The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

Club HOnors
Arthur Brown
More than 500 hunded people,
mostly music lovers, filled the APP
pomatox club Fiday evening in the
35th anniversary celebration Of the
second oldest glee club in the U. S.
A., Chicago's Umbian Glee Club. A
special tribute was paid to Arthur
A Brown, business manager of the
glee club for the thirty-fve years
as being instrumental If keeping
the org9 1:zation togetherand hand
ling the business affairs of the UNI
bians. .ichard C. Kelly, toast mas
ter, called the guests attention to
the fact that two of the original
eight ha ORGANIZED the club were
still active. The two we're, Athur
A. Brown and Richard c.. Kelly.
The Umbrians were pioneers in
the organized music fleld in Chica-
go and first to sponsor ensem-
bic singing among men also bring
ing the leading musicians to Chi
lgo. Amor those that appeared
in Chicago under the Umbrian aus
p.ees were, Madam Nell -4unter,
Clarence White, Marian Anderson,
Lois Deppe, Rev. R. C. Ransom.
The U 3rians have made six tours
ofthe ~ under the direction
Of Athur Brown and list among its
former directors such noted must
cia s. EdWad F Norris, Pedro f.
Tnslev. Edward P. ChlSsold,
Thomas T. Taylor, william E. Cos
settle, Elmer j. Simpson Among
these joining in the anniversary
was Hon. Oscar DePriest, congress-
man OF the first district of ILL
nois, Richard B Harris l. star OF
the Green Pastures, who brought
With him several members of the
cast Of lat show. Maj. r. R. Jack
son, Dadd B. Hawlev James Nun
dy, Had. Antionette White.
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c. T. c. CLUB
Chicago Tiger Culture Glib met
at egular meeting place and plan
ned to celebate the opening of their
new home which is a very conven-
lent place to all the transportation
in the city, and wishes every mem
be to come and bling their friends.
SouyenL will be given next meet
ing will be in the new home at 4249
! S. Wab4h Ave. Adelia Wilson, re-
.sUypAY EVENING CLUB
Anncfncing that Md. Chandler
Owen, nationally known orator,
will address the Sunday Even
ing cluD of the Metropolitan Com
munity Center, Sunday evening.
October Il, at 1880 P. NJ Prof /
j. Wesley Jones, musical directo )
is arranging special numbers for,
the occasion, and a rare treat Is
in store for all who attend. The
public is cordially invited
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TEXAS GLIDE
The Texas Fellowship Club
headed by Representative Charles
j. jenkins, gave benht enter
tainment Thursday nigh, Octo-
Der /, at the Arrabella Tea room,
1928 South Parkway, with cards
and dancing featured, Proceeds
from the affair will bedeyoted to
unemployment relief, according
TO DR.. G. johnson, who was IN
charge. Similar parties will be
given every Thursday evening at
the same address for twelve sue
cesslve weeks, ending just before
Christmas at which time the or
ganizatlon viii distribute baskets
among the poor families. The
next event is scheduled for Octo-
ber8, at 8 P NJ, according to DR..
johnson.
Attorney jenkins repodts that
the next regular meeting of the
organization will be held Sunday,
October Is, and that Senator
Adelbert II Roberts will be the
principal speaker, while musical
selections will be dendered by
Prof. Edward II. Boatner of
Pilgrim Baptist church and his
male ensemble. Mrs. Lo D. Bond
Byrd is chairman of the program
committee. Further plans will
also be developed in connection
with the clubs benefit parties.
At the first party given on
October 1, Percy Massey, A. A
McClary and G. f. Obbey, won
first, second and third prizes, re-
spectively.
Charles J Perkins, president,
All Prairie Avenue, Atlantic 5449.
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The Chicago Tuskegee Clubs
executive committee was COM
pleltedFriday, October 2, to serve
during abe ensuing year as fol-
lows: d. John |. Campbell,
Theodore Greene, Mrs Ruth
Mitchell, Mrs. Corinne |. Ross,
Mrs. Addie Mae Thomas, Ell
bridge A Johnson, Amos C.
Saundeds, John H. Washington,
Jr., Mrs. Zcla R. Mitchell, Mrs.
Doris II Tanner, Mish Sara E.
Jones, and Miss Lillian McCllain,
with Percy r. Hines as chairman.
Plans were begun to carry a
large delegation of Chicagoans
to witness the Tuskegee-Wilber-
todce football gam at Xenia,
Ohio. Percy R. Hines, president,
BIB Indiana Avenue, Drexel
9183.
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BUCKNER'S SOCIAL CLUB