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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12
Service Briefs

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Payne, Ann
Arbor, received word Wednesday
that their son, Pfc. Joseph f.
Payne, who was wounded during
the invasion of Southern France
Aug. Is is a patient In Lawson Cen
eral Hospital. Atlanta, Ga. Landing
at 1920 a. m. on invasion day, he
was wounded at 1925. His right
leg has been amputated above the
knee and he also has head
decorations. He wrote that his left
hand and foot are all right now
Pfc. Payne formerly resided in
Ypsilanti having attended Central
Grades School. He is a brother OF
Mrs. Eleanor Baker, this city.
Wayne Brodd, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Brodd, 223 z. Park
Ave-. has reported to the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station at
Great Lakes, H., following his III
Cuction into the Navy September
Is.
Wounded in the European area
as reported by the War Depart.
ment Is Simon r. Vedder. who
made his home with his aunt, Mrs.
Laura Merritt, near Willis. He Is
80 years old and an Army private.
He is brother OF Mrs. William
Woolsey. this city. His aunt re.
ceived word that he was wounded.
but no details. Mrs. Henry Ham.
mond, Whitaker Rd., Is also his
aunt.
Pvt. Russell +. Hansen, husband
OF Mrs. Edith Gale Hansen, OF 116
r. Ainsworth Blvd, upon compile
ton OF five weeks OF intensive
training has been graduated from
the Parachute Rigging and Pack.
ing School. one Of the three Spe-
cialist Schools offered Parachutists
at Fort Benning, Ga.
Pvt. Paul Lee, Army Air Forces
Technical Training Command, is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12

A large attendance at Huron
Navy Mothers Club Wednesday
evening included several guests and
two new members.
f. s. Earl, q representative OF
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, extend.
ed a cordial invitation to Navy
Mothers and their husbands to at.
tend open House in their new
home on WashtenaW Ave. Tuesday
evening, Nov. 7 at which time a
Fathers Club will be organized.
Mrs. Walter Horner introduced
her son, Donald Horner, pharma.
cist's mate SIC, who talked OF his
recent work In a large Naval hos
pital In England. This was located
in what the boys call Buzz Bomb
Alley" the path OF the flying
bombs on their way to London.
The hospital In which he served
was very large and had been used
for casualties at the time OF Dun
kerque. There were 100 nurses and
so doctors on the staff. Since D.
Day they have lost by death only
two per cent Of their patients and
received a citation from Admiral
Stark and General Wilson.
Mrs. Joseph Yunkman introduced
her son, Reader Boatwright, NM
nc, who has seen service at Pearl
Harbor both before and after the
Jap attack, having been stationed
on Midway. as sub repairman. He
told OF strange birds which he saw
at Midway and Of the splendid work
OF the Sea Bees stationed there.
Another son OF Mrs. Yunkman,
Richard Boatwright, was intro
duced and sang two solos accom-
panying himself at the piano. They
were Desert Song" by Sigmund
Romberg and Fellow on Fur
Tough" Other guests were Mrs,
Zane Power and Miss Magdalen
Kleekamp.
Two new members were re,
ceived into the club, Mrs. Bonita
Jens and Mrs. s. B. Treat.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner, com
mander, requested that the charter
be draped for a period OF thirty
days in memory OF Pfc. William
Peabody, son OF Mrs. William Pea
body, a Navy mother.
Mrs. Schreiner read letter
from the national welfare chair
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to have a gathering in" OF all the
projects on youth guidance as car
ried out by the different organlza.
tons OF the community. BY doing
this, the committee feels that di.
rect help can be given for this pro-
gram. Mrs. Samson moved that
since the Girl Scout committee is
handling one phase OF child well
fare, expansion OF this func-
ton will include the study OF the
child guidance committee propos.
ais and report the action Of the
club at the next meeting.
Mrs. Smith announced the public
meeting OF the Council of Social
Agencies In the City High School
library Monday, Oct. 16 at 1880,
also a meeting OF the Southeastern
District Of the Michigan State Fed.
Grafton OF Woman's Clubs to be
held in Lansing, Oct. "a and %
Two delegates will be sent by the
club.
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21o w. Michigan Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12
Calendar OF Social Events
TODAY

