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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

ty members, were responsible
for solicitations in their re-
Spective schools.
billiard also commended the
Hunton Life Saving Crew for
their fine service to the March
Of Dimes. Headed by Messrs.
Purcell Jones, Charlie H.
Minor and w. GraveIy, the
crew spent three Saturdays
on Henry Street and the Mar
ket Square soliciting funds
The Virginia Theatre,
through it's new manager, Mr..
w. G. Cassell, allowed one
week of solicitation in the
theatre. Messrs. Cassell and
billiard made appeals for con-
tributions in the. theatre.
The Special Event section
of the Negro Division was
headed by Oliver w. Arnold,
local attorney, and assisted
by Chris Morris, well known
entertainment promoter. On
Thursday night, Feb. 8, the
March of Dimes Dance was
given at the Star City Audi
forum with $123.50 being
turned over to the March of
Dimes. The following bands
and performers gave their
services free to this affair:
DIPLOMATS Ban d-Regi-
Maid Elliott, Chester Pom
dexter, Stafford Woods, Ber-
nard Morrison, Morris Martin,
Hugh Ennis, with Margaret
Jones as vocalist; BOB HALE
Continued on page 3
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
City To Use Coyner's Springs
AS lib Sanatorium for Negroes
RACE RELATIONS
GROUP FORMED

Richmond, Feb. 22-The
Virginia Council of Human
Relations, aimed at promot-
ing greater unity in the
South" and reducing trace
tension, racial misunderstand-
ing and racial distrust" was
formed at a luncheon meeting
here this week.
The organization will be af-
filiated with the Southern
Regional Council, with head
quarters in Atlanta, and will
be financed in part by the
Ford Foundations Fund for
the Republic, said the Rev.
Carroll Brooke, of Stanton,
who presided as temporary
chairman.
Committees were named to
select a full-time executive
director for the Virginia
Council and to draft bylaws
and nominate a slate of Off
GERS. Another organizational
meeting is scheduled for this
spring.
Its an education group"
said the Rev. DIR. Brooke, who
is chairman of the Depart
ment of Christian Social Re-
lations of the Protestant Vir-
ginia Council of Churches. He
said it would be involved in
mo political activity"
| The immediate concern of
the Council of Human Rela-
tons will be the problems
raised by the Supreme Courts
anti-segregation decision, he
said, but it's scope will include
other areas of human rela-
tions in Virginia, such as la
Dor relations.
The meeting was attended
by some 20 white and Negro
! e d ers, representing the
Protestant, Roman Catholic
and Jewish faiths.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
HARRISON SCHOOL
OBSERVES NEGRO
HISTORY WEEK

A Negro History Week pro-
gram was presented at Har-
rison School by Sixth Grade,
Section d. The s tn d e n t S
wrote and presented a mock
radio skit entitled Getting
Acquainted with Our People"
Characters were r &c h a + d
Deane, Elvah Griffin, De-
lores Saunders, LIE an d e r
Coles, Douglas Martin, Ruth
Roberts, Melvin Stockton,
and Robert Mebane. Bur
meta Wagstaff served. as
Mistress of Ceremonies. De-
votions were led by Veronica
Tyree and Patricia Fizer. Pr
ano accompaniment was fur
nished by Mrs. Elaine Sto-
vail. Miss Veron Holland is
class teacher.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

Some $50 of the $50 guests
joined Garrison in walking
out of the meeting, filing past
the speakers stand which
was decorated with a large
backdrop with a picture of
Lincoln.
Mrs. Harden opened her
speech with a comment that
the incident was an ''unfortu-
nate situation" and resumed
with her prepared text. She
explained afterward that she
was told by the national
committee to come down here
and address a Lincoln Day
dinner and as long as any of
the guests are in the room, l
will speak to them"
This sort of thing wouldn't
happen in Washington the
congresswoman said. There
we have many mixed func-
tons with whites and colored
folks attending together and
thinking nothing of it,"
Most of the Negroes SEEM
ed bewildered.
II thought we had made
some progress in this race
business, but I guess / was
wrong" said Dave Douglas,
Negro assistant vice-presi-
dent of the Dade County COM
mittee.
Claughton said later he
had asked the Negroes to
leave because it was against
hotel policy to allow them to
remain. But Joe Clemens,
who leases the dining room
from Claughton, said he had
been told by Garrison that
there would be colored guests
and had agreed to serve them.
The hotel is located. one block
off Flagler Street in Miami's
downtown section.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
Lincoln Dinner Affair
Inks Co-Chairman

