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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Detroit AmLeS
Club Holds
Holiday Fete

The members Of the Detroit
Amles Club are giving an After
Thanksgiving Cabaret party on
Saturday, Nov. 20. At the John
R-Erskine Center. Y
Z Committee planning the affair
includes Leslie Wardell, Percy
Matthews, Richard Hill, Edward
Merrinnan, Clarence Jackson,
Douglas Kennedy Gardner King,
walter Carey, Josh Hill. Lang
efhn Murphy. Stanton Wells.
IoNn Cortdfs Rufus Howard,
Bethel Hollis. Fred Thomas, VIII
nam Harrison Sr.. Melvin Jack.
SON Charlie Slaughter, Richard
Blevins. Howard Swift, Sidney
Clark. Milton Jackson, Lawrence
Jackson, Lawrence Thompson
Isadore Powell Frank Mason,
and Frank Stanton.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
League Holds
Neighborhood
Mass Meetings

/ The Frederick Douglass Civic
League started last week on its
adopted plans of promoting DIS
trict meetings in various Sec
tons Of the city. These meet
ings are presided over by Dis
trict chairmen.
Through this method the or
ganization will be able to get
the pulse Of the people which
will make IL easier for the
League to outline the policies
of the organization and bring
them to the attention OF the
average citizen.
Under the direction OF the
Rev. Thomas Ray the organiza-
ton held It's first district meet
ing last Friday evening at 5000
Rivard. Among those who spoke
were the Revs. Paul Jones
James II. Head, +. c. Petty. Kel-
" and w. M. Simmons.
All Of these gentlemen were
most enthusiastic over the idea
and were loud in their praise at
least. that they felt that at least
an effort was being made In the
direction. They were hoping tina.
the movement would grow and
that they would direct their ef-
forts 10 assist Most OF the ex-
ecutives of the League were pres
emf az the meeting and were
cordially received, n
The big meeting on Sunday.
Nov 30. TO be held at the Craft
mems Club at '275 East Ferry,
will be addressed by Mr.. Louis
c. Blount Of the Great Lakes
Mutual ms. Co, DR.. James j.
McClendon. physician and sur.
geon. and Mr.. Walker Smith OF
the Real Estate Firm Of Wilson
and Smith. The public Is cordial
ly invited.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

Of those new frocks with a train.
OF course dynamic Daisy Lamp
kins Of NAACP fame and Pitts
burgh. was there and as pretty
as ever with her silver grey
locks Dorothy Height Delta
Sigma Theta grand officer, and
Mae Wright Downs. Grand Pres
ident Of Delta Sigma Theta. were
there and last but not least,
there was our Mayme Higgins
of Chicago, who was elected the
Councils recording secretary
again and Ethel Ramos Harris
of radio and concert fame who
rendered several music numbers
throughout the convention.
AT The White House
And The Haitian Embassy
The day we arrived we were
asked TO be the guests of Mrs
Harry Truman who was receive
ing at the White House UsheFed
down numberless corridors by
coolies OF men-in-waiting, but
lers and guards. we arrived in
the master parlor where Madam
Truman was receiving US all so
graciously and after which she
served lovely canapes and coffee
midst the continuous strains of
their string orchestra and linens
and silver exquisite
From thence the Ambassador
Extraordinaire of La Repubfique
de Haiti invited us 10 be his guest
at the Haitian Embassy. which
is being all dressed up for their
dedication ball. January first. We
met the entire handsome Haitian
Corps--the secretaries and the
military and commercial at
taches The suave and brilliant
Ambassador Joseph Charles was
en- route, following. TO the Unit
ed Nations sessions az Lake Suc-
cess in New York. as were we
and so again. we were his guests
at the Hotel Statler (where we
stayed on our shopping and
theatre tour in large. beautiful
suite. before embarking for home.
On this last lap winding UP
with dinner at Harlem's famous
Franks" with w. T. Jones Of
Victory Mutual Life Insurance
Co.. and his staff as our hosts
we ran into Shelton Tapes. also
en- route home from the Atlantic
City Conference of the Clio.
Well. It's all-hope l brought
TO you news OF some of the
folks you know. Next week. well
be back in the groove covering
our Motor City ''lltes" again,
with you.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Club Observes
Sixty Years OF


