Mental Health Week and local activities noted
Nationally observed Mental Health Week included five weeks with the Mental Health Society of South Florida hosting a special meeting and fair. The report highlights increased issues of disturbed personality, calls for preventive measures and new therapy forms, and notes growing attention in media, schools, seminaries, and social agencies. Also covered are community efforts, including Mrs William Williams’s Washington meeting on polio vaccine and local honors at St Theresa’s Guild tea with Miss Susan Butler as speaker and the St Theresa Juniors group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mental Health Society of
South Florida
Wiamie Williams
Washington
Oveta Culp Hobby
Williams
The
Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
St. Theresa’s Guild of
Christ Episcopal Church
Susan Butler
Bethune Elementary
St. Theresa’s
Hattie Bethel
Coconut Grove
Grove
Mesdames
Geneva Curry
Sarah Bethel
St. Theresa
Fashion Show Directors and Hosting Notables Named
The Richmond Heights Women’s Club selected Mrs. Corrine Anton to direct the fashion show held last Sunday in Flamingo Room. Marime Sgt. Adolphus Dunn and Mrs. Dunn, back in Miami for a two year stint at Opa Locka Marine base, are being hosted by many friends. Dunn, a career Marine, has served across twelve years and recently returned from two years in Hawaii. The Dunns are connected to the late Rev. J. W. Drake through a nephew, with two brothers Jarius W. Dunn and Bradley Dunn and a sister, Mrs. Willie D. Fairly, residing in the Miami area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Heights
Flamingo Room
Corrine Anton
Marime
Adolphus Dunn
Dunn
Miami
Opa Locka Marine Suse
Sgt
Dunns
Hawaii
J. W. Drake
Jarius W. Dunn
Bradley Dunn
Willie D
Ministers to Attend International Interdenominational Meeting
A group of ministers from across the United States will meet in London this summer for the International Interdenominational meeting. Afterward they will tour Europe briefly and then visit the Holy Land. Archdeacon John E. Culmer plans to be deputy at the Episcopal Church general meeting in Honolulu next September, originally set for Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
United States
Europe
Holy Land
John E. Culmer
Episcopal Church
Honolulu
Houston
Texas
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Dance Highlighted by Guests
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted a well planned dance last Friday. Northwest Jaycees announce a Dinner Dance this Friday night with the banquet and dance at two separate venues. Community seeks larger accommodations for both private and public dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Northwest Jayceées
Darville and Helena Knowles Bless New Liberty City Home
Darville and Helena Knowles and their two children, Darville and Michael, had a new Liberty City home blessed last Monday night. Father Culmer led the ceremony with Mrs. LeRoy Smith singing Bless This House. Hostess Mrs. Nancy Dawkins assisted. guests included Estella Williams, Cleo Forbes, Maude Prescod, Ishma Prescod, George L. Sands, Blanche Johnson, John K. E. Culmer, and Golden Knowles. The three-bedroom house is described as spacious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darville
Helena Knowles
Resort plan for Negroes at Butler's Beach draw notice
A second notice outlines a $500000 resort development for Negroes including a 50 unit motel and cabana colony to be built on the ocean front at Butler's Beach midway between St Augustine and Marineland. Construction to start in about 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabana
Butler's Beach
St. Augustine
Marineland
Public manners and health at large gatherings
A reflection on health and conduct in public life noting that attending large gatherings requires good health and mindful behavior toward others in public spaces. The piece urges consideration for fellow people and recalls that we are always in the public eye unless alone at home.
Mother's Day Events Highlight Local Observances
Sunday May 8 marks the 41st Mother's Day with church services and tea gatherings. Daughter Elks of Miami Temple No. 769 present Mrs Ambry Davis as speaker at the Mary Elizabeth Hotel, noted as a fine person to hear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Miami Temple No. 769
Ambry Davis
Mary Elizabeth
Barbershops Close Across Liberty City on Wednesday
All barbershops in the Liberty City area will be closed all day Wednesday during the summer season. The closure begins May 1 and ends on Labor Day, affecting foot traffic and local scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Liberty City
Sg Bom
Welcome Les Femmes of Baltimore Club Visit
Miami welcomes the 13 members of Les Femmes Club of Baltimore Maryland during a short visit. A Cabaret Dance and Fashion Showing is planned at the Lord Calvert Hotel on Sunday May 8 with greeting by Mayor Abe Aronovitz and civic leaders. Members listed include Nellie Wright Madeline Pullen Natalie Phelps Virginia Pendeton Hazel Spruill Verna Mason Dolly Chester Dorothy Jackson Susan Watson Melvina A Jackson Evelyn Bullitt Agnes Willis Ruby Miller.
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Miami
At Femmes Club
Baltimore
Lord Calvert Hotel
Abe Aronovitz
Antlers Temple of Elks No. 39
The
Beauticians League
the Times
Les Femmes
Nellie Wright
Madeline Pullen
Natalie Phelps
Virginia Pendeton
Hazel Spruill
Verna Mason
Dolly Chester
Dorothy Jackson
Susan Watson
Melvina A. Jackson
Evelyn Bullitt
Agnes Willis
Ruby Miller
Vocational School Student Shines in Fort Lauderdale Shop
William H. Hill, a Dorsey High School vocational graduate, runs a modern radio and television shop at 438 NW St. Ave in Fort Lauderdale. A former pupil of Elvee Timmons, Hill urges students to enroll, noting the broad demand for skilled radio and TV workers and offering information via 65-5201.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hill
Dorsey High School Dept. of Vocational Education
NW St. Ave
Fort Lauderdale
Hill
Elvee Timmons
Dorsey
R. C. Weob
Hawaiian Siv Announcement From Young Women Progressive Club
The annual Hawaiian Siv sponsored by the Young Women Progressive Club will be announced two weeks before the event. The notice promises a fair as lovable as last year and urges readers to watch weekly for the date and location, with A. West as president and H. R. Steward as reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women Progressive Club
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Knowles
R. R. Moton
Perrine
Mrs. Knowles
Holmes Elementary
Liberty City
LES Femmes OF
A. West
H. R. Steward
Prince’s Cafe
Prince Cafe
N.W
14Th Street
Formica
N.E
152Nd St
North
Miami Beach
20Th Avenue
21St Avenue
17Th Avenue
Charles R. Hudson
N.W. 70Th Street
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