Miami, Feb. 13-A disturb
ance' which broke out at a
Lincoln Day dinner when "a
Negro guests were ordered to
leave is enough to make
Abrahaml Lincoln turn over
in his grave" the disappoint-
ed co-chairman of the event
said. |
Co-Chairman Wesley Gar
rison, Republican State COM
mitteeman, led a noisy walk
out of some $50 guests from
the downtown Urmey Hotel
because II couldn't live with
myself if l had stayed in this
hotel after they force some
other Americans to leave"
"The tickets said all Ameri-
cans were invited" said Gar
rison.
The Negroes, members of
the Dade County Republican
Executive Committee, were
invited to- the dinner to hear
Rep. Cecil M. Harden (R-Ind)
discuss the rise of the Re-
publican Party in the South.
But hotel president E. N.
Claughton ordered the Ne
groes to leave because this
place is for whites only"
At the suggestion of white
committee m m b ers, the
Negroes at first ignored
Claughton's demand. A scuf-
file broke out in the hotel lob
by between several white
guests over whether the Ne
gr0es should stay.
Claughtoni then threatened
to turn out every light in
the place unless those (Ne-
groes) get out of here" The
Negro guests told dinner Of
ficials they would leave to
avoid further trouble.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
CLUB NOTES
IDEAL GARDEN CLUB

The Ideal Garden Club held
its workshop and flower show,
Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the
Galnsboro Branch Library.
The work shop was conducted
by Mesdames Evelyn Wood
son and Carrie Galloway. The.
theme of the flower show was
Winter Bouquet.
Ribbons were won by the
following persons: Mesdames
Ida Lee, 2 blue; amor
Bonds, 2 blue; Ella M. Terry,
2 blue; Mildred Cundiff,1
blue, l red; Mamie Kyle, /
blue; LESSEE Polk, 1 blue; Ma
mic Price, 2 blue; Mamie B.
Smith, 1 blue; Mariah Bur-
ton, 1 red; Bertha Tabron, !
yellow, l red; Sadie Waiter
son, 1 yellow, / red, Maxine
Young, l yellow, 2 red; Annie
Rogers, red; Pictures were
taken of the arrangements
for the Scrap Book.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
Arguments Against
Segregation Ruling Scored

Lynchburg-The executive
Sc CT tary of Lynchbu~g's
Hunton branch, YMCA, de-
clared here today that owe
(the Negro) have to laugh"
at the arguments of some
S out h ern white leaders
against the Supreme Court
decision of segregation of
May II, 1854.
Race Relations Day speak
err this morning for the First
Unitarian Church, Wilcox H.
Brandon, formerly a Nash
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26


