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KENYON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

henIOn, Lee. Sl-Mr. ana Mrs.
Harry Slower spent Xmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Eugene Attix
Mr.. Harry Conner of Boston,
Mass, is spending two weeks with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. G..
Conner.
Mrs. Hannah Short and daughter
Pearl, have been visiting in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hicks and
daughter of Chestertown, Md,
spent Xmas day with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Faulkner.
MIR. John Jacobs has been visit
ing his son, Rev. D. w. Jacobs at
Cambridge, Md.
Miss Audrey Davis of Elsmere,
is spending the holiday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Dav-
is.
Miss Kathryn Clifton of Ocean
View, is spending the holiday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Clifton.
Miss Catherine Smith of Will
mington, is spending the holidays
with her parents, DR. and Mrs. E.
F. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
daughter Charlotte, of Roxanna,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Faulkner.
NJ JITo11yar of
ton, is visiting her son, Mr.. S. G..
Walker.
Miss Mary Kathryn Walker of
Philadelphia, is spending the holt
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. G. Walker.
Mr.. Francis Graham of William
son, N. Y, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Graham.
Mr.. H. W. Hilyard of William
son, N. Y, is visiting his family.
Mr.. Marshall Crossley attended
a dance at Biltmore Hotel, Will
mington, ON Monday evening, De-
cember 23rd.
Rev and Mrs. r. G. Conner en-
tertained at a family dinner on
Xmas day.
Master James Megonigal of
Clarindon, Va, is visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Olin Pinder.
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington,
spent Xmas day with her mother
and sister.
Mrs. G. w. Prettyman entertain
ed at a family dinner on Xmas day.
Mr.. Ralph Knots and family
had as their dinner guests on Xmas
day Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Knots.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Hughes Ell
tertained their children at dinner
on Xmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hilyard,
near Cecilton, Md, spent Xmas day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
W. Hilyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne Wiley
of Virginia, are visiting his father,
Mr.. J. E. Wiley and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ] Cook and
family entertained on Xmas day,
Mr. Bryan Crossley and family,
Mr.. Edward Attix and family, Mr..
DIN Phillips, and the Misses Made
line and Phyllis Haley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Crossley en-
tertained company at dinner on
Xmas day.
Mrs. Sarah Numbers has been
visiting her son, Mr. John Numbers
and family.
Mrs. Bertha Erwin spent Xmas
day with her daughter. Mrs. Ed
ward McCandless in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Attix of Philadel-
phia, spent Saturday and Sunday,
December 21st and p2nd, with her
mother, Mrs. Helen G. Attix-
The Philathea and Baraca Class
es will meet in basement of church
on Wednesday evening, January 8.
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lectors for a pronnt
the th last $4,000 Of + H. ls3 aisI
taxes m due the county, we sl40d
Cards are ont
marriage of Henry NJ vli1 =
Anna Jones, at tbs ~ Eoss . i
brides parents na.r .g : 4
airy 18th, at 6 o'cIao, Mentor
The steamers o. W P n.
steamb n s,.,,1 WINE as Of the wan,1
tween % pbtl company which II
ton have stopped r,, pua WI
count Of the ice il tS anllg
William E. Bljzzar r,-e rVef
u New Castle jail for " IT, II y
s and pay a fine Of SIS aa IT. 10, =
beating his wife in IT5, ~
P pne sentence was imptsss1 t ~
day. r 'olFtt n
Governor Biggs. wbo !.
very ii at his resid b-r' rs /
street, Middletown. is MA ~ !
and Is improving all The = ~
The residence q Jo5r ,l I,
rick, in Middletown y.
Saturday morning with Al d
sured. P1i lS!
Rev. Alexis !. Dupont 81
son Of Bishop Coleman j G T.
testant Episcopal diocess =
ware and rector Of s. W
Mission in Wilmington VIII ~
a philanthrophic day n, / =
young children at 100 ~
street in that city.
Mrs B. Senheimer Of NJ
ton Mrs. Mary Hirnbsi,..a
Smyrna, and Morris STEM ''l. i
adelphia, have secured rM
the death Of Loeb Weisel5sr-I
brother in Germany. n Il
ed was administrator Of h
ers estate, and on his ds.n
confessed to a misapproUrist1,
Grace NJ. E. Church d WT~1
ton, has extended a call 10 ~
James Y. Dobbins, who has h.
Gently completed his tbraa =,
pastorate at the State Strst
Church, in Trenton, N. III
Dobbins has accepted the ar J
Jeet to the action of the WTnl
ton Conference
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and Mrs. John Vane, was hostess
to a group of the school set at a
dance at her home Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis l.. Mckee,
Jr., are home from Patchogue, l..
l., for a weekend and New Years
visit with their parents. Before
her recent marriage, Mrs. Mckee
was Miss Catharine Davis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Early Davis.
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England to Switzerland

