St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-16

chief thoroughfare In the Negro
community. Hotels and restau-
rants In the downtown were hos
pitable.
Des Moines hospitality was fav-
orably commented upon but the
torrid temperatures made many
delegates who otherwise enjoyed
themselves quite ready to depart
following the grand ball Tuesday
night.
Emergency treatments had to
be given to several score during
the parades and competitive drills.
There were no fatalities.
One OF the contestants in the
regional oratorical contest held
July 3, at st. Paul AME church
collapsed from the heat and had
to be carried from the rostrim
according TO the Iowa BY
ISLANDER, local newspaper.
Heat Doesn't Deter Schedule
The convention program went
on az scheduled in spite OF the
heat. Officers and delegates lead
by Norville Tillman of Des Moines
and Mrs. Victoria Hendricks, head
OF the women's auxiliary turned
out In a body for the baccalaure-
ate sermon Sunday morning, July
4 at 81. Paul AME church. Rev.
John E. Hunter delivered the bac-
calureate sermon and n memorial
sermon at an evening service In
memory of departed members OF
the order and association.
Oklahoma Lad Wins Speaking
Grown
a major event was the oratori-
cal contest held Monday night
which was won by 18-year old
Howard Fuller OF Oklahoma City,
okla. a high school senior. His
subject was, THE Constitution
Of the United States. the Peoples
Constitution, the Inspiration Of
All Nations"
Second place winner was 10
year old Erwin France OF st.
Louis, Mo-: third, Miss Phyllis
Bradford, 10 year old Omaha.
Neb. high school student.
A Minneapolis Elk leader Reu-
ben Warren, association vice
president, was one of the judges.
The other judges were Prof. Il. f.
stringfellow Of Drake University
and Miss Edith MeBeth of the
Des Moines YWCA.
Business sessions continued
Wednesday when officers were
elected or the year.
Warren Reelected Vice
President
The Midwest Elbs reelected
Norval Tillman OF Des Moines
president. A Minnesota Elk, Reu.
ben Warren OF Ames Lodge. Min.
neapolis was renamed first vice,
president. Others named to office
were William Randall, Oklahomg
city. Okla, H. Sims, Denver
Colo. second and third vice-presi
dents respectively, Tom Cole
Waterloo, Iowa, esquire; William
Vaughn, Des Moines, inner guard,
J. r. Brown, Kansas city, outer
guard; Chick" Pullen, Kansas
city, treasurer. Johnny Williams,
Des Moines, financial secretary:
Scott Maids. Waterloo. Iowa. audi.
tor; A. ID. Jackson. Des Moincs.
corresponding secretary.
Thomas English. Chicago, Ill,
assistant grand exalted ruler. adj.
dressed the convention delegates
at their morning session, Tuesday
and Mrs. Hendricks gave her an.
nusl message TO the women's aux.
ilary.
Hawkeye lodge No. 100 and
Rose Temple No. 33 were hos,
lodge and temple OF the city.
Many Lodges & Temples
Represented
Delegates represented the fol.
lowing lodges and temples: Hawk
eye lodge No. 1e0. Des Moines;
Cedar Valley No. 426. Waterloo;
Highland No. 327, Fort Dodge;
Fidelity No. 105, Cedar Rapids;
Savoy No. 373, Sioux City; Heart
OF America, No. 14e, Kansas city
Ames No. log. Minneapolis; Co
pher, No. 105, ST. Paul; Iriquois
No. 90. Omaha: cornhusker, No.
s79 Lincoln; Mountain. No. 80,
Denver: Frontier. No. 25s, Chey-
enne; Peerless Princess No. 243'
Cichita: Cosmopolitan, No. 247'
Tulsa; Victory, No. 24s, Oklahoma
city
Roscoe Conkiln No. 1858. Mus
kogee: Pixies Peak Region, No
473 Colorado Springs; James Z.
Kelly, No 1892. Oklahoma City;
Menelik. No. 52s. Winnipeg, Can
ada: Oriental No. s7s. St. Louis.
The Temples are: Eureka, No,
3l4. Sioux City: Melrose No, 277,
Waterloo; Mountain, No. i7s. Dem
yer. Rose. No. 80. Des Moines;