The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Ernie Fields Band
Wins Portland

The old adage THE third time
is the charm" caused many a
doubling Thomas to sit up or stand
by as 1t were, and take notice
Monday night, September 16, when
Maestro Ernie Fields and his boys
were presented at beautiful Morse
Hall, 18th and Couch, featuring
the dynamic vocalist, Melvin
Moore, with his versatility which
easily makes him a favorite among
scores of admirers. This was an
S. H. Duke presentation Not
better, but the best") the third of
a series of Band Parades, inaugur-
ated by Mr.. Duke, the promoter,
as well as a return engagement
for Ernie and his boys who re-
Vyolette Hooker soprano soloist
and the NAACP quartette at Be-
thel Church Sunday 3 to p. m.
Sept. 20. The ladies' Auxiliary and
Youth Council will. participate.
Miss Helen Elders and Mr. Sam
uel Blanchard were united in Holy
Wedlock Friday at Vancouver,
Washington. Rev. B. c. Allen read
the marriage lines.
ceived a hearty welcome. Floor
of this spacious hall fairly rang
with the tune of tapping Sepia
feet for the first time, but from
all indications it will by no means
be the last. "Peered" to us that
most of the feminine guests de-
creed they'd go informal with a
trend towards sports and an eye
for comfort yet definitely smart
in the seasons newest frocks,
dressmaker suits and what have
you, in auturnn's smartest shades
and fabrics. To be sure there were
several gorgeous formals holding
the spotlight; for instance Mrs.
c. Anderson's stop red crepe, &C.
centuated with a corsage of gar
denias and one in her couture,
won honors. Mrs. Vernon Gaskin's
floor length gown was of that new
black crepe with hint of white;
she wore red accessories. Mrs.
John Minor wore becomingly a
boufant skirted plaid taffeta. Sew
eral parties grouped about were
spotted during the intermission,
among them the Barnos' with
Miss Ethel Cross, the Misses Tur-
ner and Edwards and Mr.. H. HILL
In another party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Elkins, Mrs. Verdell
Watson and Miss Barbara Hub
bard. Still another, Mrs. Ruby
Hardin and her daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Lew
Is; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Martin, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Crosswhite were
gay foursome Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Rawlins newly WEEDS and Mr.. and
Mrs. Duke and brother George.
Mrs. Leola Modist, Mrs. English
Johns, Miss Rosa Marie Spears,
Mr.. William McClendon. 4
The old pin just wouldn't man.
ipulate at this GESTURE cause Rene
Hall made de ole guitar strum
Baby How Long" And Melvin
almost stopped folks in their
tracks when he sang Maybe" It
was memories of yestyear in his
1.-THE Waltz You Saved For Me"
and when You and I Were
Young, Maggie" In an all "He"
party were these Frat. boys: Don
aid Rutherford, Richard Stanton,
Harold Gaskin, Shelby Golden and
Robert Price.
Mrs. Geneva Logan with her out
of town guest looked down on
the dancers from the balcony. Of
course Miss Ruby Black and Mr..
Creon Thomas were there as was
Mrs. Fay Oregon. Mr.. Miller
Warwick really had himself a good
time as did Hubert Lewis, Bobby
Deiz and others of the younger
set crowding their seniors off the
floor jitterbugging. This group
was especially noticeable: Carl
Deiz and Miss Josephine Dancy,
wearing corsage of orchids and