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TlGssnblum BY asking the follow
ing question:
or were you with those Dem
ocrstle liberals who sat on the
bill IN the House General L1Nsla
ton Committee
"Of we're you with those Demo
cratic iibhrsls HhG refused 10 sup
port the bin snd begged for time
W groups could be organized 10
appear and speak against it7
Republican conservative mem.
brrs of the committees Ia both
the Minnesota House and Senate
gave the bin their approval and
support just ~ they have done
and are now doing % National
clul rights legislation ia Wash
InKton y 9
Where we're you ahsn Demo
crst Senators Morse lOre Ken
needy Mass aagnuaon wash
Murray Mont OMahoaey
tWya and Mansfield Mont J.
made . deal 10 swap or votes
against civil rights for nslIs Can
yOn IN hn attempt % bury tho Ne
gro ~ America Ia tiells Canyon 2
Mr. Rogenbium. dld you show
yotif true a0lars when you kept
silent whils Senator Humphrey
was pounding on The desk ~ he
state Department demanding oil
for France and Great Britain and
nor even suggesting a mere band
age. for the non white slaughter
~ IN Egypt1
This Democrats are abatpcts
ing ctyii rights legislation whether
a Il 10 find a place 20 live here
10 Minnesota OF the right 90 vote
ia Mississippi
~ VIII be Interesting 10 aee'
said Culver. who Ia this battle
for human liberties are sincere
supporters ami who are the hypo.
rftea
We cannot escape viewing tho
actions Dr PAM Butler, chairman
National Democratic COMMITTEES.
who refuses 30 appoint a Negro 10
the powerful National advisory
committees Yea who are the
hyppcntea ?"
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McnS nav SPEAKER
Nashville Posfor
To Speak A. M.
Oiivef Sunday

Rev Moses HERRING az Nashville
Tenn VIII be guest speaker At
NJ, Olivct Bapust church Tor
Mrus pay observance Suniay
luiy -
Rev HERRING s ore nf the cut
standing Young men 81 ne dsy
Hr VII use A. hls sub ect When
Crvat Men Meet
There via b. q morning service
AZ 81 a IA ard an kf,e~noon ser
vice AZ 4 9 rs
Nichscl Smith viii ae gues,
soaois, NJisac win he provided ~
tho At CuvCt Meas Chorus
The puhhe IS nvtra 70 sgar th,s
xvctt speaker
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CHURCH
NEWS

CheryI Clark, Deborah Clark Mrs.
opal clark, Alfred Clark and Mrs.
MyrA Prater
Visitors were Mrs. A. l. Brown,
wife Of Rev. Brown and their son
Mrs. Gladys Nicholas, Mrs, MARY
Pickett, Miss Jeanne Burns and
Mrs Leila Burns Of Chicago, Miss
Norma Nash Of Leavenwoth,
Kans and CALVIN Cooper OF Buff
falO. y Y.
The evening service WAS omitted
in favor OF the State Board meet
ing az Bethesda Baptist church.
Prayer meeting Is at 1880 each
Wednesday evening,
You are always welcome at
Zion, The Friendly Church. - -
Evelyn Smith reporter.
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members are well pubHeized BY
placaris distributed over a wide
area, and quite often there IL a
brief announcement Ia the local
press Usually these rallies. which
Invariably Include q cross-burning
ceremony are held in the country.
side or on the outskirts Of some
toxin az city
Children In RsgaIa
There are womena atfxiliaries of
the Klana ard II Is not unusual
at Khan rallies 20 observe children
In Khan regalla Not always, but
usually. the different Khan organi-
cations sell the regalla, which
must meet certain specifications.
and they collect cut on this
ss wel AZ receiving initiation fees
and membership dues
Some OF the Khan intolerance Is,
~ course currently directed at
tho Negro For Instance Mont
gomery Ala police attributed to
the Ku K,x Khan the bombings
u Negro churches and pro-inte-
grafton ministers homes follow
ing the indignation OF city buses
there
And there are similgr instances
elsewhere
Largely. however the Klau's
efforts are aimed ~ bringing into
line through pressure, threat
force, or otherwise. those white
persons known or supposed 10
have views which dewate from the
Ktaus oWa anti Negro anu-Jew,
anti Roman Catholic theology
Speakers Al Khan rallies have been
stepping up their attacks on Jews
and Roman Catholics
The usual formula ts 10 pro-
claim three way tie between
Judaism. the National Associn-
ton FOR the Advancement Of Col
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Dixie White Woman
Editor Comes Our
For Civil RIGHTS

