The guardian., 1941-05-24

With the advent of spring comes all
the spring formals, dances and spoon
ing. Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority started the ball rolling
by presenting their spring promenade
Friday, May 8, at Pitman Academy in
West Medford. Tasker Crosson really
put the folks right in the groove. d.
The officers of the Deltas are Marie
Rudd Thomas, Pres; Francis Jones,
Vice-Pres. Harriet Mclean, Rec. Sec. !;
'Millie" Alexander, Soc. Sec.; Gladys
Wood, Treas. The committee in
charge included Harriet Mclean, Caro-
line Gould, Cynthia Bolt, Edith Brown,
Hazelle Campbell, Estelle Henderson
and Audrey Kenner. The hall was
Uttered" with officers from Fort
Devens. Some of the many guests
included Miss Mae Bailey and Edwin
Edmonds, Miss Devonia O'Grady and
Roger Williams, Miss Amelia Peters,
Miss Emily Mann, Miss Pauline Nor
man, Miss "Babs" Cheltenham and
Leonard Prentice, Miss Drina Stewart
and Mel Spriggs, Mr. and Mrs T. H.
johnson, the Yates Twins, Navello
Markham and loads of others. The
affair was completely successful and
leaves Boston awaiting the next Delta
affair :. Friday, the 10th the Bachelor
Benedicts, better known as the "Bach-
Bens" gave their annual formal &.
Some of Boston's professional men are
members of the club. The organization
is purely a social club and has been
existing with more or less changing per-
sonnel since before 1900. . Over 200
guests glided and "bugged" to the
smooth sophisticated rhythms of Joe
Nevis and his orchestra. Among
these were to be seen Drina Stewart,
snuggled close to Mel Spriggs, Atty.
and Mrs. Julian D. Rainey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Gray, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Davis, DR.. Myers and Miss "Dot"
Belts, Mr.. and Mrs. Al Mitchem, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Gatewood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Al Artway, Atty. and Mrs. Irwin
7. Dorch, and others. A multiplicity
of officers decorated the hall and made
the affair quite enjoyable. . The mem
bers of the "Bach-Bens" are DIR. Cor
nelius Garland, pres, Ernest Munroe,
secy.; Maj. Frank Snowden, Lewis
Caution, Leon Marshall, and the com
mittee for dance, George Dabney, Viii
liam Dabney, Atty. Joseph Mitchell,
DR.. Theodore McCurdy, DR.. Columbus
Harrison, John T. Lane, Esq, The affair
was 100 per cent fine and congratula-
tions are in order to the BachelorBene
diets of Boston. Sunday, the 18th,
the choir guild of St. Mark Congrega-
tional Church presented the Junior
Choir Musicale and Tea This choir
has recently won city-wide recognition
for its almost perfect singing under the
able direction of Dolan B. Yates, organ
ist and choirmaster The program
included an invocation by Rev. Herbert
Wilkins, Mendelsohn's "Hear my
Prayer" by choir, Miss Marjorie Green
soloist, piano selections by Howard
Richardson, Elizabeth Lambert, read
ings by Gloria Clarke, cello solos by
Everett Evans The afternoon
closed with short remarks from Rev. S.
L. Laviscount. .. Well, folks because of
exams and certain young lady this
column has to be short, but hold your
hats I'll be back soon.
Thank you, James, and we'll all be
here to welcome you again :. a word
about the delightful party given by
Mrs. Mabel Sandridge who was quite
chic in deep black velvet hostess gown
trimmed with golden sequins, after The
Bach-Ben dance =. the guests enjoyed
motion pictures, dancing and boun-
tiful collation. at her palatial town
house among those present were
Gladys McAdoo, Katherine Lotion,
Amalia Gourdin, Pearl Powell, DIR. F.
Irving Gray, Hector Silvera, Capt,
Roger Williams, Lieut.. Anthony Fer
guson, and yours truly brother
Bobby Sawyer, well-known entrepre-
neur and prominent New Yorker, made
a flying visit to his old home town this
week to see the folks where he received
a hearty welcome from his mother, Mrs.
Mary Sawyer and his sisters, Mrs.
Gladys Thomas and our Lilybelle. /.
Bobby renewed many old acquaintance
du1.ino his hrief visit and flew hack tO