The broad ax., 1926-01-02
MR. and Mrs. Harvey Adebert Watkins, on Thursday New
Years Eve, Royalty Entertained Several Hundred Of Their
Friends at Reception and Dance Their Beautiful Home
1867 S. Michigan Avenue.
Mrs. Watkins Has Become the New Social
Queen Among the Four Hundred Leaders of
Afro-American Society Residing in Chicago

In the beautiful, dim-lit ballroom a
the elegant home of Mr. and Mrs
H. A. Watkins, 1857 South Michigan
avenue, on Thursday evening, New
Years Eve, beneath an artistic canopy
of red, white and green decorations
with pipe-whistles, gay plumage (oul
favors) and plenty of "pep," the merry
guests danced to the rhythmic metel
of Tennyson's poem:
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
The flying clouds, the frosty night
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die
The Ladies
The ladies, beginning, Of course
with our gracious hostess, Mrs. Wat
kins, were charmingl There were
handsome gowns, Spanish shawls anc
pretty girls. Some of the most strik
ing costumes follow: Our hostes:
was her loveliest, in a wonderful i'm
ported gown of vishu over silver cloth
with pearls; Nine. Anita Patti Brown
gold cloth; Nine. Ida B. Wells Bar
nett, black lace; Mrs. Julius F. Tay-
lor, orchid satin with head-dress oi
same enhanced by sparkling brilliants;
Mrs. Ethel Gavin, red velvet; Mrs
Jessica Rogers, Venetian lace and
hand-painted shawl; Mrs. John w.
Lewis, purple georgette and gold lace;
Mrs. Louis Washington, blue georg-
cite; Mrs. Alva L. Bates, pink taffeta
basque with gold lace hounce; Mrs. l.
L. Lindsey, white satin and fur; Mrs
Joseph Shoecraft, brown fish net with
sequins; Nine Camille Cohen Jones
gown Of black lace made by Nine
Marguerits, with back pendant oi
pearls; Mrs. Charles Dunn of La
Porte, Ind, black Venetian lace; Mrs
A. L. Jackson, silver gown with deep
silver fringe; Mrs. A. Tansi1, blue
velvet and georgette; Mrs. A. r. Fos-
ter, pink chiffon and gold beads; Mrs
Morris Lewis, brown satin; Miss
Dorothy Lewis, red georgette; Mrs
NJ Baylor of Milwaukee, gold lace;
Mrs. Charles Thompson, embroidered
canary chiffon, heavily beaded, and
Spanish shawl; Mrs. A. H. Roberts,
white sequins on fish net; Mrs. Nettie
George Speedy, green embroidered
georgette; Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines,
peach satin, diamonds and Spanish
shawl; Mrs. Edith Sampson, pink ruff
fled taffeta; Ms. Robert Church, orchid
taffeta; Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis,
beaded grey georgette; Mrs. Walter
Abernathy, pink georgette and silver
lace; Mrs. George Venie, black with
crystal beads; Mrs. Herbert R. Turner,
hand-painted vari-colored georgette;
Mrs. Rebecca Dodson, Alice blue
georgette; Mrs. Melba Davis, pink
beaded georgette; Mrs. M. 0. Bous-
field, Alice blue, embroidered, beaded
georgette with dainty trimming oi
pink flowers; Mrs. Helen Thorne, blue
taffeta; Mrs. David Hawley, canary
velvet and gold lace; Mrs. B. Glenn
ents, black chiffon and lace with gaud-
cts; Attorney Violette Anderson, blue
velvet; Mrs. Harold NJ Tyler, blue
brocaded georgette over silver cloth
DR.. E. r. Bowles, gold lace with
ostrich fan; Miss Catherine Wilson,
w hite georgette and lace; Mrs.
Albreta Moore Covington, canary
satin and gold lace; Mrs. Nakomis
Sandusky, orchid georgette, beaded;
Mrs. Grace Hart Wilson, white re-
naissance with rhinestones; Mrs
Mable Voss, white beaded georgette;
Mrs. Mamie Ogburn, pink taffeta;
Mrs. Henry c. Braeme, orchid bro
caded georgette and pearls; Mrs
Inez Champion, silver beaded black
georgette; Mrs. Thomas L. Jefferson
black lace over satin; Mrs. David A.
MCGOWAN, gold lace over orchid
satin; Mrs. r. A. Williams, beaded
orchid georgette with pearls; Mrs. M
r. Bibb. orchid taffeta and diamonds
The following were among the in
vited guests: