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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Sorority Holds Meeting in DC.

The Executive Board of
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority held
it's mid-year meeting in Wash
ington, D. c., recently at
Council House. N a or a
President Marion HI. Jackson,
Washington Civic leader, pre-
sided. Plans for Iota's 9th
Anniversary Convention were
finalized. The convention will
be held. at the Commodore
Perry Hotel, Toledo, Ohio, in
August.
The sorority has adopted the
slogan every Iota a Voter"
to implement it's legislative
goal of making every Iota a
participating citizen. A guide
book, designed for citizen par
ticipation in all levels of gov
eminent has been distributed
to more than sixty local chap
ters. National Legislative
Chairman is Mrs. Anna j.
Steen, a business teacher in
the d. G.. school system.
Iota Phi Lambda is acutely
conscious of the need for an
observance of the great con-
tributions made by Negroes
of past generations-t h a t
generations to come might be
inspired to achieve and to con-
tribute to a changing civili-
zation.
Soror Mary d. Holiday of
Portland Oregon, member of
the national publicity COM
mittee, reports that again
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

and likable young man while
living in good old Buchanan.
He was very fond of hunt
ing, fishing, and reading fic-
ton and non-fiction books.
Eugene is a member of the
Twilight Chorus and of the
Ebenezer Methodist Church.
We still have some people
on the sick list, therefore, we
urge that you visit the sick
and Shut-ins.
A good friend of mine, from
Roanoke, was very kin d to
send me an invitation to at
tend a panel discussion on the
"R e igi Gus Approaches to
Mental HEALTH" which will be
held F e brua airy Ia, at the
Health Center in Roanoke. DR..
Frank Curran, Psychiatrist
from the University Hospital
OF Charlottesville, Virginia,
will be one of the panelists.
have been asked to bring
some friends, therefore, I am
extending an invitation to
those of you that may be in
teresteds This is an interra-
cial affair.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Beta Chi Omega Chapter Of Alpha
Sorority Has Founders Day Program

Beta Chi Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Sorority observ-
es the forty-eighth Anniver-
sary of the Founding of the
Sorority, Sunday, February
IL, 1856 at the ST. Paul Meth
odist Church at HOO am.
Guest speaker for the cele-
bration will be Miss Grace
Matthews, Mid-Atlantic Re-
gional Director of Richmond,
Virginia. Miss Matthews is
one of three children of Mrs.
Queenie c. Matthews and the
late Joseph Matthews. She is
a member of the Fifth Street
Baptist Church and teaches
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

pha Eta Chapter on the cam
pus of Virginia Union Univer-
sity.
2. Ivy Leaf Reporter.
3. Basileus of Epsilon One.
ga Chapter, Richmond, Va.
q. Mid-Atlantic Regi O n
Director, at present.
Miss Matthews has served
on the Board of Administra-
ton of the Phyllis Wheatley
Branch YWCA. She is an
active newspaper woman hav.
ing worked for the Norfolk
Journal and Guide and the
Afro-American papers.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

Sunday School there. She re-
ceived her elementary and
high school training in the
public schools of Richmond,
Virginia. She has B. S. De-
gree from Virginia Union
University and has done
graduate work at New York
University and Columbia Uni
versity. At present she is
Coordination of Distributive
Education at Armstrong High
School in Richmond, Virginia.
Miss Matthews has held the
following offices in Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority;
l. Graduate advisor to AL
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

this year chapters up and
down and across the nation
will join in the celebration of
Negro History Week, Febru-
airy IL through 18. Man Y
types of programs are pre-
sented to salute the Negro
who dispite persecution, seq
regation and discrimination
still pursues-still achieves.
The celebration of Negro
History Week has been on the
list of observances of Iota Phi
Lambda Sorority since it was
founded back in 1929 in Chi
cago.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Family Participation Meeting Held at Hotel in Roanoke

CLIO. and AT. of L. I'm
ions held family participa-
ton meeting at Patrick Hen
ry Hotel, Friday and Satur-
day, February 3 and a. More
than 60 women attended. APP
proximately Is were Negro
women.
Mrs. Anna Keeling of Han
over Avenue, N. w., and Mrs.
w. N. Hunter of Norfolk Ave
nue., S. w., were the only Ne
gro ladies representing this
area. Mrs. Keeling also repre-
scented this section when the
meeting was held in Rich
mond last year, and the pre-
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Buchanan News
BY b. L.(Logan

