ITTSBURGH COURIER fto SATURDAY, M_AYjs. ic^

FLOWERS WHILE YOU LIVE... It's our erted . . • If you mutt give flowers, give them now,

white we may enjoy their f ragranc* . . . their beauty . . . and share the pleasure with others. For something shared U a joy forever . . that's the way we feel about the honors Mrs. Alma Illery received Monday at Tuskegee Institute. Mrs. Illery, a born fighter,, has always mora or teas enjoyed getting into the things that seem hard to do, and than she does 'em . . . and sits back comfortably and smiles at the hard work she had to do to get what she wanted. So it was with Carver Day observance. 8he scooped the country . . . and gained us a national day of observance for a Negro. She will go down in our history as a woman of purpose, of high courage and undying faith.

So asi Monday, la Impressive services that brought tears to fee eyas of those who witnessed it, Alma Illery was honored by Tuskegee for furthering the fame of Its illustrious son, George Washiirgteji Carver. The warm Southern sun beat down on the throng feat had • come to nay a woman tribute . . . and no one could have wished for a happier day.

IN PITTSBURGH . . . WE HEAR . . . The Modernistic Club took the town apart in swank fashion

last Sunday night with its cocktail party at Loendi Club . . . and it did our heart good to hear of the fun everyone had. We were just sorry that we couldn't be there ourselves . . . but we're still on the take-it-eaay eide. By the by, in case you want to know who was re-sponsoble for the gay party . . Mmes. Janye McDaniels is prexy, Alios Willis is secretary, Bertha Woods is treasurer. Other members are Mmes. Gertrude Holmes, Ethel Adams, Hattie Vaughn, Louise Mays snd Paulins Vayson.

Mrs. Alma Illery Awarded High Honor at Tuskegee Commencement

PITTSBURGH—In recognition of "distiaguished achievement in the field of race re­lation* and human betterment/' Mrs. Alma Illery of Pittsburgh, known nationally as a club woman and civic leader, was awarded a citation at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., Monday, May 20t at commencement exercises. Before an audience of faculty mem-bars, graduates and students, Dr.+ F. D. Patterson, president of the institution, presented Mrs. Illery a diploma of honor, with1 the honor­ary Doctor of Humanity degree.

The diploma was an acklowl

Dr. Charles West of Deo Ceo, came to his hometown of Wash­ington, Pa^ to attend the reunion of 19X1 Washington and Jeffer­son football team. . . . w h i c h played the Rose Bowl game that year . . . and le and behold each member was present! Dr. West's sister Ethel, a Pittsburgh schoolmarm flew to Dee Cee to attend the What Good Are We's . . . BUI Poole, son of the W. T. Fooles, Is home from the wars and sooo enthused over his free trip to Bui ope with Uncle Sam paying the bills. He did a stint of school­ing in Germany, yltnow. Did we mention that his brother Cecil, and pretty wife, are living In Oakland, Calif., where the former soldier-man Is attorney for the OPA . . The Chester L. Wssh-tngtons are agog over a son born May 24th. He's been tagged Douglas after Ches' good pal Doug Henry who is know from here . . . to . . . there (he's in Cincy now).

We were talking with Russell Washington t'other day anent the role his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psl, is playing in the post-war period . . • with particular emphasis on the education of veterans. And ws wsre happy to find that Russ and some of his fraters have done fins work In acquainting various ex-servicemen with the advantages they may acquire through their veteran's ratings, via the schoolroom. He has helped many of them untangle their ideas and put them on the right road to future security by way of the classroom and a trade well learned. He said he'd be glad to advise any bewildered Gl about his training. Speaking of the Kappas, seven of the good and true members of the local alumni and Beta Epailon chapters journeyed to Cleveland on last week-end to attend the regional convent of the East Central Province . . . they were Dr. William Goode, Moses Ed­wards, Marshall Johnson, Eddie Stewart, James Collington, Jeff Wil­liams and William C. Jones.

