The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Tuskegee Alumni Dedicates New Home On Arden Park
DR.. PATTERSON,
SCHOOL PRExY,
GUEST IN CITY
nv CHARLES J. wARTMAN

ny CHARLES J. WARTMAN
A dream Of many years came
true this week with the Official
opening OF the Detroit Tuskegee
Alumni home al sol Arden Park.
In . massive structure Of %
rooms. once the home OF Charles
d. McCollush. the TuskeEee
alumni Of Detroit. 800 strong.
have set out 90 erect . cultural
center for graduates Of Tuske-
zee and . focal point for partici-
patton In affairs Of interest 10
the community as = whole.
MANY PEOPLE are OF the i'm
Preston that We are building a
club here" Conrad Vaughn. presi-
dent Of the Detroit chapter said.
Eve would ike 10 clarity that er-
ror at the beginning. The Tuske-
gee Alumni home is not a club
and is not going 20 be a club
Through this building We hope TO
cement the relations OF the men,
.bers Of our group and through
them 10 do something for the city
a. Detroit"
Credit for the Anal securing Of
The home and the working out OF
the details was given to Mr..
Vaughn by James p. Cobb. chair
man Of the Detroit Tuskegee hold
ing group and member Of the
board. Said MIR. Cobb: I'VE owe
most Of what has been done 10 Mr.
Vaughn who has been an active
member of the alumni group since
he came TO Detroit. Through him
the various business and profess
sional men. along with all OF the
other members OF our group. have
been interested in such venture
and have participated in the buy
Ing Of this house"
DR.. Frederick ID. Patterson,
president Of TuskeKee Institute.
who was In the city for the Of
fetal dedication Of the enter
prise, declared in his address
which was delivered ut the Sun
day program. praised the two
fold purpose Of the new alumni
home which he called. "the In
tegrsting Of the young alumni
into the community, and the use
Of Il ~ q center Of influence for
the PRINCIPLES Of Tuskegee In
stitute and its founder. Booker
T. Washington.
THIS WILL be finer de-
nocracy," he said. when the
average citizen takes care OF pri-
waite, social and educational needs,
rather than have them dependent
on the philanthropies Of the few
The dedication ceremonies Will
continue through the week, end
ing Saturday night In q closed for
NAL dance. .
Capt. Alvin Nicely. secretary Of
Che Tuskegee General Alumni As
ISOLATION; DR.. G. Lake lines, ma
tionally known prelate. and Dr..
Alphonse Henningburg. educa-
tional director of the National Ur-
ban League, are among the speak
ers for the weeks program.
Approximately 500 persons
were present Ut the opening pro-
gram.
Members OF the Tuskegee
Alumni board Of Detroit are: X.
Conrad Vaughn, Anne L. Dob
bins. James r. Cobb. James NJ.
Harkless, Pete Thomas. Joseph
williams, Atty. Allen Bibb, Mrs.
Rosetta III. Sadler, and Fred
Long.
DR.. Patterson and other Tuske-
gee luminaries were the breakfast
quests Of Fred Long, well known
Tuskegeean OF Detroit on Sunday
morning.
Out OF town guests at the open
ing were: Capt. Alvin J. Nicely.
secretary Of Tuskegee General
Alumni association Tuskegee In
stitute. Ala: Robert p. Morgan,
president OF North Central regional
of the Tuskegee General Alumni
association. Cleveland. o.; Charles
Calvin, president Of Akron Tuske-
gee Alumni association, Akron.
Ohio; Attorney Claude Nelson.
Chicago; Mrs. Una Van Zandt, Chi
cszo; Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Tucker
and daughter Pittsburgh. Pa. Mr..
Tucker Is president OF the Pitts
burgh Tuskegee Alumni associa-
ton: DR.. G.. Lake lines. field repre-
sentative OF Presbyterian Church,
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