We are certainly happy to
see many of our members who
haven't been so active in our
church lining up with us once
more,
Friends, the church needs
you and it needs me, to carry
on the good work for the bet
torment of Gods kingdom.
The sea is not always
stormy or the ocean calm,
neither is life always sweet
and peaceful, therefore we are
often tried on this great bat
tlefield. The more we are
tried the harder we should
fight against the evils of this
day.
Rev. F. E. Alexander really
brought to us a soul stirring
message, which every on e
seemed to have enjoyed. His
subject was "True Religion. F"
The pastor really treated
this subject in a most inter-
esting manner. He discussed
the following points; Spiritual
knowledge, Obedience, and
Happiness. =
Music was furnished by the
junior and senior choirs of the
church.
Mr.. Waddie Smith, Superin-
tendent of the First Baptist
Sunday School, has returned
home from the hospital and
is getting along very nicely.
+
We are launching a special
60 to Sunday School, cam
paign for young and old to at
tend t h e Sunday School of
their choice during the
months of February, March,
and April. May / see you in
Sunday School each Sunday?
/ have been informed that
wedding bells will be ringing
the 18th of February for Mr..
Eugene Patrick, son of Mrs.
Florence Robinson. Mr.. Pat
rick is marrying a young lady
from the state Of New York.
Eugene was a very quiet
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

vious year when it was held
in Roanoke. She also served
as chairman for one of the
group discussions, which was
composed of two Negro wo-
men and nine white women.
Her discussion subject was
why Housewives Should be
Interested in Politics"
Women represented Rich
mond, Norfolk, Petersburg,
Lynchburg, Suffolk, Bedford,
Montvale and Staunton.
The banquent was held Fri
day night at the hotel. More
than a hundred persons were
present.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Gainsboro
Branch Library
Looks at Books

The following n ew books
are recent additions at the
Gainsboro Branch Library,
and are highly recommended
for your reading:
Band of Angels" by r. P.
Warren. A novel with an in
cisive Interpretation of one
of the darkest and most form
alive periods in American
history.
Humorous Poetry for Chill
dren," edited by William Cole.
An entirely fresh anthology
of old favorites and popular
modern rhymes-chosen from
three centuries--which teen
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

ayers, parents, and grand
parents, too, will enjoy.
"A Guide to Modern Man.
agement Methods" by P.
Stryker & Editors of For
tune. A book which should
go a long way to clarifying,
for the working executive, the
processes and problems of
modern management.
&c o m mittee Common
Sense" by A. r. and H. B.
II r e C k e r. The Why, Who,
When, and What of successful
committees.
can Introduction to Ma
ture," by John Kieran. "A
book designed to help the or
binary person of any age who
would like sto know and name
the more com mon birds,
flowers, and trees of our
cities and villages, our woods,
and fields, and our seashore
and mountain slopes.
"U n d e rstanding T e n
Ayers" by P. A. Lands. A
helpful book to bridge t h e
serious gap of misunderstand-
ing that exists today between
parents, teachers, and young
people.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Va. Seminary
Alumni Meet

The Alumni of Virginia
Seminary and College met at
the home of Rev. Rufus Pas
ley, 1923 Burrell Avenue,
N. w., Monday evening.
Mrs. Ruth Hughes, presi-
dent of the group, presided.
Plans were discussed for pro-
motion of ideas presented by
members and the spirit of the
meeting wa s enthusiastic.
Mrs. Hughes, who has been
the president of the Alumni
for over twenty years, is en-
lowed with an ardent fervor
for, and an admirable sense of
loyalty to Virginia Seminary
and College. She has the spi-
rit of the earlier "Seminari-
ans" to do or die for the
school. She especially COM
mended the members for
their large attendance, and
feels that the import is that
the Alumni will have a very
active group this year.
DIR. Harry T. Penn gave an
inspiring talk which was tho
roughly enjoyed by everyone
present. The next meeting
will be held at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. H. T. Penn.
Refreshments were served
after the business session.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
Virginia State
Alumni Meet

