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PAGE SIX
CL ÜBS
FRA TERN I TIES
Clara Young Makes Her Debut As Charming Harpist
GADDIIIGS
By GLADYS MILLS
The AKA. sorors have secured Clement Mills as stage
manager for their current production, “The Dark Tower*....
which is to be presented Friday, June 0, in thg Art Institute..
«.so the stage effects will bo up to snuff.
We can hardly wait to see the play Nimrod Carney Is
at his best, we hear, as a slimy-type of villain who plays with
white mice throughout the play.
Geraldine Bledsoe has a good chance to steal the show,
as an eccentric spinster... .ditto, Betty Cain, as a sharp
tongued servant.. . .Bob Hayden has given his all as director
... .rehearsing every night.... how that lad can take it....
jumping right out of the title role in “The Life of Booker T.
Washington.” knee deep into the directorship of "The Dark
Tower,** plus his authoring of anew play of his own.
* * *
Decoration day dawned clear and bright and crowds of
eager fun lovers sought respite at different places... .there
was one contingent that took in thnspeed races in Indian
apolis... .they took time out to send us a post card
George Higgins and Nimrod Carney motored down.,. .to the
races and-also to see George’s mother who is there for the
summer... .others who were there were Evelyn Solomon...
Art Johnson ....... Richard Anderson .lohn-Uuvis„_Willa.
Lacy... .and Katherine Anderson... .Rosa Reid writes from
Danville, 111 she says she is haviug a grand time and will
go to Indianapolis before coming home.... Mrs. Cloyd B.
Smith was also among tlifJse who spent last week-end out of
town she paid a visit to the home folk in Indiana.
Some went to Great Lakes Country club others to the
race track the greater number went to the Sphinx picnic
out at Mid West Lake Just a large bunch went up
on Monday night and had so much fun that they were
just about tuckered out the day of the picnic.... The Monday
night gathering included... .Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bleach....
Mr. and Mrs. H. B TaliafeiTo and TaTiHa and Burghardt
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hines and Sula Mae Baker Lillian
Brown and Ernest Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks. .
..Teddy Blackmon Ben Henderson Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Spencer.... Dr. and Mrs. Walter Harmon Dr.
Alf Thomas Jr Sam Thomas ‘‘Flash” Harris... .Bob
Thomas. .. .Violet Banks Dr. and Mrs. Boyington Milton
'. Marion Taylor and Roberta McQuire Dr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Edwards Dr. V. G. Tolbert.
* * *
Tuesday there was a steady stream of cars wend
ing their way mid-westward the occupants wore all
manner of smart sports attire The addition of spirited
horses and a speed boat, brought out snappy jodphurs and i
gay sailing togs the day was warm enough for a dip. and
some chose to just stroll and drink in the sweet country air
„ . . still others spent the time jltterbuggtn in the pavilion...
.. .'seen on the grounds were Dr. and Mrs. Theodore White
'"..Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Burris Mr. and Mrs. Heywood
Ligogns . .Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lowell
Cuzzeus Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Loomis Mrs. Edith Wat
son . .Mr. and Mrs. Brummel Penick Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Webster Dr. and Mrs. Paul Alexander Mr. and Mrs.’
Grover Lang... .Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hicks... .Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Roberts. .. .Charlotte Phillips.. .Dr. William Howard
Dr. and Mrs. Clement Scott.. . .Hubert Bland Dr.i
and Mrs. B. Seabrooks... .Lucille Lee Howard Chambers i
......Mrs. Sadie Tines.
* * *
Eddie Swan is having his home on Hooseveit. ■ ■ .all dune
over in grand fashion anent his impending marriage to j
Betty Stokes of Cleveland... .which will take place.... on
June 17 at St. Andrews Episcopal church, in Cleveland
The re-.-’rp’ion ‘be wedding will he at the Cosmo-!
politan club... . A number of Eddie’s good Kappa brothers;
are going over for the wedding Evelyn Solomon, who is
a good chum of Betty’s, is having a miscellaneous shower,
for her next Saturday at the Frogs club.
Arthur Wise is recovering, but slowly, from an emergency
appendectomy ... at Parkside hospital . . . We could name
at least one person who hasn’t missed a single visiting hour.
