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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
DR.. C0FFEY IS
WITH MEDICAL
CORPS, SICILY

DR.. Robert NJ Coffey former well
known Juneau physician, is now q
Captain in the Bird Auxiliary Surgi-
cal Group in Sicily.
In a letter received here, Dr.
Coffey states that he first went tc
San Francisco, then to San An
tonic, Texas, and from there tc
New York. Leaving New York. De-
cember 7, enroute to England, where
he spent two months, seeing sthe
sights and attending anatomy clas-
ses at oxford University, Coffey
continued on to Africa in February
where he was very active in surgery
in the Tunisian Campaign, Their
with the invasion forces in Sicily, at
the farthest forward hospital al
during the conquest of the island
my hospital is still very busy in
Sicily" says the Captain. MY out
fit is made up of hand picked, spec
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
.LAY(0(k IS
new CHIEF OF
(0MMAND05

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Brig. Gen. r
E. Lucky" Laycock, SO, who once
came within an ace of capturing
Rommel, was named Britain's new
Chief of the Commands succeed.
ing Lord Louis Mountbattep, nov
Allied Chief in southeast Asia.
Laycock sought to capture Rom
mel in 1941 at his Llbyan head
quarters, while he remained at q
beachhead with reserve rations and
ammunition. His Commands struck
like desert foxes at the headquar-
tiers, killing many high Nazi Off
GERS. Rommel, unfortunately, was
not at home.
Laycock eventually made his way
back to the base across the desert
arriving on Christmas. forty-one
days later.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
Chdpe|ddies Plan
Two Events, Bazaar
AIsoBdkeFoodS Sale

The Chapeladies were entertained
by Mrs. Cecil Donohue at her home
on the Eagle River highway or
Wednesday evening
During the business meeting plans
were completed for bake sale that
will be held at DeHart's Grocery
on Friday, october 20. All members
are requested to have their bakery
goods at the store on Thursday
evening or before noon on Friday
at the latest. Mrs. Clarence Within
en- and Mrs. Virgil Puzey will be ir
charge of the sale.
On November 81, the Chapeladies
will hold a bazaar at the Chapel
by-the-Lake. Mrs. Harry Arnold
Mrs. Clarence Wittinen and Mrs
Victor johnson were appointed or
the committee.
The next meeting will be held al
the home of Mrs. Harry Arnold. A
white elephant sale" will be con.
Quoted among the members at thai
time.
Those attending the meeting
Wednesday night were Mrs. Mielke
Mrs. Clarence Wittinen, Mrs. Harry
Arnold, Mrs Dora Spaulding, Mrs
Virgil Puzey, Mrs. Victor johnson
Mrs. Ole Jackson, Mrs Charles Dob
bins, Mrs. Stanley Jekell, two guests
Mrs. Converse and Mrs. West, ant
the hostess.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
MISSION SUNDAY
IN ALL CATHOLIC
CHURCHES SUNDAY

Tomorrow, Sunday, october "a
will be observed as Mission Sunday
in the Catholic Churches of the
United States, and wherever war
time conditions permit it, through
out the world. During the past
week, Archbishop Spellman has
been featuring the theme OF Cath
olic Missions in a. series of national
broadcasts.
The war, as the Rev. Coogan
editor of Catholic Missions" en-
phasized, is bringing home to Cath
Ollie officers and men in the armed
forces abroad, the wonderful work
that is being achieved by the priests,
sisters and brothers, who are de-
voting their lives to the spiritual
uplift of native people and tribes
all over the world
Everywhere that they were able
to do so, these missionaries have
remained at their posts to carry or
the work as best they could. Suf-
fering with their people, revivine
their courage, and in the territories
ruined and devastated by war. aid
ing them in the matter of food
clothing and shelter to the best OF
their ability. In many cases they
beheld the hard labors of many
many patient years vanish in q
few moments and were saddened te
the sight of the charred or bombed
ruins of once flourishing schools
hospitals, churches, converts ano
orphanages."
Scores of letters from Catholic
chaplains and soldiers, tell how inn
pressed they were with what they
saw of the work of the missionar-
les. OF their meager army earnings
the soldiers have helped the afflict-
ed priests and sisters to replace
ruined churches and schools ano
the missionaries in turn have beer
edited by the deep, practical faith
of the fighting Americans ano
amazed and gratified by their gen.
crosby.
So tomorrow, the day is devoted
| to Mission Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
SWEDISH AIR
LINZ Err SHOT
DOWN, NAILS
One American Among Vic
Tins : Two Abroad
Thrown Clear

