Activities Among Negroes
The First A. M. E. church presented Eugene Anderson, supported by a chorus of 60 voices in recital Friday evening, the money derived from the entertainment to be used in aiding Anderson in having his voice trained. Anderson is a graduate of the California schools, having come to the state as an infant with his parents, who settled in San Bernardino. Oakland friends, believing he had a promising voice, persuaded him to have it trained and he has been receiving instruction for a year from Miss Helen Culver.
Anderson was presented in song recital by the Women's Congress of Beth Eden Baptist church November 16 and was asked to repeat his program, which he did Friday night. Numbers from Gounod's "Faust" and Puccini requiring voice and power and an uncommon amount of dramatic feeling, were offered.
Anderson is working his way through the University of California and is taking an active role in the Young People's Lyceum of which he is an officer.
Edward Stello, lyric tenor gave a recital Tuesday evening at Zion M. E. church. Stello was born in Algeciras, but acquired his musical education in New York City. For several years he was the leading singer
The Golden Gate Choir will present "Adoration" by Nevin, next Sunday evening the Market Street Seventh Day Adventist church, of which Owen Troy is paster.
The Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters held it's final meeting of 1925 in the parlors of the Linden branch Y. W C. A. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. H. E. DeHart addressed league on "The World Court" explaining the need for such a tribunal and reasons leading up to its formation. She dwelt at length on the Locarno treaties and their significance.
She was followed by Mrs. Paul Eliel of Berkeley, president of the northern section of the California League of Women Voters, who, in a short address informed the women the National League of Women Voters has endorsed and is urging the United States to enter the World Court, with the Harding-Hughes reservations. She explained these reservations carefully and added that President Coolidge has endorsed them. Mrs. Eliel is a member of the Department of Education of the Joint Legislative Committee and told of the program the league has launched, including the Women's Reformatory and other measures to be presented to the next session of the California legislature. She also outlined the human uplift work the State and National Leagues of Women Voters have successfully carried out in the past few years.
Mrs. Eliel was followed by Delilah L. Beasley, who reviewed the work of both the National League of Women voters and the International Council of Women in their recent conventions in the east. She called the attention of the league members to a series of articles by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt appearing in current numbers of "Women Citizens” "Independent" and "The Forum" magazines, particularly the one on "Defense Day" and its relation to the World Court.
At the Sunday afternoon meeting of the Young People's Lyceum E. B Gray read a report of his recent survey of the economic conditions of colored people in Los Angeles. He declared that, while the colored people of Los Angeles are able to procure more employment and greater variety of work, he believes Oakland is the more desirable place to live.
Mrs. Oretha Richardson Tatum, member of the Lyceum, played several piano numbers.
Miss Harper, University of California student, was elected Lyceum Secretary.
Miss Ida Jackson, the only public teacher of her race in Oakland, recently gave an evening of Negro music and literature at the West Oakland branch library. The numbers were by her pupils of Prescott school and, as a result of their showing, she was asked to assemble a group of colored children to participate in the Christmas pageant given by the public Schools. She selected pupils from many of the schools, who represented the Christmas wreath the exercises sponsored by the Oakland Recreation Department. The Pageant will be repeated this month in the Municipal Auditorium.
Miss Jackson has been nominated a delegate to the annual Round of the Alpha Kappa Alpha held during the holidays in Washington. She holds the degree of A. M. from the University of California, and organized this chapter on the campus during her college days.
Oakland branch N. A. A. C. P. at its meeting Monday evening in the parlors of Beth Eden church, launched a drive to have every lodge and society of colored people about the bay take membership to assist the national office in the "Defense Drive."
Sunday afternoon a forum he organized at the Cooper A. M. E. Zion church. Topics of world interest will be discussed at the meetings of the forum, which will he held every Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Miss G. Perry, Garis Reserve secretary at the Linden Branch Y W. C. A.. announces the Girls' Reserves will give a pageant, "The Christmas Spirit" Sunday afternoon. December 27, at 4 30 o'clock. The Girl's Reserves are planning a Christmas party for poor children next Wednesday at 7 o'clock, and the sponsors are asking all to cooperate by telephoning the names of such children to the branch and by offering the service of autos to bring the children to the party. Gifts should be sent to the association before December 21.
Mrs. Crabb, an old and highly respected pioneer of the state, died during the week. Her funeral indicated the respect in which she was held by the public.