* * *
Cadence Hines was thrown from a horse recently and is
quite banged up... .her right arm is badly torn as a result
of its catching into a barbed wire fence to say nothing
of a sharp green gabardine slack suit... .which was torn
to ribbons.
* * *
Ben Webster was here for Decoration Day and was
Tony radiant lie has only a month to go now and he
will be home to stay a full fledged mortician.
★ ★ *
Th#* On.f-yas an ■; ■*:*-•• r‘:i- n COCktAil party . . It
riub Plantation Sunday. June 18 between the hours
. _
I Arlene, and Sharon Burton. Laverna 1
j Schuster, Mary Ann, Mildred, Bella }
j and Sevar.a demon. Corliss Hunter.
Janice and Norma Whitby . . . I
■ Patricia and Charljtta Whitby . . . |
I Dor.- and Iris Bell . . Myron and
Billy Doughertly;
Jr-rry Or*rr. Myzeil and Be’mee
1 Sowell. Aurelia Walton. Lucy How
ard. Carol and Harvey Shaw. Dor- I
othy Priestly Betty Givens. Her
bert and Harriett McFadden. Roy
Attorney and Mr*. Harold Bled-1
*oe of King avenue . . . honoredj
their daughter. Cornelia a r
b:rthday par*.'', her fourteenth, on
Sunday afternoon. June 4. from 4
until 8 . . . Cornelia rece.vei her;
gues:? in a da.nty blue shadow!
print dre*;. of rrgar.Tir—with a cun-1
n:ng jacket, b in and with lace . . .
her shoes ar.d sttk wer* of white
. . . Dor.s Bel! Je.-.nne Waundless.;
Harriet McFadder. ar.d Geraldine
Bledsoe. assisted her m serving and
Itcttir.g the g-<rr.* < s’ai-d. r.fter
time to go home . . . those of the
younger set who were pre;c*r.t in
cluded Andrew* Wa :no.<-«. Peggy
Jean Burris. Burghardt T aferro.
CET THE HABIT OF
EATING AT
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IN DETROIT
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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE . • A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
SOCIETY
CELESTIAL HARMONY
right: (standing), the Misses Bet-
Foster, Rose Crawford, Virginia
Eiland. Naomi Moore. Esther
Parker. Dorothy Thurston, and
Charming young ladies of the Le
gato rlub Vocal Hnartlj CMfH
at their recital last Friday at the
Lucy Thurman Y.W.C.A. Left to
Stephens. Hewitt Brown,
[ and Louise Loomis, Velma May.
I Sally and Phillip Giles. Hortense
Reed, Lillian Ellen Jones. Ellen and
Barbara Ivy, Valera Cox. Zelma
Smith. Vivian McFall, Joandeil
RuSsell, Joan Kennedy, Rose Camp
bell.
Tin* S,lhouettes, had a apioy not
ing at the Frogs club, as guests of
Cecelia Graham, last Saturday
night. Their president, Mary Helen
Loving, presided . . . after the
meeting they adjourned and went
down stairs to partake of a deli
cious luncheon . . . Cecelia is a
charming hostess and entertains
beautifully . . . those who enjoyed
her hospitality were Margaret Ben
nett, Lollie Walker, Leona Richey,
Jeanetta Whitby, M. Lee, B. Blount,
Dorothy Penick, G. Bowen, Mar
jorie Hackett, Prudence Perry,
| Helen Cathcart, who has recently
l recovered from a severe illness
D. Burgess. H. Gillespie, Shirley
Loving, Billie Murphy, Vivienne
Cooper, Gladys Barthwell. G.
Walker, and a Miss Reeves, niece of
Helen Cathcart, who comes Jrom
1 Newport News. Va„ and a Miss
; Rede, also a visitor to the Silhouette
; meeting . , ,
Mrs. C. Harrison
With Party On
Her Birthday
Mrs. C. J. Harrison of Jay street
I w as really surprised when members
rdf the St. Paul Art club of which
j she is president, gathered at her
I' home last Saturday and pounced
upon her when she entered with
cries of ‘ Happy Birthday."
