The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23
By JOHN RAcLAND

. published AZ various times. TOT
! the first one. Levi n Bates, has
heen chosen The father OF four
children. all living; he lives with
His wife. Mrs Lena Bates. in one
CT the ciiys mos, beautiful homes
~ i32 Hi street HIS life Is one
az hard work. fidc !iy. and clear
ness Of purpose Duriag his forty
seven years IN Ann Arhor. he has
uut three wears. 1859. as a
member q, the University Band;
has studied az the rniyersity
School OF Music. and has organ
izsd and led one Of The ciiy's
finest musical organizations This
bard was composed mostly OF
members o. hts own family There
"a Dwight lnow in Las Vegas.
Nevada who r. an excellent
pianist. FLOYD clos Angelesl who
piays trombone ard traps, Mrs.
Mildred CARRIER Of Kalamazoo.
saxophore and clarinet; sherman.
ylolin!si. Mrs Bates. piano and
guitar: ard NJ Bates. maestro
with The cornet
As excellent as he was. music
was only his sdel.ne For forty
two wears he worked for the Phi
reNa PHI; htinc retired a few
yea ago. and for forty summers
during those wears he was
fsal bel,mar a. the Island House
AZ Mackinaw Island. lie IL pic
,ired descending the s'eps Of the
hotc. Just before be gave up hotel
work some wears ago
Real Estate has always been
h.s hobby. and through IL he has
made himself hnar cialiy inie-
PENDENT 4 great credit 20 the
man he was one ~ TIE 4 = 70
volunteer for Civilian Defense
End ASIDE from his phs-ra labors
as an A~ Raid vafden he has in
ii sted over g. 0o0 IN War Saw
inz Rorfs We AXE cat pleasure
in unning 'hs little article
both hecause tie subject is well
desotvrg and bssause & ~ com
crc'e evidence IL the sacrifices
'hat our people are making to
win he mar
among The Lodges
Results ~ recent election OF
the loca Elks Pratt lodge No.
t9e are "a follows William
dickson. MD. exalted ruler;
Noses Bass. leading knight; Cleo
Ggs'ar. Iowa kr rh'; stanley
NaHoy lecture knight William
No~ anus secretary. Earl Rey
noiis treasurer John Rasland
legal advisor: Cecil Hurst inner
grad Russell Bscks esquire;
Harvey Robinson u or; ard Her
man Alien and Pill chea'ham.
irustees
Eave.n s'srs-Naoml chapter
rill hold an ri'la'ion on Jan. So
f.crov Swafne VIII ro into the or
der s., the las; meeting The com
ni''ee was SGT Up - arrange n
The chapters iwcnfT-fif'h ami
,essarv isis Auaus' Charter mem
hers r. Lewis loo r Day and
George Johnson viii be honorod
az his Tina
The committee = composed ~
Sisters Fannie Lark. Hattie a
exande-. Grace Page. Irene Good
ing. Corrins Johnson. ard Patron
Sanford Mckinney.
The Msson's regular Monfav
meeting was changed 70 last
Ia sday because Of tho visi' %
Gfsnd Master Moore who was in
town AZ thar time
Of General Interest
A very delightful b cakfasi par
IS wss given sunday. Jan H. AZ
ne home ~ Nr and Mrs Wslly
Franklin on y 5th avenue Guests
Included Earl Reynolds. Mrs
Winifred Poncee. Mr.. and Mrs
Baron Williams, Mr. and Mrs Al
Johnson. John Thompson. Miss
Ollie Watson. Ms Alma Barker,
tDotfo't, a cousin ~ Miss Watson
and Misses Naomi Hawkins and
Walker both Defense
workers as e Miss Watson and
John Ragland II was a unique
ard very delightful affair and
greatly eniovcd by all incidental
y II served az fitting birthday
celebration for Leonard Scott.
i5) Mrs Franklin's son.
Another very fine party last
SUNDAY VAS the Anniversary party
given hv little Dolly Fondren for
her mother and father. Mr.. and
Mrs James Fondren OF y. Main
street FOR their sixteenth ami
,ersary Guests present we're. Mr.
and Mrs Henry Holley. Mr. and
Mrs Herbert hurry. Pelly Bul-
'ocks Mrs Loora Revers. Mr..
and Mrs Henry c. owen. Mr..
and Mrs L. V. Sharkcy. Miss
Afella Price and Miss Izella
Brooks
Guests OF Miss Izclla Brooks
and Mrs. Daisy Gully. over The
weekend. we're: Elmo Adaholt
and Mr. Sampson. respectively. Z
both Of Detroit
We are glad 10 announce that
Mrs. Edw. Watson OF woodlawn
Is better and is able 10 leave her