England goes to Switzerland each
winter for its great winter sports
championships and there determines
who are its ice hockey and ski cham
pions.
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Wireless for Blind

About $4,000 blind persons have
been provided with radio sets and
relay installations by the British
Wireless for the Blind" fund.
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WANTED
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EDIT, PRINT

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l. ACHIEVERS' BIOGRAPHI-
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Articles, items, sketches of the achieve
ments of colored people.
3. NEW MESSENGER MAGA-
ZINE. In achieving and recounting
progress, one must never forget that
the cOlored people need always to con-
tinue to struggle for their rights and to
make opportunities for themselves by
wrestling them from those in control
who wish to deny; hence this magazine
to take up the work of the former
MESSENGER, Trotter, Youngblood,
Eugene Gordon, Stanley Johnston,
Mary E. Moore, Alice Averett, etc.
People who may not care to work for
this publication may work for the
OIueIS, just Jue same,
4. WE HAVE THE TASK of col
Letting and compiling the race papers
and periodicals of the past, and to
make them available, at least at the
Boston Public and State Libraries. One
of our first tasks is to collect the com
plete issues of THE GUARDIAN from
1901 until now, and bind them. Per-
sons who have a fairly complete file
prior to 1922 should write us.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
Publishing colored magazines and bio
graphical dictionaries does not pay;
and the only way such publications can
continue is by printing them with our
own hands or by contributions of
money. Every person who joins in this
effort, instead of being paid, must
either be willing to put on an apron
and do a little printing in spare time or
contribute some money. Of course you
can easily learn to help to print the
magazines, etc The splendid old COL
ORED AMERICAN would be still
going if all of its writer's and people
who became noted by it, had joined in
and printed it with their own hands,
and so would most of the other colored
magazines, that died from the lack of
work, or lack Of money.
Write, or call in person s to 10 am,
5 to pm. or by appointment.
ACHIEVERS' SOCIETY, 268
Northampton Street, Room 100.
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the housing a break beside the
lucky families moving in and eniov;no
nice clean modern home quite a few
NICE JOBS are at stake, so let's take it
Slow before we lose them.
THE FROG PRINCE-RecitaI Hall
last Friday night was transferred into
maryland at the command of Mildred
Davenport and her talented pupils
Mildred D. presented THE FROG
PRlNCE, a children's operetta. that
falrly rocked the famous auditorium
with applause . colorful costumes
timely scenery, beautiful children. a
lovely Queen, Matilda Birch Charles
ton, and a handsome King, George
Johnson, graced the stage the en-
tire cast was well trained and acted
Just tops :. we won't say word about
Mr.. cambridge taking the tickets or
Mrs. cambridge working in every
capacity, assisted by Mrs. Margaret
Toy Bailey >. all in all those of YOU
who miss The Frog Prince really
missed very entertaining evening
such always can be found at the house
of Davenport.
SOCIAL JOTS-Bill chest VET"
Robinson and his charming bride Mary
Nathan Robinson have this week
moved from their first love nest on
Camden Street to the other side of the
town Commonwealth Ave. way g..
the Robinsons have been the lucky
recipients of a chain of powerful balls
being thrown by their many friends
we wish them much happiness in their
new home =. Doris Pope Jackson and
her daughter Gail certainly made a
pretty picture the other afternoon as
they strolled Humboldt Ave Herbie
you really got something there to be
double proud of . Gas if you don't
know it) -. the Henri and Florence
Pages are expecting a newcomer to
their already nice family they will
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higher in training, experience and phy-
slcaI htness than the complementary
units OF the 372nd Regiment through
out the country Major Alexander
DAVIS recently returned from Fort
Benning, Georgia, where the officers
undergo rigorous mental and physi-
cal course of examinations for active
service :. Capt. Herbert Barrows, is
stationed there now, and Capt. Harry
Lotion leaves for the South this week
E. and, the annual invitational Wash
lngton's Birthday Party at the Armory,
Feb. 81 is rather in the nature of
farewell party being rendered this
year for the entire regiment will be
indicted into regular army service on
or about March 10, 1941 at Camp Dix,
New Jersey a comparatively new
regiment, the 366th Infantry, will be
quartered at Camp Devens within
month comprised of colored troops
from Baltimore, Washington and New
York the 9th Infantry Massachu-
sets State Guard will be mustered in
at the South Armory under the COM
mand of Maj. Larkland Hewitt and
Capt. Harvey Wilson after the boys
leave for camp where they will oper-
ate as quartermaster division in
charge of all supplies and equipment
the Esquire Club present their
Washington's Birthday eve dance
featuring Count Basic and his famous
Orchestra at the Roseland State Ball
room Friday February 81 . the AKA
Sorority Annual Barn Dance will be
held at the Cantabrigia Club in Cam
bridge Friday evening, February 81
=. while the big event on the holiday
Feb. % will be the all star basketball
game and dance to aid the st. Mark
Gymnasium fund featuring the veteran
Omega Psi Phi team of Washington,
d. c. versus the champion Young Mems
Hebrew Association Jewels of Sugar
Hill to be staged at the Roxbury
Memorial High School gymnasium
with excellent music for dancing &.
reserve Monday evening, April IA, for
the annual Women's Service Club
Easter Carnival and Ball with a name
band and novel ballroom to hit new
high in entertainment value under the
direction of President Harriet Hall and
Chairman Pearl Powell &. . . make your
reservations now by contact through
the members of the Women's Service
Club more later will the Citi-
zen's Committee please call upon
Judge Farmland Miles to fill the two
vacancies available for qualified col
ored men at the Roxbury Court re-
sultant from the induction of Capt
Harry Lotion and the file cabinet ap-
pointment of Herbert Clarke? . =. fail
ure to grasp this opportunity will
leave no excuse for public requests &.
The Boston Urban League, Inc.
Continued on Page y
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Remembers Her Manners,
Even While in Swimming

