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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
Bride~EIect Is


To be noted among the colorful
activities Of the pas, weekend was
the elaborate personal shower and
dinner given in honor Of harlotte
Houston, hy her cousin. June Die
kens. las; SATURDAY. afternoon Miss
Houston will become Tho bride OF
William Jason. on Saturday. Nov
30
More than score or more ~ the
petite Charlottes friends came n
the affair. hearing gifts and we'll
wishes Dressed in a becoming
shade ~ blue. Charlotte WAS her
usual charming self Her vivaciouS
hostess cousin June, had on beige
wool sheer.
In keeping with the holiday that
had Just passed June served her
guests with turkey. and the addi-
iional dishes which make for a
complete Thanksgiving dinner.
Ind siuual vases Of flowers dec
Grated each table whore tho guests
played bridge and bingo Players
incluled Marguerite Williams. Ce-
celia Sylvester. Nancy Fisher. sal
~ Patton. Clara Wells. Margaret
Thompson, Dorothy Daniels. Con-
stance Lewis. Dorothy Miller. Car
olyn Plummer. Marjorie Carter
Myrtle Tiller. Gloria Lewis. Of Chi
cago; Marjorie Dunbar, Mary Sy-
pert. Jane Simpson. Jeanne Cole
GLADYS Andrews, Gertrude Duncan
Elizabeth Green. Frances Raiford
Lillian Brown and Marjorie Green
idee
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30

ceremony was performed by Bis
hop s. y. Hancock Of Penecostal
church. The bride was given away
by Ernest Jordan. life long friend
Of the famly.
The bride wore an ivory colored
lace gown over the same shade OF
satin with a long train. her veil
drapcd from a halo Of white tulle.
She carried a bouquet Of white Ill
liee and white NUNS.
Mispha Humes. r sister Of the
bride. was maid Of honor. She wor
chartruse green gown with
matching headgear OF tulle and
wreath OF gold chrysanthemums
and carried bouquet OF autumn
colored flowers
Erma Humes. another sister. was
dressed in a powdered blue gown
with accents Of pink velvet. her
bouquet was pink chrysanthemums
and she marched with Timothy
Miller.
Clora Sowel, wore an old rose
gown with red accents; she car
ried bouquet OF autumn colored
chrysanthemums She marched with
Edward Meredith.
Ben Carney assisted the groom
as best man. The aisle was etrewn
with rose petals by two little maid
ems dressed in salmon colore d
frocks with white and blue con-
trasis, followed by tiny lad car
rying a Bible bearing the marriage
certificate.
Preceding the ceremony. Mr. Sc
pia rendered a solo, entitled Re
cause.
A reception followed the cere-
monv While the guests enjoyed the
delectahle menu. they were favor
cd with reading by Mrs. Saun-
drs and two solos: one by Mrs.
Ella Hawkins. In the Garden Of
Tomorrow and one by Mrs. Ann
Hatcher, "A Closer Walk with
Thee.
The bridal table was artistically
decorated In a color scheme OF vel
low and pink on white linen cloth
The centerpiece was the beautiful
wedding cake between pair Of
white vases OF fall flowers.
The bride carried out the old
tradition OF throwing her bouquet
away. and II the old saying is true,
Margaret Tolhert will he the next
bride. as che caught the bouquet.
Many beautiful and useful gifts
were received.
The newly weds will be at home
TO their many friends, 279 Hague
street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
Well, All Right!
By The Town trIer

II seems thar Gloria Hutchm
and Henry Wallace have patched
things up That nice. CUPID.
The Gladia'ors have placed thei
seal of appro'a ON Paul Foslt'
Frank Norman and -irlie willisns
Grover strong appears 10 be sst
ting along. sometime Can Il N
that he is getting started agslr'
Rufus Johnson seems 10 be doiri
all right with 2 certain ReechToci
Miss. He felt pfe''y badly. when Sd.
left Friday night without sayinl
good-by.
Jimmie Brahdoa was a jesloul
lad. when he spiel Alvin Price tfyl
ing to beat his Tine with VIC.
The -Sofiiys the thing. AL
the Eta Beta Prs.
Louis Brown vas a very trors
lesome Romeo whore Bernice vi
Ter was concerned Friday niti!
Eugene Clark also helped NAH
things unpleasant for Elno''
Wade.
Tudy Anderson j. sharp CA
Ask Bette Harer
The surpfis.ts ming regardi'l
the breakup % Frank Ligou ~
Virginia Elanl IS thai she was N
last to know and seems to n'H
no new flame,
Louis Wade IS last Iealnl
that girl friends aren't so easy !
find. Love is not Ike a iau@
Louis.
Lucille Dl.'ar and Daisy CIV
nault seem to hc gaining ~
friends and losing old ones ~
bad.
Some people aia 100 muen' %.
Soho ho-ho lois until next ""
T. c.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30

