davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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that you be descendant of family
who lived in New York before 1875.
The Players Club is for patrons of
the arts and has membership which
includes Ogden Reid. Maxwell Ander-
son, Lionel Barrymore, George Arliss
and Franklin P. Adams. The Lotos
Club is supposed to promote fellowship
among journalists, artists and members
OF the musical and dramatic profess
sions.
Some of the universities have their
own clubhouses In midtown: Harvard
Yale, Cornell, Princeton. And then
there is the University Club, where
the tenants slump In the windows
exactly like the tycoons up the street,
but they need only . diploma to be an
inmate.
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NE GEM 1Ess Asste CAN ALAxAys
GO sslN1pERGRcA3faf,

cuff you are one of the 1000 mem-
bers. It's even possible to run into q
fellow member in as public a place, as
say, the Stork Club.
The Newest of Them
The newest Of the blue blooded COM
bines is the River Club. organized in
1880 by Kermit Roosevelt for sociable
tennis and meals. Probably the FORE
bears of some of the organizers (many
OF whom are now city statues) would
tumble from their bronze pedestals If
they knew that women can be full
fiedged members.
Standards changed and money
changed hands in the last years Of the
boom and the early days Of the de-
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have been tribe or band probably of
the Conoy, and who formerly lived on
the Anacostia branch of the Potomac
River In the District.
Their principal village was near our
present Anacostia, the name being
corruption of the name of the tribe from
which also Is taken the word Ana
lostan," the name of the island near the
Virginia side of the Potomac and east of
the Francis Scott Key Bridge, also
known as Mason's Island, and more
recently as Theodore Roosevelt Island.
The late James Mooney, who probably
knew the history of the Indians of this
locality at least as well as any other
man, tells us that the Nacotchtank
Indians were of the great Algonquin
stock. They spoke the language of the
Powhatan confederacy, of which Poca-
hontas was a celebrated daughter, and
which occupied Tidewater, Va, from the
waters Of Albermarle Sound to the
Potomac, and probably also the basin
Of the Patuxent. However, the Mary
Powhatan, appears to have had but
slight connection with the main body.
East of the Capitol
Their principal location, according to
S. V. Proudfit, an authority on the
aborigines of the lower Potomac seems
to have been about due east of the Cap
itol, for the fields at this point give
greater evidence of occupation than
most others, though indications of
Indian occupation have been found at
nearly all points of the valley.
1T should be noted that the dwellings
were in most cases close to the bank of
the stream. A line drawn parallel with
the shore and 300 feet distant would in
clude the greaterr part of the houses.
within the area thus indicated may
be found every variety of stone imple-
ment common to the North American
Indian-arrowheads, spearheads knives,
drills, perforators, scrapers, sinkers, pol
ished axes, sharpening stones, pipes,
slate tablets, pestleS, mortars, cupstones,
hammer stones, as well as that rude AK
shaped implement OF. chipped quartzite
which has yet to receive a name. AS
sociated with these, and forming no in
considerable part of the remains, are
found partly worked implements s-some
broken, others worked into the first
rude forms Of the arrowhead or knife
and then abandoned, and, abounding
everywhere, are clips and pebbles of
quartz and quartzite having but chip
or two struck from the original surface.
"The fields have been under cultiva-
ton for, many years and are regularly
visited by local collectors, yet there are
today places fairly strewn with wreckage
of the old village life
The Widows Mite Legend
But as to the Widows Mite myth, the
writer does not mean to say that there
is nothing to suggest this legend In
deed, many whites were captured by
the Indians in early Colonial days and
it would be very easy to piece together
a story identical with the Treaty Oak"
story, If ones mind ran in that direc-
tion A story of interest along this line
is reported in the Maryland Assembly
proceedings. April to May, 1866, when
the killing Of Mrs. Langworth's chill
dren by the Indians was discussed at
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preston. Bank balances began nudging
blue blood as an entrance requirement
into these venerable institutions. The
pretenders became the pillars In no
time at all.
Certain clubs, of course, have special
reasons for existence other than social
registration even though the members
happen to be the same stripe of gentry.
