The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-03-23
RANDOM NOTES
BY DOROTHY SANFORD

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eeupx,,ss,zssr-s.~sseya@M Remember, this
20 Sunday, March
"a, the c. A.
D Gibbs Club of st.
P u l Church,
is holding its 3rd
~ n Annual Spring
Sip at Pharr Out,
the home of DR..
Kelsey Pharr,
~ 4720 NV 81 st.
An interesting ana different
program has been arranged for
the pleasure of the guests. We
hope to see you there!
Among coming events are: The
NAPE complimentary dance to-
night. Friday, at Club Basin
Street, the Fourth Annual Dinner
meeting of the Dade County
Council on community Relations
on the 26th; and the Seventh An
nual Dance of Local 495, Dining
Car Employees on April 2 at the
Fiesta Room; the Drama Festival
for Elementary Schools scheduled
for April IL and sponsored by the
local chapter OF the Association for
Children Education (ACE) as a
part Of the national project.
Dorothea Towles, internationally
known model will be featured
when local Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorors present Fashionetta at
Dade County Auditorium on
April 4. Miss Fa7hionetta and
Junior Miss FaShionetta viii be
announced and presented that
evening. Mrs. Charlotte + d
Clark, zone 6 supervisor, is basil
leus Of Gamma Zeta Omega
Chapter. Mrs. Earl Mizell Is gen.
eral chairman for the affair.
The funeral of Gilbert Dupuch
former member Of the House Of
Assembly of the Bahamas, was
held in England last week. Mr..
Dupuch, who died at Princess
Beatrice Hospital, London, fol-
lowing an operation, was the ED
est son of the founder of the Mas
sau Daily Tribune. Among his
survivors is the present editor,
Etienne.
Have been asked by a number
of readers to remind all of us to
watch our public conduct -
language, tone of voice, and gen.
eral deportznent.
FSTA SIDELINES
We spent the past weekend in
Tampa as a delegate to the Flor
ida State Teachers Association.
Convention headquarters was the
new Howard w. Blake High
School dedicated this past De-
cember. 1t was interesting to note
what progress had been made
since 1851. Tampa meeting where
the first delegate assembly was
held. La1t week 545 delegates
composed the voting strength rep
resenting $3.50 teachers In h S
state. Unfortunately not all Ne
gro teachers are members OF this
organization. There Is gtill much
work to be done to "seIl" this
state professional group to teach
ers.
The Association Is now in lbs
64th year and Is showing constant
growth in organization and pro-
gram. DR.. GiH,ert Porter is the
executive secretary.
Mrs. irene Roberts Straughter
of Miami was indicted as the new
president to serve one year. New
officers elected were John Hop
kins, st. Pttersbug, 3rd vice pres
ident; J. L. Cant, Palmetto, par
liamentarian; Chester Cowart,
Jacksonville, v. p. at large, dis
trict is; and Samuel o. Cohen
for district1 clio. Reelected
were Mrs. z. w. Sharp, Deland,
secretary of research; S. NJ. Nose
ly, Fl. Lauderdale, treasurer;
Breton Ssyles West Palm Beach,
chaplain; Robert Alien, IT. Laud-
erdale, comptroller; Mrs. Marion
Shannon, recording secretary,
will remain in Office.
South Florida FSTA member
serving as section chairman and
consultants were: James Cherry,
chairman Of the adult education
and president of the Florida
Technical Association; Carl
Rhetta and David Dobbs, conu
tants 30 the two groups reIcec-