The time-honored strains OF
Aud Lang Syne," rendered with
much sentiment by the members
OF the Original Willing Worker
Society and friends, marked the
close OF the banquet honoring
the sixtieth anniversary of the
organization. A most pleasant
evening had been spent Thurs
day, Nov. 20. as those attending
listened TO the Communications
for wonderful work done by the
group. and brief resume of its
history and traditions.
Program
Speaker for the banquet was
Rev. Robert L. Brady Jr.. who
was selected because of his close
association with the society. who
spoke glowingly OF the charitable
ventures and support for local
and national civic affairs, which
has characterized the work OF
the club since It's inception in
1887.
Oldest Member
Also appearing on the program
was Mrs. Julia Campbell, eighty
nine years OF age, the oldest liv-
ing member Of the club. She
recited Gifts from Heaven" by
Edgar Guest. There were re-
marks by Mrs. Albert Greenlaw.
who gave the history OF the
club. Mr.. Charles Rawlings was
master OF ceremonies.
Among the congratulatory
messages were those from the
Detroit Association OF Women's
Clubs, Mrs. Leona Solomon. a
past president; Ytirahc Club
Kings Daughters. In As Much
Circle. and Mrs. Leota Turner.
Officers Of the society are Mrs.
Mae Greenlaw. president; Mad
ans Jean Walker, Mildred Lee.
and Miss Harriet Barrier, vice.
president: Mrs. Mary Roberts
recording secretary: Mrs. Ethel
Andrews, assistant recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Gladys Roscoe. cor
responding secretary: Mrs. Nellie
Williams. assistant corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. Agnes Swan.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

treasurer.
Members
Members are Madams Louise
Brady. Mignon Brown, Sadie
Coleman, Phyllis Golden, Marian
Dungey. Josephine Gaines. Clara
Graham, Lenore CRANE of Kala-
maEoo. Dora Hill, Fannie Hut
chins, Adah Johnson, Mabel
Keemer. Lucille Lee. Marguerite
Lipscomb, Myrtle Marshall, Ma
bel Moore of Flint. Verlie Nor
ton, Edith Rawlings. Gertrude
Smith. Jetawyn Smith. Christine
Smith of Washington. d. c.,
Norine Thompson, Jean Walker
and Nellie Williams.
Honorary
Honorary life members are
Madams Anna Blackwell. Mabel
Hunter. Alice Bailey. Mary
Brown. Mary Burns. Julia Camp
bell, Carrie Griffin, Viva John
son, Carrie Montgomery and En-
ma Tapp Of Los Angeles, Calf.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Banquet Honors
Outstanding
Church Speaker

A formal banquet honorine
Mrs Vivian Carter Mason will
be held on Saturday evening
Nov. 30, in the dining room OF
the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Mrs Mason will arrive from
Norfolk, Va, on Saturday 10
fulfill her engagement as the
principal speaker for the World
Service Sunday Observance al
Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Beechwood and Milford streets,
on Sunday afternoon. Nov. 20
at three o'clock.
The banquet Is being sponsored
BY the Sorosis Guild of the
church. Mrs. Erina Holloway is
the president Of the organization,
and Mrs. Arthur l.. McAdory
is chairman OF the banquet com
mittee.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

