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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
Hollywood Sights Aud Sounds
By Robbia Coons.


 HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Dec 19-Theyre remakng Bill of D vorcement New faces director Katharine Hepburn now, Barrymore dporting self in Chicago for seemingly indefinite of his play Billie Burke, who serious in that old picture has returned twittery flutters
 The opening of the old Bill of Divorcement' movie thrill somewhat comparable the raising of the first curtain hit play It just picture until suddenly the taken personality slim boned neacvoiced girl bounding down high sirway calling Father. father!" the they thrill electric power of knew, immediately, that star born. Katharine Hepburn.
 It thus that real born The public knows them instantly, and all the bayhoo in town won't fool the public.
 Ingrid Bergman did that to "Intermezzo" back first moved steadily up front held the whenever it. She personality, and more-she actress. too interesting Bette Davis until of Human
 The roles count heavily true Just another ngenue age" What until then consequence the Davis of that picture discoveryr
 Jane Bryan scored somewhat the bullseye We Are Not Alone" Jane face, her triumph unexpected From her role this step
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
TWELVE COME IN
 WITH MekINLEY
 FROM WESTWARD

Twelve passengers came in from the Westward on the steamer Mount Mckinley this morning and the ves- sel was posted to sail for the South at ? o'clock this afternoon.
 Arrlvals were Alec Christofferson. EfIii Christofferson, M. ODonnell WITS George Lingo, Joan Lingo Mar saret Lindsay, Wellman Holbrook, MT. and Mrs. Jack Boyle, Florence Syverud, T. J. Pyle, Matt Warden.
 Sailing to Seattle, MT. and Mrs. w. s. Peckovich, Peter Waltz, Mrs. Frank Rouze, Lois Jacobson, MT. and Mrs w. o. Carlson, Myrtle Moe, E. P. Pond, John Smith, Eric Hard, w. Johnson, Mrs. Eric Hard, Mrs. w. Gragen, Charles Ulsh, Paul Dryden, Robert Maddox, MT. and Mrs. Tom Dyer, J. w. Gucker, J. C.. Molyneux, Mrs. Molyneux, Stanley Thompson, Mrs. A. s. Thompson, Wilma Price, Geraldine Thompson. A. o. Holly, H. Bowdish, A. Shaffery Joe Skarik, Bert Anderson, s, $. Thompson, Don Bradley, Pearl B. Haynes, William Tate, Frank Huff man, G. Martin, Glenn Newton, William Priestley, Frank Parsons.
 To Ketchikan-V. Lindholm, Mrs. H. L. Woods, John Theodorsen, Mrs. John Theodorsen, William Elsner, Pauline Wiseman. i'n
 To PeterSburg-John Hilliard. re
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TIDES TOMORROW

 Dorothy Ryan, with stopover at Seward; Mrs. w F. Rodigkeit, Mrs. Annabelle Feley, Roy Bender, w. J. Forman.
 Irma Wahl, Mrs. Chas. Wahl, Mrs. H. Sherwood, MT. and Mrs John Stahler, Jake Stahler, Alex Stahler, Mrs. Jeff Strand, MT. and Mrs. Don R. Innis, MT. and Mrs. Allen Nelson and Fredo; Joseph Puzzo, Evan Per- kins, Roger Erickson, Leo Ilg and Delmar Smith.
 Ccrdova Registrations
 Dorothy Ryan, Barbara Maffted. Mrs. J. H. Clausen and Kathleen; Paul E. Christen, Ena Christensen, Claude A. Peterson, Patrick Walsh, R. J. Rieko, Alice Conradi, Mir. and Mrs. R. Jeff. J. P. Buddy, Simon Tapalian and Carl Larson.
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Man Arrive Early Today,
 North (oasll ]

