The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
GADDINGS

BY GLADYS mills

WE SPEND THE DAY AT THE TRAINING CAMP
We of the six thousand who saw the champ
ion buff his sparring partners about Sunday after
noon the last day, but one, of his training
On the grounds We Petry Fisher squirting
Sadie Overflow of Chicago the former Mrs Pery, you
1know and they most amicabe do we see recon-
citation in the offing
They too out Pearl was simply ravishng in
the most silver of silver foxes with cunning chapeau of
black the crown of the species of silver fox
The Homer Smiths came with the Penicks that
would be Bonnie and Homer Homer Jr and Shirley
Lynn Bonnie wore stunning Mole trimmed costume
Jap sneed had a wooden play suit of grey herring
sonny Wilson was very much in evidence seeing
at the horde of photographers had pleasing subjects
Burnett Burton was peddlng souvenir books with
lad whom we didn't know . sold tiny boxing gloves
to those who wanted them and buttons, featuring the
Eulaiia Gaines Hall -. wearing huge black sombrero
with lace dripping from the brim was laden with
mammoth box containing flowers someone's gift to
her brother, Joe -.
WE GO INTO THE PAVILION
a huge barn-ike place The floor SO thckly covered
with dust that smoking was hazardous
At the cash register Harriet Shelby reigned su-
IRENE Its merry Jingle, rang fast and furious
u At long table Dr. and Mrs Walter Harmon Dr.
and Mrs. Charles Brooks Mr. and Mrs. George Reid
of Dallas Texas =. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Milton DR. and
Mrs Walter Hines DR.. Bob Bennett Lyman Burris
ton . Dr. Smawood Ackss, also of D. C.. Ben Hender-
Theresa Bailey and Julian Black discussed
AT another Ruth Webb =. Esther Randall and Parker
Penick exchanged opinions Esther wore stunning
hat la the Bengal Lancer -.-.-,-
S. b. Mcqueen Eugene Smith and the stately
Amyre Ransom slipped at table
Edward Pink Baker Roberta MCGUIRE Leila
fPum" Spencer -. Tom Spencer and Violet Banks sat
4ery the orchestra
=" chester Rentie . . . introduced US to his cousin
Joseph Nelson of San Diego California here for the fight
dramatic tenor singer with the Hal-Johnson choir
Helen Hicks Dorothy Ann Nellie Watts John
Dancy Mr. and Mrs. Heinie Butler Bernard Porche
Ernie Marshall DR.. Herbert Simms 49,. Mrs. John
Roxborough Mrs Paul Alexander Mr. and Mrs Snow
den Williams =. Paul Davis The Davenport Lambers
and Mrs Robert Bowles Fannie Mitchell swathed in lusc
Gus silvers here from Chicago . . Katherine Wells . . .
Jerry Sneed Bernardine Jordon Mrs Robert Lantoin
Mrs. Atwood Stevenson Bernice McCaughn Sam
Burns and coolies of others We hailed in passing
1t Waly Williams Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fuller John
Scott Edward White were present either accidentally
or on purpose .o .,o oro,,nds IN bis zenbvr
. . at about O'clock
Floyd Thompson was completely nOn-plussed when
coming fight the vox Pop broadcast fromthe rngside
WE GO UP TO THE HOUSE
The house is around the road piece and is where
the fighters eat sleep and think of nothing but
fighting
crowded with people about whom we read quite often
~ former Mayor John Smith 49,. Cobo - lots of judges
former worlds champ, James j. Braddock Roscoe
Toles John Roxborough and who knows all.
In another room the champs brother played
At the grand piano Clarence Brown, sparrng part
ner amused himself with the playing OF popular
tunes 49,. and not badly either.
Back in corner of the huge living room we found
Mrs. Myrtle Hutchins Lucy and Fred Jones Hazel
Lyman Charles Roxborough Sr, and Buffalo James
-. busly engaged in putting on the feed bag.
Freddie Guinyard Carl Nelson and Thurston
Mckinney were so nonchaant as to leave
doubt but that they were completely on guard.
4 We finally found the champ and believe 1t not
in the act Of having his picture made with our little
niece Leona teaching him to do the boogle and
he was doing OK.
little black kitten darted across the path drove