The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-07-02
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chaplain; DIT L. Blair OF Detroit. |
assistant president; DIT. Lillian
z. Smith. directress of education;
DIT Charlotte Mapp of Detroit.
contest custodian; Callie Austin
Of Lansing. gate keeper: DIT.
Gladys Miller of Grand Rapids,
door keeper DIT. Ernestine Cross
OF Detroit, state recorder: DIT.
Estella Hawkins Of Detroit. treas
urer; DIT Cleo Taylor of Detroit.
financial secretary; DIT. Maud
Cain OF Detroit. private secre-
tary OF state president; DIT Mae
Z. Williams of Detroit. Health
Dept. chairman:
DIT. Pearl v. Collins of Detroit.
building chairman: DIT. Sybil
Gregory, director of Purple Cross
| Nurses: Dt. Beulah Wallace Of
Detroit, organist: DIT. Ollie II.
Smith OF Flint. second trustee:
DIT. Mae Jacobs of Detroit. first
trustee; Dt. Susie Breazil of
Detroit. executive board member,
and DIT. Babe Williams Of Grand
Rapids. chairman Of the State
Press Committee.
Grand Exalted Ruler Speaks
/ Grand Exalted Ruler J. Finley
Wilson Of Washington. ID. c.. Wis
tied the convention for two days
and spoke at the oratorical con.
test held at the Community
: AME Church on Friday night.
Roberta Brown of Lansing
won the oraforical contest and
$500 scholarship. orefta Davis
of Detroit was runRer-up. Sew
: eral of the national officers
were introduced among whom
was DIT. Elizabeth Kimbough
of Brooklyn. N. T.. the grand
treasurer. There were six con-
testanfs in the oraforical con-
test and Miss Blonde Jefferson
: represented Grand Rapids.
Thursday evening an "All Ma.
/. ton Revue and Style Show" wa!
! held at the Go Hall which wa
also the convention headquarters
Y A stag for the men was alsS
y held on Thursday night afte
e the style show at the Elks Hal
on Ionia avenue.
III The state finals of the bathini
] beauty contest were held FRIDAY
night at the Go Hall followed
Y by a dancing party.
: Miss Oweda Ross of Crane
S Rapids was named Miss Mich
e gan" and was awarded an al
expense trip to the Nationa
Convention in California wher'
she will compete in the Nationa
Bathing Beauty Contest.
The State Association Benque
was held at the Rowe Hote
followed by the Grand Ball whici
was held at the CLIO Hall.
A mixer complete with floor
show was held in the club room:
: of Crispus Attacks Post No. So
( the American Legion following
!. the bathing beauty contest.
: The Parade
e The parade was held at l:3(
! d. m. Sunday with all units as
r sembling and marching from the
Rowe Hotel to Buckley Field.
E There were over 40 units re
e splendant in their colorful uni
\ forms as they followed the linz
y of march up Monroe ave.
Il Grand Rapids own communit'
band made its first public ap
: pearance in the parade and wa
: well received by all and were
considered one of the crack bandl
I in the parade. Yet they are onl
about three months old.
II Practically every Lodge anc
Temple in the state were repre-
: sented in some manner in tn
parade which was headed b.
. such dignitaries as Bro. B. v
+ Gregory, state president. DIT
] Grace Bryant. state president. Dt
Ruler Lydia Brown Of Crane
Rapids. Bro. Maurice Shelton
and DIT. Gussie Bacot. co-chair.
man Of the state convention.
Drill Contests
, Following the parade. the drill
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