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PU.E TWO
CHURCHES
TO CONDUCT REVIVAL
AT CYPRESS BAY
Rev, N H. White of this city,
will conduct the
m juw at Cypress Bay Baptist
chnrqj), Larnar, Ga., July 4-9.
It v. C, L. " Cross is , pastor *— of .r the
church,
Rev. M. J. Jackson To
Preach at First Bryan
Rev. M. J. Jackson, pastor of
First, "Baptist church, Cedar-
town, Ga., will preach Sunday
: First Bryan Bapt st. titurch.
II" is ^ member of the Mission¬
ary Baptist Conventi'in of Ga
anrf a product of Morehouse
coll ge.
Your Face
Is Your
m Fortune!
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of Aj<e Tyne of Skin or
Mps t'tfvimj* 'fiilnned, B1 rtnUht* Paces ..Noses Lifted Altered, Sear*,
Winkle* .
Removed Fat Bellies Re-
e.tfjved In Amazingly Short Time.
Bttsta Reduced . (Is not a cream.
lo|lon or medicine)
—TATTOOS—
Painlessly Remo *ed without Su“?ery!
vvpte to:
DR. WEISS
W. 13»th St , New York 31, N. Y
"he above picture show's a
palt of the cast of (|C colorful
pa reant, “Beautiful S t a r,’’
'he five points of th? star
wf t composed of the Biblical
ch .racters, Adait, Ruth, Esther,
M: rtha and Electa, each with
r attendants and dress d in
corresponding colors of th"
iractera, blue, yellow, white
n en, and red, r?speetively.
Th ? completed star revolved
cl< ?kwise and counter clock-
e to the tun? of Onward
it ristlan Soldiers sung by the
rrus; the changing lighting
fleets adding to the brilliancy
the costume*.
["he cast of characters in-
cli d?d trumpeters, Carl Wright
at i Fred Elmore: Jepthah,
Jr Tibr&r isle Morgan; Jepthali's
Jam&s Dickerson,
Rev. Scott To Preach
In Washington
_ The „ Fi , enrishlp „ Bap, ... Is .
huro.r of Washington, D. C., of
which Dr. B. H Whiting is pas-
tor, will have as tkuir gues'
speaker throughout the coming
Sunday service the Rev. L. L
Scott of this city.
Union Baptist Church
Berrisn and Purse Sts., Rev.
L. C. Sapp, pastor. Sunday
hod met Supt" at 10 , a. m. with
G B. Jones, The Vacation
dime school which held a ten
day session under the direction
of Sister Mary I. Sapp and oth-
rs, closed Friday night. It was
a great success with an enroll¬
ment of 53 students. Tire stu¬
dents w 11 be given a picnic to¬
day, June 30. to Marlow, Ga„
and other points. The pastor
d burning'rally % "V !
mortgage Tuesday
nj{ , hl , Jldy 5 The pu bu c ts [ n .
.St Metropolitan Baptist
Church
Lumber lane and Walker Sts.,
R v. L. G. Gibbs, pastor. Sun-
lav serv.ee was very inspiring.
school met at 10 o'clock
vith uth >-upt. ‘’nni Jordan inrdnn in m chargi. ehnree
At night Rev. Rice preached a
soul stirring sermon to a large
crowd. J. R. Tison, well known
sing.r, and tire pastor, officers
and members of St. Mark AME
church of Garnett, S. C., w.ll
worship with the First Metro¬
politan Baptist church Sunday.
tor
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FRED R. McLENDON
109 W. 18th St. Dial 3-8618
Savannah. Ga
which was presented by Prii-tce
Hall Grand Chapter, O. E. S.,
Tutr day evening at thr Muni-
ard Gordon, Louis
James Johnson, Nathaniel Max-
w? ]i Eulia R. Oliver; Adan
ijephthah’s daughter),
Humphries; Adah's attendants
Lillian Green, Lillian Miller,
Mary Heyward, Eleanor White;
Rcador, Mrs. Eloria S. Gilbert;
j Rmh (the Moabite*), Mildred
y. Martin; Naomi, Ozena Wil-
| cox; Orpah (Ruth’s sister)*
R Ut h McGee; Boaz, Vernon
I Truell; Ruth’s bridesmaids,
Lillian Blakr Agnes Carmichael,
j Lillie Shuler. Annie L. Walker,
Boaz's groomsmen, Archie Bec-
kett, Thomas Dennia, Phillip
i Grech, Richard H?idt, Thomas
c. Johnson Jr , John Manigo;
Esther (Beautiful Queen), Ale-
F.rst African Baptist church
the Chapter of Sorrow was con-
ducted by Rebecca Chapter No.