-
Bay ST. Louis. Miss fANpJ
Mrs Jeanette G Carmichael
white woman editor IL the small
weekly Newspaper here. The
Light, has come out Ia an editor.
lai IN no mistaken terms for pas
sage % the ciUi rights bin
Mrs Carmichael has always
been fearless editor and has
spoken her mind On al things not
being fenced To BY custom, geo
graphy or expectancy
Abe has been operating a ngwa
paper on thls basis since the death
Of her husband Ia 1874 and whlla
her paper ia not The largest IN
size il la veil rcad on the Gulf
Coast
Mrs Carmlcnaors editorial
states h part 40 follows
The Ciui fuRtts Btll viii un,
douhtodly pass This IN spite ~
Senator Esatlaud and other such
asifish meu 70 hear him talk
two-thlfds ~ the United States
Senators are Communist tngod
because ~ their favorlng %
Clwi niRhta
The real truth "a that the Ben.
atom, himself leans far. far 10
the right ~ true American be
liefs.
We havs read with lot ~
interest the series ~ articles In
the Saturday Evening Post, by
John Barlow Martin, and feel
ashamed that 80 many OF our
othorHlao finer and just pcopis u
the South have such watpca views
81 The civil rights question We
have lived in Central American
countries ana have seen = lot Of
these Same sort II peopls mix and
mingls, socially with The people
Of mixed hoods Who predominant
these same countries We have
seen men from Mississippi and
Alabama aud louisiana MARRY Tho
native girls and bring them and
their children back 90 the states
ana no questions asked Personally
we have 30 objection 20 this u Il
Ia the wishes Of those involved
bat wo 10 feel Il - rant iuha
tlCe 10 accept forciNn horn people
" miSsd hlouh and then 70 do
pr,yc our own American born
people ot the same sort ~ mlscd
blood or the right 60 vote and al
either eiyil rights
= believe whom he south a.
wakuna to the fact that second
class cltlsaua are detfimaut ~
her proRross. that prosperity and
happiness should bs shared by All
that no person IL Inferior 20 an
other unless they themselves
create that nferiority by their
own misconduct rhst all are the
children ~ God
We believe there IL solid core
We hope Right ana the Ciyti
Rights bin wiil prevail
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CARD or THANKS

We want 20 thank our neighbors
and friends for the many acts OF
love and thoughtftdness during
the recent death OF our beloved
husband and brother, Earl r.
Jones
our special thanks 10 Rev
Floyd Massey 1r., and officers OF
Pilgrim Baptist church for their
kind deeds. and 10 Mrs. De Quence
Nelson for the beautiful music.
For the many beautiful floral
offerings, kilograms and comfort
ing words, we shall always be
grateful.
Mrs Earl +. Jones and family.
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PILGRIM BAPTIST

