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\Named “Mrs, | Navy Wife”. The Southernmost Navy’ ‘Wives } Club No. 114, is pleased to an- nounee that Mrs. June Perry, B-5, Fort Taylor, has won the Mrs. Navy. Wives’ contest. over to the club amounted to $160.- 65. ; ; glory of this work, She | PARADISE?—Twas the night of @ thousand stars and juniors, ‘Her proceeds which wereturned| 4 under their blinking lights to the strains of Chipchase’s band, Senior Prom held in the auditorium of the school.—Ciltizen S: Mrs ery deus nt tke te . | bows over to her husband, William iy sf iH f & bi ay sh 2 Hi Pr Hi eee & . & zi ze ; i il if | aL E ; BoP ak 309 PETRONIA STREET Phone 2-9400 JUAN SORRIANO MOLL Whitehead Street "\ MBAT and GROCERIES PHONE 24122 SE Perry, who happily worked for her. The queen will have two ladies- in-waiting who are the runner-ups | in the contest, the lovely Lizette James and Eva Patterson. The queen and her court will! take part in the Armed Forces Parade. =" At night a gala affair’ vad F. = pom a gles . Home, where the crowning lance will be held, May 15, will honor the queen and her court, Music will be Chip- chase’s band. The queen was presented a love-| ly gown and a bouquet of flowers, that she will carry:on coronation |: se Ma the club for her splendid work, ‘ The ladies-in-waiting will be pré- sented beautiful corsages. The queen’s erown was made by her husband. It is a, object with its ostrich Ma night and help make the project & success, ey ee LOFTON BUTLER IS ACTIVE AT DOUGLASS NOT TOO. BAD—Little Marsha Yvonne Johnson seems to be Daughter's Troth thankful for the gamma globulin shot given her Friday, May 7, in the mess, gamma globalin campaign, Marsha is the daughter of Mr..and Mrs. Francisco A. Johnton. Hor father .is in the un- dertaking., business and her mother, Mrs. Yvonne Johnson, is secretary.of-Dotiglass High School, To the right of the baby is Miss Nancy-Bvans, aunt; and to her left, Mrs. Lena.Dawson, guidance \inithuctor of Douglass. Mrs. Dawson assisted in the inoculations —Citizen Staff Photo, Karns. Robinson-Payne ptials Told The. marriage of Miss Cecilia Pet-| Robinson and El Kay. Payne took THE VIRGINIA CLUB Jesus Disdier Commish Memorial A.M.E, ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angela Sts. SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 AM. —V.C.E., 7 P.M. Worship 11 4M. and 7:30 P.I Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. THE CHURCH WITH A WELCOME FOR YoU Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, MAN! PEREZ = Prep. $16 Potronia Street. Phone 2.9273: S i SANDS’ Ox. Fabric Center 706 DUVAL STREET. place at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Saturday, May 8, at 8:00 p. m. Officiating at the ceremony was Father John Henry Reece, Jr., vi- cak of the church. The bride who is the daughter of Mrs. Erthabelle Robinson was given in marriage by her grand- father, Earle McGee. Serving as maid-of-honor was Miss Jestina Gonzalez, Best man for the occasion was Willie L. Jackson. Bridesmaids were Miss Lillian Robinson, sister of the bride; and Miss Elloise Fisher, Ushers were Carl Harris and Don Barron. ats Mrs. Payne is a graduate of Douglass High School, class of ’53. El Kay Payne, husband of Mrs. Payne, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Karey Payne of St. Louis. Missouri. Following the ceremony, a re- ception was held at.the home of the bride’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle McGee. Alma-Mater Defined Alma Mater is a Latin phrase meaning foster mother, affection- ately applied by the graduates of a school or college to the institu- tion in which they have been edu- cated. The term was originally ap- plied by the Romans to Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, but it has been used in the present figura- tive meaning for many years. _ DEATHS Mrs. ‘Lydia Carey, age 93, moth- er