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4 MAICHIN6, TOOJ Saominniy Karinn rbair own answer tha "March en Washington," Kb Kivx Klaniman in Spartaniburg, S.C carry tkair torches and march around TnnrPag Potentate PHA (Continue From rage 1) in Reno. 941 W. Indianapolis. I ml; IMPERIAL A iniTORAr thur T. Ami.

S37.T X.W Sherer. Arthurine Dixon. Wil Washington. D. and la B.

Johnson. Julia Harrison. IMPERIAL AIDITOR Vrr Cray. Reba Ray. Engen June Dav, Oaiwood.ia Catlin.

Alberta Tillman, El Av Toledo Ohio. vma Mindora Morris. Ivy MeFariand and Minnie Jack OTHER Omt T.R nf Ue son. Daughter of IsW who were, Also fashions! Rose elected to head the Imperial Nichols. Man Lawrence.

Mar CooH are Daughters. ilartm I a Me'acham. Elouise Ina Lewis Mean. Deputy Im Storey. Bessie Lee, Emma pertal rommandreas: ttiza iBaaa.

Rubv Mitchell. Kathryn Coleman. Imperial First Lieu jM Pickett. Josephine Me tenant Comnuuidre: OladjajGuire. Bemice D.

Murrell. Mar W. Dixon. Imperial Second Lieutenant Command rrsa; Joseph! nfl F. Brown.

Imperial High Prtestre: Lucille Boyd, Imperial Oriental Guide; Beairloe F. Sexton. Imperial Treasurer; Mary C. Johnson, Imperial First Ceremonial Daughter, and gaily Berry. i Imperial Second Ceremonial Daughter.

Daughter of Isl from 32 states were registered as present at this session. Although the Daughters of Tis worshipped with the Prince Hall Shriners Sunday morning, their first official event wis an Oriental Tea riven hv the Daughters of Court the hosts for the convention. Entertainment included sing Ing by Mis' Vi ian Reed, for mer Shrine Talert Show con testant: ballet and Up dancing i bv students from the Anna B. Heldman Center, who were taittytifr Kir fr TjitiicA TVtair i Robert Doak was the pianist lor the occasion i trernendous afflause at the! rh. nave a stipulation In Illustrious Comma ndress of Flet 'on of her number.

he ithe grarlt. which states in part. Sahara Court the hoMes fore a rw crowd. the mortey to be used group, is Daughter Hazel Rub irok sh I for research in cancer of the erts. Oriental Tea committee 3UE decision.

I cm ex for everyone, regard members were: Daughters! Miss McKie recetved a $1 jOO less of race, color or creed." Oradee Hiehsmith. chairman; scholarship, wt.i she may The following year, the citv Afberta F. Hargrove, co chair 1 man: Glartvs W. Dixon. Im perial director of public rela tions; Daughter Lois L.

Dor sev, chairman in charge of costumes: Dauihter Oradee i chairman. i a few months ago. charge of ds rations: Daugh was soloist of the New! ters Mary E. White York Ail State Chorus in 1961. i in charge of distribution of lr.s Island Regional All orocrams.

and her aides. Mar 19tt to i96i and gante Smart and hatnryn Pickett: Daughter Mabel Gnf fin, chairman, with aide. Dauehter Fannie Mavnard of: Um finance committee': Daugh was chairman in charge of. ir a wna nariiwr. tha program, and the conven tion cochairman was Daugh er Ruth M.

Tutker. Mrs. Gladvs W. Dixon of Raltimore Md the Waiter Dvert. of Chi h.irmn nf nnhiip relation committee Daughters of Isis.

designed to determine the in was given the Wallace Silver i telligence of the contestants. Heritage Award at the thiid! THE SECOND PLACE win annual oaiquei uie isugrj tm of Isis. Other awards were made to Mr. Mayrne IvPntti of Mene Ilk Court 53 as Outstanding I Recordre'is of the Vear. and Mrs.

Annie M. Bolden of Ara bic Court 93 as Outstanding CommaiHiress of th? Yeax. Ap timore. and is presently arter.d proximately 100 gifts Boston I'mvernty School were given to Imperial Pi pa of Music, ties and others for exertional Amone her many accomp aervice to the Ofgamiati'jn. MRS.

KAIXY W. RRY cf Onclnnau. unio. cnairrr.an oi the. barque commttee.

sj jp tnm jggo he hanqa which. 5961 Ib lX2 he 1 with a fahi 'he witn a iasii vMrH hv; side wu closed sbow depicting trends i Ln fem im pi'' a va received a cemccate rrom present Moriejs were from Ad4h jjp, Musi. 5tu. Dughter of Isis Courts tof mprjon of throughout tie country. torJ conservatoo' and ad Other program participants V4nrt, wrk tJt musjc Imperial AdLsor MlM CaJdweU the re.ip B.