The steamer North Coast brought in over thirty passengers for this poort from Seattle and Southeast Alaska ports this morning, and is booked to sail for Sitka at 8:45 O. clock tonight.
 Arrivals were Ben Bellamy, George Holgan, Fred Paddock, w. L. Paul B. F. Kaane, A. Horvanty, Mrs. Rob- B. F. Kane. A. Hovanty, Mrs. Rob- ert Bender, MT. and Mrs. James V. Davis, Dr. and Mrs. Leslie White, Patsy White, P Congdon, John Co., yich, Frank Shinella.
 Frank Boyle, John Mccormick, S. W. Swanson, George Danner, R. Showers, Mrs Gail Liston, MT. and Mrs. w. c, Jackson, Evelyn Bailey, Grace Purdue, Mrs. Mattie Baldwin, Alma Tice, Mrs. H. c. Rudolph, Mrs. V. V. Thambitus, V. V. Tram bitas, Fred Ball
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
YUKON HERE
 TODAY WITH
 kU(H(AR|60
Over Thousand Sacks of Mail Are Put Off,
 5 Passengers

The steamer Yukon arrived in Ju- neau from the south this morning, bringing in 45 passengers from Se- attle, ten from Southeast Alaska ports, most of them coming home for Christmas, and heavy cargo of mail and Christmas freight.
 A few minutes after docking time. over 1000 sacks of mail were being transferred to trucks, and great pile of crated flowers for local flor ists was growing steadily.
 Arrivals from Seattle were Harold Aase, Helen Beistline, Mrs. Howard Button, Vernon Cotton, L. Eldridge Mrs. s. Fein, Mrs. J. M. Feist, Charles Goldstein, Vivian Gruber, R. Heyser, Mrs. R. Heyser Tom Hey ser, Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, Mrs R. s. Jacoby, Johnson, S. Jorgen- sen
 Marget McCay, J. $. MacKinnon, s. R. Meacham, J. J. Meherifi, J Mullen, Andrew Nerland, Olga Paul Bob Phillips, Mrs. G. R. Plumb Clyde Poulton, Mrs. Clyde Poulton Mrs. T. J. Pyle and child, H. C. Redman, Mrs. L. Reinke, Stanley Snyder, B. W. Spear.
 Jeanette Stewart, Charles Tal- mage, Jean Taylor, Katherine Tor kelsen. Mary VanderLees Pauline Weissman, Faith Williams, Franz zallinger, James Aubert, w. B. Metz, R. Roadshaven, E. Schwartz, Thom- as Stewart.
 From Ketchikan - Mrs. N. L. Troast, Olav Lillygroven, George Loveless. Mrs. George Loveless, o. c. Olson, J E Pegues, Virginia Dudley
 From Wrangell-E. A. Lindman. From Petersburg-Lynn Forrest, William N. Park.
 Sailing from here to Valdez, Mrs. H Burch, Virginia Burch
 To Cordova-Ronald Olsen, Phil Lydick, Fred Garbin, o. Wilson
 
 To Yakutat A. F. Novatney, Martha Frank, Thelma Edwards, Walter Hellan, Jennie Jernberg, Ted Strand.
 To Kodiak-Phillip Torsen, A. s. Johnson, Dora Torsen, Melvin Rock stad, Oscar Fohr, R. L. Townsend. Passengers aboard the Yukon with reservations for Seward are as fol- lows: v
 Stanley Snyder with stopover at Juneau; Phillip Mcdonald, Blake McDcnald, Iver Johnson, Mrs. c. La France, Florence Endler, Albert Forlis, Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Haley Miss Betty Lee, Ray Holmes, T. w. Pearson, c. R. Brooks. Mrs. Don Adler, Mrs. Fred E. Peterson.
 Mrs. Lois Price. Earl Johnson
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the Eek River headwaters, has been drilling most of the season on the Kenai. He did not say whom he was representing.
 It was Stines who did the original drill work for the Fairbanks Ex- ploration Company in the Fairbanks area
 WEATHER MAN THROUGH
 o. K. Anderson, in charge of the Fairbanks office of the U. & Wealth CT Bureau was through passenger on the southbound Mt. Mckinley, headed Outside on annual leave.
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NOW
 AT Pe','cy's. ;.
 exclusively
See Our Selection of Git Boxes TODAY!

advancing actress She has been on watch since she made Kid Gala Old Maid she justified expectations Gwen dramatic emotional banquet like Not Alone on which registers freshly and hnportanto those who nave not seen her work before she give thrill of dis covery'
 
