The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-28
Thunder on the Social Front

The is just full of soldiers this week, so well
right face and salute them first of all Probably the most
heart warming bit Of military pretty Lahore Davis
received last Friday local telephone call from Corp.
Technican Charles T Cole Jr of the army band Camp
Pickett Va Charlie who's handsomer than ever after his
Few months under Uncle Sans surveillance. in Fri
day tenday furlough and wearing two stripes and
few wellpaced extra pounds Charles brother, John of
Washington, DC. is also in town Charlie brought every
one in Detroit greetings from his campmae, Sgt Ernest
Fisher and his pretty bride of four weeks the former Doris
Murphy of Washington and Virginia They will hence
forth celebrate their anniversary with Ernests close
friends Or. and Mrs. A. F. Thomas of josephine
when all four of them get together next October 81
we hope
Speaking of the Thomases their son. It. A. E. Thorn
as. Jr has home snaps of himself and his
rades in Africa The boys look well and sunburned.
You should ask Sgt. Fletcher Routt who is home on
furough from Fl Huach Arizona what that sun
do to fellow. Fletcher is hail and hardy and got
just in time to shake hands with another brother in
uniform Tim before he left for his station Sgt Rou in
formed that It. Robert Bennett who expects to get
here for Christmas will become captain ere then 1t
John Carney of Fl Leonard Wood is home leave and
looks fine.
We heard from 1t. Norman Tabor this week and
that young soldier is in California And among Fit.
Clusters recruits Kenneth Stanton, who joined
the Tuesday Got word from Custer and Cleveland
that Pc Harde Harris and his mother charming Mrs H.
F. Harris. Sr- of Cleveland will spend portion of the
Thanksgiving weekend in Detroit when Mrs. Harris
up this way to see her sodier-son.
Mrs. Radford Morris has returned from Washington
after hreeweek vigil at the bedside of her sister who
is now much improved. She is patient in Washington
hospital.
Mrs Edward Baker has returned to Washington after
weeks visit with her husband in Detroit This is the
last time the Motor City will have the pleasure of recev
ing that charming lady until next spring, perhaps.
The household of DR.. and Mrs Remus Robinson is
nothing short of ubant this week Their hird-born is
The young was born last Tuesday morning and
he and his mother doing fine. The Robinsons have
two small daughters.
Mary Penick has undergone successful operation at
Ford hospital and expects to be home for Thanksgiving
Mary celebrated her birthday with lots of fanfare last
Wednesday, cards and flowers from her friends and
cakes from her parents and another from the Ford
hospital staff, no less.
Detroers are getting ready for very busy Thanks
giving weekend There's the W. va-Wilberforce game
and all of its accompanying gongs-ons the Aphas for
NAL at the Alpha House Wednesday evening; the Dode
Mltons annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Alpha House
Thursday and Marion Carriers party the Frogs club
Friday to mention just few events.
When the ladies of the Phyllis Wheatey Home enjoy
their very bountifu store of oodsufs this winter their
thanks will include many generous Deroiters. During
the past week the Home has had its canned goods
drive and the response wonderful that it became
impossible after few days to keep that vast array of
gifts display in the living of the Home and they
had to be stored they received.
Detroit thank the football game for the presence
in town of very charming and pretty Psburgher She's
Miss Eva Ruth Greenee coed at the University of Pitts
burgh and member of that city's campus CHAPTER of
combining little school work with her fun She has
been observing classes the Duffied elementary school
she to her classes Pitt Eva Ruth who is stay
ing at the WV while she is in Detroit is being squirrel
around by Henry Staings one OF Deroits handsome
young eligibles.
Rev. Horace White of Plymouth Congregational
church, is minister absentia this week he delivers
series of lectures at Smith college.
Thanksgiving Day will be the wedding date of Bar
bara A. Banks and Robert Lewis who will repeat their
at 10 am in the home of Mr. and Mrs Jesse Young
644S f. Garfield reception at the Detroit Asso
citation of Womens clubhouse will take place at pm The
bride is the niece of Mrs. Estella Ferguson.
Gertrude and Herbert Francois very ubilant this
week because the amabe Herbert has been promoted
dispatch clerk at the Roosevelt Park post office Gerte is
local school marin. Everyone around here recalls
with pleasure their visits to the Francois beautiful home
out Ypsilanti way.
Mitchell Gibson faced that lonesome trek to TT. Gus
ter, Tuesday with armfu Of gifts from his friends
which guaranteed to kill soldiers blues. A
farewell party given in Mitches honor Saturday
evening the home of Mr. and Mrs John Crockett of 1917
Goodwin Before they all Of the guests
sormed the military shops downtown and bought up
raft of practical and peasurabe gifts for the departing
soldier. SO when party time came, Mitch unwrapped
mighty fine presents including cartons of cigarettes
playing cards military set wool scarf and gloves.
money and bit of Parke and Tiford and Calvert
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