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Dratha
APPLEMAN; JOHN I

February IL, 1889, JOHN R, AP-
PLEMAN Of 4lO4 Dresden st,
KenSington. Nd. beloved son OF
Lawrence v. and Margaret NJ. Cogan
. Appleman: brother Of Mrs. Peggy
Higgins and Mrs. Nancy Eynon
Memorial services ON Monday. Feb
ruary 10. at the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Funeral Home Of Robert A
Pumphrey. Bethesda. Md. att pm.
In1erment private. In lieu of flow:
ers. contributions may be made to
the National Institutes OF Health
Welfare Fund Is
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RYAN PApLLNE O.. OF 1905 37th
II. 1853 wife OF the late John
A Ryan, mother OF Pauline R Hop
kins, Katherine Haley and Louise
Rector sister Of Anna Hall She
also is survived by fve grandchil-
dren and four Observation-Disclosures
Services at the Chambers Funeral
Home, 5S0l Cleveland ave. River
dale. Md. on Monday, February
10, at am. Intermeut Fort
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BAILEY. LILLE PORTER On =

day, February I3, 1859. at Doctors
Hospital. LILLE PORTER BAILEY
sister Of MS virsinia B oeiser.
and Edward P, Bailey. Services at
the S. II Hines Co. Funeral Home,
:eg1 l4th ST. NV, on Monday.
February 10. att pm. parking
taeilitieSl. Interment Cedar Hill
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Cemetery.
.BAITLEs. HORACE. &

February IA, 1853. HORACE BAT,
TIES OF 6O4 Orleans ST. ne, hus-
band of Pauline: Kiser. Battles, father
OF Jenifer and Larry Battles and
brother OF Mrs. Rosa Lee Brown
Also surviving are other relatives
and many friends. After 3 pm Sun
day: February 10, friends may call
al the Rollins Funeral Home. 1899
Hunt pl, ne, where services will be
held Monday, February 10, at l pm,
lnterment WoodlaHn Cemetery LIZ
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DYSON, n. wILMoRE. On thursday,

LtUIuaIy IH1N, # WILMORE
DYSON Of ll02 @ st. ne He leaves
Bertha Dyson: a father. Ernest Dy-
son. four brothers. Theodore. Louis.
Daniel and Coleman Dyson. two
sisters. Elizabeth williams and Julear
Wright: one aunt. Annie B Newman
one uncle. Alonza johnson, and a
host Of other relatives and friends.
After pm Sunday, February Is.
friends are invited 20 call at the
J. r. Cameron & Sons Funeral
Home. 81 X St NV Funeral
services will be held in the chapel
al l pm. Monday. February l6 Rev.
H. @. Hockett, minister of Purity
Baptist Church, ofrciatinE. Iater-
mpnI Wnndlaun Cnnntnrv
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ECCLEs. FRANK. D. suddenly. on Fri.

OlLES, fhANk. ID, suddenly. on FIT
day. February l3. 1859. at Arlington
Hospital. FRANK D. ECCLES. OF 39u5.
loved husband OF Marie M. Eccles,
father OF Dewey and Thomas Eccles
and. Carol Wolfe. son of Emily D.
Eccles, all % Virginia. Friends may
call at the Robert J. Murphy Funeral
Home, 1924 Columbia pike. Arling-
tor, Va parking in rear, where
services will be held at 3 pm Mon-
day. February 49, Interment Ma
tiOnal Memorial Park.
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WILLIAMS. BRIG. GEN. HARRY
SEARS oraVeside Services Tor BRIG
GEN. HARRY CRAIG WILLIAMS and
his wife ELIZABETH SEARS VIII.
LIAMS, will be held at Arlington
National Cemetery on Tuesday, Feb
Of flowers. the family asks that con.
tributions be sent to the Army
Relief Society. 10
WILLIAMS. NATHANIEL J. tTOM
JOLLY. On Thursday, February
1g. 1859, NATHANIEL j. CTOM
JOLLY WILLIAMS Of 20lO Tren-
ton pl Sc, beloved husband Of
Mrs. Marvis Williams Notice OF
Barnes & Matthews.
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Worshipful Mast,
J. T., COWLING. Secretary