Malcolm Dade. The Young couple
exchanged their VOWS before an en-
harkmonr ~ palms arranged In
from, ~ the dining room window.
The radiant little bride wore a
simple f~ock OF aqua wool II had
plain bodice. bracelet sleeves and
a Jared skirt The mnst elaborate
dofan Was on the collar and belt.
wkica were made entirely ~ in
,ricatelv embroidered gold thread
seed pearls ana flower SHAPED Sc
quins She wore a large brown felt
bonnet. which was yelled in chan
tilly lace. Her flowers we're garden
iaf
Mrs Arthur Wise. the matron 81
honor chose a dress Of pale gold
WOO. lis only detail was a fold Of
he material. which resemhled a
peat and ran the length Of the
dress in front The sleeves were
boll-shapea and the hei' was made
~ gold nail heads Her matching
beret was yelled in brown She
wore Johanna Hill roses and Afri-
can daisies
James clark was Mr. Briscoe's
best man
For her daughters wedding Mrs
Lula Mckee wore dusty pink wool
crepe. whose only trimming was
laiiiced pockets OF the same ma
ierlal Her flowers we're roses and
daisies.
The groom's mother, Mrs. Car
oi,n Briscoe. wore a navy crepe
frock and pinned on corsage OF
roses
On'y members Of the families
Witnessed the ceremony. But re-
ception for two hundred friends
was held later at the Mckee reei-
dence The guests were served in
the dining room. where crescent
shaped white vases filled wi h
NUNS Ranked the three-tiered cake.
The brides hosiesses were Betty
Harris. Elizabeth Clark. Roberta
Mcvuire and Zelma Sykes. All of
whom wore corsages OF yelio "
NUNS and daisies.
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showing how thankful they were
for the party. by whooping 1t up.
The only reason that the gayety
didn't las, until much later than
IL did. was because the curfe W
struck Al . m. So. after the party.
everyone hied himself TO his favor
ife afier-hour club and took up
partying where he left off
The Alpha Wives acted as hos
tesses, Mattresses. c h c k r o o m
clerks. ticket-takers. and made
themselves quite useful in general.
They made their own costumes.
which were individual versions OF
what the Pilgrim lassies wore. And
tho Pilgrims ehould have been pres
ent 10 SEQ what innovations there
were, For instance. Mary Taliafer-
ro was there in shocking pink
dress. instead OF dove grey; and
Assure Milton was IN very somhre
black Marcelia Peterson fastened
her huge white collar with Jew
edel crescent. tho sign OF tn . Thief
OF Bagdad: and both she and The
resa Carroll showed Al least six
rnffles moro than any Pilgrim
dared display on her white cap.
Teen Johnson was head OF the
whole successful affair and went
from table 10 iahic. greeting her
guests. Other Pilgrim ladies In dark
grey. and crisp white. and low heels
we're: Mrs c T.. Jackson. Mrs. Rail
lv McMann. lacque Burris. Louise
Edwards. Lillian Brooks. I.eitha
Rodgers. Odalic Harmon. Edith
White. Pauline Milton. Mrs Henri
Lewis, Margaret Piper and Mildred
Lee.
Among the enthusiastic guests
who ENJOYED the dancing and show
were: Lyman Burris. chatting In
Spanich. with his good friend. Sen
or Shove. of Brazil: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hckson. she In becoming
plaid hat and dress; Frank Raj
ford, who came IN from Ann Arbor
with his roommate TO squire Ruth
Bankhead and Helen INITIAL; Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Booth. the Norman
ElIisons. recently from New Jer-
sey; S. d. Mcqueen. the Frank Ces-
sors. she in black with gold col
lar and peaked hat and looking
like glowing Pilgrim. Thelma
McGlasker. Mrs. Rose Logan, the
Snowden Williams, VI. X. Fritz,
Mrs. Louise Henderson, Edward
Davis. Jessie Sladen, the Arthur
Officers, Lottie Roxborough. the
Canute Constables, and at least
two hundred more.
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tho stag line She was wearing n
simple hui effective combination Of
velvet and faffcta. set off hy a
single strand OF pearls. Her hos
toss was wearing an orange crea-
ton. cut on princess lines and trim
ed with sparkling green beading.
Among the many who. were re-
ceiyed az the door by Mrs. Helen
Toodle we're Marjorie Cook. Car
lyle Johnson. Henry Roberts. Eliz-
ahcth Elkins. Alice Barland OF Chi
cago; ST. Clair Billups. Cecil Whit
taker. Emmett Bryant. Connie
Showers. Wilbur Hughes. Doris
Dungill. Robert Matthews. Lillian
Rutherford. clara Wells. John Lets
Dorothy and Walter Scott. of Col
umhus; Doris Graham. Jeanne Cole,
Bud y Saunders. June Dickens.
Spencer Carey. Marguerite VIII
liams. Earl Davis. Johnny Rox-
borough. Martha Rradby, Howard
Tandy. Herbert Simms. Marietta
Posey. DR.. Rudolph Porter. Caro-
Ign Plummer. Kermit Bailer, Mary
Louise Singleton. Baesett Jones,
Ellen Jane Burden. Constance Lew
Is. Bob Baker. Kathleen Coote, Hen
~ Morrison. Ruth Bankhead. Fred
Cain. June Baber. Theodore and
Geraldine Woodson, Elaine Lewis
and Jim Dunbar.
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Chr 9fnts' partu

