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THE CHRONICLE ATTENDS A CITY-WIDE HONOR GRAD DINNER
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PLYMOUTH IN
INDOOR CAMP
PROMOTION
Interest Groups Offered
For Benefit Os
Youngsters
Plymouth church open* its first
•
#or. and by the Plynv uth society un.
dcr the leadership of Mrs Jean
V
ment. This camp is conducted for
the children :n the immediate neigh- •
borhood of the church ano other- 1
wise Wild n Jt have an opportunity |
The program - U.d.ud*±: pottery, f
handicraft, ou’.d game#, st ry
-
ten • >
•xp •
*«*•*• a*icms:y p :. s porUci
the direction of r e of the camp
u. :•>
The faculty f the Plymouth stay
one which ;n.: .les M..-* Christine'
Clayb >urne M , £!ul Crawford.
Mw Comic:- R --OT.or.d. Mrs O L.
I.ucas. Miss Cur’lyn Plummer. Mi,s
Dorothy Hrm-pt-rr Mrs. McKiFfney. ’
“Rev J-.-.nn Jnrr.es .i.nd Rc.-d
The camp th:« year certainly mdi-
The boys and g;ils are enjoying the
opp.rtumt.es offorded very much
Th;s stay-at-home camp is mire- •
Jy an extension of the regular so-1
c;a! work program conducted by
the members of Plymouth church
Plymouth .• -■.•-■t;. deserves a great
under th gem-raf direction of Hor
«ee-W - -«.J
I- is e.--.mated that dur.ng the whole
home camp, between 300 and 400
4x>ys—tt«d— ftrit —wnt -be served ■at *
Mi.-? C>: yn P.ummcr has charge
c' •
gene; ph .-••p.-iy f members
Hooded Bandit
Grabs $9.30; Flees
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Alice Maxweii. 4* ' -72 F..• t W ,r
--she had V b-en eP robbed ’• f $9 30 by
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Ir-'tn -h
kn. \ f :id ... H- ' ■•(! :t„ t,l
keep C|’i.*■ t •r. h.--d -hf • me." the
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de= : '. n f •-.* .>cod bandit
WEST POINT APPOINTEE FETED
Snapped by the Chronicle cam
eraman at the reception honor
ing Clarence M Davenport. I Di
versity of Detroit honor graduate
i»ho was recently appointed to
Cnited Staten Military Academy
Rev. Horace White Speaks
To Bee Dew ‘Grads’
Hundreds of D r-it c.t.zer> by Mme Nash the president of
tend ■ •• «.'iir...ny wh.tn ''ho c’.a.*« flower I w.t« presented
• I •
;• idem*? - vr.tr Retf-D-a 1 pained by a lovely ."-’peech of friend- i
vied ;• Mr !' ... i.. 3-
| excic s,;r. jv.. .ifnc 2-V ~t 3 p • ' < president of the alumni
\ ! ns rendered
... ~ . . by Mrs Meeks graduate of Bee
,, v . , ~ Dew Bi auty college. I lass of 1937.
Pi- 1939 class gave a delightful
*--landing room rcndrmn of the familiar song.
I The service was begun by the Trees
es thi Nr • Arnhem in Pro-cn’ati .nos diplomas was ac
i.- ~ n R, H u >ce Whi'e •. - companied by the gift 'from the
t i . Pi\m-.r:i cn r< ... .n.il -dummi f a single, beautiful car
'
•V h7'Tl'i'-.l “**<mblase wri.lr Inc cl.i.vi .-'Will
f r ,t:.-: ivc. and 1,.!-n n i>ummed_iD f.irewtll song.
Man, 37, Guilty
Os Dope Selling
pre-i ntation . f vno claw f 1939 1.-u.< J hnson 37 years old. alias]
r-na’i.vt.« n> H.., .i) t .. . ,„i A... 1 , ul.
