
a frater could wish for was 81 tap
for the visiting f%raternal folk.
Outside the gathering place. hos
pitality was truly at its zenith.
Kansas City noted as one of the
most active social centers in the
country at Yuletide, had opened its
arms even wider than usual. Only
/, miracle man could have kept > p
with the procession of dinners, be
iore parties, after get-togethers
and breakfasts which adorned TIE
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
SHORTAGE OF SKILLED

CONTINUED from pags y

Continued from page II
to secure needed machinery or
raw materials.
To stem the excessive migration
of labor, Mr.. McNutt strongly urg-
es all workers to check with the
local state employment office in
their own communities before
leaving home in search of work.
Despite the efforts of the U. S.
Employment service to discourage
needless migration, news of def
ense projects and rumors of job
opportunities have drawn thous-
aus OF workers to industrial CEN
tiers and sites of construction pro-
iects. Qualified workers have had
to be recruited from outside local
5 on some of these projects, but
Mr.. McNutt points out many of
these migrant workers do not have
the skills required. As a result,
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
NEGRO STILL TEST OF DEMO
CRACY, DECLARES ANNUAL
NAACP. REPORT
Continued from page u

CONTINUED from page ID
to show us all that he has learned
from this American crime, before
taking action to curb it. "0ne of
the most shameful pages in our
Congressional history was enact
ed he said, "when Congressional
leaders, with the tacit approval of
the White House, lodged the is
sue of bringing the bill up time af
ter time, despite the many pro-
tests made by the association.
First they gave the old standby
reason. that Congress had to adj
journ. When it became obvious
that Congress was not going to
adjourn because of the crucial
state of world affairs, then hey
said National Defense legislation
aad to b. got out of the way first
The final blow which broke down
their whole argument was the eX-
tension of the 18th session Of Con-
gress, the longest in our country's
history, 367 days, up until the
very opening of the 77th session
on January g."
During this period the Associa-
ton was the first to report the adj
option of a new technique adopt
ed by vigilante mobs for covering
Up lynchings. The NAACP. made
public a report by one of its in
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11

[. G. C. Elk. for N. s.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
Calvin's Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
by Frances Lee Barton
Chocolate Coffee Fudae

2 squares unsweetened chocolate;
" cup strong coffee; Il cup heavy
cream; l cup brown sugar, firmly
packed; 1 cup graduated sugar;
dash of salt; 2 tablespoons butter;
l teaspoon vanilla.
Add chocolate to coffee ard
cream and place over low flame.
Cook until mixture is smooth and
blended, stirring constantly. Add
sugar and salt, and stir until sugar
is dissolved and mixture boils. Con-
tinue boiling, without stirring. until
a small amount of mixture forms
a very soft ball in cold water
(232s FL. Remove from fire. Add
butter and vanilla. Cool to luke
warm (110' F.); then beat until
mixture begins to thicken or loses
its gloss. Turn at once into creased
pan, SKA inches. When cold, cut
in squares. Makes Is large pieces.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
Lemon Juice Recipe Checks
Rheumatic Pain Quickly ,

II you suffer from rheumatic, srthri-
tbs or neuIitis pain, try. this simple
, ns @siSs home ON; recipe that thOVsaqd.
Compound today. Nix il with a quart
Of water. add the juice of 4 lemons.
It's easy. No trouble at all and
pleasant. You need only 2 table
s~poonfuls two times a day. Often
within 4s hours sometimes over
night splendid results are
obtained. If the pains do not
quickly leave and If you do not
feel better, Ru-Ex will cost you
nothing to try as il is sold by
your druggist under an absolute
money-oaek guarantee. Ru-Ex
Compound is for sale and recon-
mended by Good Drugstores Everywhere.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
425 SORORS AT BANQUET

Kansas City, Kans., Jan. 6 GAN
P)-The cafeteria of the new Sum
ner High school was filled to over
flowing when 425 Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorors were seated for their
23rd annual formal banquet. The
north and south walls of the room
were decorated with a huge gold
plated laticed heart, intertwnied
with roses and ivy. On each table
was a gold metal heart-shaped
stand from which sprays of roses
and ivy spread down the center of
the table. Programs and place
cards were gold, and each soror re-
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
OMAHA HOLDS IT'S OWN
Baltimore Takes Seventh Place
from st. Louis

from st. Louis
Rankings of the major cities
changed little under the 1910 CEN
sus. the census bureau said today.
The first 10 cities were:
New York, 7,454,995,
Chicago, 3,396,808,
Philadelphia, 1,941,334,
Detroit, 1,623,45
Los Angeles, 1,504,277
Cleveland, S7S,336,
Baltimore, $4,000,
st. Louis. 816,048,
Boston, 770,816,
Pittsburgh, 671 ,659.
These were the same 10 cities at
the top of the list in the 1880 cen
sus, and the rankings were the
same except that in the decade,
Baltimore took seventh place a
way from St. Louis.
Listing all cities of 100 thous.
and population or more. the bur
eau noted that there were 92 of
them, one less than 10 years ago.
Washington, d C. had the big
gest gain, 1862 percent.
Omaha, with a population of
223,844, ranked thirty-ninth just
below Akron and above Dayton.
1t held the same ranking in 1880
but lost 4.6 percent in population
during the decade.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-11
oRyILLE JONES ELECTED AS.
JUNIOR VICE GRAND POLE
MARCH

KANSAS CITY. No.. Jan. 6 "a
NPl-James f. Scott of Washing
ton grand polemarch Of the Kap-
pa Alpha Psi fraternity, was ell
ectsd to serve his third term at the
9Th annual Kappa conclave held
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-25
Witip the $kGk
Mis-, Conn Improved

Ms, .Jaa.,. Conn is showing sum"
enhancement IL her homo where
he h., aten confined since last
Tuesday with m.ljenza.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-25
Returns trem Hospital.

