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BROOKLYN AITRSD A. BVeXBTT A GLAMOUR GIRL? Whtit with silver loving cups, ihowers of postal cards and mountains of vote in the there are a lot of folks asking thf tuestion: 'What is the definition of ft 'glamour Every friend we have ha a different angle on the subject. Some tefine her a ft sretmlined smooth it with body by Fisher and facial features eloquent as the Madonna. Other say glamour girl is a young lady who can swill liquor until the cow cone home and still kk fresh a full blown daisy, tome it it the air the assumes, the elcthe the wean or the com pany she keeps inere are a many oennmons 01 clamour girl as there are people. I the following characteristics: Viivv iiwv ivi lllViuUbl She wears the right clothes 'at the richt time and place.

doesn't smoke like a chimney, drink like a rummy or cum like a knows how to keep conversation going without becoming stuffy, too intellectual, catty, nonsensical or taying'too much i boot too She is at attractive in her bathing toils, as in evening gown. thinks just caeegh of herself to let others know stirs not trying to be per h) either prettier than the should be, so awell that she doesn't have to be pretty. Matters of the heart, she is altogether sophisticated, understand ing. frank and cautious She dosa have to atpain herself to KM you "good morning" and it isn't too much trouble for her to is liked by her "crowd," but can get along with 1 tin them very can Jive and let you know she's jivtng" and make you love it without loving she's straieht when the "real thine comes likes and appreciates tootle or art or musie bat ooesn' bore you i bout her eobtVt or think yon are dull.Mhe can glide in your ftrma to a waltz, but the knows her doe not get too much slanguage mixed up with her is not gutted with goodness or plastered with morality but she has her code" and that code includes the Go Hem Rale tnd en aversion ageinet lying, cheating or She hat her own id as but she doesn't give them; anew too freely tor hnpote theoa oa ethers too vigorously She wants to become tomethine tout day besidee older. She 1 1 uv wi jciivw wno cimzr I S' aS SytSeta 'K JiwiJi ire bM romaoce jewel Wth lost mmic nt tops tmndy.

in parwh Jl 'f ii. I ni Brown from Fiek U. And or enemie. (fale4. CooTi BeeT dSdhJ am.

eiaks lookx or money a criterion for her She believe in I eurrraje, or the doesn't, but what tver, he hat ft reason. There is nncensoreds Glamour irl. She't rare but she't swell, We hope one of her type will tin the Silver Loving Cop April 27 at the Park Palace. ELIAN OKA TABE1HACLB He. Eleanon Taheraacle fo.

131, A. U.O.S.DJJB. af Metee newer Oub ield its regskr meetiag on Moa 1 ii 77 we rvrnu si aonje m. aaney v. ureene.

tw went oia Street. Thoee present, faeleded Met tainee Ann Jeaea. preeideet ud orgaaiser; Katie J. Smith, ice president; Edas N. Powell rttording aeeretary; C.

H. living ttea, fnaoeial aeeretary; Verae Hollowey, doorkeeper: Lata Mwerda, traeaurer; Ileeaora loss, prelater' Lydi Mallett, feirmaa of health, and Hettie Mtsma aad Oatheriae William Wees. e) Wktlti ye trfiA wajat toeeMftad eotsfnt, do Taut, Onam Oe an. of i uw vv'" hi I THY 1 tn are JK a itt dirt i i p. ii i km fill 1 a': rftsafBt with ttOA.

euper fatted lek b4 Tiite tm Ui' Kezt ftpplyElftek aoi Whlta Cnhaemt ew ddal diwariitx. kw eatiafiedutert ftlrenftakftftdTPft 1 Oimoeat'U teotht) Itchlsc inrftnai dsato dry t3tMtv i Black tmd WIS Otadatvt In Me ana X5e aieee nd CeW and Whit fida Sec in ZSe aixe are everywhere. Trial auei ex ftoO ftnjdneta awd for 1 CCuC! na' toy: By AieKJX.WATtW lADr IN DIlTtlSl "March. 24 'Dear. Archie "Will you'Dlease do me a favor to etoo all these' rum on that, have been circulating Announce, please, mat i am KOt marriee ami woum talk to discontinue it I'd appreci ate it very much because it is em barrassing no end and not a tittle annoying, jf 1 were 'married I'd Hell the public if it would make any nappicr.

