The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1958-06-14
BY JAMES ALFRED BUTLER

Fleming Street Civic League
will celebrate its first annlver-
sary June % in the NAACP hall,
1900 Conant. The proceeds from
this affair will be used 10 pay
for $3.50 of baseball equipment
in the first project of a neigh
borhood youth development pro-
gram. The program committee is
trying to get Councilman Will
liam Patrick. Jr. for the princi-
pal speaker.
James Strceter, of the city
planning commission, was the
guest Al the fSCL meeting Fri
day, June End. John 7. Wilson,
chairman of the youth develop
ment program signed the $3.50
tab for the athletic equipment,
and John H. Miller, co-signcd,
Conte Spears. president of the
FSCL. reports that his organiza.
ton plans to seek ways Of get.
ting two "yield-therigh way
traffic signs at Minnesota and
Fleming and Slender and Elem
ing streets. Also mo commercial
trucks signs at Nevada and Nc.
Nicholas streets.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Woods. 1888 Lumpkin, were
held at ! pm. Thursday. June 5
at the Peace Baptist Church. She
leaves husband, Cleveland, Rev,
Lee I. Clay gave the culogy.
William ID. Richardson was fun
eralized from the First Baptist
Institutional Church. ll345 Nit,
chcll Street, Thursday. June 5
at pm He leaves his wife
Mary f., and son William d., Jr
Rev A. d. Evans. Allen Temple
AME, gave the eulogy.
Funeral services for Robert
Webb. 1864 Richton were held
Saturday at IL am. in the New
Grace Baptist Church. He leaves
hif wife Sadie. daughter Eliza
beth, four grandchildren, Win
field, Theresa, Lamont and La.
wanda Wilcoxon and a nephew
James Hindon.
The Peace Baptist Missionary
Society will sponsor its third eel.
cbration of Fathers Day Sunday,
June Is, with all mems program
in its church at 1880 Goddard
street J. w. Copeland, secretary
of the st. Antoine YMCA, will
be guest speaker Howard Jones
will be the master of ceremonies.
Mrs Mary Tanning is chairman
OF the program committee and
Mrs. Gertrude Harris is the
co-chairman. Mrs. Queenie Mean.
is president OF the PBMS.
The child welfare committee
of the PBMS gave a tea Sunday
June 8, at the Peace Baptist
Church. Mrs. Matte Watts will
be the church's delegate of the
National Baptist Sunday School
to be held in Omaha, Neb., in
June.
Mrs Georgia Jones Is busy
making plans for "Queenie
Means Day" Thursday. June IL
at the Metropolitan Women's Dis
trict Council meeting 10 be held
at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, al
$685. Maybury Grand The days
program is designed as testi-
monial TO Mrs Queenie Means,
who has served as chairman OF
the sewing club in the council
for IL years. Special guests in.
vited for the occasion are state
president Mrs. Carrie Phillips
vice president Mrs. Mary Hicks
Mrs. Hazel Green, president OF
the district association; Mrs.
King, president of the council;
Mrs. Abby White. vice president;
Her family. as guest at the event
has been planned as a pleasant
surprise for Mrs. Means.
Girl Scout leader Georgia
Jones Of Troop 1894 are sponsor.
ING a carnival to be held at the
Peace Baptist Church Saturday,
June IA from IL to 9 pm. The
carnival Is TO be given to help
the girls raise money for their
expenses to stay In summer cot.
tages at Camp Holly. They will
have booths selling cookies,
cakes and jewelry made by the
scouts. A fashion show and q
puppet show will be part Of the
entertainment. The girls will
leave town the week OF July 20
fer a stay In Juniter Hill House.
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