The above is the North Carolina delegation that attended the 55th convention of the
IBPOEW which met recently in Chicago. Seated in the center (bottom row) is Reverend
K. P. Battle, state president of the order.
ONE MILUON PEOPIE WITNESS
ELKS PARADE IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, ILL.
The excitingly spectacular
annual parade of the Improved
Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks of the World—the highlight
of the 55th Elks convention-
came thru to a grand finale
Tuesday afternoon despite the
heavy electrical and rain storm
which preceeded its beginning
and threatened for a time to
cancel, or greatly curtaU its
glamor.
The eight-mile long parade
featuring many bands, march
ing units of the Antlered Guard,
both women and men and mili
tary units, etcetera, took fuUy
two hours to pass a given point
as it moved from 55th Street
down South Parkway boulevard
pass Corpus Christi Center
headquarters ol the convention
to 24th Street where it dis
banded.
A MILLION VIEWERS
A visitor to the “A^indy City”
probably would have thought
that most of Chicago’s 600,000
colored citizzens were viewing
the parade since they iiad
waited an hour and a half for
it to start at 3 P.M. instead of
the scheduled 1:30 o’clock.
Some had been on the line in
chairs and on boxes since* short
ly after the noon hour. An Elks
parade is something not to be
missed it at all convenient.
TENNESSEE ELKS
Authority for that statement
.is the splendid marching unit
and band of the Tennessee AU-
Elks Band whose banner bears
the inscription; “We Go Every-
where-We’ve Been Coast-To-
Coast.” They were in the latter
portion of the parade following
Rock Hill, S. C., whose crack
high school band Is considered
one of the best in the two Caro-
Imas! They were ‘Tralflc'-stop-
pers" at the North Carolina
Elks convention in May at
Gastonia, N. C.
Heading the parade was an
integrated National Guard unit
which had two colored mem
bers, followed by the crack
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units from Fiiiladelphia play
ing, “Its a Good Day” which
was quite appropiate coming
immediately after the rain
storm which almost blighted
the occasion. A bright sun was
^en shining and playing peek-
a-boo with the clouds and
sprinlding rain. Next in line
was the Greater Chicago band
and marching units in good
form. Several units in the pa
rade, unfortunately, showed, a
marked lack of proper training
prior to the event.
The Pluribus Unum marching
unit with its hip-swinging
(Grant! Exalted Ruler Robert
H. Johnson’s order banning
same, notwithstanding) was
quite a hit with those who liked
it. The Heart of Detroit Elks
band and Ralnbo girls (Daugh
ters) and other Daughters in
beaver hats were quite a hit
with the crowd. Progressive
lodge of Brooklyn carried
banner Inviting the 56th annual
convention there in 55. A beauti
ful float bearing lovely Daugh
ters from Florida also carried
an Invitation of “Welcome To
Miami In 1956”.
Greater Pittsburgh Bills and
Daughters were among the top
units in the parade, also North-
side lodge of Pittsburgh. Buf
falo, N. Y., had a military po
lice unit, one of whom carried
a gun. Also a motorcycle mili
tary policeman riding back and
forth thru the parade lending
pride and dignity to the parade
in his snappy outfit: Their
prancing, marching cowboy
girls caused the males to turn
around and Igok-and they were
modest, too.
Grand Director of Public Re
lations Charles P. McClane’s
hometown of Steelton, Pa., and
Harrisburg, Pa., both came in
for honorable mention. Unity
71 marching unit in purple
coats and white pants and the
smartly uniformed eight color-
bearing lassies in gray and ma
roon, from Atlantic City re
ceived only one criticism. That
was only that they got out of
sight too quick. They were near
perfection and carried six dif
ferent flags and marched with
precision.
Monumental lodg^ of Balti
more had a girl in a “frilly”
shirt who did a cross between
a “shake” and a "hula” and the
“shimmy” of a generation ago.
She was not popular with those
who wished to comply with
Bob Johnson’s orders against
such “hip-swinging”. Othere
enjoyed it imtnensely.
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HRST NEGRO TO VOTE IN U S.
HONORED AT GRAVESIDE RITES
EL PASO, ILL.
The first Negro to vote in
the United States after the
xifteenth amendment to the
Constitution was declared in
feffect was honored at a grave
side ceremony here last week.
