Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1956 — Page 4

4—The Indianapolis Recorder, July 14, 1956

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By RICHARD C. HENDERSON

Keeping a number of people busy last week was the visit of Miss Frances Hicks, a former resident of this city, who, after visiting in Japan for a while, is now in the Labor Department of the Federal Government, working with the Latin-American division. Visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCall, and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hicks, she was accompanied by T ^ i n j Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Kelly and Mr and Mrs. Larry Falwell and their young son, Donald, who sdh* Laurence, of St. Lnuis, and were en route to Oklahoma to £ e CP are ? ts ’ Mr and Mrs. Ernest visit relatives and friends. Battles have returned from ChiMrs. McCall entertained with a cago, where they were guests of reception welcoming them on their the elder Mrs. BaUles s brother first night, June 28. Assisting as sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. hostesses at the beautifully-ar- Harry Beasley, and son and daugh-i-anged affair were Mesdames ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mercer Mance, Walter Rasdell, “ a tt* es - . Ralph Rowe, Lionel F. Artis, The Falwells spent the weekJames O. Martin and Martha Ann end here, returning Sunday to St. Bradley and the Misses Leslye L° U1S leaving Laurence, who Henderson. Ruth English, Mary 18 spending a month with his Alice Wells and Janice Hicks, fi: and P are ^ ts a £ d and aimt - niece of the honoree. ^^ K an ?».^ rs ’ tfrank Battles Mrs. Louis Maxey sent orchid The Misses Jill and Dona Mane corsages for Miss Hicks and Mrs. Shelton, granddaughters of Mr Kelly, while bouquets were sent and Mrs. Ben Lane, left last week by Mesdames F. D. Hummons and f °r Detroit, where they will live Robert Wells and the Cleopatra with their mother, Mrs. Vida Lane Club Roach, a teacher in the public During that weekend Miss Hicks school system there. As most of went to French Lick to visit an y° u know, she formerly taught aunt, Mrs. Dan Hughes. Aetum- here - ing, she was feted on Monday of last week at a dinner party by the Cleopatra club, a group of which she was formerly a member. Members enjoying that affair were Mesdames Rasdell. Rowe, Martin and Bradley and Miss Lucy Carter. On Tuesday Miss Henderson was hostess to Miss Hicks and her sister-in-law at a theater-luncheon party, while on Thursday of last week Miss Wells entertained at

luncheon.

On Saturday Miss Hicks had the pleasure of seeing her nephew, Ronald Hicks, win his first “heat” at the Soapbox Derby. With the Kellys returning that afternoon, the Hickses entertained at a buffet supper honoring Miss Hicks and the Kellys. Quite a number of couples were on hand to bid the visitors adieu. They left for Washington on

Sunday.

Speaking of visitors. Miss Naomi J. Thomas is here from New York City visiting her brother and sis-ter-in-law, Lieut. Cmdr. and Mrs. E. P. Thomas, and her parents. Rev. and Mrs. S. S. Thomas, while en route home from San Francisco, where she attended the NAACP national convention. Field consultant with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, with headquarters in America, Naomi has studied family life on many of the British Isles and in this country, constantly traveling in the interest of the federation. Mrs. Thomas, incidentally, was hostess, alon? with Mrs. Reba Diggs, at a surprise birthday party last Friday for the latter’s mother, Mrs. Rebecca Mills, of Houston, and her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Henry. Assisting as hostesses w-ere Mrs. George Long and Miss Willa Thomas, while guests were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bartlett and Mesdames Nora Phillips, Essie Ray and Edith Banks. Mrs. Lela Loraine Pickett, Washington, D. C., was July Fourth guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mullens and children, Joan Irene and Leonard, Jr., Middletown, O., spent the weekend with his aunt, Mrs. Myrtle Mullens, and cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mullens, and their little daughter, Denise IIleane, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hayes and son, Guy. Mrs. Myrtle Mullens recently spent a week in Peru with her son, Chester, who has been employed there for about a year.

