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Evening star., 1939-10-20
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Droll Film
Little
Heart of Paris
Shows Rainu
At Best

The most affecting comedy, those
learned In the arts say, is that
which is poised perilously on the
brink Of tragedy. Such is the
comedy Of Heart OF Paris" new
attraction at the Little Theater.
This drolly told tale of "gribouille, !"
an idealist as nearly as the word
translates into English, is as di-
verting a piece Of film craft as
France has sent us since Mayer
ling" Helping vastly to make it 50
is Raimu, bulbous French actor
whose enormous reputation as an
artist obviously is deserved.
Raimu is the gribouille, a hearty.
kindly, earthly fellow who can
wander into no crowd without hav-
Ing an immediate effect upon the
collective lives it represents. The
specific crowd into which he
wanders is that concerned with the
trial of beautiful girl michele
Morgan for the murder of her lover.
Sole believer in the girls innocence,
he eventually earns her acuuittal.
after which, with a magnificent un-
self1shness, he assumes RESPONSE
bility for restoring her to society.
What happens to an idealist in
that situate constitutes an endless
piquant character study, as stimu-
lating piece Of acting as the screen
has any right to expect.
The mood Of Raimu performance
Is unvaryingly humorous, but invari-
ably close to heartbreak. He is a
profound force upon the lives of all
around him, and not always a wise
force for his great heart runs away
with his head on too many occasions.
With respect to cast, the film is
notable, too. for the performance of
Miss Morgan as the abused angel, to
Evening star., 1939-10-20

angle: 11:45 am, 1:50, $3.50, $50,
7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Palace-"The Rains Came" screen
version Of the Louis Bromfield novel:
1905, 2:30, 4:5O. 7:10 and $50 pm.
COlumbia-"The Women" with
claws unfurled and fangs dripping
acid: 11:10 am, las, 4:20, 6:55 and
$50 pm.
Little-"Heart of Paris" a droll
French tale with Raimu as a man
whose head is carried away by his
heart::' 1l:l5 am, 1870, 3:35, $40
7:45 and $50 pm.
Belasco-"The Ufashamed," life in
nature camp: 11:30 am, 1880,
$3.50, $50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-20

which incidentally her resemblance
Is nothing short Of perfect. Un-
doubtedly Hollywood in time will
get around to hiring Miss Morgan,
whose beauty and talent greatly
excel those Of some Of its previous
imports.
Until 1t does, however, 1t is a good
idea not to miss her in Heart of
Paris" J.C.
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Role for Florence

Florence Rice has been added to
the cast of Broadway Melody OF
l940," co-starring Eleanor Powell
and Fred Astaire. Her role is that
of secretary to Frank Morgan, who
portrays a writer of Broadway mu-
sical hits. Miss Rice recently COM
pleted work as the feminine lead
of the Marx Bros production AT
the Circus"
Evening star., 1939-10-20
Goldwyn Completes
Cast of 'Rames'

Samuel Goldwyn has completed
the cast for his forthcoming produc-
ton, "Raffles." now before the
cameras. Co-starring David Niven
and Olivia de Havilland, the sup
porting cast is headed by Dame May
Witty and Dudley Digges and in
cludes Lionel Pape. Douglas Walton.
Peter Godfrey, Hilda Plowright, E.
E. Give, Margaret Seddon. Vesey
ODavoren, George Carthrey and
Keith Hitchcock.
Based on the celebrated ad-
Evening star., 1939-10-20

WHO'S DUcK?-ReaHy all pe kno about this picture that
all the from Hollywood Dth this caption although
Baby Sandy is Holooods youngest star she demon
sate here that in the matter OF ugging the she
real rDdl TOR such olde muggng artists Hugh Herbert
le and Ernest Truer Attention. please to the expert
tees that taking bath othout Clothes and in the tub
NTH her pet duck is hardly lady like"
Wen bet to it's really soaking her feet
Evening star., 1939-10-20

ventures Of "The Amateur Cracks
man." by E. w. Hornung, ''Rafles'
is under the direction of Sam Wood
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Cooperative Study
Group to Organize

