The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
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Race Capitol of the Nation"
WORLDS FAIR DOXOLOGY
By FLOYD 6. SNELsON

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WORLDS FAIR DOXOLOGY
1t was a sad adieu when thousands of
New Workers and visitors bid goodbye
to the magnificent pageant at Flush
ing Meadows Sunday. | made the last
visit of more than fifty trips to the
Worlds Fair, during the past two
years with regrets. Food for thought:
You and | may never see another w.
F. in our life time, in this ever chang
ing world.
PUBLISHER PASSES
The nation and especially political
circles were shocked to learn of the
untimely death of Robert L. Vann, edi-
tor of the Pittsburgh Courier-Amer
ica's Number 1 race newspaper. Mr..
Nann's greatest regret during his long
illness was that he was denied the
privilege to participate in the current
political campaign. Sympathy to the
bereaved widow and members of the
Courier staff in their loss of nv
eX-boss.
THE BAND WAGON
Wilkie the COP. petrol brought the
campaign right to my front door Sat-
urday, when he got lot of hurrahs as
well as boos at the Polo Grounds foot
ball game.
1t was a clever act on the part of
FDR in the promotion of Col. B. O..
Davis to the rank of Brig. General, at
this opportune time. 1t is hoped that
if Roosevelt is reelected he will not
see fit to retire the colored general .
put him on the shelf, as was done in
the case of the late Col Young
ANN LEWIS
Congrats to the vivacious brownskin
star of Michael Todd's "Du Barry
Brown" of Gay New Orleans, at the
Worlds Fair who was recipient of
Fluctuations, having completed her en-
gagement with the closing of the WI.
Sunday night. l witnessed the
finale, and it was a thrill when Mr..
Todd appeared on the stage for the
final curtain, and the entire ensemble
burst into singing 'Auld Lang Syne"
and the huge audience sang in the
chorus, that indeed, made history.
The colored unit with Miss Lewis
including the Mary Bruce iitterbug
dancers and st Elmo johnson Choir
was the most successful exhibit in the
amusement area some gossip there
IS that the show may be re-vamped
and take for roadtour of the play
house in the larger cities.
Miss Lewis left for her hometown
Atlanta, Ga, where she will take
several weeks well deserved vacation.
They did a good job, at the worlds
greatest show, having played to more
than million people.
THIS'A and THATA
My pal, Stanton De Priest, son of
me eXoCongressman of Chicago, is a
emp OFT the ole block . right there
IN the political area, busily engaged in
and around New York. Football
enthusiasts, Jesse Sewell and DR.. Mar
shall Ross seen at all the big pigskin
events IN Gotham E. Geraldine Ger
rry) Brassfield, lovely honeychile,
former Shuttle Along" dancing beau
w. now living in Los Angeles is back
IN Harlem after many years absence,
at the Theresa the comely Ruth,
W 1!11i OF Harry Mills (bros.) is a fine
HGCle housekeeper at 935 St Nick
GLADYS Derby Clayton, the dainty
httIe dancer, is at the Braddock Hotel.
FOLCHRITUDE-It's nice to be a
heWspaperman at times, especially
I When you meet such lovely ladies
R mere one l met the other day. .
waxing her first visit to gay Gotham
MISS Cora Brown, 5131 Russell Ave,
DetrG7lt, charming Fiske grad '95
social worker, with welfare in the
Motor City: She's a gorgeous crea-
lure, size l6, shapely plump, feet 81,
creamy complexion, with a few disap-
Peearlng freckles, and a luxurious flock
Of raven black hair, aristocratic die
Ilon, sunny smile and grade A person