Bronze Reporter [Volume: 4, Issue: 23]

The Executive Committee of the Sunday School and B. T. U.
Congress who met in Dallas, Texas, at the Good Street Baptist Church to complete the program for the Annual Sesssion
in June 17-23, 1957. |: |
Special features planned are laboratory school. skill shop, youth.Tally and parade, health. day and Booker T. Washington night.
READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:~Dr. Ernest C. Estell,
Director General of the National Congress: Dr. A. Franklin
Fisher, Dean of the Congress: Dr. W. H. Jernagin, President:

Mrs. Bessie S. Estell, Secretary of the Congress: Dr. G. A.
Hobart Sheppard, President of the Sunday School and B. T. U.
Congress of ihe Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention
and Co-Chairman of the General Committee on Entertainment,
and on his left, Mrs. G. A. Hobart Sheppard.

Chores Kept Youth
Busy Century Ago~

ANN ARBOR ~ Were teen-|then I went down to Mrs. Benagers as-busy a hundred years|son~s to see about a vertha patago as they are now? tern, took down their copy of
| Bellow~s Magazine, some buttermilk and a roll of Dutch cheese,
came home around by the Post
Office, got some papers and a
letter. Set up a stocking this
afternoon and this evening composed music for more than an

Well, you be the judge! Here~s
what 17-year-old Elizabeth Gurney wrote in Her diary on Dec.
7, 1857, when she was living
with her folks and her sister
Clara on ~a farm in Centre
Church Raises |
Hungarian Fund

CHICAGO, Ill~Churches of

the Centrai (Negro) Jurisdiction |
of the Methodist Church have]
raised $5,288.41 for Hungarian)

Relief, according to a report
made by Bishop Frederick B.

~Newell of New York City, chair
man of the Methodist Committee-on Overseas Relief, to the
National. Distrct Superintendents~ meeting held here in the
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Feb, 10-13,

More than a millioh dollars]:
have been raised by the churches

of the denomination after an
appeal had been made by the
Council of Bishops in December.

More than a hundred Negro
leaders, including 75 district superintendents of the Central
Jurisdiction attended the four
day confab, which was attended
by about 800 delegates, including 560 of the denomination~s
district superintendents and 36
of the 37 active bishops in America.

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Three pretty Detroit
coeds at Wayne State University were honored by the
- [University Air Foree ROTC
_ | Unit at its annual Military
~| Ball on Saturday, Feb. 16,
Alice Ford, 19, of 20296
Barlow, was named hon_ jorary colonel and Rose-|mary Malik, 18, of 12106.
Meyers, and Myrna Aller,
{19,"~of 2199. Manistique,
~{}were made honorary majors. They wil

Regularly

By Billie. Jean Edwards {members and friends are urged

- The Sunday School will. pre-! to be present at the recital.
sent the Young Adult Choir in NOTES TO MEMBERS
a_ recital on. Sunday, March 3,' Mr. Arthur Moore is stil] in
at 3:30 p.m. The guest soloist Hurley Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
will be Mrs; Earl Robinson. Boyce Wynn are the proud par-: ents af i
Mrs. Rosalie Jones, ~superin- ~ ow oo _

y day, A:
tendent of the Sunday ~school, pn ~Sunday, Feb. 17

rage; The choir is glad to welcome
has planned a most. interesting
and inspiring ~afternoon. All as new members Mrs, Gladys

Byrd and Miss Priscilla Hill.

ville in St.. Joseph County. The
diary is in the possession of
The University of Michigan
Historical Collections.

~This morning five o~clock
sent me out of bed and about
building the fire. Studied nearly
ar hour before time to get
breakfast on -my piece that I
am to recite at the next elocution class.. Was paid for.early
rising, if not in studying in
vewing the clouds and _ their
various changes from early in
the morning until after sunrise.

~After breakfast. Ma put a
fire in the kitchen stove and in
a short time she and Clara were
washing. They would not let
me. help so*I concluded to.do
the. next best, which was to
wash dishes (which usually falls
to my lot at such times), and
sweep the bedrooms, back parlor, stairs and partly sweep the
chambers, which occupied my
time till noon.~

With pardonable pride she
continues, ~Had the - washing
all out on the line by half past
eleven and dinner _ before

- twelve. By two we had the kit
chen cleaned out, the bedrooms
dusted, the butter churned and
the oilcloth washed. Were some
tired when we got through.~

She continues, ~Rested a while,

hour. I think that we have done
2 pretty good day~s work.~
However, the entry for the
following day! makes it clear
ithat Lizzie was only human,
after all ~This morning,~ she
confesses, ~I was not up! so
early as yesterday as the bed
acted as a center of gravitatidn.~
Happily a farm girl~s iife was
not just plain jtoil. Lizzie concludes the day ~The singers stayed after school this afternbon
to see about singing for the
elocution class.; They have got
their pieces all selected and the.
singers all appointed for each
piece. At eight o~clock the bell
rang and soon after we all went
over to the school house and~
had a lecture from Mr. Chiadwick of Three Rivers on ~the
subject of music. Had a melodeon there and some singing.
They have raised $30 toward
getting up a singing school.~

