The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Delightful Luncheon
Saturday For AKA S

After the pubic meeting FRIDAY
the audience was invited TO join the
visiting delegates and the entertain
ing chapters members in social
hour which had been planned by
the citizens committee. composed i
Mrs. Mary Jeffries, chairman; Mrs
Harold Johnson. Mrs william STAN
ton. Mrs. Ada johnson, Mrs. Lucille
Lee. and Mrs. Moreno Thompson.
A delightful repast was served in
GLIDING delicious raspberry punch
Among those seen chatting with the
visitors were DR. and Mrs. E. A
Carter. DR.. and Mrs. Ira Whitby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cort Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Drum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Lewis, Mrs. Vantella Lane,
FIR. and Mrs. R. F. Meyers. Rev.
Horace White. Mrs. Harvey Shaw.
Mrs.-J. NJ Knox. Mrs. Delyda Mol
trie. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis.
DR.. and Mrs J. A. Brewer. Mrs Re-
gina Solomon-O'Neal, Miss L. Pearl
Mitchell, Cleveland;
Mrs. Mary Jeffries. Mrs. Grace
Williams, Miss Margaret Rowe, Mrs.
Christine Smith, Miss Roberta Nc
CURE. Mrs. Wayne Alexander, Miss
Lillian Nesbitt, Mrs. Clancy Mat
thews, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Barton Beatty.
Paul Davis. Mrs Beatrice Preston.
Mrs. Bardelle Smith. Miss Dorothy
Scott. Miss Jessie Carter, Gloster
B. Current, and others.
The conference luncheon commit
tee, headed by Miss Hertha Priest,
did marvellous job Of arrangement,
as attested by the lovely "L-shaped''
tables seating 90 on Saturday noon
in the Paradise Lounge.
A small lapel corsage Of the So
rority flower, sweet peas. was at
each guests place The centerpiece
was of ferns lying along the tables
interpreted with carnations,
gladioli, and other spring flowers.
The menu consisted Of cream of to-
mato soup, cabbage and carrot salad
with French dressing. creamed
mushrooms on toast. mashed po-
tatoes, succatosh, hot rolls and but
ter, raspberry sherbert and coffee.
SoT0r Justine Nelson led the group
in the singing of sorority songs
Soror Melissabelle Grant introduced
members OF the committees who
worked so diligently to make the
whole conference the success il
was Among those mentioned were
Katherine Weiss. Basileus of Beta
Mu chapter and chairman OF the
conference entertainment commit
tee; Beulah Brewer, basileus OF the
Alpha Rho Omega chapter: Fanette
Norris, basileus of Xi chapter; An
gel Lambert, general chairman OF
the regional conference; by
Chambers, chairman of the hous-
ing committee; Frances Welker,
chairman Of the program commit
tee; Ruth Weaver, chairman of
finance; Geraldine Bledsoe. chair
man of hostesses, and co-ordinator
Of the the panel; Georgia Redd,
chairman of registration, Fannie
Bethel, chairman OF publicity; Jen-
ME Young, chairman of budget;
Betty Harris. chairman of place;
Bertha Madison, member OF pub
Lefty and entertainment committee,
and others.
The affair was arranged by the
entertainment committee under the
co-chairmanship OF Sorors Kath-
crime Weiss. and Margaret Bennett
The evening was spent in singing,
music, and listening TO the original
poetry of Soror Rhoza Walker OF
DAYTON. Ohio-Who held the guests
spcllbound with the reading OF sew
eral Of her pieces of work, several
OF which have appeared in the Ne
gro Digest and the AKA Journal,
The Ivy Leaf" The dainty refresh
ments of hors d'oeuvres and punch
were very prettily arranged on the
buffet table. A very enjoyable
evening sped past on wings Of mer-
riment.