St. Paul recorder., 1944-03-17

EbeneZer. len active organizations
serve the church. Total income of
the church exceeds $4,000.
Out in the community Stewart is
making a name for himself as
champion of justice for his people
Everywhere you go you hear praise
of him for his interest in the civic
as well as spiritual welfare of
both his congregation and the COM
munity.
His wife, Alyce Stewart, is active
in the church as well as the COM
munity. She recently organized a
local chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority to serve the needs of
women students on the Northwest
ern University campus. She is ac-
tive in advising a Junior League
group and is a member of the
Flower Club of Ebenezer. Natural
ly she lends her musical talent to
church functions.
We almost forgot the Stewart
kids Carlyle, Jr., is taller than
his dad. Little Frances, who was
burned severely several months ago,
is still in the hospital but has i'm
proved greatly and is prettier than
ever. She was not burned in the
face. Barbara is quite a young
lady and her height exceeds that of
her mother. "Bo" the neighborhood
terror when he lived in Minneapolis
is growing and still unconcerned
about things in general. For ex-
ample, the day before our visit
"Bo" ate all of the frosting off
cake his sister Barbara had baked,
and to cap the climax extracted
most of the sliced bananas from
jello prepared for company dinner.
So, you can see "Bo" is still on the
beam!
We hope some of these jottings
will give friends of the Stewards
an idea of the kindly young min
ister's progress. Rev. Carlyle Stew
art is one more hometown" boy
who is making a fine contribution
in his chosen field.
While in Chicago we inquired of
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., of
New York, pastor of Abyssinia
Baptist, the worlds largest Prot
estant congregation, and editor of
the New York Peoples Voice, as
to the health of Marvel Jackson
Cook and Nell Dodson Russell, both
members of his staff. Rev. Powell
said both were doing a good news
paper job. Mrs. Cook, a Mime
apolis girl, is assistant managing
editor of the paper and Nell (Dod-
sony Russell, also a Minnesotan,
does a weekly column.
Powell and his supporters are
currently raising $4,000 to finance
his campaign for Congress in the
November elections.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
CLANCY were in New York in Feb
ruary they saw Carmen JONES'"
in which June Hawkins, Mime
apolis product, has one of the fea-
tured roles. Mr.. Clancy told us
"In some respects, it was the best
show we saw while there, and we
were glad to see a Minneapolis girl
do such an outstanding piece of
work"
Virginia Safford's Star-Journal
column of recent date had this to
say: "Broadway's Carmen Jones'
had to get along this week without
June Hawkins, when she flew back
here to attend to some personal
business. I managed to get out of
her this interesting news: On
March 21, June starts as featured
singer at new night club, Paree
Chi Chant, on West Forty-eighth
street. She's now busy assembling
a wardrobe of six new evening
gowns-'some quite extreme She
has just participated in recording a
Carmen Jones' album for Decca.
For her part she was to get $500,
but when the check came it was for
$3.50, together with a note that
thrilled, saying-Fthey were so es-
pecially pleased with her recording
-. It's interesting to follow the
fortunes Of our Minneapolis girl"