The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-07
Literary, Music Concert
Wins Public Approval

An overflow crowd both white
and colored witnessed the extra
ordinary musical and literary con-
cert given Thursday evening, at
A.M.E. ZION church. Mr.. Lee An
derson presented Mrs. Blanch
Brown originator of the idea and
general chairman, who gave words
of welcome. Rev. Browning C. Al
len gave the invocation. The Misses
Maxine Brown and Arena Down
ing alternately presented the pro-
gram as follows: Mr.. Bert Turner,
and chorus with Miss Pearl Drew
as soloist, received loud applause
following their rendition of "River
Stay Way from My Door, Mrs.
Ethel Turner, N.A.A.CP. President,
accompanying Attorney Wyatt Will
liams talked on National Defense.
Mr.. Lee Anderson gave two vocal
selections who Knows and Deep
River'-Miss Maxine Brown accom-
PIANIST. Mrs. Polly Anna Reed,
President of O.FCW., reviewed the
story Our Gossha", Miss Arena
Downing rendered a pleasing piano
solo, BRUSSELS of the Spring. Mrs.
Mary Duncan, Ye Editor, talked on
Leadership. After short inter
mission the program continued with
a quartette number by Messers. c.
Z. Ivy, Bob Price, Bowers and
Emanuel, singing "By the Water of
Minnetonka" Miss Rosa Maria
Spears, Executive Secretary, of the
Y talked on Making a Choice. Mr..
Ivey and Emanuel, rendered
duet "Ah Sweet Mystery of Life,
DR.. De Norval Unthank, reviewed
happenings from World War I to
present times. Mrs. Blanch Brown
sang Hold Thou My Hand Dear
Lord" with Bob Pierce doing the
violoin obligatto. AS a climax to
this history making program, a
speciality featured the Cotton Bios
som Singers in several spirituals
and classics.
Mrs. Brown, chairman expressed
her grateful thanks and invited all
to partake of the reception service
in the social hall of the church,
beautiful with flowers, floor lamps
and table lamps shedding their
glow on sparkling silver coffee and
tea servers on the several tables
from which home made cake and
ice cream were served, presided
over by charming hostesses elegant
ly gowned. Hostesses were: Mes
DANES, Van Buren, Shelton, Lena
Bowers, Baldwin, L. Gragg, j. Mar
tin, Jno Baker, G. Pickett, M. Mar
shall and Miss Elvia Pool.
A most cooperative spirit was
evidenced as Mt. Olivet Usheretts
volunteered their services to handle
the large attendance, they were:
Mesdames Liza Collins, GENEVA
Freeman, Chas. Olden, Velm a
Vance, Mary Virgal and c. Triplet.
Serving on the doors were Messers:
Baldwin, Scruggs, Blakeley and
Love. In the kitchen were Mr..
Sims, Payne and Bird. The chair
man Mrs. Brown especially thanks
the following for donations: for
decorating the church Mr.. and Mrs
Baldwin and daughter Helen and
Mrs. Bowers; for cash donations
through mail, Mrs. w. L. Barnard
and Mrs Thomas Johnson; Trus.
tees donated all the ice cream. Mr.
Chauncey Hays and Mr.. Baldwin
used their cars to pick up all the
cakes donated by the following
Mesdames David Green, Ashford
Ida Humfor Van Buren,, r. f. Nor.
rison, c. Young, H. Marshell, Chas
Stanton, w. G. Bird, T. Johnson
e. Love, I. Nancy, Redo and the
Misses A. Downing and M. Brown
Mrs. Brown said the morning choil
and trustees worked zealously t.