Volume 1, Number 36 Lincoln 3, Nebraska June 19, 1947
Ethiopian Spirit Told
Alpha Phi Alphas
by Charles Goolsby
“The Ethiopians are an agarian,
peace-seeking people, but fought
fiercely when their country was
invaded and died willingly to
preserve their liberty,” says Ger
mame Neway, one of six Ethio
pian students entertained in
formally Sunday afternoon by
members of Beta Beta Chapter of
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
at the Lincoln Urban League.
Neway also recounted Emorer Se
lassie’s economic and political re
forms and the establishment by
the government of many element
ary and high schools in his native
land. The students, sent by the
Crown Prince of Ethiopia to study
at American Schools, have been
in the United States less than
three weeks and are now attend
ing Union College.
From Ethiopia were Germame
Wandefrash, Lemma Frew, Ger
mame Neway, Kifle Segaie, Imu
latu Debebe and Seife Mohteme
Silassie.
Fraternity hosts included Al
9 fred B. Grice, Ira Gibson, Charles
Goolsby, Si Ellsworth Gooden,
Lynnwood Parker and Professor
Mozeal A. Dillon, Langston (Okla)
University.
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YOUNG ARTISTS APPEAR IN CONCERT .
Winifred Mai, 13, and Marva, 6, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Winston appeared before a large audience Sunday afternoon in a
piano and vocal concert at Hastings, Nebraska. It was their second
public appearance, and the first one out of the city. The concert
^was a benefit for Calvary A. M. E. Church in Hastings of which
Rev. M. L. Shakespeare is pastor.
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Summer Arrives
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TO CONFERENCE
Richard McWilliams left Wed
nesday, June 18, 1947, as a dele
gate to the Middle West District
Convention convening at Omaha,
Nebr., from June 16 to 22. He
will represent the Sunday School
and H.Y.P.U. of the Church of
Christ Holiness. Mrs. Sarah Loo
mis will represent Church and
the C.W.W.W. A. E. Simms and
Livingston Wells will also attend.
STUDENTS RECITAL
The first pupil to appear on the
program Thursday evening at
First Plymouth Congregational
Church in the annual student re
cital of the Ruth Dreamer Studio
was Charles Bonds, 5 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bonds. He
gave a very fine rendition of two
piano numbers, “Teeter-Totter”
(Loke) and “Coming ’Round The
Mountain” (Thompson).
Marva Winston played, “Song
of the Old Mill (Strickland) and
“S h o r t e n i n’ Bread” (Wolfe
Schaum)
Others scheduled to appear on
the program were: Marilyn Bow
en, Beverly Holcomb, Doris Pow
ell, Winifred Winston and Frank
lin Burden.
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Fev. Lane Speaks
Men’s Day and Father’s Day
were combined at Quinn Chapel
A.M.E. Church Sunday and Rev.
Burnett S. Lane, June graduate of
Bishop Williams School of Reli
gion, Quindaro, Kansas was pre
sented as guest speaker for the
occasion.
The young men of the church
were in charge of the program.
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Medics Buy X-Ray
Building For $100,000
The serious problem of addi
tional hospital space will be parti
ally met when the X-ray hospital
with some 54 beds will be ready
for occupancy. Dr. George Thorne
one of the leading figures in the
movement to establish the hospi
tal on a democratic basis, is be
ing assisted in the effort by many
of his leading associates.
Veterans Report
Veterans who plan to attend
college under the G.I. Bil| for the
first time next fall should im
mediately make necessary ar
rangements with the schools they
expect to enter, the VA said to
day.
Ashley Westmoreland, manager
of the Lincoln VA regional office,
said VA foresees another peak
registration at colleges through
out the country this year, and
that veterans who apply for en
trance at the last minute will
run the risk of being turned
away.
Westmoreland also advised
prospective veteran-students to
obtain their VA eligibility certifi
cates at once, if they have not al
ready done so. The certificates
are turned over to the school
when the ex-serviceman enrolls,
and become the basis on which
VA pays the veteran’s tuition and
other fees, as well as subsistence
allowances to the veteran himself.
Veterans in Nebraska may
apply for education eligibility
certificates at their nearest VA
office .
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I STATE MEET
William A. Washington, Los
Angeles, Bishop of the Western
Diocese and executive vice presi
dent of Church of Christ Holiness
U.S.A., will be the principal spea
ker during the ten day meeting of
the Nebraska State Holiness As
sociation to be held June 26 thru
July 6. Bishop Washington will
be remembered as speaker for
this group in a state meeting
at the State Fair grounds some
years ago.
The organization is composed
of Holiness ministers and workers
through out the state. Bishop
Washington will be assisted by an
Evangelist.
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Endorsement By
District Conference
During the District Conference
held at Quinn Chapel A.M.E.
Church, Dr. S. H. Lewis, pastor of
the First A.M.E. Church in Kan
sas City, Kansas was endorsed for
Secretary of Missions, an elective
office to be filled at the General
Conference which meets in Los
Angeles, California, May 1948
Dr. George F. Martin pastor of
Trinity A. M. E. church, Kansas
City, Kansas and past president
of Bishop Williams School of Re
ligion was endorsed at the same
time for Episcopal Honors.
Endorsements were made in
form of a resolution adopted by
the Conference.
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Father's Day Observed
Rev. R. H. Powell was guest
speaker at Mt. Zion Baptist
church Sunday in the absence of
Rev. John S. Favors. Father’s
Day was observed.
Receives Title of
“Miss Personality"
Barbra Jean Kelley, senior at
Langston University and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Kelley
Sr., was chosen “Miss Delta Per
sonality” of the Langston Uni
versity Campus for the year 1947.
Those competing for the title
were picked from the campus of
three hundred girls. The ones
having shown most personality
were pinned for balloting on May
5th. On May 8th, Miss Kelley
was chosen winner.
' After the beginning of the sum
mer session a delegation of teach
ers attending the school, again
chose Miss Kelley for having the
best personality.
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Being informed of this choosing
Miss Kelley stated in her usual
comical way, “Let me get a dic
tionary and see what it is I have.”
At the present time, she is at
tending summer session, but has
been employed as an instructor
in a new course known as Rymet
ic’s, a program of Physical Edu
cation consisting of songs and
games worked out by Miss Kelly.
This work is being given the
teachers to be taught in the pub
lic schools in Oklahoma.
Miss Kelly is a music and edu
cation major ,having done three
years work at Nebraska Univer
sity, and will receive her degree
in June. She is a member of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Miss Kelly will be remembered
by her entertainment group which
became known over tho city and
state.
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Indian Church Wants
Negro Missionaries
By Lawrence C. Burr
Madras, India (ANP) Now that
freedom is coming to India, one
of the first relationships that the
Christian church of India is inter
ested in establishing is a closer
working relationship with the Ne
gro church in the United States.
This fact was revealed to me by
an outstanding Indian minister in
a recent conference. In the past
all missionaries in India from the
United States have been white,
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