The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, November 07, 1953, Image 1
VOL. xxvrn.?NO. ft. ,
D. C. Government
Of Hiring Bias In i
My Alice A. Punnigan
Washington?(A N P)-The District
government, keeping pace
wit.h federal policy, announced last
week that beginning Nov. 1? all
new contracts'tQ_j?vhich the District
~ of Columbia is a party will contain
a ciause requiring contractors to
prohibit all forms^of discrimina
Con in employmehr: ~ ^
The announcement was made by
Samuel Spencer, president of the
board of commission, rs of the Dis
?v trict of Columbia, in a letter ad*.dressed
to Vice President Richard
M. Nixon* chairman pf the President's
Committee on "Government
Contracts.
, In absence of Vice President
Nixon from the country the letter
was presented in person by the
Board of Commissioners', president
to the Secretary of Labor William
Mitchell, the .Highest ranking mem
ber of the President's committee in
the city.
. In commenting on this new order
.before the press-radio television
1 .news conference in the Secretary's
office, the commissioner pointed out
that the clause to inserted in District
contracts is identical to * the
one placed in all federal contractV
buck in 1P41 or '4*2. It states:
"In connectoin with the performance
Of Work" under this contract,
the contractor agrees not to discriminate
against any employee or
applicant for employment because
of race, creed, color-are national"
origin; and further agrees to insert?the?foregoing
provisions in
-aR-sub-contracts .hereunder, excent
_! sub-contracts for standard "com fne'r
cial supplies or for raw materials."
The clfort of this order I is to
? bring the-practice of the District
government coninletelv into line.
' with that of the federal govern"
rhhet with respect to this matter
declared Spencer. ~~~"
??The- commlisionor cTccTared that
> this is the first step in a series of
"orders which the District government
is preparing to clear up racial
discrimination in the local govern
? ' : r?jr
Although Spencer WQuId. " not
comment further on future jdans,
?itrnrrtnYlorod lhaTTTielocal government,
supported b.v the White
House, will issue within a few days
a fair employmentopractices order
in t.he government of the District
of Columbia.
The'contract order issued Monday
was the result of conferences
held between members of the
rresmrru v < omin;ttec on uovernment
Contracts an:! members of I ho
hoard of the commissioners.
Bishop Spottswooi
Trying To Save G
l?) Alice A. I)uni?rttan (
Washington?(A \T P)-I''uneral
sc vices for Mrs. Viola l?. Spottsw<
od, wife of Bishop Stephen (Jill
Si ntitswood, Weii' hold at John
\\ jsle,v A. M. K. Zion church last
w ok with at least a .half dozen
ln_;hous participating. ?
The e'llojjy was delivered by
ri z-lir.rA PnnifMTtn (' A llitvnn (?f
I' .ikidelplua, lifelong-friend of the.
Spottswood family. Bishop H. T.
M dford of the District of Columbia
read the 39th Psalms, and Bishcp
.1. W. Martin of Chicago, the
90 h Psadm. Bishop D. C. Pope of
Africa delivered the invocation and
Bishop R. L. Jones of North CarodtTTirTf^rd
the ohiturary. .
Bis.hop W. J. Walls of Chicago
s| ike for the A ME Zion "Tjoard of
Bishops, A telegram was rend
from Bishop and Mrs. Herbert Bell
Shaw who were unable to attend
tl e funeral because the Georgia
conference was then in session.
Mrs. Spottswood lost her life
S.' turd ay morning Oct. 24 when at-,
tempting to rescue her ttvo grandchildren
from a fire which originat
ed in the basement apartment of
~ their home where her daughter and
two grandsons, ages 4 and 5
lived.
Police reported that Stephen, the
older of the two boys claimed that
he became frightened from a had
dream, dreaming that a bogey man
was chasing ? him. He jumped up
from bed and struck a match which
ignited some papers, and the clothes
in the closot caught fire.
Smelling the smoke upstairs,
Bishop Spottswood awakened his
wife telling her to call their daughter,
Mrs. Aleyrle N'ix^n, who lived
downstairs. When there was no ret
%
t
A^uoctt^d
Ml Its Contracts
Spencer claimed that he did not
know t.hat the District government
contracts lacked a non-discrimina- I
tory clause until it was brought to
his attention by the President's?
committee. .
' ' ''
' Khen a reporter asked the commissioner
if it is to be assurped that
there has been discrimination in
employment in t.he past he only
replied- that reporters would have
to draw their own conclusions. In
a community like' this, he added, _
undoubtedly there have been some
coitl.actors' piacticing discrimination.
