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PAGE SIX
CL ÜBS
FRATERNITIES
GfIDDIIIGS
By GLADYS MILLS j
That constant jingling In our ears this summer... will
be Wedding Bells It would seem from the numerous
planned and rumored trips to the altar, that we will be kept
as busy as a band of one-armed fiddlers at a Fair,, .what,
with the showers, receptions, etc.. . that we must attend, I
In order to give the proper send-off. Before this Issue |
reaches the street.. Louise Simms will be Mrs. George |
Taylor Then Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Mary Penlck and
Billy Seipret will be married We hear from a very, very
reliable source that Dr. Bob Bennett and the beauteous
Katherine Gordon of Chicago, have reached an agreement,
which mav culminate this month... she will be In the city
this week’end. .. .things can happen... -An enormous tel-1
egram, read at the Carter’s reception told of Ethel Childs [
and Lowell Baker’s betrothal the wedding Is to be in j
early September It Is an accepted fact . . that Peggy J
Houston Coates of Washington, at present house guest of]
the Dr. Harold Johnsons. .. .will at some time, and soon,:
t 00.... be Mrs. Horace Johnson... .so don’t say we didn’t j
tell you
* * *
The new Mrs. Carter rates all the adjectives of admir-1
atlon that we can muster up....from our limited vocab
ulary She Is very, very attractive.. charming.. .gra
cious and Just plain.... darned cute . she Is petite
Clive skinned has very luscious white, close cropped curls,
which frame a youthful patrician face... .We adore her
and at the timo we met her Dr. Carter was at her side
....fairly beaming
* * *
Maudelle Bousfield and Anne Harney both of "Chi”
... visited In town, for the holiday week end guests of
Dr. and Mrs. Alf. E. Thomas Sr young Alt. was very
attentive to the stately Bousfield lass....we thought her
charming. ..the air of being to-the-manner-bom, seemed
very much a part of her... .she is ta11... .even the "Gad
dings.” who could never be called a midget, had to look up
to her.... . Her hair is long, brown and wavy and she wears
ii ala the duchess of Windsor The other visitor, who |
seemed to have succumbed to the iron clad tins of Le
•’Flicker” Harris. .. .was very tiny. , . .sort of the clinging
vine type. . .and "Flash” w : as letting no grass grow |
when we saw them, which was all day... .Monday and!
Tuesday.
* * *
Sam Thomas seems to be directing his attentions to
Margaret McCall these hot summer days.
* * *
"Trudy" Jackson and Charlie Cole remain as close as
A is to B but she tells us that rumors, naming them as
a marriage threat are untrue.
We have a card from Lucinda Murtishaw who Is doing
all right in New York she says Charlie Clark of Toledo
was over for a week and not long ago The Claude
Coopers write us that they are relaxing, mast much at
Idlewild
* * *
The Taliaferros’ new home on Alger... .will be air con
ditioned They will be moving in any day now.
Margaret Graham is very ill in Henry Ford hospital
Edythe Johnson came home from the Fourth of July picnic
at Midwest, and went right to bed, under the doctor’s care.
She is very little improved at this writing.
* * *
Juanita Parker is back in town for the summer from
Chicago, where she attended school last year.
* * *
Mr and Mrs Herman Haynes of Roanoke, Va are
visitors of the past week Mr. Haynes is the brother of
Mrs. Alf. Thomas.
* * a
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finley—.:. are in Wichita, Kan?. ....
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Helen Anderson.
* * *
Mrs. Elgin Varner was hostess to Mrs Tessie Wilson of
Muskogee. Okla last Saturday for a buffet luncheon
... and to meet friends whom she knows in Detroit....