I'd really this favor WW uvp Mncerely, "Ruth Foote." Ruth, formerly of, Gates avenue and now of Quincy street, goea with swell Charlie Butler. She con firmed the letter to the Colonel at Club 120 dance, March 29, while with Cnarlie. CONTINUATION Following junk is continued from last week issue)! At UO at Savoy. Jewell Juae smothers. iiness manager, reminding Coi oi.Tt.

Archie about Milady Club af fair or this rnday. Park Has; that it a sulkr thriller: hat none in all Coffee Hill, should mi this too much afairt that the Colonel should be present, which promised to do. (This of His tent out'Some tine very tine invites.) Marjorie Gadsden, Roy Pease, Eddy Swan. Wilfred Brereton. Dudley Coles.

Robert Dash, Edna Johnson looking all tw eeeev Olhe "Glamour Gal" au ln, lie to 'M. 'a 1 various who bittiutayed April J. bet ne cant explain tnosc visxe ohn Pennington. Eleanor Pettus bi Saturdey nites to Evelyn Black 'reddy Btackwetl. Petite Iris (Hal man's that One sey Mrieet) rottt dancing with Shorty Wynne Leland Brmith waite, Pierre Squire who is tquir ing a Brookios, Sereaa "Glamour At NY Esooirea: Mane Leech DeLacr Thwne, new combo; Hel ea Bellott Lloyd Day, Margie Cot I Chicken Day.

Jaa DayJimmie Potter. Audrey. W. "Glamour Gel" WeJler Freddy Hewlett. Carl John non.

ueanor "Uarnour iai' vi'iJi I Eatterhn tnppm down Seventh Tandy of Jam. Hobon VuJ'tL lW.fH. NJw Ve. Sutet, Dame, iuhmi neeaeiaet i. back, FlftggA Ehxabcl ballmr and Weenor.

Letter' only tt. sTaV. ft." 'tlJ Sugar Hill land what a wm oet Jwt a mer i ry one. nna ew girit n.auu Jr JSJSUTSSu an t'make tsp fheir mindt who are old and can' about whether letner iq give a aance. Pareilt' 'and teveHer.

for their monthly', social. Beet to lehoose the bor cl aba toon. ViviTn SSS'A Di.trV,y for iriidt JflttwVw lurwell tell back on Wilton. iv.rw4 fKXSH JUNK Jftke Duim, alee Jemet Sweeney, in hosps. Frayed, conditiont.

'tis and Wil bur Hutohmt both oirtrKjayed nair ouhlicatM. of IV! I AfllfJiiM UtMAti 1 1Mb Harlem) Edwards will birthday iJL.S. tf.J Wilson Happy fvlTL' rl "tf Glrf Tr 1.1' iiV VT TJ tSiifatf a Koachford and WM Aldrich in Acheron line uo hy: Et nor Ftagg has been asked to be advisor. No definite antjwer yo i thli taht atiar fttrffttiatV PT 10c at all. fift aad tea tacftav VV.ymmtm WE SEE IT GAGS AND GALS; Amelia "Buftey" Cooper while in Richmond, it a regional conference a into Trankie Hirkland fruit that Frankie is quite actor having played the Kaa Tuck ahee' Bailey gets a bouquet of roses for pllcing second on the State honor roll Madeline Bartlet par tied Sat.

nke. Her umpteenth wa the time for Juanita Jer V' Hardy to Artie "Etquire king tutt bow crazy she is about Beryl French has a new interest said, person being George Fernan Schell Larry Leonard back in circulation after a brief to Louise ye" Davidson Friday nitcChar enttains 1 for parts South of the Ifason and Dixon for Spring Margie Smith as a comer Allen, the man with the forty buick proposed Edith Hatcher The Answer No. I cent be VcMy gave Bobby Snead a party. sent Key Demetc a card to inform the ray pocketed the card. That's a pal for yon One of toe most novet ideas for a club in recent timet is the formation of SEVEN i BOYS AND A 'GIRL.