Carter. Past Imperial Com jjj $1,000 manoresse twuia nd trsuia ninea nvva. Daughter Daisy Pane. fhion show comraentator, and Esug'ttsr Lcuiie O. Bow Sh II, mi en.

Imperial director of music. Participating models were: clothes of yesteryeart Daughter Ernestine Dickens. Marguerite Guinyard. Ruth gam Corn ran. Dorothy Moore.

MariHn M. Gardner, France L. Temple. Beatrice Wright. Gladys Gates, Mattie Poteat.

Sadie Yann. Gladys Jennings Jessie M. Smith. Justuia Richardson. Willie Graham.

Beatrice F. Sexton. Doris' P. Robinson. Helen Hoebs.

Josephine V. Williams, Frankye M. Ford, Virginia Hoi land. James Temple. Elnora Jenkins, Christine Brown and Norma J.

Ganaway. A extrerneiy talented, young classical vocalist. Miss Anne McKte. of Hartford. ConrL, who was a contestant from Arabic Temple 10.

Hartford, at Syria Mosque. Wednesday, became the first person of a city to succeed an other of the same city or state, when he was announced as the winner in the Prin.se Hall TaVrt Srhoi.rmhin! finals. utc tf.K I ue at a cUege of her choice, ard a trnpr.y. The scholarship was not her i first. received t.

Con 15x7 'hlt Inecticut Music and Arts Foun x'min dation of the Five Towns! Other recipients of tubercu also a member of the Law 1 rence H'gh School Chorus from 195 to im. MISS McKIF, who Is 19' Mrs McKie 23( ARr. Kartioro. exnioitec exceptional ability when she answered quesuon In a query 'bV lhe Imperial promotional "2o. The question period is rscr.

sijrami try jriuaajcin, 4 of Baltimore. Md.j ai Miss Harorua CaurweiL 1A. 3TT Belmort has an impressive background in the field of nsuiic, especially cias isicsl piarvj. She is a gi aduat of Eastern If'jfh School in Bal jliahmenis. ir in sung with nrrhe rra.

ror.cerw and also! Mss Caldwell received I i BeU Soronty r.d trophv TH1RD PIACF winner was Mis Ca'ol Ann Mi ls of Elm hurst IIU who became the a large burning croit at a KKK ralty, whara a crowd of 2,000 hoard an address by Robert Sherton, imparial wizard of tha United Klans. New nners first white contestant In the 17 year old contest of the Shriners. drew tremendous applause when she sang two outstanding and complicated musical selections. Last year. Miss Mills won first place In the Building Trade Council talent contest which was held at the Medinah Temple In Chicago, and also first place In the vocal division for Talented Teens at McCor mick Place.

During the past three years. Miss Mills has won 12 first place awards, five gold awards and three silver awards, in singing competition. She was a representative of Arabic Temple 44 of Chicago. Miss Mills received a $500 scholarship and a trophy. TTH'RTH PLACE winner was Miss Harriet Thalf.

1. of Philadelphia. Miss Thalf. who is also a classical vocalist and the daughter of Mrs. Beatrice Thalf of 1312 Fttr water St.

Philadelphia. Pa. was representing Pyramid Temple 1. FIFTH PLACE honors went to Miss Lynn Baker, who represented Marracei Temple 13 of Detroit. Miss Baker, like all of the other top winners, is a classical vocalist The Prince Hall Shriners have eiven more than tJfaViO to institutions.

The Shriners gave to Homer G. Phillips Hospital for research in cancer in Since that time they have giv en oiner gim wiiiin iciai to Homer G. Phillips of St. Louis enacted a law in iwhK all of the hospitals were iiteerated. During the re grants from the Prince Hall Shriners are: the Jewish Hospital in Denver.

St Mary's 'Catholii Hospital Calves on. and the College of euicai ca ujs nsr Ail of the hospitals, to The wnicn tne snrmers nave con neia in uuis, ko. U.S. Rapt (Conttnned Fro Page 1) "native'' Washingtonians respond. Two week ago.

the reaction of Washing! ORians This newspaper Pted facts, as they were at that i time. Today, there Is a Washington. D. coordinating committee. Chairman is Bishop Smallwood Williams.

More than 200 ministers' are working with the committee, and now it is believed that thousands of Washingtoiuans will participate. A "service prayer" for a peaceful and purposeful as lunkli tha naiiAfl their homes, will be offered at 9 octock AM. services In the Bibleway Church All denominatioos will represented in the march We thought you might be interested 4n some of the per Aitail. in ronnection with this mammothjjndertak ing A Philip Randolph, who first proposed the "march" idea. Is no neophyte to this type of thinkirg.

