Arkansas State press., 1952-02-08
RIGHT AROUND US
BY owendolyn n. Floyd

Thought For The Week
II America is to continue to maintain her place in
oa leadership she must practice democracy and religion
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Annual Girl Scouts Dinner
Inc annual citywide Girls Scouts dinner was held on
JANUARY oo at 6OO m. the First Methodist church. 9Th
ana La Sts Those who attended dinner enjoyed the oc.
o ana ieit That according to the reports given) the
ous OF Little Rock were doing grand job" The pro-
gram included remarks by committee chairen who gave an
outline OF he work accomplished in 1851 and tentative plans
ior 1897 Willie Lawson Democrat p and L. Co.. gave the
man address, The staff MEMBERS Bobbie Wash (exc secty
Anne lhweatt ield dir, Margaret Rice (ed dir Bessie
ward ex dir) Clohde (secretary) were commend.
cd 1or excellent service rendered during 1851.
The Girl Scouts hand entertained the group with
camp songs Timely remarks made by r. (Bob) Book
er Aty and board member). Some other Little Rocans
on hand were Annie Glam Leah Peake Anne and Lindsey
Sharpe jr, Ruth and Milton Lawson Nancy Johnson and
Icie Miller ~
Dunbar was represented by Leroy Christophe (prin)
Alice Perry (dean of grs) and Edna Douglas pres Phy
lis Wheatley Elizabeth Hamilton (prin) Lucille c. Scott
and Lonnie L. Jones on hand from Gibbs school Cap
tai Hill school represented by Kelly prin) Cathe
rne Hoingsworth, Eta Quick and Alva Patterson. From
Bush school, came Walter Watkins (prn and Pauline John
SON. Booker T. Washington school represented by Ruth
Finn Martha Patterson and Leila Mae Hill.
VI course, all of us who know Bessie Ward have long
reaed at she lives and beathes the Girl Scout program
she very alert and is always the lookout" for
workers. The Girl Scout Bug has Bessie believe me
you get anywhere her she'll see that the bug bites
you My heartest congratulations Bessie keep up the good
work.
Here And There
Gussye Dicke (my AKA Soror) is on leave of absence
from the music dept of AM&N college pine Bluff Gussye
has returned to Indiana Univ complete work for the
Masters Degree
Charles Bussey (the busy deputy sheriff. is now work.
ing with the Young Mems Business Association the Rose
Festival project This will be the first Negroes have
participated in the Rose Festival Cowan Williams will
serve general director Edna Douglas chairman of the
executive committee Daisy Bates director publicity and
Gwendoyn NJ Floyd secretary Other chairmen and
mittee members will be appointed later.
Gertrude Brown Cleveland Lou Alice Warren Juana Bell
CBabyo Powell, and Irene McCullom sold auto license
and drivers license in the office West Ninth street Ger
trude Cleveland was the director.
Jesse Benjamine Woods (he genial M. d. was COM
missoned depuy-sheriff few days ago.
Eugene Long (southcenral AKA regional directory was
the Founders Day speaker for the Baton Rouge chapter on
January a. Julia Brogden Purne Southern Univ is the
Basleus of the graduate chapter
The Executive Board Of the Arkansas Coored Parent
Teachers Association met at loo D. Saturday (Feb q at
the Phyllis Wheatey, YWCA The business of the day was
the formulation Of program for the Arkansas Congress
which will convene March 7, 8, Howard elementary
school in Fl Smith The general theme the conference
will be Every child Equal Chance" The meeting we'll
attended with representatives coming parts of the
state Irene McCulom president of the Arkansas Color
ed Parent-Teacher Association.
Congratulations Are in order to the faithful workers
in the March Dimes" drive special "thank you" is
due Birdie Williams North Little Rock chairman; Granville
Lewis tDDS), Little Rock chairman and Louise Conway