23 and American Beauty Chap-
ter No. 214 of Thomasville un-
der One direction of Mrs. Min-
n'S Washington, grand conduc
tress. This service was in
memory of all members who
died during the past year. Mu¬
sic was furnished by Mrs. Vi¬
ola Oliver at the piano and E.
R. Ruffner at the Hammond
organ.
Registration of delegates
started Monday morning at 10
o'clock at the Recreation Cen¬
ter, 37th and Ggeechee road,
with an informal meeting of
delegates at 11 o’clock.
The welcome program was
held Monday evening at St.
Philip AME church. The Grand
Chapter offlc.rs were very
spectacular in their gold even¬
ing dresses with corsages of'
cream ~ roses tied with gold D rib- r
bons. The members wore white
evening dresses Short welcome
addresses were given as fol-
,ows: In behalf of the city by
Robert F. Mann, Jr., director of
Public relations for City of Sa-
H.“ who
was out of the city because of
the serious illness of his soni;
In b half of the church, Don¬
ald Thomas; in behalf of Ma¬
sons and citizens, Tor ’the'Tive John S. Del-
aware . and local
Eastern Star chapters, Mrs.
j u ar | e Woodruff. Responses
were made by Grand Master
Wesley Dobbs of Atlanta
and j^lss Mary Lee Hall of
j w ,. vpro „ s Th sn eeches were
inte r S psrsed with music by the
Sfc phiLp Qospel chorus the
Eiastern Star chorus, the Eas¬
tern Star Juvenile chorus, and
]vi rs Marie Butler of Atlanta,
[The out-of-statj visitors, Intro-
duced b y Grand Worthy Matron
Ayers were Mrs. H. R. Butler of
Los Angeles, Calif., (past grand
lecturer); Mrs. Leola Syk:s of
1 ^-dladelphia igrand associate
rnatron of Pennsylvania), Mrs.
p M Finley (grand matron of
South Carolina), and Mr. Mac-
Arthur of Brooklyn, N. Y. (mem¬
ber of Prince Hall Chapter
258.) 1
Following tho program a re¬
ception was held at the YMCA
j Tuesday morning the forma!
open ng of the business session
was held. This meeting includ-
j e d the dedication of a 12 ft.
signet; presentation of a
Altar Bible by the two chapters
0 f Thomasville, and the dem-
onstration of the Eastern Star
and Queen of the South de-
[ grees by a local team. After a
luncheon for all delegates, re-
porte of , the .. Grand „ . Chapter „ of ’
lc ^ s rea
I bration flighting were t the -‘ ne , presentation public cele-
ce rem «" ie s and ^ pageant,
Bfau D fu , ‘ Sar e ' , al tla ~' Mun>
Clpal i ^
! nin-g, both being written and
directed by Dr. Ralph K M. Gil-
bert, . , local , minister . . . and J play-
wrlght, who is a memb.-r of |
j Prince Hall Chapter 258. The
O. E. S. emblem for fifty years'
service was presented to Grand
Worthy Matron Ayers anu
Grand Worthy Patron Johnson
in a dignified setting of offi-
cers, members and juveniles.
Grand Master Dobbs in making
the presentation speeches
Beth-Eden Baptist
Sunday school was he'd un-
der the leadership of
j ames j Edwards. The morn-
I j n g m.-ssage was delivered by
the Rev. B E. Blade of Georgia
state college. T.ie men’s chorus
of the church presented a spe¬
cial program at the night ser¬
vice. It consisted of choral,
instrumental and vocal solos,
and several readings. On next
Sunday the Rev. W. F. Hard-
wicke of Jacksonville, Fla., will
speak at both the morning and
even, "K services. At 8 o’clock
will be served,
UNDERGROUND RAIL¬
ROAD ESCAPEE
DIES AT 97
PHILADELPHIA (ANP)—Rev
Thomas W. Williams, the old-
est member from the stand-
.»d
at U "!" l<1 n Baptis of , 1 97 church recently here at ’ di * d
e age the
home of a niece.
Rev. Williams’ life was full
and colorful, having been born
during slavery, but who was
not a slave and whose parents
were not slaves. At the age of
five, in i860, Rev. Williams’
mother, father and infant
,her ’ James ’ lef,/ thelr native
Green Castle, W. va., and came
to chambersburg, Pa, through
the underground railroad. Even
though they were free Negroes,
It was safer and more expedi-
ent io use the methods of
slaves escaping bondage.