We attended, along with 700
other women from all over the
country called together by the
President-Founder, Dr.. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, the national
conference Of the National Coun-
Gil Of Negro Women.
Just everybody yol read
about and know was there. From
Detroit: Ernestine Postles and
Jeanette Welsh Brown were the
first TO arrive. Then came Lillian
Coffey all done up in a luscious
mink stole TO address the group
on her recent trip 70 Haiti.
Myrtle Cook and Ruby Trim
BILE. our two outstanding beauty
school owners. Invaded the Cap
itol City next, to be followed.
last but not least. by your scribe
and her cohorts. Georgia Sawyer
and Rosa Gragg. Mrs. Sawyer
was sporting her full length
swing back ranch mink coat and
Rosa Gragg much the object Of
attention DER the establishment
OF her unique school. The Slade
Grsgg Academy Of Practical
Arts. was sporting a John Fred
cries.
We stopped while in Washing
ton midst the gold and glitter
and crystals OF the 100000 In
spiration House. initiating the
dedication of the House as some
Of its first out-of-town guests.
The building Is owned and OPP
Grated by the Professional and
Business Women Of the city.
National Council Delegates
And Personalities
Noted fitting In and out of
Council meetings We're Eta Mot
en-. charming and chic in long
cut away black original suit;
dynamic Atty Edith Sampson
Clayton Of Chicago in Chin
chilla fur jacket (the real NC
coy); Lucille Chambers Norman,
formerly of Detroit. dripping in
silver fox and inviting the gang
over TO her gorgeous Long Island
home; Atty. Eunice Hunton Car
ter Of New York City just back
from Paris. France, the center of
F, attraction and conversation
Twas her business associate.
Ernie Johnson. the toast Of New
York. that we met while dining
az the Club Bali with William
Hastie. Governor of the Virgin
Islands.
Also on the scene was Toki
Shalk. society editor for the
Pittsburgh Courier who flew
down just to get the first hand
dope. Hobnobbing with her
throughout the whole was Thorn
asina Johnson. highest salaried
sepia government female en-
ployee in the country. and Vu-
nice Sprays, journalist Of note
who won the l947 coveted award
for outstanding newspaper COW
erage a few months back: and
Estellc Massey Riddle Osborne.
only sepia New York University
faculty professor. wearing one
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
KLUB KORNER R

licious luncheon was served by
the hostess.
The group adjourned TO, meet
next with Mrs. Kate Smith, 624
East Vernon highway.
Natives of Selma, Ala, who
have adopted Detroit as their
home are staging a get-together
on Nov. 20 at the John R-Erskine
Center, Charles Reeves. president
Of the Detroit Amles Club, an
nounced this week.
The group has organized to
continue the friendship. unity
and progressiveness which has
been apparent in their progress
in this city.
Dancing will be special fea-
ture of the evening.
Officers OF the club are Reeves
Melvin Jackson, Eugene Carey
Clarence Jackson, Gardner King
Sidney Clark and Ward Jack.
son. Members of the Board oil
Directors are Richard Hill, Ed
ward Merriman. William Harrl-
son. Clarence Jackson, Eugene
Carey. Langstoi Murphy, and
Isadore Powell.
DARcUS NORTH-END
COMMUNITY CLUB
Mrs. Willie Taylor Of Mackay
street was hostess TO the mem
beers of the Darcus North-End
Community Club at their last
meeting. A rare treat was the
appearance of MIRA Thorpe OF
Little Rock, Ark. who gave an
interesting talk to the club.
Also giving remarks to the
group was Lincoln Gordon, af-
ter which an interesting quiz
game was played. Prizes were
awarded to Helen Slappy and
Mrs. Crowley.
One new member joined the
group.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Grace Jones
Of Mackay street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Z22]2E1 Social zka&2lZ! e.
Bits OF Banterinq'
BY Bobbys

Your scribe along with Rosa Gragg and Georgia
Sawyer returned home from the Capital City and New
York. N " aboard the Sawyers 1947 Chrysler Town
and country Sedan with the chauffeur doing 80 miles per
hour praying we d make the deadline . and we did y
Twas trip that will go down in history For Ave
days doing Washington and New York converting with
pie who living loving. contributing achieving and
proving that life be beautiful exciting and insnrnpi
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
EYE WITNESSST0RY
TELLS0F DISASTER
Sparks Rained Just like
A Thunder Shower
In Maine