And there was the party on
houseboat anchored in a harbor on
the sound. 1t was a hot July after
noon, and lot of us were sitting
around on deck, and suddenly some
body said, Look! What on earth
are they doing?" and we all looked.
There was large proud yacht an
chored near by and what they were
doing was obvious enough-they
were lowering a dowager down the
side of the yacht into the water. She
was large, proud dowager to
match, and she wore bathing suit
and vast straw hat; and it took
two members of the crew to get her
down the steps, and in. They
launched her finally, however, while
we watched fascinated.
Once embarked, she became a
swimming hat, with plump white
arms. She swan a breast-stroke,
small and slow, but steady. Some
body said in a hushed voice, "She
seems to be coming over here" and
it did indeed begin to look that way,
and presently there was no doubt
about it. We all flocked to the rail
to welcome her, and we all leaned
over. When she was within speak
ing distance, she paused, and did a
kind of dog-paddle to keep herself
afoat and said, Good afternoon. Is
Mrs. Weeks on board?"
mo-" we said. unfortunate
ly-Mrs. Weeks has gone ashore"
'Ah," said the seagoing dowager
with nod of her hat. Sorry I've
missed her"
At this point she SANK a little, but
came up again at once, blowing out
water She turned and resumed the
small, slow breast-stroke-bu for a
few strokes only. Then she had a
social afterthought, and she paused
again, and dog-paddled once more,
and added gravely-all of this was
grave and courteous, as in a draw
ing room-"When Mrs. Weeks re-
turns, will you tell her, please, that
Mrs. DeCourcey K Breckenridge
CALLED"
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REASON FOR
SACRIFICE
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By KARL GRAYSON
Associated Newspapers-wNU service.l