WEST, ROSA LEE. On Saturday. Feb
ruary -. 1859. ROSA LEE WEST.
beloved wife Of the late Walte[ s
West mother OF Robert Hampton.
and sister OF Capt W NJ and Dewey
Owens and Katie ISemann Friends
cay call at the Robert A. Mattingly
Funeral Home. l31 .llth st sc.
after > pm; Sunday, Notice OF
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BEAM, HERMAN. On Mondsy, Eel
BILL. HARVEY CRITTENDEN.

Friday February I3. 1853. at his
HsSSry' TeslSaenss' lI20 varnum s., NV.
IoVed husband OF Mary E. Belt, father
of Mrs. EStelle Chisholm and Will
liam H.. + Belt. grandfather OF
Robert Harvey Belt Friends may
call at the Lee Funeral Home. I n
81 and Mass. ave. ne. where serV-
ices will be held on Monday. Feb
ruary l6, at pm. Interment
Glenwood Cemetery. is
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sANION: ALICE. suddenly. on Thurs-
ssy; saxr5St Esbrusry saiOv.d r. , 1893 ALICE
Eulie Williams and Mrs Maize King
Also surviving are a host OF other
relatives and friends. After 3 pm
Sunday, February Is. friends may
call at the Snowden Funeral Home.
Rockville. Md. where funeral serv-
ices will be held on Monday. Febru-
ary l6, at pm. the Rev Cecil
Bishop officiating Interment Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery Family
may be seen at 1913 Webster st
NV, Ant a. I5
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Ce"'tHHiils cHARLEs L =. GS1REAu. W. N.

ruary I2. 1859. MARY FISHER Of
l3 Fenton st. ne. aunt Of Albert
Fisher and Mrs. Mary Lewis great.
aunt of Mrs. Marie Washington,
John Washington and Nathaniel
Harrod She also leaves other rela-
tiveS and friends The late Mrs
Fisher may be viewed at the Stewart
Funeral Home. 80 II ST. ne, after
3 pm: Monday. February l6, where
services will be held on Tuesday
February =, at - noon. Inter-
ment WOOdlaWn Cemetery. l6
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ECCLEs, FRANK D. A special con

ECCLES, FRANK d. A special COM
A :: !: q: Z ::I
for our late brother,
FRANK D. ECCLES. member oil
rfaha Iodua M
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February. l3; 1859: GEORGE +
Rainier. Md. beloved husband OF
Minnie L Little tnee Hartley
father of James F Little and Mrs.
Paul E. Wright. brother OF John
Z. Little and Mrs. Julia Lewis OF
YonkerS, N Y. Friends may call
a. the Nalley Funeral Home. 32Og
Rhode Island ave. at Eastern ave
ne. on Saturday. February IA, after
10 am. Funeral services will be
held on Monday February 10, al
30 pm. Relatives and friends in
ylted 1nterment Congressional
Cemetery. New York. papers please
copy IS
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MARTIN. WILLIAM MCLEOD On Fri

Hay, Ftbpuary II, lN5N. at his
Md, WILLIAM MCLEOD MARTIN,
husband Of Irene Mary Martin,
father OF Miss Barbara Ann Martin
and brother Of Mrs Charlotte q
Lane Mrs Helen NJ .McCallum, Mrs
NJ; Brinkley.- Mrs. Lorraine NJ, Mer.
:. rilees. r. Lee. James Blake anc
kemper Martin Mr.. Martin
rests at the Warner z Pumphrey
Funeral Home. s43I Georgia ave
SILVER Spring. Md, where service,
will be held on Monday, Februsr,
~. at u am. tparking facilities !
lnterment Oak Hill Cemetery, Is
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BELT. HARVEY c. WASHINGTON Lodge.
.ga.,j No. 15. B.. p. o. Elks
E~A will assemble at the Lee
EsE, Ms Funeral Home, 4th ST
E..1p5 and Mass. ave ne, on
H%: ~. Sunday. February I5,
AIE 1853. ats pm, to ex-
AlV emplfy the ritual OF the
order. in memory of our late brother.
HARVEY G BELT BY order of
EDWARD j. DOYLE.
Exalted Ruler,
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s. ELLIS DAVIS
CLARENCE L. SPORTSMAN. W. NJ.
LAWRENCE Z. NAILS, Secy, is.