STRIKE-BOUND . . . What is the world coming to? Every time we heaT of another

strike, ws think of our great-aunt eBtty, who died in her prime (she was 76) and who, until she was past sixty, could ride a bicycle better than we . . . She used to say, each time a crisis came in our national existence, "What is the world coming to?" She said it the first time she listened, via earphones, to the crystal radio set made by our brother, George. She said it when the police struck in Boston, and the Army had to take over the city. She said it when there was no coal, unless you went to the coal yards and hauled a sack sway yourself . . . and we understand that she said ft when the Yankees marched into Petersburg 'way back in '64 (or was it '65?).

Now we wonder -That she would say . . . could she be here to see the mess our democracy is in. She lived through major and minor catastrophes . . . but she never saw anything like we have now. Strike here, strike there, sit down on the job . . . parade on the job . . . lie down on the job . . . do anything but work on the job. What happens next? What would happen if wives decided to strike . . . and would cease to be homemakers and mothers . . . what would happen if hospital employes decided that the sick could wait on themselves . . . suppose the doctors took that

. much needed vacation right now, and let some of these sick strikers languish in aches and pains.

We echo Aunt Betty's cry "What is the world coming to . . . and we shudder at what we see.

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ON THE SIDE . . . So the New York Philharmonic will finally follow in the pattern

of Boston's Symphony with summertime "Pop" concerts . . . which feature the lighter music, and offer refreshments at colorful tables dur­ing ths evening's performance. All of which is patterned after the old German beer hall manner . . . Dee Cee's brilliant songstress, Lillian Evanti, now on tour, did a grand job in St. Louis and in Fort Wayne, Ind., according to the grapevine . . . Comes to mind that New York's Dr. Tommy Patrick sent us a brochure on a summer camp for Gotham's children . . . and somewhere it has become lost in the shuffle of weekly papers. Wish he would send us another.

Such a nice post from Tomml Johnson, who Is due in this town for Frog Week . . . as a speaker we hear tell . . . Gotham's Guardsmen are swinging back in force with post-war plans. They reserved a box for the Press, for their Spring Prom which came off Friday night at the Savoy . . . with all refreshments "on the house.'* Weston Throne is prexy of the Gotham group.

Ohio's Walter Anderson is Antioch College's new director of rau-sie . . . Muriel Rahn and Edward Matthews provided the musical end and but delightfully! for the College Fund's opening date in Pitts­burg. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, whose personality and charm are ter­rific did platform honors . . . and got the Smoketown folks off to a swell start. Y'know Rev. Charles Foggie of "waydown Ease" is head­ing the drive . . . Cleveland's Carmen Jones of the Phyllis Wheatley staff, week-ended in Pittsburgh . . . And speaking of Cleveland, a quartette of folks from,there came over to Pittsburgh for the Friday night fights and spent several gay hours with the John Butlers . . „ the quartette included Dr. Middy Lambright, Bill Blackman. Sousa Pringleton and W. Ballard . . . Robert Dunmore of The Courier's home office had brother "Sheets" visiting for a few days en route home to Philly. Skeets is just out of the Navy after three years of puddle jumping. i.,.• , '• ' is- i , HBBsaaeng i i . i

100KER T.'S CLASSMATE — Mr*. Eugene A. Johnson, 91 , of Lot An­geles, boliovad to be the only liv­ing classmate, of Booker T. Wash­ington. Shf; was invited recently to attend the unveiling of the famed educator's bust at the Hall of Fame, New York City.—Cutler Photo.

Charm Clinic Added to T

LOS ANGELES —Mrs. .Virginia Barnes, a specialist in the field of personal charm has been added to the list of talented and experienced instructors for the Wednesday night group activities being spon­sored by the Business and Profes­sional Girls Club.

Mrs. Barnes, a teacher in charm, has conducted a number of classes throughout the city.

The classess under her jurisdic­tion promises to be both interesting as well* as helpful.

