Zeta ~bi ,Seta ~ororitp, Jf nr. DEBORAH PARTRIDGE WOLFE, Ph.D. Grand Bosileus 62 South Union Ave., Cranford, New Jersey ARIZONA C. STEMONS Founder-President Grand Bosileus Emeritus 1 91 5 Federo I Street Ph ilode lph io, Pen nsylvo n io
NATIONAL OFFICERS MILDRED CATER BOONE First Anti- Bosileus Centro I Stole Hospito I Box 39 Petersburg, Virgin io BARBARA MINOR JAMES Second A nli-Bosi leus 3830 Golden Hills Drive Dallas, Texas
LAWANNA H. IVEY Third Anti-Basileus 600 E. 13th Street Panama City, Florida ISABELL M. HERSON Grommoteus 805 North 27th Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NORA E. LOCKHART Tomios 115 S. Tarboro Rood Raleigh, North Carolina STEPHANY ADDISON Phy locter 2020 West 70th Street Los Angeles, California MARY T. WILLIAMS Antopokritis 8717 Seneca Street Oakland 5, California IDA B. KING Chairman, Executive Boord 2324 Monroe Street Gory, Indiana EMMA J. DEWBERRY E xecul ive Secretary Notional Headquarters 1734 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C.
S. GLADYS BUTLER Chairman, Trustee Board 41 5 W. 28th Street Indio napo lis 8, Ind ion a ETHEL HALL Trustee 5817 Chestnut Street Ph ilode Ip hio, Penn sylvo nia
MARION SHANNON Trustee 2191 NW. 58th St. Miami, Florida LUCINDA ROBEY Trustee 309 Beto Street Birmingham, Alabama ELLA STRAWBRIDGE Trustee 4724 Farlin St. Louis, Missouri
REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND ASSOCIATES Atlantic Region PANSY L. BORDERS Chairman, Regional Directors 10 N. Clinton Street East Orange, New Jersey ALBERTA ALSTON Associate Director 1 77-21 Sayres Ave. St. Albans, New York EVELYN CANTY Associate Director 42 l 3 19th Place, N.E. Washington, D.C. ARTHALIA LOTT Associate Director 529 Orchard Avenue Ph iladel phio, Pennsylvania Eastern Region AUGUSTA WHITE Director 704 W. Cemetry Street, N.W. Salisbury, North Carolina AUDREY ROBINSON Associate Director 2200 Seminary Avenue Richmond, Virginia
THERESA THORNTON Associate Director Box 11 Page, West Virginia SARAH NEWTON Associate Director 1118 Columbia Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. Southeastern Region ELLA W. FISHER Director 1917 Mills B. Lane Blvd. Savannah, Georgia ALBERTA STEVENSON Associate Director 904 Oak Street Columbia, South Carolina HATTIE SHAVERS BARBER Associate Director 1522 N.W. 5th Avenue Pompano, Florida South Central Region
JULIA POLK Director 1703 Doi ton Street Jackson, Mississippi
VIVIAN R. STEWART Associate Director 3117 Ringo little Rock, Arkansas LOIS GUERINGER Associate Director 1908 MeHorry Boulevard Nash vi lie, Tennessee RUTH P. POWELL Associate Director 304 Cuba Street Mobile, Alabama Great lakes Region IONE GIBSON Director 105 Massachusetts Avenue Detroit, Michigan WILLIE MAE JOHNSON Associate Director 602 W. 29th Street Indianapolis, Indiana ERNESTINE CURRY Associate Director 6740 S. Indiana Ave. Chicago, Illinois
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EDITOR Mary Theriot Williams 8717 Seneca Street Oakland 5, California
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC.
JUNE, 1965
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
VOL. XXVX-No. 1
Louise Batson 140 McDon6ugh Street Brooklyn, New York Laura Irvin State Teachers College Elizabeth City, North Carolina Ola Adams 70 I State Street Waycross, Georgia
ZETASCOPE A New Feature, Spotlighting Zeta
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Activities and Achievements Prose and ARCHON
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A Grand Summer-The 4.5th Anniversary Boule and The Zeta Tour
REGIONAL REPORTERS Atlantic Acquilla Jones 275 Meeker Ave. Newark, New Jersey Eastern Mil I ie Liston 1441 Waddel I Street Charlotte, North Carolina
What Economic Opportunity Means to the Negro
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Grand Basileus Reports on the War on Pooertq
Chapter News
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Personalities
Regional News •
Projects
South Eastern Madeline G. Dixon, Ph.D. Savannah State College Savannoh, Georgia South Central Bernice A. E. Callaway 551 Alston Ave. Memphis, Tennessee Great Lakes Ressye 8. Scott 453 5 S. Prairie Street Chicago 53, Illinois Mid-Western Luci I le Long 4853 Farlin 4853-A Farlin Avenue St. Louis, Missouri Southern
Pledee Miriam Singleton - crowned Q11ee1tof Phi Beta _Sign'.a <?rchid Ball in Los Angeles, Caliiornia, 1s presented unth a bouaue! of red roses by Brother Charles tuu.
E. Marie Gilbert Peoples Business College 1120 East 12th Street Austin, Texas
Pacific LaVerne Washington 4245 Degnan Street Los Angeles, California
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THE AHCIION is published four limes each year by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, l nc., from th" office of the Antapokritis, localed at 8717 Seneca Street, Oakland, California, $M60,'5. All correspondence, manuscripts and photographs should be uddrvssed lo Soror Mary T. Williams, Editor, at this address. PAGE ONE
ZETASCOPE Focus on Zeta activities and events Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter of Richmond, Virginia sponsors a group of teen age girls which is called the Zetarettes. The group has a five year history of civic and social enterprise in the Richmond area. Its membership lists approximately twenty girls whose annual calendar of events includes: annual donations of Easter baskets to needy families or childrens institutions, participation in Alpha Phi Zeta's parental Workshop, attendance at cultural events given by the local college and annual lawn parties. Nine members of the club were presented in a Blue and White Cotillion sponsored by Nu Chapter. The young ladies were attired in white formals and they wore blue and white wrist corsages. They entertained their guests with a waltz as the band played the beautiful Blue Danube. Plans are being made to extend the benefits of the organization's social and cultural program to other young girls in the area. Attending the University of Texas this year is Miss Gale Johnson, a 1964 graduate of Madison High School in Dallas. She was one of the queens presented at the breakfast during the '64 Regional Meeting held at the Sheraton-Dallas Hotel. Soror Patricia Williams of Gamma Beta Chapter, a senior at San Francisco State College and former student of the famous dancer, Merced Cunningham, has been placed on the professional dance list in California. Soror Williams served as a choreographer and student instructor in the dance at San Francisco State College. Several of her original dances were presented at the Dance Arts Festival in April, 1964. Soror Williams also instructed an advance dance class at Stanford University. Soror Alpha Arnold of Alpha Psi Zeta Chapter in Los Angeles, California, was one of the 45 outstanding women invited to a luncheon, last year, at the Ambassador Regency Hotel which honored Mrs. yndon B. Johnson and the wife of the President of Mexico, Mrs. Lopez Mateos. Hostess for the affair was Mrs. Edmund G. Brown, wife of the Governor of the State of California. Soror Arnold was representing the Los Angeles Council of the National Council of Negro Women. PAGE TWO
GERALDINE HAYES Girl of the Year Alpha Psi Zeta Chapter and Xi Alpha Chapter of Los Angeles experienced a successful Finer Womanhood week celebration for 1964 beginning with the Girl of the Year Tea sponsored by the undergraduates and pledges at the Ross Medical Center. Miss Geraldine Hayes an honor graduate from Manual Arts High School, service worker in many of the school organizations and president of numerous school organizations, was presented as Girl of the Year and awarded a plaque commemorating her outstanding achievements. Miss Hayes, who attended Los Ang el es City College under a special Honor system while she was still a high school student, announced her plans to enter UCLA and major in mathematics.
Among the highlights of the 1964 national meeting of the NAACP in Washington, D.C., was the address delivered by the Grand Basileus, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe, concerning "Educational and Vocational Opportunities for Minority Youth." Soror At ice Roye, Zeta's official representative to the NAACP also participated in the program and Soror Clara Luper was again honored for her outstanding contributions to the Civil Rights struggle.
Soror Lullelia W. Harrison was a recent honoree at Dallas when one of her classmates surprised her with a verbal presentation which embraced activities of a busy life for "others". Experiences as a little ten year old girl, even then possessing an air of certainty, vivacious movements and striking red blond hair were recounted; high school and college days were also mentioned. Our Lullelia was described as one who is courteous, kind, understanding; a champion of truth, honest and genuinely sincere. Her classmate said, "My friend, classmate, roommate, soror, church member, and bridge club member, may God grant you many years to enjoy the fruits of your labor and many kind deeds. May each day be filled with new hope and a greater desire to be the great leader which Zeta and the world needs. The success of your career can be recognized ' in the words of this stanza: "There's a destiny that makes us brothers None goes his way alone All we send into the lives of others Will come back into our own."
Soror Zipporah Medford, Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter of Richmond, Virginia, was awarded the promotion of Fellow in the American Association on Mental Deficiency. She is the first Negro scholar to be so honored. The promotion was awarded in May of 1964 at the Muehleback Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
Alpha Psi Zeta Chapter in Los Angeles, California included in its 1964 Finer Womanhood celebration a special citation to Mrs. Gertrude Matson, mother of professional football star Ollie Matson, for her outstanding work in forming the Centennial Rose Parade committee which sponsored the first Negro float, "Freedom Bursts Forth," in the world famous Rose Bowl Parade at Pasadena, California on New Year's Day. Soror Helen McNeal, Regional Chairman of our National Project, Texarkana, Texas, has sent out a newsletter of interest which reminds Zetas of the Southern Region to give attention to housing, wholesome recreation, foster homes and the War on Poverty program. A two hundred dollar scholarship was awarded by Gamma Xi Zeta Chapter to Miss Valarie Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brown. A one hundred dollar scholarship was presented by the New Rochelle Amicae to Miss Carol Young. Both girls are seniors al New Rochelle High School. The awards were made during the chapter's celebration of Finer Womanhood Week. JUNE, 1965
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The Editor's Page
Prose and---ARCHON By MARY T. WILLIAMS
It's time for us to give some very serious consideration lo the cflorts of Sorer Cathrynnc Mitchell and her corps of Boule planners who have been busy arranging for a grand Zeta summer in New York City. The bulletins which have been issued to us, regularly, indicate that the 45th Anniversary Boule, scheduled in that city for the week of July 11 lo July ]6, will be the biggest and busiest national meeting in Zeta history. And, with the added inducement of the New York World's Fair, our hostess chapter, Delta Mu Zeta, expects all of us ( or at least a very good representative number of us) to be on hand for the activities and celebration. The program which has been arranged includes sightseeing in the big city, Zeta Day at the World's Fair, shopping sprees at some of the finest stores in the world, a Pan H .llcnic Dance, the Sigma Formal, the Zeta Formal and as much other entertainmcnt , [cllowship, workshops, meetings and business meetings as can he crammed into our brief five day gathering. Our headquarters site will he the world's most distinguished hotel, the famous Waldorf Astoria, where only :150 rooms have been reserved for Zetns, Other accommoclalions arc availahlc in the very near vicinity. The reservation lists were opened over a year ago, hut every consideration is hcing mack to cover the last minute clccisious lo attend lhc Boule. Soror r-. litclwll has set J unc ] 5 as thrdeadline for IJ011k rcuistration. Each rcgislrnlion card 11111st be accompanied hy the registralion fee of $:10. Arrangemc-nts for non-Zetas, [urnilies and Iricnds who will mukr- the trip lo New York with us, 11111st be completed al this lime, too. Of special note is the THE ARCHON
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$10 fee for each non-Zeta who will attend the public meeting-banquet. Soror Lillie G. Jones is the Registrar. Her address is 345 West 145th Street, #9B3, New York, N.Y. 10031. ~ A special invi_tation to all u~dergrad Zetas has been issued by Epsilon ( our undergrad co-host). The Boule program has been designed to include as many activities of interest to the younger Zetas as possible. Special provisions have been made for undergrad housing at the YWCA. Also included in the Boule recommendations arc the following wardrobe suggestions: dinner gown or short cocktail dress for the banquet, short cocktail or floor length gown for the Pan-Hellenic dance, floor length gown ( your choice of color) for the Sigma Formal, floor length, white evening gown, elbow length or longer white gloves for the Zeta formal and "your very special short dinner gown or cocktail dress" for the Zeta Banquet. Men's wear will he tuxedo or summer formal and business suits. The Amicac will assist Delta Mn Zeta and Epsilon chapters with the daily program of activities and a hospitality room for information and assistance will be open at all times. The most important thing to do is to make your arrangcm nts early, for the grandest summer of all. And, if you arc really a last minute shopper, you might still have time to make the Zeta post convention tour of Europe. You already know all about it, hut just in case you need more information you can gel it from the National Headquarters, 1734 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., or The Hcndorson Travel Agency Service, Inc., 931 Hunter Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. PAGE THREE
Above-The La Jeunesse Club sponsored by Gamma Xi Zeta Chapter boasts a membership of outstanding young women in the New Rochelle, New York area. Three of its members, Carol Young, Cleo Owens and Valarie Brown were cited by the chapter during Finer Womanhood Week. The club roster includes, front row, left to right: Juliet Williams, Miss Young, Miss Brown and Miss Owens. In the back row are: Carol Barrett, Gale Tarrant, Linda Tarrant, Ernestine Smith and Lenore Lee. Pictured right-Soror Violet Long, Basileus of Gamma Xi Zeta Chapter pins an orchid on Grand Basileus, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe, the speaker at the chapter's fourth annual luncheon. Soror Long is pictured below with Gamma Xi Zeta's Finer Womanhood honorees, Mrs. Leona Farrington, voter registration; Mrs. Henrietta Mills, "Woman of the Year"; Miss Carol Young, scholarship; Soror Long, Miss Valarie Brown, scholarship and Miss Cleo Owens, "Girl of the Year".