by Mia Laura Gibb# instruc- 361 F.-• Milwaukee, was found guil
. r at Bte-De.v and the re p .nsc ;> < f sale and possession of narco
- tics lasi M mday morning before
Abyssinian In in d
Inspiration Week
1 . e.iled. Th defendant was arreted
h:s home .boot 9 lVprn on May
I ,i .... ...cos are be.ng -1 by D.'ective DeSoto .nd George
i ! *h. e< k it Aby.-.' ia Bujv st B "kei They stated Johnson had a
eh ■ 100 RUwll street. Rev '’ache cf dope eoneraled in a vase-
H- T-. • .-. '* •• Pi fi-iim -he b .-tle h;d between some bricks
• ren the -oik has beni.ith his h0..-e H premises had
p.i.r.re'd .! f- Tin; r -day been under "n«rrvatiin fc»r some
• renin" J-rne 29. Mt Taboifßaptist l '™e. they revealed, prior to his
church and th. ir. Rev. C. L.. Was- arrest. -
J. ' ... .■.. ~ , ~n H r h., lf t« need ..'n M mday July A t>y Judge
'T.'-v »«•: v t. ! rliide the penaPy #*n each of the two
S DISCRIMINATING PEOPLE
“ Funeral Home
\ V 693 Mack Ave. Near Hastings
WHEN OUT MOTORINC
VI j! T
Mitchells
Hotel
FOR YOi JR
Chicken Dinner
Served Road House Style
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LIQUORS
MODERN SPACIOUS
REASONABLE
1415 S. Fort Street. Detroit
Rooms $1.50-52.00 A Day
ALWAYS PLEASANT i
WILLIAM MITCHELL. Prop.
Same Location
"r• Vincwood 2-9644
MOST REASONABLE and RELIABLE
Senator CHARLES C. DIGGS, Funeral Director
Mrs. CHARLES DIGGS, Lady Attendant
mr. MICHIGAN CHRONICLE A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
lit
The accompanying photos, by the
Chronicle photographer show
graduates from Commerce. Miller.
Northeastern, Northwestern and
Pershing high schools who were
feted last week at a banquet held
at the Lucy Thurman Y.W.C.A.
1 and sponsored b> the Conant Gar
dens Political Association. W. D.
Morrison, president. Henry S.
Sweeney, member of the Detroit
City Council, and Miss Mary M.
Carothrrs. assistant director of
personnel of the Board of educa
tion. were principal speakers
while others participating on the
program were Ruby Hand Ran
dall. Howard Morrison. Gladys T.
Berry. Myrtle Jackson, Ruth
Askew. Beatrice Allen. L. C.
Blount of the Great Lakes Mutual
Insurance company made the re-
I spouse to the addresses of the
• principals and W. D Morrison
| presented many of the dis
j tinguished guests present. The
j Conant Gardens Political Associa
tion was organized in January of
LA TRAVIATA
REHEARSALS
. GO FORWARD
Maestro Pisricins Elated
Over Rapid Progress
Os Choristers
Rehearsals for Verdi’s opera. "La i
Traviata,” have been advancing
j through the four rehearsals a week j
and despite the warm weather, the
| company has shown marked inter- j
( est in the rehearsals by attending
i regularly. Many new choristers
| have been registered in the past two |
• weeks, due to the spreading of the j
good work that is being accomp-
TlishecTTiy the National Negro Opera, j
Many of the original choristers of
! the maestro have requested a place
j in the company, and some have been |
j Auditions are open to all interested. :
The program that has been drafted
j for the season of 1939-40 will re- ;
quire a massed chorus of 500 mixed
: voices. Beginning in November of |
J this year the national association j
will present "La TravTa fa" cl he - :
j story of w hich you all are familiar, j
l_Dumai. ‘ Camille’* orT’La damme du
Cammilias.” This opera as all others 1
will be sung in a special English j
translation).
I The cast for this production is as
IMfi**
Violetta Vallery—Celeste Cole;
: Alfredo Germont—George Mat- I
thews; Georgte Germont 'pere) --1
West Point. New York. Left to
right: Mrs. Mable F. Flack. Dav
enport receiving congratulations
from ex-Congressman George O'-
Brien. Senator Charles Diggs, and
Prof. S. R. Williams.
VISIT THE
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
590 E. FERRY AVE. TR. 1-0376
Rooms 51.50-$2.00 A Day
A COMFORTABLE DINING ROOM
YOUR CHICKEN DINNER
Served Southern Style
Grand Opening Saturday, June 24
C. STONEY JAMES. Prop.
'jJI
” 4f
1930 in the interest of good gov
ernment and community uplift.
! The graduation dinner has since
j then been an annual affair. Of
ficers of the group are: Mae Cole
: man. first vice president; Milton
white, second vice president;
Claudius N. Berry, secretary;
j Erma White, assistant secretary;
j Bessie Smith, treasurer; Atty.
Charles B. Berry, legal advisor;
; Claude Burney, chaplain; Leon
! Coleman, publicity director. C. A.