vile, Tenn. school teacher and
athletic director, told the all.
white congregation that "our
bigoted statesmen and other
leaders are marvelling from
every housetop that the de-
cisiOn means mongrelization
of our great country. We
have to laugh at this type
of propaganda, for you know
yourselves that to find a full
blooded Negro is as hard as
finding the proverbial needle
Continued on page 8
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to rescind a resolution passed
six weeks ago stating the
city's intent to close Coyner's
Springs June 80.
This weeks move was fore
Swallowed last Monday whon
DR.. Mack |. S h an h O t.,
the state health commits
sioner. gave Council verbally
two alternate proposals from
the State for payment. He put
them in writing later in the
week and Council took him
up officially under a plan
which in one sense has the
city operating a state TB
sanatorium for Negro pa
TENTS.
But as Councilman Roy l..
Weber pointed out, Roanoke
Negroes will still get a pre-
ference since DR.. Fred CAST,
the sanatorium superinten-
dent, is to pick the patients
to fill his 40 beds. The sana-
forum actually can handle SO
or more, but the staff is set
up to handle 40.
The State will pay $500 a
day for patient care. The
city's daily cost per patient
has been running $6.44. This
54-cent difference is what the
$4,000 grant from the Tu-
berculosis Foundation is in
tended to cover.
The subject of closing Coy
ner's Springs came up late in
the fall after DR.. Shanholtz
notified the city that the
State would stop paying for
white p a t i e n t S after this
June 80. Reason: The State
has more than enough beds
at Catawba and Blue Ridge
for whites.
1t does not yet nave enough
beds for Negro tuberculars
and will not have until per-
haps the middle of 1856 when
a 250-bed hospital is COM
pleted in Richmond. After
some discussion, it became
obvious that for the city to
close its sanatorium would
add even more Negroes to the
State waiting list.
Thus the arrangement to
continue operation of the
Coyner's Springs setup until,
probably, the Richmond unit
is finished.
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LIONS CLUB


Reno, Nevad;l-Rev. Elihu
l.. Branch, pastor of Bethel
A.M.E. Church of Reno, Ne
vada, was vot ed into the
Lions Club of that city. Mr..
Branch is the first Negro
member.
Recently, his church was
the recipient of a $4,000 gift
from the Max G. Fleischmann
Foundation. This was also the
Foundations first gift to a
Negro Church in Nevada.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

Rev. James X. Johnson, Jr.
series of services for the week.
Consequently there will be
no mid-week meetings. Fri
day nights B anque t, on
March II, will mark the close
of the Anniversary.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

SPEAKER FOR INTERRACIAL GROUP
The Rev Joshua o. Williams pastor of the Sharp Street
Methodist Church of Baltimore, Maryland will be the in
spratona speaker from Sunday February 27 IL A. NJ
TIL March d, at ST. Paul Methodist Church Williams
noted teacher, preacher and conference His
coming to Roanoke for this first nerracia Spiritual
Mission is great for u.s.
The Mission will be carried in full cooperation with
the entire Roanoke District of the Virginia Conference
he Methodist Church. This great effort tight
and hope for the church The entire community is asked
to join us and let the Holy Spirit raise Spiritual
waerlne OF all churches The music for this week of
Spiritual growth and praise of God will be furnished by the
choirs OF St Paul with the help of the Mt Zion Baptist
Nor Choir Number l.
80 Rev Williams will speak the Holy Habits, such as
Church attendance Bible Reading Tithng witnessing
Hear this great and his Godsent messages each night
OF this week February 27March a, at 800 NJ The Rev
Stanford j. Harris is pastor of ST. Paul
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City Auditorium, 312 First St.,
NV. and Alexander said he UNI
derstood plumbing troubles in
the auditorium caused the CELL
ing to collapse.
The editor and publisher said
ne almost certainly could not
publish the Tribune this week.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26
Ceiling Falls at Roanoke Tribune Building

Publisher F.. E. Alexander said !.
sit looks like a bomb exploded"
The photo shows how falling
plaster covered the papers
printing equipment. The offices
were not damaged.
The paper is housed in a
building along with the Star
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

the speaker at the supper.
The committee on arrange
ments planned the Anniver-
sary Celebration with the idea
of concentrating upon a Sun
day service in preference to a
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

cock will preside as mistress
of ceremonies.
The Anniversary will close
with a banquet on Friday,
March IL, at 8 P. NJ. Rev.
Frederick G. Sampson will be
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

The roof fell in yesterday on
the Roanoke Tribune, weekly
Negro newspaper. and its pub
Usher said today "we're tenn
porarily out Of business"
The roof cave-in was no
joke. The ceiling actually fell.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-26