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What Economic Opportunity means to the
nEGRO By Dr. Deborah Partridge Wolfe, Ph.D. Grand Basileus
The booklet "Pooeruj in the United Stales," edited by Dr. Wolfe, is available upon. request to: Dr. Deborah P. Wolfe, Room 429, Cannon House Office Blclg., Washington, D.C.
Excluding the Civil Rights Bill, the most significant legislation aff acting the American cgro is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ( P. L. 88-452) which was passed by the 88th Congress. Even a cursory examination of the nature of poverty in the United States would indicate that the cgro, no matter what his present status in life or economic condition. would ho concorned about poverty The incidence of poverty among non-white families is two and one-half limes greater than among white families. T n fact, according lo the Bureau THE ARCHON
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of the Census, 45 per cent of the nonwhite families received incomes under $3,000 in 1962, as compared with 17 per cent of the white families.' Data from the current population survey indicate that the economic position of non-white families relative to white families has not improved during the post-war period, that is, from 1947 to 1962. Without a doubt, the incidence of poverty among non-white families varies considerably by race. Nearly one-half, or 49 per cent, of the Negro families had incomes below $3,000. When we look at the total picture in American life, we find that of the 9.7 million families in the United States with incomes under $3,000, 7.6 million or 79 per cent were white and about 2 million or 20 per cent were Negro. Such statistics bear evidence of the consistency of poverty among Negroes and therefore the concern that all American cgroes should have in alleviating these conditions as made possible through th· Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. When on examines the information from its geographical origin, we learn that with the exception of the West, Negro families constitute the bulk of all non-white families with low incomes in the United States. Of the approximately 2 million Negro families in the United States with incomes undcr $.1,000, 73.8 per cent resided in the South, 22.6 per cent in the North, and only 3.6 per cent in the West. Again, as we took at these persons from the standpoint of the location of their homes, we find that about 53 per cent of the poor Negro families in the South lived in urbnn areas; 12 per cent
were rural families not on farms; and 15 per cent lived on farms. In contrast, almost all, or 95 per cent, of the half million poor Negro families in the North and West lived in urban areas. These facts form a backdrop as we attempt to understand the nature and extent of poverty among Negroes in American life today. It is to such need that the current legislation is addressed. Let us now, therefore, analyze this bill in terms of its specific reference to Negroes in need. Each of the titles of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 attempts to answer, in part, one of the basic requirements for eliminating or alleviating the causes and roots of poverty. Title I is addressed to the problems of youth, and approaches this age group from three angles through three separate programs. Part A, the Job Corps, appeals to young men and young women, age 16-21, who have had difficulty in school and in many instances, therefore, have dropped out. Others have attempted to enter the armed services and have been rejected. Still others, because of extreme instances of poverty or lack of employment, have become discouraged. This program provides rural and urban residential centers with education, vocational training, useful work cxperionces, and other appropriate activities. Through such a program it is hoped that during the first year of the program 40,000 young people in th.e age group where the highest incidence of unemployment occurs will meet with (Continued on Next Page) 1
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What Economic Opportunity Means to the Negro success. Individuals who have not graduated from an accredited high school will be encouraged to enroll in the Job Corps where they may receive academic and vocational training. Through the residential experience it is hoped that youths will develop a sense of discipline regarding their work life and simultaneously improve their health and emotional orientation. Public schools and other non-profit institutions which can offer training programs will be utilized wherever possible to avoid needless duplication of Federal funds and programs. In addition, the Job Corps will provide opportunity for young people enrolled as members of the VISTA Corps to share their knowledge and skills with their peers who lack such a background of experience. Certainly the Job Corps should appeal to many Negro youth who have been deprived of educational opportunities and economic rewards. In our recent study of youth unemployment, the Labor Department noted that Negro youth have experienced greater difficulty in securing employment because of racial discrimination. Hence, proportionately larger numbers of Negroes will need the support given through such a rich experience as provided through such a Corps. The present task force on Manpower Conservation studied the characteristics of young men who failed to meet the minimum educational and physical standards of the armed forces and found that they are largely the victims of a cycle of poverty. In this study, again the proportion of egro youth was greater than non-whites among the mental rejectees. Such statistics call attention to the need for emphasis upon occupational training and educational accomplishments among Negro youth. The Job Corps will contribute in some measure to eradicating these conditions. Title I, Part B, the Work Training Program, is designed to give unemployed young men and women a chance to break out of poverty by providing them with an opportunity to work and simultaneously attend school. Such a combination would stimulate continued interest in academic attainment and provide economic support at the same time. The work offered young men and women in this program would increase their employability by enabling them to acauire new skills and work habits on the job. During this period, stress would be given to counseling the youth so that thev might discover their greatest areas of competency and plan suffiPAGE SIX
ciently in advance to develop such abilities. In so doing, many will learn to contribute to society rather than to take from it. Negro youth have a stake in such a program and it is recommended that they be encouraged to seek help through the utilization of the proposed programs. Title I, Part C, is addressed to another type of youth - one who has demonstrated academic acuity but who lacks financial security necessary for continuing his education through college. The work-study program proposed would provide part-time employment for the able but needy college student or potential college student. In recommending the criteria to be utilized for distributing Federal funds provided in this Part, three factors were employed: the full-time college enrollment, the number of high school graduates, and the number of children 18 years and under from families with incomes under $3,000 per year. The participating institutions of higher learning would select appropriate jobs on campus and in the community that would lead not only to employment but would be related to the student's educational objective. Through such a program many young people who would otherwise be deprived of a college education would have an apportunity to develop his intellectual and vocational skills to the point where he may become a professional worker and contributor to the community and national welfare. It would certainly be hoped that many Negroes who have already demonstrated educational competence would be given motivation through the provisions of this Title. Title II, the Urban and Rural Community Action Programs, has of ten been referred to as the heart of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, since it is the title which provides opportunity for total community attack upon the problems of poverty. Herc individuals who themselves may be classified as poor or deprived may share in solving their own problems through the combined efforts of the local citizens and community action organizations. Section 202 defines a community action program eligible for Fede ral assistance as a program whichmobilizes and utilizes resources. public or private O O O in an attack on poverty; provides services, assistance, and other activities of sufficient scope and size to give promise of progress toward the elimination of poverty or a cause or causes of poverty O O O;
is developed, conducted, and administered with the maximum feasible participation of residents of the areas is eond~cted, administered, or coordinated by a public or non-profit private agency, or combination thereof. Each community ( including, but not limited to, a state, metropolitan area, county, city, town, multi-city unit or multi-county unit) would be encouraged to plan a community program to combat poverty according to the unique needs of the community being served. These programs would be conducted in such fields as employment, job training and counseling, health, vocational rehabilitation, housing, home management, welfare, and special remedial and other non-curricular educational assistance. In order to arrive at equitable distribution of the fonds allotted, three criteria were utilized: the number of persons receiving public assistance; the total unemployment; and the number of children under 18 in families with incomes of less than $1,000. It is understandable that the Negro community would profit from full participation in any proposed programs in these areas. Especially is that true when we recognize that Negroes form a large proportion of those in the thre categories above. It is likewise important to note that since this Title emphasizes self-improvement through self-action it would be highly beneficial to the Negro community if its citizens would join forces with nil citizens in eradicating the causes of poverty through the development of positive programs of improvement. Part B of Title II is designed to remedy a serious natioi al problem by assisting the states in providing basic education lo educationally deprived adult citizens. Herc again the percentage of N 'gro illiterates among the adult population is far great 'I' than it ought to he. It is to be hoped that every citizen needing such assistance will avail themselves o( the opportunity provided in this Title. Nol only is basic education necessary for foll citizen participation and voling, hut it is mandatory if one is lo secure vocational trairung commensurate with the present needs of our society. The rural Negro will he interested in Title Ill since th(' emphasis is upon special programs to combat poverty in rurul areas. When we' realize that 47 per cent of the poor Negro families in the south are still located in rural areas, it he .omcs important lo understand the provisions of this Title. Section .101 declares that the purpose of tilt' Title O
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Soror Alberta Alston lleftl, President of the Association of Educational and Vocational Counselors of the New York City Schools, Inc., takes pride in her work in bringing about two important "firsts" for the organization during her tenure in office. Of signal importance was the recent agreement which she signed with the Honorable James B. Donovan, President of the Board of Education which certified the As-
sociation as the collective bargaining agent for all guidance counselors in the public schools of New York City. The second big event was the Association's successful professional meeting which was held at nationally famous Grossinger resort in New York. Pictured with Soror Alston are Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe, who delivered the Keynote address at the Grossinger convention, Mrs. Grossinger, owner and Soror Daisy Hicks.
Grand Basileus, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe, was the guest speaker when Phi Beta Chapter celebrated Finer Womanhood Week by sponsoring the first of the series of vesper services during 1964 at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pictured above, immediately following the vesper services, are members of Phi Beta Chapter and their guests. Front row, left to right, are: Soror Nora E. Lockhart, National Tamias; Soror Barbara J. Fisher, Soror Deborah
P. Wolfe, Grand Basileus; Brother Jomes A. Boyer, Phi Beto Sigma, president of St. Augustine's College; Soror Ella Baker, Soror Barbara J. Little, Soror Millie D. Veasey, Phi Beta Chapter Adviser. Pictured in the second row are: Soror Willa J. Monroe, Soror Delphine David, Soror Betty Smith, Soror Valerie J. Brooks, Soror Anno G. Wilkins, Basileus of Phi Beta Chapter; Soror Augusta White, Director of the Eastern Region, and Soror Blanche Rivers, Basileus of Omicron Zeta Chapter.
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OH ZETA DEAR ( My Praise and Pledge to Zeta J
( Repeat last two lines of each stanza ) Velma Rose Barrens
Fmlandia=by Jean Sibelius Oh Zeta Dear, My voice to Thee I raise, In gratitude, I sing this song of praise, Thy love and kindness shall remain before me, I'll ne'er forget through all eternity. Oh Zeta Dear, My heart I give to Thee, All honor, glory, praise-I owe to Thee, A shrine, a mecca Thou shall ever be, A zenith loved through all eternity. Oh Zeta Dear, I'll e'er to Thee be true, I'll e'er give reverence to Thy white and blue, For purity and truth 'twill ever stand, And always justice as none other can. Oh Zeta Dear, long may you ever live, Of strength and courage may you ever give, When womanhood's last true honor is won, The crowning theme, will rest in Zetadom.
