The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-18

Chink Collins, Art Whetsel. Elmira
Britt, Jimmie Perote, Daisy Anderson,
Regina Harrington, Louis Jones, hus
band of Lena Horne, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Moon of ID. c., W. c. Handy, Mrs.
Fanny Robinson, Maceo Pinckett.
Shelton Brooks, Clarence Robinson,
Lillian Fitzgerald, Bib McAlpin. Al
Monroe, and Marie McCreary.
The NAACP's thirtieth anniversary
ball held at the 369th Regiment Arm
DRY Saturday brought out a record
crowd to listen to and dance to the
strains of Duke Ellington's orchestra
The hall was crowded at an early hour
and folk were still coming to the ball
when the crowd began to leave. AL
though a huge crowd was expected. no
arrangements had been made to care
for the checking of the many persons
who attended. 1t took almost an hour
to have ones wraps checked. Duke
and the boys were in a mellow mood
but mike arrangements were not at
the best for the music could not he
heard fifteen feet from the orchestra
Fred Washington and Bill Robinson
were introduced to the crowd and re-
ceived bid hand. Bill played an
other role at the dance: he was tran
drummer for one number. Most of
soclety's big wigs were on hand to see
and be seen. Walter White, big sachem
of the NAACP, was on hand and was
seen dancing with the cream of the
debutante crop; Duke spent full hour
autographing programs; Ivy Anderson
did her stuff to the delight of the pat
rons and spent half of her time giving
out autographs to the adoring males
who Hooked near her between numbers.
All in all, great time was had bv all
and the NAACP prOfted in huge sums.
This dance was broadcasted to the
United States, as many dances were
held in other large cities.
Billie Drew, an amateur singer who
has won several prizes at the Apollo
Theatre, was rewarded for her excel
lent singing this past week. Praised
by Willie Bryant and Ralph Cooper at
the Wednesday night amateur pro-
gram, Miss Drew was given a weeks
work at the Apollo at a professional
salary. This is the singer Sid Thomp-
son CHarlem Sketches) praised in his
column several weeks ago. Bands
without girl singers should hear this
singer. She is going places. Contact
with her can be made thru Sid Thomp-
son, 129 W. 1872, N. Y. C.
Just finished talking to Pierre Adel-
son, world traveller who has return
ed from Europe, having made many
countrys on his journeys. On being
asked his opinion of the situation
there he said that the whole country
IS ready for war though this fact has
not been made known to the world at
large. According to him the dictators
and rulers of the totalitarian countries
have been ready for war for the past
few years and that when the time
comes war will break forth without
any warning. He said the common
people never know what the ruling
people are doing until too late. Thev
are kept in ignorance of affairs until
matters are beyond control of the
people. This opinion expressed by
Monsieur Pierre has been touched on
by many travellers who have been in
touch with the common people.
CUPID IN SWINGTIME: Right on
the heels of one of the SWEETEST we'd
dings I ever "digged", I'm thrilled by
the wedding of another pal of mine,
Broadway Jones, to the effervescent
Ruby Burke 8. she is trained nurse
and can nurse the big shots like the
little ones. Broadway is swell guy
and everybody who knows him is glad
of the privilege. . Ruby is the best
regular woman in the nurse business
and can heal wounds and anything else
that is in that category. w.. They were
married in Philly the other day by my
old pal Magistrate Edward Henry of
the Quaker City. I am sorry I missed
the (Scotch) not the wedding, because
Broadway has bottle of Scotch day
for regular diet. In the party were
friends and the ork leader Sapiro and
others. Broadway and Tisdale are the
new marks on the calendar for the new
year in cupid's swingtime.
Signing off, your Harlem cores
pOndent, Floyd G. Snelson, 400 Man
haitian Avenue, N. Y. City.
-G-