The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-26
YULE-PARTY
ENJOYED BY
many women
Socially P o m i n e n t
Persons At Affair
BY GLADYS MILLS


The Ellitorian Business Women
started of the Yuletide season with
q bang last Tuesday evening at a
banquet and general set-together,
held at Club Congo, with more than
80 women in attendance, all of them
prominent in the social whirl.
The Ellitorians chose 10 call the
affair a Homecoming. A charming
note TO their guests expresses the
sentiment better than We ever could
so we will quote it here 1t says
"Our idea Of Christmas this year is
a HOMECOMING Of our scattered
3 family in order that we might es-
tablish a closer and a more intimate
tic with one another The old wish
OF the Merry Christmas in the
midst of our country al war doe
not fit our changed point Of view
but all over the world home and
club bonds viii be closer The
Ndllll VI tlt hAuNN IlNdl - N4-'
reach out to each ore of US and
beyond to our neig hbors and men in
the service. all of whom need our
help, love and faith This year Eli
torian brings its family together
once again with the hope thatIt
will remain as one. And 50 Ve~wish
our sisters Happy Christmas, from
the happiness you give others,
Christmas that may PROBE to be
peace on earth and good will
toward all men"
The Club Copg6 was nore than
half filled Nth the guests Of the
E,li,or.erS, all in festive attire, and
>fn-The real spirit OF the affair, two
tables fairly groaned beneath the
load of gifts, which were later.
passed out to each member-sr5
guest in attendance,
After a truly lovely dinner con-
sisting of turkey and all the things
TO round out a delicious dinner
Ellitorians and guests settled them
selves in their chairs 10 enjoy the
Larry Steele Christmas floor show
complete with Santa Claus in the
person of Larry himself, and al
the members OF the show, seemingly
in the spirit, which prompted the
Ellitorians to give their charming
affair
At the conclusion Of the cocktail!
hour, the Ellitorans took oves,
completely, lining tables all up on
the floor where the dancing is
usually done. and from this poin:
Of vantage, Helen CAN'T and
Jeanetta Welch passed out Christ.
mas cheer to all Of the so guests
not missing a single person, and we
have the cutest love birds holding
q potted plant as our gift from the
affair
Among both members and guests
who attended we're Bertha Booth.
Mary Jane Boyd, Alice Bromery
Louise Carter, Mae Branham. Hen
rietta Bryant, Eva Campbell, Louise
Chatfeid. Alice Cobb. Bernce Cob
bins, Dorothy Taylor. Helen CAN'T.
Ann Gomez, Alder Hodge. Grayce
Higgins Idell Hudson, Beatrice
Holder. Juanita Jackson. Marjorie
Jones, Frances Leonard, Marie
Mitchell. Ruby Mitchell, Julia Mar
grow, Audrey Morris. Leora Pitts
Ruth Price. Fannie Robinson.
-Thelma Simms, Jessie Slaton. Susie
Smith. Alice Taliaferro. Ruth Wat
kins, Jeahetts 'Welch, Harriet Wes-
ley, Odetta White Thelma Williams.
M5fiorie Vagale. Violet Lewis. Lor-
raine Reed Georgia Everson. Ruth
White, Emma Dean Bell
Guests were Johnella Price, Vir
ginia Hall Williams, Edith Pencille
Beatrice Campbell Adelaide Todd
Harriet Thebodeaux. Gladys Tyler.
Carolyn Williams. Hazel Gillespie
Jessie Darlington. La Verna
Schuster, Grace McTyre. Annie
Cunningham, Stella Dudley. Myrtle
Seabrooks. Susie Strothers. Nellie
Morris Edna Holcomb, Theresa Pig
eott, Madeline Workman, Constance
Benjamin. Maxine Broyles Jessie
Waller, Mildred Dorsey. Marguerite
Drew, Phyllis Dryden. Louise Ray.
Gladys Mills, Marian McClains Har-
fiett Robinson. Thelma Williams is
president Of the Ellitorians; Emma
Dean Bell Homecoming chairman;
Juanita Jackson. co-chairman, and
Helen CAN'T was chairman of the
Christmas gifts