YWCA Carver Branch YMCA Summer Program Seeks Funds
The G W Carver YMCA scholarship committee in Dade County seeks donations to fund a June 13 to August 13 summer program. Day Camp runs June 13 to July 22 at Virginia Key Beach 9 00 a m to 3 00 pm Monday through Friday with activities from arts and crafts to swimming and field trips. Lake Placid Boys Camp costs 52 dollars and runs August 6 to 13. both camps aim to help 100 boys enjoy outdoor learning and fellowship under Christian guidance. Contact Mrs Susan Harris or Moses L Perry to contribute.
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G. W. Carver Branch Ymca
Dade County
Carver Branch
Virginia Key Beach
Lake Placid
Ymca of
Miami
YMCA
Susan Harris
2Nd Ave
Moses L. Perry
Carver Branch Ymca
13Th St
Women’s Club News meets at McKeever home
The City Association of colored Women’s Clubs gathered at Mrs. Bertha McKeever’s house with the Cooperative Club hosting. They discussed the June state meeting in Palatka, held a cake raffle won by Mrs. McKeever, and enjoyed a tasty repast. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Gertrude Williams’s home with Idle Hour Club hosting. president asks all members to attend.
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City Association of Colored Women’s Clubs
Bertha McKeever
Cooperative Club
Palatka
Marie Price
McKeever
Gertrude Williams
17Th Ave
Idle Hour Club
Wilhelmina Sands
Phyllis Art And Social Club Meeting Notes
The Phyllis Wheatley Art and Social Club met at Mrs Mable McFadden s home on Monday night April 17. After business they shared a candlelit repast in the dining room. President Wilhelmina Sands thanked the hostess and announced an upcoming vacation. The next meeting is May 9 at Sante McNeal s home 1730 NW.
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Phyllis Wheatley
Mable McFadden
Wilhelmina Sands
Mrs Kathleen Grant Lowrie visits ill Nassau relative
Mrs Kathleen Grant Lowrie of New York formerly of Miami came to visit her brother Reggie Williams in Nassau who has been ill at the Wards home 255 Northwest 9th Street. She departed on Sunday.
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Kathleen Grant Lowrie
New York
Miami
Reggie Williams
Nassau
9Th St
Delegates Attend Masonic Grand Lodge Session in Jacksonville
Among delegates at the Masonic Grand Lodge in Jacksonville last week were Mrs. Ellen Wallace, Mrs. I. G. Pratt, Mrs. Marion Cooper, Mrs. Mary Saunders T. Bomby and L. Bodie. They report a fine meeting.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Jacksonville
Ellen Wallace
I. G. Pratt
Marion Cooper
Mary Saunders T. Bomby
L. Bodie
Mrs H Blackshear Returns From North After Absence
Mrs H Blackshear returned from the North last Friday after a three week absence. She attended her son Clifton Knowles wedding in New York on Easter Sunday and was in Washington for a grandson christening on Sunday April 10. She is a star member of the Central Life Insurance Co agency force and enjoyed the vacation.
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H. Blackshear
North
New York
Clifton Knowles
Washington
Share Your Wisdom By Dr Thomas R Gaines
New York article urges readers to reject weakness as natural and embrace strength as divine plan. It encourages daily mental imagery of vigor and to see oneself as a channel for force, challenging belief in inherent frailty.
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New York
Memorial Card of Thanks for Fred Douglas Wilson
The family of the late Fred Douglas Wilson thank friends and neighbors for loyalty and sympathy from Oct 1954 to Jan 1955 and at his passing on Saturday April 16 at 5 40 pm. The note lists many who helped, including Bill Stephens and Dr Brownsville Clinic staff, and honors Masonic and church participants with a closing poem from the Wilson family.
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Bill Stephens
5Th St
Wilson
Cleo Williams
Ed Burts
Fred
Brownsville
Oscar Range
J. Robinson
Masons
Progressive Lodge No. 510
W. M
Funeral thanks from Jersey City family for Annie Haivens
Mrs Annie Haivens of 60 Madison Ave Jersey City N J died April 9 and funeraled April 13. The note of appreciation lists many friends and organizations including Dorsey High School classmates Pride of Opa Locka Chapter No 30 OES Queen Esther Chapter No 2 and Bethlehem Grand Chapter OES of Florida with special thanks to Rev Webb for consoling message.
