The Veterans’ Bulletin
Delete 6Negro’ in National Council
Of Veterans’ Name at Convention
At the national convention of
the group formerly known as Na
tional Council of Negro Veterans
which closed Sunday at Yates
branch Y.W.C.A., it was an
nounced that the name had been
changed to National Council of
War Veterans, Inc.
Officers elected were Nat F.
Johnson national commander,
Kansas City, Kas.; L. H. Murphy,
first vice commander, Birming
ham, Ala.; Charles C. Tolston, sec
ond vice commander, Kansas City,
Kas.; B. H. Muldrew, national ad
jutant, Kansas City, Mo.; K. C.
Creighton, Sr., national chaplain,
Kansas City, Kas.
Vernon C. Coffey, judge advo
cate, Kansas City, Kas.; E. Mc
Daniel, treasurer, Kansas City,
Kas.; James A. Beard, sergeant
at-arms, Kansas City, Mo.; Wil
liam H. Clark, historian, Kansas
City, Kas.; U. N. W. Mathis, serv
ice officer and William Jordan,
national organizer, Kansas City,
Kas.
The memorial service was held
Sunday afternoon. It was in
charge of Commander Johnson
who was assisted by Messrs. B. H.
Muldrew and Chaplain Creighton.
J. Monroe Pindexter sang “I
Want to Do Something for Some
body. “Remember Me” and “Well
Done” were rendered by Mrs. Ru
dina Strong, director of the St.
Luke A.M.E. choir.
Memorialized were Homer C.
Scales, Mack C. Spears of Kansas
City, Kas., and James H. Clay of
Birmingham, Ala., who died since
the last convention.
Mrs. Charleszene Spears and
Mrs. Scales were present at the
service.
A ladies auxiliary was formed
by Commander Johnson. Sun
flower Council is the K.C.K. unit
and Heart of America Council for
Kansas City, Mo.
National officers are Mrs. Ru*h
M. Gordon, president, Kansas
City, Mo.; Mrs. Florence E. Wal
ker, vice president, Kansas City,
Kas.; Mrs. Nora M. Beard, secre
tary; Mrs. Lyda M. Muldrew,
treasurer, Kansasc City, Mo.; Mrs.
Curley McDaniel, chaplain, Kan
sas City, Kas.
Mrs. Ruby Taylor, judge-advo
cate; Mrs. Dorothy Nichols, his
torian of Kansas City, Kas.
Other officers will be elected at
a later date.
The women’s body held an in
stallation party Monday, Dec. 3, at
the home of Mrs. Gordon. In
stallation ceremonies were con
ducted by Commander Johnson.
The national head predicts a
great year for the organization in
membership and development of
leadership. Mr. Johnson said he
expected great things from the
newly-organized women’s group.
Next place of meeting will be
determined at a later meeting of
the national board of directors.
Install Officers of Ladies Auxiliary
To National Council of War Veterans
Several members of the National
Council of War Veterans and lad
ies auxiliary spent an enjoyable
evening in the apartment of Mrs.
Ruth M. Gordon Dec. 7 where
national officers of the ladies de
partment were installed.
An encouraging talk and prayer
were given by K. C. Creighton,1
national chaplain. B. H. Muldrew,
national adjutant, ma'de a talk on
the objectives and many trials of
the organization from the time it
was known as National Council of
Negro Veterans to the present
day.
Nat F. Johnson, national com
mander then installed the follow
ing ladies auxiliary: Mrs. Ruth MJ
Gordon, president, Kansas City,
Mo.; Mrs. Florence E. Walker,
vice president, Kansas City, Kas ;
Mrs. Nora M. Beard, secretary,
Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Lida Mul
drew, treasurer, Kansas City, Mo.;
Mrs. Pearlie McDaniel, chaplain,
Kansas City, Kas.
Mrs Dorothy Nichols, historiau,
and Mrs. Ruby Taylor, judge ad
vocate, the latter two of Kansas
City, Kas. Mrs. McDaniel, Mrs.
Nichols and Mrs. Taylor were ab
sent due to sickness, previous
commitments. Serving as proxies
for these officers were Mrs. Della
Stevens, Mrs. Jessie Little and
Mrs. Arzalia Burleigh.
