The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-05-27

1850
cation that modern science and in
vention will wrest the lives of men
from the depths of the sea of Ports
mouth but it is the will of God for
such things to happen at opportune
times for the minds of the American
people have been completely cleared of
war scare and propaganda by their
humane and anxious interest in the
lIfe-savlng operations of the United
States Navy and Coast Guard in New
England waters which occupies the
front pages of all newspapers while
the European situation is right back
where it always should have been
in the comic supplement g.. and [ am
disposed to write unkindly of the I'M
financial condition of the New York
World Fair which is marked by a
dOwngrade on their weekly chart of
progress the fair grounds are
sadly incomplete the admission
rates are still a subject of controversy
the representation of Harlem by
the Savoy at the Fair exploiting a
wild menage of jungle shake-dancing,
plantation walking and crazy
Lindy-hoppers of assorted shapes and
sizes and if this is the sole contri-
button of the colored race to the World
of tomorrow [ can readily understand
the fragrant racial discrimination which
exists in the World of Today . the
Standard Brands exhibit has we'll
marked separate wash-room facilities
for colored and white employees to APP
pease the Southern visitors to the Fair
. the World Fair administration have
no colored on their huge staff of work
ers . the YMCA has one information
clerk for which we give three soft hur-
rahs .. the whole thing is a hodge
podge Of ambiguity which has resulted
in threatened New England boycott
Of the Fair because work on their sec
ton of the display has been held up
because Of alleged labor trouble which
In reality is a concerted effort to keep
summer vacation business in New York
City which otherwise might be attracted
by New England's beautiful vacation
land such dilatory tactics and
other protests have caused the tlvlon
and perisphere to become tagged as
Grover WheIans cue stick and eight
ball =. you can have the World Fair
with New York, stuffy and crowded in
the burning summer sun blowing the
budget on transportation and hotel ac-
commOdations the first few days and
sleeping in Central Park and thumbine
rides home the remainder of the week
but as for Little Egypt, I hope that
YOU will find me basking in the whis-
pering Cape breezes at Oak Bluffs on
the seashore with a loaf of Bond, a iug
Of Bacardi and LilybelIe with apollo
gies to Omar Kyaham) beneath the
sheltering scrub pines of the Vineyard
dunes where heaven can wait . for
this is Paradise the mecca of a
better class of tourists who really en-
JOY a rest where country and seaside
are both in abundance and the sun al
ways shines with gentle warmth and
the moon at night is a joy to behold
and the but, why 90 on, I'll
see you there
A card proclaiming the delights of
A Night in Vienna, given by the
Aristo Club at 558 Massive, Monday.
May 20, was received. 1t is semi
formal . thanks T. the Davenport
Bronze Rhapsody of 1899 will feature
six celebrated dancers: Helena Sandi-
ford, Preston Sandiford, Gertrude
Earle, Geraldine, Robert, Phil Medley,
Evelyn Andrews and Prof. Ernest
O'Banyoun at Jordan Hall tonite, MAY
26, with first three rows strictly for
NAL and you are also cordially
invited to an afternoon of music with
Boston's young artists Sunday after
noon, May % at four o'clock present
ing at II Holyoke Street, Boston
Quilla Baptiste, Violinist. Marie
Baptiste, Accompanist Marion
McCree, contralto Elma Lewis,
Dramatic Reader =. Jestiva De Allie,
pianist Peggy Pierce pianist
Guest artist sponsored by Mrs. George
Charleston matilda Birch).
henneJn spencer was warmly re-
ceived by local music critics at his
Steinert Hall song recital Tuesday
evening and bids fair to reach the
heights. the Challenger's Annual
May Formal at Morton Plaza May 20
mite before the holiday promises to
be one of the swankiest affairs of the
season :. Marion Anderson will sing
America" on the coast to coast radio
broadcast celebrating the world pre-
miere of the motion picture "The
Young Mister Lincoln" featuring
Henry Fonda in the title role support
ed by Arleen Whelan, Marjorie
Weaver and Alice Brady together with
large number of colored character
actors which comes to the Metropoli-
tan Theatre June 2, 1889 d. the net
work I1rOUral,, will ha roreSantnd on