The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-01-14
Uptown DOwnbeat
Jay Morris

MISS Boston She likes all the
nice. things in life. Nice food. nice
music. She goes to the smartest
places, wears the smartest clothes and
makes the dumbest cracks. She
considers herself quite a sophisticated
iaoy' Shed pass out if she realized
that sophisticated lady is a ladv who
Is a bum: She's always got a souawll
an Kicking; and as a result seldom
mas leg to stand on. 1t has been
SAID that money makes monkeys ont
OF most men. But when it comes to
doing that to men, she begins where
money leaves off to hear her fell
IT, she,S IN her late twenties. You
know, ~ going on 40. e. She's sort of
led up on life. She found out too late
that when there are three on the same
love match, someone must end IN
carrying the torch. Lynching 1t
was interesting this week to read an
editorial in the Boston Traveller en-
tltled Facts About Lynching." The
piece acknowledged its Indebtedness
to President F. D. Patterson of Tuske-
Gee Institute for the facts concerning
iiynching during 1888. The article said
IN part: America heads still hang in
shame at the six lynchings during
1883. America must plead guilty so
Inhg as even one person is lynched
Inc South has taken much abuse be-
cause of the lust of Iynchers, but obvi-
ouslv the South is doing a manly iob
OF erasing this disgraceful blot from
the nation, disgrace which forces us
TO stand indicted before the rest of
Che world. -. We might add that the
hghtt the N.A.A.C.P. put up at the last
session of CONGRESS-, and it's resultant
nationwide publicity, did more to re-
duce lvnching during 1898 than anv
other factor. 1t is to be hoped that
the tight will continue during 1889 so
that a Federal law may be enacted
which will outlaw lynching and, more
important, punish those responsible
for the lynchings. Merely because
there were less lynchings during 1898
IMAM IN recent years is no excuse for
us to become Indifferent or less watch
tul because the minute va turn your
back those crackers will start running
amok again . Midnight Memos.
One of the better floor shows around
town may be viewed at HUNTINGTON
Avenues Trocadero were Tasker Cros-
sen and his orchestra head the sepia
side of torrid Black and White show
In the cast is "Esterlita" whom MANY
OF you will recall as the ROYAL PALMS
"Undraped Lady In Brown" Herb
Clarke please note . Bert Walker
is tossing another of his solid evenings
OF merriment on Friday pm. January
q at Mildred Davenport's Silver Box
Studio. Dancing to the latest record
ed music and refreshments con the
house are among the attractions of
fered. =. Got line from Sonny Cou-
zens telling me of the boxing show he
is promoting at Butler Hall on Jan.
IL. By the time this paper reaches
vail that show will have taken place,
but the Couzen's Gym at 1876 Sterling
St. is always open to those who desire
to keep fit. The way to keep from
losing that boyish figure is to drink
less beer and make frequent trips to
Couzens Gym when genial "Sonny"
will put you through the PAGES.
The torchiest tune of the season is
Get Out of Town" and Cab Galloway
is the guy who can really chirp it. He
also comes on with his hi-de-ho YER
sion Of "F.D.R. Jones'" Glad to
welcome back to the fold our "not-so-
innocent bystander" better known as
Bill Howard. Don't carry yo' old
Downbeater so fast, Willie; the little
princes and princesses are too far in
the future to worry about at this early
date. . Speaking of mergers, last
Saturday evening "Wee" Willie Ryles
took unto himself wife in the person
of pretty Irene Spenser of Cambridge.
The two make a nice couple and all
the gang joins in wishing them the
best of luck. frankie Mae Taylor
informs me that the Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority will celebrate its
Founders Day by presenting the SEN
sational 7 year old genius Phillipa
Schuyler in piano recital on Jan. %
at the Twelfth Baptist Church. The
young lady has reputation as phil
osopher. mathematician and composer
of 40 selections. To attend this affair
will be an Afternoon well spent. And
so, children, until another week and
another column l remain your Down.
beaten who got a kick out of the one
about the prominent married guy
whose romance with a single girl was
exposed. In discussing his misfor-
tune with friend he grumbled, "Well,
I violated the one rule!" To which his
friend asked: Violated what rule-of
fooling around other womenw
"No," back-caps the married guy, "Of
getting caught" Slong.