' .
j When asked if t.his new" order
I would affect utilities winch sell
[services to the District government
such as the 'Capital Transit comj|1any
and the telephone company,
the commissioher .only stated that
the clause would be inserted in all
new Cbtitllicts, but no attempt
would be made, to negotiate contracts
already signed. This question ,v
would have to ^ome up when the
old contracts-expired-and new ones?
were required. ^
It lias been rumored, however,
that the new District FEPC ordfer,
which is now being drafted, will
affect the two controversial utilities
now under fire because of their
bias policy in hiring.
-Spencer estimated that the new
contracts would affect about $30,000,000
worth of contracts in addition
to about Sf^OOO.OOiL-purcha*ed
with federal aid. The greatest
amount, of. money for contracts
will he nsed for construction incltiding
buildings, sewers and water
facilities and highways. The remainder
are contracts.* for various
supplies, he said. "
(commillionc"^ ^uj^^ ***''.
-handled the same as yny otherj
violation on^thc^ hiw^in ^ J).^ C. ^Ci>m- j
doubt go to the corporation counsel
and he would attempt to see if he
could work out some sort of agreeIment
to remedy the problem*
. n tstricfr subcommittA^ of the
President's Committee on tiovcrn- ~~
ment Contracts is headed by John.
ffoftsevelt and includes 'spew?Mdv-chell,
Mrs. Helen Rogers Reifl,
AFL president George i?!?any and
.CIO president Walter Reuther.
j Xeither of the lal>or leaders was
.present at the meeting when this j'
j order was approved according to "
j Spencer. The order was unanimous
ly passed by those members present
including the other members of the ;
D. C. suFiC'onimitte, 1l:e D. C. Com- '
rnlssioners and Maxwell Ral4>, j
White House representative.
d's Wife Died
randchildren
*i> - ^
isponse to the telephone call the
Bishop rusTtcd to the basement luil
| was'.nnahlo" to", enter the apartment!
jbemuse of the fire.
When firemen arrived l-'iey i
'claimed thai the beds were on fire j
land two rooms wei'e damaged but j
[the bo>s were'nowhere to be fxmiwh L
I When another group of firenvh J
[arrived Bishop Spottswood told !
jthom his wife and one of the boys ,
| was stiij npssing.
A fire surgeon found Mrs. Spot - f
Is wood lying in the bathroom with j
her head*'iri t-he closed doorway
leading from the bathroom.
Firemen went to work to revive I
iher but it was too late. It was assumed
that Mrs. Spottswod not I
jicr.oauiK ncr young-grawis.on.s nan i
] escaped the blaze, went to rescue |
' bom from the fire. It is thought
that she was overcome by smoke
and died of ararbon monoxide
poi; oningyMANUAL
GANDHI KKI.KASKD
FROM PRISON ____ *
Pretoria, South Africa (ANP)Marilal
Gandhi, son of the late
Mahayma Gandhi, has been relcased
from iail this wi-pI- ifior ?inp:
88 days of a 50-day sentence
imposed for -his part in the definance
campaign against the
South African apartheid laws.
Gandhi complained that he was
treated rather roughly in t.he iail.
even though jail physicians had
put him on light prison work. Jail
authorities also refused in give -the
son of the famous Indian leader
the full diet laid down in South
African regulations.
! Gandhi has promised to issue
shortly a full report on the actual
treatment of Africans and Indians
in South African jails. (!V.))
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. Seals for Sale
uflfcr- ^ .1 Bj
sfHH
' ' " m&im
$*.- JJ++-. . ..mWBBHnt iiil lubu ,, vJu^il
?ajj-Jt Bobbie Branche
Miss Bobbie Branche, NAACP
ofiice manager, has for a second
consecutive year oeen designated
director of the Association's annual
Christmas Seal Campaign.
Last year the sale of these seals
netted the Association $38,000,
theiargestsum since the campaign
was initiated 27 years ago.
Miss Branche expects to exceed
that figure in 19?3.
ear .
lienor Grand
Secretary Of
Odd Fellows
? PhiladClbhia rf- -In recognition
of his untiling efforts and
lYiany service-- 51s grand secretary
' " the- (iri'.n.l * United Order of
Odd Endows in America?nrrd?drr^"
ri.-diction, .Jesse I.. Nicholas was
feted recently at a testimonial
t, annuel under the sponsorship of
th?' Boosters Committee of the
"District (irand Lodge?Xo.?1?efPennsylvania,
of which IOdward
S. Jones is (3rand Master, and
the jDistr-ict Grand Household of
Ruth No. 3 of Pennsylvania.
