The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-16
The Party Line
By MARIAN

! younger oSk " 81 Ah ava HSN sHtA.4s
and Las Alegras Progressive club,
that group OF young debs headed by
Katherine Weiss came through with
a Scavenger HINT the gang
assembled out to Ethelda Lang's
home on Hague avenue and gee
there was gobs Of fun.
The lucky ones were Charles
Digs, Roberta Greenidge. Geraldine
Mitchell. Robena Watt, Ethelds
Lang, Horace Hendricks and Mar
jorie Greenidge. Jean Moses i.
there were also plenty Of thrills and
excitement for Ambrose Nit, Sim
clair Billups, Theodore Woodson,
Harry Riggs OF Howard. Katherine
Spears, Horace Hendricks. Bobby
Duncan, Gwendolyn Harkles, June
Baber, Christine Smoot. Ether
Gordy, Charles Powells. Eddie
Carton, Demarr Solomon. Dora
Miller and others.
This is the sad time Of the year
when vacations come to a close,
and many hostesses enlivened what
may have been a dull week by Civ
ing farewell parties for the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dickson of
Clinton street invited guests to bid
farewell to Bernice Dickerson, their
niece, who has been visiting from
Wilmington, Delaware.
At the gathering were General
McCullers, A. W. Lett G. McDuffee,
Alma Mallette, Wayman Rivers,
Alberta Lightfoot Anthony Quaker,
Zelma Lightfoot, Tommy Love,
Elizabeth Patton, Earl Redmond,
Godfather Ann Dickerson, Leon
Merritt, Gertrude Browning, An
drew Starks, Juanits Young, Jesse
Lightfoot Hazelle Quarker.
Mr. and Mrs Robert c. Croft were
hosts TO $50 guests to introduce
their guests, Rev and Mrs. Samuel
Bacote and daughters, Miss Lucille
and Melba. of Kansas City, Mo Rev.
Bacote pastors the Second Baptist
church there.
After two weeks in Indiana and
Kentucky, Mrs. Grace Mcclure
williams has returned to her home
on Scotch avenue to resume her
teaching duties.
The Herbert Hancocks and Mrs.
McCaskill are home. They vaca-
toned in New York and Niagara
Falls.
While Mrs. Gertrude Perry, Mrs.
Ella Grenn, Mr.. and Mrs. William
McCurtry, froliced in Idlewild and
Woodlawn Mrs. Perry's chill
dren vacationed with their grand
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
johnson of Lambert street.
The A. R. Morris's of Battle Greek
and Miss Learline wilkinson Of
Washington, D. C., were feted at
many functions while house guest
ing at the 7. R. Wheelers Of the La
Rose apartments.
Among the doings was a cocktail
party given out at the home OF Mrs.
A. D. Kimble, where she and MISS
Levi Moore were joint hostesses.
To greet the guests were Mrs.
Wheeler, Mrs. X. Sanders, Miss L.
Wheeler, W. Stringer and Searles.
There was breakfast in Conant
Gardens with the Jefferson John
sons of Binder avenue as hosts :.
Bridge was the diversion for Miss
A. D. Kimbe, Miss Wilkerson, Mr.,
and Mrs. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. I.
R. Wheeler.
Then the hosts gave a grand
party. The T. R. Wheelers served
an elaborate luncheon and enter
tanned the guests with pokeno,
bridge, plenty of food and drink.
Among those attending were Mrs.
H. Taylor, W. Stringer, Robert Per-
ry, Mrs. Annie Stewart, Miss Al
berta Williams, Miss Ossie Williams,
Mrs. A. D. Kimble, Miss Levi Moore,
Miss Robertson, Mr., and Mrs. II.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ones. Mr.. and Mrs. R,
TAYLOR, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Summer
vile, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. jeff john
son. Mr.. and Mrs. l. Pugh, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark, Mr.. and Mr.. H. Brown
and many more.
DR.. and Mrs. E. A, Williams, Miss
Cfementine White Of Nashville,
Tenn. and Walter D. Williams are
home from their trip to Buffalo and
New York City. The Williams mo-
tored to New York for the National
Dental convention and its auxiliary.
They were given many affairs
while Eastward and had pleasant
Journey renewing old soquaint-
ances.
The La Nong Sha Longs are
lanpning a fall party for the l4th
at the Larks club. 1t will be de-
tailed further as they get together
for their next meeting.
The home of W. ST. Clair Billups
was a gay one last Monday, The
neighbors Of the 670o block gave
a welcome back to the Neighbor-
hood party for the Bfllups family
who had formerly resided on Ccot-
ten avenue and have now returned.
Mrs. Ethel Taylor gave the well
come speech and presented Mr.. Bill
| Inns with a wool sweater. Later ice