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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
Changing Political Clothes

MUCH COMMENT, favorable and unfavorable is going
Iva about IN local political circles regarding an announce
ment last week that of Deros active coored Demo-
Gratis ars aegedy planning bolt the party The reason
Tor this contemplated step, it is rumocd is attributed TO
dissatisfaction with the degree of recognition given some
OF the coored Democrats by party leaders Wayne Coun
~ together with the fact that coored Republican was
given local appointment in preference a Democrat
Individual citizens have the right to change their po-
htical affiliations whenever they choose There nothing
TO prevent politicians from changing their party labels
In fact some politicians wear reversible political
coats side being Democratic and the other side Repub-
lican
Shortly prior 20 the recent election which returned
Michigan to the COP ranks, far-seeing politicians
who had been wearing the Democratic label began turning
their coats the Elephant could be seen outside Even
one of the representatives publication which had been
staunchly emocratic. told representative Of The Tr
hume Just before election that he paper he worked for was
not wholly Democratic any and wanted 10 erase that
false opinion from he public mind
Those who shift from one political party to another
Just tor the sake Of trying hold lob or just to be
on the winning side gain some selfish ends but they
usually lose in public esteem. such changes in political
sfiaon should always be motyated by principle rather
than by opportunism.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
NEW 1918 AsTROLOGy READINGS
ARE READY

W.L.-For the past two years
nv sons wife's folks have been
trying to get them to come over in
their county 10 live. They claim
that there Is plenty Of work there
TO do and he could farm and do
better than he can here. Was that
Just a trick OF theirs to get him
over there to work for them?
Ans.:-Their main object was OF
course to get their daughter nearer
home. Hut they are not trying 10
profit from your sons EFFORTS.
There was no trIckery Involved
with this change. He felt that he
would like 10 60 where he could
make tho hest living for himself
and his wife. To keep the respect
Of your son, you must respect his
wife and his own judgment.
inexperienced | am a young
lass OF ~ and very confused.
should I do what my present boy
friend wants me 10 do or should
20 on the way I ann He has done
everything except get on his knees
and he would do that " he thought
Il would do any good. ! love him
very much and he also loves me
think. II he doesn't. then he Is
playing the part perfectly. SO far,
I have always had the courage 10
say mo" and I wonder what the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
Talking Democracy To Death

4 DISGRACEFUL DRAMA enacted in the Us SEN
"a ate last week. Senator Bilbo. of Mississippi and a
few other Southern demagogues talked the proposed anti
pol tax bill death and deprived millions Of Negroes and
poor whites of the South Of the right to vote while the
world looked in establishment.
Forgetful of the fact that nation fighting to pre-
serve democracy and human freedom all the globe.
an dunmndfu of the thousands of young Americans Of
both races who are on distant combat fields fighting suf
ferng hardshps and dying for democracy and the four
freedom-Bbo and his adherens spent days of precious
time in shameful effort to deny 10 millions CT Americans
in the berty-loving United States the enjoyment of de-
mocracy justice and citizenship rights to which all
entitled.
The time has come for such conditions to end. Rules
and laws governing procedure the U.s. Senate should be
reformed so as limit debate and make flibusterg in
effective In invoking coture rule in the Senate majority
vote should be substituted for the twohrds vote now re-
CURED II is undemocratc for small minority in the Sen
ate by means unlimited debate to block the VIII OF the
majority. This nation i'll afford to allow biioo ana
others like him to talk democracy TO death
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
For Ny People Best Poetry Volume In Five Years
Reviewed by FRANK MARSHALL DAyIsTor AMP

IT Is A distinct pleasure TO read
this new volume of poetry by
Miss Margaret Walker. for her For
My People" is far and away the
best book Of poetry written by a
Negro 10 be published in the last
five years. II decrly deserves its
selection as the 1912 winner In the
annual Yale Series OF Younger
poets contest.
Miss Walker has plenty to say.
and personal and dynamic way
OF saying II. She is modern IN
style and approach with tho first
section entirely in free verse. and
has developed her own kind OF
sonnet on display in Section III.
She also has q good ear for folklore
as her humorous ballads demon
citrate. Unfortunately. however. she
occasionally repeats word or
phrase in such a way that Il dulls
the emotions OF the reader But this
is a minor fault that can easily be
corrected
Having lived in Chicago for some
time. Miss Walker has come under
the influence Of the earthly. realis-
tic midwestern school OF express
SIGN and in more than one instance
shows traces OF Carl Sandberg.
Through il al she shows keen So
cial consciousness coupled with
nostalgia fer the southland OF her
nativity. In Sorrow Home" she
says
am no h0t-h0usc bulb 20 he
rcnrcd In steam- heated flats
with the music ri IL" and sub
wa, In my ears. walled In by
steel and wood and brick far
from the sky.
want the cotton fields. tobacco
aud the cane. I want 10 walk
along with sacks Of seed TO
drop In fall0w ground. Restless
music i In my heart and ] am
eager 10 he gone.
q Southland. sorrow home. mel
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28

