The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-07-13
TACOMA NOTES


The club at this time is not fed
Grated. Members feel free to use
lavish hand in entertaining.
When they meet once each mon
tn there is jollity and repartee.
but this too is accompanied with
the click of needles in doing ia l.
cy work. This week. one of the
guests was Mrs. Lena May Smith
who brought with her a handful
of letters and a Ships Bulletin.
1.-THE Hasette." all brim-full of
news of the activities of her
daughter. Mrs. Marguerite Perry.
who left Tacoma a short time
ago for Guam. to accept a posi-
ton with the Federal Govern
ment. Mrs. Smith read portions
from some of the letters, but
there will be a special write-up
of this Guam trip later. The
hostess served a very delicious
luncheon. Another guest of the
club was Mrs. N. J. A.
Friends and club women are
in deep sympathy with Mrs. Jim
Jordan (Irene) over the passing
of her mother. Mrs. Marie C.
Hudhn, 25O2 North Puget Sound
Avenue on Monday. Mrs. Hudlin
was born in Columbus. Mics.
and had lived in Tacoma five
years. She is survived by a dau-
ghter, Mrs. Iren Jordan of Ia
coma; two grandchildren and
one great grandchild. The fun
eral rites were conducted by the
Gaffney Co. Saturday and the
burial was in Monntainyiew
cemetery. (This is the second
funeral this week of co;ored
folk.)
1t will be welcome news 20
the friends of Mrs. Leila Barbee,
1920 South 18th, to be informed
that she is very much improved
in health. TWO weeks ago. while
attending a meeting of the
N. "A. A. G.. p. Mrs. Barbee
swooned and had to be carried
home at once, where she -eceiy-
ed the attention of her physi-
clan. Rev. washington, Who was
also attending the meeting. gave
assistance by the use of his car.
On the sick list is the name
of Mrs. James Lasley (our own
school teacher) South Anis-
worth. Mrs. Lasley went to the
Tacoma General Hospital on
Wednesday to undergo a major
operation. At this time she is
reported as doing very we'll.
Mrs. Lasley is not lacking in any
of the courtesies due to a per-
son of her standing in the COM
munity.
On the social calendar Friday
was the announcement that DR..
Bunche and family were the
houseguests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Thompson for the day, winding
up with a dinner at the Bonnie
Vile, just for the members of
the Board of the World Affairs
Council, under whose auspices
DR.. Bunche appeared.
At the Allen A. M. E. church
emphasis is being placed on the
approaching annual Puget Sound
Conference soon to be held in
Portland, Oregon. Also at this
particular edifice much activity
was shown right at the time for
the delegates of the Masonic
Grand Lodge, who were coming
in from north, south, east and
west to attend the session of the
Conclave. The Masons and Stars
will divide the time between the
Allen Chapel and the Bethlehem
Baptist church. Citizens are run
ming true to form and have Of
fered their homes for the ac-
commodations of the visitors and
delegates. The two ministers of
these respective churches were
very busy men.
Services at the Bethlehem
Baptist church were observed as
usual on Sunday morning. The
program consisted of responsive
reading and a group of songs by
the choir followed by a sermon
by the Rev. r. Wilson, the text
of which was "Baptising." New
converts were received into the
church, closing with an Invita-
tional and Doxology. The after
noon service was taken over and
conducted by the Simmons and
Akers Singers. The Grand Lodge
sermon was preached by the Rev.
Wilson in the Allen Chapel at
1880 pm.