Louise Savage
alderman Library
university OF virginia
Char louisville. Va.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Pas de Deux or Clothes,
It's All Organization

materials that don't nluss. ]
used lots of tissue paper in the
packing and didn't have TO
press q thing on arrival"
People wonder II she doesn't
get tired Of all the net. SPAN
giles. and glitter Of her on
stage costumes. Beryl loves
them.
She is married to DR.. Sven
Swenson whom she met for
the second time when she was
on tour with the Ballet COM
pany and he was doing gradu-
ate work in Chicago.
That was In November 1949.
A tour that took up the winter
Of l949-5O. another meeting in
, March Of 1850. and q culmina-
tion Of the romance In q we'd
ding In July Of 1850 Is the
chronological order she gives
the romance.
Now living in London. the
couple have q son. Ingvar.
Matrimony. motherhood. and
career are all doing nicely,
thank you. probably due to
the fact that Beryl likes TO
organize her home life as well
as her wardrobe.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
The Soroptimists Clubs
Plan. Annual Conference

for out-of-town members win
take place in the Louis Seize
Room.
Mrs. Margaret Schmidt Of
Williamsburg. Va. governor Of
the South Atlantic Region,
viii preside at the conference,
theme Of which win be. PLAN
ming q Future Greater Than
the Past"
Among the many work
shop" panel discussions to be
presented will be q public af-
fairs forum led by Miss Olivia
Nicoll of the Soroptimist In
ternational Of Washington on
the subject Of . program OF
discovering and publicizing
youthful achievement TO offset
emphasis on bad" youngsters.
The project has been inaugu-
rated by the local club through
public and parochial junior
and senior high schools in the
District Of Columbia.
The keynote address at the
Evening star., 1955-10-31
wordrobe.

Delegates. officers and mem
bers Of the South Atlantic Re-
gion. American Federation Of
Soroptilnist Clubs. comprising
clubs in Virginia. Maryland.
North and South Carolina and
the District of Columbia win
begin registering at 4::30 pm.
Friday In the Shoreham Ho-
tel lobby for their 43d annual
conference.
Nearly 400 are expected to
attend the two-day conference
on Saturday and Sunday In
the Shoreham Hotel.
Hostesses viii be the five
Northern Virginia Soroptimist
Clubs: Soroptimist Interna-
tional of Alexandria. Arlington,
Fairfax, Fredericksburg and
Warrenton.
Prior to the conference on
Friday. the federation's re-
Rional board will meet for
luncheon in the hotel. Later
that night an open house"
Evening star., 1955-10-31
Women, S Club Meetings
In Washington Area

Day banquet, 7 PM, IN Club
room Of the Barnes and Kiinel
Store IN Arlington.
District Branch. National
League of American PenMomen
fiction group. 1880 am.
1851 columbis road NV.
FRIDAY
Beta Chapter. Phi Delta
Delta business meeting. D.
pm. 223i California street
NV.
Faculty Women's Club Of
George washington University :
luncheon meeting. 1880
pm, Array Navy Country Club.
Guest speaker. Mr.. Duncan
Hall. British Embassy histor-
ian, on New Light Upon the
British Commonwealth Of Ma
tions."
AIexandria Branch Of the
National League Of American
PenWOmen - luncheon, 1890
pm, The Anchorage in Alex
andria.
SATURDAY
District Branch, National
League Of American Penwomen
features group. 8 pm. 1851
Columbia road NV.
North ArIington-Fails A
Church Alumnae Association
Of Alpha Delta Pi-dinner, Z
p.tn.. Little Tea House on Ar.
lington Ridge road.
= Washington Area AIunnae oe
Randolph Macon WO ma n d
CoIlege-fall luncheon, | pm.
Iron Gate Inn, 1884 N street
NV. Guest speaker, Mrs. A.
C. Chandler of Charleston,
w. Va. director of this district
Of the college alumnae associa-
ton.
SUNDAY
WASHINGTON Unit. Women's
Overseas Service Leaguean-
nual reunion breakfast in COM
memoration Of AImistice Day.
1890 pm. Roger Smith Hotel.
Guest speaker. Maj. Barbara ].
Smith, USAF.
Evening star., 1955-10-31

