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Evening star., 1934-04-29
Political Study Club
Breakfast Nav 26

Mrs. George Oliver Gillingham,
chairman Of the May Breakfast Com
mittee of the Political Study Club. to
be held at the Mayfower Hotel Sat-
urday, May 26 at noon, announces
that the following members are spon-
soring tables for that event, Mrs
Lloyd Morrison, Mrs. Eugene Whit
more, Mrs. Frank M. Shortall, Mrs.
John T. Marchand. Mrs. Edgar Kay,
Mrs. Lewis Battle, Mrs. Cabot Stevens,
Mrs. Wallace Streater. Mrs. Charles
Marvin Jones, Mrs. James A. Coun-
silor, Mrs. Harry Landrus, Mrs. w W.
Sloan. Mrs. Harry Packard, Mrs. May
D. Lightfoot, Mrs. Robert ]. Bates,
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel, Mrs.
Frederick Yates, Mrs. w. H. Hessick,
Mrs. A. G. Mccall and Mrs. James A.
Hoffman.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
Church Banquet at
Tilden Gardens Thursday

The Philathea class of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South of Clar-
endon, Va, held their annual banquet
at Tilden Gardens In Washington
Thursday evening, April 26.
An interesting program followed the
banquet, when the toastmistress for
and Mrs. Amy .Iordon, president of the
class, gave a brief Introductory ad-
dress, followed by a piano solo by Mrs.
Edith Upperico and vocal solos by
Mrs. Edith Smith. In addition Mrs.
Olga Skinner, Mrs. Mildred Putnam
and Mrs. Mary Drechsler took part in
the program. Around so guests attend
ed the banquet.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
St. Patrick's Alumnae
Card partv Nav |

Arrangements have been completed
for a card and bingo party, to be held
at Carroll Hall, 924 G street north
west, Tuesday, May 1, at o'clock pm.
under the auspices of the st. Patrick's
Alumnae Association. The chairman
in charge is Miss Elizabeth Dunning-
ton, who is assisted by Miss Nellie
Mccormick, president; Mrs. Winship
Wheatley, jr.; Miss Beatrice Deeds,
Mrs. George McAndrews, Mrs. Ken
meth Keen, Miss May Mulvihill, Miss
Gladys Carroll, Miss Verna Ritten-
meyer, Miss Louise Laf1te, Miss Dor
othy Offutt, Miss Margaret Brear, Miss
Evelyn Herrell, Miss Catherine Burns,
Miss Margaret Gram and Miss Louise
Brew.
The proceeds Of the card and bingo
party will go to the Msgr. Thomas
Scholarship Fund.
Evening star., 1934-04-29

Upper right: Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, who will be the honor guest
at the benefit May day carnival Tues
day Of the Newspaper WOmen's Club
of Washington, Of which she Is an
honorary member. The fete will be
from o'clock until midnight.
-Bachrach Photo.
Upper left: Mime. de Laboulaye, wife
of the Ambassador of France, with
the exquisite French grandmother
doll she had sent from France for
the newspaper women's benefit at the
National Press Club.
Underwood Photo.
Lower: Miss Margaret Mary Edmon-
ston, schoolgirl daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Edmonston, holding one
of the dolls in the interesting coilec-
tion of the late Mrs. Stephen L. H.
SIocum. Underwood Photo.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
Commerce Fraternity
Smoker at Hav-Adams

Nu Chapter, Strayer College, Phi
Theta Pi National Commerce Fra
ternity will hold social evening and
smoker Thursday, May 8, at Hay
Adams House, when Mr.. Fred T. Will
son will be guest speaker.
Mr.. Wilson is author of "Pen Pic
lures of the Presidents" and of Our
Constitution and It's Makers" and will
be introduced by Mr.. T. w. Wauchope,
national councillor of Phi Theta Pi.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
Tornado Survivors Gather.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. CP-Survivors
of the Marshfield tornado Of 1880
meet annually at the scene of the
disaster. The 1884 meeting was held
in a church which escaped destruction
in the Windstorm.
The Washington times., 1934-07-11
sympathy Comes First