 The appariton of Hedy Lamar in "Algiers 1rougne with promise yet unfufedas the old story with unhappy public excitement great and so over that her eventual appearance needeo be hundred times satisfying than Lady the lro banning Prfvate theory Hedy LOOK anoter look at Lady and decided to call off her srikeo Luscious Linda Darne another st-class picture knock out shakes actress has head-start many another peofrmer of arresting beauty She'll need than looks but she's making good start for her Is years gt1 E There's movie thrill quite like t-thi sighting personality talent And that goes little girl who sings and becomes brat with bangs who identified Withers; of personable billed as Mickey Mouse
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
ELECTRA TAXES
 RECORD CARGO;
 &ElINTERI0R MAIL
lnauaural Day Record Is Broken by Heavy
 Xmas Shipment

A Pacific Alaska Airways Electra took off from here for Fairbanks this morning with six passengers and the heaviest load of mail yet to be carried over the route to date.
 The. Electra. piloted by Bill Knox and Walt Hall, took 472 pounds of mail, l79 pounds of express, and 362 pounds of PAA express. The mail which arrived on the Yukon, weighed heavier than the inaugural load of May 3, 1888.
 Passengers to Fairbanks were G. Jacobsen, Andrew Nerland, Franz Zallinger, Mrs. Fred Milligan, and for Whitehorse, MT. and Mrs. D. Dickson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
HEAVY AIRMAIL IS BROUGHT HERE FROM
 INTERIOR BY PLANE

What is the heaviest airmail ever to leave Fairbanks was brought to Juneau last Saturday by Pacific Alaska Airways and was dispatched aboard the Princess Norah for the South.
 The weight of Santa Claus, mail was 194 pounds, which is almost twice the weight-100 pounds-that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-19
HAplAhES MAKE
 TWO TRlpS TODAY

Two local airplane flights were made out of Juneau today, Alex Holden flying to Tulsequah with three aboard, and John Amundsen flying to Hirst with three.
 Holden took R. Vinblad, A. Cruick- shank and T. Ristvelt to Tulsequah, while Amundsen took John Haynes, Albert Buhl and Fred Strasser to Hirst.
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RENAL DRILLING MAN K THROUGH
 WITH MCKINLEY

Norman G. Stines, mining man who has been prospecting the Kenai River country with an eye on gold dredging possibilities, is southbound on the steamer Mckinley.
 Stines, wh oalso has been oper- ating a dragline on Rainy Creek in
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usually constitutes the volume of airmail.
 Included in the 194 pounds were not a few packages. Inasmuch as there are about 45 letters to pound, the mail was equivalent to 8,730 let ters.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Mert Benedict and her new baby daughter have been dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital and are at their residence in the McCaul Apartments.
 After receiving surgical care, J. J. Newton was dismissed today from St. Ann's Hospital.
 Ronald Olson was dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital today after re- ceiving medical attention.
 CHRISTMAS GIFT soc "Alaskana" by Marie Drake. adv
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LOCAL sAILINGs

) Estebeth scheduled to sail every Wednesday at 6 pm. for Sit- ka and wayports. Dart leaves every "Wednesday
 } at T am. for Petersburg, Port
 Alexander. Rake and way
 ports. } .
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NOTICE

Visiting days at the Winfield Home will be on Sundays only, from now on.
 adv. MINNIE FIELD.
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SCHEDULED sAILINGs

SCnEDtLED ShILfNOS
 } Taku scheduled to sail from
 , Seattle tonight. , Northland scheduled to sail , from Seattle December p at
 } 10 a. m. } Mount Mckinley scheduled to
 } sail from Seattle December 23 , at g a. m.
 , TongaSs scheduled to sail from } Seattle December 26 at pm. ? Princess Norah scheduled to } sail from Vancouver Decem- , Der 28 at g D. m. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS ( } Yukon scheduled southbound
 next Monday.
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Empire Want Aos Bring Results.
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
NORTIIBOUND

NORTHBOUND North Coast in port and sails for Sitka at 8:45 o'clock to- niObt
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Scout Chiefs
To Attend
4 ella S S e S

