Echoes From The Midwest Convention
Anderson Music
AWARD DIVIDED
PHILADELPHIA —(ANP) —
l-v’he judges for the 1946 auditions
”of contestants trying for the
$1,600 Marian Anderson Scholar
ship fund award voted that the
$1,000 first prize be divided be
tween the two leading contest
ants, it was disclosed here last
week by Miss Alyse Anderson,
secretary of the fund.
The tying contestants, the Miss
es Florida Naomi Pettigrew of
Severna Park, Md., and Nancy
Fishburn of Wyne, Pa., divided
the $1,000 between them, while
the Misses Amanda Kemp, Kan
sas City, Kan.; Sadie Knight, New
York, and Luther Saxon, also of
New York, each received awards
of $300.
^ The Marian Anderson Scholar
ship fund was established in 1941
by Miss Anderson in an effort to
aid promising young singers. The
fund was initially founded on a
$10,000 prize Miss Anderson re
ceived with the Bok Award in
1940.
Newman Methodist
Observes Woman's Day
The W. S. C. S. of Newman
Methodist Church, with Mrs.
Fawntella Baker as president,
held its annual Woman’s Day,
Sunday, October 20.
The program marked a new
milestone in the advancement of
the W. S. C. S.
Mrs. Farmer of Omaha deliver
ed the morning sermon with the
choir furnishing the music.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church choir
furnished the music for the after
noon service and Mrs. W. B.
Davis gave a talk on “Challenge
to the Woman.” Quinn Chapel
choir also sang in the afternoon.
The services were closed dur
ing the evening with a candle
lighting service. The amount
raised for the entire day was
$48.00. Rev. G. W. Harper is
pastor of the church.
, PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW
* Nolan Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Davis, 724 No. 22nd
Street and a sophomore at Lincoln High School is making an out
standing record in football. He is 14 years of age and is one of the
very few boys to make the varsity team during the sophomore year.
Nolan has the curriculum of Auto Mechanics, which he is anti
cipating as a future career.
Next to football, boxing rates first with Nolan.
Negro Woman Attends
Moscow Convention
Moscow— (ANP) —Mrs. Vivian
Mason, of Norfolk, Va., is the
only Negro attending meetings of
the executive committee of the
International Federation of De
mocratic women now in session
in Moscow. Mrs. Mason, a former
Norfolk social worker and an em
ployee of the welfare department
of New York city, is a member of
the executive committee of the
federation.
At recent discussions on the
Federation’s future work, Mrs.
Mason reemphasized the need for
the federation to secure a con
sultative position in the policy
making work of the United Na
tions organizations.
Asked for some of her impres
sions of Russia, Mrs. Mason said
she had been here only a few
days and this was too short a
time to draw any reliable opini
ons, but that she is already im
pressed by the seriousness and
determination with which Soviet
people go about their daily duties.
She said she has noted particulary
the wide participation of Russian
women in all forms of work and
life. High color visibility means
absolutely nothing here, she said.
She has noted and she finds
Russian people kindhearted,
courteous, and always willing to
be helpful.
Mrs. Mason, whose husband,
William Thomas Mason, is ad
ministrator for the Norfolk Com
munity hospital, expressed eager
ness to meet American Negroes
living in Russia and to learn how
they are getting along. She has
been invited to dinner by the
charge d’affaires of the imperial
Ethiopian legation.
Following the sessions of the
executive committee, she will
make a tour of former war zones
of the country including Stalin
grad. Since leaving America last
June, she has visited Italy, Swit
zerland, France, Sweden and
Czechoslovakia. . She expects to
sail on the liner America for the
United States on October 26, ar
riving about November 2.
' By Rev. T. T. McWilliams Sr.
An Instrumental duet by the
Schaumberg Brothers. Winifred
Winston the charming little lady
with the talented genius simply
captured the hearts of the con
vention each time she appeared.
They are clamoring for her ap
pearance again soon.
Bible Lessons conducted by
Rev. O. J. Burckhardt, Rev. T. T.
McWilliams Sr., and District
Chairman, Rev. O. A. Askerneese.
Splendid meals under the super
vision of Sister Ida McWilliams.
The untiring Service of Sisters
Connie Fultz, Margie Turner,
Frenchie Kinney, Lulu Strange,
and Sarha Loomis. Welcome Ad
dress was given by Rev. James
Hull.
Great Gospel message were
given by the following ministers,
Rev. C. L. Carhee, O. W. Mclnnis,
Rev. C. E. Caldwell, Rev. O A.
Askerneese, Rev. Franklin, Rev.
McWilliams Jr., pastor host.
Sister Connie Fultz sang “Jesus
I Love Vou” Sister Bertha Shear -
ron sang a beautiful number and
Richard McWilliams sang “Go
Wash and Be Clean.”
Rev. R. L Moody led in the
congregational singing. Rev. G.
W. Harper addressed the Sunday
School and H. Y. P. U., Mother
Mary L. Ashley District Mission
ary gave a beautiful Bible lesson
for the C. W. W. W. The H. Y. P.
U. Program was a mutually suc
cessful Brother Vernon E. Merrill
was one of those that helped
beautify CHRIST TEMPLE in
the preparation of the District
meeting.
The beautiful Neon Cross atop
of Christ Temple presented by
tht Sister Margaret McWilliams
wife of the local pastor, made the
Convention a real success spiritu
ally. The art window presented
by the boss of Mr. Dodd’s has
captured the attention of all. As
sistance by Bud Dresback and.
Olie Showalter was highly appre
ciated.
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