DAY. ALVIN II. OF Riva rd.. Annapolis.
Nd. formerly Of 20l4 North Capitol
st, on February -. 1859. husband
Of Clara NJ. Day. father of Austin
W. Day and Helen NJ Clute OF Los
Angeles, Calf. Services at Chambers
Funeral Home. 5S0I Cleveland ave,
Riverdale, Md on Tuesday, Febru-
sry u, at 10 m. Interment Column
bia Gardens Cemetery. 10
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r. T. PICKREL. Secretary.

BELT, HARVEY c. The members Of
/.\ the Association Of Oldest
q .:!: !: !: !:
AA Inhabitants OF the District
~EV2" HARVEY c. BELT on FIJI
" Services at Lee Funeral
Home, 4th and Massachusetts, ave
n . nm Monday February lB, at
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February ii, 1859, MRS. LILLIAN
PRINGLE OF 1878 s ST. NV. be-
loved sister Of Mrs Eula Hoffman.
Mrs. Sallie McCellan OF North Caro-
lima and Mrs Mamie jenkins OF
New York Other relatives and
trien6s also survive Remains rest
ing with L. F.. Murray q Son" 1897
10th ST NV, where friends may
call after ] 80 pm Sunday. Febru-
ary l5 Funeral services on Mon
day, February 10. at pm. at
the Salem Baptist Church. the Rev.
Travis ofiiciating: Interment Wood
lauu Cemetery
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February II 1859. JOHN VI, SEX
TON OF 1926 F ST. ne. beloved nus
band Of Kathleen Sexton and father
of Jack Sexton. Funeral from the
Collins Funeral Home. 3S"1 lIth
st NV, on Monday, February rs.
al 9:l5 am REQUIEM mass at St
Alovsius Church al a.45 am In
terment Arlington National Gene
terry is
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TRusTY; GENEvIEyE CANNON. Sud.

denly. on Saturday, FEBRUARY Il
ave. Jersey City. n. J., GENEVIEVE
CANNON. TRUSTY. beloved wife OF
the late DR. Charles H. Trusty. and
mother OF Or. George D. Cannon Of
Nev York City. Mrs. Gladys Nunery
and grandmother OF 0ehevievG
Vaughan. both of Newark. N. j;
sister OF Rosettie W. Atkinson and
the late Marcellus W. and John
=. N. wilkinson. Funeral services
on Wednesday, ] pm, at the
Lafayette Presbyterian Church
Jersey City, N. j. lB
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Friday. February i3, 1859, MARK
W SCHWARTZ OF willows, Md.
beloved son OF Samuel W and lola
E, Schwartz brother of Kathy 10.
Relatives and friends may call at
the GaSch Funeral Home, I739 Bal
timore ave. Hyattsville. Md. after
| pm. Sunday. February Is where
services will be held on Monday,
February lHNat ] am Interment
George WASHINGTON Cemetery Ii
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BLACKBURN. CoRDELIA S. On Fri
day. FEBRUARY 10. 1853, at Prince
Georges Hospital. CORDELIA s.
BLACKBURN of 3401 Chatham rd d.
Hyattsville, Nd, beloved mother of
Mrs. Bertha Hack, Mrs Martha
Hayes and Chester Blackburn. Ten
grandchildren also survive. Friends
may call at the Takema Funeral
Home. 3!54 Carroll st. NV. parking
oppositel, where services will be held
on Sunday, February To- at 30
pm Interment Salem Cemetery.
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Thursday. February I2. 1864; at he, b
residence. 1904 GeTanium ST, NV
MABEL K. McAULIFFE. beloved wife
OF the late Maurice A McAulifIe
n9ther Of Margaret NJ. and Helen c
McAulitfe and Marian M Washing
ton Funeral from the above resi-.
dence on Monday FEBRUARY 10
Church of the Nativity at 10 nm
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little. GEORGE = omcer, an

