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YFtV NAMES CITW’S MOST
outstanding citizen
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b dinnerjji honor of the
gates t<? the department en- j
cnmpment of the Veterans of ■
Foreign Wars at the YMCA on
Tue day -night of last week Ma-
ior Ware was introduced by by
Sergeant Robert B Howard
general 1 dhairimn - ■ of the en¬
campment committee, who act¬
ed as master of ceremonies.
The c)vic achievements which
prompted the Veterans of For
riitn Wars to select the editor
jl the Savannah Tribune as the
rightful citizen upon whom »he\
should WWow the honor of be¬
ing Savannah’s most outstand¬
ing citiien are well known to
Savannahians of the present
and pa$t few generations, but
there are few who can recall
his military attainments as
these distinctions were gaine,
in the tlays of the Negro StaU
Militia ! which was disbande
just prior to the turn of th
century
More i than sixty years ago.
SvannalJ boasted a battalion of
the state militia composed of
the following companies: In
fantry, the Savannah Lights
the Colquit Blues, the Lincolr
Guards, the Forest City, th<
Chathams. the Georgia Cadets
and the Savannah Cadets; one
artillery company, the Georgir
Artillery, and one company o
caviilry, the Georgia Hussar-*
Fife and drum corps were at-
tached 1 _ J 1 to » many nn.. of /A f t these ll O C O com- f* Dm _
and there were one or 1
panies, bands. These
two full military
Savannah companies Negroes, were the each 1>l having lti( ' <) [ |
Its particular fans and '
own
followers, who were zealous and
sometime* militant in their de¬
votion.
Many of Savannah’s promin¬
ent Ne^ro citizens figured as
leaders and members ol these
organizations. There were such
men as; McCarthy, Simmons,
Jones, Toomer, Law, West, Bell,
Williams, Woodhouse, DesVer-
ney, Pleasant, DeVeaux and
Johnson.
was only a lad.
o„.;„----- Sol C- Johnson enlisted In the; 1
Savannah Cadets, r-oHot, becoming hf>f*nmin.» af af- .
1 terwards a member and corpor¬
al .of the Georgia Cadets. In
» due time, and because of his
sterling illness, he was advanc¬
ed to the rank of sergeant ma¬
jor of to the the battalion colonel, commander, and adju- j
tant
of the First Georgia Regimeift,
Col. J- H Deveaux Mr. John-
son, the last of this coterie of
i with military conspicuous leaders living, efficiency served^ in
j i these outfits. j
|. The citation read:
|j |l awarded "This to Citizenship Sol. C. Johnson Medal fo* is
a j his outstanding work in both
i military and civilian activities j
g! for more than three decades
g in Among the City those of Savannah, present Ga.” at the j
e.ji j
Gii dinner were Rev. and Mrs. A.
C- Curtright, Prof, and Mrs. R,
n ,„W, Gadsden, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
»•, win W Burke, Mr, and Mrs
i.”" Everette D. Stephens. Mrs. C«r-
A.B rlc C *-f McOlorktav Mrs Jo-
Shottle ™SOh. Mrs m Mlrl,TMosl'ey. Mra"
p F. 0 , 0 . s I,. White,
MruL 1 ’’ ^ ame s Big non, Sr,. James
nr .'Bignon, ” ’ Jr _ ’ Ja,les rp 1 Elierbe, » |
w /Mrs. Mrs. Bertha Bertha G- G Howard, Howard, J. J. S S
“Delaware. Mrs. Jennie Weigh,
• Miss He.,ha Mae Olbhs. Mis.,
Nu Dorothy Furlow.
d a \ National Aide-de-Camp Ray
the X ' 3 Ware and Deputy Chief of
*t ra 5taff Harry Jones, both f I
w 0
( ithens; Deputy Chief of Staff |
spo a| i
loU, . A. Gabriel of Augusta. Depu-
Mrs/V 1 ett Chief of Staff \v. A. Ben-
Mrs of Columbus, Commander;
gj Raymond Head, Jr„ and Mrs j
ed H ead Griffin, Commander
id Mrs. Eulie Bellinger. Com-
ander T. J. Hopkins, Com-
’.ander Joseph Rivers, vice
jmmander John L. Carmi-;
ael, Jr., of Atlanta, Adjutant
irbert Kilroy, Quartermaster
hnnie P- Jones of Atlanta
id Mrs. Jones, Past Depart-1 War!
;nt Commander, Spanish
terans, Harvey Underwood
mrade and Mrs. Jimmie,
kes Richard of Griffin, Allen Comrade of Griffin/ and j
*s.
mmander and Mrs. John M
J3s, JBd guest. and Sol C. Johnson, hon-
LANTA EDUCATION BD.
LD TO OPEN BOOKS
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eoishugh the case has been in
clit|| t now seVerS? years. Plain-!
the s counsel, Alty. A. T. Wal-
testified that he had re-
edly requested the school
d to lay open its records to
l, but to no avail. Such
•ds as requested were never
e available to him, Walden
CITIZENS HONOP.
