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i PAGE TWO An Apprecbdon By LESTER A. WALTON (EDITOR'S NOTE: June 16th was always a memorable date in the We of Fred R. Moore, editor of The New York Age, who died on March 1st, for it marked his fcirthdate. Last week, Mr. Meore would have been 88 years old.

The following tribute by the Lester A. Walton, States Minister to Liberia, was written especially for the occasion.) In the passing of Frederick Randolph Moore there has been removed from the scene of action an outstanding figure in American life, may be likened to a sturdy oak symbolizing strength, hardiness and power. He was a unique character in many respects. In no sense could he have, been regarded a nonentity. A self made man of honorable instincts and profound convictions, he usually appeared in the public eye in the role of a crusader fighting for ideas and ideals which he sincerely believed to be right Frederick Randolph Moore possessed many traits worthy of emulation.

Of them all, his rugged honesty and compelling candor impressed me most Hypocrisy and deceit were foreign to his make up. Whether right or wrong, he always took a positive, unmistakable stand on any controversial issue. You knew exactly where he stood. He did not equivocate; he did not vacillate. Oftimes he was brutally There may have been times when his judgment was influenced by personal likes or dislikes; for he was partial to his friends and at times overly critical of his opponents.

When hopelessly outnumbered and sometimes outmaneuvered, he stood like the Rock of Gibraltar in. support of his point of view. more courageous individual ever trod American soiL Fearing no one, at all hours of the night he walked the streets of Harlem unattended, often to the dismay of friends. The New York Age was engaged in a vigorous, protracted campaign against the num ber racket he excited the admiration of big downtown gangsters who had 't arranged to meet the intrepid editor to talk things over. Conferences were held and opinions frankly exchanged, but Frederick Randolph Moore was unwavering in his opposition.

He neither could be beguiled by fallacious argument nor be bought He had no price. Frederick Randolph Moore was Indifferent to the accumulation of wealth. He never acquired a reputation as an astute business man. The New York Am was not regarded by him primarily to make money, but as a medium through which" to give expression to Wt Ideolojrleal concepts and to attain his objectives. In furthering the political Interests of favored candidates for office, he was known to donate the printing and to Insert political advertisement In The New York Age without eost Aspirants for the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the Governorship were among the beneficiaries of this largesse.

So generous was he In hearkening to appeals for financial assistance, that after two terms as a member of the Board of Aldermen, he possessed a leaner banking account when he went out of office than when first elected. Through the vein of Frederick Randolph Moore courted the blood of the first families of Virginia and New England families whose names are conspicuously associated with American history. Tht puritanical virtues which he pubitomy espoused and his veneration for womanhood were attributable to his genertjogletl background, arguments over heredity and environment notwithstanding. It was not until the last year of his life that he often referred to these blond connections In talking to members of his family." That he may have been a descendant of African eh'efs wis sugimted by his predilection tn regard himself head of a clan which not only Included his direct descenanta, but also his "in laws." Frederick Randolph Moor throughout his life, fought unceasingly for Negro progress and equal rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. He was of the Booker T.

Washington school of thought, gave unstinted support to the great Tuskegeean" and subsequently to Robert R. Moton. Like Washington, he believed ta Negro leadership tor Negroes and warmly welcomed the cooperatln of white Americans in the promotion of better intra racial and interracial relationships. In tht columns of his newspaper, en the speaker's platform and in private conversation, be embattled race pride as a fundamental requisite. His hopes were high with respect to the colored American's future fteder)ck Randolph Moor will go down la history as public maa of moral probity and elaan llvlng.

Nevertheless be devoted consider able of his time to helping delinquent boys tnd girls, unmarried mother, ex convicts seeking an opportunity to rehabilitate them tetves and others who had had the misfortune to become enmeshed ta the tods of the law. Negro night crab owners and saloon keepers Gt htp.to that LOOK for yoar Lair. Civs KetMI grwm1 koa everyone will miry, fluke Hair Uttm nig, a tfack e4 White i year haar ehme tnU radiaat Massy. KaaeaOeombawrt ste3r.edde limnljbpw. toeaenilsiaes U.

Wert 6ui At ami frae AHvdnnd Flak. i ii I'ln fi Of Frederick Randolph Lloore had no better friend when they wanted some citizen of unquestioned respectability and powers of persuasion to present their side of the case to local authorities. A goodly number of teachers in the New York public schools, colored and white, can attribute advancement to the kindly interest manifesed by Frederick Randolph Moore. The number of individuals he aided tie their efforts to secure old age pensions and other financial considerations from the State and City would run Into the hundreds. Men and women of both races holding high political office owe much to his intercession in their behalf.