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I haven't been on speaking
terms with one Of my girl
friends for about six months.
Now her father has just died.
Do you think it proper for me
to send her a card expressing
my sympathy?
Such small things as mot be.
ing on speaking terms" take
their proper perspective before
the great fact of death-and, Of
course, you must at once write
your friend to tell her OF your
sympathy and understanding,
and to inquire Of her If you may
in any way help in this sadness
that has come to her.
Don't send her a ready-made
card-this is always terrible
taste when we wish to send her
condolence-but write her an
honest-to.goodness letter. You
don't even need to mention the
''notrspeaking," if you don't
wish to.
With her heart so full Of sor-
row as it is, 1t would be cruel
Of you to make anything of this
pettiness. Be a fine. V6tand'
The Washington times., 1934-07-11

Loring b. Packard, NJ D, Brockton, Mass, points
out that pieces Of eight were made famous by the
parrot In Stevenson's Treasure Island" Also that
the Spanish piece of eight was Of about the size and
value Of the American silver dollar.
The Washington times., 1934-07-11

Ing friend, understanding ana
Of service.
Give the Bride Her Dues
Dear Mrs. Beecknan:
I would like to announce my
engagement at my cousins wed.
ding. Is it the proper thing to
do? If it is, would I have to
ask permission Of the bride?
At what time during the wed.
ding should I have my brother
announce it? (There will be q
dinner and dance.) s.
I don't think that you have
any right even to ask your
cousin for this privilege. Her
wedding day is her day, and all
the drama Of the occasion. all
the importance, all the Signifi-
canoe, belong to her. You have
no right to ask her to share
these with you, even If you and
she are the closest Of friends.
And for you to make this an
nouncement without asking her
is in the worst Of taste.
So by all means plan having
your own announcement party.
or make your announcement In
formally, with notes written to
your friends. /
The Washington times., 1934-07-11
Correct Manners
Rv Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

Ing friend, understanding an
Of service.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Theatre Repeatedly Loses Out In
Its Efforts To Segregate Negroes

Muncie, Ind. (ANP)-When the
local branch OF the ". A. A. C. II.
represented by Attorney Binden OF
Marion, Attorney Bramley OF Mum
Gle. Attorney Cornelius Richard
scn 81 -ftfcrnf,lh2 a1d s,.ttcs-cy o.
Warren Harvey of Detroit, won a
case against the Rivioii Theatre
here a few weeks ago the issue
was not settled. Walter Moore.
who had been elected and then
arrested for disorderly conduct
when he refused to leave the main
floor was discharged in court
when the battery OF lawyers above
finished the r. arguments. In fact
the white lawyers I'm the court
room crowded about to congratu-
late them upon their presentations.
However, the theatre owner re-
marked that II colored people in
sisted upon coming to his theatre
he would be compelled to close II
because OF the attitude OF his white
patrons.
Mrs. Adelaide Smith Turner,
president OF the local branch of
the N. A. A. c. p. together with
Attorney Bramley and Mrs. Goat
ley, friend, presented themselves
at the theatre last week and were
refused seats en- the main floor.
They promptly filed suit. The
theatre owners lawyer advised his
client that there was no use TO
fight. The result Is that Negroes
are now being freely admitted.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
"Sophie Lang" Is At
Michigan This Week

Fred Waring and his Pennsyl-
vanians on the stage OF the Michi-
gan Theatre and Gertrude Michael
In 1.-THE Notorious Shopie Lang"
will be the offering for the week
starting Friday. "The Notorious
Sophie Lang" was adapted from
the famous series of short stories
by Frederick Irving Anderson.
(which appeared In the Saturday
lEvening Post. Miss Lang is the
most beautiful and elusive adven-
Ituress on two continents, who
succeeded In worrying the authori-
tiles for quite some time until she
meets an equally famous adven-
IIturer from abroad-and falls Mn
Hove. All of which makes exciting
screen fare. On the stage the War
hng's Pennsylvanians return TO the
llscene of their original triumphs-
natioally kown radio band. The
aggregation appearing in Detroit
Will include Fred and Tom Warinl
Babs, Ryan. Policy McClintoch. Tho
frog-voiced drummer. the Lane
Sisters, Rosemary and Priscilla
Stuart Churchhill, Johnny Davis
and the "Three Smoothies."
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Atlantians Thrill To
Duke Ellington Band

