Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1935, Page 12

A—12 « C0LORED BAPTISTS REELECT OFFICERS Dr. Greene L. Prince Will Serve Third Term as Na- tional President. “The entire slate of national omcen! of the National Negro Baptists of | America was re-elected yesterday at the second day's session of the organ- fzation’s fifty-fifth annual convention. fThe sessions are being held at the| Metropolitan Baptist Church, Thir- teenth and R streets. ¢ Dr. Greene L. Prince of Galveston, %ex., president, will be serving his third term as head of the national or- ganization. The office of auditor, Gets Divorce ACTRESS GRANTED CUSTODY OF YOUNG SON. made vacant by the death of Rev. J. B. Beckham of Springfield, Ill, was | ot filled. | Representative Mitchell of Illinois, | only colored member of the House, was | the principal speaker at yesterday's | session. The delegates also heard re- | ports from the Forelgn Mission, Evan- gelical and Home Mission Boards. votional services were conducted last night by Rev. E. J. Jacob of Ari- Zona, Rev. H. Watson Branch of Texas and Rev. J. W. Watkins of Tennessee. Bermons were delivered by Rev. J. H. Brown of San Diego, Calif., and Rev. A. Lively of Los Angeles. . Dr. Henry Allen Boyd, secretary- treasurer of the National Baptist Pub- lishing House at Nashville, Tenn., pre- pented his annual report at this morn- irng’s meeting. He stated that more than 12,000,000 pieces of religious lit- erature had been distributed through the Publishing Board to Negro Bap- ists throughout the country. The other officers re-elected follow: First vice president, Rev. G. C. Cole- fman, Oakland, Calif.; second vice foresldent, Rev. S. A. Pleasant, Hous- n, Tex.; recording secretary, Rev. C. P. Madison, Norfolk, Va.; assistant Becretaries, Rev. Marcus Taylor, Ok- mulgee, Okla.; Rev. B. F. Parks, Fort Worth, Tex., and Prof. A. W. Jackson, Houston, ; corresponding secre- gary, Rev. William Grimble, Alexan- @dria, La.; field secretary and his- torian, Rev. S. S. Jones, Muskogee, ©Okla.; treasurer, Rev. A. A. Lucas, Houston, Tex.; statistician, Prof. Jesse Washington, Chicago; publicity di- Fector, David W. Kellum, Chicago; railroad commission, Revs. M. P.| Parrish, Detroit, Mich.; H. A. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn.; J. P. Reeder, Colum- | bia, S. C.; J. M. Harvey, Chicago, and J, A. Sharpe, New Orleans, La. g, S bR. TAYLOR OUTLINES RESETTLEMENT WORK Director of Rural Division De- scribes Aims in Address Be- | fore Kiwanians. | Operations carried on by the Gov- | ernment in its resettlement work were outlined at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club in the Mayflower Hotel yesterday by Dr. Carl Taylor, director of the/ Rural Resettlement Divisions of the Resettlement Administration. It is the Government's aim, the speaker said, to buy land unsuitable | for cultivation and to sell the same persons new lands on which to settle | in other localities. The slums in the larger cities, he declared, are the out- | growth of former farm migration to the cities. Dr. Taylor was introduced by Al- | bert B. Van Voorhees, program chair- man. George P. Mangan, vice presi- | JOAN BLONDELL, The wise-cracking film actress, was granted a divorce yesterday at Los Angeles from George Banes, cameraman, whom she charged with cruelty. The hearipg lasted 10 minutes. The actress won custody of their year-old son. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. 'GLOUCESTER BUYS RING OF SAPPHIRE, DIAMONDS Platinum Engagement Token Is for Lady Alice Scott, His Bride-to-Be. - | By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 6.—The Duke | of Gloucester, third son of the King, visited a jewelry store yesterday and | bought an engagement ring for Lady | Alice Montagu-Douglas Scott, to whom | his betrothal was announced a week | ago. He bought a platinum ring set with | a solitaire sapphire with a diamond | on each side. Caulk-O-Seal A non-staining waterproof Plastic Compound for Caulk- ing. Glazing and Filling Seal those “cracks” around the doors, window frames now with Caulk-O-Seal. Easy to spply—not affected by heat or cold. 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