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MANY EVENTS ON SOCIAL CALENDAR Wesleycm Methodist Church Marks 100th Anniversary With Celebration The Couple club held its annual picnic at Madden park July 4. Mrs. George Hall, was hostess of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, which convened in Troy in 1843. The church was made one of the circuit points of the Miami conference and allied itself with the Abolitionists in opposing slavery. The frame church was too small to hold the growing congregation, and a new church was built in The 100th anniversary of the Methodist church will be celebrated this week, with special services 'starting with Sunday school at 9:30 a.

m. today, continuing throughout the week, and ending with a musical program at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 12. According to the history of the church written by Joseph J. Wheeler, the Wesleyan Methodist church was organized in March, 1842, enrolled under the discipline and was dedicated August 25.

1861. In July, 1854, the United Daugh ters of Zion made a deed conveying the lot upon which the original building stood to the Wesleyan Methodist church in Dayton as a gift of good will. to the Uno Voco Duplicate bridge club at her home in Franklin; Saturday, July 4, when she enter-! tained with a picnic Many out-' of-town guests were present. Dr. and Mrs.

E. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.

McLoud, and Mr. and Mrs. James Parsons spent the week end at Brush lake, near Urbana. Mrs. Thelma Clarke of Gernjan-town street entertained with a breakfast for Mrs.

Searcy of Chicago, Wednesday. Mrs. Searcy is the house-guest of Mrs. A. Lynn Taylor.

Mrs. Searcy was the guest of Mrs. Lutie Turner of Euclid avenue Thursday evening when she entertained the Carnation club. Mr. and Mrs.

George Hall, of Franklin, were host and hostess to a dinner party Friday, July 3, honoring their houseguests. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander of New Albany, Ind. James Moody, of Pittsburgh, was a recent visitor in the city with worship will be conducted by Rev.

H. L. Buckman of St. John's Baptist church. The choir from that church will furnish the music.

"Church Worker's Night" will be held Wednesday, with devotions again at 7:30 p. and the address of welcome will be given by Mrs. Jerome W. Wilson at 8 p. m.

Guest pastor of the evening is scheduled to be Rev. Eli Wilbert, pastor of, the Christian church. The choir of that church will also be in attendance. Thursday will be celebrated as 'Senior Citizens Night," and evening devotions will be held at 7:30 p. m.

Mrs. Jeanette Potter will give the address of welcome at 8 p. and Rev. J. W.

Storms will give the sermon at evening worship. The choir of Allen chapel will present the music on the program. Friday night has been designated as "Music Night," with devotions once again beginning at 7:30 p. m. The welcome will be given by Mrs.

Charlotte Stewart, and Rev. Joel Mundy and the choir of Mt. Enon Baptist church will be featured during the evening worship. Next Sunday, July 12, will be marked witR special services at Sunday school, held at 9:30 a. Rev.

Jerome W. Wilson has been pastor of the church for 14 years. Those serving on the centennial committee are Rev. Wilson, who is general chairman, C. D.

Higgins, assistant chairman; Mrs. J. M. Wilson, secretary; James M. Wilson, chairman of the program committee, and Mrs.

David Fugett, chairman of the guest committee. his parents. He left for the army June 29. are visiting relatives of Mrs. Buchanan in Cleveland.

Mrs. Kathleen Ellis, of Detroit, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. Mrs. Ellis is a former Daytonian. Misses Ida Pollard, Betty Tourney, Ruth Jones, and Harriet Keaton left today for Lexington, Ky, where they will spend the month of July as guests of Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Winn. The Personality club is sponsoring a sport dance at the recreation room of DeSoto Bass Courts, Saturday, July 1L The Neighborhood Needlepoint club held its semi-annual party at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Van Jeter on Calm street. Those whose birthdays were honored were Mrs. Leona Collins, Mrs. Ida Storey and Mrs.

Anna McFarlane. Guests were Mrs. Ophelia Hick's, Johnny Coday, Gates Rice, Sylvester Johnson, Samuels, Howard Starks, and Vernon McFarlane. Mrs. Laura Grubbs of Phoenix, Ariz, spent a few days in the city with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry G. Murray of Horace street. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Prudy and family and Mrs. Elizabeth Swan-son of Oakland, and Miss Hattie Turner of Lexington, Ky. were week-end guests of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William T.

Robinson of Dennison avenue. Miss Taylor, John Mantack Are Married Miss Gladys Marie Taylor of Columbus, daughter of Banks Taylor of South Euclid avenue, became the bride of John A. Mantack Columbus on Saturday, June 27. Mrs. Mantack, who is a teacher in Columbus, was married at 6:30 p.

m. in an impressive ceremony at Bethel Baptist church by Rev. Charles T. Isom. The bride was beautiful in lovely embossed mousseline soie made on princess lines and having a fingertip veil caught with orange blossoms.

Mrs. Mantack had as matron of honor her sister The program for the week follows: Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. today; morning worship at 11 a. with Rev.