Negro history reveals that Randolph threatened a similar march in the early '40 a threat which led directly to Executive Order 02. Then, the climate was dif fused. l. Today, the climate Is rirht for concerted, united action. Ten major organization white and Negro are soon soring the March for Jobs and Freedom." i i I Leaders of these organira PWladelphU.

Pa. A mirations, and the organization' mum of 3 000 marchers. They np: will hit C. by train (special I National CathoAe Confer, and bv bus; for Interrarla Justice,) Baltimore, Md. Baltimore Matthew Ahmann.

executive 1 will be represented by 5.000 director; ommivuoo oa Race fteta tion. National Coo aril of Pittsburgh. Pa. A special Churches of Christ in Aaaertra, train, carrying a minimum of Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, 1.500 people 20 air condi vice chairman: itwr.ed cars, plus club arrf din Congress of Racial Kawalhy i mg car.

A 10 bus caravan. (CORE). James Farmer, na fr'th Pittsburgh early fional dim tor; morning. and will Southern Christian Lender leave C. that same night at If A I I I I ilTA tAiilJK Vs'i iJo.

The I 7 v' IT V. It II chartering a I i Jel II rH i VT P. S3" 5 If" I 1 'Is 1 a a sbmhsm. at I Hotel Owners Have No For Bunting PITTSBURGH Criticism from many Shrincra and local Xetro eirtten too have been voiced an to the absence af welcome sign on store and hotel for the Shriners' convention. Mrs.

Irene Mattie, an officer of the Pittsburgh Hotel Association, said that the a aoriation had no rands. She denied that such sign are displayed for other big conventions. "We would welcome signs if the Shriners want to pay for them, but we don't have the fond. If we did It for them we would have to do it for every convention that come into town, little or Wg. "No, we do not do it for any convention when asked if it isn't done for Mg white conventions that come to town." Crfctic aay the white Shriners are due here soon, "Let see what happens then." tributed.

have integrated their patients. The Prince Hall Shriners have awarded a total of $222. 300 for tuberculosis and cancer research since 1950. They have also given $56,050 in college scholarships to dcrving young and talented ladies. Patricia Prattis.

a member of the Pittsburgh Courier staff, who was a third place winner In the Prince Hall Shriner Talent and Scholarship Contest in 159. to Shriners and Daughters of Ills in Convention, here that she would become the first Negro instructor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology at the gir.r.ing qi MISS PRATTIS, who Is a native of Pittsburgh, was presented to the audience and contestants in the 1963 finals held at Syria Mosque, said. "This year of racial unrest is significant It is significant not only because it is the Cen tpr.nial of Freedom for the Negro in America, but because the American Negro, this year, more than ev. beiore has emphatically asserted himself. "Negroes are fed up with the prejudice and injustice he has had to endure for so long.

We can now thorougruy under stand the importance of edy cation in order that our people, gradually breaking from the bonds of discrimination and second class citizenship, also break the chains of ignorance in order to take their places alongside their more fortunate brethren." she 1964 Councils wil mm y. srwl, jrN'V yry xje. SIES MOIL EM'S lND Lamaxart Itaatad', tseand fram laM Director of for Stanlayvilia fray, inca of tk Republic taa Conqa, said in New Oraans lait weak that ha for. seat an ed to tht racial problams but "tha toluol? from the heart." Th Conqoitta cHicial received an koorry c.tiianthip and a key to th city from labor dtr fau! wilier rasfatanting I LA hSmkk Wf Ik i Ttmt? 7 maim Historic Event Has than 100 jCT" Fijian 1 rrSj r.nii A. 'IK I': 1 I iWU.

If, Local 1 4 1 tnd city officials, who is ad to Mr. Lamasant't left. Also in tha picture ara Jamtt Winiat SsaataJ at left I of tka union local; (itandin9 from left I Lauit Mason, a buiinaisman; Marcus Nauitadtar an intarnationai ric prosi dnf of tha Frontier International, and Maurice Horn, official ascort iatarprater, who accompanied' th Coneias official. TAKE A GIANT STEP Bishop Ball Drops a a. I Hurseotring at td (Continued from 1) his frequent absences often re suited in hardships for the school's management, faculty, and student body.

Eventually, student exasperation culminated in the old American custom of burning he "culprit" in effigy. AMONG THE decisions tak by the one day board se exerutiVe ommit ship Conference, Rev. Martin Luther King president. Stadent Non Vtoknt Coordinating Committee, John Lewis, chairman; American Jewhdi ongrena. Rabbi Joachim Prim, chairman: Negro American tabor Council.