After living in Chambersburg
a year, the Williams moved to
Philadelphia. In later years
Williams attended the Institute
for Colored Youth at 9th and
Bainbridge streets. In 1897 he
joined Little Pine St. Baptist
church which was later named
Union Baptist.
Ho served in various capacl-
ties in the church and became
superintendent of ttie Sunday
school. This position he held
for many years. It was here
that Williams becamo inter-
ested in the ministry. To quail-
fy himself, he enrolled at Tern-
pie university and was ordain-
ed at Union Baptist. Shortly
tUereaftar he became assistant
pastor to the late Rev. G.
P ar ks-
Although the Rev. Williams
pastured churches in Doyle®-
town and Elmwood, he
tallied his membership at Un-
i Baptist
Williams was the first chap-
lain of the Community
Band and a charter member
the .. Light of Elmwood , Lodge . ,
and . the Celestian Lodge T . TT U. .
P. A.
OES CLOSES FIFTIETH
ANNUAL SESSION
Continued from Page One
Savannahian, Rev. James M.
Simms.
On Sunday evening at the
eipal Auditorium. This brM-
bant and inspirational pageant
was written and directed by
James; Children of Es-
Realm, Barbara B.'nnett,
Bennett, Gloria Brig-
Deloris Gilmore, Lelia
Mae Gilmore. R?tta Harley,
Dmcilla Moore, Barbara Phfl-
pot, Sadie Philpot, Alfreida
Sanders, Caroline Sanders,
Willie Mae Savage, Jans L.
Smith. Annie Mae West, Wyo-
mie West; Esther’s Attendants,
Wilmontlne Brown, Lucil? Ed¬
wards. Isabel Matthews, Hen¬
rietta Washington; Mordecai
(Uncle of Esther), Harry James;
Martha, viola Oliver; Martha's
attendants, Florence Deuegall,
Grace Robinson, Viola Robin¬
son, Mary Williams; Messiah.
Stephen Manes (dramatic pro-
WIT SAVANNAH TRIBUNa
-.-numerated other accomplish-
, ments of these workers which
made them outstanding in civ-
jlc, church and fraternal work
\ _ The pagea ^ . wa * c olo , [ fu . .
-
' 1566 '^ory , msid.n and the l les-
Adah, Hutu Esther
Martha an ? ecla wlU lon * *
----------- remembered L by t jj e a pp r ecia-
ive aud ence.
A banquet for the Grand
Chapter officers fund lout-of-
state members was held
Ruby’s Tavern Tuesday even¬
ing following the pageant.
Early Wednesday
the Grand Chapter officers as-
stmbl .d at Laurel Grove
etery and placed wreaths
the graves of the first grand
matron, Do othy Edwards; the
first grand chaplain, Rev. Al-
exand.r Harris, and the first
worshipful master, Rev. James
M. Simms. Respects were also
paid to the late Col. John H.
Devcaux and , _ Past . Master . John T .
Des Verney, as well as other
d . “ ea sed , of «“» and memb »■
Later f the business session
was resumed, including the Ad-
m nistrative and Amaryntti de¬
grees. At 3 pm. the entire
delegation enjoyed a motor¬
cade to Tybee and a seafood
dinner served in the dining
hall of Georgia St.at? college at
Thunderbolt. Upon their re¬
turn to the city the delegates
visited the grand matron’s
on West 37th street At
8:30 p - m a talent program was
held at ttie Recreation Center,
f:aturing the best talent from
the OES chapters over the
state.
The closing session today will
include reports of committees
and election of officers.
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TIUEY’RE OFF ON TRIP NOR
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Qontlnued from Page 1
youngsters between the ages of
six and fourteen years, both
boys and girls. There is a sim¬
ilar organization among the
white youths of the city.
The object of the organiza¬
tion is to instill in the mem¬
bers the proper respect for law
and order and to elicit from the
members such aid to law en¬
forcement officers as th y can
give.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this method
to thank our many friends and
neighbors for their acts of
kindness during the sudden
death of our husband, father,
brother and son-in-law, Mr
Selby Smith, who died June 11.
We especially thank Revs. R. M.
Gilbert, L. L. Smalls and Mon¬
roe Funeral Home and those
who sent flowers and donated
the use of their cars. May God
bless each of you.
Mrs. Aletha Dawson Smith,
Mr. Selby Smith, Jr., son, Mi-
ami, Fla.
Miss Naomi Dawson, daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Fuse,
father and mother.