A series Of Scout Leader Train.
ing courses, 10 be conducted by the
Detroit Area Council. Boy Scouts
of America, will commence in va.
rious parts OF Detroit and adjoining
communities the WeeF OF Oct. %
At least five such courses have
been scheduled as follows: Hamil-
ton school, Chandler Park district
commencing Tuesday, October "a.
Highland Park high school, We'd
nesday October 25. Holcomb school
BEDFORD district Thursday, October
Is, AID Southwestern high school
Friday. October %.
T courses operate for eigh,
weeks-one evening each week
and include at least one outdoor
session Any scout dad, Scoutmas-
ter, 1r Troop committee member
may attend these sessions Exper-
fenced scoIters will serve as patrol
leaders IN the course and outstand-
r educators and workers from
other fields will appear as speakers
oh various boy-life subjects
The present membership Of vol
unteer workers in scouting is now
over 300 adults who are serving
as Scoutmasters. Cuomasters, Troop
and Pack Committeeman. Merit
Badge Counselors, District Chair
men, Commissioners. and those
serving in other capacities.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Charles Young Post
Auxiliary In Meet

Mrs Mary Pierce opened the an
nual organization meeting OF the
Women's Auxiliary. Charles Young
unit at the Post Headquarters on
Warren avenue last week. with the
presentation OF the colors. the uni
son singing OF Lift Ev'ry Voice
and Sing" pledge to the flag and
the repetition of the Preamble 10
the Constitution in unison by mem
oers present Prayer by the chap
lain and a moments silence in
memory Of departed members with
music suited for the occasion con-
cluded the preliminary ceremonies
Guest Of honor at the opening
session was Mayor Richard W
Reading VINO expressed wishes for
the continued success Of the organi-
zation. Remarks W re also made by
Mrs. Dorothy Pearl. state vice pres
dent; Mrs Smith, state vice presi-
dent; Mrs Hildebrand. president OF
the first, thirteenth. fourteenth and
fifteenth districts; Mrs. Cabienski-
Spiniovc. third vice president: Mrs
Marion Bess. second vice president
Mrs Eleanor Blackwell. treasurer:
Mrs Edith Reed, sergeant-at-arms
and others
Mrs Pearl. state vice president
presented Mrs Pierce, state pres-
dent, in behalf Of the ladies Of the
Charles Young Auxiliary, a lovely
bracelet a Mexican pottery vase.
Other honored guests present in
Guided the Young vsloris Palmer's
unit and her officers and two ex-
presidents Mrs Marie Reynolds.
and Mrs Bohbie B.ackman.
Impressive installation services
took place with Mrs. Edith Bryan.
leading. Officers installed included
Mrs Alma Hill, president; Mrs. lncz
Dodds, first vice president: Mrs
Bertha Faulkner. second vice pres
dent, Mrs Edna Crudup, secretary:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
WHITE ELEPHANT
CLUB ROOM OPENS

The White Elephant club an
rounces the formal opening Of its
club room at fi04 Leith for Friday;
OCT 10, 8 pm. As guests the White
Elephant club has invited ci;y-wide
clubs 10 attend the opening. Detail
plans Of the affair were not learned
in time for press. 1t is believed an
elaborate program is in the making
Sportsman, Club "25." Niftyettes,
Brownsville, Busy Bee. Brownsville
Debs, City Federated Colorei
Womens Cleft, Cosmopolitan
Dukes and Duchess, Fifty-Fifty
Hackley Dunbar Fine Arts. Idle
Hour, Just Us Bridge, Jolly Twelve.
Lily White Sewing, NAACP..
Youth Forum. Research Develop
ment. the Elks, and several others.
are expected to be represented
4 The club was organized in 1926
land was recognized this year in
order TO be better prepared to assist
in meeting the needs of the group
in this vicinity. Lonny Moore is
president; Oscar Dudley. vice presi-
dent; John Green. treasurer; c. W.
James, secretary. The club has
membership OF more than So
The club room located at ll04
Leith is spacious and nicely ar
ranged, 1t will accommodate any
group Of rot-rscre than so persons
Willis Lowe has been named man
ager.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Enthusiastic
Over 40 Exposition