- .OEOhGE p. OfilceTS and
y m e m b erS Of: Capital
4 n Lodge. No. "a, and All
. other brothers and sisters
". of the Knights Of PythiaS
" are requested to attend
the Pythian services for
our late brother. Vice
.cellor Commander and 50-year
ian. GEORGE F.. LITTLE, at
Nalley Funeral Home, 3o0O
Ie, Island ave. ne. at S.15
Sunday. February Is, 1859
. GEORGE S SOLLERs.
Chancellor Commander.
ILPH BECKER. Secretary.
=. GEORGE r. A. special COM
municstion Of West Gate
Lodge. No. go, A. r a.
A M. Mount Rainier, Nd :,
W is called for 1880 pm
X Mon day. FEBRUARY 10
- 1859, for the purpose OF
conducting Masonic funeral
ceS Tor our late brother.
RGE F; LITTLE
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REIDY. NELLIE CURTIN. On Thurs.

day, February IL. 1859. at Provi-
dvnce Hospital. NELLIE CURTIN
REIDY of 1853 4th st. ne. beloved
and mother Of Joseph c. and james
l.. Reidy. Mrs Josephine r. Tobin
and the late Mary R HeAly. Also
surviving are ten grandchildren.
Funeral from the Timothy Hanlon
NV. on Monday, February l6, at
10 am High requiem mass at
St Aloysius Church at 1890 am
Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Relatives and friends invited Ia
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BOYD. ELLEN C. On Saturday, Febru.

bOID, ELLkN u. On SoaluTOhyt FtDTui
ary IA. 1853. .las her residence, 46l |
Branch ave. Sc. ELLEN c. BOYD,
wife Of the late Charles F. Boyd
mother of william Boyd and Pau
Carlton, and sister. Of Edward D
BOlger. Also surviving are number
OF nieces and nepnews. Friends may
call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th
and Massachusetts, ave. ne. until
a.l5 am. Tuesday. February Il
REQUIEM mass will be offered at the
Holy Family Catholic Church. Hill
crest Hts Mo. at 70 am Inter-
ment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. rs
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Sc. on February II. fa59. husband
Of Johanna NJ. Walker, father OF
John W. and Nancy Lee Walker.
Mrs. Mary Weddle and Mrs. 10 Anne
Adams and brother OF William L
Walker, Beulah Hodges and Mrs
Agnes Thompson Services at the
Chambers Funeral Home, .5I7 llth
ST. Sc, on Monday. February 10,
at pm Interment Arlington Ma
tional' Cemelery. Is
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y.Dn wSST6s66iPful S66Pful Master