A TTORNEY GENERAL CHE
"A NEY was admitted at once
/ \ to Inspector Piper's office.
His attitude was one of
familiarity and confidence; thinly
masking knowledge of his own i'm
portance.
Inspector Piper rose at sight of
his visitor. The inspectors attitude
was respectful.
Good morning, Mr.. Cheney. This
is rather unusual, isn't it? Frankly,
I'm fiattered."
Attorney Cheney extended his hand,
smiled easily and snapped open
cigarette case, which he offered his
host.
Hello, Piper. 1 know you're
busy; must apologize for dropping
in so abruptly. Wanted word with
you about young Noyes."
Piper arched his brows. "Noyes?
Victor Moves? You mean that
young nobody we booked last night
in connection with the Proctor wom-
an murder?"
THE same. Mind telling me the
facts about the case, Inspector"
Cheney's manner was slightly in
gratiating. This was odd. Piper
spread his hands in a gesture of
resignation.
"On the face of it, it looks dead
open and shut. The woman was
found dead in her apartment. Shot
through the head. Sound of the shot
attracted the attention of two men
passing through the hall. They
crashed open Miss Proctor's door
and found her lying on the floor in
pool of blood Young Noyes was
standing over the body with a gun
in his hand" Piper shrugged.
Dead open and shut. The kid was
caught in the act of robbing the
apartment and, in desperation, kill
ing the woman"
Cheney saw the doubt in the in
spector's eyes. He said, where's
the hitch, Inspector? There's some
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Hello folks . and now let me be
among the first to congratulate you
lucky people upon the advent of long
awaited treat which has been booked
at the Colonial Theatre beginning
March 10, 1871 &. =. Ethel Waters, Todd
Duncan, Rex. Ingram, Katherine Dun
ham and her ballet plus our own Earl
Sydnor in the sensational drama with
music Cabin in the Sky" for which
the New York theatre going public is
still wildly clamoring in an effort to
secure choice tickets before the end of
the run welcome to Boston and
make your reservations at an early
date there is a record album on
sale at all leading music dealers which
includes the hit numbers of this show
as sung by Ethel Waters l trust
that all of you will thoroughly enioy
the double holiday this weekend -.
there is the usual special two-day New
York train excursion leaving the
South Station on Friday night but
there is such grand social and sports
calendar set for the weekend here
that the majority of merrymakers will
be making the welkin ring right here.
it has been the experience of the
United States Army officials at Wash
lngton that the officers and men of our
New England outfit rank great deal
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thing screwy some place. You're
not sold on the idea the kid killed
her." The lawyer crushed out his
cigarette. piper, I knew that boy
when we were youngsters. Grew up
in the same town together. He new
er seemed to me like killer"
Piper was silent a moment, Tell
you what, Mr.. Cheney, take a run
down and talk with Noyes yourself.
I'd like to check with your reactions
after you've seen him"
Victor Noyes recognized the great
attorney at once. He shook hands
warmly, and Cheney saw that there
was no trace of fear or dreaded an
ticipation in the youths eyes.
Sorry to see you in this jam, Vic.
Read about it an hour ago. Tell me
what happened. I'd like to help you.
if possible"
Noyes laughed. He was a small
man and weak looking. you'll
have fine time helping me, How
ard. I haven't got leg to stand
on"
"You mean you admit killing
Grace PROCTOR"
II don't have to admit it. It's all
settled as far as the public is con-
cerned." He was silent moment.
Then, Howard, I'm glad you
dropped in. Remember when we
were kids you once said I'd never
amount to anything, never attract
any attention? Those words have
always haunted me-"
eve were kids then, Vic. That's
past. I'd like to help you now"
Perhaps you can, but not in the
way you think" Young Noyes' eyes
we're glistening. Howard, I'm sat
isfied. I've always wanted people to
know who am. Well, I've got
that wish. There isn't a paper in
the country that didn't publish my
picture this morning. Grace Proc
tor was pretty popular opera star.
But I'll bet she never got the pub
licity Pm getting now!"
Man, you're crazy"
Maybe l am. After all, what
is it that man wants to live for?
To realize an ambition, isn't it? To
do something that will attract atten-
ton, to make people know who he
is. Anyway that's what l always
wanted to live for. All my life
never amounted to much, or at
tracted any attention. lost one job
after another. tried to live
straight and honest, and found it
didn't get me anywhere. Nobody
knew who | was or cared. And all
the time there was that burning SEN
sation inside of me to attract atten-
ton Howard, some people die to
realize an ambition. guess I'm
like that"
Attorney Cheney looked deep INTO
the younger mans eyes and saw
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LET'S GOSSIP
WITH
LOUIS B. RANSOM
WITH