David A. Strother of tiiis
town cast his historic ballot in
a city election here on April 4.
1870. Article 15 of the Constitu
tion was declared in effect on
March 30 that year.
At the memorial service for
Mr. Strother, conducted dur
ing the El Paso centennial cele
bration, a Freedom Caravan Of
20 automobiles led by the Rev.
B. N. Moore came from nearby
to participate in the ceremonies.
Mr. Moore Is president of the
Peoria branch of the,NAACP.
Billy Jones, president of the
Illinois State Conference of
NAACP branches, also spoke at
the services.
The NAACP delegation pre
sented a plaque to the town of
El Paso for erection above the
site where Mr. Strothers opera
ted a'barber shop for ten years.
The plaque was accepted by
Mayor George W. Graack on
behalf of the city.
Article 15 of the U.S. Con
stitution states that the rights
of citizens to vote shall not be
denied on account of race, color
or previous condition of servi
tude.
Mr. Strother was the first Ne
gro to vote when the amend-
nient went into effect by virtue
of the fact that El Paso city
election was held one day
earlier than most other elec-
Harriet Tuixnan
Pilgrimage Set
For Sept. 14th
NEW YORK
The second annual pilgri
mage to the reconstructed Har
riet Tubman Home and Shrine
in Auburn, New York will be
held Thursday afternoon, Sept.
14, 1954.
More than 600 persons are
expected in attendance, includ
ing Bishops,, General Officers,
Pastors and Laymen of the Af
rican Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, as well as official re
presentatives of national or
ganizations - throughout the
country and the general public.
The main speaker for the
occasion will be Mrs. Harper
Sibley of Rochester, New York.
Mrs. Sibley is the wife of the
president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. Mrs. Sib
ley is also a leader in the Gold
en Rule organization which
selects annually the “American
Mother.”
In addition to Mrs. Sibley’s
address, other speakers will be
Congressman John Tabor of
New York; Mayor Robert Nel
son of Auburn, New York; and
Mrs. Abbid Clement Jackson of
Louisville, Kentucky, Chair
man-United Church Women of
tions that month.
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the National Council of Chur
ches of Chrirt-U. S. A., con
sultant at the Second Assembly
of the World Council of Chur
ches—Evanston, Illinois, and
whose mother was the late
Emma Clarissa Clement, the
American Mother of 1946, (
Other invited guests include
Governor Thomas E. Dewey^ of
New York, and John Foster
Dulles, Secretary of the State,
formerly a resident of Auburn
and whose wife is a native of
the city.
The Program Committee an
nounces that a large Tri-clty
chorus of neighboring cities in
Western New York will render
some of the spirituals favored
by Harriet Tubman frequently
used by her to convey cryptic
messages to her ctiarges on the
“Underground Railroad.” Mrs.
Margaret May is directing the
singing with music furnished
by the Auburn High School
Band,
Dr. Tobias To
Broadcast From
League Confab
“Building for Tomorrow’s
Better Living,” an address by
Dr, Channing H. Tobias, for
mer Delegate to the United Na
tions General Assembly, will
be broadcast from the 1954 An
nual Conference of the National
Urban League in Pittsburgh,
Pa., Thursday, Sept. 9, exclu
sively on CBS Radio. Dr. Tobias
is also Board Chairman of the
National Association for the Ad-
Mrs. Maggie Wiggins, 117-year-oId resident ol Dtirliam
County is shown witii her 71-year-old son, Adolphos Wig
gins. Mrs. Wiggins told a representative of the TIMES that
she has another son who lives in Wilson. He is 82-years-old.
Mrs. Wiggins has a beautiful garden which she attends her
self and last year raised a hog that weighed over 330 pounds
when he was killed. She stated that her husband died over
50 years ago. She said ^he was sold five times during slavery.
vancement of Colored People
and he will be presented on the
broadcast by National Urban
League President Robert W,
Dowling.
niANK L. STANUY, fiditor and Publisher of The
Louisville Defender, is a former All-American foot
ball player and one of the game’s outstanding
officials. Very active in public affairs, Stanley
was commissioned twice by the Defense Depart
ment to inspect occupied Europe.
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