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PAGE EIGHT MRS. ROBERT SIMS of K.istern place announced the engagement of her daughter. GERTRUDE ... at a charming luncheon . . . held at tnnr homp last Saturday afternoon for twenty young ladies, friends, school nia’es of the bride-elect . . . who is only just home front Howard university where she is a student, and where t vs the guests were also students this past year MISS SIMS will wed THOMAS WILLIAMS . on Sept. 2 with her sister .. . .lI’ANITA . . and her best chum .. . BETTY MIZKLLE as attendants . . . At a luncheon the place cards . . very unique .. . a green heart which opened to reveal on a silver background an affectionately posed picture of the bride-elect and her fiance. . . . Luncheon guests included . . . BETTY ANN MIXKLLK . . . JKANNRCARMK'HAKL ALICE BRANTLEY ELAINE KI LLER . . GLORIA JEFFERSON . . . BETTY LOl* RAYMOND GLORIA RAYMOND HARRIETT McFADDEN JANICE WHITBY LEONE U’CKEY . HARRIETT DILLARD . . LADONNK HELPS PEGGY JEANNE BCRIHS . and . .11 ANITA SIMS After scholars from the various high schools , . . came out of those pesky things . called ' finals'’ . . . MIL AND MRS G LIGHTKOOT of Mai omb si rCet . . invited many to their home to celebrate the graduation of their daughter. ALICE, from High School of Commerce. . The weather was perfect on Saturday night for the affair ... all the voung guests arrived bedecked in their summer ffnerv and v»c r e greeted b' A1 re and her assistant ha«*e««r.» SI’S ANNE CORDON JF.ANNE BANKHF.AD . . VIVIAN CRIF FIN . . CONSTANCE GREENHOUSE . After refresh ments were «ervrri the hmi sree opened .ner g.fL and then and her g ,«t« an en’r' timing dance program . . Vn ir ; people who attended were TOMMY CAL HOUN EI’LISE ALLEN HAROLD GRIFFIN DORA RI’RKF JASPER LAKI MATTIE BURTON . . . ELIZA BETH ROBINSON LEROY MrDUFFIF HENRY WILSON CORDON . . TYRONE WORTHINGTON VERNEL BAXTER PAUL WILSON DOLORES LAKE HERMAN DILLARD JACKIE GREENHOUSE SAM UEL WILKESON . . CORDELIA WOODS . . CHARLES SIM MONS JACKIE SMITH ERNEST SOLOMON I^OIS BENSON c, FORGE BENN FT l PF.RNirF EDWARDS . . . JIMMIE BENSON . and . . . ROBERT CAMPBELL. THE OMEGA WIVES' AUX ILIARY . . . held their clns.ng meeting . . . ard election of ofti• cers . . . laM Thursday night al the Fraternity house . Hort esee* were . . HAZEL CAMP BELL and NYE HERRING . Office re re-elected a:e MARIK. REED president . CORA MAR KOE. vice pres dent . . . and COR NELL ORUM. trea>urer. . New officers are: . . . EVA COLLINS recording secretary; . . ESSF.LL SAUI-SBERRY. a.wsislant reenrd fng secretary. . . . DOROTHY LEWIS, corresponding secretary Those present were . . . RER NICE HOAOLAND . . . AGNES LEWIS . . . EDNA DAVENPORT . . GERALDINE BLEDSOE . . MARY BERRY . . RF.ATRICE WESSON . . . RERNJCE ARNOLD . . . BEATRICE GILLIAM . . . FANNIE WELLS . . . SADIE HARDIMAN . . and . . . MAR JORIE WILLIS . . . Plans were marie for their annual frudsummer pirmr . . meetings will resume in the Fall. • • • FRANK IF WARREN . . . soror of . . I7T.LTA SIGMA THETA . . . left for New York last Wed nesday .. to studv for her mas ter s degree in dietotir* at Colum bia univemtv. . . . She will lemain all summer MISS WARREN lives on Maine street in ?ne North Detroit sector ... is a teacher of home economics at the Russell school is a gradua’e o' Ypsilant State Norma! and has been doing graduate work »• Wayne university. • 9 • Whirh reminds us that . . THERESA HENDERSON left las: week for a trp to California . . which will last the remainder of the s mrr.ei. . . The rumor are that before leaving . . she and her husband agreed to d.s agree . . Hope this t« no’ true . . They are a grand rouple Perhaps absence will make the hearts grow fonder. JOHNNIE CAMPBELL SCOTT left last Friday for L>« Angele*. . . . where she will he the house g uest nf hei n-lawj> DR \N i > MRS WALTER SCOT! Her husband LT WALTER SCOTT is now stat.oned in Germany he- younger sister ROSE CAMPBELL, w il jo n hei latn in ’he summer *r:ri maae the ret irn trip home with he- VAL.MA BRAN AM . . . and MARGIE McCLANE . . . left a-’ Friday for Chicago where thev will rema.n over me fourtrv The former r .s’ hare]\ n.m* n* her -t«’er . . . MRS ROOSEVELT -rnsr" f[f ,T I | ]§g|BgfißpK > W I JHP._ - - 1 v V/ - 1 -.