A corsage was presented to
Mrs. Muldrew on behalf of the
national board of directors as a
token of appreciation for service
rendered while president of the
ladies auxiliary of the former
Council of Negro Veterans.
To Mrs. Ruth Gordon, head of
the women’s division of the new
organization was given a corsage
as a token of confidence as well
as a pledge of co-operation from
the council board of directors.
Other officers received bouton
nieres of red carnations.
Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Muldrew
in response expressed gratitude
for the honors bestowed upon
them and pledged their co
operation anew.
The group was told by Com
mander Johnson that the council
would lose the valuable services
of James A. Beard, national
sergeant-at-arms and Mrs. Beard,
national secretary, auxiliary) who
will soon leave for Seattle, Wash.,
to make their home. He stated,
however, that the couple would be
authorized to form a council and
auxiliary in that city where the
national body looks forward to
holding its next convention.
Mrs. Beard said that she would
carry on for the movement in her
new home.
The guests had their choice of
turkey and other meats in the full
scale meal that was served. This
portion of the affair was in
charge of Mrs. Gordon and Mrs.
Minner who were extended a vote
of thanks by those present.
Johnny Bright Is Named Top
Back in Big 7, Valley Sector
Lawrence, Kans. — Johnny
Bright, Drake’s great Negro foot
ball player, has been named the
outstanding back of the 1951 sea
son in the area covered by the
Big Seven and Missouri Valley
Conferences.
The selection, announced Wed
nesday, was made by members
of the Midwest chapter of the
Football Writers Association of
America.
Don Pierce, University of Kan
sas sports publicity director and
secretary of the chapter, said
Bright polled 55 votes. Others in
order of finish were Buck Mc
Phail, Oklahoma; Bud Laughlin,
Kansas; Veryl (Joe) Switzer,
Kansas State, and Howard Waugh,
Tulsa.
Until he suffered a fractured
jaw in the game with Oklahoma
A. & M., Bright was the nation’s
leading ground-gainer. He will
receive a trophy given by 12
newspapers in the area.
The papers are the Columbia,
Mo., Tribune, Topeka Capital,
Oklahoma City Oklahoman, Tulsa
World, Tulsa Tribune, Denver
Post, Lawrence, Kans., Journal
Along The Parly Line
By Kathryn M. Lytle
5123 Maple Ave.
We are back in St. Louis after
an interesting but short stay at
Lincoln. We left here after a
Christmas dinner and drove on
icy roads as far as Kansas City.
It gives you plenty of time to chat
but usually all you talk about is
those icy highways. Quite a few
cars were parked in the ditches
at various angles, a quiet reminder
to take it slow and easy.
We stopped at Joe’s cousin’s
home at Holton, Kans. They were
waiting for the doctor to come to
remove the cast from Charley’s
leg, which had been broken in a
corn picking accident. The two
daughters were home too, one
is a nurse at Topeka and the
other, Donna, is a high school stu
dent. When they visited us in
Lincoln, Dona was disappointed
that it wasn’t a larger city, so I
have given them a special invita
tion to visit us in St. Louis and
see a city. Now as far as I am
concerned Lincoln is large enough.
The day after we arrived in
Lincoln we took a side trip to
Schuyler for my cousin, Lodetta
Dawd’s wedding. It was pretty
complete with all of the trim
mings, even to a groom’s cake.
My Uncle Roy was there from
out California way and was teas
ing me a bit about St. Louis. He
told me the story of the three
Europeans who met in New York
and the first said he was going
to St. Louis, the second asked
where that was, the third spoke
up and said "Oh you know, down
by the brewery.”
Then the balance of our time
was spent working on income taj
.report and on Saturday I helpe<
Imy sis out a bit by hanging som
paper for her. We arrived horn'
Monday before New Year’s day
You don’t necessarily neet
someone else to be happy but yoi
have to have someone else neec
you.
Your friends,
KATHRYN.
World, Boulder, Colo., Camera,
Lincoln Star, Omaha World
Herald, Des Moines Register and
the Kansas City Star.
The 1950 award winner was
N e b r a s k a’s All-America, Bob
Reynolds.
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