TODAY
City Federation Women Clubs cafeteria dinner $3.50 in p
vate dining Charles McKenny Hall followed by bust
meeting.
Martha A. Beach Daughters
two weeks.
Side Circle Society Lutheran Church. 1880
with Mrs. Peter Buccos.
Yplant Club 7:45 home OF Mrs d. w. Martin;
Bernice Ringman topic Kenny Treatment OF
Polomyelits".
B.. B. Bunco Club, O'Clock, with Mrs. Gerald Foust
Presbyterian Womens Union number O'Clock with
Mrs. L. Johnson number three o'clock with Mrs Flora
Burgess; number O'clock with Mrs. X w. Porter,
Baptist Womens Union, 1880, at church
Presbyterian Club election officers business
meeting in church social parors
OF Miss Harriet Wortey
dressings, five WEIGH Hail. o'clock
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Chrysanthemums in bright aut'
umn colors graced the parlors OF
the Ladies' Literary Club House
Wednesday for the annual recep-
ton for new members. The guests
honored at this opening meeting
were Mrs. Michael w. Barenow
Mrs. Edward ]. Bond. Mrs. Donald
Martin, Mrs. Leland Randall, Mrs.
Arthur D. Walker. Mrs. Russell
Watts. and Mrs. Robert II. Daley,
reinstated. Tasty refreshments
were served from an attractive lace
spread table lighted with Candida
bra holding tail tapers OF bright
yellow. Centering the tea table was
a beautiful novel arrangement or
dahlias OF various bright colors.
Mrs. Edward S. George and Mrs.
Elton Rynearson presided at the
tea table. The program committee
acting as hostesses OF the day con-
sisted OF Mrs. Pliny f. Skinner.
chairman, and her assistants, Mrs
owen ]. Cleary. Mrs. Robert Daley.
Mrs. Carl Erikson. Mrs. Erwin
Smith, Mrs. Arthur walker and
Mrs. Richard Weir.
Preceding the tea, a most enjoy
able program OF music was present
ed by members OF the faculty from
the Normal College Conservatory.
Mrs. Carl Lindegren, chairman OF
the musical program, introduced
William Fitch. head OF orchestra
and band department. who played
the oboe SELECTIONS. "Andante and
Allegro" from Sonata by Handel.
accompanied by Mrs. Sylvia Plann
Wolff. Prof. Carl Lindegren sang
"Sing Ye Joyful Song" by Do
rak, 1.-THE Lovers Quarrel" a b.
hemian Folk Song. There is no
Death" by O'Hara, and "Begone
Dull Care" accompanied by Mrs.
Wolff. These artists displayed with
feeling and power, a very remark.
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Farewell Tea Given
Mrs. Donald Lovett

The Prospect Child Study Club
gave a farewell tea Wednesday
for Mrs. Donald Lovett, who Is
leaving Monday for Phoenix, Ari-
IONA.
The table was very beautifully
decorated with a bouquet OF yellow.
orange and brown chrysanthemums
with oak leaves at the base Of the
bowl. Yellow candles were placed
on each side of the bowl and a
brown ribbon draped from one cam
die TO the other over the bouquet
upon which was inscribed the mes
sage Good Luck"
Silver service and. orchard chry-
tai ware on a lace table cloth
made a very lovely effect. Fudge
squares and cookies cut the shape
Of Arizona were served. Phoenix
was designated by a small raisin.
The gift presented to Mrs. Low.
EFT was subscription to the Ypsi-
lanti Daily Press. A card was not
presented to Mrs. Lovett but In
It's place Wednesdays edition OF
the paper, on which all the mem.
bers signed their names in crazy
quilt fashion.
The paper was wrapped and
tied with yellow and brown ribbons
at the ends OF which were tied the
the state OF Michigan and the state
Of Arizona.
About Is members attended the
tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. william hilbert,
Colorado Springs. are guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Sanford II. Westcott this
week. Mrs. hilbert and Mrs. West.
colt are sisters.
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to hear from the States and also
enjoys the music in the shows
put on for the hospital patients.
He does not say what is the reason
he Is hospitalized, however.
Mrs. Leonard Oldfield, Highland
Park, has received word from the
War Department, that her husband,
Pvt. Leonard Oldfield, was killed
in action in Holland. Sept. 10. Mr..
Oldfield, "a, was indicted into the
army in March, and after brief
training in Florida, was sent over.
seas in August. His wife was Nellie
Wizard, daughter OF Meade Wizard
and granddaughter OF G. WIN
Wizard, Ypsilanti Township. She
and three little children, seven,
three, and ten months old, survive
him. They live with his widowed
mother In Highland Park. Mrs.
Meade Wizard was formerly Miss
Hazel Richardson. Ypsilanti.
Pfc. Eugene Wood. Mrs. Wood
and their daughter Katherine, will
come Monday from Fort Maxey.
Texas, to visit relatives here. This
is Pfc. Woods first furlough since
his induction last April.
Harold Van Allen, cook first
class in the Navy, is visiting rela-
tives In Belleville and Ypsilanti.
He has been overseas in the Euro
pean area. He was formerly assist
ant chef at the State Hospital. He
will report next week to Norfolk,
Uo
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12
Past Chiefs Night
Will be Observed