That whatever assistance received was cheerfully and freely rendered is a matter of public knowledge. The high esteem In which he and family were held was evidence when a large mixed gathering, which Included the Mayor, Police Commissioner and other officials, attended the 90th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Moore. Frederick Randolph' Moore was the product of an era of the past never to return.

He did not reach the pinnacle of grtateness as did Booker T. Washington, the American whom be admired most and with whom he was closely associated, but he made a valuable contribution to racial progress and exercised a salutary effect over the lives of many. He used to decry the somewhat loosely applied term new Negro." He well knew that the race in America had attained its present economic, political and social status by evolutionary pro cesses In which Negro men and wo men of yesteryear and today had been actively and prominently identified, and that this historic metamorphosis did not take place over night within one year, five years or within a generation. For unselfish service to the peo ple and unbounded devotion to fur thering the best Interests of the community, Frederick Randolph Moore richly deserved the affection ate designation as "Father of Har lem." His Influence extended far beyond the precincts of Harlem. Already he has been greatly missed.

The family has lost a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather; the Negro race a forceful, constructive leader; the country a loyal, useful citizen. Farming In Africa Is Featured In Article In USDA Magazine The lead article in the May edition of) Foreign Agriculture, a USDA publication, is devoted to agriculture in Angola (Portuguese occupied West Africa). Written by Sylvia S. Ooodstein of the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, and based in part on material prepared by Samuel B. Coles, Negro agricultural missionary In Angola, the article describes tht whole range of rural life and farm activities in the territory.

For example. It It pointed out that although 90 per cent of tht land 1 suitable for tanning, only 1300.000 of Angola's S21.000.000 teres are under The natives farm 99 par cent of this area, growing manioc and corn, principal native foods, wheat rice, sugar, beans, peanuts, coffee, palm oil, sisal rubber, cotton, coconuts, sweet potatoes, and livestock. Most of the natives grow enough food for their own needs. Increas ed production has been retarded by low prices, insufficient trading cen ters in the interior, shortage of farm machinery, and a shortsge of train ed agricultural personnel to direct the firm program. However.

Angola Is overcoming these difficul ties by establishing experiment sts tlont, breeding centers, snd by dis tributing seeds, by building good roads in the interior, snd by extending the rttlwiy lines; plowt are sold to the native at cost nd professional agriculturists are be ing trained In the schools and colleges to help improve production methods. The extent to which Angola can help supply sgrtcultursl products to the United Nstlont now and during the postwar era Is teen In the rising exportt from that area. Corn hat Increased from 71.000 short tons In 1933 to 170.000 short tons In 1M1; sugar from 18.000 short tons In 1033 to 41.000 short tons In 1M1; coffee from 11.000 short tons In IKS to 18.000 short tons hi 1041. tnd beans from 3.000 tons In 103) to 11.000 tons two years ago Livestock production Is handicapped by tmfivorable climate, tsetse flits snd ticks, and by the attitude of the natives toward cattle. Meet It not a regular pert of the diet Except en feast dart, healthy animals are rarely killed for food.

Tht) natives regard their cattle very highly They are sot only considered a prized form of wealth, but art oftea surrounded by nliglova ballets la 133 tber ware only L939.009 ctttle ta an Angola, In ear country. Texas atone la acbeduled to produce nearly three times many cattle arid eatvta this year. BEWARE 4OF THE DANGERS dtm cut Tts Uzx7 Yerlr lirz SATURDAY. iCXI Z. 1M) TOt.ge WAS Swots ee.

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tart tun astsaaiaaaBsaaaataaawiBiisa mm ma mm an la me pt rtiH Vara, mmmm aat at mmpm Heads Sociologists v4fr 1 Md Dr. E. FRANKLIN FRAZIER, professor and head of tht Department of Sociology of Howard University, who has been elected president of tht District of Columbia Chapter of the American Sociological Society, at was announced Monday by university officials. Dr. Frailer served during the past year as vice president of the organisation, and in place of tht president, Dr.

Ctrl D. Wells, of George Washington University, who was ill during tht latter ptrt of tola term of office. 1 Dr. Churning H. Tobias On War Finance Committee Dr.