Ed Bass of Greenville, delivering the sermon; the Young Peoples society meets at 3 p. ra. today, and Rev. Grant Curtis, of Marietta, will give the Thelma Janet Hubbert, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.

J. A. Hubbert, celebrated her eighth birthday and at the regular church services I at 11 a. m. Rev.

J. M. Gilmer, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist church at Hillsboro, will deliver the sermon. At 3 p. m.

Reverends REV. JEROME W. WILSON sermon at 8 o'clock services in the evening. Tomorrow is scheduled to be "Citizen's Night," and devotions will be given at 7:30 p. m.

An address of welcome will'be given by Mrs. David Fugett at 8 p. and Rev. E. L.

Harris of the Shiloh Baptist church will preside at the evening worship. Tuesday is delegated as "Community Night," and devotions will be held at 7:30 p. m. The address of welcome will be given by Mrs. Joseph Walters, and the evening woodhouse, Stansbury and ll-liams will have charge of the program for the Wesleyan sister churches.

The ministers' wives chorus will furnish the music. The anniversary celebration will conclude Sunday evening with a musical program featuring the Revelators quartet of the Mt. Enon Baptist church. James Jones Membership Chairman Sunday with a party. Those present were: Sylvia Barbour, Almeda and Russell Jones, Betty Letha Ingram, Freddie and Charles Ingram, Annie Mae and Margaret Pate, Elsie Louise and William Jones, Joseph and Raymond Bruce Swann? Cynthia and Wilfred Jones, Wendell Hubbert, Delores Childs and Pat Mumford.

Triple B. social club was entertained with a chicken dinner at the home of Mrs. Blake of Home avenue Saturday, June 27. Mrs. Mary Bradley of South Williams street is visiting relatives and friends in Atlanta, Ga.

Attend Convention Miss Geneva Burney of Gordon avenue was the recipient of many courtesies while in Columbus, Ohio attending the convention of the Ohio Federation of Colored Girls clubs. Miss Phoebe Allen, a classmate of Miss Burney at Talladega, entertained in her honor with a unique waffle supper. Members of the Wide Awake YWCA Conference Is Inspirational Meeting Lillian Grigsby, lovely in orchid, and as bridesmaid. Miss Bon Tons attending this meeting were Inez Jackson, Elsie Hart and Ann Samuels in picturesque blue. The attendant's dresses were caught at the waist with double YWCA's, and Marian Cuthbert, secretary for professional and volunteer training, who was executive secretary for the conference.

Mrs. Anne Arnold Hedgeman of the Office of Civilian Defense spoke to the conference at the banquet Saturday night A pageant was held in the ad-ministratioa building of the college Monday night. The pageant, created and developed by Wilhelmina Crosson, depicted the Negro woman in history, highlighting such patriots as Harriett Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Marjorie Buxton. Mrs.

Leona Taylor is the adviser. Miss Burney was re-elected State secretary. shirring and were made along Miss Frances Pogue, daughter lines of the bridal dress. 1. of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Pogue of Ushers were Messrs. F.dward Butler Taylor, Raymond Dickerson of Xenia and Bailey Jackson of Columbus. Mrs. Blanche Hiekerson and Charles Higgins rendered the re-nuptial music, both being accompanied by Clarens Francois.

After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Mantuck received guests at the reception at the home of the bride's father on Euclid avenue. John Mantuck is employed by the Buckeye Steel Co. He is originally from Jamacia.

Guests were present from Columbus, Xenia, Chicago, Urbana, and Kentucky. Defense Topic National Defense will be the theme of the Sisterhood meeting at Bethel Baptist church at p. m. today. Mrs.

M. B. Estell will speak of some of the scenes on her trip to Florida. She will also tell of the Weakley street, was married to Mr. Andrew Reid, son of Mrs.

Bertha Reid of Blanche street Sunday. June 28, at 3:30 p. m. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Reid are at home to their friends on Williams Street. Mrs. Virgie Happy, Mrs. Myrtle Rivers and Mrs.

Maude Buchanan Chanqe Softball Loop Schedule The Linden Center Twilight league will play on Mondays and Wednesdays for the balance of the schedule. Edgemont will play Brownlees at Linden Center, Wright Field will play Jones Brothers at East End and Delco will play De Soto Bass at De Soto Bass courts on Monday. Brownlees will play Wright Field at East End, Delco will play Edremont at Linden Center and James N. Jones was named general chairman of the Fifth Street YMCA membership drive that will open the latter part of September. Jones has been a division leader for several years In the annual membership- drive.

To date 56 boys have enrolled for Camp Kern. There are still some places left for any boys who are desirous of going to camp. All boys who have registered are asked to get in touch with Mr. Payne cr Mr. Copeland at ths Fifth Street YMCA.

The camp period is from July 27 to August 3. Thirty boys were present at the first outing of the Fifth street branch YMCA Boy's department Monday. The boys went to Fairmont park, taking picnic lunches with them. They took part in baseball games, horseshoe pitching, a treasure hunt, hikes through the woods, and other games and activities. The next outing is scheduled Friday, July 10, at Sinclair park.