Samuel Evans was chairman of
the. bant,net?rrrrd .Vrr. beinics
Holmes of Aiilinuie, Pa. was
secret nr y? :
Evans servdd as master of ceremonies.
The welcome address
war. delivered by Deputy Grand
.Master Albert Wilson. Others
participating on the program
were Aaron Young, Miss Alberta
Bet t-diead. visiting members" of
the.(.rand Lodge including the
Giand Master, Ernest D. Cooke
of li'isto.n,, Ma.-s. and the Most
W >> 'h.v (iian-.l Superior of the
riT?tiscnoiu or num, ruiss
Susie- K. .los es, also of Huston.
Xielio.as, a 1'orinor school teach
er, is ip graduate of Hampton
ami .Morgan college and also attended
tin' Inivorsily of .Pennsylvania..
lie was secretary of
tin- .Maryland Slate Teachers As.
<}( iatioii for l.J years and its
pre. i u it. for three years, lie was
elected ,a life inemher because of
his valuable service to the Association.
He also served 10 years
a.-. eerctary of . the Interracial
CoTiii.-.Mon of .Maryland.
!li:J reTTu-nirii Ids teachinjr position
in o. iter to serve the 'Odd
Feilows as a grand .director and
later as the deputy grand inas?
ter. lie ws installed as Grand
6>ecretar/0 of tin; Owler in January,
rail/.
lt
.MASS MKM'nNO AT BliTHlIL
GlltKUl NOV. D
Oeorgeiown?A citizen M ass
meeting at 1 Jet he! A.M.K Church
Monday night November 9th beginning
at K p.m. The purpose
of this meeting will he to prepare
the voters, on how to vote
in the coming city election here
November?iil. We. trust an.i urge
all qualified electors to conn- out
and get the proper instructions
on how to mark your ballots. Our'
business \yi i -ii?j?la?Hi'.t net 1 yrrx
to vote, not to inform you whom
to vote for. Remember voting is
everybody's. business, but it is
your business to vote. Vote as
you wish, but please vote.
lie at Bethel A. M. E. Church
Monday nijfht N'oy. 1).
The candidates for mayor: Sylvan
C- Rosen,?and?lister Weed;
For C ouncilman: Lewis H. Hutto,
Oliver H. Higgins, Cecil Schnieder,
Rev. 11. B. Duller Jr., W. R.
Weatherly and, Hollis Crommitte.
Announced Monday by G. S. Porcher,
chairman of the citizen's
committee, ' ?
Palmt
1MIHA, SOUTH CAROLINA, !
?. : ,
i BISHOP REIDANI
CONFERENCE PL
CHOIR," MUSICAL FES
CLOSING AT TOWNSH
NOVEMBER 15TIL~ CL
. ENCE ATTRACTING G
Plans .have been completed fdr F
(great closing services of both the F
Sodth Carolina Annual Conference ft
of the1 A. M. K. Church on Sunday, F
| November St.'i at County Auditor- A
:ium in Charleston, South Carolina C
and Columbia Annual Confer- F
ienre ,\vh!<di will close irf the Town- F
sj"iip Auditorium in Columbia, Nov- F
earlier i5ih. F
: X!k-> l?nverpnil R P. Sumntei". ?
hpxisU't* of Mt. Zion, Charleston, and ^
tli" Rove re nil. J. C. Bates pastor of ?
fct. .Tames, Columbia are the en- ?
1 B
tei'taining pastors who have made
elaborate plans for choir festivals ^
of niusic by inviting.the Senior and ^
iunibr choirs of the various churchi
# C
es to lead in the worship service
processionals* at 11 o'clock on the ^
respective Sunday mornings, all, of
which choirs. wi}l also be heard at 1
2 o'clock services in the auditori- ?
urns which will lead up to the ap??
po-ntmonts of the pastors for the ^
conference year, 1953-54. .
An outstanding feature of all the *
: Annual Conferences of the A. M. E.