They Sampson, Teddy Shearer. Michael Smothers, Fud Kenneth Frank. Carl Drydon, Ovie' Flemming, Gladstone Allvne and the sin smoothie Usma Duffua of the T.L pledge club of the M.J.L gives jr. jam session at Spriggs Town Sat, April 13. You're invited.

flight fee. Bud Jordan may be on tat time with Leona Aldrich but riemwng naa toend aomeoae to listen to him he has made Avia Booker the object of bit attentiop reminds me of the Beet Vadt Rew brawl at the Sat! nite Xk Wan No' matter how or who geU the Sportsmen lovJnc cm 111 personaly donate lone te Theresa Birnit) for being pretty the ttraoT tionj Karl Van Eacel and Lillian. ea. itSTI 2 pert Uftuenoer: it tnera.anytrutn story' that Uiarue Jones it 3 im vvit um vrau W.J Teague it a. bit whole Omicrot PhtHv as guest of Mil wtek Aeril 27 With te spend the Alois and the Guardsmen olannine oooirl TrttiHn Will bt, hostett toat least' five Brook iib niwiw jmo jBn unnur Ci, c.

c.vo, k.i;., Il tI; W. i1L.ll ar uTl ll va State which i.k attention, fo hi. lovely another G.VTT.W. Js Fled with Dew. ie yr who can mix education ted women seven astet a.

week, and biill reeeain the scholar that he it The secret of tuccess is con part of the aiory dote TeeNr Shearer' olav the Clare Asve, Halsey duo? 1 rtrsteroa wn4 iowa the ft ere pretty girl efleaeied to very hvell gee swears that a no good 'ayboy madte.in love with her ri.j a mini w.efr ego mnaieB.AatKfl Iftoewfttar fa. CnW mi (Ithe moat imereirinr rellertina nf hrinkt.you ever want to thumb C3 WAS13KGTON. a CFw tf.OM PtderaCmi lviiriiin Kitl" ene of the ehief Jatk. coowonting the pe9ie aoa American la bar atoeenttht M. this time.

Socialist jarrty eUejatH' were, told when their ftetweal eeoyention opened here on Aarl't) toa Jtavers national secretary, taftia.putiic thia week the retort. of party's' Neare Work. Ceeantttet s'! a i ft i et wean Aiirea aewr Lww ot ttatea it atcrettry. Other mautVia af thit Cental itt ts" barfed I rank JL CroatwmiOv nottd labor WV and thftiautai el aJtt Khtro Labor'Ceta tarSac. and Mies Lprla Las of Har fa tbr Federal anti lyncvPg, bilL the Committee proposed that SariftTwU coodoct ft tawpign fee the oiHion of the poll tax which the eotamittec fteracteriied as "ta otftatfa te tvogrete of both the Xe pre and 'vete, twkert ie the tenth vuaatA TW Ceenwiitwa also call, rd" the eonventioii atlentaei to the recant rHval of the Kit Klux Khjn the npfctt datjtrwt nwft aot he 1 lib Ailrati NEW YORK, N.Y., SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1940 Warren Gives Lie' To Statement Of Lowery Ij AtniD A.

DUCKETT The Rev. Kimball Logan War pastor oi tne J4etny ap iist Church. Decatur street and Sumner avenue, this meek branded as "viciously untrue lu of the Rev. Lowery Parker, Bethany communicant and licensed minister, who cnargea in last wetk'a itsoe of The New York Age that Warren had insulted him in' his' church and threatened to have hhn 'ejected bodily Interviewed af hit home, 14 Dean street. Warfen flatly dewed Parker's that he had caled him objectionable names and then called upon one of the church deacont to eject thit r.

"In reference to the incident which occurred at the church on ft Sunday night at the close of the ervtcc. Ira titer statement! to The New York. were aoso lutely untrue," he declared, what actually happened is Parker came forward to me amt saia ma very abrupt manner: "'You haven't treated me rtght. I am' as good as you are. lou are only interested in yourseit.