Phi Beta Chapter Report: Our activities of the year 1963-64 began with a rush party. Prizes were given to the first guests to arrive and also to th eighteen winners of the various games which made up the evenings program. There was also music and refreshments. We chose Miss Bessie Dowling, a junior from Denmark, South Carolina, as our "Girl on the Campus for 196364." She was chosen on the basis of character, lead rship, and scholarship, and was presented at a hall given in her honor. During Finer Womanhood Week, we had the honor of taking charge of the college's first in a series of vesper services. Our guest speaker was om Grand Basilcus, Sorer Deborah P. Wolfe. Sorors Nora E. Lockhart, ational Tarnias and Blanche Rivers, Basileus of Omicron Zeta Chapter in Raleigh, orth Carolina and our Hegional director, Soror Augusta White were among the platform guests. We w .re awarded a certificate for maintaining the highest academic average among the Greek organiza tions on Saint Augustine's College campus. Soror Wilkins was inducted into Beta Kappa Chi, National Science Honor Society, JUNE, 1 965 - THE ARCHON
SOROR JULIA A. WALKER
MISS SANDRA CHISHOLM Miss Blue Revue, 1965
Renders Honors
Active Chapter Chattanooga, T nncssce, located at the foot of Lookout Mountain ha enjoyed a most successful Zeta year with several activities. Founders' Day was observed january 16, 1965, at the home o[ Soror Libbyc D. Strange with Sorors Izetta Hight Taylor, Shirley Few and Minnie Jackson, committee members in charge. Tribute was paid to the five founders of Zeta. The charter members of Gamma Iola Zeta, Sorors Mabel H. Scruggs, Roscvclyn Boyd Morgan, Lorena M. Hight, and Gertrude Cox Trammell, each were presented while roses. Soror Huth Caldwell Morant is I ow residing in ,vashington, D.C. Hcncwal of pledges was a solemn occasion; interesting and challenging remarks were muck: hy the Basilcus Soror Agnes L. Lauderdale. Special recognition was given Soror Augustine Sims Quinn who was runnerup lo ''\frs. Christmas Seal, 196,5". Gamma Tota ZPta Chapter has held rirst plucc as " frs. ,hristmas Seal" for thrtx: consccut ivc years. ThC" fourth annual Bl11C' Revue was presented Friday, Fc•hrnary rn, H)fi,5, al the Tivili Tlu-utrr: and has been ucc-lnimc-d hy 111<' Cluutunoogu Chapter of tlw Pan-ITclknic Conncil as the most lx-aul ilu] Cn·c·k affair prcscntccl locullv. "\fiss lll11<' Hc·, u<'" was \liss Sandra Chisholm, clai1g;l1tc·r of vlr. and \!rs. Jolin Chisholm, Jr. She· is a junior al THE ARCHON
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Booker T. Washington High School and was sponsored by Sorors Lorena M. Hight, Shirley Few and Izetta H. Taylor. Her escort was Mr. Robert Dozier, a senior of Howard School. Miss Chisholm was crowned by "Miss Blue Hevuo of 1962" who is now Soror Julia A. Walker, a sophomore at Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia. Soror Walker is the daughter of Brother George D. Walker and Soror Cornelia Williams Walker of Chattanooga. Other contestants included: Misses Gloria Stubbs, Saundra Hayes, Gloria Simmons, Hose Mario Ford, Jacqueline Brewster and Shera! Sims. The prologue of the Blue Revue was an original skit entitled "Living Pictures in the History of Zeta Phi Beta", written by Sorors Lorena Hight and Elizabeth D. Tones. Sorer Cornelia Williams Walk •r was gcn<'ral chairman. Cucst artist for Blue Hevue was Bill Odum and his quintet of Atlanta, Georgia. Sorell' Lihhi<' Davis Strange has been nppointocl chairman of the African project. The chapter purchased a kit. • Sornr T zetta TT. Taylor has served succcssfullv as president of the Chattanooga Chapter of the Pan-Hellenic Council; and was elected as a clekgalc Lo llw Hegional Pnn-Tl ollonic Council which was held in Oklahoma City, 1fnrch 12th and 1:11h. Soror Tri!-(lil was sekc:tcd lo attend I lu- 1 ntcr-rnciul Workshop "Problems
of Teaching of Reading and the other Language Arts in the Multi-cultural Schools", held at the University of Tennessee and sponsored by the federal government. Soror Hight is an elementary teacher in the Hamilton County School. Soror Effie Burrell and Soror Hight were cited in the Sunday editions of the Chattanooga Times on their outstanding teaching ideas in the schools of the city. Soror Evalyn S. Young is attending the University of Chattanooga working toward a Masters Degree. Soror Rosevclyn Boyd Morgan is completing her thesis as part of the requirement for the Master of Arts Degree at Tennessee A. & I. State University in August. Soror Izetta II. Taylor has attended Atlanta U niversity where she is working toward a masters io Educational Psychology. Soror Hoscbucl H. Tillman is curre1 tly serving as Episcopal Dish·ict Missionary President of the I.3th Episcopal District of A.M.E. Church comprising Kentucky and Tennessee. Soror Cornelia W. Walker is doing advanced work at the UnivC'rsity of TC'nncsscc in Library Science. Sorc)I· Augustine S. Quinn is completing requirements toward a Masters Degree al the University of Tennessee. PAGE NINE
Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter in Columbus, Georgia, opened its Finer Womanhood Week activities with a musical tea at the Masonic Temple. At this tea, Soror Ruth Barnett was honored for her outstanding service to the Sorority and to the Concharty Council of Girl Scouts. During the celebration, story books were donated to the pediatric wards at the local hospitals. Two Sorors conducted story hours each day during the week. Repledge services were held on Sunday afternoon following worship services. The Repledge was very impres-
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sively led by the Basileus, Soror Elyn Hughes. Pictured on the steps of the Greater Fourth Street Church in Columbus are: Sorors Martha Freeman, Erma Abercrombie, Ruth Barnet and Inell Fudge. In the Second row are: Sorors Elizabeth Gallon, Annie Joseph, Johnnie Laing and Dorothy Byers. In the third row are: Sorors Erlean Phillips, Selena Nicholas and Edna Battle. In the last row are Sorors Emma Billings, Louise Mabry, Elyn Hughes, Basileus and Sadie Alexander, anti-Basileus.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Soror El Marie Irving, Wiley College, St. Augustine s College, Hal('igh, I.C., Marshall, Texas, College Oueen, 1963- ~liss Phi Beta Sigma, H)63-61 and 64; oror Ophelia Hodges, Dillard Uni- listed in \Vho's \Vho; Soror J unice I. J. versity, cw Orleans, Louisiana, grad- Cok-v, A and T College, Crccnshoro, uated Cum Lauck; Soror Marion Hills, orth Carolina, listed in Who's Who Dillard University, JI.Jew Orleans, Lou- and Soror Barbara Fisher, St. ugusisiana, graduated Cum Laude, Soror tine's College, Hall'igh, orth ,arolina Cozetta Hubbard, rkansas itatc ol- Phi Kappa Alpha Honor Society and lcge, Pine Blufl, Arkansas, College listNI in Who's Who. Queen, 1964-6,5; Soror Ella H. Baker, JUNE, 1965
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Pictured above, immediately following their Finer Womanhood services at the St. Matthew Baptist church in Corpus Christi, Texas, are members of Gamma Alpha Zeta Chapter, their guests for the occasion. In the front row are Brother William R. Carline, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Sorors Roxie Byrd, Jessie Pitts, Luellelia W. Harrison, Director of the South-
ern Region; and Brother Harry C. Kenyon of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Standing are Archonian Lillie Mae Shelthon, Sorors Helen Carline, Ruth Ferguson, Velzoria Miller, Ceatrice Kitchen, Alclair Pleasant and Emily Hicks, Sorors Velma Butler, and Myra Branch, Alpha Pi Zeta Chapter San Antonio, and Soror Mattie Kenyon.
Sorer Pitts Cited For Service Gamma Alpha Zeta
hapter in Cor-
pus Chrisli, Texas, chose Sorer J zssic
Pitts as ZC'la \Voman of the Year, 1965, when the chapter celebrated Finer Womanliood Weck with scrvi ·<·s held at the Saint Iatthcw Missionary Baptist Church on February 28. Reverend E. Grant is pastor at Saint f atthcw. Soror Pills is a third graclc tcachc r al the Hooker T. Washington Ekmt-nlnry School in Corpus Christi. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Houston Tillitson College ancl a Vlaslcr of Eclucalion dt'grec from Prairie View College. Soror Pills is a great civic, church ancl communitv worker. She is a momhr-r of th<' Carver-Washington-Coles Faculty Cl11h, the Wnshington P.T.A., Building H<'pr<'sentalive of the Credit nion, Corpus ,hrisli Independent School District, \11dio-Vis11al Hcpr«scntntivc, \frmlwr of llu- YWCA, Althea Cnrclen Club, Corresponding Sccrrtarv, Crvcnwood Cnrdr-n ,l11h; m<·mlwr· of th<· Cn-cn« oocl - Molinu nrscrv Board of Directors, past mcm])('r of the lktlrnm• Dav Nursr-rv Board of Dirt-ctors. Slw is ('krk of Camp 20 of tlw mr-ricun Woodmt-n and a momln-r of chapter 22:,, Orcler of the East<'1'11 Star. Soror Pill~ is , ice-prcsick-ut of the l .adics of TIH' Cunu-llin and tamaias of Gamma \lplw Z< ta Chapter. Sorer f .ullolia \\ l Iarrison. Dirr-c-tnr THE ARCHON - JUNE, 1965
SOROR JESSIE PITTS "Zeta Woman of the Year"
of the Southern H.egion was Lhc featured speaker for the occasion; her subject was "An nchanging God in a hanging \ oriel." OtlH'r participants 011 the program were Miss A. Hortense Parchman who played LlH' piano and ~lrs. Hobert L. Smith who sang a solo. Soror Ccah'icc Kitchen gaw the O casion and Ilislory. Soror Huth L. Fcrg11so11 gave a "Trilmt<' lo the Zeta
Woman of the Year," and Soror Allie Faye Pitts presented a bouquet of roses to the honoree. Soror Roxie D. Byrd inh·oduced the speaker. L,1ter that same day, Gamma Alpha Zeta Chapter members gathered at the home of Soror Byrd to honor their Zeta Woman of the Year at tea. After the presentation by Soror Vclzora T. Miller and the dedication by Soror Emily Hicks, greetings were extended from Gamma Alpha Zeta Chapter by Soror Helen C. Carline, Church and community by Mrs. Thelma Kershaw David, Organizations by Mrs. Ethel Dnnne Greenwood, Washington Elementary School by Soror Alclair Pleasant, a friend by Soror Byrd, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Hegional Office by Soror Lulklia W. Harrison and out of town chapters by Soror Velma Butler. Many lovely flowers, gifts, telegrams and messages were presented to Soror Pitts allcsling the love and esteem in which she is held by the Corpus Clu·isti community. Among the special guests for the occasion were visiting Zetas, Soror Mable BookN, Soror Katherine HulI and Soror Odell Gay from San Antonio and Soror Pitts' parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hillyer of Goliad, Texas. A filmed record of the Finer Womanhood Services was later shown to Soror Ann C. Stewart who was confined due lo illness. PAGE ELEVEN
Lj Planning committee for the 1964 Pacific Regional Meeting at San Francisco included these members of the hostess chapter, Delta Delta Zeta. (Seated, left to right) Soror Catherine Prater, Associate Director of the Pacific Region, Soror Millie Johnstone, Soror T. Jackson, Soror Thelma Binion and Soror
Maudell Williams. {Standing, left to right) Soror Paulesther Rogers, Soror Jessie Glanton, Soror Lois Winston, Soror Gladys Carter, Basileus; Soror Christine Weaver, Soror Madeline Robinson and Soror Orene Hopkins.
Reverend Hamilton T. Boswell, member of the Human Rights
during the public meeting. Shown above at the speakers table are Soror Lenicia Weems, Pacific Regional Director, Soror Wolfe, Soror Orene Hopkins, Rev. Boswell, Mrs. Eleanor Boswell, Soror Naomi Williams and Soror Gladys Caner.
Commission of the San Francisco Housing Commission shared speakers honors with the Grand Basileus, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe. Gifts were presented to National Officers and guests PAGE TWELVE
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One highlight of the Pacific Regional Meeting was the presentation by Delta Delta Zeta Chapter of its newly organized Amicae chapter. The Grand Basileus, Soror Deborah Wolfe presented the charter to the group and its sponsors, Sorors Elsie Atkins and Paulesther Rogers. Taking part in the ceremonies were, (seated, left to right): Sorors Gladys Carter,
Basileus of Delta Delta Zeta Chapter; Christine Weaver, Amicae Advisor; Soror Wolfe, Soror Lenicia Weems, Pacific Regional Director and Friend Ella Finley, President of the San Francisco Amicae. ( Standing, left to right): Soror Rogers and Friends Willie Mae Carter, Emma Cobbs, Hazel Rivers, Anna Dell Smith, Gladys Norton and Ellyn Simpson.
Amicae Plan Reflects Zeta Theme The Oakland-Berkeley (California) Arnicac Auxiliary of Epsilon Phi Z ta
Chapter enjoyed a harmonious fellowship with the Zeta's al their Jun ' 1964 Regional Meeting in San Francisco, California. Mrs. Florance Bryant was re-elected to a second term as president of the Amicae rcgionu] body. Mrs. Ethel Fluker was elected corresponding secrotary, Mrs. Alta Torra n cc, treas mer ancl Mrs. Alice Norman, parliamentarian. Some of the outstanding recommenrlulions passed were: 1. Each Z('la Amicnc uxilinry will donate $2.'5 lo the John F. Kennedy Mcmonal Librnry. 2. November 196 I was sC'l as the tnrgd elate for the project "Being Frlcnds to [uvcnilcs". ,'3. Give active support lo th<' Murch of Dimes. The Amicac Auxiliary from San Francisco also participated in the meeting. Till' Onkland-Hcrkcloy Amica« has
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scholarships and carnpcrships for young people, food baskets for the needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas and the donation of gifts to hospitals and rest homes. The outstanding event of the year for Lhis group was its "Christmas in July" party which was given for the mcm hers of Epsilon Phi Zeta Chapter. The "Big Sisters" were honored at this party and presented with lovely gifts and love tokens. The Amicae worshiped together with Zeta on "Go Lo Church Day" at the First AME Methodist Church in Oakland. Among its inemhers, the Arnicac boasts several outstanding women in community service. Mrs. Florance Bryant was uwardcd a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding volunlc('r s -rvice with the March of Dimes. Mrs. Inna Ilohinson was awarded a trophy as one of the outstanding fashion designers in the Bay Arca. Mrs.