: HOWARD A. Goop. secy. Is
LONG. DOROTHY NJ. On Monday.
February Q. 1883. DOROTHY NJ
LONG OF 2l9 Adams st. ne, mother
o! Demetria Michele Long, daugh-
ter of Run Smith and sister of
Carr Smith. MIS- Pauline Young,
Geraldine Stubbs and Madeline Var
borough She also is survived by
other relatives and friends After
g,i.r6t VI noon SUNDAY; February IS,
: Jarvis Chapel. I432 You Sc NV
Funeral services will be held on
Monday. February l6, at ST. Luke {
EPISCOPAL Church at II am In
teTnent Lincoln Memorial Cemetarv
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DAVIS S. ELLIS. A special COM
A ; i: ! I: |: 4;
xxx at 1870 pm. at. the Ma
w sonic Temple. WOODBRIDGE,
" Va! to conduct the last
Masonic rites for our late brother
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February l3, 1859. MATTE G.
SCURLOCK of l7O5 I'd st. NV,
beloved sister Of Addison N Sour
lock and the late DR.. Herbert C
nieces and nephews, other relatives
and many friends After 4 pm
Monday, friends are invited to call
al the MCGUIRE Funeral Home. 1880
nth st NV. Funeral at IL am.
Tuesday, February II, at st. Luke'S
Episcopal Church, 18th and Church
SITS NV. lnterment Harmony Gene
terry. HFamily may be contacted al
lH1I Allison st N ~ IR
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KOBlNsON' HAIT1E: I. ON Frlday.
Village Hospital HATTIE L. ROB
INSON OF 1913 d st Sc, devoted
wife Of Jacob J. Robinson Notice
OF funeral later. Arrangements by
the Robert @. Mason Funeral Home.
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LONG. WAITER. On Saturday: Feb
/ ruary IA. 1859. at Washington Hos
pital Center. WALTER LONG OF iIi2S
/ 10Th ST. NV. husband OF Mrs. Syl.
\ Arrangements by Henry s. Washing.
z . ton A. 2ons
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saIardSy, February 4, 1855, At her
: Ella LoGisE NEypEcKER, mother is
Of Mrs; Lee !, oiddings OF Salem
Mrs. Elizabeth S s'1 WiEins M S'tsf y 'WSshins so
ton, D. c.. leonard II. Neudeeker
Franklin Neudecker OF Baltimore
Md; There also are seven grand-
Mrs: Neudecker rests at the Warner
z, Pumphrey Funeral Home, S434
Georeia ave-, Silver Spring, Md
parking. facihties), Mass will be
offered for the repose Of her soul
am, at. the Shrine OF the Most
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Western ave and Quesada Sc. NV
Interment IN Most Holy Redeemer
Cemetery. Baltimore, Nd: 10
NUGENT. PATRICK :. On Friday,
NUGENT, beloved husband OF Rose
Anne Nugent and father OF Francis
Patrick Nugent and Mrs Patricia E
Hanna, He also is survived by seven
Be Vol FUNERAL Home. asS4 wis, rs,
consin. ave, NV, on Monday, Feb-
ruary lB, az $50 an; thence tc
the Church of the Arnunciation
3bth 81, and MASSACHUSETTS ave. NV.
where requiem mass will be offered
at y am. Friends and relative,
invited Interment Gate OF .Heayer
Cemetery. -
o'BRIEN. SIDNEY BERKELEY. Or
EFS ETiSay sEFSHfsY FsGEIsY osR,ESSS SS' b.IsTsc sID
husband Of Ruth E. O'Brien. father
Of Frank j, Lewis, brother of Paul,
Harry and Lille OBrien and Agnes
Wines, Friends may call at the
Robert A. Mattingly Funeral Home,
III l1th ST. Sc, until Tuesday,
February II. at . am. Requiem
mass at the Holy Comforter Church
at 800 am. Relatives and friends
invited Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. 16
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United states Navy. retired. on sat
uIday.. February IA. 1859, at 9475
Virginia ave, NV. EUGENE MILLS
MEACHAM Captain. United States
Navy retired. beloved husband OF
Edith L. Meacham: father of Mrs
Louis Hoppie OF Alexandria Va
brother OF Mrs r D. McAusland. and
Mrs Lucia Mescham Gill of Seattle.
Wash, He also is survived by five
grandchildren. Notice of services
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Friday, February 10, 1853, at
Md cHHRIhs ssiiE ffsRs7Fh PRRTaER HeSess"a SeioSsd
husband OF Mrs Rosie Prather and
father Of Dale. Robert, Maude and
Gloria Prather. Also surviving are
Mrs Iona Butler and Mrs Maggie
Gather: two. brothers. Sylvester and
Nelson Prather; two auntS and Q
host OF other relatives and friends
After 3 pm. Monday, February Is.
friends may call at his late resi-
Md. Funeral services on Tuesday.
February II. At 1880 pm, at the
Brooke Grove. Church. Laytonsville,
Nd. the Rev. B, T Jordan oflciat-
ing lnterment Arlington National
Cemetery. Services by Snowden. 10
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14

JACKSON PROFESSIONAL
BEAUTICIANS MEET
The Jackson Professional
Beauticians Club held its reg
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Carolyn Davis, Will Patomine,
Will Patomine, Willie Cry and
Mary BeaI the narrator.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14
MRS. RUSSELL HOSTESS
TO MINISTER'S WIVES

