Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21

PEOR1A- Modern Kitchenette
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wish to thank those who sent
floral tributes to Mr.. John r.
Hardison at the time Of his death.
Signed: Ollie Hardison A
large delegation Of Peorians will
leave Peoria Saturday morning
Juy goth for the American Negro
Exposition, Chicago. The bus
leaves at 8 a. m; returning leaves
Chicago at 10 p. m. Round trip
fare $2.65. Peoria is the only city
in the state that will have a booth
outside Of Chicago. Peoria's
mayor, Honorable David Nc
Clugage, will open the meeting
Beautiful music will be furnished
by chorus Of siXty-five voices.
Miss Johnetta Randolph, pianist.
Horace B Stone, director
Eddie Anderson, better known as
Rochester" Jack Benny's radio
partner, was entertained at. one
Of the most exclusive white night
clubs in the city, The Monroe
Club. Rochester and his entire
cast were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene StensOn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bris Collins. Mr.. Stenson is
better known by his professional
name prince" Eugene the magi-
clan The Lambda Theta So
rority met at the home Of Dolores
Wheeler, one Of the lovely new
members Of the club. After a
business meeting the sorority was
pleasantly surprised by Mrs.
Wheeler with delicious refresh
ments. The next meeting will be
with Elizabeth Stevenson and
Louise Jones A very enjoy
able trip was that Of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Meter who motored to
Starved Rock, Sunday Miss
Blanche Hughes Of Chicago has
come to Peoria to make her home
indefinitely. Having received a
civil service appointment, she is
filling the position Of statistician
at the Illinois Employment office.
While here Miss Hughes will
make her home with Mrs. w. H.
Evans, and family A group
Of commissioners motored to Chi
cago Saturday to put up the Peo-
ria booth at the American Negro
Exposition. The group included
Mrs. w. H. Evans, Mrs. Mae E.
Ruff, Mrs. Beatrice Ballard and
Dale Robinson. Mrs. Evans is
booth chairman American
Legion Notes THE Roy B. Tis-
dell Post No. SGT is proud Of the
showing the Drum Corps made in
Kewanee, Ill, at the 3rd Division
Convention, the Corps has been
working hard to be ready for the
full Calendar Of activities ahead
Of them. Saturday, July 20, 40,
the Corps will participate in the
Peoria Day to be held at the Ne
gro Progress Exposition in Chi
cago, III. After that a showing
at Springfield, Ill, Danville, H.,
and will complete their program
with trip to Knoxville, Tennes-
see. Calvin Coursey gave q nice
report on the American Legion
Boy State which met in Spring
field, ILL.,; he exhibited number
Of Merit Certificates earned in
the various programs, also a beau
tiful award for being the cham
pion Ping Pong player among the
144O boys there-and we will say
that is something for the Tisdell
Post to be proud Of, having spon-
sored him. Friday, July 10, is
regular meeting night. Lots Of
business on hand, so be there,
comrades. r. G. Couursey, COM
mander; w. F. Durroh, adjutant.
Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday
School and the B. t. U. received
inspiring reports from their dele
gates who met with S. s Con-
vention which convened in the
CITY Of Rock Island, Ill; the del
egates reporting on the meeting
were Rev. and Mrs. T. A. john
ston, Miss Muriel Hogan, Mrs.
Ossie Galloway, Mrs. NJ. L. Green,
Mrs. Classic Richardson; the
Misses Madeline Simpson, Mary
Perhan, and Berdine Gill. After
the sessions closed all delegates
were treated to a sight seeing
tour Of both Rock Island, ILL.,; and
Davenport. Iowa.
r. G. Coursey, Supt.
Madeline Simpson, Sec'y.
AS a warmup for their appear
ance in Chicago next Saturday,