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On October 3, the Alpha SINGERS will
give a concert in Saint Augustine's
Church on Lenox St.-Vera Hodge,
contralto, was guest soloist last Sun
day morning at the Mass. Ave. Baptist
Church, Cambridge.-Emanuel Mans
field, tenor, assisted by Preston Will
liams, violinist, gave a song recital
Sunday afternoon, August II at $3.50
o'clock in the First A.M.E Society
Church of Roxbury. Walter Roberts
accompanied Mr.. Mansfield, and James
Prout, accompanied Mr.. Williams. The
recital was under the auspices of the
First A.ME. Society Senior Choir of
which Florence Williams is president.
A large audience attended, and ap-
plauded Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Will
liams most heartily. Among the musi-
The guardian., 1940-08-17

llins and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Roberts
spent last week at Onset. =. The prize
for long distance pedaling went this
week to Charles Roundtree who
bicycled from Boston to Hyannis. ..
And the champion fishermen are Miss
Vivian Hodge and Johnnie Rosary
who caught one apiece after an all
day try. Miss Hodge also "caught"
an expensive wine case which had been
lost overheard and was rewarded with
pail of freshly-dug CLAIMS. . Mrs.
Mary Rosary, wife of Joachim Rosary
celebrated her birthday Thursday and
was the recipient of many beautiful
gifts. e. At Mrs. GuiOmar's beauti
full home in West Barnstable are Mr.
and Mrs, Peter Alphonso and c. Dug
ger Of Boston. Jacob A. Gayle,
Buffalo, N. Y, was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Viii
liams and Miss Vivian Hodge at their
cottage in Hyannis Mr.. Gayle, stu
dent at Buffalo University, is active
in business, civic and religious circles
in his home town. -. Important IN
the round of social and recreatiOnal
activities are Chinese checkers, pinO-
chile often played all night until the
wee hours of morning, bicycling, fish
ing bathing, swimming, dancing and
of course that most famous of indoor
sports (eating) My, my the
appetite the salt air generates! t.. g.
Spotted in the crowds at Joe Comes
Twin Villa were Mr.. and Mrs. Shawn
Clarke of Hyannisport and their party
including Mr.. and Mrs Mark Cooper,
West Newton; Mr.. and Mrs. l. Davis,
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard, Jer-
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On the Cape

By Winifred Hodge William.

Among guests and visitors here this
week are Rev. and Mrs. D. Leroy
Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Roberts
Miss Gertrude Smith, Miss Josephine
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin W.
Hawkins, all of Boston. At the
George W. Toney cottage are Mr.. and
Mrs. William Taylor of Cambridge.
At the Williams Cottage are Mrs.
Edward j. Jackson and her sons
Jimmie and Ronald. Other Cape
visitors are; Topp Strahan, st. Louis,
Mo; Miss Clara MacLong, Mt. Vernon,
n. Y; Miss Alice Crawford, New
York; Louis J. Gentry, Boston;
Messrs. Emerson and Ball, st. Louis,
Mo-; E. z. Roundtree, Esterne
Anderson and son Kenneth, Josephine
and Charles Roundtree are at the
Winter Cottage, Hyannis, Mrs.
alpha Anderson of Hyannis spent last
Sunday at Marion as the guest of
Mrs. Romey Davis and Mrs. Nellie
Faye. &C.. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Haw-
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Gala Outdoor Concert
OnHOlyOke St.,Aug.2O

All vehicular traffic will be barred
from Holyoke Street in the South
End on Tuesday evening, August Goth,
when an outdoor concert, starting at
s o'clock, will be staged under the
auspices of the WPA Adult Recrea-
ton Project from a portable band
stand erected in the street, fronting the
Harriet Tubman House.
In addition to the instrumental pro
gram by the County WPA Orchestra,
under the baton of Robert Holmes, the
all-male Inner South End Community
Chorus will be heard in a repertoire
that will include two old favortes-
"Sweet Adeline" and Glove Me and
the World is Mine"
A trio of male quartettes will be
heard, including the Glover Leaf Four
of the South End district who took
third prize in the recent City of Boston
Championships for Barber Shop Quar-
tettes, held at the Parkman Bandstand,
Boston Common; the Pilgrim -Four and
the Rainy Knights quartette. Commu-
nifty singing will be led by Claudius
Broadfeld.
A pantomine sketch entitled "The
18th Wife" will be presented by the
Community Choral group with Miss
Beulah Terrence as narrator
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DR.. eARLAN pRECOYERINe
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should the doctors condition improve
sufficiently to make the trip.
No bones were broken in the acci-
dent. The doctors injuries were con-
cussion and body injuries, the seri-
BUSINESS of which, noted Immediately
after the accident, has gradually yield
ed to treatment at his home. Although
in pain and dazed by the crash, Dr.
Garland upon his request was driven
direct to the office of DR.. Harrison on
Chandler Street, South End where he
was treated and later taken to his
own home. There he was put to bed
in an unconscious condition which
lasted for several hours.
He is now considered out of danger
and well started to recovery. Not only
that, but he is cheerful and in good
spirits despite the admitted fact that
he would be confined to his bed and
home for some weeks yet, his physi-
clan says.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

