St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-05-27
One Member Of
Negro Group Is
Among "GreuR''

The spirit which dominated the
pioneer Negroes Of Minnesota.
most Of whom had lied from slav-
cry, has continued 100 years. Evil
dence Of the contributions to state
life by the many nationality
groups which make up its popu-
lation is symbolized by the selec-
ton Of ';Ninnesota's 100 Living
Great" as a part Of celebration
Of the Minnesota Centennial.
In list selected by q statewide
pom OF the Negro group in the
state was honored by the selec-
ton Of Cecil Z. Newman, newspa-
per publisher, as one Of the states
foremost citizens.
The list contains a cross section
Of the outstanding leaders in the
state.
Listed alphabetically they are:
J. A. Aasgaard, president Evan
gelical Lutheran church; Cedric
Adams, newspaper columnist and
radio broadcaster; Alfred Adson,
neurosurgeon, Mayo Clinic; A. L.
Almen, state senator; August An
dresser, Republican member Of
Congress; Clyde H. Bailey, dean
Of University of Minnesota Agri-
culture department; Joseph H.
BAN, newspaperman and former
U. S. Senator; Margaret CullIin
Banning, novelist; Julius Barnes,
former president U. S. Chamber
Of Commerce; James Ford Bell,
founder of General Mills; Bernie
BiermRn, head football coach, U.
Of NJ; Gunnar B. Bjomson, chair
man state tax appeals board:
Theodore C. Blegen, dean, U. Of M.
graduate school; John Brandt,
president Land o. Lakes Cream
cries; Otto Bremen, board chair
man, American National Bank;
Kenneth G. Brill, judge, Ramsey
district court; Mrs. Arthur Brin,
expires, Council of Jewish wom-
en-; Earle Brown, former Henne-
pin county sheriff; Harry Bulls,
board chairman, General Mills;
Frank e. Burch. eye specialist, u.
Of NJ; J. A. A. Burnquist, Mime
sofa attorney general;
Mrs. George Chase Christian,
philanthropist; F. Melius Chris
Hansen, founder st. Olaf choir; ].
o. Christianson, agriculturist at
university; Homer Clark, board
chairman, West Publishing Co.;
w. C. Coffey, president emeritus,
u. Of NJ; Gratia Countryman,
Mpls. librarian; William A. Cow
entry, surgeon, an organizer Of
Duluth clinic; John Cowles, presi-
dent Minneapolis Star and Trfb-
une Co.; Donald Cowling, former
president Carleton college; John
Crosby, lawyer; George Nelson
Dayton, president the Dayton Co.;
Katharine Densford, director, u.
of M. nursing school; T. A. Erick-
son, agriculturist, Father" Of the
state All; Arthur Farwell, autho-
rity on Indian music; Feike Felix
eman, novelist; Ole A. Flat,
vice president Minnesota Farm
Bureau; Vincent J. Flynn, presi-
dent of st. Thomas college; Thorn
as v. Gibbons, Ramsey county
sheriff; Laurence Gould, president
of Carleton college; Carl r. Gray,
railroad man, veterans admins
TRAITOR; George Grim, columnist
for the Minneapolis Tribune;
F. T. Heffelfinger, board char
man, F. H. Peavey & Co.; Elmer
Hjortland, senior pastor, Central
Luth. church; Mike Holm, Mime
sofa secretary Of state; J. c. Hor-
mel, board chairman, Geo. A. Hor-
mel & Co.; Hubert H. Humphrey,
former mayor, now u. s. Senator;
c. T. Jaffray, banker, railroad
executive; J. s. Jones, executive
secretary, MINI. Farm Bureau;
Walter H. Judd, member Of con-
gress; Stephen e. Keller, Episco-
pal bishop Of MINI; Sister Eliza
beth Kenny, polio treatment orig
inator; Harold Knutson, publish
er, former congressman; George
Lawson, secretary, MINI. Fedora
ton of Labor; Sinclair Lewis,
novelist, winner of Nobel prize;
r. c. Lilly, banker and corpora
ton director; Charles Loring,
chief justice Of Minnesota; Arnold
Lowe, pastor, Westminster Pres
byterian church; C. r. Magney,
assoc. justice, MINI. Supreme
court; Charles W. Mayo, surgeon,
member Of Mayo clinic; w. L.
Mcknight, industrialist; z. B.
Miller, soldier, author Of 'Bataan
Uncensored"; A. G. Minda, Rabbi
Of Temple Israel; ]. l. Morrill,,
president, u. Of NJ; Dimit1 Nit
ropoulos, Symphony conductor;
William Moscrip, president, Twin
City MIX Producers; John Greg
DRY Murray, Roman Catholic