A Philip Randolph, president; United Automobile. Aero Aaaodattoa for the Advanresneat af Colored Pro pie, Roy Wilkins, executive ritMm 1 VT' WTtne Aoung. eXCCUUve dl rector. In addition. the March has Z' I k.

l. i bor and ctvtl rights organiza f5' Governors of many states and rr.aors of manv cities have proclaimed Aug. 2S as Ovil Rights Day andor Freedom Day. Our correspondents have filed the following informa jtion: New York CHj. NV Y.

dght trainloads and a mini 'mum of 300 buses will haul ork delegation; marchers. Most will travel by car by train, by bus; T6P.M; Cleveland. Ohio This city be represented by a mini i mum of 750 marcher, coming I mostly hy bus and train: I Detroit. Mich. Thre thou sand marchers will represent this city.

where luu.ouu marched less than two months 'AW CIO. AFL is special plane for Reuther and more top unionists. Local i special train of of tieml iU handle (church ctwds. Pl mouth Con iTPiaiiOTJU Tia PCUTTI oai. u.si charftr sli buses.

Other sending large icficraiions inciuoe r.r 'SMCK. Detrott Council on I AngeW Four char tered plan will leave Holry wood Monday night, bnngir.g the outstanuirg actor and acties Into the giant rally This li not surprising. The theatre for many years, has i led the nation in practicing the democracy others too often praA. From the South and other sections of the Mid West, Mid South and toe border states, thousands of others are expected to swell the rapidly growing thousands who will be making the pilgrimage. At a minimum rate of $3 per person.

It expected that 'mora than $5,000,000 will be i i i tee empowered to carry out the boards policies and act for it between meetings. Named to this committee were: Rev. J. A. Robert, pre siding elder.

Miami District: Rev. J. C. illUms. presiding elder.

Orlando District Rev. A. Bennett, presiding elder, Tallahassee District; Rev. F. wk Hidcs retaining Jones, presiding elder.

N'oith'hi po' a AMK prelate ot Jacksonville District; Rev. Webster Walker, presiding eld rS. 'l. Sampson, presiding el, presiding eldT. Proctor Headed Back Jobl GREENSBORO.

N. C. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, president i of A 4 College, now on 1 leave as associate director with i the U.

S. Peace Corps, will re turn to his post here on Sept 3. "anxious" to get back to the ton fir duration i i spent on transportation alor.e. ij'" not ro TmBtaPm'ltr''z', 2 ant item. ma j.ip, on The "March" planner, who tlo; ras e'n i r.lAil In a i SU.S09 natlay, have had to re man 0f the adnnnislralive.

vise their flgnrea aharpty np mi'tee. aid Bajard Ru 'r 1 deputv direi tnr. The March" iUrlf will be; In the se. tion "Why We conducted in an atmosphere of cooperation. Advanre weather repens in dirate the day will be fair, hot ana nurnm Tlie Distri' t's entire police! fire ricrrtpnrt wrinnnW i w.

on round the rlock duv Tliere will le.S!6.000 worth jdom, Thev imi'se a special of sound equipment burden on the Ncgroi who Is There ill be 21 fire hy denied the riht to ote, eco dranLs equipped with quad 1 nomically evf.loited. refused rtiple drinking founiairis. plusjai cev public a. commoda six stainless steel subie te.i to inferior ed tru. ks near the mail ju tH to sub There will be 120 portable standard ghYtto housing, chemical milets.

"Their livelihoods destrojed. There will he 10 first aid the Nejro unemployed are tents, in addition to four per i thrown into the streets, driven manent meliral center. to despair. j0 hatred, to crime. 1 1 violen.e Ail America i People who come into "ah robNd of their potential con ington are being asked to be tnbution Reins, A waters faia DiMrut.

and Dr. R. R. 'Williams. D.

Tampa. 1 At the rio of the meeting. 'a number of pedkers voiced praiv of Bishop ball for the work ao oropliNhed during the ji al! session, and temlced him a voir of 'iMitioVm in his ahilitv to tarn on i hurr pi and Florida. Bihpo Bull still re nwin titular ht ad of the and trutres. extremely c.

ucful about foixl Rrs an apple or otner ri int. a hrcunie or plan i ake. a soft di ink. t'eopic are ui to get a rj n'(jht ie fore embarking xsitfi our pa i thiM'en ui'ier 14 ve.r Man h. say: Wp rudrcti to pxlress an nid jr.evan.e and tn help resohe an American tiu mat i nis is oom ot me twin exils of racism and eio nomir ilint: aTiAT.

Thn' rr all rjeuo'e. Nc ro and hite, of selfirsnpct. and free mMi laraaal aw mti. tl THE nmiutwM COVIiEI O. is 1I2, PlmWa 20, Pa.

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