El Rey Young and Mrs. Rose C. Randle arc mem bers of organized bowling leagues. Both have received trophies for outstanding bowling. For the installation of the new officers for 1965, the Amicae and their husbands gathered at the home of Soror Billye Dunlap where they were entertained by the Big Sisters. A note of special tribute was paid to Soror Christine Weaver, Pacific Regional Director of Amicac Affairs who has inspired the Amicao motto, "The only way to have a friend is to be a friend". Amicac officers for 1965 arc: Mrs. Alice Norman, president; Mrs. Alta Torrance, vice president; Mrs. Malinda Dunomes, recording secretary; Mrs. Mattie Davis, assistant recording secretary; Mrs. Irma Robinson, correspo n ding secretary; Mrs. Venetta Smith, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Alice Marshall, chaplain; Mrs. Lcczenkia Cooper, parliamentarian and Mrs. Dorothy Evans, sergeant-at-arms. PAGE THIRTEEN
Cotillion Highlights Lake Charles Slate As we, the members of Beta Kappa Zeta Chapter, take a retrospective view of our great variety of activities during 1964-65, we feel very proud of our accomplishments. Under the leadership of our very able Basileus, Soror Thelma Y. Thomas, who also serves as Associate Director of the Southern Region, we say with pride and joy that the chapter has produced an enviable number of superb activities. Our first meeting for the session opened the month of August with a delicious breakfast served by our hostess, Soror Geneva G. Bell. At this meeting a most interesting travelog was presented. Each soror took part, recounting to the group some of the interesting aspects of her summer travels. The travelog covered the sorors' adventures in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, Texas, Mississippi, New York, Michigan and Louisiana. The next order of business was the outlining of the chapter's new program. In September, the Cotillion Committee, Soror Dorothy B. Stewart, chairman, made plans for the fourth annual Debutante Cotillion. Nineteen high school seniors were selected on the basis of their high scholastic averages and fine character traits. During this month a series of activities was set up to prepare the girls for the presentation. The first session of the debutante clinic included a discussion on dress and dancing etiquette at a cotillion ball. This discussion was led by Sorors Thomas and R. C. Johnson. The second clinic was held in October at the home of Soror Johnson. Featured at this time were discussions and demonstrations in hair styling and make-up. Mrs. Barbara Keyes, beautician, was consultant for the occasion. The third clinic, in November, was held at the home of Soror Jacquelin Syas. Highlighting the activities of this meeting was a speech by Mrs. Gloria Reder entitled, "Te n Agers, Pause for Living". Mrs. Reder is an instructor at the junior high school in Lake Charles. Points on poise, conduct, personality and social adjustment were discussed by the speak r. A question and answer PAGE FOURTEEN
We're pressing forward, round by round. Lifting Zeta to higher ground. We realize it is work that counts, Our pledge renewed, with Zeta we mount. It's working together from dawn to six, Putting forth the best efforts to make them stick. Through laughter, tears, heartaches and pain, In sunshine, cold sleet and rain. It is not vain glory which we seek Nor faulty prestige to make Zeta neat. Service, scholarship and love sublime Are the elements that make dear Zeta shine. Yes, we'll go on holding Zeta high. Always seeking to reach the sky. We'll carry high the ideals with pride No dear Zeta, you will never die.
p riod was led by Soror Ella Marie Smith. The debs showed by their enthusiasm that they were well bencfitted by these activities. Also during the month of November, Beta Kappa Zeta Chapter and the I.Z. Girls brought much happiness to some' of the needy families in the community with the presentation of appropriate thanksgiving baskets. Various sorors attend cl the State Teachers Association meeting which was held in Shreveport, Louisiana. Another overnber accomplishment for the chapter was the organizing of an Arnicae group. Fifteen energetic, civic minded women were selected as charter m ernbcrs. The charter was present d by the basil .us in a very impressive c rrcmony at the home of Friend Evelyn Ball. ft •r the ceremony, a social hour was held. orors Louella Kirkurn and Dorothy Williams arc sponsors for this group. The final clinical session for the 1965 Debutantes was held in December at the home of Soror Thomas. The activi-
ties included a discussion on the proper wearing apparel led by Mrs. Thelma C. La Pice, home economics instructor at one of the Lake Charles high schools. The discussion was followed with a "Fashionette", by members of Mrs. La Pice's class. The chapter closed the clinical activities with a very elaborate Christmas party which honored the Debutantes, their parents and escorts. Soror Thomas stood at the head of the receiving line where friends and relatives greeted the Debutantes of the season. One of several organizations which Beta Kappa Zeta chapter sponsors in the Lake Charles community is the Camp Fire Girls. Sorors Helen Chretien and Louella Kirkum arc the directors of this group. The chapter members were entertained at a Christmas party and program by the Camp Fire Girls. The Camp Fire Girls program is varied to meet the needs of girls twelve and thirteen years old. It provides an educational - recreational program which combines fun and friendship with constructive, character building activities. Camp Fire Girl activities include ceremonies for each holiday. These ceremonies furnish the sclting for interpreting Camp Fire Girl ideals in ways that do not fit in ordinarily with the more matter of fact atmosphere of r gular meetings. Other group activities include parties, participation in sports and games, art, science projects, service to the community and many others. Members are guided hy tlw "Law of the Camp Fire' Girls" which is: "\Vorship Goel, Seek Beauty, GiVC' Service, Pursue Knowledge, Be Trustworthy, Hold on to Health, Glorify work and Be Happy." The most outstanding -vcnt during January, 196.S, was the cclchration of Founders Dav. Sorors renewed their pkclge in a bea11lif11I and impressive candle light service in the home of Soror Thomas. The service was led bv Soror Lucy D. Phipps, chaplain. Following the pledge service, the group held a banquet dinner at one of the recently integrated restaurants in tlw city. social hour culminated the activities for the evening. ,limaxing the· chapter's activities for the season was the presentation of nineteen lovely young high school seniors to society in early February, The Cotillion was elegantly displayed at the fabulous Reynaud Junior High School ucl itorium, Tho gu<·sls wen' (Co11ti1111<·<i 011 Page 22) JUNE, 1965 - THE ARCHON
After dinner conversation turns toward congratulations for three Chicago area Zetas who were recently honored by members of Beta Iota Zeta Chapter at a Recognition Dinner. The honorees, Soror Ernestine D. Curry, Soror Willie Whiting
and Soror Barbara Blake are pictured above, seated at the table with Soror Ida B. King, Chairman of the National Executive Board. On hand to extend their congratulations are Soror Camille Roby. Soror Dorothy Brown and Soror Genevive Leonard.
Chicago Zetas Honor Three Three outstanding Zetas from the Chicago, Illinois area, Soror Barbara Blake, Soror Willie Vlhiting and Soror Ernestine D. Curry. WC'r<' honored by members of Beta Iota Zeta Chapter al a 11niq11C' recognition dinner al the famous Stock Yards Inn in the Windy City. Soror Ida B. King, Chairman of the E,C'c11live Board of Z< la Phi Beta Sorority cklivC'rC'cl the keynote address. Prose ntations were mack to the honorr-es bv Soror Bertha Fitzhugh, Basik-us of BC'la Iota Zeta lhnpter. The service and educational careers of tlw honorees were cited hy Sorer Ccncvicv« L<'onarcl. Soror Barbara Blak« was initialed into 11 lpha Chapter in Houston, Texas. ShC' C'anH'cl hor A. B. Dc·gn•e al Texas Southern Universitv ancl was awarded her \f.S.,v. Degre;<, al the ll-intu nivcrsitv School of Social Work. Soror Blak<' is th<' former Program Director al Lh<' l Ionrv Booth House, wlu-ro she served f01'. three' vcars and Program consultant with th·c• Church Federation of Crr-atr-r Chicago for lwo wars. SIH' has published articles in the Illinois lkcn·ation ssocial ion Magazin«. Soror Blnkc is past president of the llnntn niv orsitv School of Social Work Al11m11i in Chic-ago. past hasilcus THE ARCHON
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of Beta Tola Zeta Chapter and is currently serving as Director of tho National Project, The Prevention and control of juvenile Delinquency. Soror Blake is employed as Director of the South Chicago Community Cenlcr. Soror Willie Whiting, attorney at law, attended the Coleman Elementary and Me Kin lcy High schools, Roosevelt ancl Fiske Uniwrsitics. She was initialt'cl into Alpha Alpha Chapl<'r, Chicago, lllinois. She received her LL.B. Degree at the John Marshall Law School. She was formerly assoeial<'d will1 Attorney George Harkness and has snv(•d as Assistanl Corporation Counsel for lwo years, and Case \Vorkt·r and Hcsoun.·<' Consultanl for Cook ,ounly Dep,u'lnwnt of Puhlic ,v<'lfarc•. Soror Whiting is a former E,C'cotiw SC'crdary of the Chi ·ago Branch of the NAACP and a veteran of the Women's Anny Corps with 13 months duly in the Emopcan Theater of Opc•ralions. Slw is past prc'.~idenl of the ( Chicago) Professional ,vonwn's Club, past hasikus of Beta lota Z<'la Chaplcr and currc-nlly sc·rvc's the sorority as th<' lksicknl agent in lh<' Stale of Tllinois. For th<' pasl three yt•ars Soror Whiting has hclcl the p silion of Assistant StalC's Allorn<'y, Criminal Division, assigncd as a trial assistant in FC'lony
Court. She was recently admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Soror Ernestine D. Cuny is the daughter of Reverend R. B. Dixson, founder of th Calvary Baptist Church. She attended Schiller Elementary and Waller High Schools, and Wilson Jr. College. She earned her Bachelor of Education and Master of Education degrees at Chicago Teach rs College and a Master of Arts Degree at Northwestern University. Soror Curry is Director of Christian Education and the organist at Calvary Baptist Church, DC'an of the New-Era Baptist District Sunday School and Training Union Congress, Director of Music for lhe Worn n's Auxiliary of the NC'w-Era Baptist District Association and Assistant Dean for Illinois Baptist Stal<' Sunday School and Training Congress. ShC' is a teacher at the J. A. Sexton Elementary School. Tniliatecl into Rho Alpha Chapter, Soror Curry later became a charter m(•mlwr of Beta Iota Zeta Chapter which she served as Basilcus. She is pr<'S('ntly acliv<' as the Asso iate Regional Director from th<' Greal Lakes R<'gion. Soror Curry rcc<'ntly passed th Chicago Board of Education examination for sC'hool principals. PAGE FIFTEEN
DELTA THETA ZETA In ovember, Soror Ruth P. Powell, Basileus of Delta Theta Zeta Chapter and Associate Regional Director of the South Central Region, presided at the state meeting held in Montgomery, Alabama, on the campus of Alabama State College. A num her of sorors were in attendance and participating in the successful meeting. Sorors from the Mobile, Alabama, area remembered the sick and shut-in during the yuletide season with a program of caroling and the presentation of gifts and cards. Flowers were sent to the Sixth District Tuberculosis Hospital. Several of the shut-ins expressed their appreciation by joining in the singing. Soror Lillian P. Willis was at times a dramatic as well as a comic Santa at a Christmas gathering which saw Delta Theta Zeta sorors exchanging gifts and sisterly love. "Cinderella's Country Carnival" was the chapter's 1964 Blue Revue feature. Twelve door prizes from the "country store" were given out along with a special "best dressed country style" award. Soror Willis was chairman of this successful affair. Following the presentation of its "Woman of the Year", Delta Theta Zeta Chapter was awarded a service trophy by the building fund committee of the Big Zion AME Church. This annual project has attracted the interest of the entire Mobile community. Founders' Day was observed on January 16. Soror Sadie F. Braggs was chairman of the event. Soror Helen L. Pollard gave a brief history, Soror Leona W. Hosea was the featured soloist, accompanied by Soror Vera D. Herman. Soror Seminole B. Rudolph recited the "House by the Side of the Road". The program was closed with the singing of the Zeta Hymn.
Beta Zeta Clearly drawn images of the ration's Capital were presented in an address to Zetas by Dr. Charles V. Willie, Research Director of the Washington Action for Youth rogram. The occasion was the Annua Awards Luncheon of Beta Zeta Chapter, held at the International Inn, Washington, D.C., June }.'3, 1964, with Soror Sarah P. Jewton, Basileus, presiding. Dr. Willie is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Syracuse, took a two year leave of absence to fill the Washington Action for Youth, a federal-local cklinquency project in the ation's Capital which was sponsored by the President's Committee on Juvenile Dolinqucncy and Youth Crime.
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"God's Trombones" Grambling Theme
SOROR LULA WHITE Grambling Delegate
Psi Beta Holds Academic Leadership During the fall of 1964, Psi Beta Chapter's roster showed a slight decline in total membership=from 40 to 38 members, but these undergraduate Zetas at Grambling College maintained a strong hold on their academic leadership at this campus. Soror Lula White, a senior student, majoring in Social Science, is the pride of this fine chapter. Soror White recently had the honor of being chosen by her department to represent Grambling as a delegate to two important meetings. She attended a conference sponsored by the Phelpha-Stokes Foundation in November. The conference was held at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama and focused its attention AfricaU.S. relations. Along with two other students, Soror ,i\'hite attended the ational Council of Social tudics Convention which was held in St. Louis, 1issouri. Among the many Grambling student who were selected for mention in the current volume of "Who's Who in Am rican Colleges and Universities", were six members of Psi Beta Chapter. They were Sorors Vera Ford, Thessalonia Ford, Thelma Kc·ller, Velma Keller, Josephine eel and Donna Hose Smith. Sorors Hazel Jcfforson and Dorothy Mignon Modest worked extensively with th YWCA last summer. During the hr -ak before summ T school, they journeyed to tlanta, Georgia to attend a YVi1CA conference. After the summer sessions at Grambling, each of the sorors was awarded a scholarship from the 'ational Y\YC to attend a race relations workshop in Chicago, Tllinois.
