The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-23

house.
Mrs. Gladys Howard, sister of
Mrs. baltimore was most kind
giving us glimpse of the type of
entertainment that greatly appeals
to all visitors to the Windy City
she dined and wined us in some of
the most exclusive clubs of the
city.
With Mesdames Howard and Lat
timore we lunched in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brooks, nee
Flora Pillars-the beautiful home
of the Brooks tells of the success
| that must have been attained by
them since yeaving Jackson some
twenty year ago.
Perhaps the most inspiring and
enjoyable two hours of our whole
visit were spent in worship at
Christ Temple church on 44th
street, where the presence of that
sainted old gentleman, Bishop Jet
ter so well loved everywhere and
well trained choir under the di-
rections of Kendrick from Terry,
Miss, brought to mind days of long
ago when the mother church here
at Jackson was at the zenith of
its contribution to the spiritual
well being of mankind-at church
we saw the following former Jack
sonians, Mrs. Lille Ruth Hines
Jones and her mother, Mrs. Anna
! Dexter who is visiting, Miss Lea
tina Nixon, whose strong and clear
alto voice rings out just as it did
years ago at Christ Temple here
Mrs. Beatrice MCGEE, also a mem
Der of the choir, Mr., and Mrs.
John Gordon, whose daughter,
| Marie, this year completed her
college work and is now teaching
in Missouri-there were many,
many others, whose faces were IA
miliar but whose names we can
not call at this writing-oh yes we
did see Henrine Patrick and Alma
White
|
Outstanding among the moving
pictures we saw were: white
Cliffs of Dover and DIR. Wassell''
we visited Jewtown and China
town-our son, William, who was
fortunate to spend several weeks
in the city, attended the Bud Bill
liken's picnic, the East West game,
Rlverview Park, Brookfield Zoo
the county court house, where he
was able to see Negro judge hand
down opinions and many other
places of interest and entertain
ment
Our most magnificent experience
was the visit to the Adler Planet
arlum and Astronomical Museum
here we saw the P1anetarium in
strument which is exceedingly
complex, both OFFICIALLY and me-
chanically-this instrument depicts
the entire sky on the interior OF
the linen lined dome which forms
the ceiling of the auditorium, every
star in its place and of proper
brightness and the sun, moon and
the planets in their correct posi-
tions-this was truly an education
al demonstration.
Outstanding Negro owned bust
nesses and institutions seen were,
The Chicago Defender, metropolitan
Funeral System, Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Co., Morris Eat
Shop, Vernola's Restaurant, Olivet
Baptist church, where Rev. Joseph
Jackson a former graduate of Jack
son College is pastor; Ben Frank
lin Stores, Pioneer Ice Cream Co.,
owned by Mr.. Walter Pleasant, for
merly of Hazlehurst, Crawford S
Tailoring Co., owned by Mr.. Shell
by Crawford, formerly of Canton
here we saw Mrs. Jesse Forbee
who works there-her husband,
Jesse will be remembered as a
popular former scouts master and
secretary of Mt. Helm Baptist
church.
On the IL" we ran into Jarves
Johnson who told us that his wife
Marian and children were in the
city and they planned to make it
their home, the oldest daughter
having already enrolled in school
Riding home in the subway, we
met another former Jacksonian
Miss Bette Edwards, who was on
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