Mrs. Wilson is the aunt of Ernestine Walker Those who
attended were. . ..Mesdames Pearl Dezon... .Clara Fullum
.. Murphy Graham Lottie Washington Florence
Johnson. . . TfeinTobirisonTiTTßuthStiltgus... .Will* Young
....and Mrs. Ada Finley.
a * *
Jonnie Clyde Campbell, the charming young co-ed daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Campbell of 311 Trowbridge avenue
is taking her first college work at the U. of M Between
times she manages to get around in the younger social
Bet _Last week end found her at a party given by Vunies
Barrow.. Being all the way from South Carolina
Jonnie was all excited about going to the home of the
Brown Bomber.
Members of the S. J. F. club and their guests spent Wed
nesday of last week on Belle Isle. Played baseball, etc.,
and went canoeing. Those present were Bertha Cook and
CUnton-Canady Gladys House and Walter House
Roberta Greenidge and John Roxborough.... Christine
Smoot and Demarr Solomon Gwendolyn Harkless and
Billy A11en.... Burney Watkins and Jack Barthwell.... Helen
Nuttall and Charles Diggs.. .Margaret Wells and Raymond
Carter . ..Valeria Tandy and Bernard Donald .Doris
Tibbs and Billy Horner.. .Theodore Washington, Esther
Gordy, Claire Monsamie, Elayne Whittington, and Theresa
Terrell.
* * *
A hilarious crowd spent Fourth of July eve....out at
Mid-West lake all of whom vowed that they would see
“Old Sol” come up and they kept their word The
hotel was full and all the cottages., the Sandman just
gave it up as a bad job... Ernest Fisher learned that
Frogs can be disturbing, no end and “Flash” Harris
earned the new nickname of "Flitting Percy”... “Bunny
Duck” Henderson plyed all to bursting with his product,. .
good old Pfeiffers and the Phil Roberts’ room No. 12
was the cocktail lounge. .. “nuff sed.”.. .Over nlte guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moody Marlon and Margie
Carter . . Rev. Horace White. . Theresa Bailey Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Roberts... Lillian 8r0wn.... Sula Mae Baker
Cadence Hines.... Ben Henderson Jr Leona Luckey
Helen Bryant... Sam Thomas . . .Dr. Alf. Thomas Jr.
.. .Maude!! Bousfield. .. Anna Harvey. . .Dr. and Mrs. Alf
Thomas Sr Hardy Harris... Ben Henderson.. . .Maxine
and Hortense Fears Ferris Cole and millions of hungry
mosquitoes.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson christened the new
Alpha House with a dancing party honoring Margaret
Houston Coates of D. C... last Thursday night
They claim that their club ii going j
to be quite the thing.
* * *
Any children who wish to parti-!
cipate in the production of “Snow j
White and the Seven Dwarf*’’ . . * '
and who are not over 16 years of
age . . . will please come to the ,
Guild Hall of St Cyprians churcn,
Friday, July 14 at 2 p.m.
North-end folk . . may he |
heckled by members of the Silver i
Balls club . . to cuy a some
what nammy-made ticket, to what
they term a “Festival ” . . . The
members' ages range from ten to
twelve and they are Leona Luckev
. . Gwendolyn B-anam *
Priscilla Young . . Marlyr. John
con . • . Mattie McCullough. • • .
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
SOCIETY
MISS MILLS CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY
in the fun Photo 1: Around the
table, left to right, are Priscilla
Young. Mattie McCullough. Gwen
dolyn Branam, Albert Barnes,
Mrs. J. 11. Sparks, wife of the doc
tor, surprised her young visitor
cousin with a birthday party, July
3 while the two other cousins.
Margaret and fssbell Mills, joined
| well . . . James Theriot . . .
Ralph Mason . . . Jones Foster . . .
Johnathan Edwards . . Estee
Holcomb . . . Samuel White . . .
and Marion Hicks. . . .
* * *
Mrs. Lucille Davis Is recuperat
ing . . . from an appendectomy
... at Trinity hospital. . . . She
will be out again soon, we hope. . .