Atlanta. Ca. (ANP) The Atlanta
Constitution carried the following
story concerning the appearance
OF Duke Elltngton and his orches-
ira here Txee4ey might:
49, e S,ss1~e . snA p>rs Ss,s,,
y Slcte j es esq D!5y lps ! Sss
x dance. More than 1000 persoi
, were turned away from the be
office when they sought to bu
tickets.
"ImmedfafeIy after the dance thu
| Orchestra left for birmingham
| dashing the hope that he would
remain to play for dance for
whites only.
at intermission Duke Ellington
was kept busy autographing pro-
grams and even pocketbooks for
the cash customers.
1.-TWO thirds OF the paid admis-
sion, of course, was co1ored. How
ever the white people who crowd
ID the gallery were loud in their
applause OF the. orchestra and the
ancers
1.-THE dance and concert were
ecided hit. both from the white E
atron's standpoint and the col II
red dancers" =
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Pageant Of Negro At
The World Fair Sure
To Be Unique Affair

The great pageant. 20 Sing A
New song" which will be present.
ed in connection with the worlds
Fair at Chicago this month, was
made possible by the Julius Rosen-
valid Fund.
The entire field of the immense
Chicago stadium will be used IN
the presentation OF the pageant.
African huts will dot the enclosure
Two tribes of native Africans VIII
appear In the opening scene, acorn,
ed with colorful jungle regalia ana
flashing their war shields.
Competing composers VIII pre-
sent their music in ACCOMPANY
ment 10 the beating OF tom tom
drums. Among the composers WI
be w. C. Handy. author OF the ..
Iouis Blues" Harry f. Freeman
who wrote "voodoo;" Sissle ane
plake. of shuttle Along;" ane
Harry Burleigh, author OF Deer
river" Marion Cook. composer o
"swing Along" and "Exnorta
tom ]. Rosamond Johnson; au
thor OF Lazy Moon" and nue'
the Bamboo Tree" William Sran
sull. William II. Moody, n. Clari
Smith. and Others. -. an,
Many popular Spirituais an an
other musical compositions "
members Of the race VIII DC ie"
tured. - o,ov
Richard b. Harrison, who play
the role of DE Lawd." In Tree
Pas<u,es. will be narrator. Noul
sissl9 and other noted bandme
will direct their own musicai "
ganizations az the pageant.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Statue Erected To
David Livingstone

New York tocorHfne 10 iis-
patches from Victoria Falls, Rho
desia, In Africa, an imposing
bronz statue memorializing the
life and achievements of David
Livingstone, the famous Scotch
missionary and African explorer,
was unveiled there August 5.
More than thousand persons
attended the unwilling. at which
Livingstones nephew, II. U. Moi
fat. former prime minister OF
Southern Rhodesia. officiated
The statute, which cost approx
mately $4,000 faces across the
chasm 400 feet deep. toward De-
Wis Cataract. To its left, across
the gorge, is the tree on an island
on which Livingstone carved MS
initials the day on which he dis
covered Victoria Falls in 1855.
when David Livingstone died IN
NE interior Of Africa his faithful
friends among the African natives
embalmed his body, took his heart
and buried II beneath a tree in the
soil of Africa which he loved, anc
tenderly bore him upon theii
shoulders, thousands OF miles
through the jungles to the SCI
coast; and accompanied the re-
mains TO England.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
: o 4 or d w orker
Stabs His Employer

Harry Dachille. operator Of a
builders supply company on tho
Detroit water front. was seriously
wounded with a knife Aug. ar nv
Ulysses Foster. a colored EN-.
pioyee, when the former threaten
cd him with a revolver during an
argument over the payment of
wages.
According to police records and
me testimony Of eye witnesses.
Duchille drew his gun on Foster.
while Intoxicated. but laid II down
without shooting. A white clerk.
I'D Carbary, address unknown. nm
loaded the revolver without his
employers knowledge, in order TO
avert a tragedy. Later, when the
argument was resumed, Dachille
again took the weapon and at
tempted to fire at Foster. who
drew a knife and stabbed his as
sailant in self-defense.
Foster has NOT yet been appre-
hendcd.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Musicians To Hold
Negro Night Program

Monday night, August IL, the
Detroit Musicians Association VIII
render its sixth annual Negro
Night" program In the shell at
Belle Isle. at S;15 o'clock, under
the direction of S. A. Ratliffe.
The combined choirs Of the city,
representing $50 voices. will par
ticipate. Nellie Dobson Plant VIII
be featured as soprano; Lorenzo
Robinson, baritone; the Crescent
Eight. with Johnnie r. Reid as ac-
companist. Special selections VIII
be rendered by the Ebenezer a. NJ.
T.. senior choir. with Elizabeth
Gary as organIst and L. 7. Hardi-
son. director. Other participants
will he The Nellie Dobson Plant
Chorus. the Hynson Trio, featuring
Yolando Maddox. Lucille Walden
and Marie Slade.
The combined choirs will rem
der several special selections. Mrs
Maud V. Williams and Luther
Hanna will also be featured solo
lists. Or. Aaron c. Toodle will b'
master OF ceremonies.
Mrs Jerene @. Macklin Is presi
dent of the Musicians Association
Mrs. Milly Hynson. accompanist.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Negro Experts And
y r b a n Leaders To
Aid Negro Workers

