Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-28
Crowd Attends
Annual Meeting
OF Wheatley

The annual meeting Of the Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House last
Friday sponsored by the Wheatley
Auxiliary was well attended.
Principal speaker was DR.. Her
man Long, director Of the Mill City
Self-Suryey. DR.. Long urged that
the community and settlement
house programs would have TO meet
the challenge Of the changing times.
Appearing also on the program
which was presided over by
Theodore Woodland, president Of the
auxiliary, was Henry Thomas, head
resident Of the house; Rev. II. W.
Bolts and Mrs. Robert Charlton,
first vice president Of the board of
directors.
Musical selections were offered
by June Hawkins, Fred Adkins, the
Ursula Matrons Sextette, Velma
Williams and the Wheatley Glee
Club. Dolores Beasley gave two
readings Of Langston Hughes
poems.
A handsome program was dis
tributed to the audience. II includ-
ed information as TO who is who at
Phyllis Wheatley and in the Aux
Hilary. Mrs. Donald Allen was gen.
eral chairman Of the annual dinner
committee. Her committee includ-
ed: Mrs. Fern Helm, Mrs. Thelma
Benford, Mrs. Beulah Peters, Mrs.
Florence Mayes, Mrs. Bertha Pat
ton and Harry Lewis.
Mrs. Marguerite Combs read the
Nominating committee report. Aux
iliary officers elected are Theodore
Woodland, president; Mrs, Thelma
Benford, vice president; Mrs. Velma
Williams, secretary; Mrs. Donald
Allen, assistant secretary, and Mrs
Bertha Patton, treasurer.
The full-time House staff in add.
ton to Mr.. Thomas includes Mrs
Helen Whiteside ION leave), Mrs
Robert Marshall, Miss Emma
Roberts, Harry Miller, Miss Eunict
Brown, Stanley Berry, Miss Louise
VestlinR. Mrs. Montjoy Jones
Harry Davis, Robert Patterson
, Mrs. Marguerite Combs, StafForC
Lott, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Mrs. Lor
eta Ellis, Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs
Willis Gates and James Coleman.
Part-time workers are Mrs
Esther Roach, Miss Betty King ant
Miss Velma Williams. Voluntee
workers include Julius Andrews
Jack Curtis, Melvin Stone, Jr
Conard Austin, Miss Marian Curry
Z Miss Dolores Beasley, Mrs. Norml
Bergman, Mrs. Lottie Law, Mis-
: Gloria Moore, Mrs. Bertha Patton
Miss Josephine Pierson, Mrs. Heller
Phillips, Miss June Sessions. Mrs
. Beatrice Slemmons. Miss DELL
: Wilkerson. Misses Lorene KubalI
i Beverly Burt, Lois MaRnuson, Mar,
Jane Young. Gene Cook. Nanett
Thomas, Mary Fowler, Bernie
KelIberR, Ruth Vossler, Shirle
Kimel and Mines. Donald Brady. Jr
Fern Helm, Thelma Benford, Mar
5 Lou Hill, Harriet Thomas, Christin
9 Benford. Mabel Moore and Welle
: White.
% Board Of Directors
The Wheatley Board Of Director
is headed by Charles D. Fist a
d president; Mrs. Robert Charlton
= hrst vice president: DR.. W. I
10 Brown. second vice president
l. Wendell C. Jones, recording secrC
tary: Mrs. John NJ. Bridge, assistar
treasurer, and Raymond W. Car
non. corresponding secretary.
Other Board Members
I Other board members are Re-
}. II. w. Bolts, Sr., Mrs. ChAunce
i Chase. Mrs. Paul Curry, Mrs. BenG
It dict Deinard. Mrs. Harry Davi
Il Mrs. J. F. Fraser. Mrs. Alex He
Y mick. Lorin Hord, Judge Pat
Jaroscak, Mrs. Earle Kyle, Mrs. I
J. V. Marshall, Mrs. John Mathy
j. Mrs. +. 8. MOoers. Mrs. John Mort
d land, Mrs. Hugh Mcdonald. Mr.,
j. James Paige. Cecil +. Newman
4 Miss Esther Sherwood, Theodor
b. Woodland and Earl Van Dusen.