STOCKHOLM, Oct. ga Swed-
ish airliner, flying from London to
Stockholm, was downed in flames
last night on Sweden's rocky west
coast, presumably by German
fighter plane, killing 10 persons.
Included in the dead was an Am
erican, DR.. T. c. Hume of Clare
mont, California.
The plane crashed near Haalo.
The crafts radio operator had
time only to send brief message
saying, I'VE have been shot down"
before the plane smashed to bits
Ion the rocks.
One crew member and one pas
Isenger, a Swedish sailor, named
IOlson, we're thrown clear and res
lcued by fishermen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
GERMANS CHARGE
FUEhRER KIDNAp
ATTEMPT PLANNED
Nazis Accuse BadogIio Of
Trying 10 PurIoin Hitler
Once He was in Italy
lBy Associated Prcssl

The German high command pub
lished details of an alleged plan,
by Marshal Badoglio to kidnap
Adolph Hitler as well as Mussolini,
which Is said to have been discov-
cred among captured military docu-
meflts, according to an announce
nent made in Berlin by radio
broadcast and recorded by Reuters
and DNB.
"Badoglio requested the Italian
military attache at Berlin to call
on the Fuehrer at his headquarters
and ask him in the name of the
King, to come to Italy to discuss
with the King and Badoglio. gov
crnment measures to intensity re-
sistance against the common enemy.
THE invitation, cody refused,
came at time when the handing
over of II Duce was decided and
sealed.
To-day it is known that the King
and Badoglio arranged with the
enemy to place into his hands the
Fuehrer, as we'll as II Duce.'
Observers figured it was a fan
tastic story aimed to divert the
German peoples attention from the
military scene.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

tally qualified surgeons who go out
in teams where the fighting is the
toughest to do major surgery, so I
am usually in a pretty lively spot"
During the past year, DR.. Coffey
states, he has done as much sur
gerry as a man with large surgical
practice would do in five years. 80
all in ALL he says, it has been a
very valuable experience"
Captain Coffeys address is 3rd.
Aux Surg. Gp., APO SAB, care Of
Postmaster New York.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
SUPPLIES AND
men LAND AT.
Glib RALTAR

I LA LINEA, Spain, Oct, 23.-Seven
Allied ships. filled with troops and
"a landing barges, laden with war
material, entered the Mediterran-
can through the Atlantic side of
Gibraltar.
The troopships included two large
United States, three British, one
Dutch, and on Norwegian ship.
Five British freighters unloaded
war material at Gibraltar and 80
freighters, in ballast, left there for
Great Britain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
Ann Furness Has
Birthday Party

Six year-old Ann Furness, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. .Furness
is celebrating her birthday with a
party this afternoon at the family
home on Fifth and Harris Streets.
Decorations for the occasion de-
pict the halloween season, with
appropriate favors and games add
ing to the festivities. St7gl
AIMS guests included Page and
Virginia Whitehead, Mary Grisham
Becky Sharpe, Margaret Ann Pyle
Dede MINIS, Sue and Michael
Wade, Trudy and Eric Iversen, Mi
chael Grummett and Bill Baker.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
900 Escaped Allied
Prisoners Are
Befriended by Nazis

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Approximately
900 Allied prisoners of war who es-
capped from a German prison camp
at Hagen during an Allied air raid
are being hidden and fed by Ger
man people.
The British Broadcasting Corpor-
alton made this statement in Ger
man language broadcast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
FUEL SUPPLIES
MAY BE SHORT
DURING WINTER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Howard
Gray, deputy solid fuels administra-
tor, told the Senate committee in
vestigating fuel supplies that the
coal supply situation is bad" and
likely to get worse.
He testified after Senator David
1. Walsh of Mass. asserted the New
England million tons shortage of
anthracite coal needs are wide
spread and he fears "sufferings and
deaths" this coming winter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

Goal Strike
(By Associated Press

A showdown neared today in the
long standing controversy in the soft
coal industry.
War Labor Board Chairman Davis
told officials of the United Mine
Workers they will have to get idle
miners back to work or probably
the case will go to the White House,
presumably meaning government
operation of the mines again.
United Mine Workers officials
said they will attempt to get the
strikers back into the pits by
Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
BASKETBALL
MANAGERS
MEET MONDAY