Mrs. Alberta Sims, sister,
Youngstown, Ohio.
Mrs. Rosetta F.elds, sister,
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Mamie Myhand, sister
Ohio,
Mr. W.lli: Smith, brothpr, St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Mr. Frank Smith, brother, Or¬
lando, Fla.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. John Robinson and wife,
Maggie Robinson, take th s
method to thank all th-ir
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and donations to them
during the illness of Mrs. Rob¬
inson, at home and at the hos¬
pital.
We esp:cially thank Mr. Ho-
sea White for kindness in ren¬
dering his service and car. We
also appreciate the kind con¬
sideration of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul J. Steele for the service
of their car and ambulance.
Dr. Ralph M. Gilbert, |.ioted
playwright.
Photo by Frank
tege to Dr. Gilbert); Lazarus,
Herbert Jon’s; Electa, Hester
Stokes: Elccta's attendants,
Josephine Drayton, Thelma
Hodges, Martha Mattthews,
Hattie Paulins; Christian Pil¬
grim. Jos?ph Roundtree;, Cas¬
sius, James Hawkins.
The chorus of 150 voices sang
appropriate music throughout
the pageant under the direction
of E. R Ruffner, accompanied
by Mrs. Sarah E. Glover. Space
does not permit the listing of
names of chorus members, but
this group was the best ever
heard with the Gilbert piavs.
Editorially speaking, this pa¬
geant as a whole was the best
of the Gilbert productions.
NOTICE
AH Spiritualists and Mediums
Floor wash, Bath and Perfume
for all conditions in the home.
Prepared by the Seeing Eye
Rev. J A. Williams of East
Africa, 74 E. 116th St., (het
Madison and Park Ave.,) New
York 29, N. Y.
DON’T TRUST LUCK-
KNOW THE TRUTH
Stop worrying and wondering
get facts according to numbers;
send me your date of birth and
$1.0C. I will send you your
personal Astro Numerology and
the Magic Time Clock free.
CHAPEL
169 East 115th Street
New York 29, N. Y.
TWO SAVANKAHJANS MUKT
Continued trom Page 1
Alabama, when their car in
rounding a curve was suddenly
confronted by a cow which
;ame on to tne highway from
i roadside ditch. The driver.
Dr. Wison swerved the car
sharply in order to miss the cow
and in so doing ran on t? a soft
shoulder ot the road, causing
the machine to tur i ove three
times.
Both occupants of the car
escaped wit h minor injuries al-
! though the body of the car was
badly mashed up. Dr. Wilson
received cuts and bruises about
the head and Mr. Monroe had
his jailed leg “ bruised. ____ The cow was
killed.
The condition of the car was
sucii as to permit them to
turn around and drive it back
h 0 savannah, although from Its
, it would hard-
appearan ce seem
that any one in it
at the time of the accident
could have escaped serious in¬
jury.
NEW EMPHASIS
ON REGISTRATION
Continued From Page 1
registration effort, the com¬
mittee has engaged the services
of all of the local funeral di¬
rectors for the use of their au¬
tomobiles In carrying those
who have no other means of
getting there, to the place of
registration. This service Is
offered if five or more persons
w111 a^mble at a central lo-
cati°n and call ttie funeral
director nearest that location.
According to the law passed
the last session of the Geor
g.a general assembly, eat l
person desiring to vote nu ’ st
re-register.
There are three methods by
which an applicant Is tested as
;° bfs Qualifications to
ter. 1. If he can read and writs.
2. If he can not read due to
"read 3 ' “ ^ can
not write
If an applicant can read and
write, he is then requested to
read a selected portion of the
Constitution of Georgia or the
United states and to write a
selected portion. If he reads it
[ intelligibly and writes legibly,
he is qualified.
If he can not read because of
a physical disability, a selected
rZ LVt n tyTin\°eCt IS
in his own words, giving the
words the significance ordinar¬
ily attached to them by laymen
of average intellect and attain¬
ments. If he can do this he
is qualified.
For those unable to read or
write, a list of thirty questions
is provided, the answering of
any ten of which will qualify
him as a registered voter.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Continued from Page 1
college, and Dr. D. C. Newton
of Wilberforce university.
Mr. Collins’ achievement in
light of national competition is
particularly a credit to Savan¬
nah and Beach high school.
Sponsorship was through the
local Tau Beta Sigma chapter
of the fraternity, Blanton E.
Black, president.