To Sing A Song was the sub
ject OF DR. Massey's sermon al
the morning worship service on
Sunday, July n. when new hymn
malls were dedicated
Morning prayer was gwen by
Deacon w. y. Gray. Music was BY
the Gospel Chorus, directed by
Mrs. O'Delie Galloway and ac-
companled by Mrs Arlee X Hal
lowell
Among registered visitors who
were welcomed were the Mines.
Mary Rogers, Motiiia johnson,
Rosie Dezaniene, Louise Milton
and Laura y. Wright. Also VII.
liam o. White Mr.. and Mrs Cleo
Jackson, Af and Mrs John r.
Stewart and the Misses Rozene
and Daphne Rogers Emma j.
Moore and Virginia Black
Reported III was Mrs Roberta
Davis. zoe NJ Avon.
II was announced that Mr. and
Mrs. james Young were blessed
with the arrival OF a baby girl ON
last Tuesday az Midway hospital
Concentration was expressed 10
Co-chairmen w. T.. Commodore
and G f. Harris, committee chair
men and members who made the
Mems Day service and picnic a
grand success on last Sunday
Co-chairmen Of the Annual WU-
mems Day service 70 be held on
Sunday August 25th are the
Mines Yvonne Robinson and
Louise Thomas,
Following doxology dedicatory
prayer WAS given BY Trustee b r.
Taylor
The annual meeting Of the Min
nesotA Baptist Convention met at
Bethesda Baptist church Mime
apolis, ~ q m. with Mrs Gel
estia Fraction. Women's Auxiliary
presiding over the first session
and Or Massey, president Of the
parent body presiding over the
business session OF the District
Convention. Speaker at the eve
ming worship hour was Or Mas
sey,
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Mr. it"RrbhlutuR statement
which waa approved by hia co.
chairman Paul Ray and his CON
mittes said
we were aufpuacd 20 say the
lrast ~ the amount II ioahie talk
omaBatinR nom the mnuthplece
~ the Minnesota Republican party
on thr subject Of civil rights
We the Young Democrats ~
Minnesota have and wtti continue
O. be proud 81 The record Of sona
tor Hubert ~ Humphrey a. the
outstanding champion on civil
Rights legislation N tho United
states
Mr. Culver seems To- have
short memory a. 10 most ~ bis
political associates on the auh
jrct ~ glyil rights
MIR culver furgpta that prosi
dent Harry q Truman appointed
Presidential Commission Oh Ciyii
Rights which commission report
- comprehensive civil rights
Program Mf Culver conveniently
fofEets that the Republican party
wHa 30 control Of the soth Con
Erras and asa nothing IN the field
u civil rights
Mr. culver tprEuta that pres
dent Truman pot his political lie
on tho line when be 5hamploned
the cause % clyil rights NJ Cul.
yer conveniently inrEots that all
this time Northern Democrats
fought losing battle against
combination Of piNretais and the
same Republicans who to-day
clatm 30 he champion ard even the
prigiuatots Of riyil riEhR
Mr. Culver Snrgets that u was
Hubert Humphrey when Mayor ~
Minneapolis, who Ent the fret
FIR commission IN the state ~
Minnesota Mr. Culver torgets
that Senator Humphrey was
WORKING uFelsssly Tor yiyil rights
gor wears with other aorthvrn
ncmogrpts without incidentally
the help u Republican, ON the
national SCENE
Mr. culver tetgsta that Il was
wnlor Democratic a1mInistra
tlon n a. i'sul. that Frr, was
adopted after wars u promises
uum Republicans NJ culver for.
gets that & wKs unaay great
Democratic Governor pfynle &
Freeman, ara a ppmos ratie-tdbr
rgai fantfoilsJ llgusr that Minnie
sofa adopted FgrC legislation
after wears % Republican prom
iscN
Mr culver now conveniently
forget. that "a HAS beer Senator
Humphrey who has lsd ne lights
IN the united States Senate. who
base session after session tntro-
siuced compreheasyo rtvil rights
legislation and Nho has now led
The tight against watering down
an already waiesvd down civil
rights blil sponsored rs tlas re
pubnran administration
n; Ia o,r op,rioU with All due
credit 10 Mr. Culver that sena
tar Humphrey was In mo battle
for ci1l rights hong before the
people MFR Culver Ia attempting
90 defend
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ZION BAPTIST

