Metropolitan news., February 27, 1937, Page 11, Image 11

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The Willard Neighborhood Club Is Feted
Mrs. Lillian Henry Thrills
Hearers Telling About Her
Experiences While Abroad
Mmes. Temple C. Dougherty and Edward T. Coleman
were joint hostesses Sunday at a very delightful tea at the
home of Mrs. Dougherty, 650 East 50th Place. It was for
the benefit of the Willard Neighborhood Improvement Club.
This was the first of a series of i
entertainments to be held by the
club members, working in teams
of two, with the object of recruit
ing new members, stimulating ac
tivity, and augmenting funds with
which to carry on their work.
A short musical program was
presented after which Mrs. Lil
lian Henry spoke on her impress
ion and experiences of Soviet Rus
sia, Norway, Sweden, and other Eu
ropean cities w’hicli she visited last
summer. Mrs. Henry is a fluent
speaker, and as a social worker
and trained observer, her remarks
bore the stamp of authority, and
were highly instructive and enlight
ening.
The retiring president, Mrs. Ma
bel Mason Greene, summarized the
activities of the organization, its
aims and aspirations, making a
plea for the support of all who w'ere
interested in the betterment of con
ditions in the community in which
they live.
After the intraduction of the in
coming president, Mr. Ira Davis,
tea wTas served. A pleasant social
hour was enjoyed by the large num
ber who attended.
Ocfio Club Plans On
Cocktain Dinner at
Parker
The Ochos met at the home of
the secretary, Mrs. C. Farmer, 5345
Prairie avenue, Thursday evening.
The members completed arrange
ments for their cocktail dinner
which is to be given Sunday, March
7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Parker, 4626 Prairie avenue.
The members agreed to give one
hundred percent subscriptions to
the newspapers which give satis
factory reports of their activities.
Four personal representatives from
the various papers wrere present.
A delicious luncheon, spread on
an attractively decorated table, was
served to the members, Mmes. A.
Leonard, C. Farmer, E. Francis, I.
Parker, E. Otis, H. Ponds, T. Lee,
and E. Cecil. Visitors enjoying the
repast were Mrs. Hill, Miss Sarah
Farmer, and Mr. F. Farmer.
Next meeting with Mrs. Tena
Lee, 5433 Prairie avenue, Thursday,
Feb. 25.
Miss Ruth Greene to
Be June Bride of
S. F. Bradshawe
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Greene,
4925 Champlain avenue, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Ruth E. M., to Mr. Stanley F.
Bradshaw of St. Paul, Minn. The
nuptials will be celebrated some
time in June.
Miss Greene graduated last June
from Lewis Institute after finish
ing Hyde Park High School. She
is a member of Beta Chapter, Al
pha Kappa Alpha sorority, and of
Good Shepherd Congregational
church. She is related on her mo
ther’s side to the Williams family,
one of the oldest in Chicago, and to
which the late Dr. Dan Williams be
longed.
The prospective groom is connect
ed with the Minnesota State High
way Patrol. The couple plan to
live in St. Paul.
Fevelome Social Club
GlorifiesSelves atDance
The Fevelome Social Club made
its first bid this year for popular
favor when the members entertain
ed with a semi-formal dance at the
beautiful Bacon’s Casino Wednes-1
day evening. It was a beautiful af
fair and the guests danced to the
tantalizing strains of Johnny Dong’s
orchestra.
The members were identified by
corsages of gardenias, the club
flower. They are Gwendolyn Kelly,
president, Florence I-»ester, vice
president, Lydia Barker, secretary,
Esther Lloyd, financial secretary,
Vera Robinson, treasurer, Elizabeth
| Wilburn, business manager, Esther
Adams, reporter, Ruth Duncan, Lu
cille Greer, Minnie Logan, and
Juanita Robinson.
The honorary members are Sue
Finley, Riberta Finley', and Ora
Wisdom.
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ROUND ROBIN PARTY
Mrs. Katie Taylor, 4609 Wa
bash avenue, gave a Round Robin
Party at her home Friday evening.
It was an event in the interest of
Jubilee C. M. E. Temple, of which
Dr. Joseph W. Nicholson is pastor.
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SPEAKER
DR. FLEMMIE B. KITTRELL
Head of the Department of
Home Economics at Bennett Col
lege, Greensboro, N. C., who spoke
Sunday to a capacity crowd at the
school. Dr. Kittrell is a member of
Mu Chapter, Omicron Mu national
sorority.
CHARMING VISITOR
Miss Julia Moore, petite, pretty
and popular member of the smart
social set of Detroit, Mich., was a
charming visitor here last week.
She was the guest of her brother,
Johnnie Moore and his wife, Mrs.
Petra Hardesfy-Moore, 60 East
47th street. The trio were visitors
to the Metropolitan News last Wed
nesday.
Defence Fund Grows Under
Women’s Auxiliary of the
Chicago Branch of NAACP
Scarce a month old, the newly organized Women’s Aux
iliary of the Chicago Branch of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People, has successfully launch
ed initial action in the Associaton’s national
campaign against the scourge of lynching evil in the U. S. A.
Under the inspired, rousing lead
ership of its President, Mrs. Dixie
B. Brooks, the organization has but
ton-holed with ‘‘Stop Lynching’’ but
tons the greater portion of a mul
ti-racial, indignant and enraged pop
ulace determined to supply its quota
toward the financial impetus nec
essary to the passage of Federal
anti-lynching legislation within the
current Congressional year.
Numbering slightly more than
thirty-five, the organization’s new
officers and committees are: Mrs.
Dixie Brooks, president; Mrs.
Blanche Morris, vice president;
Mrs. Zaidie Mahone, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Mildred Ware-Lem
on, recording secretary; Mrs. Lil
lie Murray, treasurer.
Committees Named
The committees named thus far
are: Membership, Mrs. Blanche
Morris, chairman; Mrs. N. K. Me
Gill, Mrs. J. Farrow, Mrs. U. G.
Dailey, Mrs. I. W. Williams, Mrs.
W. H. Temple, Mrs. Beatrice Caf
frey, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Carlisle;
Education, Mrs. Estella Scott, chair
(man, Miss Helen Harper, Miss
I Thelma Pratt, Mrs. Joseph Rollins,
Miss Nobia Moreland, Mrs. Louise
Brown, Miss Clemons; Finance,
Miss McDaniel, chairman, Mrs. Z.
Lillie Murray, Mrs. Wickham, Mrs.
T. Braden, Mrs. G. G. Jenkins, Mrs.
Hollingsworth, Miss Ann Pollard
Bell, Mrs. Blanche Morris; Pro
gram, Mrs. Helen Harris, chairman,
Mrs. Emily Hardin, Miss Emmaj
Arno’d, Mrs. Roy Washington, Mrs,
Esther Smith; Social, Mrs. U. G,
Dailey, chairman, MiSo Blanch!
Shaw, Mrs. C. V. Dudley, Mrs. Mil
dred Lemon, Mrs. Zaidie Maliono,
Mrs. Helen Harris, Mrs. Jeannette
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chairman, Mrs. Esther Smith, Mrs,
Consuelo Young-Megahy, Mrs. G. K,
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ris, chairman, Mrs. Consuelo Young.
Megahy in charge of Chicago and
Eastern papers, Miss Emma At*
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