Women Scared his upper llpi
Nearly tore his head
on his shoulders with n gun
Kept his eyes blood-red.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
Native Son
BOOK 3-INSTALLMENT II

II | UNI? he grunted. 1t was the first time he h.
- spoken since they had caught him "'a
How're you feeling?"
He closed his eyes and turned his head av.v
sensing that they white and he black that h,
were the captors and he the captive. Ivy
"He's coming out of it."
"Yeah. That crowd must've got i'm
Say boy You want something to eat?"
He did not answer.
Get i'm something. He doesn't know what h.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28

w! nedtink III NY D"he hhu
blood:
How long will the Khan OF
hate. the hounds and the chain
gangs keep me from my own?
without question. this young
writer's poetry is smooth. easy
flowing dynamic and rhythmic. al
ways majestic and occasionally
rhapsodiC Her title poem. Incl
dentally. was first printed in the
esteemed Poetry. a Magazine OF
Verse where It excited consider
able controversy few years ago.
and was ALEC chosen for THE Ne
gro Caravan"
Her section Of ballads. written
in a sem-dialcci semi-colloquial
style, has spiritual kinship with
work in similar vein of LaneSton
Hughes Mirs Walker not only sings
OF such traditional favorites as
John Henry and Siack-O-Lee. but
also paints portraits 81 such char
acters as "Poppa Chicken" "kissie
Lee" "Mollie Means" and others
/ Here Is a part oil her saga OF
Teacher:
Women Scared his upper llpi
Nearly tore his head
on his shoulders with n gun
Kept his eyes blood-red.
Women sent him 10 his doom.
Women set the trap.
Teacher was n bad. hold man
Lawd, hut such a sap!
A word about the author. Miss
walker. who is professor OF Eng
lish at Livingstone college. Sails
bury. nc. is just q years old.
Form In Birmingham. she went &c
school there and in Mississippi and
New Orleans before finishing
Northwestern university in 1895 and
taking her masters degree at Iowa
two years ago. With such a start
as that made in For My People.
She seems destined for brilliant
literary career.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Dr.. Van Schaick 10 Preach
Al UnjyersaIist Memorial

DR.. John Van Schaick, jr, editor
Of 1.-THE Christian Leader" author
lecturer and minister emeritus OF
the Universalist National Memorial
Church, will preach tomorrow at IL
am.
DR.. Seth r. Brooks, minister, will
speak to the Adult Glass at 10 am.
on This Church-This Day." There
will be a vesper service at pm. DR..
Brooks will conduct a half-hour
worship and prayer service.
There will be Red Cross and well
fare sewing on Monday from 10 am.
to 8 pm. 49,,
On Tuesday at l pm. there will
be a Book Review luncheon. Mrs.
r. Winston Holt will review a play,
"The Face" by Frances Gibbs, and a
current book, "Windswept,' by Mary
Ellen Chase.
There will be Red Cross and vel
fare sewing on Friday from 10 am.
to 3 pm. at the church, and IN the
evening at the home OF Miss Clara
B. Pitcher from Z to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
All Souls Unitarian
Church Class 10 Hear
Dr.. Prang Of N. U.
Dr.. Pierce to Close
Series Of Sermons at
II am. Service

DR.. Gordon w. Prang Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland will speak before
the Current Problems Class at All
Souls Unitarian Church tomorrow
at 10 am. on Hitler: Demagogue
and Propasandist." At the same
time, DR.. Charles B. Hale, also of the
University of MARYLAND. will ,on-
tinue q course on THE Hexateuch"
before the Comparative Religion
Class, speaking on 'Leviticus and
Deuteronomy"
The Rev. DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce
will conclude at the II an. service a
course Of sermons on "The Search
for Certainty" speaking on What
Heaven Can We Hope For?" A pro-
gram Of music Of George Washing
toms time will be presented at 5 pm
A travel film, South to the Land Of
the Conquistadores," will be shown
at $50 pm. Mrs. william G. Eliot,
3d., and Mrs. David j. Haykin are
hostesses for the Fellowship Tea
from 6 to Z pm. The motion picture
at 7:30 pm. viii be The Stars Look
Down."
Pierce Hall Players will hold q So
cial meeting Monday evening. First
aid classes are continuing on Mon
day and Thursday afternoons and
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
The 25-35 Club has arranged q
friendly get-together, particularly
for newcomers, ON Tuesday evening
At the meeting Of the Women's Al
lance on Friday the annual pro-
gram Of Religion Through Music
will be presented.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Toronto Clergyman
To Hold Services al
Metropolitan Baptist
Dr.. Albert Hughes
To Have Charge Till
March 8; Other Notes

