The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-16

OulOIf SOuBICSS III 6OS EAA6NANSt
June 1924 will have a number
of Miamians in attendance.
Among the delegates are Mes
danes Daisy Benson and Lee Eta
Thomas Of Mt. Sinai; Mrs. Estel-
Jones and Alexander Brooks
of Mt. Zion. Mrs. Henrietta Pear
son and Nurse Edith James, st.
John; Rev. j. N. Byrd and Syl-
vester Bruton, Mt. Tabor; and c.
Sullivan Culver of Antioch, Mrs.
c. B. Miller of st. John who is
also president of h e Dis
trict Baptist Training Union will
attend as District delegate. Mrs.
Thomas, who will have a special
teaching assignment at the con-
gress, Mrs. Benson, and Mrs.
Jones left on Thursday night by
train. The others will fly out,
leaving here Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday. Mrs. Culver, librar-
ian at Mays High School, will
accompany her husband. The Gull
vers will enjoy a vacation on the
West Coast following the close Of
the Congress. We know that these
delegates will do honor to the
Miami area. Perhaps this Con-
gress will be interested in COM
ing to Miami.
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Good newS-Bernard Hunter
who graduated from the School
of Music of Oberlin on the past
Monday was awarded a John Hay
Whitney Fellowship for 1956-57.
He will study organ at Syracuse
University. He was one of fifty
winners and the only one from
this area. Linton Berrien who is
resigning from Mays High School
won Fellowship two years ago
:. Daniel Williams left Thursday
for the University of Illinois
where he will begin work on a
two year program leading to
Masters degree in Library Sci
ence. Williams a cum laude grad
uate of West Virginia State Col
lege won an Is months fellow
ship to Illinois.
So *&
Qualification on the Parents of
the Year certificates awarded
last week by the BTW Alumni
is in order. Parents must have a
minimum of four children all of
whom have received a high
school education. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Bethel's children-MrS. An
ma McPhee, Ralphetta Evans (de-
ceased), Charles Evans, and Rod
ney Bethel. Edward Braynon. Jr..
Mrs. Eleanor Braynon Gibson,
Harold Braynon, and Gloria
Braynon are the children of the
senior Edward BraynonS. The
Yorick KempS are the parents of
Nolan, FELTON,, Thirsha, Gladston,
Lula. and Edison. Six children
of the Nathaniel Strachan, Sr.
have completed high school. They
are Mrs. Wilhelmina Strachan
Parks, Maude Strachan, Mrs.
Dorothy Strachan Sawyer, Ma
thaniel Stachan, Jr., Minerva
Strachan, and Eugene Strachan.
Again, congratulations to these
parents whose twenty children
represent 80 years of high school
training.
We are happy to announce the
steady improvement of Mrs.
Blanche Hammonds Dean who
has been able to leave Christian
Hospital and return home. The
arrival Of her younger daughter,
Carmen, from Howard University
has added much to her mothers
improved condition. Your cards.
flowers. and telephone calls will
be received at her 14th Terrace
address until further notice.
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Friendship Garden and Civic
Club. one Of the areas oldest or
CARNATIONS for women, held its
annual picnic last Saturday at
Virginia Beach. Nearly rs MEM
bers and guests enjoyed the out
ing-the extra fine picnic fare,
q the scenic ride on the railroad.
bathing and swimming and even
the carousel! Mrs. Ann Coleman
is president Of the club noted for
Its cleanup and Identification
program throughout the county
and for its leadership in spon-
soring civic projects.