The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
REUTER- TO
Be SPEAKER
on PROGRAM
Celebration deserves
Negro History
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Walter p. Reuther. vice president
OF the United Automobile Workers
tClO) will be one OF the principal
speakers at a Negro History Week
celebration. sponsored by the
Citizens Committee for Jobs in War
Industry at the Hartford Avenue
Baptist church. Sunday. Feb. 81. at
pm, il was announced this week
by Attorney c. LeBron Simmons.
chairman OF the program. The cele-
brstion. in the form OF mass
meeting. climaxes the educational
program which Attorney Simmons
has conducted.
The Mayors OF the various nearby
cities were contacted and asked TO
issue proclamstions Nor the OBJ
servance OF Negro History Week
Governor Harry F, Kelly issued a
proclamation setting aside February
l4.20 as Negro History Week. Presi-
dent r j. Thomas OF the UAW-CIO
has also issued proclamation,
calling upon the membership Of the
Clio 10 acquaint themselves with
the Negroes history, thus connect
ing up the celebration with the
labor movement.
Other speakers for the celebra-
ton include! Frank X. Martel.
president of the Wayne County
Federation Of Labor; Pat Quinn,
president OF the Wayne County CLIO
Council: Edward w. Mcfarland. pro-
fessor at Wayne university; Patrick
Mcnamara, area OPO rent control
director, and ministers from the
various denominational alliances:
Rev. H. NJ Carroll, pastor Of the
Scott ME-. church and president OF
the Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance: Rev J. H. Charleston.
president OF the AME. Ministerial
Alliance and pastor OF the st. Paul
AME E. church, and Rev j. T. Tim
berlake, president of the Baptist
Ministerial Alliance.
Hamtramck Mayor Proclaims --
Negro History Week
Mayor Stephen S. Skrzycki pro-
claimed the week OF February 1920
as Negro History Week and called
upon the citizens OF Hamtramck to
pay honor to the late Dr. George
Washington Carver OF Tuskegee In
stitute. Mayor Skrzycki issued the
proclamation at the request Of the
Reverend c. NJ. Metcalf. secretary
OF the Hamtrsmck Negro Tax Pay
ers and Housing Committee which
committee is cooperating with the
Citizens Committee for Jobs in War
industry in the latter's celebration
of Negro History Week.
The Mayors proclamation Is as
follows:
The following week of February
1920 will be observed throughout
the nation Is Marc History Week
ii recognition q He works Of b
great Negro, Drt George Washing
ton Carver, one of the worlds fore
most scientists and a humble, God
fearing man, who died January 2,
1913, in his home in Tuskegee, Ala
bama. not far from the campus OF
the Tuskegee Institute which he
served nearly so years.
"A man, who rose from slavery
to become in the estimation of many
the worlds greatest chemurgc
scientist, DR.. Car yer. who died at
the estimated age Of IS years was
recognized as one Of the outstand-
ing scientists in the field Of agri-
cultural research. In 1896 before he
turned TO experimenting with pea
nut oils as massage for after-treat-
ment Of infantile paralysis. he dis
covered scores of uses for various
products OF Gods good earth. From
the South's red clay and sandy
loan he developed and perfected
ink pigments. paper paint and many
other articles for daily use.
THEREFORE,. as Mayor Of the
City of Hamtramck, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM the week Of February
1920 as NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
and urge the residents of Ham
tramck to pay proper tribute to The
memory OF a humble man, who a.
boy with a strong determination
to better his own lot, became
true and great scientist TO render
many invaluable services to hu
mainly, the record OF which will
remain permanently in the annal
Of the scientific world"