(Chatting with the By ELSA JACKSON

WEDDING PLANNED: Mark A. Cravens, Sr., 1029 Burdsal Parkway, and Mrs. Gladys Cravens, 2445 Rader street, announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Norma Jeanette, to Rev. James L. Cummings, 2253 Martindale avenue, sen of Andrew Cummings, St. Louis. The wedding will take place Saturday, July 28, at 6:30 in First Baptist Church, North Indianapolis. Revs. F. F. Young and M. L. Breeding will officiate.

Uppermost in our minds at this particular time is the trip to Cincinnati and the C.nerama. The “Seven Wonders of the World” has been magnificently done by Lowell Thomas. Leaving the club home a 7 Sunday morning, the 33 persons made the zoo their first stop. There we had lunch spread under the trees, enjoyed the animals, birds, reptiles, etc. Then to town for the Capitol theater and the marvelous

Cinerama. For most of us it was

a first experience. We wene held J ea p Helm, and Louis Nelson of spellbound for two hours and a Indianapolis at St. Augustine’s half. When this pictorial extrava- Church and was maid-of-honor. ganza was over, we felt we had Percy Curry, also of Indianapolis,(

not seen pictures, but had actually was best man. b een traveling. ♦ ♦ ♦

This I will say: It certainly be- Miss Nellie Grace Johnson, hovtfs each one of you to go and Princeton, Ky., was house guest see for yourself. You will have no of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward regrets. Richardson, 3154 Ethel avenue, last The fitting climax to a day well week. She is a graduate of the

spent was our visit to the Cincin- Paducah Barber School,

nati Conservatory, where we saw ,, „ * * , . , the beautiful tropical plants, flow- , Mrs. Hattie Thompkins and ers, shrubs and trees. daughter, Mrs. Jessie Garden en-

* * * tertamed at a barbecue m their

The board of directors met Mon- beautiful back yard last Saturday day night of last week and recom- afternoon. Guests were Raymond mended that the FAC workers ? aulkl l er °l And ? rs °? : a " d hold a conference. At a special Mrs- Sam Barnett, Mrs. Cleotha meeting the following Friday night ^ 1SS M* nme Rhodes and

plans were completed for such a Adrain Ecton

conference to be held July 23 at

5:45 in the beautiful yard of the Three members of the Golden home of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Circle Girls club are now grand Barnes, Sr., 2702 Caroline avenue, officers in the Order of the Eastern Committee chairmen will report Star, having been appointed at on their activities for the year, the recent grand session in New after which barbecue will be pre- Albany. pared by James Sanders, and other Mrs. Freddie Douglass is cargoodies prepared by committees shal-in-the-west, Mrs. Clo Woolwill be enjoyed. The conference ridge is grand organist, and Mrs. will adjourn at 8. 1 Willa Owsley is grand trustee. Mrs. Rebecca Smith is chair- Other member-officers are Mesman of the sooial committee. dames Ethel B. Smith, district * * * deputy grand matron, District II; The regular FAC meeting Mon- Helen A. Perkins, worthy grand day night was well-attended, and matron, and Pearl Willis, conducseveral committees made inter- tress of Pride of the West Chapter esting reports. No. 45, OES. Mrs. Emma McKnight, chair- Your reporter, also a member man of the health and welfare of the Golden Circle Girls, is seccommittee, told us that the an- retary of District II and Eleckta

WINS CONTEST: William Gregory Lowe, son .of Mr. and Mrs. William Lowe, 420 W. 39th St., won first prize in the baby contest sponsored by the Gospel Messengers recently at Penick Chapel AME Zion Church. Mrs. Edith Patton is president of the group, and Rev. B. H. Barnett is pastor of

the church.