The morning message was de-
livered By Or Andrew l.. Brown OF
Mercy Seat Baptist Church. St
Louis. Mo The topic Of DR.
Browns sermon was Prayer {"
and the supporting text was from
Acts 1873, Peter therefore was
kept IN prison. but prayer was
made without ceaaiug Of the
church unto God for him The
morning scripture lesson was tax
on from Hebrews l2:1-1O.
New members welcomed into
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MRS ELIZARErH q DAVIS
Mrs Elizabeth y Davis $40
Plymouth Az ~ Minneapolis Is
grand assistant dtrectress % CivH
Liberties Of the Grand lodge 81
fRPEow
Mrs Davis viii leave August
enroute 20 the National Con-
ycntion Of the Etla Lodge which
will convene 90 Philadelphia, Pa
August ~ through the 2sth
She win stop of in Cleveland
90 visit her son and daughter in.
law MIR and Mrs Arthur BuEg4
former Minneapolis residents. be-
fore attending the convention.
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IN MFNtURIAM

In memory Of Robert tBobl II
Clark, who passed away a year
ago, July "a The sweet memories
OF our happy years together are
long as life should last These
with me dear one, every day IA
precious memories and love for
you within my heart viii stay
SO sadly missed by Peggy.
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tee crearu Social AZ
Zion supfist Saturday

saturday July - frvm 10 . p.
IN AZ aloo Baptist church will b.
srOupogci by ne sunday school
The pueAc IS invited % cau,e oat
ana enjoy a real treat
Mrs Ruth Morris is ehairriae
Advt
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ne xtill. and know that I
sss God psalm 6, iOl.

Often, when We feel that
No have lost touch with
Our Heavenly Father. Il may
be that We have beer taking
% Him toe much ,rllius Him
what We want bcsccehiug
His mercy and His love. when
all NC have 10 40 90 receive 10
10 be silent. and listen.
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The rich and the poor meet
together: the Lord Is the
Maker of them all. -- prov
cribs %. 81
Sometimes. some Of as will
look upon other people In the
street as IL they were not
there at all -- they. those
others. who were created by
Our Heavenly Father in His
own image, loved by Him
(even the least and Tire lowli-
est. They are worthy in His
sight IL not in oursl
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Affoek Negroes, Jews Catholics:
KIans, Councils Vie In
Exploiting Dixie Race
Prejudice, Writer Says
Aftoek Negroes, Jews & Catholics:
ny HENRY LEsEsSE

Atlanta, Ga.As for organizatonal format regaa and
ritual the various versions Of the Khan the South
very close resemblance the ku Klux Khan that
reached is beydey Of political power IN the 1925 before sud
denly cmbng under the weight Of outraged public opinion
Khan raiesmcetiugs arranged for the solicitation Of
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ored People, and communism
While at the Same time warning
among themselves for dominance
In various areas. the Khan groups
appear 70 be making a. least some
Roadway in certain states
The Khan organizations. how
ever are relatively negligible In
strength nov compared with the
white CITIZENS Counciis. which
can boast 81 an Impressive
growth, substantial funds. and in
flusntial leadership Economic re-,
prisais continue. and legal re-
satancc grows Meanwhile few
Klan-type Citizens Council units
are beginning 70 add new efforts
70 the overall resistance move
msHt,
However Il seems 70 be fairly
well agreed among competent OBJ
servers Ia the South that the Cit.
zenB Council movement has tend
ed % channel resistance 10 the
Supreme Courts school decision
away from violence into tech.
niques equally effective II not
more 80 involving economic and
social pressures and legal reais-
lance.
There Is rather marked differ
ence. OF course between the open
control which influential business
men professional people and in
dustriAlists assume over the var
ious prosegregation organizations
tn the Deep South lie. the var.
iously named Citizens Councils
ana the leadership OF the Khan
movements
The future of the Khan move
ments Is Of course, uncertain II
could gain momentum or II could
lose il depending Upon any num-
Der Of events or circumstances
As has been true always the Khan
disclalms any violence while open
~ sponsoring type OF prejudice
and hate which is conductive to
violence
Dilemma For Unisns
The rise Of the pro-segregation
organizations and the ku Kiux
Khan has affected many phases
Of life In the Deep South For the
lahor union movement u Is ad,
mitted that the situation has pos-
ed one Of the greatest diIemmaa
~ modern times and has formed,
IN effect. new roadblock In the
one part OF the country which or
ganiged labor always has found to
be the hardest nut 10 crack that
IL has encountered yet
Growing nsaffection between
southern locals and the national
due 10 the latters unCom,
demand for racial nte-
grafton, has been slowing down
urgauiEational efforts among al
trades IN the south IN recent
months and there has been some
detection among lahor's ranks and
the formation uf southern"
unions here and there
While the issue has caused dis.
senslon In the ranks Of labor, the
national leadership tends 20 dis
count the tncipicnt revolt move
meui. which has been somewhat
scattered and abortiye Tn charac-
ter sa Gar For enc thing the re-
gionai tabor leaders are very much
aware Of their dependence ON the
big unions for financial support
and the complications presented
by existing contracts
National leadership seems
great deal more Perturbcd over
The fact that the situation makes
the unions even more vulnerable
than ever before IN the South 10
community political and economic
prcssures They have eontcnded
the Citizens Councils as well az
The Klsus are dedicated not only
60 preserving racial separation bur
TO fighting Tire labor unions
through the exploitation % racial
prr lUdice
There IL NO question OF course
that throughout the deep south
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In Mrnnriant