Church in South Carolina this year *
ltir? been the urgent and persuasive
: appeal ma?e by ? Bishop Frank , 1
Madison Reid in behalf of the
$300,000 Endowment Drive fop ^
t. ' _ ^- 13
Alien University* Having account- , ,
"ctl for "something over $205,000 dur- j
iag the past year. Bishop Reid has
called upon all the churches thro- ,
I ' Tl
j i:ph the Pre?;iditifp-j:idorw, pastors
and leading laymen to join him in
the ''Home-Stretch" so as to reach
the goal of $300,000 hy.TWemhnr -1
'til. j i !: r * l 1
j ?>L!1 Willi.-II IS U1U UL'ctU 11IIC 1UI U1U
drive. With Thirty Five Thousand *
[dollars ($35,000) yet to ha raised *
(in less than two months the bishop *
states "Our goal can he and will ?
he reached if by faith and prayer, ?
we have the wilt, to <fir~sol"'
During the -Palmetto ard'
east^Confereaccx annong t'+torc whtn*
I ma'de wnrthwhi|j?- pgrgftribl gi/tlfi ^
[and pledges we, announce the fol-l^
(lowing: !*
Rev. W. H. Barnes 50.00 ?
jRcv, II. ~B. Butler ".. 50.00 ?
(Mrs. H. B. Butler 50.00,^
| Rev. J. B. Jennings 50.00 ^
R<?v. L. L. Farmer 50.00 ^
Rev. R. E. Brogdon ...... 50.00 ?
Rev. It. I. Lemon'' 50.00 ^
Rev. B. J. Glover 50.00 ^
;I!ev. B. J. Hutchinson .... 50.00 ^
I Rev. .J. A. DeLaine 50 00 ^
Miss Christine Brogdon ... 50.00 j?
Rev. C. A. Grant 25.00 ^
I Mrs. Pauline Lawrence .... 5.00 ^
Rev. W. D. Williams .-. 10.00 *
Rev. C. S. J. Mollette 25.00 *
'Mrs; Nancy Canty* 20.00)
Mfs. W. E. Richardson ... 5.00
Mrs. Prisejlla Warring .... 5 00 ^
Rev. VV. M. Midleton 50.00
Rev. W K. Richardson .... 50.00 *
Mrs. J. K. James .-. . . 5.00 J*
'Mrs. S. L. Boston 40.00
; Rev. J.J. Taylor 20.00 C
Mrs. Etta Singleton 5.00 ^
Llicv. O~-C. Dunbar 20.00 ^
Rev. L. A. Brown 50.00 11
Rev. Washington 5.0Q.
Dr. H. D. Stanton 60.00 a
'Rev. J. F. Tolhert .... 71.00 F
Daymen League 25.00 ^
Young Missionary Dept. ... 41.00 ^
Rev. C. B. J. Mollette 25.00 h
Rev. W T. Murray 25.00 A
iRev. J. E. James 50.00 f
Rev. W. M. Wright . 1ft"^ P
|Rev. "George Washington . . 10.0Q s
Rev'. J. H. Bryant 50.00 t]
Rev. Wm. Jackson 50.00 ^
Rev. Henry H. Cooper .... 10.00 a
I Rev: (I. L. Baylor 50.00
Rev-1. W. Washington .... 10.00 "
; Pi.v \v F ?Pi/.hnwi3nn 5ft nn -V
Rev. 1>. 'W. Washington . . . , 25.00 v
.Itovi J. n. Williams . r. :T. 35.00" *
iRev. Frank White 50.00 ,F
jRov. T. D. McClam ........ 50J}0 n
| Rev. C. Lev/is .... . . . . .... 85.00 n
Rev. S. H, T1 iitehinttijti?r. . -?OOJKh
j Mrs, J. S. WUliams V. 26.00 J
Rev. I). L. Johnson 25.00
! Rev. D. 11. Chisolm "15.00
Mr. Saul. Wilson 10.00 J
j Rev. S. Randolph 30.00
I Rev. S. B. Burgess 5.00
| Mr. James Brown 5.00 E
Sir. Hughes, Georgetown .. 10.00 V
Rev. Jacob MeCrnn ...< 5.00 C
Mr. Raymond Ma/.ick . ,r.?.5.00 s
Mr; Ransom Scott 10.00 T
Rev. Wm, Jacksoji 20.00 ti
Rve. Wm. Capers 6.00
Rev. Theodore Chisolm .... 5.00 a
Mr. Wm. Jenkins 5.00 ii
Mr. Wm, Goodwater ...... 10.00 f
Mrs. Ludn Snow 5.00 tl
1 ? *'
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SATURDAY, NEVEMBER <
VOUNCES
ANS
TIVATj feature
IP AUDITORIUM SUNDAY
IARLESTON CONFERREAT
CROWDS.