The Cooperative Study Group of the
Armstrong-Hemenway Foundation will
hold an organization meeting on Wed
nesday, June q at s pm. sharp, when
the officers and directors of the buying
club will be elected, and a set of by
laws adopted. Persons desiring to par
tieipate in the meeting will have to
subscribe $3.50 for membership fee
$1.00 to be applied toward a share in
the cooperative, and $50 for organiza-
ton purposes. The dollar is refundable
on thirty-days notice.
All interested are urged to be pres
ent and qualify by depositing $1.5C
with the treasurer Mr.. Cecil Ward OF
Miss Henrietta Dunn 43 Rutland
Square. To date, 80 people have made
their deposits and at least 100 are ex.
pected to do so before June 81.
The officers of the Study Group are
James Curwood, president; Mrs. Julian
D. Steele, first vice-pres.; Joseph Par
iera, second vice-pres., Miss Marie
Rudd; sec'y, Miss Rita Campbell, asst.
sec'y, Miss Ethel Stewart; treas, and
Emerson Mosley, Asst. treas.
The temporary officers of the Buy
ing Club are Mrs. Margaret Lee, Chair
man and Cecil Ward, treasurer. Mr..
Julian D. Steele Is executive director
of the Foundation.
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BREEZY MEADOW CAMP

Breezy Meadows Camp, situated In
West Midway and Holliston. will open
its sixth season on Wednesday, June
% and last until August IS. The
month of July Is reserved for boys and
August is reserved for girls.
The rates for the Camp are $500 per
week for all the Robert Gould Shaw
House boys and girls, and $500 a week
for all other boys and girls. 81. Is
charged all children for transportation
from II Windsor Street, Roxbury to
the Camp. There are accommodations
in the Camp for s. children at any one
time.
There is a farmhouse for older peo-
pie, where the rates are somewhat
higher, varying from $50 to $3.50
per night, or $1,000 TO $500 a week.
The price includes board and lodging.
The Camp is a 125 acre farm, with a
farmhouse, barn, a large dining hall
and kitchen, seven cottages, a small
swimming pool, several large fields for
athletics and many acres Of woodland.
The activities include swimming, volley
ball, basketball, baseball, hiking, nature
study, music, various kinds of handi-
craft and woodcraft.
Send your children for two weeks to
the country away from the noise and
dirt of the city streets. Accommoda-
tons may be made at IL Windsor St,
Roxbury.
The Committee in charge of the
Camp consists Of, Harold Peabody,
chairman; Mrs. W. \. Goodman, Rich
ard P HaIlowell, End, Mrs. John ".
Bartol, Edgar P. Benjamin, Rev. Al
fred V. Bliss. Rev. George L. Paine,
DR. T. E. A. McCurdy and Morris R.
Taylor John A. Shelburne, director
Of Boys Work at Shaw House, is the
Director at the camp.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
BRUCE WENDELL
PIANIST AT POPS

One OF the features of the Wednes-
day night meeting of the Congress and
Pops associates was the announcement
that the renowned pianist Bruce Wen
dell has accepted the invitation to an
pear here for the event and will accom-
pany the colored artist who sings. It
was also stated that a collection of
works of composers of the race will be
submitted to the Pops" director for in
cluslon on the program
Wendell, who has been termed "The
genius Of the Carribee's" by noted au-
thor IN his book, appeared here some
months ago and was an overwhelming
success. He has studied and PLAYED in
Europe and in the leading conserva-
tories and halls of this country.
When tickets were called in at the
meeting it was learned to the surprise
OF the audience, that nearly every ticket
that the workers had has been sold. and
that future tickets will have to be OBJ
tanned from the box office. Miss Ellen
Williams, secretary of the Congress.
announced, however, that she has a few
left that may be obtained if sought i'm
medlately by calling at her home, 10
Greenwich Park.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
Hnt. MnttrnpT rnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
THE RED CAPS INITIATIVE