banquet. Also attending this
event will be Venturists, a
group Of young women spon-
sored by the Soroptimists.
On Sunday, members will
meet for q devotional service
led by the Venturists Of AN
napolis to DE followed by a
business session, q regional
board meeting and adjourn
ment.
Regional officers In addition
to Mrs. Schmidt include: Mrs.
Nell Mills OF Asheville. N. c.,
lieutenant governor: Mrs. LIB
bic Scherr of Alexandria. Sec
retary: Mrs. Theresa Walsh
Of Norfolk. treasurer: and
Miss jeanette Bong Of Cum
berland. Md, and Mrs. Doris
Taylor Of Berlin. Nd. board
members.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
WV Arrunqes
Market

A consignment booth where
guests may sell white ele-
plants at a fair profit viii be
sponsored by the WV Wives
from noon to 3 pm. Wednes-
day in the YWCA. Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Gaily decorated booths dec
Grated with a French theme
win offer Christmas gifts and
cards for sale, as well a.
needlework. fresh flowers and
homemade pastries.
Mrs. Robert Moss Is chair
man of the event to which the
public is invited.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
WHY GROW OLD?
Here's How to Stand
With Poise and Grace

in less glamorous daily living
are apt to neglect them simply
because they are not absolute
ly nesessary to our success and
happiness. However. this is
no reason for scuttling about
like crabs. ] myself often
think Of this and make every
effort to improve in such ways.
Doesn't Know
The average woman does not
know how to stand or sit or
walk gracefully or what to do
with her feet or hands when
sitting or standing. ] realize
we cannot waste our life's en-
ergy on such minor details. II
we we're self-conscious about
our every movement and fo-7,
cused our every thought and
ambition on these little physl-
Evening star., 1955-10-31

opening session wiz be made
by Mrs. Lily Gutenberg Of
Vancouver. Wash. second
vice president of the Amer
ican Federation Of Soroptimist
Clubs,
Mrs. Marguerite Wykop Ia
poleon, special assistant for
the Women's Bureau. United
States Department Of Labor.
viii be the speaker at q lunch
con at ! pm. Saturday.
Following the afternoon
business session, members win
gather IN the main ballroom
for q banquet, when Mr..
Armistead L. Booth. Virginia
member Of the House Of Dele
gates. viii give the main
address.
Mrs. Evelyn Devers, general
chairman. will preside at the
Evening star., 1955-10-31

cal habits we would turn into
morons; In addition, We
wouldn't have any funl
However, I believe that q
little training and thought
along such lines gives a woman
q sense Of physical balance and
self confidence which are re-
dected In her personality. No
woman feels attractive when
she feels awkward. We usual
" react to the picture we have
of ourselves.
! am going to give you q
few suggestions today about
how to stand gracefully. Many
OF these rules and more are
taught to models and actresses.
Suggestions
1. Stand tall.
2. The knees should be
flexed. This does not mean
that they should be bent. but
relaxed - and very slightly
flexed, not tense. One knee
should be turned in slightly.
II creates a graceful line if
you place one foot slightly In
front Of the other.
8. Point the toes slightly
outward.
4. Pull the head up out Of
the shoulders.
5. Keep the weight forward
over the toes rather than back
Evening star., 1955-10-31
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Physical grace is something
lovely to behold! Beautiful
dancing is like q poem and
the impression q graceful
woman makes when she enters
q room is like a song.
The way a woman carries
herself, the way she walks and
sits and stands are so impor-
tant to her attractiyeness that
actresses are trained for weeks
In such matters before they
are allowed to appear before
an audience or q movie or tel
eyision camera.
These factors play such an
important part in appeal and
charm that they are essential
to the career Of an actress. We
Evening star., 1955-10-31
Arts and Letters
Meeting Set