Sunday, February 21, 1965, Psi Beta Chapter presented God's Trombones in a vesper program. The program was a salute to the fountain head of the Negro Revolution-the Church. God's. Trombones is the title of a magnificent book of poetry by James Weldon Johnson in which the great Negro poet presents seven old plantation sermons in verse. These sermons are done in the rich and rhetorical manner of the local preacher. The present-day role of the church in the Negro Revolution is well accepted and understood. Less often remcrnb red is the fact that the N gro Church it elf is a symbol of protest. Through the years the church has served as a laboratory in which Negro Americans practiced democratic concepts. It was there that the techniques which have served so well in the current revolution were developed. Psi Beta Chapter therefore> salutes the Negro Church everywhere, on this its 196.5 Finer Womanhood Weck Oh .. servanc '. The program consisted of Negro Spirituals and Sermons. Some of the spirituals were, "Nobody Knows th Trouble I've Seen", "Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child", "Stanclin' in the Need of Pray r", "Soon I Will Be Done", "We Shall Overcome", "Hold On", and "Ev'ry Time I Feel th Spirit". The Sermons taken from James Weldon Johnson's book of poetry were: "The Creation", "Go Down Death" and "Judgment Day". ' The Gu .sts of Psi Beta Chapter for the program were: Beta Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Shreveport, Epsilon Omiron Zeta Chapter of Monroe and Zeta Iota Chapter of Princeton. Each Chapter brought with them a large number of I.Z. Girls. Psi B eta wish lo acknowledge tclcgrams from: Xi Chapter and Beta Eta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity f nc., Grambling Alumnae haptcr of Delta Sigma Theta Inc., Epsilon Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Alpha Phi Alpha Frntcrnity Inc. Soror Arlynne Cheers, our out going sponsor was presented a gift for having worked diligently with the chapter through the years. Immcdiatr-ly following the program a private reception was held for mornhers of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Phi Br-tu Sigma Frutr-ruit y, and their guests. JUNE, 1965 - THE ARCHON
Pictured above are Sorors Pearl G. Fields, program coordinator; Fannie Hill, speaker, Velma Barrens, Basileus; E. Juanita Tate, Woman of the Year; Ruby A. Burt, Soror of
the Year and Josephine Hill Amicae, sponsor, all of Alpha Iota Zeta Chapter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the occasion of the chapter's 1964 Finer Womanhood celebration.
Tulsa Honors Zeta Leader "finer Womanhood is a Family Affair." This was the slogan which in-
itiated a n ·w approach lo Finer Womanhood c ilchration for Alpha Iota Zeta Chapter in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1961. Sorer E. Juanita Tate, founder, dean and "chapter mother" was cho •n Woman of the Year. She represented the trunk of the flourishing Zeta tree, anchored finnly hy the roots=the five national founders. Iludinting from this trunk were the branches sorors=many of whom have been honored as Soror of the Year. This honor was conferred upon Sorer Huhy A. Burl. Sorer Burl, the wife of Dr. J. JJ. Burl, ancl a former mcmlx-r of Lambda Chapter, Nashvill«, T(·nn('SSC'e\ has been a very active member of lpha Iota Zc-ta sin ·e W 1.'5. One· of the fruits of om "Zeta tree" is the l.Z. Girls' Club. To Miss De•lores Jackson, I. Z. presidcut, went the honor ot Girl of the Yi-ar. ThC' award was THE ARCHON
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made by Basileus Velma Hose Barrens following a challenging message by Soror Fannie Bill on the subject, "By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them." The filial association was extended to each person in the audience at the Finer Womanhood celebration. Following the Significance of the Day by Soror Pearl G. Fields, responses came from representatives of "Our Strength," the husbands, who presented to the chapter, as a tender token, two lovely baskets of blue and white gladiolas, . "O ur J oy" , corn fl owers ancl carnations; the sons and daughters; "Om Women of the Future" the l.Z. Girls; "Our Special Friends, th<' Amicac, "Our Honorr-os," past Women of the Year; "Our Brothers," Phi Bctu Sigma; "Our Guest Sorors," sister chapters and "Our Admiration," all other friends. A n ccpt ion followed in which the warmth and congeniality generated 'during thl' program was very pronounccd. A him· and white display of
Zeta "fruits", pictures of Zeta offsprings, was arranged radially from an arm bouquet and a portrait of Soror Tate which was executed by Sorors Pearl Taylor and Dorothy DeWitty. Eye-catching color slides of Zetas at work· and at play were continuously projected by Soror Augusta Mann, while Sorors Burt and Edna K. Stephens presided over the crystalsilver-blue and white punch table. Talented Zeta children provided background music. Among them was the daughter of Soror Elouise Moran, Carolyn, a high school senior who is concert mistress of the Tulsa Youth Symphony. Soror Lucille Brown supplied each departing guest with an attractive favor. Truly, the community as well as Alpha Iota Zeta Chapter felt that this was a fitting tribute to Soror E. Juanita Talc, a tireless community and Zeta Worker. PAGE SEVENTEEN
State Meeting At Zeta House Zetas from Virginia joined with Zetas of Washington, D.C. for the occasion of their annual State Meeting. Beta Zeta, Alpha and Kappa Alpha Chapters of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., acted as host chapters to the Alpha Phi Zeta and Nu Chapters of Richmond, Virginia, and the Beta Zeta Chapter of Norfolk, Virginia, at the National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 6, 1965. The sorors of the Virginia and the Washington chapters were pleasantly surprised by the unexpected appearance of the Grand Basileus, Dr. Deborah Partridge Wolfe, Education Chief, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives. Presiding over the occasion, which began with a continental breakfast, was Soror Sarah P. ewton, Past Basileus of Beta Zeta Chapter and Associate Director, Washington, D.C. Soror ewton welcomed the sorors and extended an invitation to "learn about Zeta" at their State Meeting. Soror Dorothy Alexander led the sorors in "Moments of Meditation" in which she suggested "Thoughts to pass on to Youth" as Zetas strive to carry out their Boule Theme: "Women and Youth Around the World Unite for Freedom." After the Zeta Prayer, greetings were brought from the host chapters by Soror Geraldine Bonds, Basileus of Beta Zeta Chapter; Soror Lillian Hobson, Basileus of Alpha Chapter; Mrs. Emma Williams, Vice Pr esidcnt of Zeta Amicae and Brother Joseph Battle of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Soror Marilyn Allen of Nu Chapter, Richmond, Virginia, gave the response to the greetings. Soror Emma Dewberry, Ex cutive Secretary, enlightened the out-of-town sorors about their National House by speaking briefly to them on aims and purposes of the ational Headquarters. She also introduced the large number of national officers and other distinguished guests who were in attendance. Among those introduced were: Soror Wolfe, Soror Mildr cl C. Boone, ational First Anti-Basileus, Soror Edith A. Lyons, Past Grand Basileus, Soror Audrey Robinson, Associate Director, Virginia; Soror Augusta White, Director, Eastern Region; Soror Sarah Newton, Associate Director; Soror Geraldine Bonds, Basileus of Beta Z -ta Chapter; Soror Leslie Meeks, Liaison between Zeta and CNW; Soror Esther Peyton, Chairman of Life Members; Mrs. Emma Williams, Vice President of Zeta Amicae, and Brother PAGE EIGHTEEN
Joseph Battle of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. The sorors were honored with a few words from Soror Edith A. Lyons, Assistant Superintendent in charge of Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia. She stated that "Zetas were in the mid-stream of big movements in the Great Society" largely because of Zeta's fine leadership. She also urged all Zetas to attend the annual Boule in New York this summer. Soror Audrey Robinson presided over the business session which followed. Soror Goldie Baldwin acted as secretary. After the closing of the morning activities, the sorors attended a Blue and White luncheon at the Hotel Dupont Plaza. Eastern Regional Director, Soror Augusta White, greeted the sorors with an "Alphabet" to th.ink about for building a strong organization. During the luncheon, undergrad chapters presented a musical program under the direction of Soror Inez Lattimore. The luncheon was highlighted by the speaker, Soror Mildred Boone, who pre cntcd "five spiritual notes of value". In her talk she stated that "we grow as we give ourselves to others". The whole affair wa brought to a cultural and climatic end with a visit to the Old Senate Office Building where the Grand Basileus, Dr. Wolfe, thrilled her sorors by taking them to the Hearing Room of the Suh-committee on Education to get some idea of the awesome task of getting education and labor hills passed into law.
Soror Newton Receives D.C. Honors Soror Sarah P. Newlon was selected Woman of the Y car hy Beta Zeta Chapter at its public meeting at the National Headquarter· in Washington, D.C., during Finer Womanhood We 'k. Soror Newton was presented lo the group by Soror Mildred Bunton who enumerated the high points of Sorer Newton's car eer, Soror ewton has done outstanding work in her church, h r community, for Z ta and in her home. She is the wile of a Minister, the Reverend Edgar P. Newton, pastor of Mo mt Lebanon Baptist Church in Wa ·hington, D.C., where she works untiringly as a Sunday School teacher and in many oth •r activities. Outstanding in her community work is h •r principalship of the Eugene . \Iycrs Ekmentary School wher · new projects and experiments are continuously hcing carried out. For the past three years she has served Beta Zeta haptcr a~ its hasileus.
Beta Zeta Chapter Youth Conference Mr. Marcus Battle of the Neighborhood Youth Co11?S, Washington, D.C., delivered the keynote address on Saturday, February 27, 1965, to over 400 youngsters from Grades 6 through ] 2 who packed to capacity and beyond the auditorium of the Eugene C. Meyers Elementary School, Washington, D.C. The occasion was the 17th annual Youth Conference sponsored by Beta Zeta Chapter. Mr. Battle held the interest and unwavering attention of the young people as he pointed out to them their "Role in the Great Society", which is the theme for the Conference this year. Ile assured thorn that they arc' young human beings with untapped potential to give to the society, and also that they have now the opportunity to tap that potential. He directed their attention to two important factors in their role in the Great Society. The first one is preparation, because they must first prepare themselves for employment and for the ability to live with and adjust to other human beings. The other factor is participation through their work, voting, and their development of taste and ability in the cultural life=art, music, drama, and athletics. Ire also advised thorn most urgently to pnrticipatc in the spiritual life and support all phases of worship. Mr. Mar 11s finally assured them that th 'Y had the optimism ancl the power to shape the Crcat Society and to lead us all into it. After the address the following leaders conducted th 'workshops in Youth's Role in the cliff irent areas of life: Ally. Betty [ane Southard in Human Rclnlions; Dr. Halston V. Eagleson, Professor of Physics, Howard nivcrxity, in Selene '; The Rev. I. G. Simpson, Pastor, Good Hope Methodist Church, Silver Spring, Md., in Moral and Spiritual Values; Miss Beverly Bonds, Physical Education Teacher, D.C. Public Schools, in Physi -al J, itucss and Hccrcatiou, Miss Emma [anc 1ilclwll, Music Consultant, D.C. Public Schools, in Music and llhytlun, \liss Laura Watkins, English Tea h( r, Cardoza Senior High S .hool, in Cultural Devel opmcnt; and lrs. Carrie Slone, Hculth and Physical Educatior, Teacher, \kKinley Senior riigh School, in BC'ing \Veil Groomed. A ho, luncheon fashion slHrn and remarks by Soror C<·ralcli1w \V. Bonds Basikus of Beta Zl'la Chapter, ·onclucl<•cl the confcren ·<·. JUNE, 1965 - THE ARCHON
Brooklyn's 1964 Woman of the Year New York State Senator Constance Baker Motley and Soror Sallie Smith, Basileus of Delta Alpha Zeta Chapter, are shown admiring the award which was presented to Senator Motley by the Chapter in ceremonies held at the New York Hilton Hotel. Looking on
approvingly from left to right are: Grand Basileus Emeritus, Soror Arizona Stemmons; 1964 Zeta of the Year, Almira K. Coursey; 1964 Girl of the Year, Gwendolyn Holmes, and national founder Soror Fannie Pettie Watts. Sorors Nancy Chase and Naomi Chandler handled publicity and arrangements. 1)/o,/d )J,w,
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Center leaders are: Soror Fannie P. Watts, National Founder; Soror Grace Shallowhorn, Mr. H. Brian, District Director of Community Centers, Mr. Elmer Fleming, Community Center Director for Public School 25, Soror Beatrice Yeates, Soror Sallie Smith, Mr. Norvel Clarke, teacher in charge of group work, and Soror Joanna Ransom. Soror Almira Coursey, Antapokritis, is not pictured. The Lafayette Community Center serves the residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn.
