*eep Up With the Tim FU1 VOLUME III, NUMBER. 32 METHODI 0% m m Uty Playgrounds To Open Here On June 19th June 1!), I!>4-i four playgrounds will open for the regular nine-Week period. These are Xocho park at Windsor Center, l'rlee at J. C. 1'rlee school, Doiinell at Cliarles II. Moore school and Lutheran at ">l.utliermi college. A\variety ol' activities will be offered for till groups and ages including sports and games, arts and crafts, story toiling, dramatics, singing, hikes, picnics and special events. Tlie elementary schools of the . city have been very co-operative in assisting In registering the children for the playgrounds. A general outline of plans for the summer includes special weekly events for entire communities. After the first week of getting acquainted groups wil. be organised for Softball teams, tennis ami bicycle clubs, a junior and senior chorus, dramatic club and crafts - -groups. For those interested in crafts articles will lie made of cotton, paper, wod, etc. ..Itudio programs are also planr' ned. Tournaments will lie held in , popular games such as tetlierball, horseshoes, checkers. A special play "day will be lield July 13. Shows which include doll shows, pet shows, hobby shows, puppet shows and talent night are 'planv ned. A sundcruft contest is plan ued for July lid. Treasure hunts, bingo parties, v~ community -sings, scrap drives and coiuiuunlty bazaars are planned. ? ' The soldier recreation has continued very much the same ;throughout the months with the exception of a few special events (Continued On Page Five) ? VACATION SCHOOL ! TO BE OPENED AT r HAYES-TAYLOR Y / . The fourtli annual suiunier vu. -cut ioil school sponsored by the Hayes-Tuylor Memorial Y, will open oMllday, Juue-11), and continue for four weeks. Tlie school ? ---- 1 'is under the direction of Prof. H. 'It. Arnette, head of the education v and psychology at A. and T. college. The faculty will consist of students who are completing their practice teaching at A. and T. during the summer school. Classes if will be offered in Negro history, ' nature study, Bible study, dfuinutics, cominerciul education, and e {swimming. G. T. Channel, will di' rect physical activities' and also s * act as dean of the school.' The f' school is open to the first 100 per? sons to register Monday morning, ;J June 19, at 9 o'clock. esf I GREEN SB STSCOK Hhk. I w i?f * jjjjji ' n ' * " '" tjjB I Miss Cora Madel Bride o? Corp. N Miss Cora Madeline liaitli Ik came the bride of Cpl. Niclioln L. Oerren, of the United State army, stationed at Fort Huachuo; Ariz., son of Mr .and Mrs. Nicl olas Charles Gerren, Wednesdn evening at 7 o'clock in the Iticl urd H. Harrison auditorium at J and T. college. Itev. J. C. Melto performed the ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. an Mrs. ltobert liaitli, 400 Stewai street, was given in marriage h her father. Mrs. Lynn Unit Lane, of Henderson, sister of tl bride, served as mutroa of bono I>r. Walter Hooker, of tlie iue* assignment to Negro staffeii elubi " is announced by Red Cross nu lional headquarters this week. v Alice .Time Carter, daugliter oi 1,1 .Mrs. Relle J. Carter,' of Pah " Alto, Calif., and Columbus,' O. was it hospital counselor in Co lunihus before her Red Cross np ls polutaient. She is a graduate ol East lilgli school and Ohio StnU university, a. is., i?oi. Vynln May Fanibro, daughter ol e Mrs. Xante I'hillip, Portagevllle a Ma, was assistant director of tin Id civic department of the Cliicagt s. Urban league, and previously was e. an instructor at tlie Abralinn d Lincoln center in Chicago. She is ie a graduate of IasMoyne college, s Memphis, Tenn., A. 15., 1!)3S, ant s- attended the University of Clii si cago. ' Read 7, 1U44 THREE Consecration Cere In Pfeiffer Chapel College On Sunda HI shop Willis".!. Kinjr. former seminary, Atlania. (la.; liishop ltob trill Christian Advocate, New Orlea fnnuer pastor of Union Methodist voted to the highest posts in Met In ceremonies in Annie Merner l'feifft d:.L n..... I DISllUjfl tJAIdW