The group will leave the Fifth street YMCA at 10 a. m. All boys are asked to bring lunches and carfare. Punch and hot-dogs will be supplied by the YMCA. Boys may sign up at the boys' department for this event.

Much interest is being shown in the newly formed Racquet club at the Fifth street branch YMCA. The club business meetings are held every Tuesday at 8:30 p. m. at the YMCA. Regular periods of badminton are held Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.

m. at the YMCA. Tennis periods are held on Monday and Wednesday at the Burk-ham Center park beginning at 6 p. m. Those who wish to join are asked to attend the business meeting on Tuesday.

Mt. Enon Church Acts As Host Rev. N. F. Biddell, pastor of First Baptist church, Springfield, and his congregation will worship with Mt.

Enon Baptist church Friday night, July 9. Rev. Biddell will be guest speaker and his choirs will furnish music. Progressive club of Mt. Enon Baptist church will hold its seventh anniversary program Sunday, July 12, when Rev.

A. L. Lee and his congregation, of Lexington, will be guests of Mt. Enon Baptist church. Pearl Cowen Is Bride; Nuptials In St.

Louis Miss Pearl Asbury Cowen, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Cowen of Dayton and the late Ross Cowen, was married in St. Louis Saturday, June 27, to Richard Hallowell Payne, formerly of Dayton. Mrs. Payne is a Dayton school teacher.

The bride, who was married amidst a profusion of white gladioli, white asters and white chrysanthemums, wore a white brown airplane twill suit with accompanying accessories to match. Her corsage was of white orchids. As the leaders and delegates of the YWCA Leadership conference, held at West Virginia State college, closed their eight-day meeting Tuesday, the recommendation was made "That we look forward to calling another National Human Relations conference, interracial in character, with common problems to be emphasized rather than differences, and that it be held in a place most conducive to constructive thinking; and, should the times not permit a national conference, that sectional conferences be called to fulfill the same purpose." The recommendation was made by Miss Jessie Scott of Brooklyn, N. Y-, who acted as chairman of the findings committee for the conference. The theme of the conference was: "We shall overcome the obstacles that beset us in daily living; we accept the challenge of, new tasks in the world's work." Delegates from 24 states and the District of Columbia, and 52 cities were represented by the 115 delegates who attended the conference.

There were 19 delegates from Ohio, Dayton's eight delegates representing the largest delegation from any city. Texas, Connecticut, South Carolina and Minnesota were among the states represented. The leaders were: Dr. Hortense Powdermaker, anthropologist, of Queens college, Flushing, N. Mrs.

Vivian Carter Mason, director of field administration. New York; Rabbi David H. Wise, Congregation B'rai Jeshrum. Newark, N. Roy Wilkins, editor of the Crisis; Wilhelmina Crosson, author and editor; Mrs.

John W. Davis, West Virginia State college, hostess of the conference, and Viola T. Lewis, conference registrar. Leaders from the national staff were: Dr. Kathleen W.

McArthur, secretary for religious resources; Belle Ingels, secretary for administrative affairs, southern region; Isobel C. Lawson, secretary for administrative affairs, Negro work; Mrs. Louise Cochran, USO program secretary; Elizabeth B. Herring, secretary for rural interests and registered historical city of Williamsburg, Va. Jones Brothers will play De Soto Guests At De Soto Eass Gordon Johnson of the Credit Union division of the Farm Security administration and Mary Davenport of the Ohio State Credit union were guests of the De Soto Bass union Thursday.

The evening was spent in movies and dancing. The bride is a graduate of Wil-berforce university and Wittetn-berg college. She is a member or Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the College Women's club. Mr. Payne is a graduate of Morehouse and Atlanta universities.

He is a member of Omega Phi Psi fraternity and it present is taking an instructor's course at Scott Field, 111. Later he will be assigned to. an Army base. Until recently he was a resident of Dayton. The couple are making their home temporarily at 4655 North Market street with Mr.

Payne's brother and sister-in-law. Dr. and Mrs. Vaughn Payne. Bass at the De Soto Bass courts on Wednesday.

Frigidaire of the morning league is tied for first place with Wright Field with five games won and two games lost. The Envoy baseball team will practice at Burkam at 6:30 p. m. Monday. The team won the first round of the Married Men's league by defeating Belmont, 4 to 0.

The Olympians won from Patter's, 14 to 9. The Linden Center and Intermediate track team under the supervision of Jimmie Jones was entered in the city-wide plaground track meet at McKinley park, Patriotic Service The Sisterhood of Bethel Baptist church on Sumnrtt ttreet will hold a patriotic service Sunday evening, July 5. Mrs. Mattie Estelle, a member who has recently ppent some time In Florida, will relate some of ber experiences there. Thursday.

The Sunday Journal-Herald Spotlight, July 5, 1942..