DR.. Albert Hughes, pastor Of the
Church of the Crusaders, Toronto
Canada, will conduct services at
Metropolitan Baptist Church, be-
ginning tomorrow and continuing
through March 8, at 7::3o pm. daily,
except Saturdays. At the Sunday
services he will speak at both morn
ing and evening meetings.
DR.. Hughes has written numerous
books and pamphlets in addition to
editing the Challenger, monthly
magazine.
A preliminary to this series of
meetings will be a 30-minute broad
cast over Station WINK from $50
to 7 o'clock tonight. DR.. Hughes
will speak. At $3.50, over the same
station, the assistant pastor, the
Rev. John M. Ballbach, will teach
the Sunday school lesson.
Preceding the services every night
there will be prayer meetings at 7
O'Clock. There will be special music
at every service, including numbers
by a large evangelistic chorus.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Conoress Street Methodist

Laymen's Day will be observed to-
morrow at II am. The Rev. Dorsey
<. Sturgis will sit in the pew and
let the laymen conduct the service.
William H. Harrison, lay leader,
will preside and lead the service.
Fred r. Stephens, president Of the
Harrison Bible Glass, will make the
opening prayer, and short addresses
will be delivered by Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, Chief Stephen A. Porter,
and G. Raymond Pruett.
At pm. Aldersgate and Dunn
barton Avenue Methodist Churches
will join with Congress Street in
the union service and the sermon
will be preached by the Rev. F. L.
Morrison, pastor of the Aldersgate
Church. The Youth Fellowship
will meet at 7 pm.
The Woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service will meet Wednesday
evening at the home OF Mrs. I. A.
TennySon.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Dr.. Lenski Announces
Special Services al
Grace Lutheran

DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski will preach
at II am. in Grace Lutheran
Church on Temptation in the
Daily Round" The senior choir will
sing. During the II am. service
the Junior Mission Band will be
directed by Miss Marie Smith.
At pm. on Wednesdays through
out the lenten season special serv-
ices will. be held, DR.. Lenski will
be assisted by visiting pastors. DR..
Lenski will offer as the theme of
his lenten series this year "Unfor-
gettable Truths From the Passion
Story" He will have as his special
theme for Wednesday THE Cruelty
of the Crowd"
Grace Church Is uniting with
other local Lutheran churches in a
series of Monday evening union
lenterf services. The first Of these
will be held in Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church. At pm. Mon
day DR.. Walter Schuette. president
of the Eastern District of the
American Lutheran Church, will
be guest preacher.
The young people will meet at 7
pm. Sunday.
The officers of the Sunday School
Board will hold q business session
at 8 pm. Tuesday. Andrew Dahl
will preside.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Highlands Boptists Plan
Union Lenten Service

The North Washington-Hi Highlands
Baptist Church will participate in
union Lenten services at 8 pm.
Thursday at the Highlands Baptist
Church. The Rev J. Herbert Gar
ner. pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, will speak on "The Vitality
Of Our Faith"
At II am. Sunday the Rev. Henry
]. Smith, pastor of the North Wash
ington Baptist Church, will preach
on How Readist Thou?" and at
7:45 pm. on Independent Men"
The intermediates will serve tea
at pm.
A business and social meeting OF
the Women's Bible Glass will be
held Monday night at the home
of Miss Gertrude Goble. The Fin
ance Board meeting will be held
Tuesday night at the home Of Mr..
E. L. Hahn. Wednesday night at
the home Of Mrs. Elsie Firmin the
deacons and deaconesses will meet.
Saturday afternoon the Senior Bap-
tist Training Union Group will go
on hike through Rock Greek Park.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
BrookIund Methodist