Plans for Past Chiefs Night to
be observed at the next meeting
OF Huron Temple number Sc Pyth.
ian Sisters, were made at the bust
ness meeting OF the club. with
Mrs. Walter Weaver presiding,
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Earl Snyder.
The remainder OF the evening
was spent enjoying a White Ele-
plant party, after which refresh.
ments OF pumpkin pie topped with
whipped cream, and tea, were
served by the committee, Mrs. Sny-
der. Mrs. Cora Martin, Mrs. George
Wizard and Mrs. James Beach,
Twenty were present.
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Summit Study Club
Program Outlined

The program of study for the
year for the Summit Study Club
was outlined and their philanthro-
pic work was discussed at the
opening meeting OF the fall season
Of the club, wednesday, at Gilbert
House. A cooperative luncheon,
served to 20 members. preceded
the business session. Mrs. Lowell
Lee presided. and Mrs. Minnie
Snidecor led the devotions. Re-
spending to roll call, the members
told vacation experiences.
For the coming year, the club
will make a study OF different
countries. Various forms Of philan-
thropic work were considered, but
no definite action was taken. Mrs.
NJ. B. Mckenzie is philanthropy
chairman.
Greetings were read from Mrs,
Lydia Ross, a former member, who
has left Almont, and Is accompany
ing her sen Elmer Ross, musician
SIC, and wife to Camp Bremen
ton, Wash, where he Is stationed.
The next clu0 meeting Will De
with Mrs. Laura Peterson, Nov. s.
Rev. Hugo Fenker delivered the
missionary message at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Goldsmith
went to Ann Arbor Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Alvan Hess, Kitchener. Ont,
was guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Rowden, Sunday. Mrs. Edwin
White, Detroit, and Mrs. c. f.
Booron, Ann Arbor, and Mrs. Jos.
eph O'Toole and Mrs. James Hollo-
way and son, Robert, Dearborn,
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Row.
den the same evening.
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Two CanteenS to
Meet Together

At very well attended meeting
of persons interested in opening
the Teen Canteen, which included
several adults. II was decided We'd
nesday night, to have the Teen
Canteen members meet with the
Junior Canteen until some ar
rangements for the older group
can be made. This was the decision
made after numerous meetings in
an attempt to solve the problems
OF the Teen Canteen. This arrange
ment will be only temporary.
The joint meeting will start
Saturday evening at st. Luke's
Church House.
Mrs. Fred Caldwell. Jackson, this
week is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Clifford Gates.
Howard Dawson Is taking .
course in linoleum installation this
week in Lancaster, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Cross, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Palmer and
Miss Mary Cross, Detroit, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.. Conklin. Sum
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conner.
Belleville, were dinner guests at
the Conklin home Sunday.
Miss Martha Ogle has returned
from Iowa City, Iowa, where she
attended the Senior Battalion din
ner-dance as the guest OF Air Cadet
Robert Freeman.
Miss Rachael Houck, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lynn Houck. has
been pledged to the Alpha Chi
Omega sorority at Michigan State
College.
Mrs. LaVerne Turner and son,
Thomas, spent the week end vt
Wyandotte at the home OF Mrs.
Turner's mother, who has been
seriously i'll. 1t was her birthday.
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Here's the news that humid
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Beginning today, you may
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E. all superbly adapted
to homes of every sire.
They're ready now for your
selection. come in ..see
them-place your order nowi
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GUARD THE CITADEL

