The guardian., 1940-02-17

lngtOn, and others. Mrs. Clarke and
Miss Jones were encircled in an en-
chantment of silver fox and Eastern
mink, not to mention the expensive
accessories. DR.. Phillip Brooks, Joey
Jones and your cruising reporter
gazed from the side lines.
ISTHMICA fiesta sattidy mite was
solid killer, and Harri Hollis the
prexy and Stanley Perez were perfect
hosts, and deserve a low bow of con-
gratis for the grand success. We were
guests in a delightful box party of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones of Great
Neck, L. 1. thru the courtesy of Mr..
and Mrs. George Williams Unable
Scott) and others. In the swellegant
get together were Louise Jeffries,
Sarah Kinlock, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Jones,
Marie Gonzalez and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards. Rare liquors that seldom
touch the everyday palate and hors
d'oeuvre were bountifully delightful
incidentally, there was considerable
conjecture as to who was entitled to
the first prize honors of the costume
affair, and it finally turned out to be
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henriquez, 127
W. Ill Street. Archie Scale was
there with his beautiful madame.
FLASH-the affable music man
Maceo Birch from Kansas City has
just taken over the reins as director
of jazz for the Music Corporation of
America, while Jack Kearney is
travelling manager of the Count Basic
outfit. The bands that Birth supervises
n,
Ian Leonard, Bennie Carter, Savoy
Sultans, and John Kirby D.. the latter
is due to open at the Trocadero on So
Street soon.
Satidy mite Emory Robinson, chief
store detective at Blumensteins, and
myself covered the waterfront at the
Savoy and later at the Golden Gate
Who said there was a depression
there was no depression in red hot
swing and the hepsters and iitterbugs
packed EN- in like flies in the butter
milk. . Why are the swing cats
neglecting the lovely Savoy hostess
ses? can't possibly get the idea
when you see so much charm and per-
sonality: Hazel Higgins, Merle Love,
Bertie Davies, Helen Clarke, Bessie
Robinson, Mildred Carter and Lillian
Green the cashier.
THREE LITTLE WORDS are back
on the Avenoo after three years in
Europe, returned on the Swedish
American Line Drotinham from Co.
penhagen, Danmark; Joey Jones. son
of the well known stage commedienne,
Billie Young, Charlie Blackstone and
Billy WycOff. I well remember when
these youngsters made their beginning
at Comics Inn back in '28; they
didn't have a name for the act; and
Duke Ellington's popular songhit,
"Three Little Words" was the big
sensation, so that's the story. They
left Scandinavia, Jan. II and came via
Iceland, where it was so below zero.
joey is married to a beautiful Danish
girl, and hopes to get a passport for
his wife and bring her to Harlem.
Postscript
The J. & J. Bar and Grill at 2151
18th Ave, S.W., corner of 116th St.,
is the heat wave and attraction in
lower Harlem. Broadway Buster,
Chico, Nick, Benny and Wick are there
to welcome you and all the gang with
the utmost of hospitality. Count
Basic at the Roseland, Boston (13)
Benny Carter at the Paul Revere,
Boston, (21) . J. Mardo Brown, has
taken up bicycling as a hobby and
health exercise, he biked two thousand
miles last year.
Willie Bryant, the emcee, now with
Mambas got a big ovation at the
Golden Gate. Willie buzzed me that
he had dinner with my daughter Jean,
the fance of Chic Carter, ork leader
at Columbus, o.. Yes, Jean Snelson.
e.. The pretty Oomph girl, Bea Ellis,
formerly of the Cotton Club, last seen
in her drawing room aboard the
Broadway Limited to Chicago
well her heartbeat Duke Ellington is
playing this week at the Regal in the
Windy City. Bill Bottoms, of the Joe
Louis camp seen at the fight with the
pair of lovelies, Marie Saunders and
Bea Ellis.
Bert Joyner doesn't mind spending
$50 with the telephone company,
talking 5000 miles to far-a-way
La w Oil W JllS SOI genus IldLtl L luO1ldS,
from the swanky Park Lane Shop
Hazel is guesting with her friend
Louise Howard, and plans to return
to Harlem in late Spring. Helen
Holland, ex-Cotton Club cutie seri-
ously hand-holding with Wally Jones
of Duke E. crew. Mercer Ellington
has reduced his band from Ia men to
8 pieces. . Wayman Garner, ex-Ella
Fitzgerald sax player has started
successful music accessory business in
Harlem.
Claude Jones is with Coleman Haw-
kins instead of Ella Fitzgerald as re-
ported in Downbeat. Alma Grant,
owner of the Almanello Beauty School
was a grand hostess to a party of
friends at the Beautician ball included
Florence Jackson, Merry Beasley,
Florice Fountain, Geneva Bonner,
Harry Brown, Ligon Hayes and Eunice
jackson. Louise Hawkins, the beau
tician was holding hands with Will
liams the sign painter.
We bid adieu to the Lionel Hamp-
tons who set off Thursday with
Bennie Goodman ork for the Pacific
coast. The charming Gladys said they
would make stops in Pitsburph. Chi