At II am. DR.. S. Paul Schilling
will preach on ''Thy Kingdom
Come" the fourth in a series on
the Lords Prayer. At 8 pm, in a
series of interpretations of great
paintings on the life of Christ, the
subject will be zimmerman's Christ
and the Fishermen" The Youth
and Young Adult Fellowships and
the Intermediate League will meet
at pm.
The second session of the Lenten
Institute will be held Thursday
evening. Following a supper at 6:15,
DR.. Warren D. Bowman Of the
Washington Church Of the Brethren
will discuss Harmony Between
Husband and Wife" in a course on
the Christian home, while the pas
tor will lead a group on What Shall
We Believe-About Man?" Emer-
son Saylor of Calvary Methodist
Church will discuss Choosing
Friends" in another group. At 8
pm. the guest preacher will be DR..
Fred S. Buschmeyer. minister OF
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Masonic Clubs Guests
At 9th Street Christion

Members Of the Masonic Clubs Of
the District of Columbia will be
guests of the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church, tomorrow night, and
will observe the Annual George
Washington Memorial Service, spon-
sored by the Advisory Board. They
will meet at 7:30 pm. and enter
in professional and be seated to-
gether. The orchestra will present
a program. The Rev. Carroll c.
Roberts, will deliver the memorial
sermon on George Washington
Patriot and Christian" All visiting
Masons and friends are invited.
The Toward Calvary-1942" Sc
ries continues, with the minister
bringing the message in the morn
ing. The subject will be THE Chal-
Ienge of Calvary"
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Healing Services.

The weekly meeting OF Christian
healing and life adjustment, held
by the prayer circle of the Church
of st. Stephen and the Incarna-
ton. will be at 1890 am. in the
parish hall. 1.-THE Price of Prayer" :"
from Christ in War Time" by DR..
John S. Bunting, will be studied.
The service will include testimony
meditation, prayers for the sick and
world conditions. Mrs. Lillian Boat
man will lead.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
PenticOStal Holiness.

Special anniversary program over
WINK from $50 to 8 am, celebrat-
ing their first year on the air. Spe-
cial musical numbers and a message
by the Rev. Hubert T. Spence. Ser
mon by the pastor at II am. Evan
gelistic service at 7:45 pm. Topic,
THE Place and Need for Christians
in the Present War"
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Jones Memorial fColored)

Laymen's Sunday will be observed.
At II am. sermon by Bishop Alex
ander p. Shaw Of Baltimore, Md.
Music by male chorus. At $3.50 pm.
address by Attorney Thurman l..
Dodson. Music by the Awakening
Echo. On Wednesday night Laymen
Study Class.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
French Services

At the French service at St.
Johns Episcopal Church tomorrow
at 4 pm, the Rev. Andre r. Lio-
tard, pastor of the French congre-
cation. will preach on the subject,
Pas de Plus"
On Thursday at 5 pm. he will
begin a series OF lenten services,
to be held at that time each Thurs
day during Lent.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
WWDC Bible Quiz.
Daily WWDO Broadcast.

Evangelist Dale Crowley will speak
tomorrow at 10:30 am. over Station
WWDC on THE Stage for the Final
World Drama"
On Monday at 6:45 am. he will
speak on THE Believer and the
Holy Spirit" Throughout the week
his theme viii be THE Bible Chris
tian."
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Other Services
Open Door Church.

open DO0f CHURCH.
"The Holy Spirit in Romans Chap
ter Eight" Is the pastors subject
at II am. and The Righteousness
Of God From Faith to Faith" at
7:3o pm. The young people have
their service at 6:45 pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
lexington.

Annual missionary praise service
at II am, with sermon by the Rev.
Henry B. Woodtng. The topic at
8 pm. Is Dwight L. Moody and
His Message" Hit-and-miss dinner
Friday under the auspices Of the
Aid Society.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Galhraith A. M. Z. 4.

Galbraith A. M. E. Z.
At 6 am. prayer service. At II
am. the Rev. James l.. White will
administer holy communion. Music
will be by the Senior Choir, assisted
by the Missionary Chorus. $3.50 pm,
Evening star., 1942-02-21
River Road u. p.

The Rev. Virgil M. Cosby will
preach at II am. on THE Mighty
Power of Prayer" At 8 pm. another
Of the series Of character sketches
will be given. THE Tragedy of a
Handsome Young Man" Young
peoples groups will meet at 6:45
pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
fifteenth Street lColoredl .

