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The New York Age from New York, New York • Page 12

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The New York Agei
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New York, New York
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i nrimng txpenence Chockful of Interesting experiences it Mrs. Louise F. Morris, wife of Thomas N. Morris of 402 W. 153d St, who spent the summer studying in Europe at the Mozarteum in Balkburg, 'Austria.

Under Mme. Btella Richards Herlinger, she attended the eighth seminar in music and dramatic art. Mrs. Morris1 greatest thrill at the Mozarteum, she admits, was the privilege of working with Dr. Curjel mi IP Mr.

Legist F. Morris of Zurich, Switzerland, as assistant director of "The Valiant," the play which ended the seminar. A teacher here at P. 8. 188, Manhattan, Mrs.

Morris selects and directs all the plays given in that school For years her productions at graduation time have been a highlight in the New York City public school system. In addition, she directs The Dramatic Club it St. Mark's M. E. Church, of which the Rv.

Samuel 8weeney Is pastor. on The Marine Flasher, a student boat, but her recent return trip was made on a TWA Constellation In IS hours. Likes Farts Best In spite of the devastation, Paris first with me and next comes Vienna, declared the dynamic civic leader. She included Zurich and Lake Lucerne in her shopping tours. Travel is a hobby with Louise Morris, who has seen all of conti nental U.

8. Hawaii and Alaska, as well as much of Mexico. Now that she's "all uzf over Europe from the historical and ar tistic angle, she's looking forward to a return tnn there. Every year in August the Salzburg Festival takes place and It is then that the world greatest actors participate in opera, drama and concerts. Mrs.

Morris attended that grand fastival. In the meantime the always busy Mrs. Morris has Initiated plans for a gigantic fashion show on Nov. at the Golden Ballroom, under the sponsorship of The Utility Club, Inc, of which she has been president for 18 years. This par ticular style promenade will replace the club's annual baby contest which has been one of the means fund Now Principal For JHS 136 Mrs.

Martha ft. Flnkler, recently appointed principal of the Harriet Beecher Stowe junior High School 136. located at St. Nicholas and Edgecombe Avea, Manhattan, will be officially installed in trie autu torlum at a public exercise on Thursday morning, Oct 7. at 10 am.

Mrs. Ray Nussbaum, assistant principal will preside. Messages of welcome will be given by Mrs. Hilda Lesser, teacher. Mrs.

Marlon Jen kins, president of the Parents' As sociation, and Miss Phyllis uunerc, the student school mayor. Dr. George Zuckerman, assistant superintendent will deliver the in' stallatlon address. Mrs. Flnkler comes to JU S.

138 from a successful career as Principal of P. a 1:6, Queens, to succeed Miss Susette Bums, who has been transferred to J. H. 8. 64, Man hattan.

IN NEW ROLE Evelyn Davis, recording secretary of the Negro Actors Guild, has gone to Los Angeles to Join the new company of "Happy Birthday" starring Miriam Hopkins. About three years ago Miss Hopkins played In "The Perfect Marriage" with Miss Hopkins. She was also understudy, to Musa Williams in the Broadway production of "Happy with Helen Hayes, (Coattned fresa Fag lt) A'Lelia Ransom, former U. S. Government worker, who is vice president.

That Mrs. Earl Charles and her two daughters. Carol and Barbara "Elaine, are here from the Virgin Isles? Their husband and dad, respectively, is making good in St Thomas as di rector of police. Theresa's First Cocktail Date They tell me that the first date for a Sunday afternoon cocktail party and dance oh the new Hotel Theresa roof is Dec. 5 and it has been given to the Business and Professional Women's Club, owner of the well appointed Sojourner Truth Gub House at S84 St Nicholas Ave.

Mesdames Sara Pelham Speaks and Capitola Haskins are co chairmen of the affair. Mrs. Minnie D. Hurley is president of the club house committee and Mrs. Louise Frances is president of the local unit of the BPWC.

The Gothamettes anticipate a record crowd atN Small's Paradise on Saturday night, Oct' 10, (not Oct. .1 as printed in last Friday's New York Age): This club, originally founded by the late A'Lelia Walker for her daughter, the late Mae Robin son Perry, has long been acknowledged as one of this city's leading unit catering to underprivileged children Anna E. Steele Busy Mrs. Anna Eliza Steele, former city marshal and now an area captain for the Republican Party, entertained at tea on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Hattie Thomas, 467 W.

157th St in compliment to Congressman Jacob K. Javita, candidate for re election in the 21st district. Mr. and Mrs. John W.