lev. W. L. Lcwallcn 7.00
Lev. Harrison J. Bryant . . 10.00
Ir. S. L. Thomas 10.00
Lev. R. A. Brown 50.00
illen Crusaders 102.00
ommisf" ;h en Evangelism 29.00
lev. C. C. Burgessv 50.00
lev. T. D. McCiam 10.00
lev, D. J. Gadson ........ 50.00
lev. J. E. Thomas" , 50.00
lev. J. S. Coe j.. . . 50.00
lev. M. F. Robinson 50.00
lev. E. F. G. Dent 50.00
lev. L. B. Burgess 50.00
lev. W. D. C. McClary .... 50.00
lev. J. C. Quarles 50.00
lev. L. A. Nichols , 10.00
lev. E. V. Gibbs ......... 50.00
lev. A. G. Stokes ........ 10.00
lev..A. G. Stokes 10.00
lev. S. Cliism .......... 10.00
Irs. Mary Alice James . . . 45.00
lev. J. R. Richardson 10.00
ley. J. J. Jackson ........ 10.00
lev. S. S. Burroughs . 10.00
lev. Italy McFadden '. 10.00
lev. R. C. Wright ........ 10.00
Ir. J. B. Conyous 10.Q0
Irs. Sarah Lloyd 10.00
lev. W. M. George 10.00
lev. H B. Andrews 10.00
Irs. Lucy Collins ........ 20.00
lev. J. F. Stanley 10.00
lev. I. W. Janerette_ 50.00.
lev. L. J. Hyman ........ 50.00
lev. Wm. McDonald ltl.00
lev. Toney Slater:........ 10.00
lev. W. E. Gainey 10.00
PAID ON PLEDGES
1(>V R T MfRryrlrt . 5th0fr
lev. ,'W. E. Gainey 20.00
lev. J. JL- Richardson m , ^MM>Q
lev. M. Simmons 25.00
lev. H. P. Page-r^r.20.00
lev. R. Benjamin 90.00
lev. J. M. Davis 90.00
lev.. G. H. Moore ... r;v.. 100.00
tev. K. r. ge ?
tevr- J. T; Hemmlng-way .. 20.00
C Rirhhnrg ., r-r-^?2*M)0
lev. E. V. Gibbs 75.00
lev. G. W. James 10.00
Ipv. G. W. James 10.00
lev. R. H. Williams -50.00
lr. Oscar Grant 30.00
lev. R. Bacote 25.00
lev. S. W. Ford ham <" 30.00
tev. T. H. Davis . ., 20.00
lev. G. C. Gause ........ 50.00
lev. A. A. Redden '. 50.00
lev.'S. D. Johnson 20.00
lev. Hardy Sims ......... 15.00
lev. R. W. Williams ...... 30.00
lev. E.J. Gallashaw ...... 10.00
lr. Arthur Neai 5.00
li9 T. W. Williams . 5.00
I'issionary Workers
Friendship Circuit 100.00
>r. D. H. Stanton 20.00
ay men League 25.00
OLUMBIA CONFERENCE'S
ACTIVITIES
The sessions of the Columbia
inference will be .held in St.
ames A. M. E. Church 445 Henerson
Street during the day and
le Welcome Program on Wednesday
night hot because of the large
ttendance for the Thursday and
riday sessions on Thursday nig.ht
[ovember 12th and Friday night
lovember 13th, the sessions will be
eld in the Auditorium of Bethel
l. M. E. Church at the corner of
aylor and Sumter streets. And as
reviouslv stated _the Sunday hqhion
November 15th beginning with
he Sunday School and closing
rith the appointments will be held
t the Township Auditorium.
Thursday night will be the anual
educational rally for Allen
University at which time the 75
oice choir of Allen University
rill be heard aTTtT addresses by the
'resident and Dean of the Semiary.
Friday night will be the anual
youth talent night. Guest
mith?choir will?come- from The"
lortheast Conference from St.
ohn A. M. E. Church, Marion. ,
1EW ORLEANS SENIOR WINS
RIP TO HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles?(A N P)-Willie
)empsey Jr. a senior at Booker T.
Vashington High school, New
hieans, La. won a vocal contest
ponsored by WDSU, New Orleans
V. station. The contest was irira-city
and int^racial.
As a prize, Dempsey was given
trip" to Hollywood where he sang
i a NBC Choir and appeared in a
ilm short. He was guest singer on
ie Voices of Vietory telecast.
leabe;
r, 1953 ~ * "
Dr. Bunche
Praises UN
New York?(AN1l)-Div Ralph
Bunchc last week praised the woi
of the United Nations and sa
"there are no grounds for disa
pointment or discouragement wi
lit."