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Madison Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Willie Mae Ivery
Miami
W. H. Jamison
Dorsey High School
Willie Everett
Morning Star
CES
Lillian Scott
W. M
New Light
Emma Walden
Ruben Brunson
OES Flower Club
Viola Johnson
Pride
Opa Locka
OES
Mary Monroe
Queen’ Esther
Elsie Bryant
Brownsville
Inez T. Boyer
State of Fla
Bethlehem
Florida
Jericho Court
Rosetta Sullivan
James Marshall
Pride of
Hialeah
Nettie Reed
Aaron Owlford
Flora Payne
Theodore Mills
J. F. Wilson
Mattie Wilson
Margaret Mullin
J. E. C. Club
Jamison
Pride of Hollywood
Estella Williams
Webb
Viola Hill
In Memoriam Viola Ward 1953 Obituary Tribute
In memory of a loving daughter and mother who departed May 8, 1953. Servant of God well done, rest from thy loving employ. The battle fought, the victory won, later thy Master's joy. Viola will never die as long as we remember her. The Ward family.
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God
Viola
Amily
In sad memory of Mr John W Reed departed May 3 1948
In sad but loving memory of our dear one John W Reed who departed this life May 3 1948. Words are inadequate to express the sadness that still remains in our hearts. Mrs L E Reed and family
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John W. Reed
L. E. Reed
In Memoriam Velma Gaines Reese 1927 May 7
Velma Gaines Reese Reflects on her mother’s passing on May 7 1955. She recalls being unaware at the time and mourns the loss of a mother who left behind five sons and seven daughters. She signs as Velma Gaines Reese.
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Velma Gaines Reese
In loving memory of Mrs Matilda L R obituary note
In loving memory of our dear wife mother and grandmother Mrs Matilda L R who passed away May 8 1949. Gone but not forgotten by Cleveland Russell husband Mrs Martha Clark daughter Charles Russell son Dorothy and Vera granddaughters Louis and Cyril Fisher brothers Mrs Dora Robinson sister.
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Matilda L. R
Cleveland Russell
Martha Clark
Charles Russell
Dorothy
Vera
Louis
Cyril Fisher
Dora Robinson
Myrtle Davis Speaks at Five Hundred Tea Event
The Five Hundred Tea hosted by the Daughter Elks of Greater Miami Temple No. 769 features Myrtle Davis, educator and state federation president, speaking Sunday from 4 to 6 pm at the Mary Elizabeth Hotel. Ruth North Polite introduces her. ushers include James Smith and others. punch bowl hosts and dignitaries attend. event promises to surpass previous affairs.
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Elks of
Greater Miami
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Elks
Ruth North Polite
Myrtle Davis
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Register
Feltus Miller
Ellen Taylor
James Smith
Charles Lowe
James Isom
Zeke Brady
Lily Mae Lovett
Carrie Belle
Lily Isom
Va Sharpe
Temple
Union Holds Election for Miami Local No. 1
The Colored Painters and Decorators Local No. 1 of Miami Florida elected officers on April 9. Arnold Clark was chosen president Rev Alex Allen as vice president Isaac Young as financial secretary and Ernest Fayson as business agent. Contact 445 NW 13th St phone 3-0059.
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Colored Painters and Decorators Local No
Miami
Fla
Arnold Clark
Alex Allen
Isaac Young
Ernest Fayson
Thurston expresses gratitude after bereavement
John A. Thurston thanks neighbors and friends for kindnesses and sympathy during bereavement. Appreciation extended to Archdeacon J. E. Culmer and Francis Funeral Home. Floral tributes and tokens from Deborah Circle No 10, Daughters of Naomi, local families, Midway Boat Club, Florida Poultry, and others are acknowledged.
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Archdeacon J. E. Culmer
Francis Funeral Home
Deborah
Naomi
W. Chadwick
D. O. Nay
Herbert Penn
Agnes O’brien
Midway Boat Club
Florida Poultry
Ae Johnson
Louis 08S
Thanks to Mrs. Hattie Johnson and Ada Clinch Kinship
Mrs Hattie Johnson of New York City flew to Brooklyn to be at her sister Ada Clinch’s bedside for two weeks and returned April 29 by National Airlines. The Clinch family thanks all for calls cards flowers and visits during the illness. Mr and Mrs D Clinch join in the gratitude.
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Hattie Johnson
New York City
Ada Clinch
National Airlines
Dan Clinch
Mrs
D. Clinch
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YWCA
Women’s Club News
B. K. Lewis
Thomas R. Gaines
CBS
58Th St
66Th St
22Nd Ave
Edison Center
N.E. 2Nd Ave
Fred Douglas Wilson
Fred. Douglas Wilson
Annie Haivens
Memoriam
Viola Ward Hawkins
John A. Thurston
Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt Thurston
N.W
David Jewelers
3Rd Ave
MR. David
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