Perhaps you are one of those people
who have frequently wondered at the
large number of dances and affairs
colored people give, and who have
asked why some of the energies ex.
pended IN staging these social events
couldn't be converted into something
really useful-f you have, you may
be interested to learn that next week
dance will be given that has a new
type Of objective; not just the salts
faction Of some social impulse. but the
noble purpose of providing the money
for large group of underpaid work
ers to fight for their rights against
their employers.
This dance will be the affair of the
local Red Cap Porters. The Porters
have long been the most oppressed
workers to be found outside of cotton
fields. Paid no salaries at all in the
past by their employers. they have
been forced on the public's gratuitv
Tor their livings and have had to en-
dure long hours and bad conditions as
well.
Recently they organized themselves
into union and began a long fight
before federal authorities for what
they believe to be their rights. This
fight has enjoyed success thus far, but
must be carried on still farther. Hence
their dance; rather than appeal to the
public for funds the courageous young
men believe they can raise it them
selves.
Such spirit cannot be far wrong;
they probably will have as much good
fortune in the future as they have
had since the formation of their union
In passing, however, it can be said
that more dances for such a purpose
and less dances for pure "jitterbug'
reasons might help to push the race
far toward its long-sought emancipa-
ton.
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present New Deal government to solve
the problem was to advocate. "pIonob
ing under" cotton lands. "slanobtor
ing hogs" etc. not because the peopIe
had too much of these necessities. bnt
rather because of the belief that
scarcity of any of these essentials
would Immediately result in HIGHER
prices, and higher prices of conrsa
mean higher profits for those who own
those commodities while at the same
time, higher prices mean more hard
ship for those whose continued exist
ence depends upon their ability 70
secure those commodities. A calm
consideration of this inhuman, Jungle.
Ike practice should immediately
cause us to wonder how genuine Is
our claim about brotherhood" and all
the other shibboleths being flung
about in the arena of human relations
today.
DURING THE YEARS of the world
war there were no unemployment. We
are unable to forget that one of the
most popular expressions in those
days was "work or fight" Even
women and children were called upon
to take their places in the industries
of the nation. Now this command to
work or fight was given at time
when we were all engaged in DESTROY
ing life and property and, of course.
increasing the number of millionaires
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
it seems, is about to call an inter
national oOpforopco - ~ ,LA..L
solve the worlds cotton problem. Out
of this conference, which is called
purely exploratory" is expected to
come an imposition of cotton quotes
on the ten chief cotton producing coun-
tries. In this way the conferees hope
to avoid the piling up of a great world
surplus of cotton, and thereby raise
the price of cotton and of course in
crease the profit of the cotton growing
interest of the world This increase
in profit will naturally come from the
ultimate consumers who are the
workers. Millions of these workers
are at present unemployed Other mil
lions are working for wages much
below living level, yet it is at their
expense the cotton growers seek to
increase their profit.
WE ARE GOING to continue this
discussion in subsequent issues in an
effort to help the readers of THE
GUARDIAN to recognize the sort of
socio-economic Tower of Babel" we
are building in order to maintain the
belief that property rights and
profits are superior to "human rights
and life"
Ito be continued in next issue)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
CHARLES ST. CHURCH
MOVES TO ELM HILL
Continued from Page u

For many years a committee of Bea-
con Hill citizens have assisted the First
African Methodist Episcopal Society
to pay the interest on a $4,000 mort
gage and keep the Charles st. Meeting
House in repair so as to preserve the
building as one of the historic struc-
lures in Boston. This interest in the
building was due to the fact that. de
signed by Asher Benjamin, it is the
sixth oldest church building standing
in Boston. Under the arrangement of
exchange it will stand forever as an
historic place, just as the old South
Church and old State House. Colored
people will have the privilege of APP
pointing one trustee, the first one being
DR.. William Worthy. The building will
be used for a religious forum and other
meetings.
The Charles st. congregation has for
many years been leaving Beacon Hill
and moving mostly to Roxbury. The
new home is located within walking dis
lance of many of the church families
and is on the Warren st. car line with
frequent car service. 1t is hoped the
church will receive new life here and
be factor for good for many years.
The exchange of properties is satisfac-
tory on both sides; the old church is to
be preserved for its historic value and
the new one is a beautiful meeting
place, well-located and adapted to the
needs of the present congregation.
This work has been done by a com
mittee of the trustee board: DR.. VIM.
Worthy, Samuel Washington and the
pastor, Oliver w. H. Childers. Atty.
Irwin Dorch has rendered fine service
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
Stanley Brown
Review Delights
BY PAUL JORDAN

The students of the Stanley Eugene
Brown School of Dancing were pre-
sented in recital at Jordan Hall Tues
day evening, June the sixth before a
packed house which enthusiastically
followed the performance for four solid
hours of grand entertainment. Mr..
Brown Is universally acknowledged as
one of the greatest tap dancing artists
in the theatrical profession and has re-
ceived an accolade of praise from the
famous Bill Robinson who visits the
Brown Studio in the Gainsboro build
ing whenever he is in Boston. The COR
geous scenery and dazzling stage sets
were transported from New York City
and the one and only Preston Sandy
Sandiford personally directed an aug
mented eighteen piece colored orchestra
featuring his own arrangements during
the recital. The thunderous applause
which greeted number after number of
superfne dancing and singing ability
was tremendous tribute to the finished
instruction Of the Brown School. Four
colored children shone brilliantly in
their footwork among their white class
mates and richly deserve special COM
ment. Jimmie Godboldt and Jessie
Chambers sang and danced their way
to popularity in a clever partner act
entitled Wrap Your Cares in Rhythm
Francine Dupree tap stepping charmer
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
ON TO BUNKER HILL