Remember Pearl Harbor-and
Repent" is the subject of DR.. HALEY
B. Taylor at IL am. Music will be
rendered by the choir.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Pilgrim A. M. e.
Presbyterian
Westminster Memorial,

The Rev. Harry v. Porter will
preach or THE Light Invisible" I"
The Young Peoples Society will
hold its annual Washington day
hike and service, leaving the church
Immediately after the morning serv-
ice. The High School Christian
Eideavor will meet at $3.50 pm.
A cottage prayer meeting will be
held at the home Of Mrs. M B.
Porter on Thursday evening.
The officers and teachers of the
church school will meet Monday
evening in the home of Mrs. Ethel
S. Rose.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Schedule of Activities in Washington Churches
Continued From Page B-5J

Continued From Page B-5.)
The message will be brought by
M. D. Lamborne, associate lay
leader Of the East Washington Dis
trict. He will use as his subject
"The Great Commission. The
Youth Fellowship groups will meet
at 6:45 pm.
The woman's Society Of Chris
tian Service will meet Wednesday
at 8 pm.
st. Paul.
The Rev. William Pierpoint will
preach at II am. on Preserving
Our Christian Heritage" and at
8 pm. on Freedom Through
Christ"
The Women's Society of Christian
Service will give buffet supper on
Wednesday from $50 pm. to pm.
The public is invited.
The members of st. Paul will
meet with members Of other neigh
borhood churches for the community
lenten services at Hilands Baptist
Church on Thursday at 8 pm.
Ryland.
"By Confidence in the Goodness
OF God" is the theme of the Rev.
Karl G.. Newell at II am. At Z
pm. there is a fellowship program
and devotional to which are particu-
larly invited the young people.
Continuing the weekly Wednesday
evening lenten services on February
Is the Rev. DR.. ]. L. Fendrich. pas
tor of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, will speak at pm.
Brightwo0d Park.
Laymen's day, II am, with Arthur
S. Flemming, United States civil
service commissioner, guest speaker.
The Rev. Robert K. Newitt's theme
at 7:45 pm. will be Christian Integ-
rity." p. r. Talley will address the
Mems Wesley Bible Glass at 10 am.
intermediate and senior youth fel-
lowships at GAS pm; Young Adult
Fellowship at $40 pm.
Aldersgate.
The laymen will have charge OF
the service at 11:00 am. Mr.. ].
Rowland Snyder will speak on
Methodist Men and the Mission Of
the Church" Other laymen will
have part In the service. At 8 pm.
the church will unite In the service
at Congress Street Church with
Congress Street and Dumbarton
Avenue Churches.
Wesley.
The service at II am. will be In
charge Of the laymen. They will
speak on "A Worshiping Church."
"A Fellowship Church." AN Evan
genstic Church." "A Stewardship
Church." "a Missionary Church"
Dudley r. H. Hoffman, lay leader,
will be in charge of the service.
Israel Metropolitan C. M. E.
At II am, sermon by the assist
ant pastor, the Rev. c. M. Mccoy;
music by the second choir; $50 pm,
Epworth League, candlelght pro-
cession; s pm. musical program,
sponsored by the trustees.
Greater Lane Memorial C. NJ E.
At II am. DR.. E. L. johnson will
preach on Gains and Losses;
music by the senior choir; baptizing
and installation for church officers;
$50 pm, Epworth League; 8 pm,
DR.. johnson will preach on The
Ideal Shepherd"
East Calvary (Colore6.
The Rev. James r. Cannon will
present the following speakers on
Sunday-11 am, DR.. Eva B. Dykes
of Howard University; 8 pm, the
Rev. John r. Monroe, minister
of Simpson Memorial Methodist
Church; 8 pm, Henry M. Letcher.
artist and sculptor. At the morning
and afternoon service the Woman's
~
Evening star., 1942-02-21

SPENCE p..for GAS am.
sermon TOPIC Rirht ioS spisis.S SA'ins 'n'
7:45-"The Christians Duty In Time Of
'.rh. Li.tl. Church WIN WIN IN. Biz was....-
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Herlnon.

The Rev. George S. Duncan will
speak at II am. on THE Message
of Washington's Life"
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Potomac HEIGHTS Communit,

The Rev. Aaron B. Kelley will
preach at II am. on "Our Church
Your Religious Home" and at 8
Evening star., 1942-02-21
East Calvary lColoredl.

The Rev. James r. Cannon will
present the following speakers on
Sunday-11 am, DR.. Eva B. Dykes
of Howard University; 3 pm, the
Rev. John r. Monroe, minister
of Simpson Memorial Methodist
Church; 8 pm, Henry M. Letcher,
artist and sculptor. At the morning
and afternoon service the Woman's
Society Of Christian Service will be
In charge, and at night the chorus.
Evening star., 1942-02-21
Knox Orthodox.

THE Incompatible Greatness Of
Jehovah" is the morning topic and
The Praying Patriot" in the eve
ming. Special music in the morn
ing. Services are at 1916 Vermont
avenue NV.