Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-06-13
RIGHT AROUND US
BY Gwendolyn N. Floyd

sunday June IS - Fathers Day
h vel ue dads will have their day on Sunday AT least
one day in the year when dads NAV saw that they
TO Iohe coming to them Right Around Us" is proud
Family Reunion
% me byants DIR and Mrs. ]. B. )have returned to the
ivy rom chicago Illinois. The Bryan had family reunion
III ehcaeo celebrating John Bryants release from "Incle
oam Army John Peare and Gail ACCOMPANIED the Rrvant
vi " Little ROCK and spent few days visiting here and other
@ " u'e state fearlle is one of the Westbrook girls so
you Miow uat they were happy to see her Mrs Turner
sisters. ~ ' arc '"o u hei
1ohn and Peare have returned to California where John
WIZ return 10 MS position in the Purchasing Department for
LOS Angeles County By the way John was the first Negro f.
De employed in this department Pearlie is employed in the
WA 1al Is big girl of years and is third grader in
Edna Douglas Honored
- Euha Douglas, cited by the NCNW as "Woman of the
lear was honoed with reception on June g. at the Gillian
W at 1873 Arch street The reception was given bv
SIGMA cfapter OF Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority The mem
s u e chapter serving hostesses were RUBY Meow
Veiha lsun Noami Coulter (basieus Mildred Works Eliza
eh Hamilton Annie B. Gillian, Eva Herndon Dove Ander
o ioia Mcdonald Jewel Williams Juanita Ivey Lille Wash
lneton, Ernestine Long.
Edna is the second REGIMENT of tho NcN,u ~ .;.A :.
awarded annually to the who has rendered outstanding
III our community The citizens of the community Sc
eed Edna because of her many civic activities The honreo
eeeo gus, many telephone calls kilograms and flowers
orchids TO Edna Douglas and Theta Sigma chantor Of
Sigma Gamma Rho Ne 'ap'et u
Social Workers Meetno
Inc Social Workers Organization met at the YWCA on
Niohady June at 500 p. Oce Lee Smith president pre
sided over the meeting The program included film sn with
recorded narration on the Race Relations Institute which is
ned annually at Fisk University The Institute is snonsored
ny The American Missionary Association and Fisk University
TO provide an opportunity study consult with authorities
III e various Held and to gain knowledge ecfnques which
may be used in our communities better race relations
Inc second phase of the program a panel discussion
on The proposed Ford Plan of The name
lists were Edna Douglas Pnke Marie Parr Dorothy White
lowed ~ p'0 "
Here And There
The Mt Zion Baptist Vacation Bible school has an en-.
roent of three hundred fifty for the first dav MYRTLE
L. Williams principal and her faculty will be very very busy
George Evelyn Douglas daughter of the Douglas Geo
and Freddie) is home from billiard University
eesa Birch wilkins is in the city visiting with mother
and dad (the McIane Birchs).
The Perys (Iiince and Alene) town on Sunday
Tor the Sigma Gamma Rho reception.
The Reverend W. Marcus Taylor will be honored ON Sun.
day June 49, by the Young Adult of Emmanuel Ban.
ust church The class will honor the Reverend Taylor in
special Fathers Day program For fear do recall
is the father of our Harriet Taylor Dyer
Susie Tucker Hendricks of Shreveport Louisiana is in
town for few days Susie accompanied her sister Erce and
husband (Dr and Mrs G. W. S Ish) up to Fayetteville TO
the U. of A. graduation.
The Andersons (Atty Harold and Mldred) spent a few
days in Texarkana visiting Harods mother and dad Mildred
also accompanied the Isles Erce and Sanley) to Fayee
VILE
Mary Foster Moon Or. NJ will leave in few days for an
extended visit in the East "Foster" will also attend the ben
NAL conference Of American Nurses Association The Nation
League of Nursing Education the National Orpanza
ton for Public Health Workers In other IAN health
roads lead to Atlantic City,
Anna Jean KJones and her children attended the McFar
lin reception in Camden, a few days ago
F. Floyd proprietor of the Floyd Drug store left for
St Louis to witness the games played by the Cardinals and
the Dodgers.