written for the Associated
Press by. Franklin. Wright,
Portland Press Herald reportt r
who today visited. Dayton
eighth Maine community en-
tirely or nearly destroyed by
forest fires..)
BY FRANK WRIGHT
DAYTON, ME-, Oct. 26-(AP)-
This is the story of Roy Meserve,
farmer a kind, gentle man
who stood today among the ruins
of the only home he had ever
known and recounted 20 terri
BILE minutes in which the work
of a lifetime had been reduced
to ashes.
He is typical of some 40 neigh
bors who also lost their homes
when flames from burning
forest swept through this village
yesterday.
II was born in this house just
"a years ago nextThursday,"
he began. 1T has always been my
home. My brother and I farmed
it together. l guess between us
we have some 450 acres here.
Now it's all gone-all gone.
about four o'clock red began
to show over the bill half mile
away. We had a truck here al
ready loaded with some things
and I ran to the stable for tool
kit l wanted to save. From there
l ran to the Barn. In that barn
were two horses and 81 head of
cattle. l started to turn out the
cattle, freeing my brothers, first.
1 had turned out 20 of them
when someone hollered.
II ran back to the door and
had to drop to my hands and
knees and crawl through the
doorway. 1t was just like a
thunder shower only it was
raining sparks. They came down
just like hail. Just 20 minutes
after I first saw flames a half
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
CALVIN ANDERS

Calvin Anders, 35, Harbor Is
land, formerly of the circulation
department and late manager of
the classified advertising de-
partment of the Star-News, died
Saturday afternoon after short
illness.
Mr.. Anders, after leaving the
Star News, had engaged for sew
eral years in the Real Estate
business.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Artelia Blake Anders; his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Anders,
of Wilmington; brother, c. K.
Anders, High Point; sister, Mrs.
Ralph Dunham, atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the chapel of Ward
funeral home, Monday afternoon
at 2::3O p. M, with Rev. A. K.
Dudley officiating, assisted by
DR.. E. D. Witherspoon. Inter-
ment will follow in Oakdale
cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
Dorsey Peterson, Lewis E. Hin
ton, Carl Dunn, Chester c.
Counts, William H. Barry, and
William ]. Hayes.
Honorary pallbearers will be
James Sloane, Sr., John Schiller,
M. A. Dukes, Elbert L. White,
DR.. W. C. Mebane, Steadman
Wick, Paul Corey, Marvin Wig
gins, William Higgins, K. B.
Marshall, R. B. Page, DR.. D. H.
McEachern, DR.. H. M. Pickard,
C. Frank Jones, Clayton Moore,
w. A. McGirt, H. S. McGirt, w.
L. McIntire, R. L. Black, Joseph
R. Wells, and Lawrence Murray.
w. A. KEITH
w, A. Keith, of Henderson
vile, brother of T. W. Keith, of
Wilmington, died at his home
Saturday night. He had been in
declining health for two years
but was able to be at his regu-
lar work until two days before
his death. The funeral arrange
ments are incomplete pending ar
rival of relatives.
He is survived by mis- wife;
by three sons; by two daughters !;
by three brothers, o. Roy Keith,
of Hendersonville, A. R. Keith,
of Hendersonville, and Tom W.
Keith of Wilmington; and by
one sister, Mrs. Colin Shaw, of
Atkinson.
KENNITH ELDRIDGE HUDSON
y Funeral services for Kennith
Eldridge Hudson, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Hudson of
511 S. Front street, will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the chapel of Harrell-Cob-
ie Funeral Home. Interment will
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
EXPERTS PROBE
AIRLINE CRASH
OnIy Few Of 81 Victims OF
Bryce Canyon Crash
Identified