——-B——^Hflnfl J >% ' V$L- &r nfcJL- • ' ' jKonj L —■el . p ,M^^^mmM&SS^ ■P; w bBHHHHHHH :^^|y' W »Brl* 1 J —* jti. Mr*. Jo**phin* Hcrrold Lev* it ***n pouring •cm* r*fr**hinq puneh fer Ir*n* Arrmqton and Mary Aqn#« Devi* between bridge hand* at fba awank party givan by "Tha Woman" COPB now of Kansv C *l1> w ho «’opped for a brief vi-ir cn route to her new home from Chicago. ('APT STANFORD HICKS home for six day* . with h v pretty fiancee . MISS M\R GARET TURNER school m rm f:nrr Philarielph i BETTY GIVENS v , h > i e-- to St ads of the younger n ir i ed* and drbbtc-. 100 I.«>t Fridav night at ’fie hone of hei parents . . DR AND MRS DONOVAN GIVENS The o _ca - ion was a stork sh >w < i ho< oi - “Tug hlonm*— . r-LANORF JTAVIS WILLIAMS • • • T P BRAN AM . . P ROSE MOVD DAVIS ’ \CK MOR RIS and the EDWARD DAVIS ES a:e among those •« ho will go to Idlewild for the four’n The REV ROBERT L RRAD RY SR and MRS RRADRY ng t'neir summer ir Idlewr'd as is their custom . The Rev Mr Bradby will come down once monthly to speak at has church • • # MISS LUCILLE CHAMBERS and her mother . . MRS CHARLES CHAMBERS . were 'thrilled with their recent house r *->t MRS CHARLIE ROS ENBERG FOSTER, -i hool touch, i | from Chicago . . who ;s inter nat.orirtlly known for her original art o,*f; MRS FOSTER and MRS CHAMBERS were school mates. For dinner on Sunday . MRS MARFL St.AUPERS. executive secretary of the National Association of Graduate Nurses nf New York City . . . joined th#m !* • * I Have a jnvelv letter from MRS WILLIAM SHERRILL -. . who is , spending a delightful time in Lit* ! lie Rock. Ark • ♦ • EVA CAMPBELL . J . is agog . . over the expected return from overseas of her brother . . . CPI. ' WILLIAM JOHNSON ... He is due ton.ght . . . Monday . . . for a 30-day leave. ' • 0 • FLETCHER ROUTT has been re leased from the army . . *or good his brother . . LT A T ROUTT . . . who has for all the war been s’ationed at CAMP LEE now being .sent over . . due here . . this week for a short visit en route Saw LT CHNRI.ES DIGGS .IR . . . with h.s dad and in his civics Glad to see all of the bovs :n their civics again makes u« think it will noi be long until it is all over. Camden Matron Gets Welfare Post CAMDEN. N .1 Mrs. Jeanette Smith of this citv is the only Ne gro attache in the newly-created Referral Center, operating in con nection with public welfare Mrs. Smith, named by William W Logan, welfare director began her duties two weeks ago at a -alary of $1 800 a year. The wife of William J Smith supervisor of the maintenance oe partment of Chclton terrace, wa. housing project, she is a ruembn >f the Kaighn Avenue Baptist church, the Daughter Elks Ordei o fthr Eastern Star, the Rusine..- and Professional Women's A-*on ation of Camden and Vicinity and several o her civic and social oi ■ gam rations THE PAUSE THAT REF ( gig If £ v« Bl ' it* *'Xu£2B£mi m m ****** rm^9/F* '**■..* I—Wednesday evening Jane Watson entertained popular Frances Leonard at a miscellaneous shower. The cameraman caught this group at -he beautiful buffet table. Left to right are Louise Mohr, Jess'- Carter, Mavis Bonney, the bride-elect nd the host ess. Miss Leonard became the bride of Robert Ry- By AI'DRFY 801 I.DINTi F.fth annual nweting of the Chicago District Womrui '.* Society of Christ..in Service, the Metho rl >1 church I.rxin2tnn conference hold a three-hour session at Berea Methodist church, Highland Park Jump 117-119 The I'ic re ■ i ‘Ctorl (live t’s Vi.-torv ■" The r)i>tnct officers are: M -s. 1 ,mi'sp Coopr.'. Chicago. II! v irp-presidenl; Mi B Brady Colo Chicago. 11l , •recording 'oc t'Ptary; Mrs Mary .lane Preston. Gary. Ind corresponding .secre tary. Mrs Harriet Wesley Detroit. Mi a. • re.usurer; Mrs |ria Walker, Detroit, departments secretaires of Weslevan So vice Guild; Mr- M.ivn Day Chicago. 