Chinning H. Tobat of the National Council YMCA, wit the only Negro member of the newly organized Wtr Finance Committee of New York State which was appointed Wednesday by W. Randolph Burgess, vice chairman of the board of the National City Bank, and chairman of the War Finance Committee. The committee consists of some fifty heads of business, labor, banking, women's interests and other groups. The formation of the new committee was announced last week by Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau.

as the single agency, formed by unification of the War Savings Staff and Victory Fund Committee for the sale of war bonds to the general public. Annual Report Of Bureau Of Sadal Hygiens Stresses Yalue Of Selective Service Tests The wide spread use of blood tests In Selective Service, premarital and prenatal examinations has created a vast, case finding project for the study of ventrtal diseases in the New York City area. The findings of' these testa, together with Information from oxner sources, were summarised in tht 1942 annual report of tht Bureau of Social Hyglent. dttttlt of which released by Health commit doner Ernest L. Stebblns.

According to Dr. Theodora Rosen thai who prepared the report, a total of 640130 Selective Service blood specimens were tested by tht Hetlth Department laboratory last year, that it nearly three timet many at In 1941. In addlt'onj 176,108 premarital serologies! tests for syphilis were recorded. At result of these blood tests, there was a substantial Increase In the num ber of "venereal disease suspects" examined, diagnosed and trotted. Following treatment many of these Infected were tble to inter tht trmed feme or to return to their normal occupations.

It is pointed out In the' report that from the inception of the Selective Service Act, through De cember 31, 1941 the Department's diagnostic laboratory examined 803181 specimens for syphilis tnd the percentile of reg'strtntt with positive serological reaction! wtt estimated to be 2 per cent All registrants suspected of hiving a venereal Infection were followed up for further examination. ta Syphilla Neteg The number of all venereal ds eaae cases reported to the Heilti Department Increased from 40.311 In 1941 to 43.923 In 1941 Syphilis eaaet, all stages, showed tn Increase of 101 per cent Of particular significance was the tneretse In the reported case of syphilis among boyi and girls between II and 30 years of age. Primary and secondary syphilis la this group showed a net of 37 par cent for the year 1943 at compared wit the period 1939 1ML Recognising the importance of educaVonal aieaeursa to combating thai rlae to venereal glim si, the Burtea ef Social Hygiene aaedb a major effort 9 Interest labor and aatmtemsfrt groups ta tHattialnttt aatHeritettva materia tamed by the Vtealrsj Daptrtmeiit ea the control of venereal gittsstt. tn e4ttSon. THE NEW YORK AGE local draft boards and CDVO of Kaay parent art verttng ever Clyde Bradford Frtada aad Mist cert were enlistee to distribute time ta factories and ether eaten Beratec A.

Kennedy, pamphlets and giapltv anstera. All tjal jobs, aad there wlB be very! Mr. Cravat vhe baa beta la tmlte the armed foree station little week end traveling. We must charge ef Coenmareiel Iducatioa If) ed wtthbi tbd elty Vffitta wenjee aH wi raa to keep Our rhlldrea' the college, to wen prepared to Ukt granted free aerate tg the Bu happy and well, and the actintiee ea these eew duties, having special reau'e edueaUonal sVto. lag the summer pltygrounds and laed Business Administration at Tarriaaef tWrvtree I ataoola provides the beet epportaa the University ef Michigan where At the close of 1942 there were ty ef aehieVjtg this goal Every he waa swarded the Master of 93 venereal etoeeee tl Inlet ta New wemaa who caa possibly fiad time gctenra degree.

Tor CW. It of w(r were 28 More New Yorkers Undergo Training At GREAT LAKES, HI Twenty eight New York men are among hundreds of Negro bluejackets undergoing several weeks of recruit training at the U. S. Naval Training Station here. While in "boot camp" the sailors will be put through an intensive training program, including physical conditioning, military drill, fundamentals of seamanship, and Naval customs and procedure.

Upon graduation they each will be given a nine day leave, after which they will receive further specialized instruction at ont of the Navy't Service or be sent directly to duty at sea tr at a shore station. Men are selected tor Service School on the bails of a aeries of aptitude tests and a personal inter view given to each recruit Soma with sufficient experience in par ticular trade needed by the Navy art rated at petty officers upon completing training, and tent to active duty immediately. Tht New York recruits here art: James Wright, 25, 217 Hancock street; Hiram A. Bennett, SO, S47 Gretna avenue; Ltroy C. Pinknty, 30, 107 Downing street; Vernon Davtnport, 37, 103 Hancock street; Jamtt Wright, 33, 317 Hancock street; Carlos Mil, 26, 449 Orient avenue; Thomas E.