Tne honoree was presented with
a lovely, mammoth birthday cake
j and several beautiful gifts,
j Among those ‘'•njoyi'ng the fun
I were: Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Coleman.
1 Mr. ar.d Mrs. J. Aikens, Mr. and
: Mrs. Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. H John
son. Mr. and Mrs. William Ban
i nister, Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Bradley,
1 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Newton, Mr.
| and Mrs. Houston. Mr. and Mrs.
1 W. L. H. Haprison, Mrs. Talley. Mrs.
J M. Davis, Mrs. L. Lampton. Mrs. C.
Hall, Mrs. L. Grey and daughter,
. Mrs, M. Harris and Mrs. W. M.
Howell.
Y’ Camp To
Open 12th
Season
Plans are now complete for Camp
Norcom's 12th season. This camp
sponsored by the Lucy Thurman
branch of the Detroit i.W.C.A., will
I be directed this'season by Miss Hel
; en M. Wright and will be open to
j school girls from 10 to 18 years from
| July 15 through August 12.
Registration may be made now at
j the Lucy Thurman branch of the!
I Detroit Y.W.C.A. for periods of one I
week or longer.
| Camp Norcom has everything iir
j a grand vacation—sl acre? of wood
ed land on the shofft of Lake Nord
ham, a private lake, tennis courts,
dock and float, comfortable cabins!
i and recreation lodge. College |
j trained counsellors chosen for their l
i skill in sports and their knowledge)
and understanding of girls, will have '
charge of all camp activities. Free 1
instruction will be given in swim-1
ming, tennis, and all other camp I
sports and activities.
Mrs. William Williams Is chairmen '
I of the camp committee and under I
her direction plans have been com-j
j pleted for a fine summer for all girls j
I who choose to spend their vacations
at Camp Norcom. Illustrated folders l
} N are now available at the Lucy Thur
i man branch Y WC A.. 569 East Eli
zabeth street, and may be secured
there.
.Mrs. Wade Hostess j
For Granddaughter,
! Mrs. M. L. Wade played hostess!
j at a birthday party last week for j
* her granddaughter, Laverne Rich- f
1 ardson who was six years old last!
j Saturday, June 3. .1
I Among the youngsters who helped j
j Laverne celebrate the j
■ sion were: Joseph and Juanita
! Price. Agnes,and Rose Berry, Peter!
; Ashpan, Naxine, Joyce, Carolyn and j
■ Doyle Mcßryde, Clifford Woolridge, j
| Calvin White. Billy Ramon. Bon j
i Richardson Jr., and James Arthur i
j Ramsoh.
A cork substitute ‘made by pre=s
-1 ing potato skins into sheets, and
j drying them has been invented in
| Germany.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
PRESENTS
The Dark Tower
BY
Alexander Woollcott and Ceorge Kaufman
JUNED ART INSTITUTE
STARRING
FRANCES CALLOWAY
ROBERT HAYDEN
FEATURING
|ESSIE CARRINGTON BETTY CAIN
NIMROD CARNEY CERALDINE BLEDSOE
|OHN FRAZIER McKINLEY WILSON
YVONNE LUCAS CEORCE HIGCINS
RALPH CAZORT >
Directed by Robert Hayden
CURTAIN—B:3O PM.
Prices —5O c, 75c, SI.OO
Tickets May Be Secured from the Y.W.C.A.
and from Sorority Members
Box Office at Art Institute Open After 2PM Friday
Commonwealths 1
In A Gay Dance
Over Weekend
The Commonwealth club did It |
again. The members added another
successful dance to their long list.
! A smooth dancing floor, dim lights
land music by Gloster Current was
| the setting for the gay dance last
| Friday night at the spacious and
cool Mayfair ballroom.
I Ladies gaily bedecked In some
j cool summer creations of various j
| colors, each gown trying to out- 1
! deck the other, men togged in sport
and late fashions, chatted, danced.
and enjoyed themselves from 9 ’til
early morning hours.
At least three hundred came out,
in spite of threatening summer
showers, in spite o l layoffs at the
auto plant, making a shortage of
wmtld-be dancers, to take in ano
ther Commonwealth social affair.
