The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-01
The SPECTATOR

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Twelve Spirits OF Swing: Lena Jack
son and Sally Harp Bill Lew
ens-as fine as ne is handsome
Raymond Rivers Marie Ed
wards, Ruth Jackson. John FELTON,,
Claude Sivey. Theds Jordan. Billy
Lynch, Almeda Levens, sweet a a
song. dainty as a doll Officers
OF the Les Soeurs: Dorothy Quaker,
president; Alberta Lightfoot, vice
president; recording secretary. Bern
va Patterson; Gertrude Browning,
corresponding secretary.
Prowlings OF Sunday, the 26th. led
first to the stately clubhouse OF the
Naciremas The Sunday morn
blossomed forth pretty. warm and
sunny . Then, couple Of hours
later came rain That's spring
for you But you must have
your bitter with the sweet" etc,
cor something like that But
about the Naeiremas, the Student
Naciremas to be exact, who chose
this gloomy Sunday to present the
next in their series Of educational
forums for the youth Gath
cred about are a number OF the~
students set to hear and discuss
Constructive PHILOSOPHERS for youth
in a Changing World" That's
the topic for the day. you know,
with Ernest Marshall and L. Blount
slated to start things Isaac
Goodwin, deserving swing for the
moment, renders a solo. Morning
Nicely too Chairman for the
afternoon is Garland Strickland
Mr.. Marshall stresses home life as
an important factor in shaping the
philosophy Of the youth Ne
gro business, its importance, its
trials, and Just and unjust criticisms
OF the consumer are keynoted BY
Mr.. Blount Horace Sheffield
Marvin Greene, Herbert Thompson
lead the SPIRITED after-discussion
Tea is provided by the thoughtful
Studenaceremas Slipping: Mil
dred Cummings, Marguerite Giles
pie Norman Tabor, Nancy Fisher,
Walter Green, Vernice Hicks.-Mar-
guerite Williams, Langston Hender-
son, Mary Lou Griffin-sweet little
headache.
The Mayfair ballroom was the
scene OF the unusual Sunday the
18th That is, il there's any
thing unusual in anybody offering
thirteen continuous hours Of dane
ing For the first time in week.
the Mayfair is crowded A
hum OF gaiety prevails, the swingy
rhythms of Mathew Rucker or John
Holiday Just audible above the din.
Mathew Fucker and the Twelve
Spirits Of Swing are sensational
Priscilla Royster-tall and slender.
the possessor of a catchy person.
ality-sings songs both sweet and
hot much to the delight of the dane
ing throng :. She steps to the
mIcrophone, reaf-eiese- Hands
kind Of outstretched, she gives:
Good morning blue, blues how do
you do?" 20. The effect is startling:
Jitterbugs cease to Utter, begin to
stare Hsnd-holders dance,
barely moving from one spot
And then from Priscilla: Sent for
you yestiddy, here you come to-
day." . The hall hops, the ball
room bounces Having a WON
derful time are Doris Owens. Otto
Nicholas, Stanley Curtis, Ruth Kidd,
Marie Everly Mathew Fucker
comes on like Erskine Hawkins on
King Porter's Stomp" with Al
phonso Ford IGNORING nicely on the
sax Almeda Levens is here,
cute and coy Likeahle Priscilla
dedicated You Go to My Head
TO thus writer and Louise Bowe
A sweet gesture Nice to be
spectating again, L
SPECIALS AND SPICE
It's conference season The
Old Boy and Girl confab now OF the
past the City-Wide Youth Confer
ence convenes April 1918 at Ply
mouth Congregational The
program is studded by such names
as Langston Hughes, W. o. Whit
field and Ainesworth Neisner
The conclave promises to be youth
ful and educational Walter
Greene suggests an early registra-
ton.
Soon now, the masquerade will be
over between Louise Jones and Otto
Nicholas These two nice peo-
pie for too long have been publicly
spatting They ought to shake
and make up, or part and hush
up.
Louise Leonard OF the Westside
Council wants it known that that
branch Of the NA.A.C.P. will honor
the AnitV clIh AT dance IN he