Yar bo rough, of Philadelphia, spent two weeks here visiting their aunt, Mrs. Steele. Sine some of Caterina Jarboro's personal things books and music) were received here last week by her sister, Mrs. Steele; we are wonderjng if the diva is going to forsake Lot Angeles and come back east very toon. NEW YORK AGE, 9EPTEMBER 28, 19 Wolf Maii: Long, pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church of New Rochelle.

N. and a member of, the School Board of that cltv. will be Erected by lor mer members of his eongregation at rnti liintht vhen ha arrives here Friday from Hot Borinca. Ark. The prominent churchman faces a busy day Sunday when ha will fill three Dnachmt, engagements.

Sunday morning bo will address the congregation of the Rev. Dr. Bracy at First Baptist Church and in the afternoon no will speak to the members of Rev. McDanlel'a Prince of Peaeo BaDtlst Church, In the evening, he will return to his old pulpit at Central Baptist Church where the Rev. Huntley Is pastor.

The Rev. Long wtn conclude bis visit to the city with two sermons on Sunday. Oct t. at Rev. M.

Owen's. OalUeo Yapttst Church In tftt ryning and at Rev. Herman Oore's Southern Mission Baptist Church in the evening, J''Vk i. v' t' i3 Sv Seeing New Tevw with a itop off at Je Wells Mask Bare are Frances Taylor, left, aad BUlte Abner, ef Detroit. Taylor la a MBaUrstife ctadeat at the Katharine Danham Schaol of Dance and her sister, BUUe, will resaala here daring her sojottra study.

Lovely pair let New Terk, hah? Photo by ZaBders, Happy Brido I Jut retamed from a Niagara Falls heaeymooa, Mr. ana ntn. Fred Powell, win reside at Ufa uai sey street, Broeaiyn iat mnm, shows) above. Is the I orsner EreUne r.arr. mt Grove aveaoe, rort BiehsMad, SUtea uuaa.

in mo attended Fort Richmond mgn HehAoL Her hasbaad, gradoate of George Washlngtea High School, Is saidtowa Maahattaa jewel HaltkuJNew Age photo by Thomas Fox). New Rochelle Pastor Is Greeted by Former Member in St Louis ST. LOUIS. The Rev, C. M.

Dr. Hays in Church Post At the historic first meeting of the World Council of Churches, which Time Magazine (August 30, IMS, Issue) characterized as "the most representative meeting of the Christian Church since the Re President Benjamin E. Mays of Morehouse College, Atlan ta, was elected a member of the Central 'Committee of the Council. The World Council of Churches met at Amsterdam, Holland, the last week in August, 1948, and its meetings were attended by 450 dele gates representing 44 countries and 150 denominations. The deliberation and decisions of these epochal meetings may well mark the turning point In the history of the Christian Church and, indeed, or numan society.

PACI IOYS 11 Mi SJ tmfmttfmtm, mmm 13 Club Will Aid Haiti The Society of American Friends of Haiti held a reorganuai on meeting last Friday night at 245 W. ISSth 8U said re elected Ha founder, Dr. H. Blnga Dtrmond, as president. This Is the New York society which performed such her culean service following the Haitian massacres of 1937.

Others chosen as officers are Mrs. Lillian Sharps Hunter, vice, president. W. W. Smith 'of the Henry Chlstopher Scnooi oi languages, secretary, and Mrs, Jahlce ng, treasurer.

Dormant since the completion of its aims during the Dominican Haitian emergency of the last decade, the society has been reorgan teed to further cultural and economic relations between toe people of Ha'U and the United States, It intends to. foster historical and contemporary studies of Haiti and to for ma nucleus for the entertainment of distinguished Haitian personages and diplomats visiting, the United States. Also on the organisation's agenda to the encouraging of scholarships for Haitians and Americans. '4 The society voted to akT the lOUnoima limiic" imvtjv fostered by Mrs. Durmarsais Estime.

wife of the Haitian and the American Sanitary Mission, a voluntary Baptist Missionary Clinic in Aim Coyes. Haiti. To that erih the society will sponsor a cocktail party to the Haitian bar of the Dismond residence on Sunday, Oct 17. and a dance called "A Night ta a Haitian Village" on the new roof of Hotel Theresa on Friday, Dec t. Among those present were ur.

and Mrs. Thomas Amos, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Levlne, Mrs. Helen E.

Harden, rs. auro tIBC' Cohron. Mr. and Mrs. C.

D. King. Wayman Stokes, Edward O. Perry, Mrs. Ruth Walls Martin, Dr.

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