The Miami times., 1952-05-31
GREATER MIAMI URBAN LEAGUE

Greater League
annual activities Thursday evening with Testimonial
Banquet in the Flamingo Room of the Mary Elizabeth
hotel The banquet quite success During the even
ing officers for the 1928 took their duties
The president is Mr.. J. E. Preston, prominent Mi
amian. who has been very active member and officer of
the League since its organization
One of the highights of the anniversary activities
was the meeting on Sunday at Bethel AME Church with
Mr. Walter H. Aiken of Atlanta, Ca, as the principal
address More and Better Economic Opportunities For
A was practical and interesting The audience not
as arge as 1t should have been but representative
and appreciative audience.
On this occasion three Miamians Dr. A. w. Henry
DR.. William A. Patterson Jr, and DR.. Kelsey L. Pharr
were awarded certificates for outstanding achievements
DR.. Homer l.. Pearson of the Jackson Memorial hos
pita who presented certificates to Drs Henry and Pat
terson spoke follows:
It.is privilege and honor to be permitted to par
nclpate in these exercises.
t'The whom are honoring are but few of the
vast number, who thru their unng efforts, their pa
thence and their have made this advance possible
They too recognized for their part in this advance
Ment in human relations.
MANY members of the medical profession in the South
have for realized the unfarness of racial dscrm
naton in form but especially in matters of science
We know that we have no monopoly on bralns Drawn
beauty We felt that the only way to have change
to do something about it. So several ago. my
good to be appointed chairman of committee
the Florida Medical Association to formulate plans to
the doors of organized medicine to those of all
1t was heartenng to to find here in the Deepest South
that there such whole hearted approval of the plan
AS all well know not only opened the door to
ganzed medicine but in doing the doors to staff
several OeSC
It my pleasure to recommend both the physicians
honor today to the governing bodies of these hospitals
staff appointment They have also been recommended for
staff membership at Jackson Memorial hospital, and
departments become better organized they will be
advanced to active positions in their respective
specialties
~sYou have other Negro physicians here who will be
eligible for staff appointments but all will not be eligible
because to receive these appointments doctor must
achieve and maintain certain high standards in profess
sona and ethical conduct Dr. Henry and DR. Patterson
have these qualification that they have demon
srated many times in their lives and work the
tuhuness of the passage which reads He that exateh
himself shall be abased but he that humbeth himself
shall be exalted Through their honesty integrity, pa
tience humility intelligence and the high ethical stand
ards they maintained they have exalted themselves
May their lives continue to be such that they be
shining lights in this community
1T is an honor, pleasure and privilege to be allowed
to present these my friends this certificate of merit
Miss Florida Mae Murray, in very appropriate words,
made the presentation to DR.. Pharr
The Miami Times congratuates these gentlemen upon
the recognition given them
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