Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-01-10
Y. ". e. A. NEWS

Y. ". c. A. NEWS
The program at the YWCA is
getting off to a good start with
several new people enrolling in the
different classes. The Tipping
Class welcomed a new instructor
for this term, Mr.. Jessie l.. john
son. Other new volunteers for this
term are: Miss Betty Davis, Miss
Margaret A. Coleman, Miss Edith
r. Ransom, Miss Christine Mar
tin, Miss Katie Ruth Smith, Miss
Henrene Cannon, Mrs. Ruby Jean
Butler, Miss Tommie Marie King,
Miss Leona Morrow, Miss Maccine
Smith, Miss Beverly Anderson,
Miss Ruth Nell Tate and Miss
Rosa Hearns.
The Young Adults, .Teenage
Program Committee, Branch WV
CA Program Committee and Com
mittee on Administration along
with the YWCA membership are
making plans for the YWCA's An
nual Program Sweetheart Revue"
on February ID at the Masonic
Temple.
Mrs. L. B. Walker Jones, Di-
rector, and the Teenage Commit !
tee want to thank the following
persons and groups who donated
fruit and toys to our Neighbor-
hood Christmas Tree: Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Howard, Mrs. Linnie M.
Clark, Mrs. James o. Harrison and
members of the Bible Class.
The Branch YWCA is very anx-
ious to have every woman and girl
in Jackson share in it's program
by offering a variety Of activi-
ties. Some of the clubs and classes
offered are: Tipping, shorthand.
cooking, sewing, Bible, leather
craft. crocheting, arts and crafts.
creative and fold dances. Tap and
Ballet, chorus, basketball and Fig
ure Toning.
the Poplar Grove A. M. E. Church,
Learmet, Miss. Survivors includes
his wife, children, father, Mr.. Peter
Stewart, step-mother, Mrs. Angie
Stamp Stewart, sister, Miss Lor-
raine Stewart, and brother, Mr..
Peter Stewart, Jr. Mr.. James
Stewart was killed instantly, when
car frame that he was working
on last Saturday, at a Utica garage
fell ON him and broke his neck.
Miss Alan Ruth Bland returned
home last week, after spending the
Christmas holidays with her moth
er in Indianapolis, Ind. Her mother
was formerly Miss Marie Allen.
Mrs. Atlee Levi and her family
spent the Christmas holidays in
spent the Christmas holidays in
relatives, Misses Eula Mae Levi
and Eltree Levi. They enjoyed
visiting the colored broadcasting
station VIDA.
Mrs. Mammie Wilson of Chicago,
ILL.,, is spending three months with
her nieces here. They are: Mrs.
Katie McCurtis Shearer and Miss
Ruth McCurtis.
Mr.. Frank Savannah, after
short illness, passed this life a
few days ago. Funeral services
were held at the Mt. Marian NJ B.
Church December 80, 1858, Rev. E.
w. Cornelous, pastor. The Rev.
c. B. Hubbard preached the SER
mon. Brother Savannah was well
thought of by many. He is sur
vived by his wife, three sons, five
daughters, two brothers, one sis
ter and grandchildren, and host
of relatives and friends. The last
words were from the Mason breth-
rem, with interment in the Little
Zion cemetery.
The Home Demonstration Club
! met in the home of Mrs. H. c.
Hubbard, on New Years Eve, with
II members present and one Wis
itor, Mr.. Alex Cross, brother of
Mrs. H. c. Hubbard. Mr.. Cross
is from Chicago, Ill.,, for the holt
days. They served cake and coca
cola. Money raised $500. Mrs.
Mamie B. Parker, president; Mrs.
Rosa L. Gordon, vice president,
and Mrs. Lille Butler, secretary.
Mrs. Mable Thompson has just
returned home from spending the
holidays with her daughter and
grandson, Mrs. Willie Mae Mills,
and Billie of Topeka, Kans., and
Mrs. Rubie Murray and son, Law
renee, of Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Thomp-
son enjoyed her trip very much.
THINNING HAIR?
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