Calling at office Friday the final batch of copy
being readed for the press Guardian friend warned
Of to the harmonious relationship long
established among Bostons citizens. He was alarmed
by the influx of from Southern satessodier
sailors and civilians who lack the stability which comes
from adequate education and running wild" with
their first experience of freedom. The result often
that they afou of the law hailed into and
their offenses marked up against the cys regular
coored residents He admitted that specific agencies
at work to get to pattern their conduct accord
ing the best standards of Massachusetts but he insisted
these goodentioned agencies not enough and that
all citizens should take more interest in servicemen and
the Souherners who here for work and who may
become permanent residents here after the war.
In dealing with the problem, sympathetic civilian gui-
dance is more wholesome method for all concerned than
reproof from the police and thecous Grown accustomed
to democratic practices here in the Cradle of Liberty we
are accused, and rightly So of "smug complacency'
which fosered by longstandng conviction that free
dom here is absolutely and permanently secure for all
This attitude is obviously wrong The United States one
world" For that Mississippi ynching disgraces
the whole nation; and long race-hate and color
discrimination exist any section of the country liberty
is not secure for anybody anywhere 1t is we'll to consider
that not only can liberty be endangered but the extension
of democratic practice be stymied by the constant
irritation of Incidents in themselves comparatively IN
significant but which may down pubic patience 1t
is also well to be warned again that newcomers who ran
away from Southern Jim Grow evils the first to want
Jim Crowism here God grants liberty only to those who
love it. and are always ready to guard and defend it.
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All-American football squad. He
Went rom Football to basketball,
always excelling, and became a
four-letter man long before
graduation. He found time to
be a Phi Beta Kappa scholar in
his junior year.
Robson went fro mRutgers to
Columbia Law School and then
settled down to practice law in
Harlem. During one Winter,
however, he whiled away a few
evenings acting in amateur
theatricalS at a local Y. M C. A.
in a play called Simon, the
Cyrene". To that play came
Eugene ONeill, who had Just
finished new play called EN-
peror Jones'"
And that is how Paul Robson
happened NOT to become a law
yer. O'Neill came, saw, and be-
sieged Paul Robson; in a few
weeks he was rehearSing in the
title role of the play-with no
stage training or experience and
no previous stage ambition what
ever.
During rehearSalS, in a scene
In which he was called upon to
whistle, Robson made another
discovery. Unable to whistle, he
sang few measures of a hymn.
What happened to the people sit
ting in the dark and empty
theatre when that magnificent
bass voice swept out to them,
has been happening in countless
packed and overlooking music
halls in London, Paris, Vienna,
Budapest and Berlin, and in
every one of the forty EIGHT
States ever since. paul Robson.
Spellbinder," an English review
er once headed his notice. And
that about sums up Robeson's
voice. It sums up as well, Robe
son the actor, whose perform
ances in "Showboat", "Porgy",
John Henry" and in "Othello"
both in London and in the phe-
nomenally successful New York
engagement of Margaret Web
ster's production marked him as
one of the outstanding actors on
the English-speaking stage.
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Mr. and Mrs Samuel Mccoy, Jr
of Augusta, Ga, and Mr. and
Mrs Francis Mccoy of Boston
who resided with their father.
Also surviving are a sister, Mrs
Helen Ridley of Boston, two
brothers, william Mccoy of
Boston and Frank Mccoy of
Durham, N c. All were present
at the funeral. For many years
Mr. Mccoy was with the Silas
Brewer Insurance Company
from which firm he retired
several years ago. He still
wrote insurance and was &C
tive up to a few weeks ago
previous to his final illness.
The list Of pail bearers at the
funeral contained the names
Of rs professional, business and
social friends. Many friends
will mourn his loss,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-02
Elder CIarke's Ministry
In Boston
BY MRS. LULU PRIDE

Elder A. Wellington Clarke for
eight years has served Berea
7th Day Adventist Church and
the Community to the best of
his ability interested in every
good cause, truly a man of God,
calm but courageous, tolerant
but Jealous for the truth of
God, a faithful leader, a true
friend, a prince in Israel, at his
post of duty.
Mrs. Clarke, a college graduate,
seems to be of the same stock as
her husband with her unseIfish
service to the Church. Their
home at West Medford was a
veritable Inn by the side of the
road where they have been
friends to all visitors.
Elder and Mrs. Clarke have one
son, Wellington, Jr., in College,
four daughters at home, Yolanda
Jennie, Vivian, Hannah. Talent
ed in music they rendered their
services to the church in
structively.
Elder Clarke leaves in Boston
a strong and vigorous church of
over $50 members. This speaks
volumes for his work among us
as he found us with a member
ship of 60 and some $4,000 in
debtedness elder Clarke had
the honor on Jan. 4, 194S OF
burning the MORTGAGE.
His congregation and people in
general extend oElder and Mrs
Clarke and family all good wish
eS and many years of happiness
and usefulness in their new field
as they labor for the Great Mas
ter and may that Hand that was
laid in Blessing on others before
them be laid on each one OF
them, is the prayer of his
church in Boston.
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PRODUCING FOQ WCTOQY-
LABOR DAY ma"