sey City, N. j.; Messrs. Scott and
Wright, Boston. . One of the sea-
sons outstanding parties was the
dance at the Guiomars formerly the
Arcadia) at Harwichport Thursday
Night with dancing from until 2.
Cape residents, summer vacationists
and motorists from surrounding towns
made a "jam session" of it as they
danced the hours away to the toe
tickling music of Paul Payne and his
Harlem Aristocrats. Gwendolyn Hen
derson was vocalizer. The sponsors
were Fred Oldham and Benjamin
Black. The Guiomars served a special
dinner afternoon and early evening.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Simmons, chairman, 222 Northampton
Street, Phone Kenmore 9723.
All who love and admired the late
William Monroe Trotter should see
"God Bless America" and influence
others to do likewise.
Trotter, perhaps saw this day, be-
cause a year before his death, he col
laborated with our own Alfred C.
Lewis who made a motion picture of
the March 5th Attucks Day celebra-
ton. 1t showed the indomitable
Trotter at the head of a procession Of
members and friends of the Boston
Equal Rights League on the march
from King st., Estate now) Boston,
Massacre Spot to Granary Burying
Ground, thence to Attuck's Monument
on Boston Common.
Who knows, but that the National
Defence Photoplay, "God Bless Amer
lea" showing 5 times each day, featur-
ing in one scene Crispus Attucks is
a sequel to the primary efforts of
Trotter. H. early utilized the incident,
believing it to be mighty medium of
propaganda.
Don't fail to get tickets for Attucks
Day, Thursday, September 19. Phone
Kenmore 9723 or call at the office of
DR.. R. A. Simmons, chairman, 222
Northampton Street, R. W. Miller,
secretary-(by L. E. P.)
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By JACQUELINE JONES