111. Mis on ar> Fducation and Service; Chris tian social relations and 10-a! church actnutiC Mrs Mary S. We and Ch:« ago I Student work. \lr« F..u>ie B Current Dttioit. Mch : youth work, M -'* .1 osepliine Blown, Cm i a ’o. 11l ; ihi Idron's aoi k Mu> l.o'iaine I’iggot*. Chicago. Ill; l.t --e-at ire and p-ibli ations. Ms- Fit nest in* Snath, Chicago, 111. an i suppl es Mrs. .lame 1. Han cock. Chicago. 111. Conference nffi ers on Ihe pro gram were: Mi s Ca**.e Mo- ■ ,*, i.ter.iture and publication, I)o --■ >it; Mrs. S .lackson. couth work. 1 .oiiisville, Ky . and Audre\ Bould in:, children's work. Delint The Thursday morning session opened \» th «ni Ji |> ser\ ice led hv Mrs Mary - 1.. Square spir.tual life cmirman apd local president Comm iiimn ser\; es we e con ducted hv tine Rev. S, M n,lp.\, host-pastoi Ocitanizat;on b\ M - Mary .1 1' esTon. and the pre ident's ■■> r-- -a ;e were amoni; ttie htih pouit RESHES • I th* horn# of John R. William* of Boaton boulevard. last Saturday afternoon. Phcto by Bradley. THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE V A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY HIGHLAND PARK MR. AND MRS. ROBERT RYLAND, II of the morning. The rest of the day s reports and all business aas completed. Thursday eve mnu tne local sos'iety entertained tne \is,ting delegation with an in door garden party m cool Fellow ship Hall. F'liday, a workshop of the vari ous departments was held all day. The workshop was planned and promoted hv Mrs Harriet Wesley, tne district corresponding .secre tary. Mrs. Wesley is to he com mended for the excellently planned program o f ttie workshop Mrs. Cass.e Morris, conference secretary of literature and publi c■ 1 1ions, opened ttie workshop with an oirgitial skit, in which she and uer excellent east dramatized the literature of each department. The skit was dramatized in-a doctor's office, with an assistant and a nurse. Finch department entered the doctors office in person very ill; tne patient was given a pre scription of tup literature neces sary to heal his department, Tne climax was, ea h patient ipt irned al'er studying h.s pt coemption, healed, goitd and well M * W Ihui (' Ale of the De t'oit conference held tne woik shop on missionary education. She was very inspiring and convinc ing m her instructions. Mrs. Sarn ie! Jackson, of Louisville, Kv.. who is well-prepared on youth work, laugh* the workshop on youth work Mrs Ine/ Powell, al so of the Detroit conference tie.d hie workshop on the Wesleyan Service (5 Id. and Mrs \ M Gessell held the class on Chris tian sim’ia! ’ elation* and local huen act i x ■t es She too, wa very good. Older classes wen held hv officer* within the I.cx ingtoo conference Among the visiting ministers SPECIAL RAIES and CONSIDERATION ON BANQUETS and PARTIES AT GOTHAM DINING ROOM CO. 0600 BREAKFAST AT 10:00 A M. WE CATER TO BANQUETS— LARCE OR SMALL FOR EXCELLENT FOOD TAKE YOUR GUEST TO THE GOTHAM “JOHN R“ At Orebettr* Place land Saturday evening. 2—At the spinster dinner Thursday night, Cynthia Moultrie of Cleveland chats with Frances Leonard. Jane Dingle* left standing, partakes of a salad while Louise Mohr, sister of the honoree and the hostess gives an ear to Ardelia Bradley. 3 Shown immediately after were Dr. William H. Williams, 1 pastor of Scott church; Rev. W. S j Bankhead, of Mary Palmer; Rev. i Rice, of Mitchel Memorial; Rev. E. Dougan <of -St. Paul, Eight-Mile road. and Rev. Walker of St. John, in Pontiac The election of officers was held late Friday afternoon with all of ficers re-elected except the pie-i ---dent Mrs E. Current, of Detroit, is the newly-elected president of j/famj j . 