GADSDEN
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n by about one hundred and
lead.ng citizens, was teu-
Mr. Gadsden on the oc-
of his retirement from
teaching teaching force force of of the Sa
public schools.
Mr. Gadsden, up to his retire
last month, had been con-
w til the Savannah
for forty-five years,
erving as principal of the Eai
road street school rll of thes
and also as principal of
he Pauisen street school about
wenty-five years.
In rddit on to the many
citizens ’ attending
he banquet, there were also
several of the school
eachers who were placed on
he retired list this year.
Dr H. M collier Jr., serv¬
as master of ceremonies, and
he program rendered was as
ollows, with the principal ad
delivered by John S. Dela¬
Invocation.
Solo, “The Desert Song,’
fharles Collier.
Short talk. “Civic Activities,”
)r. J W. Wilson, pres dent o.
he Hub.
Short talk, ‘Fraternal Activ
ies." by E C. Blackshear, re-
•ordd(. Orr-nr- Temple, Noble:
if the Mystic Shrine.
Short talk, “A Principal
herbv f J Mrs. 4 Willie G- Ed-
Short talk, “A Church Work-
by Rev. A. C Curtright
First Coongregalional
Remarks, Sol. C- Johnson, ed¬
of The Savannah Tribune.
Solo. Wilson Hubert.
Short address, John s Dela¬
Presentation to Mrs. Gadsden
Dr. H M Collier, Sr.
Presentation to Prof. Garis
by Dr. R. M Gilbert
Scout Song, "He’s a Jolly
Fellow.”
Benediction.
Instrumental music was fur-
^ ed by the Miss entire Gloria banquet G1 °ver
The served _
menu consisted
roast young fowl, potato
rolls, coffee, ice cream and
In addition to those on the
program, James A. Col-
new president of
College, and Commander
Frank W. Spencer made
talks.
Mrs Gadsden, also a
in the local schools for many
was presented a box ot
Beauty Roses, tire
being made by Dr
M. Collier, Sr.
In the loving cup presented
Mr. Gadsden was a crisp f
bill.
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HAWAII FINDS RACIAL
PROFITABLE
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Shanghai hotels, are
‘ n »“
hTdd™*
same race, and It is ■' ---- not un
to see a white passenger
— ud ^ to let ‘ d,rg“ an oriental wav
s „. Men
can and do acres, wh„e
na s an act as their jailers,
Discrimiination of the past
generation has virtually
elimina,ed - reports Mr
A sin S le school board for
entire territory, for
* nsures equality of educationa
opportunity for every child.
UtuNEM DOCTORS
DIRECT DENTIST:,
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J. A. Jrckson of Charlottesville,
ya., secretary-treasurer; Dr.
otephen J. Lewis of Manassas,
Va, editor of the NDA Journal,
a nd Dr . Russell A. Dixon, vice
president.
The program of the refresh-
,r course «. dl.Kfcd imo three
TJZZSSS.'SE:
<A; Meharry Medical college,
Nashville, and Howard unlversi-
,y, Washington, D. C. The
courses courses began began Monday Monday under under
the auspices of the teaching
start daft of of Emory, Fmorv win. with Dr t . H m j
Harpole, department of oral
urgery, who lectured on lan-
tern slides on cancer of le
mouth. Dr. Harpoie was follow-
jd by Dr. S. I Vail, who pre-
rented the technique and inter-
pretations of radiogaphs; Dr G.
C. Hunter, on silicates;
Clifford Studivant on crown
and bridge technique, empha-
nz ng the acrylic-veneer crown.
Dr. R. E Studivant developed
he general theme, dentistry at
arge. Dr. Burnett Jack on ol
Tuskegee, Ala., member of GDS,
expressed the appreciation of
the society for the highly use
ml offerings of Emory univer
sity.
The public health meeting
was held Monday evening at
Paine college chapel. The dean
j of University the Medical _ _ . of . . Georgia, School Dr. of the G.
Lombard Kelly, extended
usual warm and sincere wel¬
come to the society and invit¬
ed the men to call upon him
for anything he might do
increase further the
ness of the refresher
offered.
On Tuesday the clinicians
were supplied by the College of
. Dentistry „ Howard
of
led by the dean of the
Dr- Russell A. Dixon, who
also vice president of the
The day began at 9:30 with Dr..
John R. Turner on exodont
and oral surgery. Several
ents were presented to him.
| I Dr Raymond H ayes
wlth a cllnic on root
| wlth resection> by lecture and
patient domonstra tion.
! lunch he presented a table clTn-
ic on the subject.
neously, in another section
the auditorium. Dr. Dixon
sented a table clinic in
tiVe dentistry, inlay, foil
amalgam prepared by Dr.
Otakaki. The day
'with Dr. Arthur R.