RICHFIELD, Utah, Oct. 26--
W.R)-The double task of investi-
eating the causes of the DEG
United airliner crash at Bryce
Canyon and identifying the shat
tered bodies of the So victims was
pushed today by federal investi-
gators and weary physicians.
Government experts said their
many-sided studies of why the
giant plane caught fire in the air
and crashed only seconds away
from an emergency landing strip
might take weeks.
Physicians, working in an i'm
provised mortuary in the Rich
field National Guard armory, an
nounced that only a few of the
bodies lying in So rough contain
ers had been positively identi-
fled, and said they doubted that
more than Is or 20 of the vic
TINS identities ever would be
known for sure.
Some so experts directed by
James r. Payton, Santa Monica,
Calf, regional Civil Aeronautics
Authority Investigator, swarmed
over thes crash site near the little
town of Bryce Canyon, u miles
south of here on the edge of the
canyon itself.
Peyton said it might require
weeks of study before there is any
official announcement of find
ings. Officials were making
minute studies of meager pieces
demaining of the plane, attempt
ing to piece together evidence
that might reveal the cause of the
rear baggage compartment fire
that led to the crash. The plane
was wrecked as Capt. A. L Nc
Millen, veteran UAL pilot, des-
perately attempted to reach the
emergency strip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
Robson Scouts
Plan Their Circu,
For This Frid,,

IUMBERToN, Oct. %
Nearly a score of SEMI, ~, !.
and Cub Scouting unite ~
central district Of Can. Oi : h
Area council will particin.t. "a
a scout circus to be nresa', s IN
at the Lumberton Armorr 'I,ea II
day at 7:3O pm, A w., IN
show demonstrating so0,'~ a'0
activities les will be put '[uU'laS op
some 200 boys Of three VI BY
The annual drive for 'scsS t1
tor district scout work will ruHa'
gin Monday. October q - %. o.
continue for one week ,n5.. and ..
rection of Henry G. Hutatt atF d. L
nj nance nee chairman. The goa7 o.t H.
S. 1000 for scouting u9its Sgs' !
Luinoerton, r, Rowland. ~, y
mont St. Pauls an dPembroia!ss i!s'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27

mile away the barn roof fell
down.
1T has been a hard year for
me. Last May my wife became
i'll and died and /"
His voice broke and he walked
away. Then his shoulders straigh-
tened and he turned and faced
me again.
''I'm sorry" he said apologet-
ically, 'But I guess our nervous
system can stand only so much.
But I'm not as bad off as thous-
ands of people in this state. I
have no children. My family is
all grown up. I'm still able to
earn my own living"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27

eastern Nova Scotia today succ-
eeded in locating missing
Massachusetts hui. who stray
c from his party last Thursday.
The plane searching for Earl
Parsons, 54, of Newton Center,
Mass, sighted a ma but was un-
able to determine wheth-r ha was
Parsons. Instructions called out
over the loudspeaker asked him
to light a fire if he was the miss
ing man. Parsons lighted the
fire. The plane then returned to
the ground search party to direct
it in reachil 3 the missing man.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27


can American program for
American girls conceived
and executed in the best ira
dition of this country"
That's what Executive Direct
or Helen c. Jones calls it and
she is given enthusiastic sup
port by 625 girls and their par
ents and IT'S adult leaders in
the Girl Scout organization in
Wilmington and New Hanover
county.
Entirely dependent on Red
Feather funds for their existence
as an organization, Wilmington
Girl Scouts are taking an ac-
tive part in the Community
Chest themselves by preparing
all campaign material packets
and helping in a number of ways.
Wilmington Girl Scouts play
an important role in community
service in assisting in the annual
drive by preperaing
packets, sending relief packages
to foreign countries, adopting
needy families for aid at Thanks
giving and Christmas, present
ing programs for church groups
and the P.-T. A., baby sitting and
working at church nurseries and
assisting in school cafeterias.
Additional Activities
Some pursuits are in addition
to the regular scouting activi-
ties which are designed to take
the girl "at the age when she
begins to be group minded and,
without doing any lecturing or
tedious explaining, put before
her the kind of interests and
purposes that will do her most
good and hold her attention, and
leave her with actual skill or
social interest, which should be
a root from which good things
will grow in her later life," Mrs.
Jones points out.
"The Girl Scout program,
(Which lives in Wilmington only
by virtue of your Red Feather
contribution), according to Mrs.
Jones, "is no haphazard or anna
teur piece of work. Those who
have worked on developing it
are skilled in psychology, in lead
ership of girls, and are experts
in turning to the best possible
account those natural impulses
which you or 1 might find be-
wildering in teen-age girl"
Since its revival in Wilmington
in 1941, the Girl Scout organi-
zation has expanded through
out the county and has grown to
point where it now includes
625 registered girls and 130 reg
istered volunteer leaders. There
are still some 100 girls in the
county who are participating in
the program but as yet are not
registered with national head
quarters.
ReviveS Movement
A Girl Scout workers club was
organized in the city in the
spring of 1941 to revive the scout
movement here by organizing a
Girl Scout council and employ
ing an executive director. In the
spring of 1912 the council re-
ceived its charter from the ma
tional office and in the fall of
the same year was accepted as a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
TEEN-AGE OFFICERS
ELECTED AT MEETING

