The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-26

pointed tne 1lvc-m0n c0mmittec,
consisting of 'Judge Victor j.
Bdum. DR.. Horace Bradfield. MIR.
AL Dunmore. Mrs. Esther La
Mari and the Rev. James f.
Wadsworth.
The two NAACP awards are the
Ira w. Jayne Memorial Medal.
for distinguished service In race
relations, and che Detroit Branch
,NAACP achievement uwurd for
the most outstanding contribution
of a Negro citizen, In his par
tlcular field of endeuvor. The
awards will be presented In the
54th Anniversary Observance of
1.-THE Branch on FebruHry IL. in
the People Community Church.
Nominations for the dommitsee's
consideration may be addressed
10 the NAACP office, a3l1B Dex-
tier, Detroit 80, Michigan
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The Supreme Grand Master OF
the International r. & A. NJ.
Masons, Attorney viii lila m v.
Banks, has just completed a week
end in the State of Ohio. where
he participated in installation Of
officers, of the Grand Lodge at
Canton, Ohio, and the CIR and
Joint Council, Sunday. in Cincin-
natl. In his address before both
groups, DR.. Banks said, Full
citizenship also means assuming
the responsibilities that 60 with
/ it,"
Mrs. Martha Simpson of Can
ton, Ohio, is national district
grand matron Of the order, and
Lincoln Mabry is grand master.
Mrs. Ruby Spence of Lima, Ohio,
is grand matron.
DO any of you remember Para
disc Valley? Oh? come on. now
some of you must remember it!
Paradise Valley is that name 10
which Detroit's once fabulous Ne
gro section was identified; like
Harlem in New York. The name,
however, never denoted color
Well, Paradise Valley isn't dead.
Plans are now being formulated
10 select a queen The title?
Miss Paradise Valley" of course,
what else.
The name and the idea was
the brain-child of the Pittsburgh
Courier correspondent Rollo s.
Vest. From it developed the Mayor
of Paradise Valley, Christmas Bas-
ket funds .and other community
projects developed under the
reigns of Bill Walker, now a
movie star; the late Roy Light
foot. and Reuben Patton, all 'ex-
Mayors. .--G~- -
The Wayne State University
Mems Glee Club will appear with
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra,
in concert at 3 pm. Sunday,
February 8, at the Ford Auditor
ium. Walter Poole. a professor of
music at Wayne State, will con-
Dict the symphony and glee club,
in two Detroit premieres, "A
Thanksgiving Psalm" by Henry
EC'owell, and lie Bardit Des
Francs" by the French modern
isl, A. Roussel.
Admission 10 the concert, CO.
sponsored by che Glee Club, is
$500. It's share Of the proceeds
will be used 70 help finance
Spring tour BY the club through
Michigan and to Minneapolis,
where the club has been invited
to appear before the North Gen.
tral Division of the Music Educa-
tors National Conference in March.
/ Sunday, January 81, is the last
day to view The exhibition of
142 paintings, watercolors, and
drawings by Vincent van Gogh,
at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
'Tt's the most popular exhibition
ever held in 'otr Museum; an aver
age of well over 2500 people
have attended daily" said Direc-
tor Willis r. Woods in discuss
ing attendance figures, which
topped the $4,000 mark at the
end of five weeks.
Admission is 800 for adults,
so cents for students and Is cents
for children of high school age
or younger, A checklist of the
exhibition is offered free OF
charge.
The Museum is open Tuesday
and Wednesday, noon to 3 pm;
Thursday through Sunday, Q a. m.
to s D. m. The best times for view
ing. we are told, are the earlier
morning hours on weekends, and
the dinner hour on evenings the
Museum Is open.
II is a cultural must.
The Connoisseurs Club, noted
for their highly successful social
gatherings. are branching out into
the scouting field. They are spon-