I asked him what the trouble was. All. he didwas to repeat the same i complaint without explanation and throw'himself against me, lehecging me with being jealous of mm ana o( invuin mm imo im pulpit with other Warren said Parker had. constantly heckled him for recognition in the church and that he had attempted to aid the church' mem ber with advice concerning domestic difficulties. "I told him that he mutt straighten out hit family difficulties.

Tnis he never honestly attempted te do, to my 'knowledge, It can be easi ly, teen that I could not possibly accept thit type of person into the official work of the The truth of the matter is that Beth any Baptiat Church did not know Lewtry Parker as a minister, nor wat he recommended the offi cers as.iuch Hit membership and loyalty to church rules were not regvlar. Hit statement he terted onaav eojtrmitlees: jn. the chercji; ia. faMev patAaaotbCTer.hr, mrjtfil 4tubliU bhued. At, that two the winner will re re As to jmking thwets any that ia tbo false.

I. have the highest egard for the church, our' citif ens aid for. my ministerial standing. I certainly could not Iftllow temper to betray the respect ttat the bold for me. I wonM consider thit unreliable of.Porker't with tielnt "nnH were no ror me actire trf my people that the public know actual truth wid.

6 ontempt were it not for the desire II I 'V 'tti It With matches tiad at 2 ell. Carlton Avenue YMCA ping pong trs, Archie Waters, pulled through with a last minute victory against Nanrene Ceogregational Cnusch, Friday efteraoon, at the latter recreation room of Patchee avenue and McDoeough street, Brooklyn. Carlton captured the lead when Joe Jones fought put LrRoy Ash oy ot jNaearene, IB, 21 H. Kararene struck beck with a 21 victory hv Greeorv tones ever Norman Cok of Carlton. Af ter surviving tense 2523 fight, uwson rnonroe ot La ran went to down Joe Wilson of Kara rene.

Miltn Gaskill of Naearene then tied the match scar kv u. fearing Blftckwell of Carlton ad or ana i iy With victory hen trine In the 11 knee. Water outolaved hi. 1 lo the tune of 2113. 21 11, handing Carhoa wic roumrv, tnree garnet to two.

Robert Robinson teem rotrh tor Carlton, and Wilbur Clarke, for neiarenr. Mtv i TiUie Sarewtt, for tAe' yeart eaa of Brookfya's moat mv standiiHr eciar, has' located bar buttneta. at' 441 Sumner aeenee, near MCOftiougir street Mrs. tpecialitet hr afT linoj of beauty culture and uses both Apex aad Sim plex syetems. She was formerly lo cated at 160 Thftttnrd avenue and me Beauty Shop, 1396 lowed to grow.H demeeraey ft to'tur ve.

Jh Kltn aeeay.is'ariti Ubor tnd aoti Keg iw ead itt hdruence must ft Owt'of me thief activitiet ef the Seeiaflk Negro Week: Cmwaittee, aocerdirej to the report, hat been he eampaigw to lower 'the 'color ban which trill exist ht tame unions. "Thit fnrxcituble ditcrjmmatiori fc fht discharge of American labor." the report teid. Socialists mutt coatJmw taking the lead in demanding ehet or gamtol laoar, one of the ef democracy, vaiet. eliminate all forms of racial with in ranks 15" a lot ot, anu. ro Alt tahj Motaer Yea auy aaea a.

atfa fttenager Bucky Wynn of the town's pul Rainbow Im, Fulton rtreefj corner of Tror avenue, announced that the popular spot will celebrate the third observance annual anniversary on the days and oigttit frtday, April 19 and April 20. Featured during that period will be free souvenirs, favors and an attractive 'biH of entertainment about which more detail will be released next week. L. Wynn it the owner of the Rainbow Inn. Ittt "AOKOM TBS DESK," aa Inteteetiag feature aaea wtek, en page swerve.