Lane, 10, 1174 Fulton street; Carlisle Collins, 37, 893 Franklin avenue: all from Brooklyn. William Glass, S3. 283 West 150th street; James Harris, 31, 53 Morningtide avenue; Mack! Alunt. 30, 821 St Nicholas tvtnut; Maynard Josephs, 21. 4SS Msnhat tan avenue; Clinton Taylor, 22, S18 Manhattan avenue; Luther Gadson, 21, 254 West 133rd street; Leonard A.

Weeks. 20, 801 West 118th street; Raymond K. Higgins, 23. 228 West 130th street; all from NewYork City. Qerenct Fatter son, 18, 78 Sherman street; James A.

Johnson, 19, 163 Broidway. both from Buffalo. Joseph E. Thomas, 92, 1131 Prospect avenue; Marcus G. Striker, 22, 1114 'Forest avenue, both from the Bronx; Joseph T.

Martin, 20. 163 83, Jamilcs; Arthur D. 113 23 Bedelle street, Jamaica; Kelly Rudd. 3 Harrison ttreet. White Plains: Gilbert Taylor, 23.

61 Breek street, Rochester; James T. Branch, 3. 46 Wlnyah avenue. New fo chelle: Albert Kenney. 18, 70S Main Street, New Rochelle; Walter A.

Johnson, 32, 53 West Main street. Le Fny; John H. Mayo. 26, 102 Catherine street. Poughkeepsle.

rose from 36,471 In 1941 to 33.061 In 1941 Emphasis was placed on th trae in ef contacts of actively infec ttoua casta of syphilis and gonor rhta, and In placing tuch eentaeta under proper medical cart. Epidemiological work increased during 1941 because of information from the Armed Forces on soldiers tnd sailors infected by dvtlitns. sa well as request! from normal clv Dian channels. Physicians, nurses and follow up workers Investigated sbout 19,000 patltntt with commun Ictble venereal disease and their contacts, and 1.377 patient! were hospitalised. About 2.900 phytt dsns received, without charge, nearly 14,000 allotments of tntl typhilltle drugs for tht treatment of 10.600 pstlents.

Noteworthy, too. was a clinical study of gonorrhea In women, be gun last year in cooperation wiin gynecological clinics and hospltila messages from leading figures In In New York City, to improve avail all walks of life. Including Preti ablt methods ef diagnosia and ert dent Roosevelt and Governor teria of cure. 1 Dewey. AWVS Appeals For 1,000 Yobnteers To Aid Board Of Edacaticn At Suiier Phygrccds An urgent plea for 1.0000 women i to the Volunteer Placement Bureau volunteers to assist the Bosrd of Education In 1U supervls.on of sum mer playgrounda snd schools, was issued Tuesday by Mrs.

Max J. H. Rottbich. Director of Child Ctrt for tht American Women't Voluntary Services. Sixty five of the playgrounds opened Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule, and 193 more will be opened July 1st The only requiremcnte for the work are good health and intelligence.

Mrs. Rostbsch said In making tht appeal, and girts la the 16 IS year group can be used aa well as women. Volunteers win bo given their choice of assisting teachers with various projects, such as conducting knitting and sewing tit stat, arte and crafts groups, su I perristng game rooms, wul tmitaung aemanaa sor wtu healte edacatfcJB groups. aM I ateaographera, file clerks aad typ arovldlng mtaM for assembUes and iwernment The tourtes danea stesioat. The II to IS rter' accelerated and tretsaliaei at girl volunteers wm be assigned outdoor actrrmet.

"fhia win be a sumrncr ia the city for more ehfidrea thaa ever, before," Mrs. Rottbacb declared. stiouH volunteer for this work." I ateg br the rMjertment A FrK Votusteert wl be expected to Due te the larger avaber a.edge at least I afternoons a week ve rrW rrvtftrsnta referred trr weeka, and wO be alvea a M1 exant'rwtlnw. ettewtjAe at the en4ce aot only of the work they tarMt wnw rlinW rreer te da, but alee ef the schools Inrrowd frn ra IMi ta eesactt thetr ewa home" Tfcee lot eta ia 1MI TW mar of tntensttd are arged tpptv tm psUents at the tmtmer: tervVta anedisttly at local AWVS nana or Watching Comrades mmt i i kthtMS to V. War Baaartmat Barm MHt Mstfaaa CHICAGO YQUTHS MAKE GOOD Second Lieutenants Craig Williams and Felix J.

