The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-04-28
SPRING SOCIAL
Bv RUBY MCKENZIE

first Spring social. fAiuoS' @ef'"
20. at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Satterfield Vicksburg
street Loads Of fun was en-
joyed by all. Various churches
in the city were represented al
this social
Young people from the Mes
siah Baptist church present were
Catherine Sanders, Roscoe East
erling. and Dorothy Sanders.
Other guests included Henry
Hooks. Robert Beck. John Wea-
Yer. Earl Smith. Alvin Smith,
Russell McGana. Mike Gamble.
Meldrum Carter OTIS Milton.
Andere Washington Napolean
Webb.
Members OF the board present
were RUBY ShNeg Charlene
Parker johnny Simuel Jean
Smith. Jacquelyn Haynes Msrge
Kirby Theresa Kirby pezel
Sanders. and Barba la
The group sincerely regret
ted that their president. Mr..
Jesse Gordon. who is in Re-
ceivine hospital were unable
10 attend the grand affair. Mrs.
Emma Cotton is general super
visor.
The SUNDAY School Depart
mcnt OF Chapel Hill Bap' 81
Church featured a. special guest
in a musical program. Mrs Rose
Stuckie. o Pensacola Fla and
the 80 voicc Senior Chol Of
First Baptist Church Ecofse'
Michigan. the Rev Joe Davis.
minister
Rev b W williamson assist
ant pastor Of the church delv-
cred the Inspiring message MIS-.
Petiis FRYE presided a. TIE pro
gram. Re- F. $ Jones is Sun
dav school
Membeis Of The church are
extending Their best wishes 10
shut-ins. auo o prayer ior the
speedy recovery Nj VI. T Leap
heart Res, Haven HOSPITAL Mrs.
Maggie 3 Jane. al her home
on William - cei NJ Isaiah
William, Of 18Th street ale
among those whose fellowship
has been missed
The Allen CAsilan kndeavor
League oi Bethel AME Church. !
Frederick and ST Antoine pre-
scented d Martin Luther King,
Jr. president Of the Montgomery
) Improvement a SocIa ton Of
Montgomery Alabama Friday |
April 20 at 1880 pm.
A huge crowd turned our TO
hear this dynamic leader and
speaker. who see INTO have been
destined 20 efve a. a leader for
his people 70 a pcrlous time as
we know exists today IN Amer
lea.
Dr. Kne POKE alter Ms A
w. West member Of the EXccu-
tive Board OF the Improvement
Association an outs, andlng civic
leader, and Vie oldest Of the
group Of people arrested and
fngelprinted as result Of the
bus boycott Nro cited con-
diiions LEADING lp 20 the protest,
now IN b. fifth month
d. King pointed odi that the
Dread Scott Decision describes
the attitude Of slavery through
out its existence. how Negroes
were treated. not being consid-
cred as citizens or humans but
a. property
Through the wears from pull
pits oyer the nation Negroes
have been taught 20 bc inferior
hY those VINO prcycd on the
human nind--a trap TO reach
cut and Justify an obvious
wrong
DR.. King continued that as
long as Negroes accepted in
ferior feeling. a sort Of peace
existed in The nation. How
ever. i was an uneasy and
negative peace. He emphasized
a peace in presence Of positive
force. justice. goodwill. and
brotherhood is what Negroes
want today. and not merely
absence OF some negative
force.
When Negroes .tagted re-cval-
uating themselves feeling that
he is somebody reading the BIZ
bic and realizing that God did
not subject some Cd hls children
and exalt others. something new
happened.
The tension iha we ~iiaess
today can be- explained by Ne
groes finding hi. pace and des-
tiny. and Their determination TO
stand up for Justice in spite II
opposition. deciding no longer
TO cooperate with injustice.
The people Of Montgomery in
a spiritual movement OF pas i've
resistance. are determined 20 ac-
centuate the positive. We are
not trying to put the bus r1m-
panv out of business, but put
Justice in business. We aren't
out TO defeat the white man,
and if there is victory IN
Montgomery il will be a VIC
tory for goodwill and for hui
manity.
DR. King pointed out that
there is something at the center
OF Negro faith. something IN US
4k,t roaLec ne cry truth on the