The lovely home of Rev. and
Mrs. c. A. Russell, 1914 Flor
ence Street was the scene of a
most interesting meeting of
the Ministers Wives Council
on last Friday evening, the
president, Mrs. ]. W.. Todd, pre-
siding. A spiritual devotion
was conducted by Mrs. L. L.
Williams, Mrs. w. w. Pace
sang a solo and Mrs. L. c.
Pickens was at the piano. At
ter reading the minutes, Mrs.
j. H. Hardy and Mrs. B. D.
Rushing discussed the topic.
The hostess served tasty chick
en- salad and other refresh
ments. The next meeting will
be in the home Of Mrs. Mary
Ella Carter, 3444 Revels Ave-
nue., off Bailey Ave.
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ular, or first meeting of the
year, Monday evening, January
10, 7:30 o'clock at the Bethle-
hem Center, 900 Blair Street,
with president, Mrs. Sidney
Marshall, presiding. The Chap
lain, Mrs. Henrietta Lee con-
Quoted the devotion with
songs, scripture and prayer Of
fered by Mrs. Ruby Bryant.
The president gave words of
greetings to both old and new
members. The club was hap
Ply to receive applications for
the following new members:
Mesdames Cloteal Brown, An
ME B. Veals, Sadie Jones, Es-
tella Jones, Corene Hicks, Ma
BILE Parish, Katherine Lang
ston, Mildred Daley, Annie
Bell Alexander, Lorraine Black
well, Sallie Burton, Ruth Lee,
Gladys McMorris, Elizabeth
Neal, Elease Morgan, Sarah
ORGY, Christene Palmer, Fran
kie Page, Rebecca Robinson,
Elouise Roy, Martha O. Reed,
Floree Samuel, Juanita Nc
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14
AKA GIVES FACTS
ABOUT FASHIONETTA'S
FEATURED MODEL
HERE MARCH Z

Glamourous Doretha Tow
els, who traded her ambition
to wear a doctors white coat
for the excitement of modelling
Paris high fashions will be
presented to Jackson'S style
lovers on Saturday night,
March 7, 1859 at 8: P. NJ, at
the Masonic Temple, by Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority at this
years Fashionetta. Miss Tow
les is the first and only Negro
girl to model in French High
Fashion, having modelled in
the fashion houses of Christian
Dior, Jacques Faith, Pierre Bal
main and Schiaparelli. While
taking pre-med course at
Wiley College in her native
state of Texas, Dorothea was
chosen 'Most Beautiful Girl
on the Campus" and BEST
Dressed Girl in School, hav-
ing designed much of her own
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14
SAM BRINKLEY PTA
OBSERVES FOUNDERS
DAY AT REGULAR
MEETING

Following the regular meet
ing meeting of the P. T. A. of
Sam Brinkley School, a most
Interesting and enjoyable pro-
gram was held in observance
of Founders Day. A spiritual
devotion, conducted by Mr..
Johnny Edwards was followed
by a brief business session,
presided over by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Velma Hullett and
during which time, delegates
to the 9th District Meeting to
be held in Vicksburg, Febru-
airy % were named. They
are: Mrs. Hullett and Mrs.
Ruby Bryant the secretary.
The Founders Day Program
opened with music by the
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schools band, directed by Mr..
Burgess L. Gardner, who i,
doing a splendid job with the
students. Mrs. F. Z. pippins
gave the Purpose. The fac.
chorus rendered a beautiful
number that was enjoyed by
the parents. The chorus was
directed by Mrs. Jones. Mrs
Ruth Hobbs introduced the
speaker, Mrs. G. w. Williams
who brought an informative.
inspiring and most timely adj
dress - down to earth talk
with the parents and teachers.
Interesting remarks were also
made by Principal Sutton. The
P.T.A. at Brinkley is very &C
tive. The members worked
with the Mothers March of
Dimes and have made MANY
other useful contributions to
the schools and community's
welfare. The p. t. A. meets
the End Monday night of each
month at the school, 7:3O P.
M. Parents who have not been
attending the meeting are urg-
ed to come out, as it is very
necessary that every student
be represented. Mrs. Thelma
GipsOn, Reporter.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14