Countless numbers continue to
make 'the Bluffs" their vacation
mecca. Each boat brings a fresh con-
tingent. Samuel M. Jeter of
Greenwich St., Roxbury, is spending
his vacation with his wife on the High
lands. . Mrs. Annie Atus is a guest
at the Jeter Cottage.-Mrs. and Miss
Samuel Seldom of Somerville, have
been here for ten days. Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Walthers Of ROXbury and
sister are at the Jeter cottage.-Miss
Lois NJ. Jones of Washington and
Mile. Celine Tabary arrived Sunday
for the remainder of the season at
Echo Cottage.-Mrs. Frank Turner of
New York joined her husband at the
Shearer Cottage after an extended
Western trip.-Harry T. Burleigh,
Mrs. Martha Robbins and others
arrived at the Shearer Cottage last
week.-We all extend our sympathy
to DR.. and Mrs. Garland and are hop
ing for a speedy recovery. They are
greatly missed here.-Ralph Kimball
end Mrs. Lois Madison were in town
visiting on Sunday last.-Among
other visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hebron, Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Newton,
Miss Josephine Allen, John Howard,
Miss Crosson and others.-Mrs. Marie
Holly Thomas of Hartford is enjoying
ten day visit of her husband, Mr..
Thomas. Miss Jensen of Hartford re-
turned for an extended visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas.-Sympathy to Mr..
Carleton Sayer and sister, Mrs. Jes-
semy, and mother on the sudden pass
ing of their father in New York dur
ing the past week.-Mr. and Mrs.
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clans present were: Prof. Charles Har-
ris, Ella Martin, John Powell, Ann
Wake, Vera Hodge, Eugene Greene,
Claudius Broadfeld, Mary Holmes,
Marian McCree, Newman Smith,
Charles Henry, Ellastine Broadnax,
Ruth E. Morris, Esther Greene, Sarah
Nelson, and Matte Price - Helen
Worthy, violinist, is expected to give
violin recital this fall-Ina Braith-
waite, will give an organ recital at
Ebenezer Baptist Church on October
10. John Powell, tenor, will be the as
sisting artist.-W.AR.
The guardian., 1940-08-17
ORGANIZE WOMEN IN
DR.. GRAY'S CAMPAIGN
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NSOllGAAluCh IL Jill L GRBC L
index cards bearing the names of un-
registered voters were distributed to
workers with instructions to contact
every person named and make an ap-
pointment for registration. Starting
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 FROM 6
PM. TO 10 PM. REGISTRATION
WILL BE AT THE EVERETT
SCHOOL ON NORTHAMPTON ST.
UNTIL AUGUST %, THEN AT
ROXBURY COURT FOR THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS.
Get on the Gray bandwagon" has
become the battle-cry of Boston col
ored voters. Each meeting finds new
people, and each one a worker, offer
ing money, cars, and service, from
Ruggles Street to Dover Street, and
from Dorchester to Cambridge. Don't
wait to be asked-register, vote, and
helm.
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LEO LEIBERMAN DONATES
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trips, helped the children with their
problems and co-operated with various
camp officials in their effort to put
over a successful camp program. The
stories of his weekly visits were pub
lished in THE GUARDIAN and has
received wide comment.
At the request of Mr.. Leiberman
and Mr.. Ransom the loving cup will be
known as the "Maude Trotter Stew
ard" trophy, and will be awarded to
the camp that has been the most eff
cient and has shown the most progress
during this years camp season.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Annual Bazaar by the Board of
Directors of Phyllis Wheatley Deed
of Trust will be held first week in
October Watch for announcement of
dates and hall in this paper.
Eleven O'Clock Club held their
closing meeting at the residence of
DIR Edythe NJ. Stewart, 107 Ham
mond St. The following officers were
elected: President, DIR. Florence j..
Bell; vice pres, DIR. Sadie Halliday;
rec. secy., DIR. Daisy E. Henry; f..
secy., DIR Edythe M. Stewart; treas,
DIR. Margaret Cotton; chaplain, DIR,
Margaret Robart; Escort, DIR. Bea-
trice L. Jacobs; serg. alarms, Jose
phine Perkins. They thank all who
attended their affairs during the year
They are now planning a banquet in
honor of the president, DIR. Florence
J. Bell, Oct. II at Estelles, who is now
going into her 4th year as Pres. Don't
forget the date. Mark it off on your
calendar.
Nurses Unit, Lillian w. Kicker,
president, are holding their first pub
lie affair, Nurse Maude T. Anderson,
chairman, then celebrating fourteenth
anniversary in Estelle's Banquet
Room, Thursday evening, Sept. 26.
Entertainment, dinner served 9 pm.
sharp, subscription $1.OO. Tickets may
be obtained from any of the nurses or
secretary, Nurse Mary F. Armstead,
819 Columbus Ave.
Past Grand Trustee Florence J. Bell
is leaving for St. Louis, Mo. to attend
the Grand Temple session.
DIR. Alice Copper held Choose
Party" at the home of DIR. Lillian
Caldwell, Sc Hammond St. Those
present were Dtrs. Josephine Taylor,
Florence J. Bell, Mae Pressy, Nellie
Cook, Bessie c. Hill, Daisy E. Henry,
Lillian NJ. Caldwell. A lovely COLA
ton was served and enjoyed by all.
DIR. Maude T. Anderson, accom-
panied by her mother Mrs. Minnie T..
Mewith has left Boston to visit rela
tives in New York and Washington.
Banquet rendered the Past Pres.
DIR. Barbara S. Granger Of Sunshine
Club, was held in Estelle's Banquet
hall, Thursday, August IS, given by
Sunshine Club, DIR. Aberdeen Adele
Archer, chairman.
Don't forget to see DIR. Edna O. B.
Medley about placing your Junior
girl IA to q in Martha E. Trice Junior
Temple of the LB.P.OE.W., a new
class organized by DIR. Medley. We
all wish you success, Edna.
Phyllis Wheatley Temples next
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Prayers are asked for the recovery
of Mr.. VIM. Alleyne, husband of DIR.
Cecilia Alleyne, who is seriously i'll
in Boston City Hospital; for Bro.
Joseph Smith, father of Bro. Beverly
Smith, also seriously ill and for the
mother of DIR. Bessie Hill, (Mrs.
Marie Grimes) and all the other sick.
DIR. Josephine Taylor, assistant
DIR. Ruler, has just returned from
visiting her daughter in New York.
The following Dtrs who have been
i'll were present at Aug. 2, meeting;
Evelyn Mendes, Julia Baldwin, and
Iona Daughtry.
Reports from New England State
Association Convention were read by
the Delegates, Dtrs. Bessie c. Hill
and Aberdeen Adele Archer.
Coincidence is extended to DIR.
Matilda Haynes on the loss of her
mother, across the water.
DIR. Bertha Walker, chairman of
Willing Workers, Jan. to June, pre-
The guardian., 1940-08-17
JOHNSON BROS.
SPiRITUALS TO
BE PUBLISHED