ladies on the refreShment COM
mittee came forth with a boun-
tiful supply of good things to
eat. The Pastors table W S
cleaning with its white embroi-
ded table linen, and there was
an array of gladiolus forming
an attractive center piece. Seated
at the table were the Pastor, his
wife, and four lovely daughters.
Their son could not be present
being out of the city. At the
table also were many officers of
the church.
As the time came to really say
goodbye, there were many
moist eyes seen. Besides build
ing the church membership more
than half and freeing it from a
large debt, Rev. Clarke had the
privilege of seeing the mort
gage burned not so long ago, and
was negotiating to move the
membership into a finer and
larger church when the call
corresponding him to a larger
field. It is believed that the
new pastor will continue the
negotiations.
As Rev. Clarke and his family
take up their work in a new field
the prayers and well wishes of
all their friends go with them.
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he was born and reared in
Brockton, Mass. His immediate
family consists of his wife,
Mrs Marion E Connolly, a most
charming and gracious lady
and three lovely children.
He is ideally qualified by
experience and temperament
to operate a business which
brings him into close contact
with his patrons, as he has
for many years catered direct
ly to the public and has an
extremely pleasant personality
which is both Sociable and
democratic, with utter dis
regard of race, creed or color.
Mr. Connolly does not merely
operate a business in the COM
munity but is also an active
member of the community who
is understanding and Sympa-
thetic with its needs. He is a
gold certificate member of the
NAACP and a champion of fair
play and equal rights for all.
For many years he has CIV
en- employment to large
number of colored persons
and with the exception of some
of his own brothers, the Savoy
is stated by all colored en-
ployees including Sabby Lewis
and his band and a crew of
walters and mattresses under
the supervision of the affable
John McIlvaine.
Recently Mr. Connolly pur-
chased a little home for his
family. Despite the fact there
were brokers, not living in the
community, who solicited his
patronage when they learned
that he contemplated buying a
home, he engaged Eugene D
Clarke, a member of the COM
munity, to act as his agent in
the choice and purchase of a
home.
1t is refreshing to know that
we have a business man of
Mr. Connolly'S caliber in the
community and it would be
well for many others to en-
ulate his policy of democracy,
fraternity and equality, and
thereby create a better COM
munity for all.
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By THE ROVER

Mournful mention has been
made that the traditional New
England Yankee stock is fast
giving way here to groups less
interested in the upkeep of our
Democracy. This statement has
yet to be proven. History re-
cords that among the first
fighting Yankees of Boston were
poor exploited Irish and colored
men. Some upper-crust YAM
KEGS were even British Tories.
IRISH HELPED TOO
William Lloyd Garrison, Har-
riett Beecher Stowe, John
Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell
Phillips, Jas. Russell Lowell and
other abolitionistS, including the
immortal John Brown, were Of
ten opposed by more conserva-
tive and satisfying-smug Yam
kee northerners who still have
their counterpartS to-day. Adolf
tionists were called "agitators"
and they were not of any one
race, class or creed. Neither is
the old Yankee stock.
Among the first genuine
Yankeeswas a colored man, Girls
pus Attacks,
1.-THE first to defy, and the
first to die,
With Maverick, Carr, and
Gray
1t was the native Irish poet,
patriot and fighter, John Boyle
O'Reilly, who championed the
cause Of both colored and Indian
while serving as a Catholic edi-
tor in Boston. 0'Reilly made
Attucks famous in his poem. The
Unions famed General phil
Sheridan was a N. Y. West Point
err born of Irish parents and a
whole regiment of Irish (the
Nineth) from South Boston I'M
der the grandfather of General
Logan went south to battle
against slavery. When you speak
Of Yankee stock, don't forget the
Irish of liberal character like
Boston's Jim Curley, New York's
Al Smith, and Gentleman jim
Farley.
GAVE MENIAL JOBS
The amazing thing about the
old Yankee aristocracy which we
associate with the Cabots, the
Lodges, and even the illustrious
name Of Adams, is that many of
these plymouth Rock" people
had only very limited concep-
ton Of equalitieS for colored.
And, while great men like Rob-
ert Gould Shaw, the Hallowells
and the valiant Hartwell fought
In unprecedented equality with
colored New England troops. it
Is still sad reflection tha I'll