Greetings friends and sorry that
your reporter was off the sheets for
the past few weeks but sickness found
me with an unsteady hand and NOT
feeling so much like not Winding INV
business :. but here l am writing as
things come and go, taking orders
from no Individual hoping all-in-all we
will remain friends.
LENOX STREET HOUSING
by little the once number one eve sore
which over night took the lead in
modern housing of the district is being
filled too slow for your reporter
but whereas only a certain wage class
can qualify we can understand that
+. it is indeed a clean nice LOOKING
section and the manager. David I,ane
and his official family intend to keep it
that way some of the folks are
kicking about more employees being
hired to man the housing ia. we have
been so Informed that couple or more
men will be hired when the apartments
are filled; seeing that this is what we
call election year you won't have To
worry much about the latter more
sound and fury comes from the direc-
ton that some of the tenants moving
IN are not worthy of such nice break
well we agree little that some of
the families that have been given no
tlce are of questionable character but
the main office on Oliver Street does
its very best to get the right families
for tenants from that point on it's
up to the management and if we
know David Lane he will soon find out
who's who and what's what until the
Lenox Street Housing Project will not
only be beautiful site outside and in
but we will not have to worry and
gossip about any tenants character.
=. the project being new and under
the public eye naturally has to be under
fire for little while yet, but let's give
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there longing that he had never
imagined any man could possess. A
glimmering of understanding came
to him and as quickly vanished.
Listen, you fool! You'll go to
the chair for this, burn for some
thing you never did! That's a hell
of q way to diet"
TN be long time before the
trial is over, Howard, and folks will
know who l am. The papers will be
full of me. I'll read 'em every day,
and that will be worth dying for"
Cheney still clutched the youths
shoulders. Listen, you idiot! You
didn't kill Grace Proctor! There
was another man there! You were
hiding in the room. You heard what
was said. You saw him draw a gun
and shoot. You watched him escape
down the fire escape. And you let
them think you did it! You're
crazy"
Noyes smiled. Dramatic as al
ways, eh, Howard. Yes, / think
that would go over pretty good in a
court room. But it wouldn't prove
anything
st would prove a lot"
How Gomez"
Because you recognized that 9th
er man. You could identify him,
prove he was there!"
For fully a minute the eyes of the
two men looked deeply into each
others. Each knew what the other
was thinking; each read accurate
ly the message the other was seek
ing to convey. There was no need
for words. Each understood.
Presently the man who would soon
be charged with murder m the first
degree, and who later would with
out doubt pay the supreme penalty,
laid his hand on the arm of the man
who had come to help him. .~,
Don't say it, Howard. l under
stand, and I'm willing to die. My
life hasn't been worth living any
how. With you it's different. You've
accomplished all the things you've
set out to do. You've made a name
for yourself, become a big man.
You've lived the kind of life l would
have liked to live, but couldn't.
And now the thing you can do that
will help me most is to try and I'M
derstand-and forget the rest
Cheney stood back. The under
standing that had lighted his face
| few moments before returned, and
did not again vanish. He fought and
triumphed over desire to plead
once more with the youth. And in
that instant he harked back over
| his own experience, tried to COM
pare his own life with that of young
Victor Noyes and found himself
cropping for something to say that
would change the youths mind. 4.
He turned at last and reached the
door before turning. Victor was
still sitting on the cot, smiling hap,
PLY. Newspapers whose front pages
emblazoned his name were streWn,,
about the floor at his feet. His
thoughts fled back to the night pre-
: vious, to the weeks before, during
which he had suffered the agonies
of the damned in Withholding knowl-r
edge of his mad love affair with
Grace Proctor from his wife and the
| prying curiosity of the public. And
then again his mind dwelt on Vic
tor Noyes, and for the first time
in months his soul was at peace.
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His PEOPLES PeOp.e

The late Douglas Fairbanks said
in an interview after a visit to Eng
land; "a very smart young Eng
lishman of good family once got en-
gagged to a Chicago girl. He told
her about his splendid country home
with its As gardeners and so forth,
and the delighted girl exclaimed:
% Bill, how lovely! Wen live
with your people, of course. But
Bill said No. don't think SO.
You see, my people are still living
with their rennls = 3
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De tenants Of the Lenox Street Project
before the baby is born however hay-
ing already received their notice .
did ia ever watch Mrs. Beaulah Hester
drivlng her car just as easy as falling
on log? -. One up on Joe Mitchell
Esquire, we found out that the charm
ing Mrs. Lucy, drives a car better
IMAM you do come on Joey don't
let the boys down until next week
as ever-L.B.
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TO LET

w. SOMERVILLE-4 rooms, all inn
provements, first floor. Rent $24.00
Call Somerset 4435.
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TO LET

One room and kitchenette, furnished,
or single room, plenty of heat and hot
water, convenient to car lines. For
particulars call Mrs. Bishop, HIG 1921.
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TO LET

Five rooms, all modern improve
ments, hardwood floors, steam heat,
white sinks, etc. In Roxbury, between
two carlines. Call GAR 2514.