The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-11-18

T thunder On
The Social Front

Fisk AID Mike" Brown from Flint
had been driven down for the week
end by DR.. Clayton OF the same
Michigan town. During all this
hub-buh Miss Marian Carter found
herself in bed with chill or two.
Those "Deiroiters' whom we sus-
pect OF favoring those delicious
meals they serve, rather than cards
were guests OF Margaret Piper ard
Phyllis Golden on Saturday.
II seems that after they eat they
do actually play game Of cards.
Five series, in fact. Saturday, on
account of which Mrs. Marian
Ames Green turned delicate pur-
pie Reason being one Of the mas
cnline gender who awaited with
out.
Playing with The Phantom
Four whose husbands by the
way. say they are about TO get the
well-known spread has turned
Katie Loomis into something OF
card sharp II was she who won
the costume jewelry as first prize.
Gladys Cuzzers. another "TPF" wei
second The other "Detroiters" who
plan giving Thanksgiving baskets
fsweet thought are Lucille Minor
Lee Mary Roberts. Pearl Penick.
Muriel McCorkle. Mildred Lee, Hell
enc wcstbrooks and Ruth Webb
At Mrs Herbert slmms on Sat-
urday. the Fortnightly sat Them
selves down 10 a sumptuous board.
The table was swathed In white
damaek and held centerpiece OF
white chrysanthemums Much
chatter and bon-mots throughout.
Time for changing officers and such
so Mrs. Simms abdicated in favor
OF Mrs Alberta Raibord Mrs Edith
White is secretary and Mrs. Lii
liam Givcns, the same treasurer for
10, these many moons. TO prizes
they went 10 Mrs. Herbert Mosely
and MIS- verlie Morton in the guise
OF mazuma with which 10 buy what
the heart desires
Gosh. We meant 10 ask Bessie
Officer about the bridge playing
at Odessa Trotters last Saturday.
but how does one find another who
has gone mad along with Mahle
Halle about "Tonk'? we hope she
loses her winter red flannel un-
mentionables.
There is TOO much illness among
friends Just now. Mrs. Kate John
son. Bernice wallons mother IA
aid a-bed Tom Love and Katie
Frerch have gone TO North Caro-
lima 10 be with their mother. Lucy
Bell Morris left Monday for phsla-
delphia. where her sister Is hos
pitalized Gee. We hope every one
Of them viii come up smiling.
We sat in the Cory Corner the
other night being all sweetness and
light and wondered what the en-
tertaincre thought OF the patrons
or II their thoughts scared far be-
yond. We watched tsp-dancers
and chorus girls and comedians
and finally heard Bernice Bennett
sing. Well. We know what we
thought OF her whether she thought
anything Of us or not. Her voice
is lovely And some how ehe just
seemed 80 far away but she put
those songs over with no EFFORT at
all
We asked her afterward how she
had decided on this sort OF work AZ
career she was very sweet about
it and said she really hadn't de-
cded that at all Fate did II Fate
in The black robes OF avoidupois.
She had formerly danced In all ~
New York. better cabarets. Smalls
Paradise The Plantation. She had
even started with the Whitman Sis
ters and had been with the Butter
Beans and Susie troupe But as
She said. YOU can't gain weight and
dance too, so she just started sing
ing. We guess maybe fate Isn't 50
bad after all. we might have miss
ed that sraud voice,
Her ambition is not 10 contnus
in show business uor IL 70 10 i'm
prove that throaiy voice. bur 10
make the art she studied ir school
pay her dividends. She aud very
dear friend have already laid the
final plans for opening a curio shop
in the hill district OF New York.
Seeing the ire IN her eyes when
she spoke Of it we know she means
10 make It all she hopes for.
she vert into raptures when che
spoke OF her three-year-old. Mar
lene. who lives with her sister and
who Just last week paid her visit.
The child. she SAYS. must have ev-
erv advantage which i the chief
reason the determination Is so
strong TO begin her work az con-
noisseur NJ art and ceramics.