In an interview^ with the Amei
can Newsreels, the director of tl
UN trusteeship division, in cor
menting on the significance United
Nations Week, appealed f
nations and peoples to support tl
UN. Apiong other things, he sai
"In th historic effort of tl
United Nations to achieve a ju
and peaceful world order, the cr
'cial test involves the attitudes
it hp whrlH's npnnlp? Wp must nn
Ist&ntly combat the apathy and i
differences of people, their lack
awareness, their inability to eoi
'prebend how international even
directly affect tiheir self interest,
j "The UN needs and merits tl
active support of all of us. It is tl
peoples' business, for how can ci\
lization and mankind survive ai
I progress unless we have peace; u
less people are free; unless the
^s hope for progressively improvii
{'living standards for all people; u
less there is morality and justi
I international as well as nation*
I unless racial and religious bigotri
[arc completely eliminated and v
lean cultivate a true spirit
brotherhood among men?"
PAY FINAL TRIBUTE TO MB
HAYNES, 1ST NEGRO
! SECRETARY j*OF-'YWCA_
New York?(A N P)?Fu'ner
services were held in famed A by
sinian Baptist church ?-Thtrrsdti
Oct. 29, for Mrs. Elizabeth Ro
Haynes, prominent social work<
YWCA secretary and author w
died earlier in the week at N<
Afork City Medical Center after
long illness.
Born in Lowndes county, A1
Mrs. ILaynes was the first Neg
secretary for the naitonal YMC
she ad taught school in Galyestc
Toxas, prior to becoming active
- "Y"'wurk. .
She was married to Dr. Geor
"Edmund tjaynes, - well-kno>
sociologist and educator. After h
marriage to Dr. Haynes, she i
sumed her work with the YMCA.
1923 she was elected o membersh
on the national board of the c
ganization.
.... During World .War I, Mrs. Ha
nes served as a. Dollar-a-Year \V
man for the women's bureau of t
U.S.A. department of labor. S
also assisted as a volunteer in t
division of Negro economics of tb
department. ' "* ,
A graduate of Fisk universi!
Mrs. Haynes was the adthor
I NT nnrrnnc in ririlnnctip Qnrvipo
the United States," "Unsu
Heroes," and more recently, "T
Black Boy of Atlanta." The latt
is a historical account of the li
and achievements of Maj. Richa
Rohcrt Wright, pioh
,.AME JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO
MEET NOV. 8-10 IN BROOKLY
Cleveland?(ANP)-The Judic
Council of the African Method
Episcopal Church the churcl
highest appeals body .will hold ;
first meeting Nov. 8-10 in Broo
lyn, it was announced by the Cou
cil president, Judge Perry B. Ja
son of the Cleveland Municir
court.
At this meeting the Council w
take care of matters^ oiLappeal a
interpretation and also rules a
procedure. There will be no or
presentations, i>ut church mei
hers are invited to submit in wr
ten forms various matters to t
acting secretary, Atty. VV. C. B
ford, 606 VV. Walnut st. Louisvil
IKy.
AH sessions of t.he Council w
be held at the St. George hotel,
Clark st, in Brooklyn.
The Council will be guests
1 Arthur I,, Form, ar member,, a:
also a prominent undertaker a
president of the Fitst Distri
Laymen's League.
Bishop D. Ward Nichols of t
First district (he is secretary
the Bishop's Council- will deliv
tfie sernlon at a dedication ai
consecration service Sunday N
8;.
This opening of the Judici
Council will climax a struggle
the A ME Church for such a boi
which is believed will become
curb to-ithe great powers of t
church's, bishops. It was official
established at t.Jie Quadrenni
meeting of the AME Church
May, t9R2.
t
The 62nd Session of
Annual Conference
i
rk The -above ' Annua' Conference trs
id met in BetheT'A. M. E. Church, i
p- Darlington, S. C. Oct. 21, 1U53, The bie
th At. Rev. Frank Madison Reid A. M. to
D D. of the Seventh Episcopal Jol
i- District presiding Bishop of South em
he Carolina. Ca
n- "prs. J. E. Thomas* J. S. Coe, M. De
of F. Robinson, and D. G. Gadson Re
or Presiding Elders, Rev. L. B. Bur- Co
he gess entertaining pastor., the
dr The Rev. E. F. G. Ddnt preached "A.
he the Annual Sermon, and Rev. R. Co
st C. Wright the Missionary Sermon. ;
u- jBoth?of the ministers preached as cje,
of jnever before, and the Holy Spirit
n" was among us, so we all quaffed gtj
n* from the spring of inspiration. Br
Qur own Dr. E. A. Adams presided j^t
n- XVodnocdnv nifrfii! c*a.
