Activities Among Negroes
Rev. Edwards, pastor of Parks chapel this city, while en route to the annual California conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church, met with a serious motor accident. Accompanying the pastor and, his wife were friends who were also injured.
The annual conference of A. M. E. church in California has just closed its sessions in Santa Barbara. Rev. Nelson Pryor, has been returned as the pastor of First A. M. E. church, will delight a host of admiring friends and members. This will be his fifth year in Oakland. The pastor and church officials are making a special effort to increase the Sunday evening attendance through music. Last Sunday evening William Johnson, who won prominence some years ago as a baritone singer, rendered a group of songs. He is the father of Miss Margaret Johnson, who was presented by her teacher in a public recital last winter, at which time she rendered an entire program of classical of classical music. The foundation of her musical training she acquired from her father.
Mrs. Mary Sanderson Grases, a pioneer member, will be the soloist today at the morning service. It will also be her seventh-fifth birthday. She still retains with credit her place in the choir. On tomorrow she will celebrate her birthday with a reception in her home at 2 p. m., She says all of her friends will be welcome.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission society has just closed its twenty-ninth annual convention in Brooklyn, N. Y. Rev. W. T. Johnson, of Richmond, Va., delivered a historical address before the convention that has received considerable comment through the press.
The sum of $37,000 was raised for missions during the convention.
Dr. A. A. Graham was elected to attend the World's Foreign Mission conference on Africa, being promoted by the English Baptists to be held at Le Zoutte, Belgium. He will be the accredited delegate to represent the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Missionary society of the United States.
Recently there was in attendance in Oakland to the biennial convention of the N. A. of C. women, the wives of two outstanding officers of this Foreign Missionary Society. These ladies were Mrs. Ora Stokes, and Mrs. W. T. Johnson, both from Richmond, Va. They were both prominent in the biennial, their superior scholarship acquired at northern universities and extensive travel, they have both used to assist in the advancement of their race.
OAKLANDER HONORED.
Rev. G. C. Coleman, pastor of North Oakland Baptist church, has returned from the east, where he has been in attendance at the National Baptist convention (Unincorporated). He has again been singularly honored by being unanimously re-elected the first vice president of the convention. This convention affiliates with the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Society. All of its foreign missionary work is conducted under the supervision of its workers.
Rev. Coleman will occupy his pulpit today. It was supplied during his absence by his son, Rev. Coleman, Jr. During his visit east, Rev. Coleman saw friends in Richmond, Va., where last Sunday morning he spoke for Rev. Stokes, Ph.D. LL. D., in a church that is considered one of the best owned by colored people in America. He also visited the Virginia Union College near that city. He graduated from this institution in theology, afterward served as one of its instructors. En route home he stopped and visited for a short time the Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Tomorrow evening he will be honored by his members and friends with a public reception in recognition of his reelection.
WIN HONORS.
The following interesting items are quoted from the Crisis magazine and will be of especial interest to Oakland citizens coming from Ohio. The first item states: "The Women's Missionary Society of the Cincinnati Ohio Presbytery" announces two fellowships of $500 to be available 1926-27 for students specializing in, work among Negroes. The persons receiving these appointments will carry on their work in connection with Negro Civic Welfare Association. In addition to these there is one fellowship of $600 offered by the Associated Charities, the recipient of which will do field work with the Shoemaker Center for Negro Social Work. The appointments will be made upon the joint recommendations of the Women's Missionary Society, the Ciic Negro Welfare Association and the Department of Sociology of Cincinnati University.
JONES-HILLIARD SINGERS.
The Crisis magazine also states: "The Jones-Hilliard Jubilee Singers of the Zion Baptist church of Cincinnati won the highest honors at a National Sunday School contest just held by the Negro Baptists in Brooklyn, New York. The Cincinnati singers, ranging from 13 to 16 years of age, having been trained for several years by Mrs. Mae Jones Hilliard. They won the Ohio championship at a state contest of the Negro Baptists, and when they sang before the Cincinnati Kawanis (Kiwanis) club, Otto Grau presented one of the most gifted soloists with a piano. In Brooklyn they sang before an audience of ten thousand."
CLUB WOMEN MEET.
The first reciprocity meeting for the northern section of California Federation of Colored Women's clubs will be held Wednesday, October 6, in Bethel A. M. E. church of San Francisco from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. The newly elected state president, Mrs. Esther Jones Lee, will preside. A large attendance will be expected.
EVENING OF MUSIC.
The Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters sponsored Tuesday an evening of music as a benefit for Miss Matilda Smith, who has gone east to complete hér musical education.
LINDEN Y. W. C. A. NOTES.
The Girl Reserves of the Linden branch Y. W. C. A. will hold their annual dinner and opening of fall activities on October 8 in the Linden Branch Building. All girls above the age of ten years will be welcome. A special invitation is extended to all mothers to attend.
A musical program will be rendered and echoes will be heard from the Girl Reserve Conference. Girl Reserves will be welcomed into their new club and there will be a presentation of the silver loving cup won by the Girl Reserve basketball team last season. The club hostess for the evening will be Catherina Hunt, Gladys Pankey, Goldie Clardy, Gretchen Smith, Ruth Martin, Lola Frazier, Mildred Dupree, Lois Morgan, Lula Percy, Eleanor Smith, B. O. L. Triangle; Ruby McCalla, Alexander Golden, Gerveese Jones, Anna Beechman, Celeste Wilcox.
BIENNIAL PROCEEDINGS.
It will be of interest to relate, that owing to the great demand coming from the east for copies of the Oakland TRIBUNE containing the proceedings of the recent fifteenth biennial of the National Association of Colored Women, the publishers have been compelled to reprint all these articles in a booklet form. The writer, believing that Californians were just as anxious to obtain copies of these history-making articles, has asked the publishers to print an extra supply. Persons wishing copies should order early from the circulation department of The TRIBUNE.
POLLY ANN CLUB.
A year ago last August Mrs. H. B. Imman of Oakland organized a group of girls in their 'teen age into a club which which she named "The Polly Ann." The club is an auxiliary to the Art and Industrial club of this city. The club has been very anxious to record their first anniversary with some act of charity.
Last Sunday they journeyed to the Home for the Aged and Infirm Colored People, located in Beula, California, where they gave a sacred concert. They discovered while there that a wheel chair was very much needed. This week the Polly Annas sent out to the home, a wheel chair for the convenience of the inmates.
Mrs. Raymey of Thirty-fourth street entertain Saturday evening of last week in honor of Miss Fern Strauther, who was leaving to make her home in Salt Lake City.
