The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-02-24

ter Mrs. Bessie Trotter Craft of New
York City is a welcome visitor in our
midst and was the honored guest and
hostess at the GUARDIAN Writer'S
Guild tea Saturday evening E. let's
take a look at the record in welcom-
ing back Elliott Freeman Jr. and his
Whirling Hub column after an absence
since New Years week :. . contrary
to many fantastic rumors which were
being circulated about the F.B.I. and
Dies Committee forcing "blitzkrieg"
of the situation is that our favorite
on brother Elliott's writings, the truth
scribbler struck, demanded and won
raise in salary plus new contract
with the Afro-American for which he
is to be warmly congratulated :. the
Press Club rides again and j.
Richie Coleman should not go to such
extremes to gather material for his
column E. gassing the public finally
had its repercussions somebody
told him he could get more gals for
dollar by using Boston Consolidated
gas -. and then the snowfiakes came
:. at this writing l have mushed my
dogs downtown through the blizzard
which showed us all in leaving our
Townsend street outpost, l felt like a
Russian soldier trudging up to my
Firms in snow as the drifts piled head
high on Sugar Hill . surface cars
and automobiles were stalled all along
Humboldt Ave. through the long night
and radio broadcasts told of the COM
plete collapse of transportation facili-
ties with the North and South Sta
lions jammed with over ten thousand
commuters who spent the night on
benches st. Bernard dogs were
sent out from Dudley Street Station
with rum casks tied to their collars to
aid pedestrians fallen along the way
side when the massive CANNES
reached the outskirts of Humboldt
Ave, the boys started to fall out in
droves and even sent the dog back
for gingerale chasers but the sun
broke beautifully later in the morning
revealing the pristine beauty of a real
old fashioned New England winter
scene and the boys are industriously
earning their shekels by digging Bos-
ton out of the heaviest snowstorm in
recent years. l..
=. Along dance avenue comes
George Mouzon, promoting a Swing
Swepsetake by Company L, 372nd
Infantry, Mass. National Guard with
the All-American trumpet star, Roy
Eldridge and his orchestra, with vo-
Gals by Laurel Watson in a Rhythm
Rodeo at the South State Armory on
Dartmouth St., Wednesday evening,
February q with musical quiz
drawing cash prizes in which every
patron was eligible to participate &.
special feature was the appearance
of three of the most attractive Latin
Quarter glamour girls, Peggy, Helen
and Hilda who, graced the occasion
with pulchritude e.. and the place to
go for chummy & personalized dining
if you like Harlem atmosphere, init
mate dining, soft lights subtle, sweet
swing music, surrounded by humorous
cartoon murals enhancing Mothers
Lunch real sothern fried chicken at
the new dining annex to the Tanger-
inc Room and tagged the Music Room
sponsoring a novel idea for early eve
ming dining and after the-theatre ap-
petites . 10 Columbus Ave. along
Bill Howard way =. open every eve
ming until sunrise BY OIL. .
the Dining Car Employees Union pre-
scented Benny Carter and his Harlem
Aristocrats in holiday eve celebra-
ton dance at Paul Revere Hall in
Mechanics Building February 81 . . .
the Women's Service Club will receive
their traditional Easter Hop at Brown
Hall March 25 with a semi-formal
dance which you are all cordially in
vited to attend Mrs. Harriet c..
Hall, President and Mrs. Ruby Dixon,
Chairman of the Ball, anticipate the
largest attendance of the season at
this post lenten attraction and a popu-
lar orchestra will provide both sweet
and swing music for the patrons plus
many original entertainment special
ties for your pleasure reserve this
date and also the following the
League of Women for Community
Service will hold a Prize Bridge and
Dance February % at 558 Mass. Ave.
there will be refreshments served
and many valuable prizes awarded . .
this affair will be a pleasant prelude
to their Annual Charity Ball in April
at Horticultural Hall which promises
to be stellar social event all to
benefit 558 Mass. Ave. at whose club
ballroom you may enjoy swing dane
ing every Saturday evening from to
II at the nominal admission fee of
twenty-five cents hosted by Herb .Jax-
on, Craig Yorke and Jay Powell in
the best collegiate manner see you
there. ...
-. Thank to the Pathfnders Club
for their friendly invitation but I'M
fortunately no can do the Girl
Friends plan a very busy social sea-
son under the capable direction of
Pres. Irene O'Banyoun Robinson
they are now booming a Metropolitan
Boston "Ooomph Girl" contest which
is receiving wide attention our
most glamorous girls will be sponsor
ed by the individual members of the
Girl Friends and other leading organ
izations Doris Pope Jaxon, an
"oomp gal" of no mean ability herself
IS chairman assisted by Doris Calvin,
Anita Snowden and Helen Butler
Townes 49,. the winner of this contest
will be announced at the Girl Friends
annual play early this spring y. now
for Race History commemoration
under the energetic leadership of