Mt. Zion Missionary Group Entertain Delegates from State The Lott Carey Missionary Society of Mt. Zion Baptist Church were to entertain delegates to the 35th annual sess'on of the General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Indiana, Inc., meeting at the church, with a reception on the Liwn of the home of the pastor and his wife. Rev. and Mrs. R. T. Andrews, 4211 Sunset avenue, on Thursday evening of | thtis week. j The committee headed by Mrs. Mrs. May me Darden is presiWillie M. Johnson had made elab- dent of the Lott Carey Missionorate plans for the affair, using ary Society and served as coordi- : pink and white as a color scheme nator of the reception with Mrs. ' to complement the flower garden Ethel Rogers, president of the with its wide variety of color. Union District Association. Serving on the committee with Rev. R. T. Andrews, as pastor Mrs. Johnson were Mesdames Mercedes King. Frances Clark, ° r ,hc hosl chur<h 18 host to the Ora Lee Thomas. Elizabeth Shep- Present session. He is president herd and Ollie M. Weeks. of the convention.

Miss Joan Louise Holley, Evansville, Becomes Bride in Church Ceremony

BISHOP WOMACK, SON CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS Bishop A. W. Womack, 4244 North Capitol avenue, and his son, Robert W. Womack, observed their birthday Tuesday, July 10. Bishop Womack is a former pastor of Phillips Temple CME Church.

GERMANY - BOUND: Sgt. Riley Zackery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Zackery, 1520 East 19th street, a veteran of the Korean Situation, is en route to Frankfort, Germany, where he will serve as an automobile mechanic specialist. A former worker at the post office here, he intends to make the Army his career after hav-. ing served in Hawaii, Guam, Manila, Okinawa and Japan. He went to Fort Dix, N. J., after visiting his wife, Mrs. Jean Zackery, 1060 W. 29th street, and will go to Germany from there.

EVANSVILLE — Rev. Arthur Jelks heard the doublering 1 marriage vows of Miss Joan Louise Holley and Warren Banks, who were married Saturday, June 30, in Alexander AME Church here. The church altar was banked with palms, standards of carnations and candelabra, while the pews were marked with riblxm hows and ivy leaves. Mrs. Eva Brooks played music preceding the ceremony and during the plighting of the vows. She also accompanied the soloist, Miss Jacques Thompson, who sang “The Lord’s Prayer." Mrs. Mabel C. Holley is mother of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. MEchell Pettigrew are the

groom’s parents.

Jason Rodgers, uncle of the bride, escorted her to the altar. Her wedding fown was of imported Chantilly lace, made with a long waistline and crushed satin sash. Accordion-pleated net formed a chapel-length train, while the sleeves were brief. Her fingertip veil fell from a Juliet cap trimmed with seed pearls. She carried a white Bible on which was mounted a white orchid. Miss Bernice Holley, cousin of the bride, served as maid-of-honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Doloris Edwards, Evansville; the Misses Ann and Patricia Thompson, St. Louis; Mrs. Yvonne Toliver, Evansville, and Mrs. Mary McCray, St. I^ouis. They wore identical ballerinalength gowns of pink nylon trimmed with daisies and worn over hoop skirts. Miss Holley’s gown was fashioned like those of the bridesmaids, hut in chartreus. All attendants wore pearl earrings,

gifts of the bride.

Emuel Long, St. Louis, was best man for Mr. Banks, while his groomsmen were Kenneth Williams, Oliver Holmes and William Holloway, all of St. Louis, and Luther Roberts, Evansville. Clarence Fields served as usher. A reception was given in Parlor “A” of the YWCA. The fourtiered pink cake was topped with love birds holding rings, while the 30-inch bottom tier was scalloped. Completing decorations on the table covered with tulle and pink taffeta were silver candelabra holding epergnes of pink and

while flowers.

Assisting at the reception were Mesdames Alfred Porter, Luther Roberts. William Dendy, Raymond King, William Best and Pauline Thompson and the Misses Allouise Jaxon and Nancy Arnette. The wedding dinner was served at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brown, 610 E. Gum. Assisting Mrs. Brown were Mesdames Phoebe Porter, H. P. Dendy and

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EVANSVILLE BRrDE: Mrs. Warren Banks, Evansville, was Miss Joan Louise Holley, daughter of Mrs. Mabel C. Holley, before her marriage Saturday, June 30, in Alexander AME Church in that city. Mr. Banks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Pettigrew.

