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18 Mississippians; One From Jackson In Group Church Secretary Visits Tougaloo College Miss [one Catton, resource secre tary for the Home Missions Board of the Congregational Christian Churches of America, was guest speaker at the Sunday morning ser vices of the college, February u, 1945. The theme of the speaker centered around postwar attitudes. So much is being said these days about postwar conveniences, gagets and improvements which are to tame that one is likely to feel that this postwar period will be one of magic. We know that this will not be the case at all. The improve ments and developments will come gradually as they have here to tore. Miss Catton was very much con cerned about postwar thinking. She said that we stand in need of new ways of thinking more than we do new types of goyots. The speaker in referring to the church in the post war world, expressed the hope that the church of that period would do more teaching and less preaching. It is teaching that we need along religious lines to aid us in the new type of thinking which is essential to the peace and security of the years to come. Headquarters, United Kingdom Base, England — The arrival in England February 12 of 738 Negro members of the women’s army corps, the first such contingent to be assigned to an overaras station, was announced by the war depart ment. Twenty-three Negro officers accompanied them. These capable WACS, who aug ment the more than 3000 male members of their race in the Euro pean theater of operations, com prise the first United States army postal unit composed entirely of women to be sent overseas. Lt-Gen. John Lee, commanding general of the communications zone, ETO, and supply officer to Gen. Eisenhower, grested them at their debarkation point near Birm ingham, where a Scot band bagpip ed them to their train. Representing nearly every state in the Union, with 85 per cent of them either ex-school teachers or holders of college degrees, the wo men also were welcomed by Brig adier General 8. O. Davis, inspec tor general's office, ETO, and by Capt Chaplain Peverly Ward of Harrisburg, Pa. An American band serenaded them as they marched into waiting buses at their desti nation. The youngest member of the group is Pvt. Hilda E. Wood, of Philadelphia, Pa, who will observe her twesty first birthday on Feb ruary 15, while Sgt. Erma Lee Fi fer, of Chicago, Il, the oldest, joined up because her eight year old grandson, Jerome, wanted one member of the family represented to the armed forces. The grandmo ther claims she goes in “just under the wire.” With two sons serving in the Pa cific theater, Pvt. Mary Fairweath er, of New York City, a comely widow of 48, joined the Colors, as he says, to make it a solid family affair. Her son, Elwyn, 26 a lieu tenant in the army, was heared for the South Pacific when she left the U. S. for England Another son, Arthur, 21, has served with the Marines at a Pacific post for two years. Following is a lst of the offi cers: Major Charity Adams, 2113 Lady Street, Columbia, S. C. Captain Mildred Davenport Car ter, 622 Columbus Ave, Boston, Mass. Captain Vera A. Harrison, 1296 Lane Street, Hamilton, Ohio. First Lieutenant Violet W. Hill, 9104 Lucas Ave, St. Louis, Mo. First Lieutenant Mildred Virgi nia Dupee, 7273 American Ave, De troit, Mich. First Lieutenant Bernice Gaines Henderson, $20 E. Market Street, Xenia, Ohio. First Lieutenant Margaret Ellen Barnes, 221 N. Main Street, Oberlin, Ohio. First Lieutenant Catherine Lan dry, 629 N. Tonti Street, New Or leans, La. First Lieutenant Blanche L. Scott ,2231 Ontario Road, N. W. Wash ington, D. C. First Lieutenant Dorothy H. (Continued on page 3)
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Jackson Mississippi Enterprise
Jackson, Mississippi, US
Sat, Feb 24, 1945
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