The Teen-Age "Teen" club has
announced the election of new
officers for the winter term. New
officers elected include: Jack
Brown, president; Herbert Lew
is and Peggy Preswood, vice
presidents; and Jack Knowles,
secretary-treasurer.
The Teen club meets every
Thursday night at 8 o'clock at
the Community Center. All teen
age boys and girls are invited to
join the club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27
Red Feather Series:
625 New Hanover Girls
Share In Scout Program

member agency of the Commun-
ity Chest.
Girls in the age group between
2 and 18 years, inclusive, are
members of the organization in
three separate branches - the
Brownies cages 7-10), Inter-
mediates Gage 10-14), and Seniors
Gage 14-18). The 13 white Brow
ME troops have 246 members,
while the one Negro Brownie
troop has % members in Will
mington. There are II intermedl-
ate white troops with 268 mem
bers and three Negro intermedi-
ate troops with 43 members. The
three white senior troops have
20 members; and the two Negro
senior troops, II members.
"From a census taken last
year." Mrs. Jones disclosed, a.
729 girls expressed their desire
to become members, but be-
cause of the lack of sufficient
leadership these girls cannot be
admitted.
Since 1912 there has been a
great turnover in girl and adult
membership in the organization
because of migr alton of military
and war workers to other cities
from Wilmington. Three new
members have been added to
the professional staff since 1912,
and at present the council has an
executive director, while field
director, Negro field director and
an office secretary.
A year-'round program for Will
mington scouts includes two Day
camps in the summer, one for
white scouts and one for
Negroes, and summer activities
arranged by the council program
committee.
"This summer we had an at
tendance of 206 camper weeks
with 1877 different scouts atten-
ding camps" according to Mrs.
Jones, who added that, "Both
camps were very well stated
with volunteer counselors.
FIVE SENIOR TROOPS
Recently girls of senior scout
age have evidenced of more in
terest in the program, and at
present there are five senior
troops in the city. These include
a Mariner troop, a Wing Scout
troop and A Vocational Explora-
ton troop for white scouts. The
Mariner troop is sponsored by
the Jaycettes, the Wing scouts
by Air Progress, and the Voca-
tional Exploration groop by the
Business and Professional Wo-
mems club.
Mrs. Jones reports that her or
ganization is seeking to create
interest in organizing a Little
Theatre group for youth in the
community. "This project is still
in the embryonic STAGE" she
says.
A choral group, representative
of troops, has been organized
and will perform at Girl Scout
functions and other community
affairs.
With an eye to the future of
Wilmington's teen-age girls, the
council has plans for obtaining
an established camp, extending
scout membership, extending the
program for Negro girls, stimu-
lating a more vital program in
troops, increasing outdoor actvi-
ties throughout the year and pro-
noting troop camping.
Your Red Feather dollar will
holm n, oko thpco p1anS a rea1itvi I
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-27

The card game, poker, is, in
principle, almost as ancient as
playing cards themselves, ac-
cording to the Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica. Its name, however, and
the present form of the game.
originated in the United States
early in the 10Th century.