Other interest groups being spon­sored by the club include courses in millinery, general recreation and bridge.

Bridge classes are being taught by Ellie Veil Sr.

The Wednesday night activities begin with dinner at 6 o'clock and a sing and fellowship hour follow­ed by interest groups previously named.

Women between the ages of twenty to thirty-five are invited to take advantage of the six week classes. Those desiring further in­formation might obtain the same by calling Adams 14103 or inquir­ing at the Woodlawn Branch YWCA, 4260 Woodlawn Avenue.

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Vacation in Texas BATON ROUGE—Alvln F. Mc-

Crory, son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. D. McCrory of St. Mark Meth­odist Church, returned recently

edgement of ths many progressive strides this woman has mads in her vwnHnttag; efforts to promote better race relations but princi­pally for her now famous cam­paign to make George Washing­ton Carver Day a national observ­ance.

In 1943 after ths death of Dr. Carver, Mrs. Illery launched an in­tensive campaign to secure *de> served recognition for one of the greatest scientists in the history of Amereica. At the suggestion of James Reid, news editor of The Courier—the Governors of all ths States were asked to proclaim Jan. 5, annually as Carver Day.

Eight Governors responded. The same year Mrs. Illery and her com­mittee wrote to more than 500 col­leges in the United States and Can­ada. Two hundred responded. Many arduous steps began when Mrs. Illery solicited the support of Congressman Robert J. Corbett, who introduced the Carver Day bill to Congres. It was passed without a dissenting vote.

The bill was then taken to the Senate by Senator Francis Myers through the intercession of David Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh. In January, lt46, President Harry Truman named Jan. 5 as George Washington Carver Day. And the first national day of observance of a Negro was won.

Mrs. Illery, born in Bennettsville, S. C, has been a resident of Pitts­burgh for twenty-five years. She is the wife of Major Illery and has one son, Spurgeon. Always active in anything that concerned her community, Mrs. Illery began her civic work by directing the talents of a group of club women to one of the hospitals in Pittsburgh. From there to getting Negro girls into nursing Schools was one more step which she eventually accom­plished.

Negro boys and girls as clerks in various stores was another achievement of the Achievement Clubs, Inc., which now numbers thirty-one with the recent founding of a group at Tuskegee Institute* by the president, Mrs. Illery. This tireless woman is an active mem­ber of the National Council of Ne­gro Women and an ardent political

RECEIVES CITATION FROM TUSKEGEE—Mrs. Alma Illery of Pittsburgh, founder and president of National Achievement Clubs, Inc., was awarded an honorary citation duriftn the commencement exercises at Tuskegee Institute last week. In presenting Mrs. Illery, President F. D. Patterson referred to her ability "to get things done"; reviewed her outstanding work in civic affairs and expressed appreciation for* her leadership -in sponsoring the bill passed by Congress and signed by President Truman establishing George Washington Carver Day.

Washington's Classmate W°orfhe.rracUTltiM in which M r ^ - I J j j ^ ^ ^ £ Q U l T V e i l i n j lery participated during her orable stay at Tuskegee were man. luncheons, forums nad public meet ings. She was principal speaker at an executive council luncheon the day aftsr the giaJuailon ex» cises and was honored at several similar affairs.

Mrs. ..lery established the Alma Illery Fund, an award to be pre­sented to ths student who compiles the most informative paper on in­dividual Negro achievements dur-

her stay at Tuskegee Insti-e.

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from a brief vacation in Beaumont, Sixas, where he was the house-

fuest of Miss Roberta James lerre and family.

LOS ANGELES—Believed to be the only living classmate of Book­er T. Washington, 91-year-old Mrs. Eugene A. Johnson (nee Sallie P. Gregory), 3426 Walton Avenue, was invited to appear last week at the Hall of Fame unveiling of the famed educator's bust in New York City.

Mrs. Johnson was unable to at­tend the ceremony because of her advanced age and travel difficul­ties, but she wrote the director of the Hall of Fame expressing her appreciation of the honor as a member of the Hampton Institute graduating class of June, 1875.

