Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1946-10-13

The club has closed a successful
year having held a number of pro-
grams in and out Of the city. The
highlight was the appearance of
the clubs musical groups on SO
occasions during the year. The
program for the ensuing year in
cludes some talented nationally
known performers, the first to be
the Fisk Jubilee singers. The club
urges all member to renew their
memberships with some of the
teams who are competing in the
drive. The campaign will close on
Monday, Oct. %. The membership
quota is $50 for 1947 Wom-
ans Day will be celebrated at Mt.
Zion Baptist church, Fourth and
Spencer, Sunday, Oct. IS. Rev. c.
w. Jones Of Chicago will be the
guest speaker. The public is in
vited. Mrs. America Rudd, presi
dent William Workers club; Rev.
M. D. Dickson, pastor The
Progressive Matrons club is spon-
soring a baby contest to close Fri
day, Nov. with style show at
Carver Center at 8 pm. The fol-
lowing babies are entered in the
contest: John William Stenson, Pa
tience Duncan, Sammy Rudd and
Karen Scott. Please hold your
favorite baby. Prizes will be
awarded the winners. Pauline
Walker is chairman; Salena Car
ter, president The Woman's
Aid club installed the following
officers at their club rooms at 1910
Sanford ST.: Mrs. Ode Mae Hay
don, president; Mrs. Winona
Crooks, vice president; Mrs. Lu-
ellie Reeves, recording secretary;
Mrs. June Bryson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Gertrude Spurlock,
financial secretary; Mrs. Lima
Henry, parliamentarian; Mrs. Mae
Ruff, treasurer; Mrs. Anna Baker,
chaplain. Executive board mem
bers are Mesdames Valeria Boul-
din, Lena Posey, Nora Houston,
Lena Henry, Frances Hinton, An
ma Baker. An impromptu program
was led by Mrs. Beatrice Ballard,
after which a lovely luncheon was
made ready by the chairmen, Mrs.
Longmeyer and Mrs. Bryson. This
club is about SO years old and was
founded by the Community Center
and carried on in their buildings
at 108 Globe ST., and 1910 Sanford
ST., for many years. The club has
done a wonderful work for the
youth and adults. 1t now sponsors
educational activity for the youth
of Peoria and each year a scholar
ship is given the highest ranking
high school student. Two scholar
ships to Illinois were given this
September to high ranking stu
dents Clarence Hamilton Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. San
ders of State ST., is now a student
at the University of Illinois. Dur
ing the recent war he served in
the Navy On Sunday, Oct. g.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jones, 1907
State st., delightfully."- entertained
with a dinner. Their guests were
Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Griffea {.
Seventh Ave. Baptist church, Rev.
Fl. A. Griffea, acting pastor: lisa.
1913 was the text of Rev. Griffea's
inspiring sermon at 1 lam. Pres
ton Banister, co-chairman with
Sanford McFolling of the Building
Fund announced that Nov. "a will
be a joint Woman's Day-Man's
Day rally. Goal, $1,000; objective,
to raise funds to buy a parsonage
At present there is $500 in
the building fund and an addition
al $1,000 will increase this sum to
$4,000, enough money to pay cash
for a parsonage in the vicinity of
the church which is cycling two
suitable buildings Aside from
the building fund the church also
has substantial cash balance in
the bank. Each member is assessed
$40 All, at this service, were
delighted to greet Mrs. Harriet
Middleton, who has been i'll. Mrs.