New fork-(ANP)-The commit
tee OF One Hundred for Negro
workers. which is being created
Dy the National Urban League for
the purpose OF bringing to the Ne
gro worker intelligent informa-
tion as TO his place in the indus
trial order and to aid him In the
Tight 10 secure a fair share Of
government, state and municipaI
employment through Workers
council, is nearing completion.
Many Respond
Negro leaders throughout Ameri-
ca who have been asked 10 serve
on this Committee have responded.
and up to date the COMMITTEES num-
beers about ss. Additional names
which came Into the Urban Lea
gus office during the week are as
follows:
Mr.. George y. Murphy, 1741
Druid Hill Ave, Baltimore. Md. /:
Miss Fannie G. williams, 1922
Louisiana Ave-. NV Orleans. In. /;
President A. l.. Lewis. 504 w. Sth
St, Jacksonville, Fla; Mr.. Norman
O. Houston. i111 Central Ave. Los
Angeles. Calf; Professor n. b..
Clark. 2i00 Madison Ave, New
Port News. Va; Mr.. William C..
Handy. Handy Bros. Music Co,
Inc. 1887 Broadway. New York
City; Bishop II. A. Grant. 1921
Myrtle Ave, Jacksonville. Fla;
Rev. G.. T.. Curry. Pres. Peoples
Industrial Ins. Co.. Board and
Duvall SITS. Jacksonville, Fla; Mr..
Marion S. Pollett. Treas, Metropo7
Titan Finance Corp. 1880 Pennsyl-
vanIa Ave, Baltimore, Md; MIR.
Thomas J. Ferguson. l6O Auburn
Ave. Atlanta. Ca; Rev. John. c.
Wright. First Congregational
Church. Atlanta. Ga: Mr.. Richard
N McAllister Main St., Vicksburg,
Miss.
Fees Charged
Men. bership on the Committee
"a bv invitation only and all mem
hers who consent 10 serve must
subscribe the sum OF $500 as an
indication of their interest In the
work.
The Committee now includes the
most outstanding Negroes IN
America. Unlike other Committees
Its representation consists OF out
standing citizens from North. East,
South and West. Most y. me Me-
gro presidents of colleges are
Committee members. as well as
the outstanding business ana pro-
fessional men OF the nation.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Herndon's Bail Of
$4,000 Over Quota

The $4,000 bail necessary to Sc
cure the release OF Angelo Hern-
don from Fulton Tower. in Allan
ia. where he has been imprisoned
for many months has been over
subscribed fifteen hundred dollors.
Herndon. who is a Negro work
or was imprisoned under the pro-
vision Of an "old slave law" which
terms as "inciting TO instruction
any attempt 10 organize Negro
workers in Georgia especially
when the organization includes
white workers llerndon was ar
rested for organizing Negro and
white workers in Georgia In the
same organization. 10 secure EN-
plovment relief.
Herndon. whose health has beer
greatly impaired by his imprison-
ment. wa 10 have begun a twenty
v ar sentence on August 3. bui
the timely response of the Interna'
ltional Labor Defense and workers
OF both races will secure his re
lease. pending an appeal of his
case by the I. l.. d. TO the L. 5
Supreme Court.
Herndon Is expected to aTivt
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11

The visit OF the commission "a
Haiti is the direct result of an I'M
vitation extended by President
Stenio Vincent during his recent
visit to America. Meeting n num-
Der OF Negro leaders in Harlem at
luncheon, the president outlined
the conditions facing his country
and painted glowing picture of
the possibilities which lay before
the Negro people of America ana
the Haitian population IL a method
or cooperation could be developed
IN raising and importing goods for
export and import. The idea fired
the imagination OF his hearers who
formed a chamber OF commerce to
develop plan. The commission
VIII be guest OF the Haitian gov
eminent while they are in the is
land. They expect to investigate
commercial opportunities and 10
make contracts which In turn NAV
be passed on TO American Negro
business men.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Special Commission OF Prominent
Negro Leaders Headed For
Haiti, 18th Of August
PRESIDENT VINCENT EXTENDED
INVITATION TO BUSINESS MEN