FRANKLIN. MARY A. Z. In precious
memory OF my dear mother. MARY A
Z. FRANKLIN. who passed away ave
years ago today. june 4. 1882.
mss you more and more each day
But the tender love and care you gave
me,
Which l shall always cherish and
treasure
Comfort me each day along lifes way.
devoted Daughter. MILDRED
HOWARD. ELIZA. In tribute OF love
70 Ihe memory OF my dear mother.
ELIZA HOWARD who passed away
thirty years ago today. June I. 1927.
! have .nly your memory. dear mother
10 remember my whole life through.
And you are the one can never forget.
For am always thinking OF you
The brightest leaf in my memory book.
The PAGE that outShines any other
Is the one which recalls the devotion
and care
OF the dear one loved. my mother
he DEVOTED DAUGHTER. ELIZA
BETH DAVIS
TAvENNER. MARGARET dsTELLA7.
In sad but loving remembrance Of
ENNER, who passed away one year
ago today. June 4. 1855
Memoir cs are treasures
No one an steal
God calling you home left q heartache
No one can heal
! haven't FORGOTTEN
Since you have been gone
! shall always remember you. Stella,
No matter how long.
YOUR LOVING SISTER. SIS.
WARD, ANNIE z. In loving memory Of
our wonderful wife and mother. ANNIE
Z. WARD, who passed away three years
ago today. June I. 1894
We watched you suffer day by day,
II caused us bitter gTief
To see YOU slowly pine away
And we could not give relief
Your drearv hours and DAYS OF pain.
Your troubled nights are passed:
And In our aching hearts We know,
You have found sweet peace at last
BEREAVED WARD FAMILY
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VI. Whitney, II, Dies;
Oil Company Executive

Vernon Lee Whitney, retired
Standard Vacuum Oil Co. ex-
ecutive, died Sunday of a heart
attack at his home, 2700 South
Ives street. Arlington. He
was II.
Mr.. Whitney. who had lived
in the Washington area for 10
years, retired in l947 as a di-
rector of Standard Oil after 81
years of service with that COM
pany and its forerunners.
Born in National. Iowa, he
attended high school in Britt.
Iowa, before joining the Army.
He was a major in the Philip
pine COnstabularly before World
War l. then became a major in
the Army.
He Joined Standard Oil in 1916
and served nearly IS wears in
Madras and Calcutta, India, and
in later years as general man.
ager Of the Standard Vacuum
Oil Co. in India
From 194l to 1947 he served
with the company as a director
in New York City.
Mr.. Whitney was a member
Of the Bengal and Royal CAL
cutta Golf Clubs and the Phil
ippines Constabulary Officers
Association.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Louise Oaten,
and a daughter. Miss Patricia
Ann Whitney. both of the home
address: son, Vernon Lee
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Mrs. {. B. ChisweII.
Senator's Relative