By MRS. ROSA REID

stepped out for some fun, you know,
On this past Friday night
The Democrats sure pitched one too
They had party right.
Twas at the Club Plantation
Gals all dressed up in swanky gowns
Mamie Diggs and Lii Givens,
The best-dressed gals in town.
Mrs Bledsoe looked sixteen.
In her little form-ftted coat;
Elizabeth Martin, Ernestine Walker,
Their looks sure won the vote.
Ruth f. Webb was plenty fitten,
In big wide velvet hat;
Eddie Tolan, Victor Hicks
Are sure huff Democrats.
Rosa Reid was dressed right shabby.
Stockings were just full of runs
Dressed up in her last years clothes,
With her mail box full of duns
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30

is, OF Chicago.
was the h u s Q
guest OF Mis- S
Marjorie Dunbar
for the Thanks
giving holidays,
and the popular
young h st rs 5
u q II o re Il her
friend at I h Q
aforc mentioned
time and place.
The fair haired
Gl,,tn 49,.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
Hi, There
Miss Gloria

The presence Of charming
young Chicagoan in our city dur
ing the past Weekend was the cause
for p party al the Alpha House last
Friday evening. Pretty Gloria Lew
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
ALOHA Wives had a Party;
Showed Pilgrims How!

The Alpha Wives have done il agan-another very
tremendous party adds to their long list of successful af
fairs The party. a cabaret. staged Thanksgiving
Eve at the Plantation Every table and every inch Of space
occupied BY lively guests, whose only thought was
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
Chrysanthemums Form
Setting for November Rites

Against background of palms and white NUNS Sun
day afternoon, November % Gladys Hume and Cubt
Jackson spoke their marriage before arge num-
Der of relatives and friends at the home the bride,
mother Mrs Ophelia Humes. 900 T. Warren avenue TA
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30

FRIENDS Oi james tronNeil, oi
a822 Hendrick street. were shock
ed to learn OF tho death OF his
friend Nathaniel Jackson last
Thursday IN Chicago Mr. Crom-
we'll went TO Chicago TO attend the
funeral services. which were held
last Monday in that city from the
colorcd Catholic church
Before closing. let us Invite you
to read very accurate and de-
scriptive account OF the recital OF
Wing over Jordan" at Cass
school on Thanksgiving Day The
review was written by Isaac Jones
and Will he found on the Radio
Page ln Mr.. Jones splendid column.
"Tourin The Radio World"
To tease your curiosity n bit We
are going 10 let you know that
John Dancy was interviewed BY Lu-
ella Parsons last week. what for ?
Time will tell in the columns OF
tho Tribune SO LONG Sylvia.
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Soft Pastel Woolens
Form Bridal Frocks

Sheer wooden and delectabe bon-bon shades fashion
ed the wedding dress of Miss Loretta Mckee and her at
tendant when she married to Thomas Briscoe last
FRIDAY afternoon.
The wedding was solemnzed at 8 80 pm. by Father
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-30
Glimpses .......
IN DETROIT'S MIRROR
BY SYLVIA PENN

Holiday al parrc, precedent the
fsg4 a .aa = What Neri q dur'nE Ilrksy Day
BAKER Washington n'~ cat hi, @rAe, with
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eat-s oanp their daughter and
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ealss Bara ana M and Mrs Maurice
Ho4s'~ fs.s7 ~essvas Win relatives 70 Adrian.
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p-e-s er., a who Rad heen doing
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hns w ,.n +. rsas,l a SLOW poke
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v.s.e vssli.sss s,eaal Mss Trey
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II. X q senior sheir Of
To W. Lowell Baker Nr. and Nr' Rob
must turn Thing, ihn' going Ruth wake
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-11