The Alumni of Va. State
College met at the home of
Mrs. Helen Skipper, 524 Rut-
herford, n. w., last Sunday
afternoon, February 5.
Many plans were discussed
and some interesting projects
planned. Among the plans
considered was an invitation
to the A'Cappella Choir to
present program here in the
spring. More will be announc-
ed about this project. Month
ly meetings are to be planned,
and the members are to be
grouped in tens for activities
andinplanning for therepasts.
A large number of States
men" were pres sen t, and
others have promised their
support.
Mrs. Mamie Bailey, the
treasurer, made her report.
Other officers of the group
are Mrs. Helen Skipper, pre-
sident; Mrs. Matte B. Morris,
vice-president; Miss Zelma
Clark, secretary; Mrs. Beulah
Caldwell, chairman of men,
bership and program commit
tee.
Interesting programs are
being planned for each meet
ing. 1t is hoped all States
men" will line up with their
Alumni, and make it one of
the best years in it's history.
A lovely repast was served.
HOstesses for the evening
were Mrs. Skipper, Mrs. Ger
trude West, Miss Zelma Clark,
Mrs. Marice Bailey, Mrs. Ru-
by Cruchton and Mrs. Matte
B. Morris.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Beu-
lah Caldwell, $50 Hanover
Avenue, N. w., on the second
Sunday afternoon in March.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

Services Held al
Central Baptist

Rev. F. E. Alexander, pas
tor of First Baptist Church,
Buchanan, his choir and con-
gregation were the guests of
Central Baptist Church, Roa-
noke, Rev. H. H. Waid, pas
tor, last Sunday, February S,
$3.50 pm, at the Installation
Service for the church school.
Rev. Alexander spoke from
the text.
The choir rendered many
beautiful hymnsy and the en-.
tire service was greatly en-.
joyed by all of us here at Cen
trail Baptist.
James Bumbrey served as
master of ceremonies. Those
installed and their offices
were: Observation-Disclosures
eph Preston; assistant super
Observation-Disclosures Johnson,
DR.; recording secretary
Miss Emily Thomas; finan-
cial secretary = Mrs. Jose
phine Keaton; treasurer
Mrs. Bernice Jordan.
Teachers installed were
Mrs. Essie Jackson, Mrs.
Floyd Craighead, Herman Jor-
dan, Miss Rebecca Waid, Miss
Josephine Preston, Mrs. Eula
Mae Harris, John Darlington,
William Bumbry, Mrs. Ber-
nice Jordan and Miss Pauline
j o hnS son. Librarians are
Misses Shirley Smith, Alice
Brown and Loretta Wiley.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

*Qf you wish to read any
of the above listed books dial
3-6911-Ext. 316.)
Outstanding observa n ces
during February are, Race
Relations Day." Brotherhood
Week." NEGRO History
Week." and "World Day of
Prayer" The following books
related to these themes are
available at the Gainsboro
Branch Library, and are high
ly recommended for your
reading:
Etiquette of Race Rela-
tions in the South" by B. w.
Doyle.
"The Race Question and
the Negro" by John La
Fargo.
Race and Rumors of
Race" by H. w. Odum.
Brothers Uuder the Skin"
by Carey McWilliams.
Zone America" edited by
j. j. Brown.
NEGRO Youth at the Cross
ways" by E. F. Frazier.
Goodwill Days" by H. G..
Paulmier.
NEGRO in the United
States" by f. F. Frazier.
brotherhood Economies"
by Toyohiko Kagawa.
"The American Negro" by
M. J. Herskovits.
Negro Americans, What
Now" by J. w. Johnson.
Growth in Prayer" by
Constance Garrett.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

