St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-03-20
CREDJAFAWN CLUB
ENTERTAINS PARENTS

it's parents and friends at ban
quet Monday evening, March 16, in
Fellowship Hall of Pilgrim Baptist
Church. The long banquet tables
were set up with st. Patrick's day
decorations. Handkerchiefs were
given to the ladies and cigars to
the men.
Mr.. John l.. Banks, Jr., proved
a very clever master Of ceremonies.
Miss Rosamund Collier led the
songs and Miss Edmonia Perry
presided at the piano. The num-
bers on the very interesting pro-
gram included the welcome address
by John Lawrence, Jr.; response
for the mothers by Mrs. Arthur
Hedge; introduction of Junior
Credjafawn officers by their presi-
dent, Mr.. Victor Galloway; shadow
pantomime with an operation for
the theme was very cleverly done
by Miss Hortense Oden, Miss Bea-
trice Vassar, and Mrs. Inez Bruce;
talk, president, Mrs. Virginia
Hedge Doyle; vocal selections,
"Rose in the Bud" Miss Rosamund
Collier accompanied by Miss An
nice Bagnall; a pantomime skit
given in two parts by Huron Shell
ton, Jr., and Frances Doyle en-
titled Caesar and Cicero; read
ing, "The Kings Breakfast" by
Miss Eva Lee; readings by Mrs.
Doyle; response from the Junior
mothers by Mrs. Freddie Weston;
and the program closed with two
selections given by the Swanee
Quartette which is composed of
Robert R. Mitchell, Charles Har-
grave, Rueben Hargrave, and Jerry
Hargrave. The selections rendered
were, "Show Me the Way" and
Kentucky Babe" both numbers
being led by the baritone, Charles
Hargrave. Mr.. and Mrs. J. R..
Jones were introduced by the
master of ceremonies and Mrs.
Jones, by popular request, gave
two very we'll received readings.
This was the ninth annual BAN
quet of the Credjafawn Club, and
about one hundred fifty people at
tended. To Miss Ruth Oden goes
the credit for the deliciously cooket
dinner, and Mrs. Theresa Banks
Herring was chairman of the af-
fair.
STUDIO FORMAL
About one hundred people at
tended the second Studio Formal of
the Community House season, Fri
day, March Is. This was given by
the intermediate dramatic class.
The first play given was a one-act
comedy, "Elmer." The cast was
composed of Reginald Harris as
Elmer; Corinne Powell as Mrs.
Collier; Vesta Gaines as JEANNE;
Doris Bradshaw as jamie; Oliver
Lewis as Hubert; Lamar Goss as
Susan; Kitty Vassar as Fannie
Bell; Ruth Benner as Miss Pinney;
and Drexel Pugh as Russell Jane
son. The cast were all excellent in
their parts, but Reginald Harris in
the title role seemed to have drawn
the major portion of the applause.
The other play presented was a
one-act drama entitled, "The Blues
I Am Playing" written by Langs-
ton Hughes and dramatized by
Miss Shirley Harris. The cast in
cluded Shirley as Mrs. Dora Ellis
worth; Miss Beneta Edwards as
Oceola; Omond Hunter played by
Elmer Harris; and John Harper
as Manders, the butler.
The last of the series of Studio
Formals will be given Friday, April
8, by the Junior Dramatic Glass.
This activity is under the capable
direction Of Mrs. Gladys Lewis
Harris.
Participating in a skit between
the two plays entitled "Uncle 81
at the Movies" were Urlin Clark,
Jr., as the usher; Hazel Warricks
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