IN MEMORY
COCHRAN—In sad but loving
memory of our daughter,
RUTH E. COCHRAN,
who died four years ago today,
June 28. 1945.
’ world of grief and
From this
sorrow,
To the land of peace and rest
God has t alcen my dear one
I Whore there is everlasting rest
Sunshine passes, shadows fall
l Love is remembrance that out
I lasts all,
And though the years be many
t 1 or f few, “‘’
Tb ey wil1 be filled with remem-
brances
Of happy days we once enjoyed
'
When we were both together,
But oh how changed it all is
now
Sine 3 you are gone forever,
But not forgotten.
Mother, Dadie, Uncle, \Aunt.
BRADWELL—In sad but lov¬
ing memory of my husband,
DEA. WILLIAM BRADWELL
who departed this life three
years ago, July 1, 1946.
William, dear, you are not for¬
gotten,
By the one who loved you best,
My love for you will linger,
Until I„ too am laid to rest.
I saw you suffer, I saw you go,
It crushed my heart, I loved
you so,
But it was God who loved you
best,
He took you home with Him to
rest.
Wife, Delia Bradwell.
. JACKSON—In loving remem-
of our mother,
MRS. NANCY JACKSON
who died Juno 29, 1947.
Each year, dear loved one, ere
this date ~a" d'lor""the comes,
We than k 0 work
» n „' V p ,)nn^
^^lalferls^’work' 1 ' 0 ' 1 ' ^
Pro - ect,ion t0 famil y when dan
gers lurked.
You are happy, we know, in
th3 great beyond,
For you were truly of Jesus
born,
We m'ss you each day as the
Years go by,
To keep your precepts,
We always try.
May thy guiding spirit attend
° Ur M W6 traVel Ufe ’ S ^
from day to day.
Daughters:
Miss Ida C. Jackson
Mrs. Ethel Jackson
land.
WASHING TON-SI‘EAR — In
loving memory of our loved
ones.
'his month brings sad memo¬
ries,
Of loved ones gone to rest,
You will never be forgotten,
By those who love you best.
In memory of:
CAPT. LYMUS A. WASHINGTON
who departed this life June 25,
1917.
Son. J. M. Washington
Daughter-in-law:
Mrs. D. Frances Washington
and
MR. ARTHUR R. SPEAR
who departed this life June 29,
1927-.
A NEW DAY WITH SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ALL
1. FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SERVICE
2. EXPERIENCED STAFF MEMBERS
3. MOST MODERN AND ATTRACTIVE
FUNERAL FLEET
4. LOWEST POSSIBLE COST
Food for the soul
Is a word, indeed—
If it be fitly spoken;
For who can know
How great the worth—
A word to a heart that’s broken;
But, oh, how swift
Is the word unkind
To wound the heart of a brother.
Better the word be left unsaid
Thau speak wrong of another!
Every Day In Every Way We Are Serving Friends In The Most Profi*
• dent Manner
Sidney A Jones Funeral Home
SI l West Waldbarg St. Savannah, Georgia,
OFFICE PHONE 2-3464 RES. PHONE 2-3006
Till KSDAY. JINK 30, T»4»
Mrs. D. Frances Wash.ngton
Son-in-law,
J. M. Washington.
NEAL—In loving memory oi
our mother and sister,
f .IRS. JULIA NEAL
who departed this life July T,
1945.
How beauteous are the dead
Who lived as saints below,
And-leave their miss.on nobly
tilled
Ere heavenward they gc.
How blessed is their memory?
To thoso who loved them here
^hat insp ration we find now,
What hope our hearts to cheevt
Sadly missed by:
Mother, Mrs. Julia Gardner
Son, Mr. Willie Brown.
Sisters, brothers and other
relatives.
mmmkeamaBem
WRIGHT—In memory
of our loving mother,
MRS. ALIMRNCN COLE¬
MAN WRIGHT
who died twelve years ago,
June 26, 1 S37.
It’s sweet to . remember
that once you were here
And though y&u’n absent,
you’re just as dear,
We smile with the world,
yet we never forget,
In our garden of memory
you live there yet.
Loving children,
Mrs. Lucile Coleman
Pierce,
Savannah, Ga
Mr. John E. Coleman
Mrs. Irma Coleman Cut¬
ler.
Mrs. Marie Coleman
Lofton
Mr. Clarence H. Coleman
All of New York city
Grandchildren:
Mrs. Cassie Pierce Hall,
Savannah, Ga.
Mr. Robert L. Pierce, Jr.
North Carolina
Mr. Thernell C. Pierce
Savannah, Ga.
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