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trustees: Charlotte Mapp, Ercella
Webb, Thelma Parish.
Some of the officers elected and
installed in the mems division were
state president, b. j. Bryant: fl
nancial secretary, G. r. Stutz; chap
lain. William Turner. treasurer, b.
V. Gregory, and legal adviser,
Charles Jones and John X. Graham.
director OF Civil Liberties League.
Wins OratOrical Contest
Sixtcen-ycar-o Mss Ruth
Brown, daughter OF Mrs. Lexic
Brown Of 20223 Ohio street, won The
oratorical contest held on Thursday
evening. Her topic was THE Negro
and the Constitution" She was
sponsored by Lady Camille Temple,
No. 755 and was awarded 4 trophy.
Mss Brown will attend the re-
gional oratorical contest 10 be held
in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 3. She is
an honor graduate from Northern
high school.
Acting State Director Lloyd Cofer
and Mrs. Carrie Curtis. state direc-
tress OF education. had charge Of
the oratorical contest
Grand Exalted Ruler J. Finley
Wilson complimented the Lady
Camille Temple in sponsoring Miss
Ruth Brown, the oratorical contest
winner.
Two Win Crowns
Mss Bertha Capito, junior daugh-
ter ruler of Lucille Class of Junior
Daughter Elks, was crowned Miss
80 ~ l. l.. e.. -, Tt,
son Of Florence Ames Temple 'wss
crowned Miss Detroit at the off,
eial state ball held at the Masonic
Temple Saturday night.
During the three-day session the
women's department of the associa-
ton took in S2,468. Ninety contest
ants in the popularity contest turned
in 1900.
Mrs. Grace Bryant, state president
Of the Women's Department of
aughter Elks, was unanimously re-
elected TO her present post at the
election held on Saturday.
Big Parade Sunday
Approximately 200 units marched
in the parade which started at East
ern Market and ended at the school
ground at Ferry and Hastings street
on Sunday afternoon where various
units held competitive drills.
TIE parade was led by Grand Ex-
allied Ruler J. Finley Wilson and
Elizabeth Kimbrough, grand treas
urer of Daughter Elks. State Briga-
der General Hosea Hubert was
assisted by Lieut.. Wallace S. Will
liams in leading the parade.
e. Lester Brown was chairman OF
the committee with Mrs. Alberta
Graham as co-chairman.
The following lodges and temples
entertained the State association: !
PRIDE Of Michigan Lodge, Mr.. Nc
kinney Dickens. Err; Beulah Land
Temple, Mrs. Susie Breazl. DIR; ,
Motor City Lodge, Mr.. Andrew j.
Smith. Err; Emma V. Kelley Tenn
pie. Mrs, Sophie Walker. DR.;
Heart Of Detroit Lodge, Mr.. Hosea
Hubert, Err; Florence Ames Tenn
pie. Mrs. Lucille Hubert. D R.;
Twelve Horsemen Lodge. Mr.. Chas
Reeves, Err; Lady Cammille Tenn
pie, Mrs Erma Henderson, DIR.
Some Resolutions
Alc lOliO WIilS oLC oOlIO VI Viz
resolutions adopted by the confer
ence: That each lodge establish
registration and voting committee to
begin work INN ediately for the full
registration and vote participation
in the July IL primary and the No
vember 7, 1914 election; that this
18th session Of the State Association
Of the IBPO.E. Of w. condemns
this practice OF discrimination and
egregation now existing in the
armed forces OF the United States.
That il supports and endorses
the Mark Antonio, Dawson and
Scanlon Bill now pending in the
House OF Representatives, creating
permanent Fair Employment
Practice Committee; that this ses-
sion condemns the ubiquitous and
undemocratic practice OF levying
tax 10 vote and pledges its support
10 the Mark Antonio Anti-Poll Tax
bill"
On the resolution committee were
Attys. LeBron Simmons. c Henri
Lewis, John K. Graham and Charles