Delivers Forceful Message "i Excerpts from ihe Episcopal undress of the college ol bishops of the central jurisdiction of the f.ieihodist church to the jurisdictional conference in 'second quad- ,< rcnoinl session at Greensboro. June e-U. Bishop Alexander P. Shaw, of the Baltimore area, delivered the Episcopal address at 10' a. in. Friday. Its rending occupied approximately one hour. It represented the thought of the bishops of the central jurisdiction on matters oi administration and lines of work for which the central jurisdiction ] is responsible. The Episcopal message discussed the jurisdictional unit in the Methodist system. > evangelism, war, peace, ministerial S support. full citizenship and economic opportunity for Negroes and other matters of interest to the ? cMihodist communion.! ' Pushup Sliaw suit! in part : "Wo ontorod tlio work of tho now 11. l.ester Smith. Cincinnati, president of the council of bishops: llisliop Alexander I'. Shaw, Italtimore area: Itisliop Lorenzo II. Kin;:, Atlantic coast, area, ami Itisliop ltolieu K. Jones, retiring bishop of the Columbus, (i.. area. itisliop Kin;; was elected on the first ballot which was designated to select I he bishop for tin- Liheritili post, lie received S7 voles, five more than the necessary majority for election. Itisliop llrooks was elected on I lie third ballot by a vote of S- while Jtislpip Kelly was elected on the fifth hallol by llie same voir. Bishop Shaw a Ik I Bishop King will CPIItillUC I" M'l'YK ill till) llii 1tinmrc iiikI Alliiiitu areas, respeclively. I! isl i< >|. 11 rooks will take over the New Orleans area while Bishop Kelly will preside ever tlie I Onliiliilais, O., area. Highly significant uu the conference agenda was I lie historic retirement of Bishop Itobert K. Jones, of Coluinlius, O., brother of I'resiilent David D. Jones, of Bennett college. Bishop , Jones laid served 2(1 years in the bishoprie and was the first Negro bishop elected by the denomination. A testimonial diner and reception at his homo church, St. Matthews here, and the testimonial meeting i during the conference honored liiin ami Mrs. Jones. As the conference convened Thursday morning. Dr. J. W. Haywood, president of Morristown college, was named secretary while Dr. Jones, of Bennett college, was named permanent treasurer. la his brilliant episcopal address Bishop Alexander P. Shunfocused attention on several important problems of the church jurisdiction. Chief among these he mentioned leadership for the fu Hire, uuctnuui uuctv^i umiu, c*ungelism, temperance, education, adequate luiuistry, lay leadership, youth work, women's work, ministerial support, war and peace, and full citizenship' and economic opportunity for Negroes. Bishop Lorenzo H. King delivered au eloquent inspirational ser(Continued on page 5) - incut against which a majority of I ' lis had vuted. Having Ihhmi loyal | ' .Methodists, wo accepted the uiati1 date the majority in the] * church and set about our work " determined to succeed and make the Quality of the service rendered by our jurisdiction second to none anions the jurisdictions of our Aiiictrienu Methodism. "We have discovered that the placing ol' responsibilities upon its t under a system of administration - which would make manifest our r strength or weakness lias contri3 bitted to the development of that - self-dependency and self-respect which has actually marked an f eoiicli in our life in the cliurch. > Never before in our history has the general morale of our people - been better. "If all parts of the church and f those outside of our denomination ? will vlsaulize the centra! jurisdic..t. ..t.lv* iiii ttti t? > _ r rangeuient so that the work'of , Methodist churches that elected to > l)e composed of a Negro memlier> ship may he administered hy memi l>ers of tlie Negro race, entirely i free from the spirit of esparatism 5 on account of race, except as , Negroes themselves have desired I it so to be, it may yet prove to be - an Important, factor In reaching (Continued On Page Four)