of Ben Carey, 226 Eaneas Lane, died in Hallandale, Florida, Sunday, May 2. Funeral services will be conduct- ed in that city Sunday, May 9, from. the Church of God of, Pro phecy. The deceased is survived by one son, Ben Carey, Key West; and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Womack and Mrs, Mable Taylor of Hallan- dale. Mrs. Rosa Dean Bamus, 208 Angela Street, 68, died Monday, May 10, after a long illness. . Survivors include one dapghter, Miss Miriam Cornell; ed sons, George and Alphonso Dean; one sister, Mrs. America Farrington, Miami; two nieces Mrs. Lillian Baillou, and Mrs. Anna “Albury, Miami; one nephew, Arthur Far- rington, Jr., Miami; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be con- ducted Sunday, May 16, from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 2:00 p. m. Father John Henry Reece, Jr., viear of the’ church, will of- ficiate. Burial will be in the tamily plot of the City Cemetery. Take Class Honors Receiving top honors in the senior class of 1954 are Miss Sylvia Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Allen Smith, 410 Ju- lia Street, valedictorian; and John Saunders, son of Mr. and , Mrs, Alfred L. Saunders, 206 Olivia Street, salutatorian. 755 Given GG Shots 755 persons were given gamma globulin shots in the mass inocula- tion’ program at Douglass School Friday, May 7. Assisting in the inoculation was Mrs. Eloise Reynolds, a register- ed nurse of New York City, who 1 _ making her home in Key es Summer Sandals for Children hy RED Exclusively at Appelrouth’s 604 wa STREGT Shoe Center PHONE 2.2532 For Your Comfort tatt {been transferred to New London, i : Mother's Day | Dr. Bunche Is Commencement oe Speaker At A &MUniversity Mrs. Sawyer Receives Award From Paul Sher Mrs, Charlotte Sawyer, age 73, mother‘of 11 children, nine of whom are alive; 49 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren, was At Zion Church Sunday was a wonderful day at Cornish Memorial A, M. E. Rev. A. Franklin Chaat v. A. Franklin Hooper, pastor, Preached inspiring sermons both in sented under the direction of Mrs. Eliza L. Austin was as sauee > Selection by the Choir — “Faith of Our Fathers,” — “Mother's Love” — ¢ Hope. Solo — “When Mother Prayed” — Mrs. Lucille Pope, Reading — “Before It’s Too Late a. - ein the Gy arden’ Mrs. as e Garden” — Mrs, Antoinette Hernandez. Reading — “Where Is Mother?” rnp ——_ Symonette. — Mother’s Prayer — _ Reading — ‘Thinking of Moth- er’ — Miss Rose Marie Ferguson, Solo — “The Old Rugged Cross” Pi k Pogcod - oariay on Mo- 8 Day — \. Franklin Hooper. Mrs, Dorothy Haynibal was mis- wae ceremonies. ifts were given to the youngest and oldest mothers. Farewell Party Held At Center - The Servicemen’s Center was the scene of a gala farewell party last Sunday honoring two of its. most Around Bethel faithful members, Miss Ertha Ad-| Ushers Board’ No. 1 held its ams and Charles Phillips. The! weekly. meeting Thursday, May smiles of these 2 congenial people ae the home of Mrs,’ Rosalie wiil be greatly missed. ¢ ‘ We know that our loss is New|, SCllowing the business, session York’s gain as Ertha, a G. §, 0,|* elightful repast was served. Girl says that she will connect her- ood the organization while ere. Charles who is a Navy man has The Ushers Union held its mon- thly meeting at Bethel A. M. E. Church Monday, May 3. Pastors of the two. interested churches, Rev. W. M, Everette, and Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, were present and gave ins Sampsons Tell Of |*™ Sunday, May 23, the fourth Sun- day of the month, the Ushers Union will present its first program at 3:00 p. m., at ‘Cornish Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church. Each member is asked to be pre- sent and in uniform. Your presence'is needed in order to carry on the anion. Connecticut, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Samp- son, wish to’ announce the ap- proaching marriage of their daugh- ter, Miss Hyacinth Eileen Samp- son, to Levi Reed. The ceremony will be performed at Ephesus S. D. A. Church of New York City Sunday, June 20. ° The Sampsons are all Key West- ers. ,| patient: at Monroe Mrs. Sampson is the former’ al, Miss Marie Clarke, daughter of - Mr.sand Mrs, Nathaniel A, Clarke,| Mrs, Alice: Whyms,’823 Windsor 224 Truman Avenue. Lane, continues to be ill. “ Lightboume, daught- er of Mr.