Kemp, district president; Robert
Chapman. T. Shamburger, Sarah
Watts, I.udie Morrison. Douglass
1 Shamburger, Elizabeth Johnson,
I Hubert Locke. Eva Vardon, Fred
erick M. Waterfleld, William Por
ter. Percival R. Piper, Howard
Anderson. Irene A. Graves, Albert
Hearndon. W J. Fields. Florenre
Chapman. Mary Grimes, Gladys
Berry Carlton W. Gaines. Charles
J L Ransom. James Smith are
I members of the executive commit
! ter.—Photographs by Langford P.
| James.
IMPERIAL COUNCIL OF NOBLES
OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE TO
HAVE HUGE THRONG AT MEET
t Noble Harlold D. Crosby. Illustri
ous Potentate of Marracci Temple
• No. 13; Flood, general
; chairman of the Imperial Council
session; Wm. H. Garrard, Imperial
“ Oriental guide, a*eng with the other
active Nobles were greatly cheered
by the news brought by the Imperial
Potentate John H Murphy. Imperial
Recorder I. P. Johns and Imperial
assistant Rabban H. Z. Plummer,
who report that conservative esti-
TWO FIGHT OVER TIRE
Hit on the head with a hammer in
' a heated argument over a spare tire.
Roscoe Thompkins, 21, of 1014 Hen
. drie. apartment. 4. stated that his
wounds were received at the hands
: of Rally Le'.man, address unknown.
I Thompkins was treated for a scaip
1 laceration of a minor degree, in
l flicted by blows from a car hammer,
allegedly used by Letman to end
j the argument between the two men
| on last Sunday morning.
LEGAL NOTICE
ANTHONY NELSON,
Attorney-at-law,
517 Hammond Bldg.,
Detroit, Michigan
STATE OF MICHIGAN
| IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
I THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
I MAGGIE McNEIL, Plaintiff
, VS. No. 289-386
! LF.E ROY McNEIL, Defendant
At a session of the court held
in the Court House in the Wayne
County Building, at Detroit, Mich.,
••on-this first day of June, A-D.. 1939..
HON. CLYDE I. WEBSTER
Circuit Judge
It appearing from the affidavit
of Maggie McNeil, now on fille in
this that the defendant, Lee
. Roy McNeil, is not a resident of
I this .state, but that lie resides at
[ 612 Adams street, Monroe, La.
p —tjn motion of Anthony -Nelaon.
attorney for the plaintiff, it is or
dered that the defendant. Lee Roy
McNeil, appear and answer the bill
|of complaint, filed in this cause,
within three months from the date
of tins order or Mid «*»H shall be
-taken as confessed against him.
t It is further ordered that a copy
of this order be published according
to law in the Michigan Chronicle,
and also that a copy of this order
be sent by registered mail to said
defendant at 612 Adams street,
Monroe. La., at least 20 days before
the time prescribed for the appear
ance of the defendant.
CLYDE I. WEBSTER
Circuit Judge
CASPAR or j. LINGEMAN. Clerk
Rv T I. Dunn, deputy clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
Roxborough & Taliaferro,
Attorneys-at-law.
1336 Brush Street,
Detroit, Michigan
STATE OF MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
BRUCE S. SPAULDING. Plaintiff |
V* No. 289712 ■
MARY i:. SPAULDING.
Defendant ]
At a session of said Court held a*
the Court House in the city of
Detroit, in said count, on the 13th
lav of Mme. \ D., 193').
PRESENT:—
The HON. CLYDE I. WEBSTER.
Circuit Judge |
In this cause, it appearing by affi
davit. ou nle that the defendant. ,
Marv E. Spaulding, cannot be
served by process issued out ..t t4.i
the state of Michigan, but that she
resides in the city of San Francisco.
S,: On "nothin"of Roxbornugh and
Taliaferro, attorneys for the plain
tiff.
IT IS ORDERED that the dc
‘ fendant. Alary E. Spaulding, appear
and answer the bill of complaint
filed in this cause, within three
months from the date of this order,
or that «aid I'ill will be taken as
confessed, and that t' i- order he
published in the Michigan Chron
icle. and served, according to law
f CLYDE I. WEBSTER
Circuit Judge-
A True Copv
i CASPAR J. LTN’GFM \N. Clerk
iß> D. DeVogelair, deputy clerk
Edward R. Lockett; Glora Bcrviex—
Leanna Weathers and Leon Patter
son; Annina—Lucille Walker and
Edna Walker; Gastone (Viscount de
Letorieres)—Tolbert Collins: Baron
Douphol fWrold H. Smith and .
