The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-07-22
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
TWO HUNDRED AT
PRETTY AFFAIR.
F OR HON GREE.

Mrs Frank Raiford aud her sis
ter. Miss Nellie Watts were Joint
hostesseS al an elaborate recep-
ton which they rendered in honor
OF several out-of-town guests, Fri
day evening. June Il The affair
10 which more than Two hundred
ladies were invited. was held at
The Raitord residence 1910 Me-
Dougall avenue
The color setting FOR the recep-
ton was one OF red white and
yellow In the living room where
The receiving line was formed,
great bowls OF red eladioli sery
ed A. floral decorations. while
in the dining room. the table laid
with lace cover. was ornamenteu
with very pretty centerpiece OF
daisies. zenias. snapdragons and
other summer blossoms which car
ried out The color scheme. The
flowers were thanked by tall yell
low tapers Dishes OF red and vel
low candy pretty canapes. olives,
pickles and other relishes. also
nuts and punch were served from
this pretty table
Receiving The guests. as they
entered the honse. was Mrs Lillian
Owens First in The receiving line
was Miss Nellie Watts, in pale blue
chiffon and lace gown Mrs. Elmer
Ward % Florida. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs John Odell OF Detroit
one of he honored guests. came
next gnwncd ia an aquamarine lace
creation Mrs. Harold Johnson was
lovely n white embroidered or
CANDY Mrs Margaret Houston
Coates ~ Washington. u. c., au-
othered guest, was dressed in vine
colored prinled pque. with white
pique jacket Then came Mrs Char
los cole. in a black crepe and chit
son gown Mrs Richard Laurie an
other honored guest of Washing
ION. d. g. and sister OF Mrs. Cole.
was wearing old rose MORE Miss
Marion Garter was charming in a 1
white orgsndy and black iaffeta
combination while her step-molh-
or. MIS-. r. A. Carer. also an hon
ored guest wore a gown OF wine
Doiored chiffon and net Mrs Frank
Raiford al the end OF the line. was
stunning in a gown OF royal blue
lace
Assisting with The guests were
Misses Frances Raiford in print
cd chiffon viii whne background |
Melba Grimes in pink iaffeia and
Marjorie arter in yellow mar
quisie
Each ~ The hostesses, their
guests Of honor and others In the
receiving line as we'll ~ The as
5 slant hosiesses. wore petty cor
sases Of rghrium lilies and pink
roses
Numbered among The many
guests who We're present. were
Misses Beulah cain Martha Priest
Ruin webb. Mafgarei Golden. Char
lDife Phillips. Cornell Tondee. Sue
Norton Victoria Mccall. Ann Pal
mrr. porlia Bethel. Fannie Bethel
Emma Gibson, Ann Fisher, Evelyn
solomon Ruth Jackson Ruth |
Weaver and Mesdames Paul Alex
ander clifton Graham. Andrew
Walndless. William Golden. Char
les BLACK. Roscoe Fuller. Ernest
Wayner, Homer Smith. James Cole.
Julian Rodgers. Earl Walton. !
Phillip Roberts. stewart Toodle. |
Emneit Morton Scipio Murphy. |
AARON Toodle. and nieces from
Washington. ID c. William Rob- |
inson Maurice Houston. william
Sinkford. Andrew Sneed. Lloyd |
loom- Cecil Rowlette. Roheri
Rradhs lr., Lowell tuzzens, Albert
Herbert White. Prcnriss
Walker and Melvin Gaines Also
present Mesdames Ethleen Henry.
Christine Smith. Kate Johnson.
Lucille Lee. Edith watson. Berna-
dine Jordan. Bertha Lanioin.
Irene liunion Fannie Barnes.
Helen Dibble OF Tuskegee. Ala:
Rosa Cragg Lillian Gaines. Raoh-
~ strong. Frances Galloway. La
Clair Knox. Frances Welker Kate
PHkens Odessa Trotter.
Others attending the reception
included Mrs Porter billiard. Mrs.
Ar Thomas. Sr Mrs Herman
HAYNES OF Roanoke. Va. sister
in-law OF Mrs Thomas. Mrs. Lynn
McCorkle. Mrs. ] ! McClendon.
Mrs S w Jenkins. Mrs. A. y. Gas
Kill. also Mesdames Charles
Brooks. Earl Hulchins. Haley He'll.
Ira Whitby Julian Perry. Don
Green r.. a. Carney, j. A. Watkins.
Theodore Woodson. Charles Webb.
Germany Bennett. Harold Bledsoe.
J. Gibson. Eva Green. Charles
Whilby Robert Walker, Charles
Young. A y Blanchette. !. w. Ed
wards. + y Burriss. A. n. Hen
derson. ! II Green. Mrs. solomon.
Mrs. Thompson Mrs. r.. w. s.
Jeffrey Mrs Fred Dempsey. Mrs
Walter Harmon. Mrs. Ernesl Way.
ner
Slill other guests were. Mes
danes J a. Marlowe. j A Moore.
Albert Conway. Earl Conway. u
!. Grimes. Joseph Stanton. j. Il
lsaacs Theodore White. and I'd
ward Wallace.
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