SYNOPSIS

Don Alfredo. wealthy Spanish owner Of
Southern California rancho. refuses to heed
several warnings Of raid by band OF
outlaws, Sierra Indians. One day after he
has finally decided to seek the protection
OF the nearby mission for his wife and fam.
lily, the Indians strike. Don Alfredo Is killed
and his two young daughters are torn from
the arms Of the family's faithful maid.
Monica. and are carried away to the hills.
Padre Pasqual, missionary friend Of the
family, arrives at the ruins of the ranch and
learns the story Of the raid from Monica.
After q trying and difficult trip across the
plains and mountains from Texas to Cali
fornia, youthful Henry Bowie, Texas ad-
venturer. with his friends, Ben Pardaloe
and Simmie. an Indian scout, sight the party
Of Indians who have carried of the two
little girls. The three Texans attack the
war party Of ffty-odd Indians. The girls
are saved. The group makes Its way out
lea, the childrens maid. The girls are left
with Monica and the friendly Padre at
mission. and the Texans proceed to Monte
rey. Here Bowie completes his business for
Gen. Sam Houston Of Texas, who has com.
missioned him to deliver an important mes.
sage Bowie decides to have q look at
the Wild untamed California. Bowie dis
appears but returns eight years later and
makes the acquaintance Of friendly Span
fish family at the Rancho Guadalupe He Is
attracted by the lovely Carmen, daugh.
ter of Don Ramon, the ranches owner.
Bowie saves Don Ramon's life in q fierce
fight with huge grizzly bear. Don Fran
cisco, youthful heir to the ranches acres,
is captured In battle with Indian raiders.
Bowie sets out to help his friends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-10-11
CHAPTER TX

At Don Ramon's suggestion Bowie
was made captain Of the company,
and 1t was agreed to obey his orders.
"You all understand, / suppose,
that we must depend on Sanchez
to take us to the canyon?" explained
Bowie. IF we fail to find the Indi-
ans In the cave our work ID lost
because we can't follow them into
the mountains with q skeleton COM
pany. We are taking the chance Of
finding them. think, a good
chance. Sanchez, we are ready to
start when you give word" 81
"A few moments, senior. When
the big star shows in the east we
start" said the Indian in a very
low voice.
"And when the column moves, not
a word is to be spoken by anyone"
added Bowie to the company. mot
a whisper nor q cough nor a laugh
nor a sneeze. This is no holiday
ride-some Of us may not come
back. You are going against a chief
with the reputation Of being the
widest of the mountain outlaws. San.
chez says we need every precau-
ton. Are you all in moccasins? II
not, provide yourselves here. Look
to your rifles, carbines, knives and
your ammunition. If there is fight
there will be no time to correct our
mistakes. Yosco will do that for
u.s."
At midnight the ghostlike column
had penetrated the higher noun
tains. Sanchez halted the party in a
small grassy glade. Here they dis
mounted. Three men, Don Ramon
and two vaqueros, were detailed to
guard the horses-above the glade
the trail could be followed only on
foot. The advance was begun single
file, and like a writhing black SER
pent the column Of armed men
wound its way, at times family WIS.,
ible in the light of the stars, and at
times disappearing into the eclipse
of mountain shoulder. Not word
was spoken-the Texan knew the
tricks of Indians and left nothing to
chance.
The going grew rougher than that
Of the sierra they had crossed. Bow
lie halted at times to give the col
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umn chance to close up; and an
occasional cautious "Hist!" checked
the movement while Sanchez felt
out the rocks for further ascent. He
was following a trail along which
each man was cautioned in the low
est whisper to hug the face Of the
precipice they were mounting
where misstep would have plunged
q man hundreds Of feet into the
canyon below.
At long last the struggling ranch
eros, who, had they not been men Of
spirit, would have sunk under the
exhaustion Of their long and danger
GUS climb, were led in the dark
ness to rock chimney in the sheer
face Of the precipice. Within the
walls Of this they could stand in q
group.
eve are two hundred feet from
the cave" whispered Bowie to those
nearest him. The splashing Of
small waterfall in the canyon made
it possible to speak in whispers;
the news was cautiously relayed to
the whole company.
"Take a last look at your car
bines and rifles. Have your knives
handy if we're rushed. The trail
splits here. Sanchez wants six vol
unteers to follow him up another
hundred feet. He will post them
high above the cave where they can
fire down at the raiders or roll boul-
ders on their heads-who wants to
60? But" he added truthfully, ''you
should know that If we're licked
there's no possible salvation for
these SIX"
Every man Of the twenty-eight
volunteered. Three rancheros and
three vaqueros were chosen. Like
men chosen for death, the six with
their guide crept and crawled to the
last difficult post. Even Bowie, with
keen ears, awaiting with the main
body the return of Sanchez, could
hear nothing of the volunteers after
they had gone fifty feet.
"Now," whispered Sanchez on his
return, ''you have kept quiet. Keep
quieter. Try not to start single
chip of rock under your feet, for it
will rattle all the way down the can
yon wall. They are in the cave
that much know now. Get on your
hands and knees this time for the
last climb. / think we've got them"
ITO BE CONTINUED
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CARMEN, RANCHO * Mr.
BY FRANK n. sPeARMAN