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What Economic Opportunity Means to the Negro Concluded is to raise and maintain income and living standards of low-income families and migrant agricultural employees and their families. Through Federal grants and loans, farm families would be helped to improve their real estate and farm operation procedures for family-size farms. Assistance to the migrant-agricultural employee woul~l be given in the areas of housing, samtation, education, and day-care of children. Having studied over a period ot years the serious problems of the migratory worker, it is highly recommended that attention be given to the fullest utilization of the provisions made available through this Title. Every Negro has a stake in the fullest development of rural as well as urban Americans. With the increased mobility of our citizenry, greater care must be given to all aspects of our population. The small businessman will find his assistance given through Title IV which declares that the purpose of this section of the bill is to assist small business concerns and improve managerial skills used therein. From the two demonstration projects tried in Harlem and South Philadelphia among Negro businessmen, there is evidence not only of the need for such a program but likewise of the possible success to be accrued from full participation in this program. Through the extension of the small business loan program to encompass greater numbers of individuals, aid may be given to many egrocs who would not meet the qualifications previously stipulated. The work-experience programs of Title V will have great meaning to p rsons who have received help through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program. It is likewise estimated that about 130,000 unemployed adults could be given useful work experiences and needed training during the first year of the program. It has already been demonstrated that such persons can be rescued from the eroding consequences of unemployment and continuing dependency. Without work experience and training, existing work skills and work habits would begin to deteriorate. The potentials of the work experience program is supported by numerous examples such as the West Virginia State-wide program which has provided work for over 10,000 unemployed individuals each month. Such an experience may be used to spur initiative and develop a sense of personal satisfaction and achi vcment for those persons who had depended upon others for their basic financial support. PAGE TWENTY
Gilbert Addresses San Antonio Zetas
Extension of work and training programs to more families now receiving AFDC-UP funds would aid approxiSoror E. M. Gilbert, Southern Remately 80,000 unemployed fathers who gional Editor and National Director of are now receiving such funds. Workshops was the featured speaker Likewise, training of AFDC mothers at Alpha Pi Zeta Chapter's Founders would give help to approximately Day Banquet on Saturday evening, 100,000 persons and thus strengthen January 23, at the fabulous new Holithe family situation and make possible day Inn in San Antonio, Texas. greater progress for the children. Be"Guidelines for Everyday Living", cause the Title recommends using was her subject as she addressed the existing programs, particularly the gala banquet which highlighted the Manpower Development Training Act annual observance, held under the diand the Vocational Educational Prorection of Soror Hazel Hays, Basileus gram, it is hoped that the training of and Sorer Barbara Williams, chairman the hard core unemployed will be of Founders Day activities. greatly accelerated. Once more, eTh evenings program included the groes must recognize that they serve to history of Zeta Phi Bela Sorority by gain much from the fullest utilization of the provisions of Title V. They must Soror A. Jones, and introduction of the speaker by Soror M. B. Gilford. Special insist upon a diversified approach to meet the varying needs of the individ- tribute was made to Sorors Stemmons, Faithful, Neal, Goings and 'Watts, the uals served. There is every reason for Five P arls who founded the sorority. expecting this tool to be used effectively in combination with oth rs de- Sorors N. Bradley, M. Booker uud L. signed for the needs of the un m- Boyd were given sp eciul recognition as founders of Alpha Pi Zeta Chapter. ployed. Title VI, which gives th administra- Soror Peyton Butler, chairman of the tion and coordination aspects of the Southern Regional Board and former bill, likewise presents a chall nge to Director of the Southern Hegion was Negroes who have had greater oppor- honored by undergraduate Zetas as the tunities for education and training. In founder of Delta Chapter. Sorer Gilbert was presented with a this Title the Volunteers in Service to four piece desk set of gold and marble America-VISTA program-would corral teachers, couns lors, social work- as a memento of the occasion. ers, nurses, skilled laborers from every vocation and others int rested in fighting the war on poverty. They would participate in the Job Corps, th' worktraining, work-study, and community Dr. Deborah P. Wolfe, Grand Baaction programs. They would assist iri sileus of Zeta Phi B ita Sorority was the carrying out other Government pro- speaker at the fourth a1 nual luncheon grams on Indian re ervations and trust given by Gamma Xi Zeta Chapter on territories and throughout the length Saturday, February 6, 1965 at th and breadth of our ation. Inspired Beach and Tennis Club in New Hoeven as the Peace Corpsmen who ha vc ch Ile, New York. gone abroad, they would he stimulated The luncheon was highlighted hy to eradicate poverty wherever found in the pr cscnta tion of the ch ap t cr's these United States. Such a volunteer Woman of the Year und Girl of the corps would afford an effective means Year and two scholarship awards. of stimulating ev n greater volunteer Woman of the Year was Mrs. Ill'nactivities which have characterized the rictta Mills, a vigorous ancl devoted American's social scene. servant of her church and her ·omThe war on poverty can only be won munity, Mrs. \11ills is thC' first egro to when each man and woman, black ancl he elected to th« prcsidcucy of thewhite alike, dedicates himself to ,i cw Rochelle Women's Republican cause greater than himself. It is hoped, Club Miss Cleo Owens, a senior at therefore, that each Tille of the Eco <'w Rochelle High School was nanu-d nomic Opportunity Act as described Girl of lh(' Year, will he utilized to the full st extent by A citation of rccoguitiou was pre Necroes since they have such a high sented to lhc cw Hoc.:lwlk Committee stake in the program. However, om for 1 c•gro Voter H<'gistration. \!rs society demands that czro citizens Leona Farrington, chuirmau of that become so involved with the total pro committee ac,·eptc•cl tl1c c.:itation. gram that the day will come when all ThC' affair was alt<'ncl<•<I hv mor<' men will live as brothers to enjoy the than 200 1)('rsons. Soror Viol<'! I ,ong fruits of God's great gifts. is Basi1('11s of Camrna Xi 'l.<'la C:hapt<·r.
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Sorors of Delta Alpha Zeta Chapter gathered at the residence of Basileus Sallie Smith to say bon voyage to Soror Mary Helen Harden Umolu, talented and versatile member of their chapter, who now resides in Nigeria. Soror Umolu, Senior Producer of Women's and Children's Programs for Nigerian Television and Radio and a former Professor of Speech at Brooklyn College, was kept busy while visiting
her home town. Among her several speaking engagements were: guest speaker at Boston's Hotel Statler for the Atlantic Regional Meeting and guest artist for the Waltann School of Creative Arts in Brooklyn. Soror Umolu is pictured above chatting with Soror Louise ~atson, Founder, Soror Fannie Pettie Watts, Soror Joanna Ransom, former Grand Basileus, Soror Smith, Delta Alpha Zeta Basileus, and Soror Beatrice Yeates.
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Soror Fannie Pettie Watts was honored at Delta Alpha Zeta Chapter's first annual Founder's Day Breakfast as its member in good standing, founder, charter member and national founder. The affair was planned by program director, Soror Beatrice Yeates. Highlights included an address by Associate Regional Director, Soror Alberta Alston. Dias guests included Soror Nancy Chase, Soror Louise Batson, Soror Alberta AlsTHE ARCHON
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ton, Soror Watts, Mrs. Margh Davis, editor of the New York Courier; Soror Sallie Smith, Soror Dorothy Bass, Soror Naomi Chandler, Brother Ed Robeson, Phi Beta Sigma; Soror Joanna Ransom, former Grand Basileus; Brother Calvin McCatty, Phi Beta Sigma; Soror M. Hariston, Soror Susie Elliott, Soror Julia Stith, Soror Yeates and Soror Izola Prunty. Soror Sallie Smith is Basileus of the Chapter. PAGE TWENTY-ONE
Cotillion Highlights Lake Charles Slate Concliuletl greeted at the door by eight I.Z. Girls dressed in blue tailored evening gowns made of brocade taffeta. The young girls ushered the guests to their seats. The decorations carried the theme, "Roses of the South". The charming debs made their debut from the beautifully decorated stage, through a glass door which reflected their graceful curtesy as they made a how to a large audience of friends and relatives. The glass door which was opened and closed by two little pages dressed for the occasion, was in the center frame of an all white, walled trellis decked with pink roses and green palm leaves. The Sorority's colors of royal blue and white, with pink roses around the walls of the auditorium gave delight to the minds of those present for the occasion. The Debutantes wore elegant all white floor length evening gowns. Their accessories consisted of a string of white pearls and ear hobs with a matching tiara worn in the hair. Each of the young ladies carried a nosegay of large white mums with streamers of roval hlue rib hon. The activities of the evening began at nine o'clock with a ballet dance by eight little girls dressed in lovely light pink costumes of taffeta and tulle, finished with glittering sequins covering the bodice of the garments. The narrator, Soror Helen Chretien extended greetings and introduced the remaining part of the program. Another feature of the evening was a vocal selection, "Roses of Picardy", by Miss Valarie F. Johnson, a member of the I.Z. Girls club. Following the presentation of the D ibs, Mr. Kenneth Moore sang "Our Miss Debutante" featuring special lyrics for the tune "Our Miss America". There was a gorgeous sight to behold when the Dcbutantes appeared, strolling across the floor as Mr, Moore saluted th m in song. Ten little flower girls dressed in long white party dresses with blue sashes about the waist line, relieved the Debs of their nosegays and presented them to the proud mothers of the young ladies who were formally m, king their way to society. The fathers joined the Debs in their first dance of the evening. Following this dance, the fathers rclmquishcd their daughters to the yoHng escorts who were handsomely dressed in full dress suits for the occasion. The Cotillion Waltz, "Hoses of the South", by the Debs and their escorts highlighted the activities of the evePAGE TWENTY-TWO
ning and held the audience spellbound. Instructors for the waltz were Sorors Lucy D. Phipps and Eunice 0. White. The Basileus, Soror Thomas, gave an expression of gratitude to all who had helped to make the event a success. She also extended an invitation to the guests to spend the rest of the evening enjoying the dancing. Among the out-of-town guests at the affair were Soror Lullelia W. Harrison, Director of the Southern Region and Soror Hazel Routte, Director of the Amicae for the Southern Region. On Sunday morning following the Cotillion, Sorors Harrison and Routte were honorees at a brunch given by the Arnicae at the palatial home of the president, Friend Mildred fills. Soror Routte discussed with the group the forthcoming Third annual Arnicac Workshop in Temple, Texas, during June, 1965. Another unique activity-carried out during the month of Fcbruary -was the delivery of Valentine greetings to patients in the city hospitals by the I.Z. Girls. This gesture brought cheer to the shut-ins. Hospital personnel and visitors praised the girls for this thoughtful effort. I.Z. sponsors, Sorors Chretien and Syas directed the activity. The Finer Womanhood observance was held on Sunday, February 28, at the Eve rgrcen Baptist Church. Soror Anita Hoover Crump, ational Director of the Blue Revue was the guest speaker for the service. Mrs. Hose Spencer, City School Nurse, was the chapter's "Woman of the Year". Mrs. Spencer, the first member of the white race to be thus honored by the chapter, was cited for her outstanding service lo humanity, her pleasing personality, l.cr love and ckvotion to her duty and her civic and religious work in the community. Following the program, the sorors and their guests enjoyed a delicious lunch in one of the very elaborate restaurants in the citv. Iany of the sorors arc making plans to attend the Tri-Regional meeting which will convene· in the State of Texas - Oranae, Beaumont and Port Arthur. Beta Kappa Zeta ,hapt<'r will entertain the Senior high school students of the citv in the month of vlay. This activity will conclude the chapter's 196-4-6,5 program. Several of th« sorors are making plans to attend the B<H1k in. ·e,, York City this surnrnr-r.
Blue Revue Tops Eta Zeta Calendar Eta Zeta Chapter of Louisville, Kentucky, highlighted this year's activities by becoming a life member of the
NAACP. Along with the activities of the Sorority, the various Sorors arc taking an active part in human relations projects and voter registration. On November 5, Eta Zeta chapter presented a most outstanding Hluo Revue at the beautiful Stouffer Inn. The graceful stylist and Charm Consultant, Penta Bates, from St. Louis, thrilled the audience with her modeling of well selected costumes. Between the modeling, the audience was entertained hy a display of beautiful creative hair styles, wig displays and dance numbers. The wigs and hair styles were under the supervision of some of the outstanding beauticians of the city and Soror Grayce C. Young who is an instructor in Beauty Culture at Central High School. This project was presented in the interest of Eta Zeta Chapter's scholarship fund. Much credit is clue Soror Young and her committee for this affair which left pleasant memories in the minds of a large number of Louisvillians. On January 22, in an atmosphere of dignity and charm, the Sorors of Eta Zeta Chapter, th • Phi Beta Sigmas ancl the Arnicae joined in the observance of Founders' Day at a Blue and White banquet at the bcuutiful and comfortable Holiday Inn. Soror Dorcas Ruthenberg, a former Woman of the Year and Nalional Honorary member was Lhe sp<'aker for this grand event. Her addr<'ss centered around hooks ancl fri('ncls. \V<' were happy to have a short lalk from one of our BrothC'rs. This happy occasion was planned hy Sc)ror Virginia Taylor and her commille<'. Finer \Vomanhoocl week hec;an with an hour of prayer ancl meditation at the first Congregational l\frthoclist Chur ·h. The tlicmc• for this y<'ar's s<•nicc was "Th<' Divine Encounter". ThC' speakers were Hev. Hoherl E. } ,('(', \1inisln of the First CongrC'gational l\frthodist Church; Dr. FreclC'rick C. Sampson, \linistcr of l\lount Lebanon Baptist Cllllrth and thC' Very HC'vcrC'lHl Hobert W. Estill, D<'an of Christ Church Catlwclral. Each spC'ahr was outslancling in prC'~enling his part of the gen('ra] tlwnw. Soror It Lillian Carpenter ancl hC'r commit t<'<' ,, <·n· r<'sponsihilC' for this rid1 spiritual pro gram. ftcr tlw hour of pray<·r and mC'ditation, thC' sorors ass<"rnhkd at tlH' el111rch for a most impn·ssi\'<' Pkdc;1· Scnic1·. JUNE, 1965 - THE ARCHON
Eta Zeta Chapter's Blue Revue in Louisville, Kentucky was a social success for everyone including the attractive foursome pictured above accepting awards and congratulations from Soror Margaret Hill. They are, left to right: Edwina
Smith, third place winner, Brunhilda Williams, second; the little lady in the middle - Johann Hannon Horton was crowned "Little Miss Blue Revue" - and Geraldine Sarver, first place in the competition which benefitted the scholarship fund.