Fitspatriek of Chicago, Illinois, watching a lurtuit ship nuuMtrtred by eat of their somradtt at Taskeget Army Air Field, Akbeaa. Bidiop John A. Gregg To IMe Tear Of War Camps Where Negro Soldiers Are Stationed Following a conference with President Roosevelt in tht White House Tuesday, seven prominent clergymen anonunctd that Bishop John A Gregg of tht African Meth oaiai inurxa mi oeen selected to represent the Fraternsl Council of Negro Churches in America on a tour camps and various of training war fronts where Negro troops art tti toned. Bishop Gregg resides in Kansas City. Mo.

Tht delegation was beaded by Rt Rev. Jamet A Bray, presiding bishop of the Chicago district of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and president of the Fraternal. Council of Negro Churches. Bishop R. R.

Wright, former president of Wilberforee University and onetime presiding bishop of the South African Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was spokesman spr the group. Bishop Wright said that during the 30 mInute interview, the Presl dent discussed with them the progress of military action and also the problem of peaceful adjustment in the post war world. Bishop Wright stated that the Fraternal Council of Negro Churches represented 40,000 churches snd 6,000,000 communicants. Other members of the group were Bishop David H. Sims of Philadelphia, presiding bishop of the New York snd Philadelphia Conference of tht AME Church; Bishop W.

J. Wills of Chictgo, presiding bishop of the New York snd New England Conferences of the AME Zlon Church; Bishop Lorenzo H. King of Atlanta Ga presiding bishop of the Southetstern Conference of the Methodist Church; Bishop E. nusseu or Washington, D. pre aiding over tht Maryland, Virginia ChiUren Aid Society Launches Special Obmcce With Issuance Of Annal Report To can attention to the wartime Remarking on the long existence needs of New York City's children of the Society and the effective and to promote public interest tnd neat of Its service, which to car cooperation tn these needs through the chsnnels of press tnd rsdlo, Tht Children's Aid Society launched Its special Children's Aid Week Monday, with the Issuing of a special 90th Anniversary Report which madt public congratulatory at AWVS Greater New York hesd quarters, 11 East S8tb street.

If Tta Walk At Night Wear teeae thing WHITS Florida Kcrcal bsl Adds Cc: ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. It was announced here by President William H. Gray, jr, that the govtrn mcnt had selected Florida Normal ar tht site for tht establishment ef school of commercial education la tht state.

The courses are fret, and the school la being opesed as sees nay aaay ee cetnpieioa ai six er ntae moams. The ttaff wftten bag beta selected listed Freddie a Graves as heed. UMOrttd at the sreaent fcv Mra. Kn. Bradford, who hat bad eov aramcntai experience lag Florida A.

and M. be a BNttber of the staff being aatembled, along with Met, Beretce Kennedy wfee reenty ratlgned tmm the Wtr Manpower Cammiestoa office tn Wsehito" te rcept the fwaittoa bare. 1 I Snto College. win which Is "tw 1 Maneuver Pursuit Ship 1 i To Tea War Camps Bishop JOHN A. GREGG and North Carolina Conferences of the Colored Methodist Church; tnd the Rtv.

E. L. Harrison and W. H. Jtrnlgan, both of Washington, DC, and representing the National Baptist Convention.

Members of the Committee refused to discuss in detail tht problems they took up with tht President, but all expressed themselves at being pleased with the President's attitude on tht problems thty discussed. rled on through voluntary sunnort of the public. President Roosevelt declared in his message. The yest 1943 marks tht Ninetieth Anni nw. viliiUJ Cfl AIU ou citty, ta organisation which has versary of Tht Children's Aid So.

lor so long faithfully and effect ively labored for the welfare of unprivileged children of New York. Tht achievements of the Children's Aid Society, demonstrate low much an enlightened eiOttnry, working voluntarily for democratic prin dplts, caa accomplish. Such eon' trlbution la not only a touret of pride for all Americana, but also a pattern ef hope for the oppressed peoples of the world." Governor. Dewey congratulated the Society on its leadership in the child welfare field ovtr the years snd on its introduction of "forward looking measures for the benefit of needy children, which today are taken for granted. Many of the country's finest citizens owe their etart In life to work thus accomplished, without regard to race, color, or erred.