New York. (ANP)- Reservations
nave been made for members OF
the Commission representing the
rattan Afro-American Chamber Of
commerce to sail from New York
Tor Port-Au-Prince. August II.
Ihose for whom passage has been
booked include. Archie Alexander.
well known civil engineer of Des
Moines. Iowa; Willis n. Higgins.
IN. d.. New York educator. Angus
tine A. Austin. president of the
Antillean Holding Company and
one OF New Yorks most astute
business men, Dr. Owen M. Waller
Jr., George f. Wibecam. former
Grand Exalted ruler of the Elks.
Charles Govan. mechanical on.
gineer; Capt. Joshua Cockburn a
master mariner; Jas. Evert. presi-
dent OF the New York Branch of
the n. A. A. c. p. and Mrs. FeroJ
Vincent-Smoot. Mrs. Smoot. who Is
a member of the Associated Negro
Press staff. will serve the COM
as secretary.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11

mated at $500 900, is to he given
TO her sister, Mrs. Bonita GAN
thony, now residing ia England.
To prevent any litigation, re-
Enrding the disposai OF her estate,
Misar pressler specifically dirin-
herited all relattvcs except thonz
i s,s~s Co.. ,,, s..ss M ssrsaye=s
icr's generous bequest. Mr.. Co
made the following statement {
Newspaper reporters
I'VE are overcome by Mis-
DressIer's generosity. but we are
too saddened by her recent death
to even think OF our future plans.
We don't know what we are going
TO do. when the estate Is finally
settled and we move from the
house.
I'VE haven't decided whether 10
retire. IL was magnificent be-
quest and exceedingly generous
'or such humble services"
Mrs. Mamie Cox Is a native or
Georgia. a member OF
he Steele family. well known In
hat section.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11

New York. August S--The first
group OF affIdavIts from qualified
Negro Democrats barred from the
July rs Texas Democratic Primary
have been received at the head
quarters of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Col
ored People here and promptly
forwarded to Attorney General
Cummings as basis for action
against Texas officials. These
documents. all signed by reputa-
BILE citizens OF Austin, Travis
County, Texas. many Of them pro-
psrty owners and ell holding poll
tax receipts. testify that upon
presenting themselves TO vote In
| the Democratic primary on July
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11

prejudiced white jury. He feels
that a court of record with a Judge
that has more authority than the
Common Pleas judges would see
10 IL that there would be no such
miscarriage of justice.
NJ. L. Walker and L. c. Blount,
directors of the y. A. A. c. p, in
discussing the case with Anderson.
president Of the National Alliance
OF Postal Employees. said that the
case OF Solomon should he appeal
ed in order that the Circuit Court
could display itself In enforcing
the civil Rights Acts. Mr.. Walker
said that the local branch OF the
y. a. A. c. y. was willing 10 help
In this fight and offered to pay The
appeal fee. Whether or not the
local branch would do more than
that. he did not say
Although a fight has been made
IS open the restaurant In the new
federal building there Is little
/ likelihood OF there being a cafeter-
Ia IN Il because the Home Owners
Loan Corporation Is moving into
the space allotted for the restaur-
ant.
Restaurant owners I'm the
vicinity Of the building do not
want Negro patrons but since Pet
erson has been I'm two courts al
ready and an appeal being made
to the Circuit Court. some OF the
restaurant owners have reluctant
ly decided that II Is cheaper 10
treat Negroes as human beings
and serve those few who eat out
side. The few Negroes who eat out
side In the vicinity Of the build
ing can be counted on one hand
the remainder either eat at the
Broadway Market. bring their own
| lunches or 60 Wfthouf eating
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-08-11
Texas Voting Bar Affidavits Are
Rushed Directly To Washington

2s. they were turned down by bal
lot officials because they were
Negroes.
Affldaylts Furnished
The affidavits were secured by
the Colored Voters League OF
Travis County, Texas, upon the
urgent request OF Walter White
N. A. A. c. p. Secretary. Mr.. White
stated that following failure to get
any action from James A. Farley,
Chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee or his assistant
Emil Hurja. after numerous COM
munications addressed 10 them, he
photographed Attorney General
Cummings at Washington, ID. c. TO
make Immediate investigation and
notify all Texas election officials
! hat they would prosecuted to