-.f VV...WWUMJ OU
ts Too much cannot be said of Bis- Ga
I hop Reid, that dynamic leader of jsji,
he men, a born leader. Not one harsh Ge
lie word to ministers or laymen was
'b?j-heard in t-h? conference. Bishop To
Reid presided like a Big Brother to ua
n" all. South Carolina is proud of Be
re him, and we are following his r.
leadership. Bishop Reid is determin Til
n" ed to endow" Allen University. In Ne
ce all our colleges and universities, Br
> we have, what is known as a rg(
cs chancellor, and may I say our Ms
ve schools would not be what they are j0]
if we did not have them. I mean Da
the- -bishops raises the?moneyr"ahcr nie
""no one in the church can raise
S. money like a bishop. ' Pri
Bishop Reid has asked S. C. to Re
_ raise $300,0000 for Allen Univ. In tio
the Northeast Conference, the four pel
al {stalwart Presiding Elders receiv- \yi
rs- cd the message from the Bishop to y.t>
tyr raise our endowment money, and g]v
ss ministers, and congregations went Br;
ir, after it. So on Thursday night Dr. . 0n:
ho J. E. Beard presided. Dean James |iar
:w and Dr. S. R. Higgins, President of Be
_? Allerv Univ. brought great mess- E.
ages to us. We raised that night Re
$6,859.00. It looks like we are go- Ct.
ro infc to make the grade. At this Re
A* writijrg we have had seven districts e.
>n, to report, and all have done wel^, Al
in but tho SiirfttP.r District so far is 1 Mt
- the only one to report fn full, and An
??--the- eeribe-ia^a member of this ~
iVn district. , to
ier On Thursday night was Rally Re
'e- night and Dr. J. E. Thomas, P. E. tio
In of the Florence District was crown- gR
l?P ed king. Rev? and Mrs. L. B. 3}ur- St.
)r" gess went out of the way. to give art
us a great entertainmehcv-fr Was St<
y- like it was seven or eight years Jai
o- ago when Dr. Gibbs was pastering i Re
he the same church. So Bethel in I Re
he Darlington is a graet church. Rev. be
he and Mrs. Burgess .had things so ar doi
iat ranged that the people were ask- pj?
ing for'ftiftre delegates. In other iar
ty> words he did not have enough Da
delegates for the people. Sunday G.
*n morning we worshiped in St. John Ct
High School White auditorium, am
he There is a spirit of fine cooperation Mc
er between White and Colored peo- ?
ife pic, just like it ought be every R0
r(l where. Rev. Burgess is a great Zi<
??deader. Re
Bishop Frank Madison Reid W
preached Sunday morning as never Sti
rN before; A Star In My Sky. The Ar
ial people were shbuitng up in the Re
ist balcony. I Was not there on the M(
v's Day of Pentecost, hut I thought of Do
its that day while the man of God Ur
k- preached the word with so much Ne
n- power. Ch
ck Immediately after tthe sermon th<
ial Bishop Reid read the appointments, lej
The following ministers were Gil
1 THE NATIONAL PI
i WHEATLEY FOUN
he
u- Cleveland, O. ? Simultaneous?fei
le, with the announcement that the m<
NationaDPhilliH Wheatley Fouudg
ill tion, Inc., had achieved its 1953 $3
51 student aid goal. Miss Jane E. Ft
Hunter, national director, submitt- inj
?' ?d the foundation's national??an
nd- graiffto more than 600 high schools to
nd and colleges in seven states. ?- fo
ict Preliminary surveys indicated $5
that the program, "Opening the 19
he Door to Achievement," would meet Fc
of with great enthusiasm and may wl
er well be adopted as .an extra-cir- on
nd ricular activity in" many of the
fo. schools. Its climax will he in the
200th anniversary celebration on in
ial May TlTr' o?- the birth of Phillis th
in Wheatley, the Negro poetess for en
dy whom the Foundation is -named, ha
a From the brilliant slave's record fu
he of struggle for self-betterment the th<
!ly Foundation has taken its incentive Be
ial and states as its aims: to promote ioi
in fellowship, social welfare, to aid In
hnd assist worthy girls?who are lai
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PRICE:'TEN CENTS
the Northeast
Is Now History
insfered:
Dr. D. G. Gadson to the Columi
Conference; Rev. F. Singletary
the Columbia Conference, Rev.
hn Reid to the Central Conferee,
Rev. J. L. Fogle to the South ,
rolina Conference, Rev. E. F. G.
nt to the-Columbia Conference,
v. D. J. Zfeigler to the Piedmont
nference, Rev. C. C. Richbarg to
; Columbia Conference, Rev. fe.