‘ and Mrs. Raymond Lightbourne, 8B Fort Village, is a *|home in New. York, They are the parents of one daughter. BISHOP CAREY A. GIBBS, left, and Dr. Ralph J. Bunche will deliver’ the baccalaureate sermon and commencement address, respectively, at Florida A and M University. Bishop ‘Gibbs, chancellor of Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, and presid- ing bishop over the llth district of the African Episcopal Church in Florida, will speak én Sunday afternoon, May 30, at 2:30. Dr. Bunche, principal director of the Department of Trusteeship for the United Nations Secretariat, wil] speak Mon- day morning, May 31, at nine. a the colored mother who received Paul J, Sher’s gift of a $100.00 wrist watch for the. grandmother having the greatest number of off- spring. Mrs, Sawyer is the mother of 8 girls — Mrs. Miriam Russell, Mrs, Edna Howard, Mrs. Nellie Davis, Mrs. Leona Hall, Mrs. Rosalie Fisher, Mrs. Mizpah Carey, Mrs. Virginia Manuel, and Mrs. Isabel Strachan; and one son, Harrison Sawyer. All the children live in Key West. As expressed by Mrs. Sawyer, “The kind of consideration of Mr. Sher made this Mother’s Day, the happiest I’ve ever spent.” “I take this means of express- ing my sincere gratitude to Mr. Sher for the honors upon me as the grandmother having one of the largest families in Key West, and for the beautiful token which will be long remembered and cherished as a keepsake in my life. “May you live long enough to be very successful Around Newman The regular meeting of Newman Methodist Junior Choir was held Thursday, May 6, at 4:45 p. m. voices sings each Sunday at the 11:00 a. m. service and the public is cordially invited to hear it. Milton A. Evans To Attend Bethune-Cookman Milton A. Evans, Sr., left for Daytona Beach, Florida. Monday, May 10, in order to enroll in Beth- une - Cookman College for a per- iod of eight weeks. Mr. Evans will take a course in the Braille fundamentals and also @ course in touch typing. - Before being afflicted with blind- ness, Evans was one of the lead- ing. carpenters of the city. Mrs. Grace White Receives Certificate Mrs. Grace Whitehead. White, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Whitehead of Whitehead Street has received a certificate of achievement, the result of having completed a course in the operation of the I. B. M. Key Punch, which qualifies her for employment. Mrs. White, a graduate of Doug- lass School, met her husband while he was stationed here in the Navy and has since, made her IN MEMORIAM In memory of one we Mrs. Gladys Walton, who away on May 14, 1952; e i : § é g BR e 38 i E ef deliver the commencement address at Florida A and M Unversity, seawe morning, May 31, at nine ° Bishop Carey A. Gibbs, chancel- lor of Edward Waters College, and presideing bishop of the 11th Die- trict of the African Methodist tories, United Nations Secretariat, New York City. However, there is E i & Ss z : si ur Tp : f i fs i & g | Li lis ii Fe lt ik PR present its annual May Day fes- tival Monday, May 17, at 7:00 p. m. on the basketball court of the school. inn. order of the program is as fol- ws: Q 1. Processional _ 2. Crowning of the king and queen 3. Entertainment for the queen and her court: A. Songs B. Games C. Music D. Dancing 4..Winding of the Maypole “ft $ Te a # ct : aP ad t ! F = F Ai ue z g : e a : g Hi i i é re He : ip ft q g i f H ; il E / iH g ' eye ek as i : ; dent if a . FF t i if -#f ui il