An illustrated lecture on the
topic. III ospitable South
America" win be given before
a meeting Of the Washington
chapter. National Society OF
Arts and Letters at 2 pm. to-
morrow in the home Of Mrs.
SlocuKa Kinggbury, 1880
Thirtieth street NV.
Mrs. w. RidgeIy Chapline.
well known lecturer and
photographer viii be the guest
speaker.
The program viii be pre-
ceeded by q board meeting and
later guests win be served tea.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
Ry ELENI

When o woman,s an organ
izer she can organize anything
including q wardrobe says
Heryl Grey, who's dancing
with the Sadler's Wells Ballet
In Washington this week.
Her billing is second to Mar
got Fonteyn, but she takes top
billing with women who must
dress themselves out Of a suit
case because she's so intelligent
about the whole thing.
Flying to the United States
from England, with Q coast-to-
coast tour Of America sched-
uled, Beryl put TO use her Or
ganizaticnal ability and came
up with q wardrobe TO see her
through.
Oyster Shantung
Included in this wardrobe Is
an oyster-white silk shantung
dress with black dots by Man
gum Of Paris. She wears black
accessories with it. Typically
British Is her fayorite costume.
q dress and matching coat Of
biue-gray sheer English wool
with stripes Of lemon, blue,
and black.
For lounging. she brought
with her q printed silk chiffon
Italian designed robe that
never has to be ironed.
For evening, she has an at
tractive white satin dress em-
broidered with crystal beading
and an evening coat that can
also top another formal
fashion.
Travelling Light
Forced to travel light due to
the luggage limitations Of q
transatlantic flight, Beryl
managed to pack q charming
and. varied wardrobe that also
included q cloth coat and q
fur coat.
All my clothes for this
trip" she says ARE made Of
Evening star., 1955-10-31

over the heels. You have con-
troll Of the situation this way.
You are not .toff balance" "
6. Let your arms hang re-
laxed at your sides. Do not
clamp them tensely to your
sides. If you are standing to
talk for q while you may i'm
terlace your fingers loosely to-
gether in front of you, elbows
slightly bent, and still look
attractive.
Evening star., 1955-10-31
roMoRROW

Women's Army Corps Vet
crans Association - dinner
meeting, 8 pm. Sheratcr-
Park Hotel. For reservations
call Miss Ananid Kurkjain.
Republic 7-o265. extension
e09.
Women's TrafElc Association
Of Washington dinner meet
ing. I pm, Occidental Res
taliraiat.
Rock Creek Li0nceIs din
ner meeting. Z pm. RoccO's
Restaurant. Guest speaker.
Mrs. Maria Berard.
Alexandria Branch, Amer
lean Association Of University
W0mengerleral meeting, 8
pm, Haverkamp Room. West
minister Presbyterian Church.
2TO1 Cameron Mills road.
Speakers include DR.. Margaret
Ives, chief Of clinical psy-
chology branch. st. Elizabeths
Hospital; Mrs. w. C. Pope,
director Of the HEIDI Pope
School for Young Dancers:
Miss Stewart Jones, guidance
department, George Washing
ton High School: and Miss
Louise Underwood. secretary
to the manager Of Consumer
Service. American Airlines.
Arlington B,nai Birth Men
and Women Joint meeting.
SIS pm, Arlington-F Fairfax
Jewish Center.
WEDNESDAY,
SOr0ptomist international Of
washington. d. c. - annual
fashion show. 7:45 pm,
Catholic Daughters Club, q
Scott Circle.
Silver Spring Branch, AAUW
-S pm, Jesup Blair COM
munity Center. Speaker. Mrs.
Howard K. Hyde. on I'VE
Face the Future Foreign
Police-Wise "
District Branch, National
League Of American PenWomen
=
book and art fair luncheon,
1851 Columbia road, NV.
THURSDAY
District Alumnae Chapter,
Alpha Sigma Tau Founders