Francis Purdie; Marquis D'Obigny i
—John T. Riley; Giuseppe (servant
to Violetta)—Charles Lockett; Doc- |
tor Greenville—Benjamin Parks. j
Such marvelous progress has been ,
nt work of the
cast and chorus -.hat Maestro Pig
gins has granted the prima-donna 1
Celeste Cole, a much needed two |
weeks’ vacation. Mr. Matthews, the
I leading tenor of the company, has
written to inform the maestro that
j he will be in Detroit as soon as he
' fulfills a few more las* minute pro
fessional engagements throughout
j the East.
Maestro Piggins has highly com
plimented-this group upon their
feeling for the dramatics of this
part etriw epwa The entire choral
score lias been commitii-d ’ to
memory in such a short period of
time that it was mecessary to begin
: stage rehearsals.
I For thgsecond half of tht* January
attraction this group will present
I Mascagni’s one-act opera, 'Cavil-
I leria Rusticanna” (to be sung in
English.) Two more operas to be
presented during the 1939-40 sea
son will be announced at a later i
date. Among this group will also be
included a famous light opera.
Definite assignments have not as
yet been made in all the roles of the
'operas in mind. SiVTtrar "those~desir-■
ing to audition for either principal i
roles, chorus, or ballet please con
tact Maestro Stuart F. Piggins any i
Monday. Tuesday. Thursday or Fri
day at the Lucy Thurman Y.W.C.A.
between the hours of 7.30-10 pm. j
The door of the National Negro
Opera Association are open to all j
who have the desire to obtain the |
knowledge of the opera
SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1939
I PROUD PARENTS
BROOKLYN. N. Y June SO
! O D Williams, prominent attor
| ney. was presented with a son on
June 22. The mother and son who
i are confined in Harbor Hospital
are reported doing nicely
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
j County of Wayne
55.—270,207
! At a session of the Probate Court
for said County of Wayne, held at
the Probate Court Room in the
city of Detroit, on the 27th day of
May, in the year, one thousand nine
and thirty-nine.
Present: Thomas C. Murphy,
judge of Probate. In the matter of
the estate of Bessie Bacon, deceased.
■ An instrument in writing purport
-1 ing to be the last will and testa
! ment of said deceased having been
heretofore delivered into this court
for probate:
i It is ordered, That the seventh
! day of July, next, at ten o’clock in
i the forenoon at said Court Room
be appointed for proving said in
strument.
And it is further Ordered. That
a copy of this order be published
three successive weeks previous to
said time of hearing in the Michigan
Chronicle.
THOMAS C. MURPHY.
Judge of Probate
; A True Copy
I ALFRED L. VINCENT
Deputy Probate Register
LEGAL NOTICE
cecilTTward
1926 St. Antoine St.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
County of Wayne ss. 270,951
At a session of the Probate Court
for ;ai■ J i.' iMty of Wayne held
• - Probate Court Room in the
City of Detroit, on the fifth day of
June, in the year, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-nine.
Present: Joseph A. Murphy,
judge of probate. In the matter of
the estate of SYLVIA FRED
ERICK. deceased.
On reading and tiling the petition
1 of Manzy Burdine praying that ad
ministration of said estate be grant
ixd. to Cecil L. Vurd pLJOtne othcr_
suitable person:
j It is ordered. That the thirteenth
; day of July, next, at «tcn o’clock
in the forenoon at said court room
jhe appointed for hearing said pe
tition. And it is further ordered,
that a copy of this order be pub
lished—three Bucce«n»tv* weeks pre
vious to said time of hearing, in the
Michigan Chronicle, a newspaper
1 printed and circulating ill said
I Countv of Wayne.
JOSEPH A. MURPHY
Judge of Probate
: A true copy
, CHARLES R. HARRIS
Deputy Probate Krui^ter
LEGAL NOTICE
RAMON A~MARTINEZ
Attorney Cr Counsellor-at-Law
Detroit. Michigan
STATE OF MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
| IN CHANCERY
i GUILT.ERM() LERM A. Plaintiff,
v £ v. j.vi m
MARIA ESPINOS \ I.I"KM V
‘ At a session of >aid Court,, held
•in thr » TTimty Rmldmg. City of Ue-
I Michigan, on t hi*, the 22nd day of
June. V D. 1939.
i Present, the—
: lion. VDOLPH F M:\RSt HNF.R
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
j,.f Guillermo Lerma. plaintiff, here
tufore filed and made a part of
j ti e record hereof, that the defend
ant in this action, Maria Espinosa
1 -aid defendant i- a rc-ident of the
I Republic of Mexico, and that her
-
Republic of Mexico.
v Mat
'tine/, attorney for the plaintiff.