C. G. Contest Interesting Reading (By Colonel Achic) Aj new and amazino; developments came thick and fast in the hectic poll of The New York Age to determine 1940'a sepia "Glamour Girl" it is no less than an education to reminisce over some of the more interesting features and whimsical sidelights which have characterized the competition which comes to a glorious finale on the evening of Saturday, April 27 when Brooklyn's Sportsmen Club will present the winner and her fellow contestants at its Presentation Dance and Assembly at the Park Plaza Manhattan. totemt hat been keener than yt 1 contest editor dearest expecta tion tn thie frantic postal race to deiignate the charmer who enjoy the greatest popularity in the city. Not ntftil the evening of the Sports met' affair will the name of tne ceive Mhev portsman Trophy a beautiful silver loving cup.

But there ere things about the contest whiew. can be revtalt some of "them amusing, others clever, and unique all of them ab true. One development wtuon. aimoet drove 'the Contest Editor mad wat the insistence toward the begin ning ot the poll ot uporters ot Dftuv Fpdie curemtly one of tae leading contestants on bom baYdirte thj office withingle po cards which bore anywhere from twelve to twenty five names apiece Through this unfortunate misun derstanding of contest regulations which provide for one signature per the contestant in qties lon Jott considerable votes, tne influx of cards signed in such a manner was only halted after we hadinade a frantic appeal in "Cof fee Hill Copy" imploring Mt Fridge's pottaling petitioners to sign one name and one only te each card. As to Audrey Francis of Brook lya tome of her tupportert insist on wdrewing the name side of their postals to the contestant rather thftn to the.

Contest Editor of the paper. Thit. however, it not a terv out breach and dots not affect cred given for caret so dressed. Out of Towaart Interested Out of towners seem iutt a In terested in. the quest for the city't sepia Brenda Fraxier a art Goth smites.

For example, vote have streamed from enthusiastic Mount Vernon fc.r Manhattan's Daisy Fridie: leaped out of Philly for Corona's Joyce Prem Das; drifted in from Jamaica for Audrey wai lerv found their way from the na. ion' raoital and other cities. Just Fridav afternoon we were bowled nvr Iw liiiU meisaae via BOStal card from Sacramento. California, from a reader named Lethe Max well. It teeth the moat widely he raw ed entrant in the contest it the Bronx's Gwendoyln Amelia Min er.

Miss Minor nas iea me con test for more than two issue. At timet she hat fallen behind other contestants in the number of vote! and ytt not one single contestant has received at many cants trom a many, faroi stations. Besides such near local points at Camden and Asbury Park, New Jersey and Philadelphia pottalt for her have been post marked from at ftr at Columbus, Ohio, and lVtsmouth, Virginia. Poetal Eareetjana Nertl Nothing ha been more interesting, throughout the entire contest nsosne ef the comments on fhe reverie side of postal addrest ed to our desk. While it is true that the bulk of A postals re eejvtd merely bear the particular name kick the tender wtthet te vote and hit or.

her signature, it' it also evident that ft large number who tent cards went out of their; way to be different, witty or anique." The retaltt are eneromlng to tay the. let A few' fair examples are given For Joyce Prem Dai (Corona) "At lovely at the milky way on an August night natural heai wave "One in a million, yet a million ia one!" "The girl that putt 'mour Angels have wiogs. the beautiful bird sings, you emtn rt. tnd entie trif, yet tephittieated and demurer the panda la getting te be a habit with Srooklyta'i lovely Audrey rrftneU. Sht't CHaaeor Girl Ke, 1 thia weak In The Aga'a 1940 ttreaaUHM eon Taia It her fourth time.

Sidelights Some' call for. Philip liorris. "More, natural glamour than. Hedy LaMarr." Some look at .1 me lien ana inc irroon tor rom antic impulses. ley looking at loves and the brishteit tttr will dyirl moetl" rr7el.

er than the, dawn. of a new day. 'lit I tname Joyce nas to she it glamour. As lovely get injto a contest to prove that a flower in May!" "Win or lose, Joyce it still the sweetest thing in New Vorkr Some of the novel raves for Daisy Elaine Fridie. (Manhattan included: "Daisy: dazzling A adorable; I intelligent; sophisticated; stands for dont etecbody vote for her?" "A man appreciates something more than gisimour a girl you will agree; weetness, friendliness, a great amount of sincereneis and' ones For Adeliaide DeFrantz of Manhattan: "Tops in Gal Miss Adelaide DeFrantz.

