The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19
BILLIE'S :
Worcester Jottings
Telephone News To 4-s6o2
HELLO FOLKS:
Telephone New. To 1902


HELLO FOLKS:
Did you readWestbrook Peg
ler's column in the Evening Ga
zette Tuesday evening? 1t was
a fine write-up taking up two
columns. Pegler titled it Evil
liam H. Lewis, Negro, Became
One of Our Greatest Citizens
He spoke of how Mr.. Lewis came
up the hard way and attained
the heights. Mr.. Pegler con.
cluded his column with these
words, 81 write of Mr.. Lewis no
from the clips from the morgue
but as one who had known ant
silently admired him since q
first meeting in 1915. l have
met many of the great men o.
my age and he was really one Of
them"
1t really looks like spring il
Just around the corner, one o.
my friends called and said hel
tulips were peeping through ths
earth. The shopping district ii
filling up with early shoppers
for Easter finery.
The Cherries are holding theil
dance Monday evening, Feb. 81
I think it is at A. o. H. Hall
Also the and 100 Club hav,
tickets out for tea at the HON,
of Mrs. Louise Fernandez, Mar
10.
Mrs. Dillon of Bellevue st. wa
hostess to a club of ladies VIII
held a tea at her home Wednes
day, Feb. 16.
The P.T.A. of Winslow Stree
School met Monday evening. M
Bellina made a gavel which Mr.
F. R. Newman, presented to Mr.
Stanley Whitney. Mrs. Sara
Brevard is acting pianist. MI
Rose Chester was one of Il
pourers during the GOLIATH
i hour. On Thursday, Feb. II, t
+ P.T.A. held a founders Day Di
t ner at Wesley Church. M
!, and Mrs. Rose Chester were a
: ong those from Winslow Strt
r P.T.A. who attended.
: l hope everyone has seeul
n their tickets for the Sacred G,
Z cert with Roland Hayes at
y Auditorium this Sunday ev.
e ing at s:.15.
q Mr.. Rex Stewart honored
. wife with a birthday party 81
!. urday, at their home, rs Gil
: street.
The Mizpah's met at the hon
of Mrs. Lloyd F. Marshall Sa
urday, Feb. IL.
The Inter-Racial Council he
a Cafeteria Supper and Pan
Discussion Thursday, Feb. II,
the Y.W.C.A. private dinin
room.
Did you hear the recent radi
program which the Worcestt
Branch N.A.A.C.P. sponsored owe
WTAG in comnemoration c
National Race History Week.
I heard it was very good. I wa
one of the unfortunate ones a
my telephone has the habit 0
ringing at the most inopportun
times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Ainbusl
were delegates from the Wore
ester Branch of the NAACP Il
the New England Regional Con
ference held at Providence, r. ]
The regular meeting Of thu
Branch was held Feb. 7 at Johr
st. Baptist Church. All mem
bers are requested please to re-
new their memberships and t.
Join in the membership drive BY
interesting others to join. II
observance Of Abraham Lincolni
i4Oth birthday the FEPc anc
other organizations held a nam
moth rally Feb. 1912 in Wash.
ington, D. c. The purpose o.
the ralIy-to fight injustice and
discrimination In the nations
capital. II they win in Wash.
ington they really vii make his
tory. I happened TO visit Wash
ington one summer, not so Ions
ago with a party Of friends. One
day we started out to see tbs
sights. The day turned into one
Of those terrific, hot, sultry days
where you could see the hea'
rising and dancing in waves
from the streets and from thu
tops Of automobiles. One Of the
ladies in the party developed .
headache. We looked for a drue
store and finally located one
similar to our Liggett's. Upor
going inside we went to the soda
bar where others we're slipping
ice cream sodas. We waited evel
so long before anyone paid any
! attention to US. Finally a wait
rexs anproached US and told US