washington - Travelling
about the country is still very
difficult for Negroes who de-
sire first class accommodations.
The Negro traveller is well
come in not more than SO of
the nations better hotels and
motels, it was revealed today
in a preliminary report issued
by the public relations firm
of Andrew F. Jackson & AS
sociates, 918 F Street, N. w.,
here.
According to the Jackson
firm more than twenty five
hundred (2500) of the finest
hotels and motels participated
in the survey, which excluded
13 southern states. They
were not surveyed because of
the existence of state laws
prohibiting the intermingling
of races. One of the states,
Virginia, did show up in the
survey because the owner
ship of two motels was by
absence, out-of-state, land
lords.
All hotels and motels sur
veyed are members of t h e
most respected trade organi-
cations including, American
Hotel Association, American
Motel Association, Quality
Courts United, Best of West
ern Motels, American Auto
mobile Association and Su-
perior Courts. Standards for
membership are high; inspec-
tons of facilities, services and
morality are regular and rigid.
Some merit the approval and
recommendation of Duncan
Hines, Diners Club and Gour-
met Magazine. They are first
class in every respect.
The survey proved conclus-
lively that discrimination and
prejudice are very much in
evidence in states where Ne
gro travellers are supposed to
be protected by Civil Rights
Laws. These laws are easily
circumvented as most travel
ers know. Even with a bona
fide confirmed reservation,
prejudiced room clerks n d
managers, devise all kinds of
excuses to deny Negroes the
use of rooms and thus evade
prosecution under the law.
Competition Makes Business
A widely accepted theory
that when competition is in
tense, racial bigotry is wiped
out, is both true and false. 1t
is a fact in some areas, utter
ly false in others.
For instance in southern
New Jersey, eastern Pennsyl-
vania, southern Indiana and
Ohio, even where competition
is intense among the motels
in those regions, it is almost
impossible for Negro travellers
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11
CREDITORS sHUN PAYMENTS

Clatskanie, Ore. - Dave Cooals,
72-year-old farmer, wants to pay
back some $4,000 he owes because
Of business failures 20 to so years
ago. He inserted an advertisement
in a Portland newspaper, which
read: "Wanted-An OF my creditors
from 1890 to date. I am ready TO
pay SO far he hasn't received any
bills.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-02-11

*Uf you wish to read any
of the above listed books dial
3-69l1-Ext. 316.)
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28

There problems Congress
II Il
= Of
like James Eassnd Mississippi preside
the principal Congressional committees
Tho other called Rule - II tho problem
shah be revised a democratic procedure
Both problems in,err related They
rights
obviously going very Judiciary
Committee which legislation
andor u Rule % requiring a tNohris
mains
Democratic party and It's supporters
with particular
chairu,ansps are
rewarded a n he
grcssions elections remember
II this fact which caused hundreds Of thousands Negroes
swtc and support
They would also do we'll 20 remember the warning
Reuther that the Democrats both
The Eisenhower the
years hence the Democrats up prob
lem
But the Republicans
their
Republicans long up
Gratis TO block liberal legislation they this
coxy relationship
Besides party by
and they
rights issue
They make pledges only they JOIN
Northern Democrats in demanding end o the seniority and
Rule ~
coalition liberal Republicans break
.trangle hoid OF tho piSecrsts Congress
But coalition wn time oniy
by an aroused and insscn' public
In every trade every organization every com.
,,,rv there should outcry
1,orgrc.amen and should
home nv their support for action along these
that EastlSnd and
m. threat Of nibusters avertcrho"nis o,rr) GAZETTE
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28

Editor: As president Of the Minneapolis School Board
elected by the people Minneapolis respectfully
publish the following to the of Minneapolis
At special School Board meeting called 1856 the
Board took action Superintendent incorporate
the budget for 1857, nine major items
Two Of these items
for teachers and professional staff and the other
for salary increases for Civil employees
September by
school Board to levy up to additional mills
On October 1856 only
the six mills thus saving some s375ooooo
special meeting
heard the following requests:
Minneapolis League o3o 90 for
2,tss certified teachers.
The Principals principals
3 The consutants requested S22,3oO for 80 members
The supplied
Board Of Education Finance Office
Had the Board request
have been Also presenting for the certified
was the program Of the two Minneapolis Teachers Unions
COST
majority grant $4,000 for pay
for the 1857 thus keeping within pledge
The teachers 5000
January /. 1857.
The principals will
uary / 1857.
The 1920 per year increase
Eight staff administrative employees viii receive $240
personnel presented following requests
and these estimated
cea Service 800 employees Request $l2o s25 Liberal
granted salsa
janitorial employees Request 1866
ionty granted $ei92o.
Nurses employees Request
Liberal majority granted 5000
Architectural employees Request
iorty granted $3.50
Lunehroom Employed employed majority granted
1913.
request estimated at s5I57ss and
within pledge TO the voters.
The clearly point
members exercised independent judgement did
Sincerely Adams
dent Minneapolis School Board.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28

