The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-12-03
Round The Town
WITH FRANK FAIR

EVERYONE F1tJpJo lIle cGn-liH-
provement Club Thanksgiving mite
dances and this years affair was
no exception. Beautifully gowned
ladies' looking sweet as ever. grac-
ed the Faurots Ballroom as never
before A crowd Of over three
hundred persons danced to the toe
tickling music Of Gerald Wells
swingsters and good time was
had by all. A perfect dancel
on to the famed Ubangi Club
where Gene Coy King of Swing
and his cats were "torching" the
latest bets In fine style. The NJ
Of c. directs a good floor show
and number by himself Is ex-
ceedingly clever. Then to my
Simmons at the "Adelphi' for
short hour of rest" before" hit
ting the BALI = bit beat"
Is there dissention in the Uban-
81 Ranks Tiff so, let's patch it up
for the big championship game on
December 10th. How about It?
It was distinct shock to every
one that Jimmy Adams, we'll
known Seattle-born musician, chose
to take his own life fortnight
ago. Jimmy" was a swell guy. a
fellow everyone liked, and to have
been in such a depressed mood
that he wished no longer to live,
makes It even tougher to realize
his action. Tops in his specially
and an all-'round good kid, his
ever-ready smile win be missed by
his family and many friends
FINS
Short Shorts: Cerine Gibson. one
of my favorite entertainers, has
Sworn off" and drinks no more
heavy water. She's tapered off to
Coca Colas" now Really!
Besides celebrating his silver we'd
ding anniversary on the seven
teenth, Iva No ris also celebrated
his 'teenth birthday observance
A couple of cute cuties and prom
ising debutantes; Regena Twates
and Mary Yarbrough-Yah, Man!
:. Doc" Robinson was a bang
up wrestler N college days. If you
think he can't execute a few neat
half Nelson's and wrap your tom
sils around your ear-muffs, grab
him sometime Melancholy
Baby" crooned by one of the boy
Friends" female impersonators at
the State" brought down the
house One good reason the
Golden West" is swell place to
enjoy a few" and dance Elmer
Benson, an Ace" at the Bar
Who do you suppose Is the best
story-teller Yes, sir, you GUESSED
it Haskell Campbell . / never
see Muriel Clark anymore
Victor Nix back from a long trek
into the middle west and south,
says that Dallas is the only city
he observed where Negroes are
prospecting and doing things in a
big way Hats off to the Uban-
gis who have do,le more to put
Seattle ana the Northwest on the
map than any other single agency
for many years Who (she) do
you suppose is car-crazy? Tops
for oratorical speed and grammati-
cal precision-Rev. Fred Hughes
Charley Russell is all happy
these days over the proposed trip
to Hawaii with the University of
Washington football team which
has been scheduled for New Years
Day-and who wouldn't be? Bon
Voyage Charleyl s. Who do you
suppose has lived in Seattle all
her life and just the other day
found out that the old stone build
ing at Fourth and Madison was
the Public Library? Doris Height
What ever became of Squire
Landers? Ben Chandler Jr.,
and his pretty wife over from the
Apple county to spend Thanksgiv-
ing with the family Asked him
of Janet Williams who seems to
have found something" over there
in Yakima. She's doing nicely, he
tells me, and expects to be home
Christmas Wyman Bailey,
bartender par excellence, is also a
copyrighted fashionplate . Short
Quickies: Who do you suppose gets
telephone calls from California
berkeley just like that??? =.
10 Mrs. Frank Fair visiting he.
in-laws over in the Rose City:
Ben Bernie and I have now the
same theme song. Its a lonesome
old town when you're not around"
See you, gang.