IT IS ORDERED that t|je de
fendaut. Maria Espjno-a l.erma. ap
three month*'from Cos date of this
I will be taken as confos-ed acainst
the said defendant: and.
| It i- further ordered that this
r
* order I be h sent ,h bv n .T-iere'/ mail
faith return reo-t .TemamCd. *6
I thr la*t known address of the -aid
| defendant, at least he
| ADOLPH F MARSCHNER
\ True Copv
C \STAR 1 LINV.rM \X. clerk
By D. Debogitacr, Deputy Clerk
mates place the’ contemplated at
• tendance at this session at 25.000
■ T< xas
bringing a j- int delegation by char
tered train and 'he largest band in
7 Texas.“ Similar delegations Trre rei
I ported from
I the Virginias. In fact, the south and
| southwest will be present en masse,
1 or in the vocabulary of the spell
| binder—" From the lakes to the
! gull; from the Pacific to the Atlan-
I tic and along the rockbound coast
of Maine." the Camel Trains are
. coming. The general trek is toward
| the Oasis of Detroit.
LEGAL NOTICE
Roxborough and Taliaferro,
Attorneys-at-law,
1336 Brush Street,
Detroit, Michigan
STATE OF~MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
I THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
LOUISE WILLIAMS. Plaintiff
Vs. No. 288,727
ROBERT WILLIAMS, Defendant
| At a session of said Court held
at the Court House in the City of
Detroit, in said County, on the 25th
! day of May. A. D., 1939.
j PRESENT: THE HON. HEN
RY G. NICOL, Circuit Judge.
In this cause, it appearing to the
court by affidavit on file that
chancery summons has been issued
out and under the sea! of this court,
I for the appearance of said defend
i ant 1 erein, and that the same could
i not be served on or before the re
! turn day thereof, because the said
I defendant, being a resident of the
Village of Inkster, County of
Wayne and State of Michigan, was
I conccTucTtlicrcm;-rrnrb''rrfd e
summons has been returned with
j the certificate endorsed thereon,
’showing that after diligent search
and inquiry, said defendant could
! not be served on or before the
return day of said summons in said
state of Michigan:
On motion of Roxborough and
Taliaferro, Attorneys for the Plain- ]
-tiff,
IT IS ORDERED that the said
i Robert Williams, cause his appear- j
! ancvJO be entered in this court j
! within three months from the date j
! of this order, and in case of his ap- !
i pcaraucc, he cause his answer to
I the plaintiffs bill of complaint to'
be filed, and a copy thereof to be;
!served upon the attorneys for the j
j plaintiff, within 20 days after serv- |
1 ice upon him of a copy of said bill, j
| and notice of this order, and that
I in default thereof, the said hill be
taken as confessed by the said de
! fendant.
j IT IS FURTHER ORDERED
! that a copy of this order be pub
lished in the Michigan Chronicle
and served according to law.
HENRY C NICOL. 1
Circuit Judge
A True “Copv
, CASPAR I LINGEMAN. Clerk
; Rv: T. J. Dunn. Deputy Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
Roxborough & Taliaferro,
Attorneys-at-law,
1336 Brush Street,
Detroit, Mich.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOP
THE COUNTY OF WAYNE
IN CHANCERY
ALLEN IVORY*Plaintiff
■ VS. No. 289467 .
ALPHA IVORY. Defendant
At a session of said Court held
at the Court House in the city of
Detroit, in said county, on the sth
j day of June. A. D. 1939.
• Present: THE HON CLYDE 1
WEBSTER. Circuit Judge.
In this cause, it appearing by
.affidavit on file that the defendant.
Alpha I' -tv. cannot 1 e «crved b\
process issued out of this court
as she i« not a resident of thi
state of Michigan, but that she re
sides in the city of Bretiham. state !
[of Texas:
On motion of oxborßough and :
Taliaferro, attorneys for the plain
tiff,
I IT IS ORDERED that the de
fendant, Alpha Ivory, appear and '
• answer the bill of complaint filed .
in this cause, within three months
from the date of this order, or that
1 said bill will J>e taken as confes«ed
and that this order be published ip
the Michigan Chronicle, and
1 served, according to law.
| CLYDE I. WEBSTER
Circuit Judge
A True Copv
IC.ASPA EM AN. Cler l
‘By; T. j puty CT.if