The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-03

Phone EAST 1911
duncan, Editor
Mrs. Annabell Harris in her home
The Rosebud Study clubs Feb
ruary meeting at the home OF
Mrs. p c. Stewart was dedicated
to Negro History WEEK. in con
nection with the clubs topic study
on Bible prophecy. Preceding the
topic members gave interesting
quotations from Negro authors.
Mrs. Robena Martin, topic chm,
led the topic study. revealing
many prophecies which have come
to pass. Mrs. Ruby Hardin. Mrs.
| p. c. Stewart and Mrs. Mary
Duncan. gave current events on
the Negro in science and indus
try. Mrs. Cora Minor, In a travel
ogue of her recent visit to Los
Angeles, gave an interesting ac-
count of the race group as she saw
them. in defense industry The
hostess delighted the club with a
South of the Border" menu. de-
liciously satisfying to whetted ap-
elites. Next meeting Marie 8.
with Mrs. Robena Martin N. E.
18th.
Having completed extensive
planning for their Victory dinner.
members of the Bethel-Ite club
reveled in the genial hospitality
of Mesdames Dixie Lee Mott and
Annabll Harris. jointh at Mrs.
Motifs home. as the week of many
significanees advanced. Theirs
was an artistically arranged Val
entine party with color. frills aid
a delicious menu in keeping with
the motif. Incidently it was the oc-
CASTOR of the 21st wedding ami
versary accounting for much of
the extra touch) of Mrs. A. Har-
ris. In appreciation of her loyalty,
the club presented her with doz-
en- beautiful designed stem COB
let's. Visitors We're: Mrs. Guy
Green, Des Moines. Iowa. Miss E.
Logan, of Oakland. Calf: Mrs.
Parks and Mrs. Howard sister
and mother respectively of Mrs.
Mott.
Another Valentine party was
the one arrenged by Mrs. Zepha I
Baker, and her corps of officers
for the Sunday school group of
Bethel Church. Games led by Mrs. +,
zula Sommerville. a post office I
with Miss Juliet Hillard, clerk, 8
delicious ice cream and cake COM
bined to make an evening of
saiety.
Filling unique place in the I
week of observance, was the in. I
program a special /,
feature of the Victory dinner,
February IA, Lincoln's birthday /,
when fine fellowship of song
and speech making included a
short. impressive memorial to the
late scientist George Washington
Carver, by Rev. Montgomery; a !
talk and readings on the life of r
Abraham Lincoln. by Arthur Cox r
by Miss Hattie l.. Cox !
and Mrs Pinky Wise rendered ,
group of songs; Miss Ruth Haef- I
ner read Pearl Bucks letter, an ,
swering an editorial in the Ore
gonian a few issues ago. Rev. Mr.. 8
Reed talked on cooperation and
brotherly love. Mrs. Roy Gage I
presided; Rev. B. G. Allen, pastor ,
of the sponsoring group made the !
opening remarks. Mrs. M. l. Ca
bell, recently of Tulsa. Okla. pre-
sided at the piano during the din
ner hours.
Sunday, February IA. climaxed
the week of observance at Bethel
- it was day of great signifi-
canoe. commemorative the birth
date (Feb. IA, 1900 of Richard
Allen. founder of the A. M. e.
Church and first Bishop. Pastor
Aliens morning subject Progress
of a Race. included extensive in
formation on race and church his
tory. Rev. d. A. Sommerville, So
loist sang "Some Times l Feel
Like a Motherless Child" and "By
and By.
Sunday evening ably sup
ported by a program of story and
music - Miss Dura E. Rice, Ex-
ecutive secretary of the Williams
Avenue YWCA. gave a challeng-
ing talk in keeping with the
theme: Lives of Great Men Re
mind U.s." The Air Base quartet
under direction of Professor Hill, |
rendered several spirituals. Miss
Lurline Gibbs sang and Miss Har-
riet Ransom read a paper on the
lives. respectively, of Daniel A.