The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
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DETROIT
COMMITTEE REPORTS


COMMITTEE REPORTS
The regular monthly meeting of
the committee met Friday night in
one OF the assembly rooms OF Lucy
Thurman Branch YWCA. Mrs
hrdenah Stephen made the report
which was very pleasing. The
women present listened attentively
10 the success OF the program and
expressed gladness Of their success
in the effort. Mrs. Stephen sid
! that to furnish day rooms al Sci.
fridge Field will cost approximately
$500 room. and that organizations
are still sending in donations. The
money raised at the program was
turned-eper Immediately TO the Red
Cross department which takes care
OF that part Of the work.
A portion of the committee will
visit Selfridge Field March IA and
will 60 to Fort Custer Sunday.
March rs. Members of the commit
tee include Mesdames Pearl Collins,
z. Conley, Abbie Yea. Ethel Mass
enburg. Susie Brazil, S. NJ jenkins
Mcdowell, Edward Taylor, Adah |
Johnson, S. NJ. Bankhead, Luile |
Boykins, G.. Oliver. H. johnson. S.
Robinson. Bette Ellington, Linnie |
Miles, Price Boyd, Ester Wright F.
Bruce, Geneva Smith B. Fleming,
M. Stewart. Claude Cooper, G.
Bailey. Thelma Williams. Eunice
Jones, Lila Smith, Goggins, Misses
Thelma Parker, Martha Gordan and |
Hester Cooper and the East Side |
Motor Corps.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Members Of the Citizens Com |
mittee on Jobs in War Industry and |
Housing. assembled in the Lucy
Thurman Y.W.CA. on Friday night
where they had call conference.
Reports were made by the Rev
Charles Hill and Gloster B. Current.
Jack Raskin made report and point.
ed out plans by which the commit.
tee could aid in getting action in
various places. Mrs. Bledsoe stated
that complaints of discrimination
where the persons had been trained
for and were not working due to
ce, such cases should be turned
in at 424 Boulevard building. The
FEPC committee will investigate.
Action will be taken against all
ssboteurs Of war effort who obstruct
national unity by opposing Negro
Indignation in public housing and
war industry" Reports from FEPC
were that cases which have been
handled not only included Negroes.
but there were Jews and other min
ority groups Of people who have had
to turn In complaints, and action
had to be made. And in many in
stances discriminating situations
have been adjusted.
INDUSTRIAL ART CLUB
Mrs. Cleveland Claron. president
of the Industrial Art club. brought
to her club suggestion OF "A CO.
ope- tive Victory garden plot She
said that food Is the frst requisite
for civilians and members of the
fighting forces. And rationing will
be q handicap to large families. II
the group can work out the plan 1t
will be helpful in relieving food
shortages for large families in the
community.
Mrs. Beck reports the news OF
the club. and il is expecting to work
out plans by which they may have
the garden plot for West side De-
troit.
HOSTESS TO SHOWER
Miss Ruth Hayes was the lovely
hostess to a personal shower in
honor OF her cousin, Miss Orgreta
Montgomery. who is now Mrs. Leon
ard Smith. Miss Montgomery was
married February %. Gifts received
included pretty gowns slips, per-
fume, glassware, and many other
useful things.
The evening was spent playing
Chinese checkers. and pokeno.
Prizes were awarded 10 Mrs. Flor
ence Montgomery and Mrs. Eulalia
c. Meyers Of Washington, D. c. The
hostess served very tasty menu.
Included among the guests were
Mrs. Eulalia Meyers, Miss l.. Cough.
Mrs, Lavivian Simmons of Crosse
Point, Mich; Mrs. Ida Sterling, also
Crosse Point; Mrs. Edith Douglass,
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Mrs. Carrie
Harris, Mrs. Grant Green, Mrs.
Mayme Brinson, Mrs. Henri Lewis,
Mrs. Harriet Patterson, Mrs. Corine
Tandy, Mrs Marie Williamson, Mrs.
Zenobia Rucker, Mrs. Florence
Montgomery, Mrs. George Bradfield,
little Patsy Gray, and Mrs. Margaret
Montgomery, mother OF the hon.
Gree. Orgreta gave bright smile
Of thanks for all the honor and
beautiful gifts she received.
VISITS WIFE
PVT Wesley Tyler of 5340 Bangor !
visited his wife and baby last week.
He is stationed at Fort Atterbury.
Ind, and had the opportunity OF
visiting his wife, Doris and baby
girl who is now two months old.
MISS ISIA LEAPHERT WEEDS
Miss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Eddison Wooten spoke their we'd
ding vows Sunday afternoon at 4
p.n.. at Chapel Hill Baptist church
The Rev. c. M. Newton performed
the ceremony and the bride was
given In marriage by her brother,
Arvel Leaphert. She wore white
satin gown, a fnger-tip veil, and
carried an armful OF white carna-
tons
Mis-. Ruby J. Washington was
maid OF honor; other maids were
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