Bill Watson, first and only Nesrs
captain OF the University OF Michi-
gan varsity team, stopped in De-
troi.- long enough to go over the
possibilities OF lending his assistance
10 the success OF the Exposition.
Bill, fresh from a European attn
letic tour. was very enthused over
the plans OF the Exposition and
expressed the hope that the entire
program as outlined would be car
ried out. Captain Watson competed
in eighteen events during the Eu-
ropean soiourn and smassed a grand
total OF sixteen firsts and .wo sec
onds
Forgetting the Exposition for a
moment, the Apollo figure talked at
length Of the conditions in Europe.
He spoke CT hair-raising and vivid
stories Of the now famous black
outs" the shrill OF voices. the sound
II sirens; and the mad rush Of peo-
pie falling and stumbling over every
one. still haunts him The stories
that Bill. told proved very interest
ing and should be done for the
benefit Of the readers Of this paper.
Let's hope that some wide awake
and alert newspaper editor secures
these articles from Michigan's great
est athlete.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
FLINT SOCIETY
CLUB "25" TO PRESENT
WORLDS FAIR RFyIIF

Club "25," those gentlemen who
set such mighty precedent for all
other clubs TO follow last year. is
at it again. This time they are
bringing part OF the Worlds Fair
Revue to the Golden Leaf, Mon
day, Oct. % Without a doubt such
show will be a sender. That al
Turing charmer,. Orlene Sudden,
Fink Moore. internationally known
comedian, Pittson and Pitts. Worlds
Fair dance team, are among the
artists whom you will see in this
show.
Aw pshaw! Now III have to miss
Jimmy Lunceford, my fsvorite
dance orchestra October %. at the
Graystone, for just must see the
Club "25' attraction.
X X 4
Club "25" will entertain their
wives and wives TO be with dinner
and dance at Abe's Chicken Shack
Sunday evening.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Racial Ldentifcations
Topic OF Next Lecture

Before a packed board room OF
flass members and visitors the Sec
ond in the Negro History Lecture
series sponsored by the Negro Ma
tionalist society, got underway last
Monday night at the St, Antoine
Branch Of the YM.C.A, on Eliza
beth street.
The speaker was Atty. Ramon A.
Martinez, president Of the National
as organization under whose leader
ship the classes were organized
and are being conducted. With the
same mastery OF the first lecture,
Attorney Martinez handled his sub
,ec', covering the development Of
the various races of the world with
rhe!r respective species and sub
Fspecies. and the means that anthro-
biologists have been using in order
To determine the various racial
s0cks INTO which the human fam
lily is divided. One of the Interesting
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

phases OF last Monday nights lee
ture was the development OF the
Slavic race. specially in view OF the
fate Of the Polish nation in the
present war
Attorney Martinez informs that
because Of the briefneSs OF the hour,
he will conclude this same subject
Of Racial lnentifications" at his
next lecture Monday night, October
l6, instead Of the subject previously
announced. There was lot of
ground that l could not cover in
the period of time allotted, and
since l promised the people not
to hold them after 10 o'clock. was
compelled to stop, but will finish
next Monday Martinez said.
These lectures are being carried
out as par, OF the educational pro-
gram of the Negro Nationalist So
eiety and there IS no admission
charge.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Teachers Discuss
improvement OF
Community Life

NINDFN a., "a T-,o yUah
-.
''eI Fs''Sh leschers ASSOCIATION
held It's initial meeting Of the year
under the direction of Miss Grace
a,dry suror,is,s - Mar.
,l. IN 'ne parish, III the sudi-
'oi iuir ol wooster fsrlsh IRAN
-llls ssll99l, Nonudy. OcI Z RE
S sI'is over 'ne meeuhs WIS j r
lue' president Oh me organization
me meme OIL the' euucauonaI
phase ol the program was extending
ana improving school ana commu-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
POCKETBOOK STOLEN
FROM ELEVATOR

A pocketbook containing tw1
envelopes with more than S., a pair
OF glasses, a bank book, and other
valuable papers belonging to Miss
Clara Perdue was stolen from the
elevator Aast Saturday when she
left the elevator to use the phone
In a nearby office. Miss Perdue
who lives at 3l2 E. Thirteenth,
named no suspects.
William Woods, 1923 New Jersey.
reported TO police that around noon
Rursday someone reached through
q bedroom window of the above
address, stole a woman's purse con-
tanning money and valuable papers.
According TO police reports, several
valuable papers which were in the
purse when stolen were found by q
neighbor in the l400 block on Yer
mont Police are believed 10 have
information which will lead to an
early investigation.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Maternal League
Presents Lecture