Don Ramon's face lighted. The
details were worked out. The two
scouts, Pardaloe and Simmie, were
offered, and later accepted, work
as vaqueros. But with the under
standing that when the wanderlust
seized them they were free to head
for the mountains, where, in fact,
they had spent most of their time
in California.
After the difficulties had been
ironed out Don Ramon ordered
horses. Bowie was introduced to
Pedro and his vaqueros as major
domo. Taking Pedro, Pancho. Par
daloe and the Creek with them, Don
Ramon and Bowie spent hours rid
ing over the valley and through the
hills granted by the king Of Spain to
his favored retainer, Don Ramon
Estrada, grandfather to the present
Don Ramon.
Dona Maria had been told Of the
new arrangement. She was SO
pleased that she FASTENED to Car
men to tell her Of the coming Of
Bowie. Carmen looked up with a
face almost as black as thunder
cloud.
''Why, Carmen" protested her
mother, "don't you like it,"
Like it," exclaimed the impetu-
Gus girl. Gan Americana to come to
Guadalupe? Could not Father have
picked anybody but an Americana
to take poor Francisco's placer"
But Carmen was at least mistress
Of her feelings and she kept them to
herself. At dinner that night there
was present new member of the
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household, and he was received by
the family with the perfect courtesy
Of their training and traditions. Bow
lie, in spite of himself, was bit self
conscious. Perhaps that was why
he talked more than was his wont.
He was likewise conscious Of choos-
ing his words carefully in the new
tongue because of listening ears at
the lower end Of the table.
Within q short time the rancho
routine had already become so es-
tablished that the presence of Bowie
seemed q part Of the considerable
domain. Pedro, a full-blooded Mari
posa Indian, took to Bowie from
the start. Sinmie told him Of one
fairly stiff brush in company with
the Texan and how he had taken
stock Of his bearing when baptized
by a cloud Of arrows. In the esti-
nation of an Indian one characters
tic ranks above all others-steadi-
ness under fire. Every day Pedro
and his fellow Indian vaquero, Pan
cho, rode the valley and foothills
of Guadalupe with Bowie, who grad
ually applied to its better manage
ment the experience and practice Of
a Texas cattleman.
One morning word came to the
rancho that the Indians had raided
the mission. Two hundred horses
were missing and fifteen women and
girls taken. The storeroom was
robbed and emptied.
''Senor Bowie, what do you think
Of this raid?" Don Ramon asked the
Texan at breakfast.
PEDRO thinks this is another Of
Yosco's jobs. Pedro knows these
mountain Indians pretty well. But
there's one thing certain: every time
Indians make a successful raid they
are holder for the next. They need
q lesson"
He spoke slowly.
"What shall we dor" asked Don
Ramon, interrupting him.
81 know of but one thing" con-
tinued Bowie; shat is to 60 after
IuStu. fAly ways tIidt Wudt We uSCu
to do down on the Staked Plain
when they got too troublesome.
There's another angle in this for me,
Don Ramon. This Yosco led the
raid that resulted in the death of
Don Francisco murder call it, for
the boy was killed after he was
wounded. He was my friend. I'd
travel from here to hell-fire to punish
his murderer"
His speech and manner were still
deliberate, almost cold, but his tone
carried conviction of deadly intent.
Again he was cut short. Pedro,
hat in hand, had run hurriedly to
the doorway. sVaquero from the
mission!" he exclaimed.
The Don with Bowie, followed
closely by Dona Maria and Carmen,
FASTENED to the portico. The mes
senger was bareheaded and his
horse foam fiecked and FESTIVE,
He spoke fast. Padre Martinez