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other
inferior other Scientists
specialize
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their 1883 statement which points that The available
evidence indicates much perhaps ALL the observable
national
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the results that the learning
discrimination
inferior school and environment.
What
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opportunities working
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made obstacles-J q. q, Labor Reports
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28
Looking Back And Ahead

a" this Is written 1863 coming a
tom DEGREES that bid fond farewell tho Old
come with open arms the coming Of the New
welcome Of course comes
Elections OF what the world
twelve months We like the philosophy Of elder
oh birthday VINO always IN any discussion about IN" Ne" and Old
We cant bring back anything that has happened before
peey original form why worry about past
future IL fast before w7'
year passes peculiar or part.
cuiar significance to most OF u"
II We young had a a
face Of the opposite who appealed little older
college got job and than likely got engaged to the girl
or hoy OF our MO
Older yet, tho job job a
didn't make good,
business gross net II any take.
and rising costs and ua"ed out tho under
for adding mucpney
work required to collect taxes for Uncle Reflect
how fortunate country despite
natural impsrfscons
As husband we bought house and good mortgage and
pains ownership equity
We have been successful enough trips
year year
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hoping that the day and the will whsn
to Europe and Asia and Africa that
OF some OF fathers
year JUS, past, apt to
remember the hectic u phenomenon known tho Presidential
election. which occupies good portion fellow
Americans four OF all the the
to remember tho Presidential campaign years
them campaign Teddy
Mckinley tho between Harding and Cox between Al Smith
and Herbert Hoover There something about
dental contest that place among
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there those who
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back nj the trumPhs dsappontmen victories
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into living FULLY the New Year remembering only
the past 10 not repeat them
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with thanks hunieFs
statesmen have made which
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wish others be
iEed In the Now Year.
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ngoua festival
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28

character?
several One suggests
definite revelation of persons
The other side that the Christmas card has become such
commercial item that little thought goes into selection OF design
message color
always happy Christmas cards Editors and
often they do not
friendships that people in other occupa
usually Many who walk alone not by
choice but by the nature Of their occupations and the
that they automatically the business of publishing and the
profession journalism.
This walking alone" today for
years restricts
editors keeps them from joining many business and
groups close association and intimacy
will hamper the practice Of printing the news
matter whom II helps hurts
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publisher that he has rejOined the human fam
The expressions which from friends though often
wife-he takes his and begins
to feeIth he isn't 30 lonely forgotten after all.
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being lonely meetings cocktail
parties ground breangs that
life the editor attends would to make him
very gregarous individual bu often
people fear the presence OF newan and clam
up" soon as he shows up,
wherever you go people trying you something
program They and
expect hundreds Of words
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who have choice gossip to peddle and
bit abashed when they told we can't print
rumors''
Others want you to attorneys
Harry L. Irving Howard Bennett Sam
Beman Jonas Schwartz Arnold Karins woznlak
offer professional fee
evening Of fun somebody wants to talk
Whether its bar like Cassus Jm 1t doesn't matter
why didn't print
don't such and such place
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years you yourself night out trying dodge
people might you your line.
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obtained in the surroundings
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possible the real heart
community have large staff Of
alert reporters,
began piece that the
familiar Of whom have
momentary this busy thrill and
bring home the fact that there friends scattered all Gods
green remember you
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festivals
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recipient usually a glow satisfaction the
uni on Cecil Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-12-28
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20 Q IA &C
By Robert q. Splvack
IlrhInh The Headlines

Washington Friends OF Sen
Estes Kefauver and Sen John
Kennedy were disappointed that
they did not Join the small band Of
senate liberals out 10 clip the
wings of Democratic Leader Lyn.
don Johnson Some writers specu-
lated that both were already run.
ming for the 1850 presidential
nomination.
But insiders say there was
something more immediate iuvol,
we'd. Next month a vacancy occurs
on the powerful Senate Foreign
Relations Committee when Sen
George of Georgia retires, Ike
fauvrr and Kennedy are both Wy
ing for this seat. Johnson will de.
eide who gets II.