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Newspaper
Philadelphia Tribune
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
6
Community updates include Mrs Ada Overton ill with record, Miss Thelma Lomax celebrated with a large birthday reception, Bible School planned, weddings and visits across Philadelphia and beyond, and local church events in the 1920s era.
Fragments report visits and gatherings in Frankford and Northgate areas. Distant relatives and friends from Morton and Duffield joined events at local churches, theaters, and homes. Mentions include Miss M Watkins, Miss Bertha Warner, Miss Blanche Thompson, and Pastor R Fisher returning to service.
A largely attended Sunday service at Union A. M. E. Church featured a youth oriented sermon by Rev. Ly Witten and a talk by Rev. J. Morris of Allen Christian League. Prof. Shorts sang, and children’s Bible School events drew praise. Woven through were notes on church activities and community visitors.
Port Richmond Pa church services led by Rev M Calk with the pastor Rev J Bunn reported very ill. Mrs Wilmer James of Havre de Grace Md visited daughter Mrs Jesse Johnson and family. Miss Ethel Clark and Miss Minerva Philips attended a street party to aid the 45th Ward Jr Pleasure Club funds. Club officers Mr Williards Philips and Mr Trusty enjoyed Atlantic City outing.
Bristol Pennsylvania hosts a grand two hundredth anniversary celebration highlighted by a large parade. Notable participants include Cole's Imperial Band, Uncle Sam impersonators, Civil War costumed figures, and local church figures. Attendees and officials report a historic community event with religious services and social gatherings surrounding the parade.
West Philadelphia residents share garden duties and travel plans as Mrs. East tends a Sharon Hill garden and Mrs. Butler summers in Cape May New Jersey. Local notices mention Miss Ollie Richards, Memorial Day visits by East family cousins, and church activity with Rev. J. E. Briggs in Harrisonburg Virginia.
Bordentown N J June 223 large attendance at Mt Zion services with morning sermon A Tree Shall be Known by the Fruit Junior choir and Sabbath School attendance noted Supt Arthur Gibson presiding Evening St John sermon for The Week Lodge by Rev Morgan sixty to seventy five lodge members attended grand reception in Masonic Auditorium honoring Masons by Princess Lear Eastern Star chapter of Bordentown.
Ocean City June 22 report notes Mr. E J Williams visiting his sister Miss Lana and Mrs Bo Mrs Al Williams of Newark N J. Also Miss Lena Williams and Meme Mrs Mary daughter Marion guest of Mrs Maryin. MIT wild snd et Sibir. Belcher visiting with family.
Mr. Seabrook headwaiter of the Oceanic Hotel hosted guests including Mrs. Mary F. P. Anderson of Media PA, Miss Lena Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Holliway of Pittsburgh in an informal social visit at the hotel.
Delaware City reports the U A M E Church pastor preached morning and evening. Mrs Blackburn mother of a West Virginia professor visited. Miss Bie Emory of Wilmington called on her parents. Walter Sailer visited his father. Mrs Susan Johnson visited friends in Wilmington. Mr S H Boyer with a broken arm is improving. Mrs Caroline Bard remains the same. Rev J T Turner has died at home.
Mrs Elizabeth Young's father remains very ill. The community prays for his recovery. Mr Joseph Emory and wife rejoice over the birth of a daughter.
Mrs Magele Hyatt of Newfield New Jersey died after a prolonged illness on June 9. Funeral services were held June 12 at Willow Grove Cemetery Newfield attended by relatives. Survived by husband George Hyatt and four children Edith Anna Edward and Marion. Eldest child of Mrs Sarah Sadler of Darby Pennsylvania. Born May 4 1876 in New Castle County Delaware.
Omaha, Nebraska reports A Gerald Edwards as the first colored graduate from the University of Omaha completing the college preparatory course. He will enter Northwestern University Dental Department in Chicago this fall.
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