1t is not always safe to try annihi-
lating ones opponent in argument by
barking: "Why every school-boy
knows that" The schools teach a
lot; but it is wrong for oldsters to
assume that the young are in possess
sion of the so-called common, ordin-
airy information" the handy summary
of American history, biography and
literature, which oldsters have at their
finger tips. For that reason it is
suggested that grown-ups will derive
deal Of pleasure and at the same
time help in the character and citizen
ship training of boys and girls by
conducting group of youngsters to
Bunker Hill next Saturday for the
Peter Salem exercises.
The young folks will enjoy seeing
the parade. Their visit to the Bun
ker Hill monument can be made some
thing which they will always remem-
Der. But guides and chaperones
should take warning and be prepared
for possible barrage of questions. A
review of dates and the players OF
leading roles at Bunker Hill is a SEN
sible precaution.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
LINCOLN HOUSE NOTES

On Friday evening, June 2, Mrs.
Mabel Dean entertained $50 members
and friends of the Lincoln House, Inc,
80 Emerald St., at the Annual Spring
Social. Mrs. Bessie Benkett, President
of the Dunbar Rangers, was Mistress
of ceremonies.
Miss Grace Walker presented for
Mrs. Dean two highly trained groups
to the appreciative audience. Her
first group of young women did
series of interpretive, choric readings
from the picture Poetry Book" by
Miss Gertrude McBrown, who was IN
the audience. introduced by Miss
Walker, Miss McBrown applauded the
delightful Interpretation of her poems
The second group presented a
strong, colorful anti-war drama en-
titled, Zone Word in Code with the
following in the cast: Clarence Reed'
Donald Joseph, Jean Sullivan. John
Howard, Helen Dane, Frances Stokes
Gertrude Smith. Other artists sup
porting the program very credltaDly
were: Miss Elma Lewis, dramatic
reader; Harold Evans, pianist. Inc
verse speaking choir were; Josephine
Lambert, Patricia Goddard, Frames
Lewis, Nella Prescott, Madeline DuI-
fer, Julia Woolford, Barbara LeyatI'
The Boston Red Cross furnished Two
enjoyable motion pictures through the
courtesy of the Boston tuberculosis
Association. Miss Clara Hall playeGI
the closing song and rising vote o.
thanks was given Mabel Dean Tor
assembling such a delightful program
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
CAPT. GOURDIN
OF 372nd HONORED

tkNS)-Capt. Edward 0. Gourdin,
who is the commanding officer of Co.
u, Sd Battalion. 372d Infantry, Mass.
\. g., was signally honored by the col
ored schools in Washington when he
has chosen to be one of the judges of
the High School Cadets Prize Competi-
tive Drill held in Griffith Stadium
Washington, D. c., on Thursday, June
/.
Capt. Gourdin was able to leave his
office IN the Federal Building where he
Is an [. S. Asst. District Attorney and
hurry to the South Armory, then to
the train on Wednesday, May 81. He
helped to choose Cardoza High School
as the winner and came back to Boston
via New York, arriving home in Rox-
bury Saturday night to be present at
the Annual Memorial Day Mass at
Fenway Park, Sunday, June 4
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
ROYSTER-MAPP NUPTIALs
Continued from Page y


ruth Royster) of Washington, DC,
Miss Thelma Smith and Miss Gwen
dolyn Kilsor "a cousin of the bride)
of Brockton were the bridesmaids. The
Matron of Honor wore rose chiffon
with a shepherdess cap to match and
carried a bouquet of roses Miss
Smith also carrying roses wore orchid
chiffon and Miss Kilsor wore aqua
chiffon. Little Juanita Johnson. the
flower girl, was charming in blue
MORE.
Charles Poindexter of Haverhill was
the best man. The ushers were Carol
Kilsor of Brockton and James Dicker-
son of Boston.
Following the ceremony, a recep-
ton, attended by over one hundred and
fifty persons, was held at the West
Side Country Club. In the receiving
line with the bridal party were Mrs.
Robert Register, wearing blue lace and
a natural colored straw picture hat,
and Mrs. Alexander Mapp gowned in
rose beige lace and wearing a white
silk turban.
Mrs. Mapp is a graduate of the
State Teachers College in Bridgewater,
member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority and the Press Club of Boston.
Mr.. Mapp is a member of this years
class graduating from the School of
Education at Boston University. He
is member of Kappa Alpha Psi fra
ternity and has for many years been a
leader in the Boy Scouts Organization.
The young couple were the recipi-
ents of over one hundred and twenty
five beautiful and useful gifts. They
spent Saturday night at the Parker
House in Boston then motored to
Bridgewater, Vt, at the farm of Mr..
and Mrs. Julian D. Steele for their
honeymoon. They will be at home on
or before July first at 81 Summer ST.,
Brockton.
The bride received navy blue
wardrobe trunk with a matching
weekend case from the groom.
Charles Poindexter, the best man
received a pearl stud set; James
Dickerson and C. Carol Kilsor, head
ushers, gold cuff links; Richard Mapp.
Peter Bernard and Harold S. Pierce,
ushers, tie pin sets; Miss Glenda
Kilsor and Miss Thelma Smith, brides
maids, necklace and bracelet sets.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-10
TRttRrH tn
Chr Guardian
To the Editor of The Guardian:
CORRECTS MEASUREMENTS