Musetta Roberts. Out-oMowii guests were Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Moody, Jr., and Joe Forbes, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Toliver, Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Bernice Holley, Columbus, O.; Mrs. Alice B. Hunt, Galveston, Tex., and Mesdames Mary E. McCray, William L. Holloway, Jr., and Oliver W. Molmes, the Misses Ann F. Thompson, Ophelia Greenlee and June Smith and Messrs. Eugene McCray and Ronald D. Holloway, all of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Banks will make their home in St. Louis, where he is engineering aide for the McDonald Aircraft Company and she bacteriologist at the Homer G. Phillips Hospital.

Vilo Cans Fetes Father, Age 90 Mrs. Vilo Cans, 134 West 14th street, entertained Friday with a birthday dinner honoring her father, Alfred Calhoun, a deacon for a number of years at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, on his 90th birthday. Assisting as hostess was Mrs. Marie Durman, Guests were Revs, and Mesdames William Sweatt and Edgar Ford, Mrs. Claudette Miller and Rev. A. Miles. Mr. Calhoun received many gifts.

nual trip to the Farm Colony will be Saturday, July 21. Persons who have cars have been asked to be at the club home at 1 p. m. that day, to pick up those who have no cars. Anyone who likes may go. Each of the 150 residents will be treated with ice cream and cake. In the interest of this annual affair, a speaker on mental health will be present to speak to the health and welfare committee when it meets Wednesday. The public is invited.

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The social committee reports making plans to take busses to Chicago for a baseball game in the near future.

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Rev. Melvin Girton, FAC chaplain, told us of his responsibility to several residents of the Farm Colony and Central State Hospital.

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Members of the twelfth annual educational tour are looking forward to July 28, when they will start on the tour to Northern Canada and points East. Starling W. James, president ,is making plans now for one more tour to Europe in 1957 and is anxious to know how many persons will be inter-

ested. * * *

The special committee composed of Mrs. Teresa Sanders, Mrs. Lillian Goens and S. W. James, who visited Governor Craig in the interest of having a Negro appointed to a policy-making board, reported they were assured by the governor that the human relations committee has been set up and is to begin functioning soon. The governor, they said, further promised that at the first opening on a policy-making board, a Negro will be appointed.

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The street railway emopany, in keeping with a promise made to the FAC in the interest of joining the 21st street service with Northwestern, is petitioning to use all busses in our transit service.

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John G. Powers, who underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital recently, is recuperating at home. He is a member of the board of directors, Mrs. Alice Evans, another member of the board of directors, is ill at her home, 835 Fayette street. Also on the sick list are Mesdames Ida Stiggers, Jessie Cunningham and Carrie Bradshaw. Our president asks that we please remember our sick by cards, calls or visits.

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Mrs. Hassie Pearson has taken a husband, and her name is now Mrs. Hassie Smith.

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Mrs. Minnie Ritchie has moved to 2946 Boulevard place.

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A pretty young lady and a handsome young man were visitors at the FAC meeting Monday night. Miss Virginia Cottee, a graduate of Indiana'State Teachers College, and Norman Ross, a teacher at the Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield, were guests. Miss Cottee took her practice teaching at Attucks high school. Mr. Ross is also a graduate of Indiana State, and both young people live in Terre Haute. Miss Cottee is the niece of Mrs. Lillian

Goens. * * *

The FAC cash attendance prize was won by Mrs. Hassie Pearson Smith, and the other two table prizes were taken by Miss Virginia Cottee and Mrs. Naomi Wil-

liams.