NEW YORK-Republication in Sep
tember of "The Books of American
Spirituals," by James Weldon and ].
Rosamond Johnson, in a single volume
priced at $2.95 is announced by the
Viking Press in its pamphlet listing
books which will be published in the
Fall.
Long regarded as the standard col
lection of Spirituals, the books, ac-
cording to the publishers announce
ment "have never gone out of date,
never been superseded, and the de-
mand for them has never failed"
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Birthday greetings from the Temple
to Dtrs. Eva Sisco, Edna G. Taylor
Lila Perry and Daisy E. Henry
Appreciation to our Funeral Direct
ress DIR, Matte Lou Reid, and Morti-
elan Bro E. E. Morrison for the fans
they sent to help keep US comfortable
in our meetings during warm weather.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

meeting will be Friday, September 6,
in Smith Hall; Board of Directors
Friday, Sept. 13, at $50 fremont St.;
Sunshine Club at 60 Williams St., resi-
dence of DIR. Bessie Potter, Tuesday,
Sept. 3.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

SICK REPORT-Dtrs. Julia Ed
wards, 26 Windsor St., Cambridge;
Sadie W. Thornhill, 209 Walnut Ave,
RoX,, Susan Wilson, Boston City Hos
pital
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Campaign headquarters of Law
renee Banks for Representative in
Ward now open at 874 fremont st.,
near Northampton st. "May the best
qualified man win"
The guardian., 1940-08-17

sented Past DIR. Ruler Clarone Smith
an opaque gold trimmed luncheon set
for four.
Sunshine Club held II o'clock SER
vices, DIR. Austin; Pres; DIR. Harriet
Houston, mistress of ceremonies;
singing by assembly, Precious Lord
take my Hand;" prayer by chaplain,
DIR. Mollie Hamilton; singing by
club, "Well Done"
The banquet for DIR. Pressy will be
held in February 1941, Dtrs. Lillian
Caldwell and Lemma Watkins in
charge.
New addresses: DIR. Leila Francis,
80 Hammond St., Rox.; DIR. Alice
Copper, 8 Weston Street, Roxbury;
DIR. Lillian M. Caldwell, Treasurer, sc
Hammond st.
DIR Aberdeen A. Archer has been
appointed chairman of anniversary
committee to be held in November.
Eight Flames, DIR. Edna B. Medley.
President, closed after a very success
full season, a banquet was held at
Estelle's rendered them by some of the
Bros. who have attended their affairs
They extend appreciation for all who
helped make their socials, etc. success
full. Watch out for their opening.
DIR. Nancy Scott has left for St.
Louis, Mo-, to attend the Grand
Temple Convention.
Smiling Girls" DIR. Maude T.
Anderson, president; "Jolly Circle"
DIR. Edna o. B. Medley, President,
also closed after very successful
seasons.
You are still asked to place your
Junior Girls with DIR. Edna B. Med
ley, ages IA to 81. A class has already
been started to be known as the
Martha E. Trice Junior Temple. The
meeting was held at the residence of
DIR Medley, 5 Auburn st. Some of
the Dtrs present were District
Deputy Pearl B. James; Senior Mother
Mary F. Armstead; Past Sr. Guardian
Harriet Houston; P DIR. Ruler Edith
Jones and others. The class is named
after the late Dtr Martha E. Trice
This is the department the Junior
Girls belong in; all get in line and
build this class up. DIR. Medley is
successful worker and it will not be
long before they are on top.
Million Dollar Wedding will be held
at Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Shawmut Ave, Thursday, Oct. "a,
sponsored by the Sunshine Club, sub
scription 25 cents, DIR Rachael Saun-
ders, chairman. Don't forget the date,
come out and see the beautiful brides.
The guardian., 1940-08-17
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
TEMPLE " |. B.P. o.. {. OF W

By DAISY HENRY
Regular meeting of the Temple was
held Friday, August 2, in Smith Hall,
DIR, Ruler, DIR. Bertha Walker, pre-
siding.
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New addresses: DIR. Leila Francis,
80 Hammond St., Rox.; DIR. Alice
Copper, Weston Street, RoXbury;
DIR. Lillian M. Caldwell, Treasurer, sc
Hammond St.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