Today, tht demands of wirtime economy present new problems snd new challenges," Governor Dewey further stated In his message, "Under such conditions It to eomforting to know that organisation like The Children! Aid Society are available to give the benefit of long years of valuable experience to the best possible kindling ef great public program." YQUUUECgr mmlaryvm tWttpirla If i iti ril Is smiaisaiiel. mi World's laraaat seller at 10a, sag yea at a tablet teetOt. 100 kmmSrJLvK tmmm Hirahstwtai WW mtk mt pciN A iimT.e I I JLiJilJ rent Cmm aw A M1NT mmmf at Mttn kta, miy 1111 a sUm Krrtwrtil ZrTlIZiTTTSlZ "is'f at lot. fJoum PaSSIQg Of WASHINGTON, D. Tht sudden death of Robert A.

Pelham, at his home, 153 street, N. Saturday evening, June 11 brought to an end the eventful career of a notable personality. Born January 1 1859, Mr. Pelham haf passed the eighty fourth milestone of a useful Ufa. Leaving tht place of his birth.

Petersburg, Virginia, with his parentsRobert and Frances Pelham the family took up residence in Detroit, Michigan. Young Pelham was educated in the public schools of that city. While yet a student, he evinced an eager inclination for work, entering the employ of the Dally Post in 1871, climbing rapidly up until 1881, in the meantime having completed the grades tind high school course in nine years, three years ahead of schedule. His capacity for work grew, for from 1883 to 1891, he edited The Detroit Plaindealer, which held high rank among the weekly of its time, which were conducted in the Interest, of colored people. From 1887 to 1891 he also served as a deputy oil inspector for the State of In 1893 he was a special agent of the United Statea Land Office.

From 1893 to 1898 ht was an Inspector for the Detroit Water Department, and In 1899 he was again appointed a special agent in the U. S. Land Office. It might be said of Robert Pelham that ht wu in polities before ht had reached his majority. He wu a Republican, and it wu hia good fortune to have had close af filiation with such stalwart Republican leaders as Senators McMlllian.

John Alden and Zachariah Chandler, Governor Russell A. Al ger, snd others. He wss highly praised by such leaders as Fred' erick Douglass snd the late Dr. Wil llam J. Simmons.

He was a ser gesnt at arms at the National Re publican Convention la Phlladel phla, 1896. In July, 1900, Mr. Pelham landed in Washington as a clerk In the Office of tht Census. Here he maintained his reputation as a pro digious worker. He soon worked nis wsy to the top and headed a division of special statistics.

While in the Census Office he Invented a pasting machine which greatly fa cilitated the work of arranging statistics. Tht Government con orollae ta handv to have around: dandy to im vn sit. iv vuio. burnt, bruim and minor akin Irrita tions. It soothes, re lieves.

Has so many household uses. World'a largest seller at 5c; timet as much ror a aim, urnuna RcllE WHa araduated tta ftSdd Howard University ia 1904, a bachelor of This release, however, in nowaj diminished hi. c.pacity for wor tut was hardly out of pubiu Scere.Ub Capital News Service nishing syndicated new, dred or more weekly newipapen throughout the country. He adder to his newspaper career by takinj Tribune and over tne wasnw" published It for several years. Notwithstanding his multitudia ous interests, ha gags in many public tffaira.

Lved the American Negro A emy for many yeara aa its execu tive secretary, up until his deaUt He also aerved ss a member of th Sngarn Medal Commission to two yesrs. 1940 1943. In 1893 Mr. Pelham married Mia Gabrielle Lewia. a talented must elan, of Adrian.

Michigan. them" wtrt born four children; Mrs Dorothy P. Berkley. Mrs. Sera Speaks.

Robert B. Pelham. and JM late Fred 8. Pelham. Besides thi widow.

Mrs. Gabrielle L. Wham tht deceased to survived by foul grandsons. Edgar, John and Char It Beckley, and Douglass Speaks. Jr.

Funeral aervices wtrt bald Metropolitan AME Church. Tuesday afternoon, June IS. Interment In Harmony Ctmetery. TiiskegeclScs Of 24 And 34 To Cdirale TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE Ala. A complete roll of the members of the Tuskegee Institute Class of 1924 snd the Class of 1934 ia being assembled by Cspt S.

Darnaby of the Institute Alumni Office. Members of the Clsss of 1934 wffl celebrate their 20th anniversary reunion at Tuskegee In April, 1944, at the time of the Annual Spring Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Grsduates of the Class of 1934 wfll celebrate their 10th anniversary reunion during the commencement season in Msy, 1944. Members of these jelssses an isk ed to send their names to Captiln Darnaby at the Alumni Office at Tuskegee Institute so that a complete file pf these two classes may be made. LAND OF NOBLE FREE Read Layte Luc tnfermattve column aa page atx every week, rtlreDao 11 AltERlCA'S BIGGEST JlffLf mm Ml rSVM.

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