She it doing more for the community than all the ether gals put together. She is a scholar too. IJon forget that. She is darned nice to ev erybody." For Audrey. Waller (Brooklyn): 'Audrey Waller ie Brooklyn's number one charmer." For Audrey Lee Franci of Brooklyn: '2, 4.

6, Whom do we. appceciate? Audrey Francis." For Gwendolyn Amelia Minor of the Bronx. you and me, the Bronx girlt are the beit and the best gets my vote for the G.G contest." Frobablv the most unique and the cleverest card out of the many tiundreds came from a Stuyvesant avenue lad whose evident choice is Gwendolyn Minor. This Minor supporter hit previously sent ia postal bearing the terse nomina tion u. Minor." We received a card from him Saturday morning which' realty scores for tops in compliments.

It read: "A rank ing symphony in popularity is the one by Wolfgar Amadeut Mozart in the key of Minor." Nominated are three Gwendo Uyn Manhattan Owen Eowardt, tie Bronx's Gwen Minor and Co ronas Gwen Tillmaiu) There are two Audrey. Francis, and Walter. both of. Brooklyn, Toe borough of churches and the metropolitan area are lied in the number of nominees each having seven. Bronx, offers Jtwo lovely contenders.

eome trorn.UJeeit, Corona shar mg a pair of these. Glen Cove captures one place rn the thrilling race can deny that all twenty contestants forth to be entered whether from stand point of look, ability, achievement, personality all or ft combination of tome. The nifhf of Saturday. April 27. over the Park Plate mike will he broadcast the final results.

The contest will close with the first mail the moraine of Monday. Aori 22. Certain 'contestants' have heWf the lead and there are water go ing aoDttnd among the youufer more sporting element a te Who win be crowned Queen and re ceive the coveted' Sportsman tro reneaber (is nd frill taiflv'tese ttrtet. tec itmsei eve. ft tit eteii.

iean aed bear rnr PAGES JAdrey Trancb leads GLuncur Girl Ccntcst For TlsfTce Bv Coloael Archie Stepping up the pressure and straining ther speeding ay down the bomt stretah in. an effort to beat the DEADLINE of April 22, two is suet from starnpede the following 20 gait in this contest to find "Who is the 1940 Glamour Girt of the Five Boroughs and Long Island?" Audrey Lee Francis (Brook Ivni iumoed from 4,880 points to a new high ot sne nas ncm the lead four times. Can she con tinue? Anything can nappen in me lat minute. An unoreceoentee nooa of jostols and blooey 1 some unknown is v.e victor jvu Unnw. So to nrevent this, keep YOUR nominee far on top these Wst two is tuet or else I 2wL Gwen Amelia Minor (Bronx) soaring higher with.

400 points 3rd, Daisy tiame rrioie mmi Un) doing the unbelievable by stand in. rfcctl still at 1.270. Whats this? Heyl up there. Wake up! 4th, Audrey W. Waller (Brook tMnm a miffhtv striae trom 630 pointt to 820 Watch thit girl! She is a Brooklyn tavopie, to a Brooklyn has been known, to shake ofl its drowsiness at the precise mo ment it's1 most needed, wticn neri 5th, Joyce Prem Das (Corona, Queens), holding onto 300 points.

Only two weeks more, Joyce Leading the trailers is Adelaide DeFrahtx, Manhattan, thus changing the order to Evelyn Ararrfturo, Manhattan; Ella Bessie Smoak, Jamaica, Queens Eleanor Fagg, Brooklyn Gwendolyn Edwards. Manhattan. Se rena Siinpson; Bfookljrn: Elaine Taitt, Manhattan Charlotte "Ollie" Parkus, Thelma Staple, of Brooklyn; Melba Lyman, Manhatttn; Thema Birnie, Brooklyn: Roberu "McUln, Bronx; Norma Phillip, Manhattan; Dorothy Reed, Glen Cove, and Gwendolyn Tinman. Corona. Queens.