1 director. Educational Dept.,
Proscosol Co., of
who lectured,upon and
:;traled a simplified
lor local anesthesia,
Wednesday's session,
ed by Meharry, began with
W- H. Watson, head of the
partment of pedodontia
ren’s dentistry) and
dentistry. Dr. Wat on
i suggestions for child
an(l out!1Md lhe P r0 “ e
7"’ *" TT
L'VZ* O Banks ™ of
ry S department urpo< tmnit kji of oral umu jih
cerv “ " nnd an aenial dental mecucine medicine ’
^1^ . . , . , ,,,
invoicing enip.lng
third molars- Next, from
department of prosthetic
!istry - Dr M L - WaUon - Jl '•
of GDS’s retiring
oresented porcelain and
he crowns and inlaws,
I diagrams for illustration.
naliy„the head of the
GRAND OPENING
SATURDAY, JULY 12. 1947
Porter’s Flower Box
COLLIER BUILDING
502 Maple Street
Flowers For All Occasiyns
WEDDINGS—FUNERALS A SPECIALTY
CORSAGES. POTTED PLANTS
The House of Quality Flowers
EDWARD J. PORTER. Prop.
PHONE 6592
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BAVANNAn TRIBUNE
merit of prosfhct.ct and mat;-
na deritlca, lame Dr W- H.
Alien, acting dean oi the den-
I tal school, who discussed con-
aervatlve and radical stenllza-
tion in endodontic (root theru
///. Allen followed this
', clinic nd demon-
riltk)n r>'’the manipulation of
, suece sful resto-
rations ‘ using research instru-
Hpsiuneri m measure m“"l for-
^ S( ^ ieiy
TRe social calendar consisted
/^g^iesTfThe of a b ridge-luncheon honoring
™ . 5 ™ ... of ™ the AuxiU— Auxiliary J
t0 residence thf GDS of > Dr. cocktails ana Mrs. at , if J. the 5. | j
Carter, Jr., preceded a formal
dance at the rtecr e a tion Center.;
A smolcer tendered by the PU- 1
srim Health and Lif , InS urance i
£ 0 ^ wa$ a j s0 at Recreation
Center
Dr Ida Hiram of Athens, the
only woman dentist in the GDS,
wag f orma uy presented to the
mern bers and guests in attend-
ance at the opening dinner on,
Sunday night. ;
Dr M D Wiseman of Wash-
ington, D C-. was also in at- i j
ten dr nee for the full session,
..RKE.STLD FOR ASSAULT
PRANKS ON NEGROES
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slu;ng on porches as they rode
through the Negro community
in an au hnnobile, P 0 ' 100 olfi *
cer suiu ’ The youlhs use0 [, a
tire estngulsher 10 spray tae
huni.ng huid.
1,1 une lnstanc f’ tae yo ,,,ns
» ,usc t ». atlr “ Ct “ N .
congregation trom a church:
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spray ,inrnv 4 them .. with ... the .. solution, . , j
police revealed. Several sustain- j
ed burns. According to the
u,,mUt .......” l ol complaints, ---------: ’ Une at-
tacks have occurred over a pe-
rlod several w eeks.
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MtiHAKRY COMPLETES
, BU,LD,NG „., |in] „ r nmvF. DRIV
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Ga.; A A. Dalton, L ma, O.,
president; D. K Jenkins, Co¬
lumbia, S. C.; J. W Ramey, Ko- ;
komo, Ind-; R. B. McArthur,j
Indianapolis; R. T. Jones, De-
troit; Dr. D. T. Roife; Mrs. G,
H. Starke, Sandford, Fla.; Mrs.
S. W. Smith, Chicago.
Center: View from the bal-
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1 ALWAYS MILDER
1 BETTER TASTING SUM-'
€J COOLER SMOKING sn</>‘
Cof tyngni UAfn 6. IosaCco
colly Of the annual alumni
banquet-.
Lower left: The procession-
al.
Lower center: A view of the
j| ers > table. Dr. D. T. Roife. >
executive secretary of the Me-
harry Alumni association, who 1
the the Alumni Hall'
Building Fund drive, has just
announced that the drive
successfully completed j
the payment of over $ 200 ,-
0 C 0 by the alumni,
Lower right: The candidates
Dr. Fleming. On the plat-
form, ........ ,---- left to — right, ---------- are: Dr. — G.| -
D Holloway, director, school o
medical technology; Dr- S. W.
Smith, chairman, executive
AL’S PLACE
Is Tiie Place To
COOL OFF
These hot days
Sealtest Ice Cream and delicious
Snow Balls, Cigars, Cigarettes
Tobacco. Candy, Fruits, Veg-
etables and Canned Goods
SEE AL’S and SAVE
Located Randolph at 31st St.
Meharry
Dr. N. J Bent, dean,
• ;,
0 f medicine; Dr. N 0
director of medical ed-
Miss E. L. White, reg- ;
T. Graham Hail, chair-
board of trustees, who
Dr- N. Don Clawson,
president; Dr. W. S.
president, Tennessee A.
I. College; Dr. W. J Faulk-
dean of the chape!. , Fiskj
Miss A. E. Gault, di¬
of nursing education
visible beyond the
speaker’s desk is the head
Dr. j. H. Holman, class of
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