* * *
We have a long interesting letter
from I. Ward Coleman ... he is
getting along fine ho fay*, after hi*
siege in the hospital. . He says
he gets the Chronicle every week
and was very surprised to read
about his illness here ... he thinks
we are a pretty good snooper to j
/et the dope all the way from Ne* ;
York. ... He gets a big kick
>ut of reading about the home town j
folk and especially about his little
'ephew, Hewitt Brown who is now
yetting to be society news, what
with his growing into quite a hand
some young man all of a sudden.
. . . “Coley” has been in the hos
pital since June 12 but will be out
soon . . . next week in fact, and
will go to the home of a friend
in Westchester county for two
weeks, to recuperate further
Jolly Strollers In
Cabaret Party
The Jolly Strollers club, number
two, enjoyed a very gay cabaret
party at Henry's Grill last week.
Some of the guestts included the
“Yard Dog Club,” Van Moseley,
president: the Detroit Business Men,
John Woodward, president; Bloc
Ribbon club, Mrs. Lillian Smith,
acting president; Volkema Sport
ettes, Alberta Moore, president; and
other*.
The group also recently enjoyed
a successful fashion review and
dance and is now making plans for
a dance which will be held on Au
gust 14. Mildred Johnsop, scribe 1
Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Simpson of
Charleston, W. Va., are visiting,
their family in Detroit. Mich. En
route they visited friends in Cana
da and left for their home Tuesday.
Lovely Visitor
Mggmmmm S3llE
MRS. ELSIE B. TURNER
Known throughout the Village as
•'Brown Gal.” returned to the
Motor City last Saturday evening
from her home In Birmingham.
Ala. The lovely Mrs. Turner Is
at present visiting her mother,
Mrs. Fannie Fenner, at 2619 Elm
wood avenue.
Father Malcolm Gray Dade sailed
for Amsterdam, Holland this week,
along with Mrs. Ernestine Postles
... as representative of the Y.M.
C.A.
* * *
Mr ar.d Mrs. Addison Sweeney
and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Romeo
of Kansas City . . . returned to
their homes last Friday, after a
delightful visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Entzminger of Tireman avenue. .
Other visitors of the past week
were Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Sweeney
and their 17-year-old daughter,
Mary Evelyn ■ ■ . thpy Mil from .
Clncninati and were house guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sweer.ey
of Parker avenue ... the Messrs.
Tweerey are brothers. . . . Amontj
thy many lovely parties given for
"them during their Stay . . . was a
dinner party at the Chicken Shack.
. . The hosts were Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Harvey and Mr. and Mrs.
John Taliaferro. . . . Mrs. Ernest
Sweeney left the city last Thurs
day for Danville. Ky. ... to attend
the fur.eral of her sister.’ . . .
Friends and relatives are deeply
grieved at the passing of Mrs. Henri
etta Lee. . . She had lived In
Detroit for the greater portion of
her life and leaves many friends |
who mourn her untimely death. .
The “Colymn" will always remem- i
her the gratitude she showed us I
for helping her find her dog,
"Whimpy" by name, of which she !
was unusually fond, and who strayed
away one day causing her no end
of anxety. . . Being a great lover
of animals, we mentioned it here
and “Whimpy" was returned . .
for which small favor, w r e gained
a friend who came to our aid in
a time of dire need. . . . Little
lonely dog. he has lost a friend who
understood him ... we offer our
sincerest condolences to the be
reaved family . . .
* * *
The Regal club met Thursday . .
at the home of Johnathon Edwards
. 1984 East Lafayette. . . .
Members present included . . .
Nathancl Wicks . . . Jesse Tid-
YOUR COURSE IN
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Announces a 50 r; Reduction
WHEN OUT MOTORINC
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ALWAYS PLEASANT
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Phone: Vinewood 2-9644
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY
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COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL OF BEAUTY CULTURE
THE NEW HOME OF THE
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BICCER AND BETTER QUARTERS TO TRAIN
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SENIOR AND jUNIOR DEPARTMENTS
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;§|ppji|p9* MKWHS
Gwendolyn relates a short story to
(left to right) Isabel! Mills. Sam
uel Lee. I.eonm Luckey. Sevara
Clemons, Margaret Mills, and
Gwendolyn Mill*, who was being
honored; Julian Witherspoon, El
len Ivy. Roland Wilson, Barbara
Ivy, and Mildred Clemons. (2):
Harp Ensemble
To Appear
The Coleridge-Taylor Harp and j
Vocal Ensemble will be featured in '
a variety show under the direction j
of Miss Clara Young. The group'
recently appeared with Miss S. |
Luberta Woodfork in recital and
also sponsored a recital of its own.