In the June 3rd issue of one of our
weekly papers in Boston, several err
roneous statements concerning Peo-
pies Church were made by Rev. S.
Pentzel Perry, former pastor of the
defunct First A.M.E. Church of Chel-
sea. ~ First, Mr.. Perry said that
ne was the former pastor of Peoples
Church, being very careful not to even
mention his First AME. Church
chapel which was located in voting
booth on Second Street in Chelsea. 1t
can be said without fear of successful
contradiction that Mr.. Perry has never
been pastor of Peoples Church since
we dropped the name AME., in No
yember, 1887. Since July, 1885 we
have never recognized any minister as
our pastor except Rev. Luther NJ. Full
Ter who Is our present pastor. (2) In
the second place, Mr.. Perry made the
statement that 'he was the winner of
a long legal battle for the control of
the historic Peoples Church of Chel-
sea-" We would like the reading pub
lie to know that Mr.. Perry and his
followers lost decisively in the court
battle for control of Peoples Church,
eeAAN W q 4 maj 1ELIGE ildIluEu uOWn
by Judge Morton in Suffolk Superior
Court on January "a, 1888, the Trus-
tees of Peoples Church, whom Mr..
Perry sued, got a clear title to said
property and Mr.. Perry was and is
forbidden to ever put his feet on the
property of Peoples Church. (3)
Thirdly, Mr.. Perry made the CHROME
Gus statement that he had built up
the Peoples Church into the fastest
growing congregation in the AM.E.
Connection. This is absurd; for when
Mr.. Perry pastored Peoples A.M.E.
Church p years ago, the church ran
down to about eight or ten members,
and when Mr.. Perry was returned to
said church for the second year the
trustees locked the doors on him and
the Bishop was forced to move him
from Peoples Church just as he was
forced at the last Annual Conference
at Springfield, Massachusetts, to move
him from the so called First A.M.E.
Church of Chelsea which was a com
plete flop. The Trustees of Peoples
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in legal advice and friendly counsel to
the committee.
The trustee board includes Arthur B.
Harold, Alexander Aarons, Harvey
Foskey, Evans Wade, Robert McNeal,
Richard Greene, Hensen 7. johnson,
DR.. VIM Worthy and Samuel Wash
ington.
The pastor, Oliver W. H. Childers,
has spent 9 years with the congrega-
ton and worked patiently and hard to
satisfy both sides, the white people of
the Hill and the congregation. He feels
his labors have not been in vain.
The program incidental to the NOV
ing is being arranged. There will be
"a service of "reminiscences" at the old
church, Sunday, June 25 and the open
ing service at the new home will begin
Sunday, July ,. The full program will
be made public at later time.
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opened the spectacular stair dance
number Swing Scale" during which
eight couples performed a tricky rou-
tine over four double sets of stairs
headed by the versatile assistant in
structOr Sammy Gardner who original
ed the steps. That sensational show
stopper Janet Thomas again proved
her headline value as she dextrouslv
sang and danced Undecided" in the
best Brown manner and went into the
advanced acrobatic turns which are her
forte as most of you have seen her en-
terrain at various social functions.
Janet Is a star pupil. having studied
with Lavinia Hogan, Sonia Russakoff,
Henry MorrisSette and George Sand
Ter now climaxing her student career
with Stanley Brown until ready for a
professional career. She is the daugh-
ter of the famous vaudeville team of
"SOuthy' Thomas and Gladys Sawyer
who can still show lots of pep for old
timers. Her sister Mary Anne Is study
ing piano at the cambridge Harris
PianofOrte School and Is considered an
infant prodigy . Mr. Brown wishes
to thank his many patrons and friends
who contributed to the success Of this
revue and announces the opening of
the Fall term in September. Jaxon and
Powell were in charge of program and
publicity with Crystal Clear Sound
system by Aubrey Townes.