The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-07
Random Notes
~ DOROTHY SANFORD

The past weekend was very
full - what with children and
parents crowding the shopping
areas for last minute finery; Wis
itors making their trips into this
: Miami Of ours; graduate and us
dergraduate students taxing adj
vantage of spring vacations to
come home; Sunrise Easter Ser
vices; traffic-stopping Easter
rParades; ard hurried weekend
trips out ofhthe state.
First a call to all eligible
citizens to register before the end
of this week. books will be
open in the courthouse through
Saturday night!
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Maxine Perryman, the third OF
the -Scirit of Cotton Makers to
visit Miami arrived last weekend
with Mrs. Ethel Venson, tour d.
rector and originator of the Cot
ton Makers Jubilee. The young
women who have won the honor
have all cbeenh honeys but each
cope seems tohhave more OF that
eelusiverquality of charm and per-
:sonality than the preceding win
ner. MasSine seems to have an
:inordinate amount of good COM
mon sense - rare commodity
in these Stlays. ALI winners have
lovely speaking voices, their
English is good and their vocab-
nlaries excellent. The all-cotton
'wardrobes which the winners
model area delight not only be-
cause of the great variety of tex
lures and patterns but also be-
cause of the excellence Of design
and craftsmanship exhibited by
Memphis rmediste, Agnes Thomp-
son. What, an ambassador of good
will this young Mississippi col
Iege student is ,makingl
Kappa Alpha Psi Regional in
Fl. .Laulerda4e attracted Lewis
Blake, Caleb Crosby and Frank
Jones Phi Beta Signlas in the
Louisiana Region welcomes back
Earl Wells and - Hay
wood, both of whom formerly
taught in THAT state j. Link
member Walton Young Robin
son of the Northwestern faculty
attended TIM sigma Gamma Rho
Regional in jackson, Miss
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A group OF teachers from Dis
trict 4 of thH Virginia Teachers
Association chose .te visit Miami
during the long Easter weekend.
Led by Mrs. Gloria Graves, So
Gial chairman Uf District 4, the
group Left Emporium, Va. on
Thursday to arrive in Miami
after an 12-hour train ride. The
80 teachers and z sons rested in
the Sir John SGknenley before
making the rounds of itae unique
offerings to he found in this area.
Sightseeing, shopring, fishing
and Easter church services were
among the many attractions en-
joyed. The graup warshipped at
Mt. ZiO1. Tuesday morning found
them at their desks IN Virginia
with a wealth IF experiences to
share with their students.
.
Did you miss seeing pour ia
vorite Baptist minister during
the past week? State Baptist
Convention of which the Rev.
J. A. F. Finlayson is president
and Rev. E. T. Graham, secretary
called ministers and an average
of three lay delegates to Gaines
vile through April 8. Rev. ;. a:
Thomas is chairman of the soelal
service program. During the con-
venuon, Rev. Byrd Of Mt. TaDor
will preach; Rev. Thedfosd john
son of St. John Institutional Bap-
tlst Cnurcn will talk aootA and
make the appeal for the Mislaons,
and Rev. Edward T. Granan1 Oh
MT. Zion, will give Echoes OF the
Holy Land.
Mrs. Iona Dukes who is study
ing at NYU during a years sab
batical leave from her poslnon
as art consultant, was a welcome
figure on the Miami scene during
the lU-day vacation period =.
Dewey knisht, better half OF
Clara Brown Knight, spent the
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