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Volume 1, Number 31 I.inooln 3, Nebraska „ May 9, 1947
Jlincoln MotUe* Homed Jo* f947—
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MOTHER
Mother is the world’s most
precious possession. She is God’s
noblest handiwork. Without her
the human race must long ago
have perished forever.
No one can be as brav^ as
Mother. No danger can swerve
, her from the call of duty; no pes
tilence can stay her footsteps up
on an errand of mercy. Without
a tremor or a faltering step, she
walks unafraid along the brink of
the abyss of eternity to fulfill her
ion of destiny.
No love can be like unto hers.
Her children may neglect her,
stray from her, even disdain and
forget her, but throughout the
silent watches of the night she
will listen for their footsteps and
breathe a forgiving prayer for
their welfare and happiness.
Moreover, there can be en
shrined in the human heart no
memory that is so dear as that
of mother. Upon our bed of pain
we long for the soothing touch of
her hand. As we grow weary
and our footsteps falter upon the
pathway of life, we are made
^Stronger by the remembrance of
her encircling arms. Then, when
we hear the call of the Master,
we shall go in the fond hope of
an eternal meeting with Mother.
—Delbert Shiek
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ROBESON DEFENDED
The action of Mayor Erastus
Corning of Albany in refusing to
allow the use of the high school
auditorium for a concert by Paul
S Robeson on May 9, in spite of the
ban on Robeson’s appearance
there by the Albany Board of
Education, has been condemned
by the National Lawyers guild
; as well as by other groups. The
guild statement branded the ac
tion a “Serious infringement on
t constitutional rights.”
Mrs. Vara Vivian Powell is a
native of Winofia, Mississippi.
She took her high school training
at Rust College, Holy Springs,
Mississippi, and is a commercial
graduate of Roger William Howe
Training School, Memphis, Tenn.
During the first year of her mar
riage she was a teacher at Zion
High School, Winona, Mississippi
where her husband was principal.
Mrs. Powell came to Lincoln
with her husband and two
daughters in May of 1943 as Mis
tress of the Newman Methodist
Church parish house, and has
been active in community activi
ties since that time.
Her philosophy with her two
daughters was not to spare the
rod and spoil the child, conse
quently her daughters were honor
graduates of Lincoln High school;
one of tl^m being the first Negro
commencement speaker in Lin
coln.. She graduated at the age
of 15 years.
Mrs. Powell is an active mem
ber of Newman Methodist church
where she holds the office of
financial Secretary. Her daugh
ters are now attending the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
LEROY CARTER SPEAKS
TO N.A.A.C.P.
Mr. Leroy Carter, Region Sec
retary of the N.A.A.C.P. was the
principle speaker at the regular
meeting of the local branch of
the N.A.A.C.P. Tuesday night, at
the Community Center. Mr. Car*
ter, who is a native of Georgia,
said that reactional forces against
racial prejudice is more outspoken
today than ever before.
He urged that all well think
ing citizens wheather black or
white, become a member of this
great organization. '
He spoke that the N.A.A.C.P.
had been to the supreme court of
America twenty four times, and
had won twenty-two victories.
Mr. Carter came to Lincoln
from Kansas City, Mo,, where
the office for this region is lo
cated.
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TRES-JOLIE MUSICAL
The Tres - Jolie Women’s
Club, Lincoln Negro social or
ganization, i s sponsoring the
Imperialist Ensemble in a Bene
fit Musical Friday evening, May
23rd, 8:15, at the Mt. Zion Bap
tist church, 12th and “F” streets.
Tickets went on sale this week.
The Imperialists are directed
by Walter Bell, native St. Louis
musican, and are composed of
some of the most outstanding
Negro youth talent of Omaha.
They will present a program of
spirituals, sacred and secular
numbers.
A.M.E. CHURCH HOLDS
ELECTORIAL COLLEGE
The Electorial College for the
Nebraska Conference of the Afri
can American Episcopal Church
was held at Leavenworth, Kan
sas, Wednesday, May 7, 1947, at
which time Clyde W. Malone,
Evangelist Belva Spicer and
Rubie W. Shakespeare attended
as lay delegates.
The first Wednesday in May
each four years each Conference
of the A.M.E. Church elects five
delegates for the General Con
ference which meets the same
month the following year. Los
Angeles, California is the seat of
the 1948 Conference.
Four delegates were elected
from the Kansas City District:
J. J. Parks, Chester Gaskin, P.
G. Porter ,and G. J. Jones and*
one from the Omaha Disrtict,
James Fellows.
Rubie Shakespeare of the Omaha
District was elected First Alter
nate; Mable Banks, Kansas City
District, Second Alternate; L. L.
McVey, Omaha District, Third
Alternate; Etta Saunders, Omaha
District, Fourth Alternate; Alma
Bright, Kansas City District,
Fifth Alternate.
During the annual Conference
this year, throughout the entire
A.M.E. connection1*five ministers
from^ach conference will also be
elected delegates and these to
gether with the general officers
and Bishops will compose the
General Conference of the A.M.E.
Church.
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