The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-06-13
372nd On
Parade
BY Chaplain L. M. FULLER

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Last Sum
day was pay day in the Army
and the soldiers hearts were
mde glad as they passed in re-
view before their paymaster to
receive their money for the past
months labor. For that reason
we had only a few men to at
tend church services in the
morning at the Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church, Ienox Avenue, the
venerable DR.. o. Clay Maxwell,
pastor. However, a few men did
attend and they heard most
inspiring sermon on the sub
iect: 1.-THE Power Of The Cos
pe,," At 3 PM, the Mothers
Club of st. Marks Methodist
Church entertained large
number of the 372nd Infantry
at an American Day Service
program, designed as welcome
to Service Men. The principal
speaker was Mrs. Anna A.
Hedgeman, an employee and she
admoniShed our soldiers to be
of good courage and that in the
end we would certainly win this
wa ragainst the dictators in for
eign countries. After the pro-
gram our boys were given re-
freshments which they greatly
enjoyed, and also had a very
fine social time with both the
young and the elderly. The
members of the Mothers Club
of which Mother Williams is
president, and the charming
Mrs. o. A. Scott, chairman OF
the Program Committee, des-
erve the heartiest congratula-
tons for the splendid program
and entertainment given our
boys.
Last Saturday soldiers from
Companies E. G. and H, of the
Second Battalion, were selected
to represent the 372nd Regi-
ment on the Memorial Day Par
ade in Washington, D. c., under
the able leadership Of the brill
liant Lieutenant Frank Toomer,
Commander of Company E.
They paraded on Pennsylvania
and Constitution Avenues and
were reviewed by President
Roosevelt, Chief of staff Mar
shall and all the notables in the
Capital City. Everywhere the
Colored Soldiers received a
splendid and most thunderous
ovation from the crowd. 1t was
estimated that more than 25O,-
GOO people witnessed the great
parade, one of the finest in the
history of our country.
The men of our regiment
were invited to the Abyssinian
Baptist Church on Monday eve
ming. to witness the opening OF
the Service Mems Club" in
connection with the U. S. o. It
is one of the finest places ever
opened to the men in our
armed forces. 1t consists Of q
reading room, lounge, first aid
room, skating rink, gymnasium,
in which there are facilities Tor
playing basketball, tennis, ping
pong and other games of inter-
est to service men, and a very
fine roof garden where dances
will be given throughout the
summer months. Hostesses are
in attendance at all times In an
effort to make it pleasant Tor
our soldiers. Thanks and great
credit must go to DR.. A. Clayton
Powell, Jr., pastor of the church
and the great friend Of the sol"
diers.
Very recently this Chaplain
WAS called upon to address the
wiley Club Of New York City
which is made up of those who
once attended Wiley University,
Marshall, Texas and is now res
iding in and around New York
City. Some of those present were
Attorney Dyer, an outstanding
LAWYER in N.Y.C., Miss Mayme
Wright, charming debutante
and hostess to the club who has
visited foreign countries IKE
England. France, ETC., Mesdames
frankie Gary Fitzgerald, Hattie
Anderson, and Mesdames Jessie
Gonzales and Madora Bryant
Williams. Sergeant John Brown
of the New York Police force Is
president of the club. We re-
ceiyed a very fine ovation from
the members of this club ana
was voted an active member
The club is very much interes-
ted in doing something for the
benefit of our colored soldiers
here in New York city, and they
will certainly be heard from IN
the very near future. Wileyites
have always had the name Of
being very loyal to their Alma
Mater and to each other, and