Founders Day was the occasion celebrated at the Blue and White Banquet held recently by Eta Zeta Chapter in Louisville, Kentucky. Those in attendance are, first row: Sorors McMillon, Baker, Carpenter, Bukey, Crenshaw, Ruthenberg,
Collins, Banks and Taylor. Pictured in the second row are: Sorors Johnson, Sidney, Miller, Parker, Lewis, Henderson, Lymen, Hill, Miles, Dickerson, Dunn and Marshall. Soror Dorcas Ruthenberg, former Woman of the Year, was the speaker.
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND ASSOCIATES LUCILE MADRY Associate Director 1330 Cypress Street Louisville, Kentucky DORIS McADAMS Associate Director 6204 Plainfield Road Cincinnati, Ohio MJd-Westem Region
JEWEL LIVINGSTON Director 5523 Herbert Street St. Louis, Missouri RENA F. McWRIGHT Associate Director 1028 Ohio Wichita, Kansas
WILLIE MAE GARNETT 4319 N. 33rd Street Omaha, Nebraska
THELMA THOMAS Associate Director 1505 Mill Lake Charles, Louisiana
CELESTINE JAMES Associate Director 3221 East 33rd Avenue Denver, Colorado VIVIAN LAWRENCE Associate Director 1820 Overbrook Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Pacific Region
Southern Region
LULLELIA W. HARRISON Director 3210 So. Mac Gregor Way Houston, Texas 77021
LENICIA WEEMS Director 4842 Valley Ridge Ave. Los Angeles, California CATHERINE PRATER Associate Director 9 59 - 63rd Street Oakland, California West African Region
A. DORIS BANKS HENRIES Director 31 Benson Street Monrovia, Liberia
NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS CATHRYNNE MITCHELL Boule Marshal 500 West 140th Stree,t, # SE New York, New York BARBARA J. LEWIS BLAKE Director of National Project 610 East 84th Street Chicago, Illinois EMILY TURNER Co-Director of National Project 1241 Farmer Street Petersburg, Virginia ANITA CRUMP Director of Blue Revue 7620 Zimple Street New Orleans, Louisiana ELOISE McTEER Co-Director of Blue Revue Dillon, South Carolina SUSIE SIMMONS Director of Amicae Affairs 42 Carolina Street Charleston, South Carolina
DOROTHY BROWN Co-Director of Amicae Affairs 1216 West 64th Street Chicago, Illinois E. MARIE GILBERT Director of Workshops 1120 East l 2th Street Austin, Texas ANN PRENDERGAST Associate Director of Workshops 1946 South Hamlin Avenue Chicago, Illinois MARY 8. HURT Director of African Project 2309 Riggs Avenue Baltimore, Maryland SUSIE HILLIARD Pan-Hellenic Representative 1208 Cameron Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ANNIE NAYLOR Pan-Hellenic Representative 1320 Brown Avenue, # 4 Memphis, Tennessee LESLIE MEEKS Chief Liaison, NCNW 3815 South Dakota Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. THERESITA N. BRAXTON NCNW Representative 720 State Street Richmond, Virginia ALICE ROYE NAACP Representative 217 Marks Avenue Darby, Pennsylvania WILLIE WHITING Resident Agent 501 East 32nd Street, Apt. 1513 Chicago, Illinois ESTHER PEYTON Chairman af Life Members 330 "T" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
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CHAPTER DIRECTORY UNDERGRADUATE ALPHA - Griselda Houseworth, 722 Harvard St., N.W., Washington, D.C. BETA - Nellie Jones, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia. GAMMA-Elaine M. Murphy, 2019 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Maryland. DEL TA-Bettye Lee King, 2014 Burnet Street, San Antonio, Texas. EPSILON-Joyce Green, 435 East 105th St., New York, New York. ZETA-Ena Roby, Alcorn A & M College, Lorman, Mississippi. ETA-Ella Travis, 3701 Baring St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. THETA-Josie P. Whitfield, 1 304 Klngfish, Marshall, Texas. IOTA-Bonnie Rembert, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama. KAPPA-Mary E. Roberts, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina. LAMBDA-Huline Goodman, Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina. MU-Laura E. Shuler, Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina. NU-Geraldine Anderson, Virginia Union University, Richmond 20, Virginia. XI-Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. OMICRON - Anna Moxelle Davis Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina. ' Pl-Ida Moore, Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee. RHO - Hattie Ramsire, Bishop College, Dallas, Texas,
SIGMA-Phyllis little, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina. TAU-C. J. Jarrett, 2123 Pulaski Street (Philander Smith College) Little Rock, Arkansas. UPSILON-Alkay l. Cannon, Delaware Slate College, Dover, Delaware. PHI-Mary N. WIison, Box S91 0, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia. CHI-Shirley Taylor, 5903 North 21st St., Cheyney, Pennsylvania. OMEGA-Ida Blair, Winston-Salem State College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ALPHA ALPHA - Barbara Banks, 6646 South Bishop, Chicago, Illinois.
BETA ALPHA-Hattie B. McFarland, Progress Hall, Box 223, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
GAMMA ALPHA - Gwendolyn Marshall, 310 Cropper Hall, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida. DELTA ALPHA - Elvarie Menefee, Texas College, Tyler, Texas. EPSILON ALPHA-Margaret McCarver, 1602 Heiman Street, Nashville, Tennessee. ZETA ALPHA-Barbara Williams, Box 226 Gibbs Hall, A & T College, Greensboro, North Carolina. THETA ALPHA-Mary El Langford, 68, Lincoln St., West Medford, Massachusetts. IOTA ALPHA-Susie 0. Speights, Florida Memorial College, St. Augustine, Florida. KAPPA ALPHA-Georgia Truehart, 13SO lfoarney Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. LAMBDA ALPHA-Carolyn Miles, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. MU ALPHA - Bluefield State Teachers College, Bluefield, West Virginia. NU ALPHA-Bonnie R. Sowell, 205 Women's Dormitory,
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Texas. XI ALPHA - Laura P. Farwell, 1358 Cloverdale Avenue, Los Angeles 19, California. Pl ALPHA - Laura Lawrence, Lemoyne College, Memphis, Tennessee. RHO ALPHA - MIidred Johnson, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
TAU ALPHA-Eleanor Coffey, 2707 ½ Bristol St., Omaha, Nebraska. PHI ALPHA-Jewel Livingston, SS23 Hebert Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
CHI ALPHA - Evelyn Ellerbe, 110 Wetherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey. PSI ALPHA - Orean Cullom, P.O. Box 3, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina. ALPHA BETA-Ophelia Hodges, Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana. BETA BETA-Loretta T. Gill, Box 142, A. M. & N. College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. GAMMA BETA - Violet S. Brock, 2606 McGee Avenue, Berkeley, California.
DELTA BETA-Bettya A. Williams, Davidson Hall, Ft. Valley State College, Ft. Valley, Georgia. EPSILON BETA-Earlene Walker, Alabama State College, Montgomery, Alabama. ETA BETA-Emma W. Johnson, 614 Hill, Salisbury, Maryland. THETA BET A-Irma Allen, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. KAPPA BETA - Lugenia Adamson, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. LAMBDA BETA-Geneva Andrews, Jackson State College, Jackson, Mississippi. MU BET A - Esther Baylor, Curtis Hall, #216, Bethune-Cookman College, Dayton Beach, Fla. XI BETA - Jewel Livingston, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri. OMICRON BETA-Mabel Hariston, 426 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, Nrw York. Pl BETA-Barbara J. Butler, Albany State College, Albany, Georgia. RHO BETA-Elixabeth A. Morris, Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia. SIGMA BETA - Nona Freeman, A & M College, Normal, Alabama. TAU BET A-Beatrice Weaver, 1020 Pecan Street, Waco, Texas. UPSILON BETA-Agusta P. Dennis, P.O. Box 34, Monrovia, Liberia, West Coast Africa. PHI BETA-A. Gertrude Wilkins, 17 Tuttle Bldg., St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, N.C. CHI BETA - Inez Boddy, Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio. PSI BETA - Peggy Thomas, Grambling College, Grambling, Louisiana. OMEGA BETA - Jessica Henderson, 190S Stanberry Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina. ALPHA GAMMA-Ernestine Maye, 1 C Doles Hall, State Teachers College, Elizabeth City, N.C. BETA GAMMA - Lillie Ruth Buckner, 2721 N.E. Success, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. GAMMA GAMMA-Evelyn Pope, North Carolina College, Durham, North Carolina. DELTA GAMMA-Henrietta Robinson, 2080 Federal Street, Camden, New Jersey. EPSILON GAMMA-Mary A. Eddie, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ZETA GAMMA-Virginia State College, Norfolk, Virginia. I
GRADUATE ALPHA ZETA-Mary B. Hurt, 2309 Riggs Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. BETA ZETA - Sarah P. Newlon, 1118 Columbia Road, N. W., Washington, D.C. GAMMA ZETA-Ethel T. Cooper, S9 Nas,au St. Charleston, South Carolina. DELTA ZETA-Ethel J. Butler, 1108 B allies Ford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. EPSILON ZETA-Julia Mitchell, 96S Washington Place, S. W., Atlanta, Georgia. ZETA ZETA-Lucic E. Thompson, 4723 South Stat Street, Chicago, Illinois. ETA ZETA-Maxine G. Bukey, 4301 Halo Avenu , Louisville, Kentucky. THETA ZETA-Annie Younger, 1398 Hill Avenue, Bluefield, West Virginia. IOTA ZETA-Flora J. Bates, 3607 North Capitol, lndlanapolls, Indiana. KAPPA ZETA - Murlean John,on, 2418 Hatcher, Dallas 15, Texas. LAMBDA ZETA-Alberta Adams, 2908 Clebrune, Houston, Texas.
MU ZETA-R becca F. N ttervill , 1807 Harding Boulevard, Baton Rouge 7, Louisiana. NU ZETA-Erma Ron, 1817 Brandon, Knoxville, Tenneuo . XI ZETA-Thelma Burnett , 472S Margareta, St. Louis, Missouri.
OMICRON ZETA-Vivian T. Brown, 1014 South Person Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Pl ZETA-Melba T. Lanier, 2S04 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville, Tennessee. RHO ZETA-Bessie Dodson, 602 Vargrove Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. SIGMA ZETA - Ruby Jordan, 1644 N. Lorraine, Wichita, Kansas. TAU ZETA-Roberta P. Stephens, P.O. Box 228, Quincy, Florida. UPSILON ZETA-S. W. Sutton, 704 West Grand, Marshall, Texas. PHI ZETA - B. P. Tylor, P.O. Box 331, Oxford, North Carolina. CHI ZETA-Lelia Lovejoy, 1128 N.E. 16th Stroot, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. PSI ZETA - Allee W. Jacquot, 958 East Terrell, Fort Worth, Texas. OMEGA ZETA-Gladys Cox, 214 GIimer Avenue, N.W., Roanoke, Virginia. ALPHA ALPHA ZETA-Augusta Whit , 70S Cemetery Street, Salisbury, North Carolina. ALPHA BETA ZETA-Doris Shuford, 20S8 Richards Avenu , Hampton, Virginia.
ALPHA GAMMA ZETA-Leatrice R. Roberts, 6641 Pauline Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana. ALPHA DELTA ZETA - Eva Y. Woodward, 1612 West P arl Str el, Jackson, Mississippi. ALPHA EPSILON ZETA-Zephyr Johns, 2943 lockridg , Kansas City, Missouri.