11 B rip W&-. f Mrs. L. K. Idwordt Jg|HE . ' •I*s. C»POu>X WILLIAMS Ml, ■ 5 k MMraSnFjHm V \ r fnA _L~" *< Li/L -** / H*gjggfr»#•*■* <r -w- *_/ the district Mrs. Anna Bank head is president of the sub district. She is doing a fine job in keeping the work of the present program before trie members of the sub-district. She was so pleased with the effort of those in charge of the various workshops that she presented each with a g.ft. The next session will he he’d in Chicago WHY GET BALD? -- USE I. 6. and C. BEAUTY SYSTEM (I Grow Your Hair and Cure Your Scalp! L. K/s BEAUTY SALON 5533 MILFORD Bet. Hoilett ond Northtield OPIRATORS WANTID Booth Rented or Percentoqe HOURS fOR APPOINTMENTS 10 A M. to 7 PM. TY. 7-6029 mt vK *HPPB* ' s'% _ nß|k. | BEN HENDERSON Proprietor their marriage Saturday at St. Cyprian church are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ryland. Father Malcclm Dade read the marriage rites. Mrs. Ryland is the former Frances Leonard and Mr. Ryland is a well known tennis star.—Photo by Bradley. Mrs. Carolyn Williams l*»n»r an*l Wvirgrr «** thf Carol's Beauty Shop 914 E. Canfield Ave. I\ . 4 (n 1 ■ k t-r n . I . .'.llti. r« ••'4 .-> >|< f»f il .’f t•■ <i|writ I'll ami K lid |tnr |l • • I <•.»✓»' .( Hi '• in Mn*t XIH - "111 1 V"' I" H I 1-IH Til \\ Mil VI K TM XT 'llf. IS OS THf J'lH XiJXIV fnfl Il l'll! \ Plf VH Call Temple 2-7361 Buy More War Bonds and Keep Them 7CI I >C fashion store J P ■ 1 MBO GRATIOT AVE. ■I HI mm mm Opp. Gratiot Market VACATION SALE! SUMMER DRESSES • Cottons 1.98 to 4.98 • Sports. . 5.98 to 9.98 • Dressy Types 10.95 up SIZES 12 TO 52 IN MOST EVERYTHING! VACATION PLAYCLOTHES! • Shorts 3.49 • Play Suits . . 4.98 up • Slack Suits . . 6.95 up I^. VACATION SUITS Sale - $24.95 #9 vi SATURDAY. JULY 7. 1945 Joint Party Honors Matron Mrs. B H. Wright and Mrs Mary Rowe gave a birthdav party for Mrs. Sally Mosley. 23fi3 Caniff. cele brating her fi4th birthday- The table centerpiece was a bouquet of cut* flowers presented to the hon ored by Mrs Strickland of Mitchell avenue. Mrs. Mosley, the aunt of Mrs. Rowe, received many beauti ful gifts. Among the many friends present were - Rev. and Mrs. R H- Wright of First Baptist Institu tional church: Rev. E. M. Woods and mother of Springhill Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hood. Mrs Lelia Hudson. Mrs. Blanche Hurley, representatives from the Sunday school, deaconess Council. Nurses Guild and Senior : Usher Board of First Baptist Jn ! stitutional church and the mothers’ j board. Mothers Ida Thorn, Min nie Ijowe. Callie Bowers, Mane Boggle. Mary Young, Victoria . Prater, Pearl Ice, Georgia He-- I deYson. Minnie E Crockett. Cl.ira Williams, Rev. and Mrs. Georgia i Henderson and many others All present had a very lovely after : noon. _ Wilberforcians, Essay Winners WILRF.R FORCE. O— 'A**P> Two of the college awards in the 1 recent state tuherruln essay i contest were won by -nts of Wilberforce umversit' Miss Mand Katherine Wilson, New Orleans, and Miss Millicent A. Climbs, of Burmuda. received SLS and 51.5 cash, respectively, for second and thud place awards. They unde about what people really know about the disease and how their home, school and com munity might participate in tu berculosis control. The pri/e essays will he entered in a national tuberculosis contest. Charles Williams, a student of Ohio State urt i v’e rsi ty, was awarded first prize of S.SO. Lincoln Conducts ! OPA Workshop JEFFERSON CITY. Mo A three-day a orkshop-clinic. spon sored by the St. 1 ,ou: s regional OPA ofttic. was conducted at Lin coln urme:«ify June L’7, JR and 29. Henry Von Averv of **e public relations office, St. 1.0 is, con ducted the opening ses-am, pre sent ng helpful info' rr at on on i'«'i ng p cs. vii iiutu gan irgcnt note to mnsiinieis t t .itch ceil ing prices and whenever «>\ er j charged to take the pioper steps to recover A sj i ted q .estion (aermd followed the discussion . V . • ' I <Ll.fr , *; $ 5 4. * ;■ n VACATION TOPCOATS Sale at $16.00 VACATION LINGERIE SLIPS . . GOWNS HOUSECOATS PANTIES From 1.98 to 6.98 FUR COATS - - - - Now On E-Z Credit Terms at $99.95 up WILL CLOSE FOR VACATION JULY 23 THRU JULY 28 /4i