EwoaJ taNIhW2n,. Who underwent
a. 6petataa#at Maria Parham hos
ptaI. ha-. .ttufned To his home ana
Is.epua.pd 4. be improving gradual
It.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-25

W. pending the week.
hos ~ hi. F.,I.Ir IT. Tar Heel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28
By PRUDENCE PENNY

and mix again. Melt butter in
pan and place over moderate
heat. Pour eggs in pan and as
omelet cooks, left edges and tip
pan so that uncooked egg flows
under the cooked portion Of the
omelet.
When bottom Is Drowned. put
3 tables>c--------.sgf'~ham and to-
mato sauce in the omelet and
fold over or roll. Serve omelet
on a platter or plate and put
more sauce over or around At.
Hsm-Tomsto Sauce
1 Glove garlic
! medium size onion, chopped
2 tablespoons fat
q cup boiled ham
2 cups tomato soup
! teaspoon sugar.
Cook finely sliced garlic and
chopped onion in the fat until
soft. Then add ham cut in mar
row strips about Y inch long,
cover and cook slowly for 10
more minutes. Add tomato soup
and cook until flavors are well
blended.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28
Market Report

THIS WEEK fresh green
beans have increased greatly in
supply and prices have dropped
sharply.
Oranges. too. are coming in
more freely now. according to
the Detroit Municipal Bureau Of
Markets. -
THERE is a plentiful supply
of apples. beans, sweet potatoes
and celery.
The supply Of avocados. broc-
coli. carrots, cranberries and
grapefruit is moderate.
A light supply of cucumbers.
eggplant. peas and lemons is
available.
DEALERS RECOMM END
pork loins as the best meat
value for consumers this week.
Beef has advanced somewhat
in price. Veal prices are un-
changed. Due 10 large poultry
consumption over the Thanks
giving holiday, the demand for
pork fell off considerably, with
lower prices resulting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28

The Young lady pictured above
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FREE hat and shoes during this
drive. at FRANKIN'S DEPART
MENT STORE, 316 Michigan Ave.
Shop any evening till 3 p. NJ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28

EGGS FIT into almost any
meal - breakfast, lunch. dinner
or supper. Even though they
are an expensive item at pres
ent we do want to include them
In our menus as often as the
budget will permit.
Eggs in Sauce
5 or s hard cooked eggs
tablespoon butter
tablespoon flour
! 15-ounce can mushroom
soup
"a cup American cheese
Spinach ring.
Put peeled eggs In warm
water while preparing sauce.
Melt butter, add -four and blend.
Empty cream of mushroom soup
into saucepan and stir until
slightly thickened.
Add finely sliced or grated
cheese. Heat until cheese is
melted. Pour over hot. hard
cooked eggs. Serve in spinach
ring.
.HERES AN appetizing ON
et-topped with a zippy sauce
Md fit TO set before a king.
OmeIsf With Sauce
6 eggs
II teaspoon salt
II teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons butter,
Beat eggs until well mixed;
then add seasonings and water
ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28
Don't Defrost

Frozen foods that are 10 be
cooked should not be defrosted
beforehand and those 10 be
eaten raw should be served i'm
mediately on defrosting. Other
wise. part Of their vitamin con-
tent is needlessly lost.
In preparing fruit juice. the
ideal plan is TO wait and squeeze
Just before serving If YOU do
prepare 1t the night before. place
in a tightly covered container
and keep in the refrigerator.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -the
butchers bill within bounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28
Food Values
Often Lost
In Cooking
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

WHEN IT comes to being a
good cook, the homemaker has
the dietitian beat seven days out
Of the week.
The dietitian has all the right
theories, but you homemakers
are the ones who get the prac-
tice. Even so, you have 10 look
to the expert on nutrition for
ways and means of cooking TO
save the vitamins.
After you go TO the trouble
OF planning and marketing for
the foods that will protect your
family's health. you certainly do
not want 10 waste their vital
elements in the kitchen.
How many of these elements
reach the table safely depends
to a great extent on your meth
DDS of preparing and cooking.
Vegetables shouldn't be kept.
They should be cooked and eaten
right away. But when il is nec-
essary TO store them, put them
away In a cold place.
Green beans and peas rapidly
lose their vitamin value al room
temperature. And spinach and
other green's that are allowed 10
stand at room temperature for a
few days lose about half their
vitamin c.
Kept at 30 degrees Fahrenheit
for the same length of time,
almost the original value is re-
tanned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-28
Steam Veqeieb Ies

Steaming is an excel @ n I
method of cooking and there are
any number of steam and pres
sure cookers on the market.
These come in all sizes and all
prices.
Frying destroys the vitamins
and is a method that should not
be used often. Nor should food
set on the stove and simmer
away or overlook.
Vegetables should he cooked
only until tender. Overlooking
spoils the color. ruins the flavor
and destroys the vitaminS.
When you heat canned toma-
toes. heat only the quantity you
intend to use and do not boil or
simmer.
The same rule applies TO any
other canned vegetables. and, as
with those freshly cooked. their
liquid is rich in vitamins and
minerals and should be used.