Williams to the North Carolina
nference.
Dr. J. E. Thomas, Presiding Elr
-Florence District; Mt. Zion
ation, Dr. I. W. Janei rtte; Bethel
ation, Rev. L. B. Burgess; ill 11
anch Station, Rev. I. McFadden;.
. Sinai . Circuit, Rev. A. G.
ikes; Centerville Ct., Rev. W. E,
niney; Kingsburg, Rev. Alonzo
chols; St. Paul, Rev. |W.. M.
orge; Oak Grove, Rev. D. W.
finson; Emanuel and Mt. Tabor,
Be Supplied, Trinity Chapel
rdv Sims. Howard Chapel, To
Supplied; St. Paul Sta. Rev.
Bacote; Savannah Grove and
nmonsville, Rev. L. P. McGill;
w Hope Mission; Rev. J. R.
own, Jordan Chapel, Rev.- Geo- _
? Norwood; Lamar and St,:
itthew, Rev. Albert Williams; St. ,
fin and Lodabar, Rev. T.' H. ,
vie; Jiethel Mission, Rev. Ben-?.
t Green.
Dillon Districti-Dr. J? S. Coc,
[ siding Elder." Bethel Station,
v. S. M, Hughes; Mt. Zion Sta
n, To Be Supplied; Weston Cha!_
Station, Rev. R. C. Wright;
se Chopel, Rev. S. D. Johnson;
enezer Sta., Rev. S. S. Burrous;
Union Station, Rev. R. L. Mcyde;
Floydale Ct., Rev. M. Simj;
Robinson Ct. Rev. R. W. Will ns;
St. Matthew Ct., Rev. R.
njamin; Leven Green Ct., Rev.
J. Gallashown,; Mt. Zion Ct'.,
v. H. H. Munnerlyn, Pine Hill
,, Rev. T. J. Moore; St. Mark, . ^
v. H. P. Fludd; Little Zion, Rev. ':J&
P. Page; Bethea Mission, Rev.
exandcr McBrise; Brownville and
ideyson. _?-?
Marion District-Presiding Elder
be supplied; St. John Station,
v. S. W. Fordham; Bethel Sta- ^
n, Rev. W. D. C. McClary; Sin- :tary
Station, To be Supplied;
Mary Station, Rev. J. R. RichIson;
Bucksport Ct., Rev. L. R.
jverson; Myrtle Beach Ct., Rev.
mes Leonard; Little River Ct.,
v. J. J. Jackson; Friendship Ct.
v. G. B. Ellerbe; Conway Ct., To
Supplied; Popular and Mace
lia Ct., Rev. J. H. Hughes; Mt.
Station, Rev.?R. II. Willns;
Britten Neck Ct., Rev. James .
vis; Gallivant Ferry Ct., Rev.
G. Gause; St. John' and. Loris
., Rev. J C. McClam; Cool Spring
d Moore's Chapel^ Rev. P. H.
>ore.
Sumter District?Dr. M. F.
ibinson, Presiding Elder. New
)n. Rev. L. J. Hyman^Mtr'-QHvTr:
v. G. H Moore; Mayesville, Rev.
M. Gant; Bethel, Rev. J. F,
anley; St. Luke, Rev. H. B.
idrews; St. John, Rev. A. A.
dden; Mt. Pleasant, Rev. R. N. .
>ses; Unionville, Rev. W. M. Mcnald;
St. Paul, Rev. T. J. Slater;
lion Station, Rev. S. Chism;
:w Bethel, To be Supplied; Quinn
apel, Rev. E. L. Baker: St. Mat.
;ws Mission, Rev. Steven Bradr;
Wayman Chapel, Rev. E. V.
>bs.
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41LL1S
DATION, Inc.
siTOTrs"6'f improving their mental,
?ral and econntnir ntatua."
Tfie_~Foundat?on has a total of
0,000 in tl.? Endowment Trust
inds, and oth ? investments totalis
more than $10,000. Ftqbi this -~
-tncnme^WTn he derived sufficient
send three students to college
r four years on scholarshins of
00 a year. At the end of the
58 anniversary celebration, the ?
tundation will tare *li,00 income
lich will he added to aid students
the collegiate level.
The Foundation was incorporated
1947, eleeted a board of trustees
at year and the following year
eated a fiscal board to dtrect the
ndling of the endowment trust
nds. Further information about
e program and scholarships can
secured by writing to The Natlal
Phillis Wheatley Foundation,
c., 2170 East 46th Street, Clevend
8, Ohio. . _