The banquet for DIR. Pressy will be
held in February 1941, Dtrs. Lillian
Caldwell and Lemma Watkins in
charge.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Million Dollar Wedding will be held
at Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Shawmut Ave, Thursday, Oct. "a,
sponsored by the Sunshine Club, sub
scription 25 cents, DIR. Rachael Saun-
ders, chairman. Don't forget the date,
come out and see the beautiful brides.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

DIR. Aberdeen A. Archer has been
appointed chairman of anniversary
committee to be held in November.
The guardian., 1940-08-17

DIR. Bertha Walker, chairman of
Wiling Workers, Jan. to June, pre-
The guardian., 1940-08-17

Annual Bazaar by the Board of
Directors of Phyllis Wheatley Deed
of Trust will be held first week in
October Watch for announcement of
dates and hall in this paper.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Jail saying, "If only I'd met her
Is years agol"
"The romance in this picture will
be upsophisticated and of the haunt
ing quality of Janet Gaynor's early
films" says Pasternak. During their
night out Boyer will take Deanna
to Ciros-the real thing and"
says Pasternak, ''he will look en-
viously at the stars, but Deanna
will look only at him." If Boyer
actually did take Deanna to Cros,
not only would the movie stars there
look at them, but ditto the COL
umnistS and reporters
Following the Boyer film, Miss
Durbin will star in Phantom Of the
Opera" Lon Chaney and Mary
Philbin were in the silent version.
In this Deanna will play an opera
star, which will give her chance
to do some really serious singing
To follow the phantom film is Time
Out of Mind" from the Rachel Field
story.
What happens to all your plans
if Deanna marries Vaughn Paul?"
ask Pasternak.
at would change them quite
bit," he admits. Wed give her
more sophisticated type of love
story, and she could be married in
her pictures. But" he concludes,
Il don't think Deanna will marry
for some time yet. She's too happy
the way she is"
Is woman ever too happy the
way she is?
Carole Lands has lot to say
about Franchot Tone when I visit
her on the Topper Returns" set.
I've never met anyone in my life
who is as interesting, fascinating,
clever-he knows everything-and
polite as Franchot. Why, not only
Goes he get up when you come into
a room, but if you leave it, he goes
with you as far as the door And
CiidI . 4ACfCl ilupPCllCu W lIlc Will
men in Hollywood before!"
Miss Lands has known Tone ex-
actly four weeks. She explains his
new mood of gayety. Its because
he's no longer married TO a woman
who is more important as a star
than he is. It's humiliating for a
man to earn less and always to be
pushed aside by people who think
him of less account than his wife.
That was one of the reasons why
my own marriage busted up. My
husband willis Hunt, jr) hated it
when fans stopped us for my auto
graph Now that Franchot is free
from Joan Crawford, he is happy,
loves Hollywood, and says he won't
leave it for anything"
tReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-12-05

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Evening star., 1940-12-05
Deanna Tired
Of Nice Girl'
Category
More Sophisticated
Rolls Planned
For a Change
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD

"I wish" says Producer Joe Paster-
max on the Mice Girl" set, 81 wish
you would define the exact meaning
of the words nice girl"
How about Deanna Durbin?" I
point to Deanna, who is the nice
girl of the title.
Yes" admits Pasternak. "But
Deanna is tired of being called a
nice girl. She is at the age where
she'd like to be something different
just for a change. And that" he
continues, sis the theme of this
picture"
Deana plays one of the three
Evening star., 1940-12-05

with Stack on the verge of marry
ing Deanna, but he is called for
military service. And We'll have
to wait another year," he tells his
thwarted bride-to-be.
Love" Mr.. Pasternak assures me,
will play a progressively bigger
part in each of Deanna's future
pictures" (Title for this is ''Ro-
nance" or Beautiful In this
one Deanna is a poor girl; Boyer,
a crook. He falls desperately in
love with her, gives her one glorious
day and evening before the law
catches up with him, and goes to
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Nea "a SAleCAc . Va q
small town SCI
enlist = sc h ool
teacher, Robert
Benchley. 1T re-
m i n d S m e Of
home," says Bob,
W no h as two
sons, one daugh-
ter law a n d
one grandson.
Deana is in love
with r o b e r t
Stack, who is in
love with his car.
H e C alls h e r
"P i G g y" The
nioY,rro andc
Evening star., 1940-12-05

contract with 2oth Centruy-Fox.
The colorful mesaphonist's first
assignment under his new contract
will be 1.-THE Great American Broad
cast" dramatic treatment Of the
development of radio in this country.
Evening star., 1940-12-05

Russia recently awarded orders or
medals to SO persons for distin-
guished service in developing the
Soviet cinema.