Among the charming, gorgeously
gowned matrons, debs and ladies
were: Mrs. Zoia Boyd, Mrs. Thelma
Haley. Mrs. Henry Foster. Mrs.
Lelia Radcliffe, Mrs. Elizabeth
Barnes, Mrs. Sadie Chuck, Mrs. Abil
Reynolds. Mrs. Velma Lawhorn,
and Mrs. Armenia Walker.
Others were: Ethel Stevenson,
Mrs. Bertha Allen, Herbert Rice,
and Christine Hardiman, the George
Solomons, Ozella Bardwell, the
Henry Abrams, the Thad Vickers,!
Mrs. Geraldine Robinson, Miss Pa
! trica Young. Walter Duckett, Wal-
L ter Miles. Mrs. Joseph Andrews,
! Benetta Mehane. Ernest Watson,
Benjamin Knight, Verne Richson,
Lucy Lee Richardson, Mrs. Faleria
Jackson, Mrs. Lucile Marinawich.
Mrs. Thaddeus Vickers of the
Hawkins’ Beauty shop sold the most
tiskets and was awarded a prize
(a midget radio) by the band maes
tro. Gloster Current.
Bernice Walker presented her
“Swinging on the Plantation” re
vue. Curly Brooks, emcee, did a
song and dance number, with an
emphasis on the Chinese splits.
Blake Morris, gag-man was Old
Uncle Tom of the plantation. A
three-girl chorus and Current's
music converted the dance floor |
into a night club. The dancers'
crowded around the performers and
went for the show in a big way, I
showing their approval with a
thunderous applause. The show
was good . . only too short.
Chorus Holds
Sunday Musical
In observation of its second anni
versary the Tabernacla chorus will
render a musical program, Sunday, j
June 11, at 4 p.m. Featured on the
program will be Professor George
A. Gullatt, well known tenor soloist
\ and director of Pilgrim Baptist
choir, of Chicago, 111.
N. H. Holloway's Pro-Musica-
I Dramatique Society, Ulysses Brown,
organist at St. Stephens A.M.E.
church and Mrs. Margaret Jones of
Second Baptist church will be
among others who will participate j
on the program.
Tabernacle church at the corner
j of Milford and Beech wood avenues
will be the scene of the presenta-
Johnnie Marie Lane. Seated is
Miss Clara Young, director of the
ensemble, with her harp. (Story
elsewhere).
'Y' Business
Federation To
End Season
.=... 1
Mrs. Christine S. Smith, who has j
just returned from a three months'
tour of Europe and West Africa, will
be the guest of honor and speaker at!
a special meeting of the Industrial |
Federation of Lucy Thurman branch
Y.W.C.A., on Sunday. June 18, af the
Great Lakes Country club.
This is to be an ii.spirational serv
ice for the purpose of installing the
federation officers who will be elect
j ed at the annual meeting on Thurs
day, June 15, at 7:30 o’clock. All
members and friends of the federa
tion are invited to motor out to en
joy tne affair and to greet Mrs.
Smith, who has resumed her duties
! as residence secretary at the Lucy
(Thurman branch Y.WC.A.
Mrs. Thomas Matthews is to speak
at the annual meeting on June 15.
which terminates the regular club
[ activities for the summer,
j The social affairs of the federation
i will end on a gay note on Monday,
( evening. June 19, at 8:30 o’clock,
j with a reception and dance at the 1
I Lucy Thurman branch Y.M.C.A..
j which the business and industrial j
; committee is sponsoring,
| Members of the planning commit-
I tee are Miss Minnie Darden. Mrs.
l Florence Hendley of the Les Pa-'
gettes club: Miss Musetta Anderson '
and Mrs. Lena Gaskill of the Sap-1
j phire club, and Miss June Crosby of
the Sequoia club. Miss Gwendolyn
Thompson is president of the In
i Broyles is chairman of the business]
j and industrial committee.
Charming Guest
Likes Motor City!
. Miss Ida Pace, charming debu-!
j tante of Columbus, Ga„ arrived in!
| the motor city last Tuesday evening j
and says she will make this her i
j home. She is living with her brotta
j or. Burrell Pace, at 671 Chandler.)
