Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-03-12
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At the monthly meeting last
Thursday the members of the
Mary Church Terrell Club receiv-
ed the Annual Year Books pre-
pared by the program committee,
headed by Mrs. A. M. Redmond
of 929 w. Pearl Street.
Information in the year book
include the officers, complete club
roster, and calender of events
A page in this year book is dedi-
cated to deceased members, many
of whom were outstanding in the
civic and social life of Jackson.
Among those listed are Mrs. 2. T
Hubert, the wife of the former
president of Jackson College; Mrs
L. K. Atwood, wife of the founde-
of the L. K. Atwood Mason
Lodge; Mrs. J. w. Dixon whose
husband now survives and is very
prominent in church and civic
work Mrs. S. B. Divers, once
president Of the PTA and wife of
a prominent minister; Mrs. E. A.
J. Isabel, for many years a teach
er at the Jim Hill School; Mrs.
J. o. Johnson Mason, outstanding
as a musician ad State President
of the Easter Star Masonic AuXili-
arv. Her husband was once the
leading Negro physician; Mrs. B.
P. Newman, teacher at Campbell
College, is survived by her hus-
band, civic leader and a retired
letter carrier; Mrs. F. D. Robin
son, long time an officer in the
Mississippi State Federation of
Colored Women's Clubs and pro
minent locally in church and civic
work; Mrs. d. w. Turner was
the wife of a prominent physi-
clan and related to Perry How
ard, present National Committee
man of the Republican Party.
The calender for the year lists
the following events:
January: The inauguration OF
president. Participants: Mines. S.
L. Green, H. l.. Denton, A. M.
Rogers, T. C. Jones, c. w. Owens,
and B. C. Marine. Hostess, Mrs.
H. T. Norris.
February: Race Relations Day
Observance at Central Methodist
Church with the following speak
ers: Mr.. John Long, president
of Southern Christian Institute,
and Mrs. G. w. Williams, presi-
dent Mississippi State Federation
of Colored Women's Clubs.
The regular February meeting
featured some Negroes we should
know: Mrs. E. w. Griffin was
hostess. Mines. NJ. J. Lyells, 1,
C. Almore, S. r. Roman, DR.. nj.
E. Cureton and Percy Greene were
progra mparticipants.
March: Mrs. D. T. Hall will be
hostess March II when a civic
and health program will be Tea-
tured.
April: Mrs. C. C.. Harvey will
be hostess to the Easter meeting
with the Rev. J. D. Wheaton, pas
or Central Methodist Church de-
livering the Easter message and
Mrs. C. G. Cypress in charge of
music.
May: The May program features
Mothers Day Celebration with a
workshop on family Life. Music
will be supplied by Mrs. Lula Rose
by; Hostess, Miss Maggie Little.
June: The annual Club garden
party will be held with Mrs. T.
'C. Jone in June.
Following the summer vacation
the following members will serve
as hostesses: Mines. NJ. J. Lylls.
Albertine Mason, B. c.. Marine. and
Ethel S. Owens. Program partici-
pants include Mines. Blanche c.
Brown, Earl Banks, S. B. Tho
mas, o. B. Collins, J. H. Powell,
A. NJ. Redmond and M. M. Hubert.
Terrell Club is one of the pio
neer clubs of the city and par
ticipates actively on the civic and
cultural life Of the city. Among
its current projects is the COM
pilation of "Who's Who Among
Colored Mississippians.'
Mrs. Helen Morgan of Chicago
ILL.,, is enjoying a visit in the