Women Day

Detroit, Mich~

Annual Women~s Day of St.
Stephens AME Church~ took
place Sunday, Feb. 24th, and a
full day of momentous events
were scheduled. |

Mrs. Rosa Paige Welch of Chicago, Ill., was principal speaker
for morning services. The~afternoon feature was-a:parel:
cussion and fellowship in.lower
church auditorium; Mrs. Ela

the program. ~

Panel members were Mrs.
Ernest Bowne, Miss Gertrude
Babcock and Mrs. Lula Bachman,

Subject of discussion: ~Living

~ 2 Our Faith in Our Church, In

3 I th Anni versar. y Our Home and Our Commun
Church of Detroit celebrated| ity,~ Mrs. A. D. Evans was
moderator,

their 37th anniversary Sunday,
Feb. 10th. Rev, J. H. Gatlin, | Evening services consisted oft
\thought found in 108th Psalms,/a grand musical program by the
~choir and ushers accompanied combined choirs of St. Stephens
him. He used as| a theme, ~God AME, Mrs. Emma Kelly, direct~Honored by Fixed Resolve,~ ress. Mrs. Georgina K. Fields
~was guest speaker, His church was mistress of ceremonies and

of the Church of Our Father, | publicity chairman..

St. Stephens.; dis- a

Taylor was general chairman of| ~

DETROIT ~ Delegates tepresenting 960 credit union. in
Michigan will assemble ~ April
25th at the: Sheraton ~Cadillac
Hotel in Detroit for the 22nd
Annual Convention of the Michigan Credit: Union League: They
will represent a ~ menibership
of 650,000 people. 1;

The two-day meet will re
~Fund, degigned to

rship..The conven
2500 to Attend | Negro Women

Works Way to

Success in La
uCcCcess In Law
(Reprinted From Chicago
Daily Tribune) |

Miss Jean Florence Williams,
33, a. former church organist
who recently was appointed an
assistant... state~s attorney. -by
Benjamin S. Adamowsli; isthe
first: Negro woman to hold such
a post.

Her appointment represents
achievement in more ways than
one, for the. young attorney had

tion will also elect representatives from eleven Districts in
the state to the League~s Board
of Directors.:
Highlight. of the Convention cametit
will be a banquet at the Mas-, [
onic Temple Saturday, April! At 24, she was the youngest
27th concluding the méetings at Women ever to open a south
which R. J. McMaster of Van- Side~ law office, and she prac
tuberculosis when she was 16.
It interrupted her education and
caused her to be immobile for
more than a year, but she~ over
couver, British Columbia, a ticed criminal law successfully

member of the Board of Direc- for eight years. In addition,
itors of the Cooperative Union three of the south side~s biggest
of Canada, will make the main Churches became her clients.

adarens. =" -.* Not Active Politically

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| is ~not politically inspired for

-~ she was-not active in politics,
tho her family vigorously op| posed her uncle, Ald. Holman
(D., 4th) and voted Republican.

Miss Williams: was born in
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 12 1924. Her
father, Ethridge T., is a Palmer
House employee. -Her grandfather, J. J. Holman, Sr. was
~Topeka~s first Negro deputy
sheriff.

The young attorney attended
Topeka High school, where she
was graduated in 1941 with honors.;

Her mother, Leona, provided
her piano lessons and when Miss
~Williams was 5 she was traveling with Gwen Preston~s all-girl
band: as its only Negro member
She danced and sang.

Gives Up Stage

This led to study of ballet,
and she developed ambitions to
became a theatrical performer.
But tuberculosis and an appendicitis attack caused her to
abandon the stage.

After her graduation from
high school, Miss Williams became a stenographer for a Washington newspaper. She _ later
worked in the war department
and attended night classes at
Howard. university.

Her family moved to Chicago
in 1944 and she became a stenographer in the army~s quartermaster depot here. She attended

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sity, and entered Wilson Junior
college, graduating in 1945.

She also attended De Paul
university, Kent law school. and
Loyola university Yaw school,
graduating in 1949.

_ Becames Case Worker
~Timid about opening an office, she went to work as a
_case ~worker for the county welfare department and soon was
appointed a~ legal consultant.
Robert Harness, a detective
sergeant, persuaded her to reand open her own law of
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SOCIAL
WHIRL ~

MOVIEWISE AND OTHERWISE: Sammy Davis Jr., just
cut a new disc on the Decca label called ~Long Before I
Knew You.~ On the fiip side is ~Golden Key~... Both
~sides are mighty easy on the ears. }

- Look-alikés.~.. Raymond Burr and Victor Mature...
Julius LaRosa and Roy Hamilton. You ~Hamilton~ fans
are in for.a.treat. Roy is slated to hit the comeback trail
shortly. His recent illness is a pms of ai ro yaa
rooting for you Roy! Speaking of singers, I'll make a w
rteti vente roth not Sinatra will-still be at the top of the
heap... and Elvis like Davy Crockett (who haunted us last
year) will be a memory.