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SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1933
CALENDAR EVENTS
WOMANS INTERESTS
One Hundred
And Fifty Hear
A Fine Recital
Harold Smith Gives A
Brilliant Performance
j By PEARL L. WALKER
| Perseverance has as its reward
isuch remarkable achievement as
| was exemplified last Friday eve
ning at the Lucy Thurman Y.W.
C.A. when Miss Clara Young, tal
ented young pianist, made her bow’
before Detroit's art public as a po
tentially brilliant harpist.
Miss Young in this initial ap
pearance in her new role gave *i
masterful interpretation of “The
PieludV by Chalmers and suc
ceeded in lifting her' listeners to
new heights of celestial ecstacy as
she presented "Angelus” by Renie.
- - m was I.* -
old Thomas Smith, popular young
baritone of “Aida" fame, singing
"Where Ere You Walk - ’ and "Hear
Me! Ye Wind and Waves" by Han
del. “Now Heaven In Fullest Glory
Shone" by Hayden, and Sullivan’s
j "Lost Chord.’’ Mr. Smith was ac
companied at the piano by Miss
j Young.
Befitting as a background to
these stellar attractions was the Le
gato club vocal ensemble in tender
harmony presenting several selec
ias Mendelssohn. Coleridge-Taylor,
land Bureligh. "Sing Me a South
ern Song." by Strickland, was in
terpreted in swingtime by the en
semble. Miss Young accompanied
the singers with her harp,
j The Lagato club advisor is Miss
Carol Niles of the music depart
j ment of Cass Technical high school.
I Members of the club comprising the
vocal ensemble were: the Misses
I Alma Smith, Betty Brown, lather
jParker, Rose Crawford, Naomi
("Sfoore, Johnnie Marie Lane. Dul
: cenia Foster, Virginia Eiland and
Dorothy Thurston.
j Ushers for the recital were: the
! Misses Patricia Young. Joyce Camp
! bell. Mary Louise Griffin and I*a
! Vance Stantley.
In Musicale
MISS MARGARET MATTHEWS
Popular young Detroiter and ac
complished musician will be pre
sented In > musicale at the Lucy
Thurman Y.W.C.A., June 23, by
the New Idea Social rlub. Miss
Matthews will graduate from the
University of Michigan this June.
Miss Theresa Bailey, soprano, will
assist in the recital.
Missionary Society
Os Shiloh Is Host
The missionary of Shiloh Baptist
church was host last Tuesday at the
regular monthly missionary break
fast chat held at the Christian Cen-
Present -were: Mrs. Pope, state
president; Mrs. Mattie G. Anderson,
director of Christian Center: Mrs.
Martha Hill. Mrs Lula Givens, Mrs.
M. O. Ross, Mrs. Hattie Dodd, Mrs.
Nellie Page, Mrs. Beatrice Arling
ton, Mrs. Collins. Mrs. Leona Reid,
Mrs. Beulah Smith. Mrs. Ada Hig
genbotham. Mrs. Gladys Hardwick,
Mrs. Abbie C. White. Mrs. Carrie E.
Phillip*, Mr*. Roxie Van Dyke, Mrs.
Lena King and Mrs. Walker effi
ciently saw to it that every one
present was well serviced.
Home For Girls
The dreams of Mrs. Mary Allen
will be realized Sunday, when the
“Home for Girls," located at 428-34
Medburry between Brush and
Beaubien will be opened
The building is a 16-room two
family flat newly decorated and
remodeled to accommodate 10 girls
with modern conveniences consist
ing of living room and bedroom.
The public is cordially invited to
inspect this convenience for girls.
Omega Co-ed Hour
CLUB PLANTATION
Sunday, June 18, 1939
From 5:30 until 12 O'clock
Here You Are Boys And Girls
V \v
ERSKINE HAWKINS
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
“The Twentieth Century Gable"
AT
Graystone Ballroom
and Gardens
MONDAY, JUNE 12
Adv. Sale Tickets, 70c At Door, 85c
Dancing 9-3 A.M. Doors Open 7:30 P.M.
COME EARLY ANI) DON’T MISSI

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