Mrs. Edgar B. Chiswell, II, a
Washington resident for many
years, died yesterday in a Barnes
vile Md nursing home after a
long illness.
The former Miss Haddie Smith,
Mrs. Chiswell was the grand
daughter of the late Senator
Arthur P. German, Democrat of
Maryland. who served in Con-
gress from 1881 to 1899. Her
husband. a public accountant
and an active worker for the
Democratic Party in Montgomery
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james Lee Bost, "a,
Retired Insurance Broker

James Lee Bost. "a, a retired
Washington insurance executive.
died Saturday at his home. 4404
South Eighth street, Arlington,
Of blood clot in the heart.
Until his retirement because
of i'll health five years ago, Mr..
Bost was an insurance broker
with the Washington staff of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York. He had been with
the company SINCE 1919.
Born in Bost Mills. N. c.. Mr..
Bost was a graduate Of Trinity
College NOV Duke University
He was a high school principal
and teacher in North Carolina,
then went to Baltimore to do
postgraduate work at Johns
Hopkins University.
He left Johns Hokpins after a
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Chef Ricciardi,
D. {. Club Aide

Francesca Ricciardi, "a. re-
tired chef of the University Club.
died yesterday at his home, 1927
Yuma street NV. of a heart
ailment.
A native of Italy. Mr.. Ricciardi
came to the United States in
1900 and worked for a short time
at Woodstock. Md. College before
coming to Washington.
He worked as a chef at George
town University for about 20
years before going to the Univer-
sity Club. ll35 Sixteenth street
NV, where he was chef until
his retirement 20 years ago.
He was a member Of st. AIMS
Catholic Church. Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Yuma street NV. and
the church's Holy Name Soci-
ETY..
Mr.. Ricciardi leaves his wife.
Mrs. Settima Bertoni Ricciardi.,
whom he married on August Is.
1896. and a daughter. Miss Agnes
M. Ricciardi, both Of the home
address: six other daughters.
Mrs. Harold S. Eroe of Wharton.
N. j.. Mrs. Charles j. Murphy of
l0ll5 Thornwood road, Kensing-
ton. Mrs. j. Alvin Walls of 1907
Worthington Drive. Westhaven.
Md. Mrs. Clarence E. Persons of
San Francisco. Mrs. j. Francis
Reilly of 1924 Harrison street
NV. and Mrs. George II. Hart.
of Seattle, Wash; one son. Will
liam j. Ricciardi of 1906 North
Danville street. Arlington: II
grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
A funeral mass will oe offered
at 10 am. tomorrow in st. AIMS
Church. Burial will be IN Park
lawn Cemetry.
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Miss Edna R. Jermon, SO;
Retired Fairfax Court Aide

Miss Edna Rodgers Jerman. SO.
who served 81 years in the Cir
cult Court clerks office in Fair
fax County and was the first
woman to become a deputy clerk
there, died yesterday in Doctors
Hospital Of leukemia.
Miss Jerman, who began her
long career in the court August
IA. 1918. when the clerks Office
was stated by only thVee people.
retired September /. 1855. She
was the first employee to make
use Of the new county retirement
plan.
At the time Of her retirement,
Miss Jerman recalled that moon
shine cases violating prohibition
Ioutnumbered land transactions
when she first began her service.
About 1900 deeds we're recorded
during her first year in the court.
she remembered. Last year, &c.
900 deeds we're registered.
Born in Fairfax or an old
county family. Miss Jerman lived
for a time in the District while
she was growing up. She attended
Washington public schools. then
moved back to Fairfax where she
lived until her death. She made
her home with her sister, Mrs.
Erma J. Whiting, at 1923 North
Payne street.
Before going to work in
the Circuit Court. Miss Jerman
worked in a Washington depart
ment store. committing each day
over the old electric railway that
crossed Long Bridge.
Miss Jerman. senior employee
in the clerks Office when she
retired. served under three clerks.
In 1926. she became the first
woman to become a deputy court
clerk.
Miss Jerman was an honorary
steward of the Fairfax Methodist
Church for more than 80 years.
and was on the official board of
the church. She taught Sunday
school there for 80 years. She
was also a charter member OF
the Hope Chapter Of the Eastern