"Martha Davis and Spouse (Calvin) have signed a con
tract with Garry Moore. They will appear once a week
on Garry's daytime TV show until this season ends....
Frank Lovejoy~s new TV series, ~Meet McGraw,~ which
will replace the Loretta Young Show this summer, will
be something to make the hot summer nights more bearable.:. Speaking of Television, ~the powers that be~ in charge
of the ~Emmy~ Awards ~overlooked~ a group of talented
actors who contribute so much pleasure EVERY DAY to,
housewives all over the country. I am referring to the
~soap opera~ stars who daily brighten up Mrs. America~s
~hum-drum~ routine day.
Bride (Love of Life),, Mary Stuart, Larry Haines (Search for
Tomorrow), William Dillard (Love for Life), Lyle Sudrow,
Charita Bauer, James Lipton (The Guiding Light) overlooked? oe wigtilg

PARTYFARE: I went: to a party Saturday night that
wasn~t JUST a party... it was... well. it was fabulous!
and that~s putting it mildly. The guests who jam-packed
George and Vivian Artis~ glass enclosed harlequin-designed
rumpus room could easily have filled the first two pages of
~Who~s Who in Flint.~ Socialites from as far away as
Chicago and Detroit came to wish Vivian a ~Happy, Happy
Birthday.~

The beautifully appointed buffet table set up against a
brilliant harlequin backdrop was reminiscent of the lavish
~14th Century~ Royal banquets depicted on the screen in

wat

| technicolor, wide screen process, and all.

In the center of the table was a whole bar-b-qued pig,
replete with a red apple in its mouth. The bbirthday cake,
measuring ~23 by 25~ inches, was a frosty white concoction trimmed with beautiful (and delicious) red roses.
The ~real conversation piece~ was the ~frozen~ punch
bowl (a ring of strawberry colored ice molded and frozen
to form a punch bowl), which was filled with vanilla ice
cream dotted throughout with whole ripe red strawberries. It was almost too pretty to eat... but somehow
during the evening it disappeared.

Bamboo-handled knives, forks and spoons... carafes..
\Italian pottery chafing dishes and straw-weaved bread baskets added the ~20th Century~ touch. And the gifts...
everything from A to Z, and then you could begin again

twice over!.~Who gaid~Christmas. was~in December? I~m
sure this will ~bea birthday long? id by everyone
there... En ee ae lee

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COCKTAIL CHIT-CHAT: Everyone~s talking about...
that popular young teacher who changes new cars like they
were old shoes.-.. that well known ~sorority sister~ who
showed up at a very, very swang affair wearing a silverblu
full length mink coat and soiled blue jeans... that ~reporter~ from one of the ~scandal~ magazines who seems
especially interested in SEVERAL local citizens... that
surprise baby shower that was really a surprise...
mian stork chose that day to make his delivery... so the
Alfred Walkers welcomed a beautiful son; Eric Jon: Gloria
Peters, Barbara and Pauline Rushing and John Nash returned from Cleveland where they represented Michigan at
the Bahai~s Youth Conference.... A big orchid should go
to Mrs. Etta Artis... the wonderful ~surprise~ party given
for 83 years young Mrs. Anna Wright was HER brainchild.

1957 United Negro
College Fund Begins.A series of radio and TV programs for the United
Negro College Fund~s 14th annual appeal will be opened by Lee Hastings Bristol, national campaign chairman, on Sunday, March 31, over the ABC Radio Network~UNCF regular choir program. The March 381
program will feature the choir of Huston-Tillotson ColPivin~ of Austin, Tex., under the direction of Aaron M.

ash.
The goal sought for the
1957 appeal fs $2,000,000. Volunteer committees will solicit funds in more than 100 cifies across the country. As na_ tional campaign chairman,
Mr. Bristol, president of Bristol-Myers Co., will direct all
fund-r aising activities,

First of the choirs to be heard

the choirs Wiley College, Marshall, Tex. (March 17); and
Johnson C. Smith University,
Charlotte, N. C. (March 24). And
on March 31, the Huston-Tillotson program with Lee Hastings
Bristol. These programs are presented as a public service by
the ABC Radio Network in ~coeperation with the UNCF.

Why were stars like Jean Mc
old~

night classes at Loyola univer-}

during the month of March will
be that of Texas College, Tyler,
Tex. (March 3).

Other UNCF college choirs to
be featured during March are:
The Glee Club of Spelman Col
The program series originates
from New York City over WABC at 10:35 to 11:00 A.M. They
are rebroadcast at local programming times ovevr some 140
stations of the ABC Radio Net
lege, Atlanta, Ga. (March 10);

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