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Forty others, graduated with Mrs. Johnson and Booker T. Washing­ton, but she is believed to be the only one living.

Mrs.* Johnson attended public schools In Chatham, Vs., and fol­lowing her graduation from Hamp­ton she returned to Virginia, where she laught school for twen­ty-five years.

Widow of Eugene A. Johnson, who graduated from Lincoln Uni­versity in . 1850, Mrs. Johnson has two children, Eugene, a supervisor at the Lqp Angeles office of the United States Employment Service; a daughter, Mrs. Evely Harris; five grandchildren, and two great grand­children. •

Although her eyesight Is failing she maintains a busy schedule at the Grace Presbyterian Qhurch, So­journer Truth, the local Virginia Club and numerous other charity and civic activities.

National AKA Meet in

Los Angeles, August $ LOS ANGELES—Scheduled to

be the most outstanding ' .mat of the season, members of ths Alpna Gamma, Alpha Gamma Omega and Sigma diaptsrs of ths Ajptui Kappa AJphaSororitjr will hold ths nsws limsUfht whsn ths na­tional Bouls convsnea hsrs from Aug. 8 to ths loth.

Conference will be held on the campus of ths University of Cal­ifornia at Los Angeles. Included will be a business session, one public meeting and a reception.

Bouls Committees and ths chair­man are: Meeting place, Artlshla Jordan; banquet, Patricia McLsod; dance, Christina Allen;, souvenir, Ursula Adams; hospitality, Clo-thilds Woodard; music, Maida Mc-Cullough; escort, Albertina Rob­inson; publicity, Audrey Jones; decoration. Consuela Dean; public reception, Kathryn Tolbert; budgtt and finance. Anno Gordon; trans­portation, Kathryn Dixon; sight­seeing, Given Simmons; program,

Vada SomerviUe; Allen. hou •»n«.

all ws can think of is a luscious strawberry shortcake, or something equally fascinating . . . and maybe-just a bit fattening. But who doesn't like to go haywise once in a while on the fattening wagon!

Here are some ways to use the pretty red berries which sre guar anteed to please.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

2 cup* flour 3 teaspoon* baking powder % teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon* sugar 14 cup shortening % cup milk

Sift dry Ingredients together three times.: Cut shortening into dry ingredients, add milk to make a soft dough. Toss on flour-j ed board, pat and roll lightly to about one-half Inch thickness. Butter and fold in naif, cut with large biscuit cuttet. Place on buttered pan and bake In hot oven 10 to 15 minutes. Cut biscuits in half and fill with chapped sweetened strawberries, put biscuits together and cover the top with the strawberries. Serve with whipped cream or plain cream.

MERINGUE SHORT-CAKE

4 egg white* 2 cupa sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 quart berries Whipped cream

Place egg whites, sugar and lemon Juice in a bowl and beat for 30 minutes. Add • vanilla and beat 15 minutes longer. Spread on a cookie pan and bake very slowly for 40 minutes. When cold, cut and place to­gether as any shortcake with whipped | cream and strawberries. This may be put' together an hour before serving.

SWANK STRAWBERRT SALAD Arrange French endive on salad plates, j

on this place a slice of fresh pineapple from which the center has been removed. Fill the center of the pineapple slice with large fresh strawberries, garnish with avacado balls and serve with fruit French dressing.

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TO IE HOSTS TO AKA NATIONAL CONFAB—Com-plating, plans for their National Boule to be held in Los Angeles Aug. 8-13, are members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pictured conferring with Mrs. Ann Beeehman Brown, Far Western Regional Director.

Left to right: Winifred Smith, Basileus of Alpha-Gamma, UCLA; Atty. Martha Williams, Basileus of Alpha Gamma Omega; Mrs. Brown and Dorothy Redd, Basileus of Sigma at USC—Sheffield Photo.

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