The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06
GADDINGS
BY GLADYS MILLS

1888 IN RETROSPECT
1T WAS IN 1899 -. that WE began holding down this
corner, instead of just writing column.
THAT .ERNEsTlNE PosTLES and FATHER NAL
COLIN DADE. were chosen to attend the World Confer
ence of Christian Youth. at Amsterdam Holand....
THAT. BONNIE SMITH,. shocked the populace, with
the advent, of twin girls.
THAT. JOE LOUIS knocked the stuffngs out of
BOB PASTOR. in Joes first fight here in his home town
THAT REV ROBERT l. BRADLEY. celebrated his
tNenty-ninth year at Second Baptist church.
THAT. WILLIAM sHERRILL.. our associate editor
ran the council and poled amazing num-
Der of votes for the Office.
THAT the whole city,. mourned the passing of
FATHER EVERAD DANIEL rector for Is years of st,
Mathews church@g.
THAT. LOWELL BAKER. deserted the bachelors
having been the staunchest and joyfuly became a
benedict and the cause, was ETHEL CHlLDS....
THAT. REV. AND MRS. WILLIAM PECK. were mar
ried forty years..
THAT THE CHRONICLE. went housekeeping. in
its own building. 26S Eliot street with Venetian
blinds buzzers. ct all.
THAT...THE NAclREMA MEMBERS. .feted ROY
MORTON for his years of service Prexy. present
ing him with a well filled bar for his home. including
everything glasses.
THAI. MISS LOLA 3. GREGORY. retired. after
than 40 years as teacher. in the public schools
of Detroit.
THAT. MRS. CHRISTINE SMITH. made her trip to
Africa in the interest of the "Y and then resigned
almost Immediately upon her return
THAT THE CHARLES RoXBoRoUGHS. were di-
-Eereed after years of being married
THAT. THE IRVING RoANs- got themselves I'M
hitched quietly. that even "SNOOP' almost missed
it.. but not quite.
THAT HENRY DUNBAR. was made manager of the
that - SNOW cRiosBY- forced to resign from
the Civic Rights committee.
THAT. DR. E. A. CARTER. was wed to the charm
ing MRS. CARLYLE. of Chicago.
THAT. FRED ALLEN.. for the second time defeated
DR. i'll MccLENDON. in the YM.CA. membership drive.
THAT .ERMA NORRIS. came back from her year of
study in California very much improved in technique
but sounding as always better than anyone else to U.s.
THAT We lost in death "a young friend of whom we
were very fond RUBY FRAzfERr-43 -yeaF-old piano
that We met and interviewed. l.. such famous people
as W; G: HANDY j. Ro Rosa IN - JOHNSON
o.a HsP Psks M1sAN AN E5He MATsR willie
BRYANT . PHlLLlPPA DUKE SCHUYLER OLLIE
=sURooYhE= STANLEY HIGH REV. ADAM
PG GHA4 PROF. GEORGE T WASHINGTON CARVER
=. visited HENRY FORD. and MARIAN ANDERSON.
made three appearances here within month
" dismissed from her post at the ~.
THAT. ANDREW WAUNoLEss. was made foreman
-. lat the post office bringing the number OF Negroes
holding that position up to three.
That .CUPlD's DARTS struck home in the hearts of
EDDIE SWAN and BETTY STOKES of Cleveland LOUISE
and BEATRICE ROBERTS of New York - LORRAINE
MOSS and SONNY RoXBoRoUcH -. ESTHER RAN
DALI and BERNARD L aI MARY PHMG GE, and
R R5 BENNIE soUIDlNo and FLOYD THoMP-
SON Lowell BAKER and ETHEL chips 5Gocv 10, LOB
Ton FoSs and rOE Horace FA JOHNSON MoNoN WALKER
and DR. TOM BROWN EUGENE SMITH and MRS.
JESSIE PEARSON EULALlA GAINES and ALONZO
HALL ARTHUR WISE and IRENE DUNCAN .
FRANK DAVIS and ALBERTA DUNCAN GERTRUDE
SHERRILL and BRADY MOSS JIMMY cHllDS and
ANN PHILLIPS LARRY BLEACH and MARGUERITE
MURRAY -. BERNIE CoKER and JEANETTE BLAND
- LAWRENCE DUNCAN and FLORENCE STEVENS
CORNELL ToNoEE and THOMAS DRUM.
THAT .HoRTENSE FEARS and ATTY. JAMES
cASHN of Chicago announced their intention to we'd.
THAT SIR STORK. has visited the JIMMY
BROWNS the WALDO BECKS the WHEELOCK
MITCHELLS the HOMER SMITHS the ELMER