Hi addition to "the performances
of the ensemble, an all-girl orches
~tr»~ and a guitar trio, the latter fea
turing Arthur Walker, will be pre
sented.
Top spot of the evening is ex
pected to be the rendition of the
the Seraphic Song, by the combined
Boys Glee club, Girl's Vocal en-!
semble and the Little Symphony
j under the direction of Gloster Cur
: rent.
j Sponsored by the United Demo
cratic Congressional clubs, the date
will be announced on a later date.
; Goodwill Circle Meets
The Abbie M. Johnson Goodwill
circle of the Florence Ames Tem
ple, No. 17, met at the home of Mrs.
L. Hunter on Hendrie street. The
meeting was opened in the usual
manner, business with the presi
dent presiding and adjourned to
meet July 12, at the home of Mrs.
Ena Howell on Brush street. The
hostess served a tasty menu fol
lowing the session. Mrs. Martha
George, president; Mrs. May E.
Johnson, reporter.
In Recital
MISS EULA DAVIS
A product of the Chaffee Noble
School of Expression, was pre
sented in a brilliant dramatic
reading recital at the Lucy Thur
man Y.W.C.A., recently One of
the few truly accomplished read
ers in the race. Miss Davis enter
tained to the nth degree the many
In attendance.
States Social
Club In Picnic
The States Social club met at the
home of Mrs. F. E. Davis last Sat
urday evening. Following a brief
discussion of business the hostess
served a delightful luncheon and
talk of the recent barbecue picnic
sponsored by 4he club at Elizabeth-
Park, prevailed. Several visitors
were present at the picnic and in
addition to the many member* in
attendance had a grand time.
J. C Harwell will entertain the
club Saturday. July 15. Mrs. TT
Newberry, president; Mrs. Daisy
Mae Jones, scribe.
We Cover The Entire City—
Laundry Service
FLAT WORK-ROUGH DRY-FAMILY WASH
Bachelor Service
SHIRTS NEATLY FINISHED-SOCKS DARNED
Linen Supply Dept.
Coats-Aprons-Towels-Smoeks -Table Covers - Office
Towels Beautifully Done Laundering That
Preserves Y our Clothes
“Make Opportunites for Your Own Boys and Girls”
SEND YOUR LAUNDRY TO
Supreme Linen & Laundry Cos.
700 E. ALEXANDERS
Telephones for Quick Service
Temple 1-2565 Temple 1-2566 Temple 1-3359
Owned and Operated by Fred A. Allen
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1939
CALENDAR EVENTS
WOMAN’S INTERESTS
last week by Wcnti Scissly Per
kins. the (let me see. I believe
It's the Fourth).—Photos by Lang
ford P. James
Doris Bell. James ,D. Fowler,
Komay Lucas. Virginia Fowler,
Ben Stokes and Alvin Lee from
Washington. DC- were being
gallantly squired around the town
In Musicale
The St. Antome- Glee
club Witt appear in a musicale
Thursday evening. July 20. at St.
John’s C.M.E. church at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Harwell
Club Hostess
Mrs. Harwell entertained the
Moderne Social club at her home
last Wednesday evening, and all
members were present.
A brief business discussion was
adjourned and a delicious luncheon
was served.
—A mrlrtail p.nrty sponsored by the
club last Sunday met with much
success. -
Marylee Harwell, president; and
Dorothy Bussey, secretary.
Regular Church Services
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SPIRITUAL CHURCH
FrTuy fOv;- -W P.M.
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
C. STONEY JAMES, Prop.

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