The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-06
Junior
Detroit
BY wYoLEAN STRONG

Las mt 40 LAO6ANosANG WIN
composed of many beautiful debs,
gave a party which was a formal
affair at the Women's Federation
building. Music was furnished by
that well-known Leroy Smith and
his orchestra. Christine Smoot was
crowned queen by Mary Agnes
Miller. The dance was attended by
the younger elite set Those pres
ent were: Leonard Brown, Jean
Thomson, Bette Bland, Earl Evans,
Helen Appling, John Roxborough,
Aurthia Phillips, Myzel Sowell, Lor-
rain Smith, Leonard Hayes, Mary
Ann Clemens, Roscoe Mcdonald,
Christine Smoot, Bob Johnson, Ro-
verta Greenridge, Elmer Russell,
Marjorie Greenridge, Gwendolyn
Harkless, Walter Fisher, Fredrickia
Smith, David Heard, Velma Pull
liam, Bernard Harris, Grace Thomas,
Alberta Smith. Kenneth Winfrey,
Jean johnson, Bobby Phillips, Mar
jorie Daniels, Stanley Curtis, Lin
nell Harris, Frank Norman, Frances
Harberd. Tommy Love. Herman
White. Constance Showers, and
others.
|. The Gay-Forty-Niners gave their
holiday dance at the Y.WCA. Fri
day. February 30 at 8 pm, 1t was
a merry crowd that came to cele-
brate the Christmas holidays. Pres
emit were Doris Davis, Thomas
Smith, Doris Mathis, Frank Nor
man, Cecilia Nickerson, Leonard
Hayes. Gladys Motley, James Rus
sian, Parker Macdonald, Vivian
Nelson, Earl Evans, Iva Jane Sham
berger. John Coulter, Helen APP
pling. Herman White, Vivian Green
house. Bernard Harris, Eleanor Will
son. Alfred Hickman, Bobby Phil
lips, Rosa Lee Merriweather, Anna
Dennson.- Ernest Johnson Dorothy
Merriweather, Walter Fisher, Verona
Steele, Grace Thomas, Geraldine
Clark, Joandell Russell, Tommy
Harris, William Dobson, Melvin
Smith, Kenneth Winfrey and OF
course many others.
The Mayfair ballroom was the
scene of the Mystics A. c. dance on
Christmas afternoon. The affair
was well attended by those ever
popular jitterbugs, Vivian Nelson,
Johnnie Mullins. Audrey Woodson,
Bill Ellis, Marion Massenberg, Her
man White, Helen Appling, Dorothy
Evans, Hayes Davane, Frank Nor
man. Ruth Ann Wheeler, Iva Jane
Shamborge& Leonard Hayes, Earl
Evans, Rosa Lee Merriweather,
Bobby Phillips. Kenneth Winfrey,
Grace Thomas, Bernard Harris,
Dorothy Merriweather, John Coul-
ter, Georgette Jones, Josephine
Lampkin, Otis Moore and there
were others,
The Excelsior club of st.
Matthew's church gave a dance at
the Parish House Tuesday, rs, at
$3.50. which was well attended by
the younger set. Among the many
lads and lassies were Miles Nelson,
Phyllis Patterson, Earl Evans, Ro-
berta Greenridge, Ernest johnson,
Verona Steele. Frank Norman, Al
ma Marian, Dorothy Irvine. Fred
TAYLOR, Mariell Irvine, John Rox-
borough, Dorothy Dowell, WILDER
force Plummer;
&. Juanita Burks, Alvin Boyd, Della
Jones, Nelson Scott. Bruce Wilson,
Erestiee Fisher, Roberta Tandy,
Frances Herbsrd. Bob johnson,
Joandell Russell, Kent Raymond,
Atheline Cunille, Leonard Hayes,
June Hagens, Tommy Harris, Park
er Macdonald. Linnel Harberd,
James Russian, Luther Burnett De-
Witt Michigan, Roscoe Macdonald,
Betty Carson. and loads Of others.
or course nobody's music but Leroy
Smiths could suit the occasion, and
il did.
Christmas was a gay affair for
the gang. They all met over at Earl
Evans place, by coincidence Of
course. on the same day, although
he says that he didn't send out in
yitations. He received q beautiful
symphonola and lots Of the latest
records. The group consisted Of
Helen Appling. John Coulter. ursela
Buford. Kenneth Woodson, Rosa
Lee Merriweather. Bobby Phillips,
La Marian Hill, Jane sPriest c.
celia Nickerson, Bernard Harris,
Ruth Ann Wheeler, Dorothy Mer-
riweather. John Thomas
Cake. candy, sandwiches and pop
we're served Everyone had lovely
time
Dolly Knox Of Ann ArDor was