Managers of the various basket
ball teams of Juneau are to meet
on Monday evening at o'clock in
Room / of the High School, accord
ing to an announcement by Supt.
A. B. Phillips. One representative
from each team will attend the
session
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
U50 DANCE
|5T0NIGHT;
IS FORMAL

The monthly informal dance Of
the USO will be given tonight in
the Scottish Rite Temple. Dancing
will start at o'clock and music
will be furnished by the Duck Greek
orchestra.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
TWO FROM HAINEs

Dorothy M. Ferschweiler and
Clara Acker, both of Haines are
guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
SITKA MAN HERE

A. B. Hicks of Sitka, is registered
at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
FROM FAIRBANKS

Mary Hester Baird OF Fairbanks
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
Tokyo Breakfasts
So|omons Defeat
Over Berlin Radio
(By Associated Press

The Japanese Imperial Headquar-
tiers in communique broadcast by
the Berlin Radio, acknowledged for
the first time the loss of Salamaua
and Lac in New Guinea.
The broadcast said the Jap
troops are now engaged in Madang
with enemy formations"
Allied Forces captured Salamaua
September IL and Lac six days
later.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
from PENNSyTvANTA

Here from Duquesne. Penn, is
Paul Lesko, who is registered at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Chester Carlson and baby
boy left st. AIMS Hospital yester-
day to return to their home.
Discharged fom st. AIMS Hospi-
tai on Friday after medical care
was Pete Carlson.
Joe Damalos entered st. AIMS
Hospital yesterday as medical pa
tent.
Admitted to ST. AIMS Hospital
yesterday for medical care was
John Murphy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
AT GASTINEAU

Mrs. r. Laurin and two children
are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

William James of Hoonah enter
ed the Government Hospital on Fri
day.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
ROOSEVELT IS
ORDERED, keep
TO YOUR ROOM

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. - The
White House said today President
Roosevelt has a case of grippe with
a one degree fever.
Secretary Early said Roosevelt's
physician, Rear Admiral Mc1ntire,
Navy surgeon-general.s ordered the
President to remain in his room
again today and to cancel all ap-
pointments.
The President was reported yes
terday to be suffering from head
cold and aches.
FROM SITKA
Helmuth O. Ellerman of Sitka, i;
a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
CAA MAN HERE

A. r. Carroll, employed by the
Civil Aeronautics Authority with
headquarters in Anchorage, is reg
istered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
FROM SKAGWAY

Ruth Allen of Skagway is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

Alvin Rudolph of Juneau entered
the Government Hospital yesterday
for medical care.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

Marlene st. Clair was discharged
from the Government Hospital yes
terday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
YOUR BROKEN LENSES

Replaced in our own shop. Eyes
Examined. DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

Yesterday Melvin Williams of
Hoonah was admitted to the Gov
eminent Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
FROM PELICAN

c. Raatikainen, Pelican City Cold
storage man, Is guest at the Gas
tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

DUO FROM LOS ANGELES
Charles D. Tanner and w. I
Endicott, both of Los Angeles, are
guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23
TWO FROM WHITEHORsE

Two Whitehorse men, John A
Marel and Alvin J, Tracy, are re-
gistered at the BaIanof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-23

BUY WAR BONDS
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Former Cleveland
Entertainer Keeps
Texas Men Amused

CAMP BOWIE, Texas-(SN,S0-
Entertainment among Negro troops
is on the upgrade since the arrival
joining the Army he was pianist in
waite Ave, Cleveland, o. Before
joining the Army he was pianist il
night clubs, having played at the
Tombs Club in Columbus, o.
Assigned TO duty with Headquart-
ers Detachment Of the 49th Quart
ermaster Regiment, Pvt. Squaer
spends his off-duty hour digging
UP talent for the entertainment of
both Negro and white troops. Since
his arrival here few weeks ago,
he has produced three shows by
rounuing up singelS, comedians
and tap dancers that the regiment
never knew it had. He accom-
panies them On the piano and does
a boogie-woogie specially of his
own.
Most recently, Pvt. Squaer has
been working on a program for
the Christmas holidays titled,
christmas Time in Swing" He
also presented show at the Red
Cross Recreational Center in the
Station Hospital earlier in Deem
Der.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Quartet At Great
Lakes Is Praised