Donald and Viola Stevens. The
club plans to make 1859 a Ban
ner Year with the cooperation
of all its members and through
the power of the Almighty.
The Schedule for the New
Year is the same as that of
last year. The charitable con-
tributions; Secret Pal, Christ
mas Saving Club; Annual Fash
ion Extravaganza; Picnic and
the Christmas entertainment.
The old and new members will
entertain each other with a
Get-Acquainted Tea, Sunday
evening, February Is, at the
Bethlehem Center, 920 Blair
Street, 4: to 6: P. M. Members
please be present so that you
may know your different mem
bers and select your Secret
Pals. The next regular meet
ing will be held at the YWCA
on Parish ST., Monday even
ing, February Is, 7:30 o'clock.
Please be on time.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14
LANIER HOLDS
PARENT-STUDENT-
TEACHER CONFAB

Several hundred persons
braved inclement weather Fri
day evening, January 80, to
attend Lanier High Schools
mid-session parent Student
Teacher Conference" sponsor
ed by the schools guidance
department.
The theme of the confer
ence was Better Understand
ing Leads to Better Child Ad-
justment," and the sponsors
were highly elated over the
interest shown by the patrons
of the school.
Special guest consultants on
program were Mrs. Pearl Per.
kins, an instructor at Tonga.
loo College; Mrs. Bessie Lee,
Dean of Women at Jackson
State College; Mrs. Esther
Sampson, a social worker OF
the city; Rev. w. J. Gipson,
pastor of Faith Presbyterian
Church; and Mr.. James Good
en-, d i r e c t or of Col.
ored Schools.
The meeting began with a
general assembly in the school
auditorium, at which time Mrs.
Bessie Johnson, a counselor of
the school, outlined the nature
of the guidance program and
gave instructions regarding the
remainder of the program.
Assemble In Groups
Following the opening ses.
sion the audience assembled
into five separate groups to
discuss specific topics relating
to the general theme of the
conference.
Group one, with Mr.. c. H
Wilson, a Lanier instructor OF
history, as chairman, discuss
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wardrobe. Though she took
active part in eXtra-curricular
activities, she was a diligent
student and by attending sum-
mer school she managed to &C.
quire her Bachelor of Arts de-
gree in three and one half
years. There's much more
about this glamorous model
to be told in following issues
of this paper Don't miss
reading the success story of
the pretty and successful mod
ell that will be presented in
Fashionetta by Beta Delta
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kap-
pa Alpha Sorority, Saturday
night, March z, at the Ma
sonic Temple. Tickets, priced
$1.00 for adults and 75c for
students may be obtained
from any Beta Delta Omega
woman.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-14
MARTIN SCHOOL p. L. A.
SPONSORS NEGRO HIS
TORY WEEK PROGRAM

On Wednesday night, Feb
ruary IL, the regular six weeks
meeting of the Martin Elemen-
tary Schools PTA was held in
the schools lunchroom and a
special feature of the meeting
was the Negro History Week
Program on Initiating Out
standing Negroes" Students
from the sixth grade class who
initiated sport figures were:
Willie Francis Buckley, Roy
Forbes, Leonard Williams and
Edgar Lee Caper. Music was
furnished by the fourth grade
classes. Students initiating
noted singers were: Barbara
Ray, Abram Jones, Couretha
Rankins and Annie Joyce Ray.
Inc OIner members of the
class furnished the back
ground music. The Art and
Theatre limitations came from
one section of the fifth grade
by students, Carolyn Carey,
Barbara A. Kelley. Trudy Nor
wood, Hattie Patton, Don Glib
son, Mary Lou Chaise and
Beatrice Page. The other Sec
ton of the fifth grade imita-
ting the Educators were: Vir-
gle M. Banks and Ann Frazier.
Also on the program were: