The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-04-30

The United Negro College Fund
Tea was highlighted by the sing
ing of the Bethune-Coolmen Col
lege Choral Group under the eX-
pert direction of Thomas DemoS.
Among SoloiStS with the group
was Bertha Sharpe Jackson, Dor
sey High School graduate. Pad
rice Mendez who was third place
winner in the recent Spirit of
Clifton Makers contest sang an
aria. Judge Lawson z. Thomas
spoke on the rcie played by the
private college in the total pic
ture of Negro education in the
South. President Moore cited two
freshmen students, Lorraine Far
rington and Jeanette Byron,
June Dorsey graduates who made
better than 80 averages for the
year. Only four students out OF
TAO made such excellent grades.
United Negro College Fund Drive
office is located at TIP NV 3rd
Ave. Charles Radcliffe is in
charge. The county goal is $1,000,
although Dade County students
alone at Bethune-Cookman re-
ceive over So, 1000 in annual schol-
arships. Support the drive.
Friendship Garden and Civic
Clubs Spring Tea was held on the
well-kept lawn of the Sammy
Wrights in Brownsville on last
Sunday afternoon. A very large
number of guests were present
10 enjoy the soft music, listen to
the brief program, partake of the
tasty refreshments and renew old
acquaintance. Among the out-of-
town guests present were Miss
Aurora GreaveS of Havana, Cuba,
daughter of Julian Greaves, Mrs.
Nable LatSon of Jacksonville who
with her father is spending two
weeks as guests of the Mary Eliz-
abeth hotel; Mrs. Iva Mckinney
Thomas of Philadelphia who is in
Miami for ten days on business.
Happy 10 see Henrine Ward, now
Mrs. Banks, dean of women at
Bethune-Cookman College whom
we had not seen prior to her en-
trance into service during World
War ii. Young women at Bethune
are fortunate 10 have such a well
travelled person of great personal
charm and understanding as
their dean.
Mrs. Alice Dean tells us that
she has just returned from her
22nd meeting with the Grand
Lodge of E tern Stars. Mrs.
Dean is Matron of Emerald chap
ter No. 90. Mrs. Dean also at
tended the state meeting of
Daughter Elks in Fl. Lauderdale.
Mrs. Mary Gamble, state super
visor of Women Of the Church of
God in Christ. who returned last
week from attending the Spring
Call Of the denomination at Mem
phiS, will leave Saturday for
Boston. The Women's Information
al Convention viii be held there
MAY 80. Mother Lillian Coffey,
National Supervisor, will preside.
Special feature OF the convention
viii be the unwilling of the Cos
pei on Wheels.
.
Miss Dolores Hart, librarian az
Bunche Park Elementary School,
Joined the ranks Of Florida
authors with the publication OF
an article and an annotated book
list on Regional Reading for
Children in the current issue Of
the nationally distributed grade
teacher. Miss Hart Is a member
OF Temple Baptist Church and a
member OF Beta Zeta Sigma
chapter Of Delta Sigma Theta
sorority.
Attractive invitations are in the
mail for Alpha Kappa Alpha's
Tropical Formal "A rendezvous in
an enchanted garden scheduled
for this Friday night at the Har-
lem Square Congratulations
n the four neophyies Of Gamma
Zeta Omega Chapter who are
proudly wearing Al7ha Kappa
Alpha pins Isabelle Sharp