The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-09


Toledo Ohio were in town last
week visiting their many friends.
en- route home from a trip to
California and Mexico.
II certainly is good to see so
many OF service men on fur
'ough Home after 81 months OF
duty across seas is Eddie Frank
Jones. Seaman Robert Matthew
Of cath street is also home on
furlough.
Seen about Town squirting the
beauleous school marin. veda
Freeman, is Lieut.. Robert Rim
ner, who has been stationed in
the Philippines.
Also home is Arthur Randall
from Washington. D. c.. to visit
his parents.
Our congrais this week 90 TO
Mrs Helen Toodle. who breaks
all precedent in Ferndale, Michi-
gan where she teaches. by be-
ing elected the first race member
10 their School GARD committee.
Congrats also 10 Mayme Alex
ander who is leading all the cap
tains In the annual YWCA mem
bership drive.
And 10 Samuel Gibbons. m-n,-
bership chairman FOR the NAACP.
who has started The local hranch
OF on the biggest money raising
drive in it's history.
We regret 10 hear that on oni
SICK list We base cute little Eue-
alec Merriwcaihcr. who is conya-
lescing at Ford S hospital.
One event in the oning. prom
ising Delroiiers good time. i
The Omega y Wives card party
scheduled for June. Bernice
Hoagland is chairan OF the az
fair and Eva McBroom Collins
IA co-chairman Marie Reed is
president OF the auxiliary
Last Friday night the YWCA
gym was completely filled and
running over. And the reason
was the perfectly managed and
conducted minstrel show pro-
duced by Or. William Postles.
Gcings and ComIngs on the
Local Scene
From Grand Rapids. Michigan
came Mrs. Alfredo DeAllen TO
visit her daughters. Thaddene.
Olivia. and Eva. She was honored
by her daughters with break
fast al the home Of Mrs Nathan
lei Smith OF Westminster.
And in town, much TO the de-
light OF local lassies. was First
Lieut.. Russell Stokes OF Boston.
Mass. Lieut. Stokes has served
overseas in Italy with the 9th
Division. acting as company com
mander while there. Lieut.. Stokes
has been The recipient OF the
Bronze Star Medal and has re-
ceived several citations. He was
the guest Of Miss Ann Dobbins
while in town.
In town this week 20 attend
the commencement OF her daugh-
ter, Naomi Walden al Wayne uni
versity is Mrs. Harry Walden.
sister OF our Bernice HoagIand
Naomi is library science major
at Wayne university.
And just leaving town. gong
back home to Toledo. prior 10
taking a hop 10 Cincinnati 10 full
fill speaking engagement there.
Is Mrs. Mayola Senior She was
the houseguest OF Mrs Thelma
Parker while in town and was
here 10 make the Founders Day
address for the Phi Delta Kappa
sorority girls who banqueted at
the Twelve Horsemen Civic CEN
Ter last Saturday.
Reports from Arizona where
Marshall Williams Is soiourning,
say that II won't be long before
he'll be home.
Last week Mrs. Edward Wal
lace OF Mcclellan avenue gave
another OF her delightful parties.
Her guests. who came so beauti-
fully attired for the afternoon
occasion we're Mrs. John Rox-
borough. Mrs. Cloyd Smith, Mrs.
Frank Raiford Mrs A Z. Thorn
as. Sr.. Mrs. A. F. Thomas Jr.
Mrs. Samuel Thomas. Mrs d. J.
Grimes Mrs. Donovan Giyens and
Mrs. Paul Alexander. Mrs. Raj
ford won the first bridge prize.
a dainty lace-trimmed blouse;
while Mrs. Grimes received. a
two-strand bracelet OF peach
pearls Mrs Smiths award for
score Keeping was a set OF lin
on guess towels.
In town looking beauteous and
dynamic is Mrs Daisy Lampkins,
10 start or the NAACP member
ship drive campaign which goI
under way last sunday She Is
the gues, OF Mrs Katie Cheath-
: am.
The reason why Mildred Blount
wore those beautiful corsages
and smiles last week was be-
cause IN. light OF her life. La
MARI Binion. was In town on .
short leave from his station In
Pennsylvania
The Teachers club Of Inkstsr
had mammoth card party last