The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-26
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Georrina Fields Is scout Ieade
OF Troop g. of the Girl Scouts
and has been devotinE plenty o
time and energy In developing
young girls in the craft -. II va
while she was energeticaily en-
ploying her talents in this diree
ton that she started the move foul
years ago TO get colored girls at tn,
Girl Scout camp at Metamora
q lily white establishment Shs
was given the old brush of the firs
year hut she was undauntet
and continued the battle
and finally won out when 10 colored
girls were accepted this year
and Troop 81 had the ma jority.
The girls Of Troop 81 sponsored q
recital at So stephens AME church
last June To raise the necessary
funds to send the girls TO the camp.
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Sam Fouchc. deborah en'cee. Is
back from 4 tip - the West Coas'
and San IS bitter in Rs tar,
shou; cond ors in Reno. New
'Rsc al d!sc-ir nation IS RE n the
town. said Sam. who let ms week
TO- Gu csgo where he " II open n
the Rhurhoo5 Club soon
George Bennett. manage - the
Paradise Bow. and ore 81 tho best
bowlers n me sourtv, his been
devotlng MOS; - rs '.a-e ;hs SIM
uer % zc.t .. AID nc sane Can
be sad Of r : Jackson. -.
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Capt Charles r Hall Is one Of
the most modest fellows I've ever
met just a regular gu, who has
not let his head outgrow his cap
because 81 the distinction he has
won a. pilot with the famous
s9th Pursuit Squad. Snow r.
Grigsby. militant editor Of the
Postal Alliance magazine. was given
a suspension recently by Lafayette
Ford. national president hut
SNOW charges that the evidence was
NOT sufficient To warrant the penalty.
Incidentally, SNOW is bringing
the Rev. Archibald Carey here in
Ethel johnson rested after
foJourr IN ld.eWlld Was recall
Ing incidents O. her trip 10 friends
>. ana her visl: with Leona SIM
mons now resident Of Chr
csgo. but formerly a Detro!ter.
And GLADYS Mills IS enjoying her
stay IN ldleNi.d so much that She
may remain there until after Labor
Day :. wonder how I've missed
visiting Michlgans famous resort
especially since I've been IN almost
every other city IN the state
Perhaps now that Shirley Vest IS so
excited about her visit there IL
probably take a Jauni IN that rec
ton some day. And C!ey
ard Cecil Boyk!n are brimtul ot
Life since they returned from the
resort F.. Isaac Petty. manager Of /.
the Jeep club. has been floored by /
Illness . . and is now confined IN
the hospital. :.
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Since one Of the veterans OF the
numbers racket spilled the beans"
20 the police >. the boys are afraid
To trust anyone. -. You just can't
gel q peep out Of the fellows.
Joe broadway Brown has lost
the interest he held in the shoeshine
stand down at 81. Antoine and Ad-
ans. A certain business man
IN the town is fast acquiring the
title Of being the towns top wolf
. and the guys married! But
who's afraid of the big bad wolfe
. 4 committee Of citizens had 10
appeal to Commissioner Ballcnger
TO get that young patrolman from
the Third Precinct on Juvenile de-
linquency. :. Supp. Louis Berg. on
learning Of the patrolmans duties.
had ordered him back 10 his beat.
+. And the young patrolman is
doing an excellent job. -.
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The trains 10 Chicago Monday
hight were packed tighter than
sweater or ore Of those movie stars.
. Detroit was bound fos the 45th
annual Elk convention =. and the
Motor City was wei represented
. Noah Brown. GENIAL manager
Of Club Zombie, Was one OF the frs,
Detroiters ! bumped into IT,. and
there was Gladys Coleman. a for
ner member of the cast q: the
Cory Corner. George Jackson.
q former Detroiter but row operat-
Ing tavern IN New York. had an
eight ear-old whom he VAS show
ing the b. parade on South Park
way Tuesday afternoon . Matte
Mae Rack, who used 10 operate
barbecue place m Detroit before the
depression and later was III
business a. MsckInac City. was din
.rE with Ruby Ayres n the Palm
Tavern. Matte has me dining
room al the CABIN In the Sky n.tery.
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Had q fieeting glimpse q Sophia
Walker. daughter ruler Of Emma v.
Kelley Temple. ANDY Smith,
exalted ruler Of Motor City Lodge
$50. was a busy man greeting
friends and attending business ses-
sions. -. Edgar Pitts was disposing
81 his souvenirs. Harry l..
CPoppa Dee Johnson still holds the
record for Elm convention spending
. II was hack in 1924 when the
convention was held i'm Chicago that
Johnson. deCked nut in his formal
attire, strolled into the old Dream
land nitery and ordered drink for
the house. -. The splurge cast him
FIVE hundred smackerooS hut
he was satisfied when the spotlight
vas turned on him and he was in
PRODUCED B.. The fNe Is were Just
small wrinkle from the roll he
was packing. -. \ sign in tavern
~ 6lst and South Parkway: One
drink, and you're Important: two
drinks and you're impatient. three
drinks and you're impotent met
quite few who were impotent.