Watch the trailers: They may suf prise rou. And the CokMeV tool phy. This' Is a wattling though that to close are' contestants that anything can happen. Because a contestant has new a pretty con aivtent leadine oosi.ion floe not mean that one of the. girls lower the bracket of votes cannot forge to the 'front whtrin thetbort space of time hat is lert.

now tight! Breathe fast nd if you nave a favorite rush those postal in lor this 4S a. rftce wmon almost anything can happen and in which interesting things already have taken place. DARG Alllfl aHoyeecceit Sectte raoo Oaah family tHon OU Burner Price fSM 1 tBBwaaawawaBSBneaaw Padlc tt, Ave. 11 loom Honet bath Par. qnet Tloori Browturtone WOO Oaaa.

mc AltTB "TrtBET 1500 Vftah famiiy Brick S3 Baams i hatha Np viola, ttau Price Apply eejeia. 'v lAHCUAID'S 1863 rutTOM r. Breekiya 5 ITB TOUB WJTT TO BB BBAUTITUJ. TILLIC'S BEAUTY G00PPE 441 SUMNER AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Xear Meltotieugh atreet SpeetallUag la AU Kind Of Baaaty Oaltara APBX 'AMD BZMPLEZ ITITE1U For Appointment PRetident 3 8065 iMnnvoiioAns Dad and 'W30 Fultca Strt Cot Tror Anaoa' noonnt. t. are cordially invited to participate in our" Gala Party commeraoratinf our" THIRD ANNIVERSARY V. 2 DAYS SEVEN to TWELVE Priest's Daalh less io Kcsrcss One of the truest friends and sUunohest supporters of Negro ill the metropolitan area was lost to the borough with the' sudden death on Sunday afternoon of Mens. Bernard J.

Quinn, pastor of the St. Peter R. Church, 2 Jefferson avenue. Men signetrr Quinn died at St. Mary's Hospital as the result of' ft recent abdominal operation.

Fifty two yeart of age at the time of his death Quinn had pastored at St. Peter Oaver tince 1923. Hit charge was the only Roman Catholic Church for Negrpet in the Brooklyn Diocese. Born Newark, New Jersey in 1888 and educated at St Patrick's Parochial School there, Quinn attended St Charles College at Baltimore, Md; St Peter 'i Col lege in New York and the Seminary of St Johne College in Brooklyn. Ordainment as a priest came to him June 1, 1912.

First ajsisnment wat at St gid's aurch, Westbury. Then be went to Corpus Chrrsti Church, Mra eola and St Gregory's Church ia Brooklyn. He was pastor ot the ttti ter when the United States went to war and went oversees as chaplarn of the 33rd Machine Gun, Infantry Regiment Returninr from France where he wat gassed Quinn became interested tn the life of St Theme' and we the first in the Manhattan area to establish novenaa in honor of that saint Assigned at first to the Holy Innocent Parish in Brooklyn Qui mi later went to the Church, of Our Lady Of Merey downtown and there became interested work among Negroes. In 1932 the priest wat made Mom signer of 1928 he tttak lished the first Roman Caahoik Orphanage for Negro chadten, tb Horn for the Homelest Colored Childreajt Wading River, Long Island, Under Quinn't adrmmttratto wat completed the building of the $30,000 Institute of St Peter Oaver R. School 1932.

Thit comprised parochial school, convent clinic and recreational school He ili ettab lihed the minion of St Benedict the Moor for Negroet in Jamtio. Fitnetal service, were, day. Editor Tbt New Trk Age: rieaee and eaeloied order rot P2.00 for your woederfel "paper. 8. W.

8t. Loult, Mo. itooriTic ill TR11TM Pulton St Cor. Throep Ave. So.

Moa. Tat. April Si, 81, SS The Bghtin'eat crew that ever fought the awtlleet ahow ea the Uvar tereaa JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN GEORGE BRENT to THE jane wrrnics tt U1GU SCUOOL" AP0ILIL nciiiffii; a If yoa attended oar Laet Aaafveeauy ToaU kaew voa eea't paat 'Uia eaa ts pi! 1 RAIIID0Y7 CAR GRILL 130 ftLTO CTIrr Cer. TXOT ATSTtTB wrifir, prop raWcxT trorir, Kct i.

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