ALPHA ZETA ZETA-Alice Hyman, Box 15S, Scarboro, West Virginia. ALPHA ETA ZETA - Annie M. Naylor, 607 East Mclemore, Apt. #2, Memphis, Tennessee. ALPHA THETA ZETA-Madeline H. Dixon, Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia. ALPHA !OTA ZETA-Velma R. Barrens, 416 East Marshall Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ALPHA KAPPA ZETA-Bernice Hart, 114S Poquito Street, Austin, Texas. ALPHA LAMBDA ZETA-Hallie R. Schoats, 500 W. South Side Blvd., Muskogee, Oklahoma. ALPHA MU ZETA - Vivian Stewart, 2200 Deninson, Little Rock, Arkansas. ALPHA NU ZETA-Warnetta Summers, 1210 So. Florida, Okmulgee, Oklahoma. ALPHA XI ZETA-Lula H. Glenn, 200 Althea St., Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. ALPHA OMICRON ZETA-Edna W. Shuler, Rte. 1, Box 440, Orangeburg, South Carolina. ALPHA Pl ZETA-Hazel Hays, 1035 South Pine Street, San Antonio, Texas. ALPHA RHO ZETA-Willie M. Stone, 1419 Cleveland Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama. ALPHA SIGMA ZETA - Mamie l. Foster, 2708 18th Place, South, Birmingham, Alamaba. ALPHA TAU ZETA-Theresa lewis, S108 L Street, Galveston, Texas.
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ALPHA UPSILON ZETA-Dollie M. William,, 2009 Broad Street, Tallahassee, Florida. ALPHA PHI ZETA - Catherine M. Ready, 2819 Hanes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. ALPHA CHI ZETA-Winold Barnes, 2745 San Antonio Street, Beaumont, Texa,. ALPHA PSI ZETA-Stephany B. Addison, 2020 W. 70th Street, Los Angeles, California, ALPHA OMEGA ZETA-Marie Pegram, 38 Soutl,lawn Avenue, Ettrick, Virginia. BET A ALPHA ZETA-Ella L. Jones, 1449 Evergreen Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida. BETA BETA ZETA-Annie E. Hanberry, 902 Oak Street, Columbia, South Carolina. BETA GAMMA ZETA-Henrietta Floyd, Kimberly, West Virginia. BETA DELTA ZETA-Esther G. Wilson, 31 5 Pelham Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. BETA EPSILON ZETA - M. J. Thibodeaux, 1150 Portland Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. BETA ZETA ZETA-Doris McAdams, 6204 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. BETA ETA ZETA-Myrtle E. Gray, 35 Washington Square, Tuscaloo1a, Alabama. BETA THETA ZETA-N. Beverly Clark, 2423 Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia, BETA IOTA ZETA-Barbara J. Lewis, 610 East 84th Street, Chicago, Illinois. BETA KAPPA ZETA-Thelma Y. Thoma,, 151 S Mill Street, lake Charle., Louisiana. BETA LAMBDA ZETA - Juanita H. Weaver, 23 Hamilton Street, Asheville, North Carolina. BETA MU ZETA-Grace E. Hill, 211 Todd Street, Belmont, North Carolina. BETA NU ZETA-Mamie Turr1er, 1512 Dunbar St., Greensboro, North Carolina. BETA XI ZETA-Ruth Johnson, Box 296, Ocean Spring,, Mississippi. BETA OMICRON ZETA-Larnie J. Williams, 17301 Pinehurst, Detroit, Michigan. BETA Pl ZETA-Helen C. Nelson, Rte. 3, Box 132, Sumler, South Carolina. BETA RHO ZETA-Alma Simmons, Ft. Valley Stale College, Fl. Valley, Georgia. BETA SIGMA ZETA-Hilda P. Smith, 2105 - 13th Avenue, Tampa, Florida. BETA TAU ZETA-Juanita Pickney, 16101 N.W. 17th Ct., Opa locka, Florida. BETA UPSILON ZETA - Jewel Jones, 313 North Cherry Street, Dothan, Alabama. BETA PHI ZETA-Amanda Sullivan, 915 East Vilas, Guthrie, Oklahoma. BETA CHI ZETA - Gloria Brown, 1136 Concord Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania. BETA PSI ZETA-Willie Mae Garnett, 4319 North 33rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska. BETA OMEGA ZETA - Rubye S. Williams, 607 Corn Avenue, Albany, Georgia. GAMMA ALPHA ZETA-Roxie D. Byrd, 1409 Peabody Street, Corpus Christi, Texa,. GAMMA BETA ZETA - LaMildred Prater, 1201 Union Street, Brookhaven, Minlssippi. GAMMA GAMMA ZETA - M'Elena Matthews, Minluippl Vocational College, Itta Bena, Miu. GAMMA DElTA ZETA-Janice McKee, 1317 Eo,t 111 th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. GAMMA EPSILON ZETA-Ann S. Byers, Rte. 3, Box 308, Concord, North Carolina. GAMMA ZETA ZETA-Essie B. McLean, 530 South Ohio, Columbus, Ohio. GAMMA ETA ZETA-Emma T. Slater, 2208 Main Street, Selma, Alabama. GAMMA THETA ZETA - Tommie L. Harper, 500 South 4th Street, Opelika, Alabama. GAMMA IOTA ZETA - Lorene M. Hight, 2120 Blackford Street, Chatanooga, Tennessee.
GAMMA KAPPA ZETA-Helen McNeal, 2224 W. 12th Street, Texarkana, Texas. GAMMA LAMBDA ZETA-Willie auth Jones, 554 Cedar Street, Daytona Beach, Florida. GAMMA MU ZETA-Laura S. Thompson, Route 4, Box 6, Spartanburg, South Carolina. GAMMA NU ZETA-Mildred B. Stanford, 140 B. Hacfdon Hills, Haddonfield, New Jersey. GAMMA XI ZETA - Mary E. Thoma~, 51 Plain Avenue, New Rochelle, New York. GAMMA OMICRON ZETA - Juliette Byrd·, 228 Elmwood Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey. GAMMA Pl ZETA - Corintha L. Carothers, 51 5 Bennett Street, Marlin, Texas. GAMMA RHO ZETA - Kathryn H. Jones, 221 Ninth Avenue, East Bradenton, Florida. GAMMA SIGMA ZETA-Odeal D. WIison, 1645 N.W. 15th Street, Amarillo, Texas. GAMMA TAU ZETA-Maude Jackson, 1302 Easl Hatton Street, Pensacola, Florida. GAMMA UPSILON ZETA-Moe R. Williams, 1847 Broodell Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. GAMMA PHI ZETA - Peachie Townes, P.O. Box 15, Florence Villa Station, Winier Haven, Fla. GAMMA CHI ZETA - Doris Osborne, 616 North East Street, Sherman, Texas. GAMMA PSI ZETA - Geneve B. WIiiiams, 1309 South 4th Street, Temple, Texas. GAMMA OMEGA ZETA-Doris K. Mosley, 2312 Bieker, Houston, Texas. DELTA ALPHA ZETA-Beatrice Wright Yeates, 42 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. DELTA BETA ZETA-Eleanor B. Cullar, 501 Rut, land Street, Westbury, L.I., New York. DELTA GAMMA ZETA-Mar!'Jarel Rieder, 2124 E. Parkway Drive, Phoenix, Arizona. DELTA DELTA ZETA - Gladys Carter, 1035 Plymouth Ave., San Francisco, Calif. DElTA EPSILON ZETA-Jo,ephine Williams, 515 Irene Street, Wes! Palm Beach, Florida. DELTA ZETA ZETA-Evelyn Canty, 421 J - 19th Plo•e, N.E., Washington, D.C. DELTA ETA ZETA-Grace Floyd, 1812 N.W. 5th Str~el, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. DELTA THETA ZETA-Ruth P. Powell, 304 Cuba Street, Mobile, Alabama. DELTA IOTA ZETA-Augusta P. Dennis, P.O. Box 34, Monrovia, Liberia, Wes! Coal! Africa. DELTA KAPPA ZETA-Mory P. Browne, 818 Fair• view Street, High Point, North Carolina. DELTA LAMBDA ZETA-Margaret Yancy, 401 Industrial Drive, Tifton, Georgia. DELTA MU ZETA-Cathrynne L. Mitchell, P.O. Box 349, Hamilton Grange Station, New York 31, New York. DELTA NU ZETA-Estell G. Young, 1402 - 34th Avenue, Meridian, Mlssiuippi. DELTA Xl ZETA-Willa C. Searles, P.O. Box 221 Rock HIii, South Carolina. DELTA OMICRON ZETA-Adelle Evans, 78 Monument Street, West Medford, Massachuuetts. DELTA Pl ZETA-Benie S. Wilder, 230 Ea11 13th Strut, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. DELTA RHO ZETA-Loree M. Durham, 706 East Chestnut Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina. DELTA SIGMA ZETA-Margery S. Johnson, P.O. Box 296, Hawthorne, Florida. DELTA TAU ZETA-Hattle Miller, Rte. 3, Box 17A, Kinstree, South Carolina. DELTA UPSILON ZETA - Beatrice Weaver, 1020 Pecan Street, Waco, Texas. DELTA PHI ZETA - Rosemary B. Donald,on, 622 Kammer Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. DELTA CHI ZETA-Theresa M. Purnell, Alcorn College, Lorman, Miulssippi. DELTA PSI ZETA - Nettle Wllllomt, 1303 North Finl, Orange, Texas.
DELTA OMEGA ZETA-Bertha Scrugg,, 2400 Hammonds Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama. EPSILON ALPHA ZETA-Clara B. Carr, 1213 So. Trenton- Ruston, Louisiana.
EPSILON BETA ZETA - Eli,abeth Barkley, 723 Laura, Plant City, Florida. EPSILON GAMMA ZETA - Willie R. Knight, 715 Myrtle Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. EPSILON DELTA ZETA-Robbie Heard, 426 Drummond, Port Arthur, Texas. EPSILON EPSILON ZETA-Clara V. Williams, 923 West Washington Street, Orlando, Florida. EPSILON ZETA ZETA-Lula Brown Gray, 609 Easl 38th Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansa,. EPSILON ETA ZETA-Elyn F. Hughes, 902 lllge, Rood, Columbus, Georgia. EPSILON THETA ZETA-Grace Harris, 120 Douglas Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky. EPSILON IOTA ZETA-Bernice Barton, 204 Birdwell Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina. EPSILON KAPPA ZETA - Rebecca Turner, 518 Fillmore Street, Lynchburg, Virginia. EPSILON LAMBDA ZETA-K. Snell Gibson, Prairie View A & M College, Prairie View, Texas. EPSILON MU ZETA - Ruth Laramore, 527 Third Street, N.W., Moultrie, Georgia. EPSILON NU ZETA-Rosa Simmons, 831 McDonald Avenue, Eustis, Florido. EPSILON XI ZETA - Evelyn Ellerbe, 110 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey. EPSILON OMICRON ZETA - Bobbie Lawrence, 171 O Medlock Street, Monroe, Louisiana. EPSILON Pl ZETA - Maude McNair, 309 South 16th Street, Gadsen, Alabama. EPSILON RHO ZETA - Katherine 8. Ross, 1030 Boxwood Road, Wilmington, Delaware. EPSILON SIGMA ZETA-Hattie Pearl Hunter, Bladen Central High School, Ell,abethtown, N .C. EPSILON TAU ZETA - Katie L. Shakespeare, 937 Bartlett Street, Macon, Georgia. EPSILON UPSILON ZETA - Rose Helen Johnson, 501 West Battle Street, Talladega, Alabama. EPSILON PHI ZETA - Thelma Dode, 747 - 43rd Street, Oakland, California. EPSILON CHI ZETA-Anica Harrell, 425 Charles Street, Florence, South Carolina. EPSILON PSI ZETA-Monll McGee, 1140 Ames Street, Greenwood, South Carolina. EPSILON OMEGA ZETA - Anita Anderson, 431 Cedar Street, Coatesville, Pennsyl,ania. ZETA ALPHA ZETA-Ado C. Sowards, 324 Bourbon Street, Georgetown, Kentucky. ZETA BETA ZETA-Precious C. Petross, 1708 tepeer, Flint, Michigan. ZETA GAMMA ZETA-Elsie Mclaurin, 1132 - 33rd Street, South, SI. Petersburg, Florida. ZETA DELTA ZETA - Cecelia Gray, 433 North Church Street, Moorestown, New Jersey. ZETA EPSILON ZETA-Ruby I. Patmon, 507 Pat• terson, Lawton, Oklahoma. ZETA ZETA ZETA-Ruth Slater, 4031 South Elatl, Denver, Colorado. ZETA ETA ZETA-Naomi S. Todd, 1408 G Terrace, Ft. Pierce, Florida. ZETA THETA ZETA-Ida 8. King, 2324 Monroe Street, Gary, Indiana. ZETA IOTA ZETA-MIidred Quorles, 1105 Third S.W., Springhill, Louisiana. ZETA KAPPA ZETA - Versia Lindsay Lacy, 1016 Wost Morris Street, Tyler, Texas. ZETA LAMBDA ZETA - Lillie Cunningham, 1 OS Brooky Park, Laurens, South Carolina. ZETA MU ZETA - Ro1a K. Ragsdale, 414 South 11th Street, Palataka, Florida. ZETA NU ZETA-GI nnle F. Cox, 27230 Carly1le, Inks! r, Michigan.