WASHINGTON.-(ANP)- When
they accompanied Marian Ander
son in the singing Of the finale at
the mural present ton. the double
quartet from the Great Lakes
Station presented a group of out
standing musicians in its ensemble.
E. Wayman Hathcock, the di-
rector. is graduate &C Witten-
burg college in Ohio and has a
masters in music from Ohio State
university For the past nine years,
he was head of the department
of music at Morris Brown college.
Louis Finley is a graduate of
the Julliard School of Music and
was formerly head of Benedict COL
lege music department; Dennis
Mason is from North Carolina
State college: John Ousley is from
Aurora, ILL.,, and took special work
at the University of Wisconsin;
Herman Hill, graduated from West
Virginia State; Frank Roane is
another Julliard graduate; Will
Etm Haithcox, graduate of Morris
Brown and Capital university of
Columbus, Ohio; Winfred Han
cock is a graduate of Tillot-
son college, Texas; Walton Ander-
son, Langston university; and
Theodore Hines is the third MEM
Der of the group from JuLliard.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16

NEW YCRK-(ANP)-An i'm
posing list Of names has been
assembled in connection with the
sponsorship of Duke Ellingtons
Carnegie hall concert, scheduled to
take place Jan. %, with proceeds
going to Russian War relief.
Mayor LaGuardia and Leopold
Stokowski have consented to act as
honorary chairman The organic
zation committee is headed by
Daniel James, Harold Evans and
Will Roland. Leonard Feather is
acting as Dukes personal publicity
representative and is also pre-
pairing a special commemorative
program for the event.
The list of honorary sponsors
include a variety of celebrated
names such as Assemblyman w. T..
Andrews Jack Benny, Count Basic
Aaron COPELAND, Bing Crosby, F. r.
Crosswaith, Dean Dixon, William
Feinberg, Benny Goodman, Lester
Granger, w. C. Handy, Fletcher
Henderson, AsSemblyman Hulan e.
Jack, Harry James, Leonard w.
Joy, Oscar Levant, Howard Lind
say, Jimmie Lunceford, William
Morris, James Petrillo, Cole Porter,
Councilman T. Clayton Powell,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Mixed Couples
Can Now Dance
AT USO Canteen
Democratic
Ruling Made
By Bette Davis

HOLLYWOOD - CAMP - One
more blow was landed on color
prejudice and an example was set
by one Of the most famous HOLLY
wood celebrities a few days ago
when Bette Davis settled the ques-
ton Of mixed couples dancing at
elaborate Hollywood canteen.
Only recently opened, and with
servicemen Of all races welcome,
colored members of Hollywood VIC
tory committee have been reporting
nightly to aid either in entertain
ing or the manual work of wait
ing table, serving, washing dishes,
etc. For instance, such stars as
Lana Turner, Bette Cradle and
others have donned aprons; 'Ro-
chester" and Ben Carter both
worked as walters and entertained,
and in this part there was no
hitch.
Of the nearly 100 colored host
esses signed up to help entertain
service men at camps and centres,
a number reported at the Holly
wood canteen each night. However,
so few colored soldiers found their
way out to Hollywood that most OF
the girls were "wallflowers." AS
there were never enough white
girls to go around, the white sold
iers began asking the colored girls
to dance. They did, all in the best
of relations. On one occasion Miss
Tommy Lee, pretty little Pasadena
movie player and socialite, was in
such demand that white soldiers
cut in on each other to get to
dance.
Some one of the white women
on duty there became upset over
what she considered a breach of
social Ssropriety. Bette Davis of
the Hollywood Victory committee
and the official who would have
to be contacted, was away at
Palm Springs for the weekend.
So this worried individual called
her by long distance and asked il
it wasn't wrong for colored and
white to be dancing together. Miss
Davis answered without hesitation,
"Of course not, let them dance if
they want to-
And now since all the colored
hostesses and pretty, ladylike young
and nicely dressed, they are as
much in demand as dance partners
as their fair skinned sisters of the
opposite race.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Browning All
Co|ored Show Is
Hit With Troops
Stirring Camp
Show Is Hailed
By 10Th Cavalry

