Arkansas State press., 1945-04-13
by frances sampson

HERE IN PINE BLUFF, my
boss's wife, Mrs. Ruth c. Flowers
is home from Washington, where
she is a teacher at Dunbar High
School, and student in a Washing
ton law school. Her married bach
elor husband was confronted with
the problem of taking care Of biz
family, and it was with deep con-
Germ that he went about the mat
ter. He began calling up people
he hadn't seen for seeral weeks.
and among them was Mrs. Law
lab. It resulted in dinner at the
Lawlah's in Pine Bluffs most
beautiful Negro residence +.
Ar old standby, DR.. r. T. Robin
son WIS told to tell his wife, Mrs.
Nettie H. Johnson, tht they would
be by for dinner. And they went
and dined with the happily mar
ried couple who aside from men,
bership in the Book-Of-the- Month
Club, also are members Of the
FruitOf-The Month Club. This
gives them the finest fruits grown
in America, and the dinner was
served in courses, with every need
ed service furnished by culin-
airy artist of distinction -. 1t
is home when my boss visits at
the Sam Longs on East 18th 49,.
and they went out to dinner -.
and stayed just before supper was
served. wonder when my boss
is going to begin practicing some
Law, as he seems too young for
retirement They left the
Longs nd stopped by the Howard
Hughes on East Seventh Street,
to pick up two fryers. It seems
that they intended to have dinner
at home on Maple street, but
Mrs. Hughes insisted that they
wait until Howard came home. So,
instead Of taking with them two
dressed flyers. They waited until
jamie had cooked the chickens.
and they had a southern fried
chicken dinner; and then some
Bingo, and a floor show, with the
latest creation in 'jitterbug dane
ing being demonstrated by Ruth.
the boss's wife In this series
Of dining out The Arthur
Byron Knights, Of North Cedar
Street, had them out for dinner
along with THE SLEDGES, 10
and her mother Ruth sat
where Booker Washington sat
when he dined with the Knights
forty years ago The evening
was well spent with humorous
reminiscing by the Colonel :.
Other brief stops in the Whirl Of
Whirls were made at the O'Bry-
ants, Youngs, Alexanders, Alleys,
Maziques, Taylors, Hollingsworths
and on and on and on.
LAMAR BUDDY" ALLEN,
former star athlete and graduate
of A. M. and n College has re-
ceived an honorable discharge from
the United States Army, He Is
home again with his wife and
young daughter, and is expected
to resume his coaching duties at
the college.
FRANK A YOUNG, veteran in
surance salesman, was in town
over the week end REVEREND
H. r. STEPREN SON, of First
Baptist, ard G. b, kNO, Of Bar
raoue Street Baptist, have recent
ly returned from Oklahoma City
where they participated in an in
ter-racial City-wide Evangelistic
campaign. They reported more
than 1900 conversions and numer-
Gus inspirational meetings attend
ed by both whites and Negroes
These Christian ministers also din
ed together GOLDEN SER
VICE is the record of Rev. M. F
STRONG, Methodist minister, who
was in attendance at the district
conference of the Methodist churcl
held at St. James Church last week
Rev. Strong has been pastorinf
for AZ years, and is yet dynamic
and soul searching DIR. S. C
COLEMAN, physician of Arkan
sas City, was a business visito
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