The Maternal Health League OF
Michigan will present in a guest
lecture DR. Clarence Cook Little.
managing director of the American
Society for the Control OF Cancer
on The Relation of Birth Control
10 Democracy" Monday evening,
Oct, 30 at Cass Technical high
school auditorium, Second avenue
at Vernon Highway. Admission is
free and the public is invited.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Whoopie Girls

Miss B. Davis was hostess 10 the
Whoopie Girls club last Friday
evening.
This group assisted the Business
Eight club with program las
Sunday on Brush street honoring
+he-Matar- City Federation Of clubs
Of which they are members.
A sport dress party will be given
by the club. Saturday, Oct IA on
Warren avenue. Prizes will be
awarded the best dressed persons in
sports outfits. All are invited
In the next meeting. all mem.
bers are requested to be present
at 53l East Warren avenue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

FLINT Mich.-Entering through
y broken rear window a table model
radio was stolen from the home OF
=E-L- BurnS-of- 2807- Michigan. ac-
cording 10 police.
Earlier last week a burglar en-
tered the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonnie Slater, 1923 Fay street in
the night time and removed a large
radio as his wife lay asleep Slater
has named two suspects.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

formerly the Campus coquettes
gathered at Guthrine Jones' home
on Coltsx for lively meeting
and outlining OF their winter pro-
gram. Guthrine is the new president:
Milleson Brown, vice president,
Hazel Bonner, secretary; Marie
rempleton, corresponding secretary:
Shirley Timbers, treasurer.
Other members are Lucille Toom-
er, Bee Goldsby. Bee Brown. Ruth
Simpson. frankie Everett. James,
eta and Carrie Belle Simmons.
Honorary members are Dorothy
Everett who is at West Virginia
State. PhiliSs Hayes and Marie
Whitfield OF Pontiac and Louise
Jones.
The popular Scott club was host
10 rattle and dancing party FRI
day. at the Warren Avenue Rec
reatinn club. Dancing and fun
making were Gertrude Shafer. Hen
ry o. Green, H MENDOZA, Odrl Crut-
cher. tho General Social Civic club
Officers Ida Sims. Ann Hyatt
Ethel johnson, Julia Scott
Gertrude Shafer II c. Washorn Of
the OWBC club. Catherine Robinson.
Thelma Robinson, Alfred Brown.
Nanky Brown. Sylvester Simons
Lara johnson. Dickson Brox. Helen
Smith and others.
4; x *
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Shoots Hubby
Dinner Opens Y. NJ.
Member Campaign
BY GLADYS MILLS

The YMCA, membership cam
paign for 1889 began officially al
I The Campaign Organization DINNER,
held on Monday last, on the prem
ises
Fred Allen who now bears the
title of King" by reason of his
having secured the largest mum.
Der OF memberships IN last years
campaign, and DR. j. ]. McClendon
who came within seven member
ships OF being King, have assumed
the roles of challenged and chal-
lenger. and interest wakes hot.
AT the campaign dinner these two
competitors, directors Of division
A and B. respectively, shook hands
for the last time; DR.. McClendon
by reason of his defeat last year.
will be compelled to address Mr.
Allen as His Majesty" throughout
the entire campaign. Both are con-
fident and things should happen and
rapidly from now on.
The general atmosphere was one
of levity and mirth throughout the
dinner Everyone on the commit
tees seemed keyed up, enthusiast
tic. eager to get started While
the campaign workers were eating
S. C. Chavis led the group in the
campaign songs. Rev. George Ba-
Der, chairman OF the entire cam
paign, opened the meeting, and
Charles F. Simmons led the Lord s
Prayer. Rev. Baber then greeted
the campsigners and expressed his
appreciation for the honor bestowed
upon him, that OF having been cleo
ted chairman OF the campaign.
King" Fred Allen. director Of
division A, made a few remarks
in behalf Of MS group and again
challenged DR.. McClendon and his
division B DR.. McCleudOn IN turn