LOS ANGELES. - (ANP)- AL
though they have been organized
only short time Harold Brown
ing's all-colored camp show has
caused glowing accounts OF their
success to be received by the Holly
wood Victory committee which
sent them out. Specializing in the
camps occupied by colored soldiers
they have brought them badly
needed entertainment, that tend
ed to relieve the strenuous grind
of training routine.
Headed by Browning, inter-
nationally famous singer VINO bare
~ escaped with his family from
Europe at the outbreak of the war,
the company includes, Thomas
Anderson, his business manager;
the Three Shades Of Rhythm, !"
girls; Hattie Knowles, comedy
star; Ford, Harris and Jones, dance
team; Myrt and vi, dance team;
Lucius Smith and Alice HAYNES,
jitterbug team; and Lady Will
Carr. highly talented pianist.
One of their most outstanding
successes was at Camp Lockett in
a pre- Christmas presentation. Not
only the crack 10th Calvarr.
Green Of Illinois presents TO the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Eddie, Katy Star
In Neav Picture

rewarded for fine performances
are the Golden Gate Quartet and
Slim and Slam, one with a bass
viol and the other on the keyboard
The story is extremely patriotic
too. It's about a sailor who thinks
his pop is somebody at Paramount
and ends ur making him produc-
ton chief and arranging a show
for the sailors in which almost all
contract Paramount players per-
form their talents. Among the 43
stars are Dorothy Lamour, Bob
Hope, B.ng Crosby. Paulette God
dard, Ray Milland, Franchot Tone,
Fred McMurray, Mary Martin and
Veronica Lake.
Indeed, our stars put a touch of
art in 'Star Spangled Rhythm" and
they are the ones, at least in our
opinion, who put the star in the
title,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Rex Ingram Sheds
Weight For Role
BY LAWRENCE F. LAMAR


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In
gram, widely known stage, screen
and radio stellar actor, will enact
the role of a dashing Sudanese Of.
ficer in a Forthcoming Columbia
studio film currently produced by
Harry Joe Brown. In order to meet
the requirements of the role, IN
gram had to shed some 40 pounds
and dye his fine crop of mixed
grey hair
Ingram has long coveted the role
of the heroic Sudanese officer as
was illustrated in his faithful de-
votion to the ordeal of reducing.
Title Of the film has not been def
nitely settled upon, but it is be-
lieved the studio will stick to the
original title, ATTACK BY Night
Ingram arrived in Hollywood from
New York to start preparing for
the role that will see Africa focused
dramatically on the American
mind.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16
Hattie Made HI
By Fake Clouds

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing her holidays by combining her
to bed one of those unusual mis-
haps possible only in Hollywood,
motion picture production occurred
to Hattie Mcdaniel, noted motion
picture and radio star, on Christ
mas eve.
She had been called back to
Warmers First National studio for
retakes in the elaborate musical
starring Eddie Cantor and one Of
largest casts of the season. Hattie
as star of the big tuneful all-Negro
sequence, is to appear high above
the clouds attired in fanciful
costume.
1t so happens that artificial
clouds or fog pictures are Gus
tomarily made by electrically
vaporizing Nujol or other mineral
oil. But because of the curtail-
ment of all oils along with many
other screen properties, the tech1li-
cal department had to substitute
dry ice. This, when placed in warm
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-01-16

Negro Opera guild charter for
formation of the National Negro
Opera company, Inc. Presentation
ceremonies, to be held at Wendell
Phillips at 3:15 in the afternoon,
are expected to attract for partici-
patton many of the great names in
Negro music.
Special honor will be given Mary
c. Dawson of Pittsburgh, past
president of the National Associa-
ton of Negro musicians, whose
work toward granting of the char
ter is cited as outstanding. Mrs.
Dawson also was responsible for
presentation of the opera, aida, ="
with an all-Negro cast, in Pitts
burgh at the MANN convention of
194l, and at the Civic Opera house
here this past season.
Purpose OF the opera guild, it is
declared, is to offer opportunities
to Negro musicians in grand ope-
"a; to develop higher professional
standards in all fields Of the high
er arts; to establish proper appre-
citation and cultural background.
and to inspire composers to develop
an interest in the operate field.
Though the National Negro Ope-
ra company was formed in Chica-
go, affiliate groups are expected to
be established in cities throughout
the country.
Among those to appear on the
presentation program are Lillian
Evanti, anu Todd Duncan and
Ruby Ely Of the Porgy and Bess
company.