Miss Theresa Helm spent the weekend at the home of her parents in Louisville. She was home for the wedding of her sister, Miss

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MARRIED IN JUNE: Mr. and Mrs. Lenzo Harris, who became man end wife in a simple June ceremony, prepare to cut their wedding cake at the wedding reception given in their honor last Sunday afternoon in Jordan Hall of the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA. Assisting as hostesses were Mesdames Thelma Williams and Tillie Harris and Miss Anna Marie Walker. Attending from out-of-town were the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowens, and her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Burt, all of Edwardsville, III. The former Mrs. Georgia Walker, the bride, is proprietor of Georgia Walker's Beauty Salon, 551 Indiana avenue.

Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Clay, Forrest City, Ark., were guests of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pervis, last week. They also visited a sister, Mrs. Kate Hawkins. * * * Miss Saundra Sue Messer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Littlejohn, left last week for Los Angeles, where she will visit her aunts and uncles, Messrs, and Mesdames Oliver Underwood and Bob Dean. * * * Mrs. L. E. Bargyh, teacher at Forr-est City, Ark., was guest of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carter, last week. * * * Mrs. Hazel Watts and Mrs. Ruby Wilson, Cleveland, were July Fourth guests of their sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lane. * * * Miss Ruth Brooks, student at the University of Cincinnati, is home from school for the summer with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Brooks. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hudson returned home Saturday after having been called to Xenia, O., the preceding Thursday by the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Edna Hudson. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Jones and Mrs. Marie C. Lewis motored to Hagerstown, Md., to attend the annual picnic of the Grand Lodge of Elks held at John Brown’s Farm on July Fourth. * * * Mrs. Margaret Jackson has moved to Louisville for permanent residence. * * * Mrs. Emma Stafford has moved from 328 North West street to the home of Mrs. Fannie Bell, 2701 Eastern avenue. * * * Milton Johnson, Sr., is spending his vacation with relatives in Washington, D. C. * * * Mrs. Fannie McElroy, mother of Mrs. Mattie Butcher, continues ill at the Butcher residence, 319 West 25th street. * * * Miss Lolar Clarke will leave Monday for a three-week vacation with Mrs. Mary B. Norris at Providence, R. I. She will also visit in Boston and New York City before returning. * * * Mrs. Gertrude Hairston, Columbus, O., is visiting her family at 3134 North Gale street. * * * Mrs. Stella Malone will leave this weekend for Geneva, N. Y.,

to visit her daughter, Mrs. Myron E. Thomas, and family. * * * Mrs. Alma Tyler, Cincinnati, has been in the city for three weeks with Mrs. Sallie Crittendon, | 349 North West street, who is i quite ill. Her stay will be indefinite. Janice and Dwight Winfrey and Laura Jackson, Detroit, are visiting their uncle, E. R. Davis, 427 i West 25th street. * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith. 3433 Graceland avenue, and daughters, the Misses Frances E. and Margaret I. Smith, are in Knoxville, Tenn., because of the serious illness of his uncle, Noah Smith. * * * Will Tyler, Cincinnati, is visiting his brothers, Wilbert Tyler, 319 West Michigan street, and Lewis Tyler, 646 West North street. * * * Mitchell Walker of Chicago, a charter member of the El-Amigo club, was here last week to attend the funeral of one of the club's members, Robert Wells, 2348 North Rural street. * * * Mrs. Lina J. DeJournett has returned after attending the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Russell, at Coleman, Mich. * * * Mrs. Mariah Russell, Los Angeles, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Kelsey, 1019 North West street.

Westside Gospel Singers To Be Heard in Musicale The Westside Gospel Singers will be heard in a musicale Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at Gorham Meth-; odist Church under auspices of Circle No. 1.

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MAKES COMMUNION: Michele Ann Walker, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Walker, 6627 Harvard, Chicago, formerly of Indianapolis, received her first Holy Communion recently at St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church there. The Communion service, gigantic in the number of communicants, was an outstanding event in Michele's life. She is the great-niece of Mrs. Anna B. Graves, 946 North West street, and has several uncles and aunts here. She has also attended St. Malachi's Church on Washington Boulevard, Chicago.

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