Practically everybody on the books at
the Union and Knickerbocker also Is
in good standing at the st. Nicholas
Club. where the sole qualification is
Evening star., 1945-01-21
BY Jean Meegan,
Associated Press stan Writer


NEW YORK.-Whatever else may be
changed by the war, Manhattan's dozen
aristocratic mems clubs, with their
sedate members doing beside the front
windows, go on in the pattern of
tradition.
The priceless stateliness of the Union
Club, the straight backs of the Knicker-
booker, the stiff faces at the Metro
politan, the hard hierarchy of blood and
money upon which they were founded
all have withstood the Second World
War.
The Union, the oldest OF them, has
been withstanding wars since 1885. The
only time the original Colonial cor
puscles Of the Rhinelanders, Van Rens-
selaers, Pierreponts, Morrises, ETC., were
diluted at all was In 1929 when they took
in people who had merely money.
The Knickerbocker was founded in
1871 by sons Of Union members who got
tired of being on the waiting list. Then
20 years later the Union also was re-
sponsible for the founding of the
Metropolitan Club.
One Big Family
In the case of the Knickerbocker, the
young bloods simply set themselves up
in club of their own. In the years
since then. they have so inter married
that the membership is almost one big
family Three Astors, Roosevelt, two
vanderbilts, two Dukes, Drexel, Goelets
and Roekefellers.
Ladies may lunch in the club, there
is room for IA members to live there,
liz Of them are in the service and no
longer required to fork over the 5000
annual dues. Seclusion means so much
to these patricians that the steward is
not allowed to put the street number
on the blue canopy of the red brick
clubhouse.
Invention of the Metropolitan Club
was much juicier incident. j. P. Nor
gan. member in good standing at the
Union, found himself (for business rea-
sons) in the company Of several Western
railroad presidents.
Confidently the banker put up the
names of his new associates for his
club but the board of directors, who may
not have been aware of life west Of
the Hudson, turned down the trans
portation pioneers and Morgan, rein
forced by Whitneys, Vanderbilts, Loril-
lards, Iselings and other powerful figures,
established the Metropolitan.
Means Moving Very Little
Another club started by members of
the Union is the Brook. A combination
of Biddles, Wanamakers, Vanderbilts
(you can see that moving in this society
means moving very little indeed hit on
the idea of club where meals
superlatively good ones-would be served
"a hours day. This retreat sounds like
fun. All the bon vivants sit at one
large table before great fireplace
Even the clubs started for social
rather than sociable reasons are doing
a huge, dining business because Of the
war. Rationing being what 1t is, So
cialite housekeepers come TO the clubs
IN droves for two reasons:
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tongue, which usually is dubious or en-
larged, and to build up coordination
and response in those muscles.
In most cases, the beginner cannot
put his tongue out and up, so Miss Sears
takes 1t in her fingers with piece Of
gauze and moves it up, down, right and
left In rythmic movement.
I'VE make little game OF it," she
explains. Il chant rhyme-'Tick took.
just like clock. The children like 1t
better than anything else we do. OF
course I find myself saying it in my
sleep"
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city directory, were president Of the
Potomac Terra Gotta Co., manufac-
turer and car builder
Bought by Masonic Lodge
In 1921, an organization. then known
as the Woman's National Foundation,
made an effort to buy the property,
with the idea of erecting there a big
clubhouse, but the project never ma
terialized, and the following year the
estate was bought by the Grand Lodge
of Masons from the Dean estate for
100000
However, Oak Lawn, or Temple
Heights its more recent name, is GER
tainly beautiful tract, Of land, and
the .oid Homestead being surrounded by
many beautiful trees, s-among. which, is
the Treaty Oak" so-called because of
fable that a treaty was once signed
beneath It's enormous IiKifbssly thew white
men and the Indians, 1endsste It q charm
hard to match anywhere.
DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, one Of
Washington's best known scientific
a noted ethnologist and q descendant
of Col. Nourse, before mentioned, tried
more than a decade ago to nail the
story about this tree, but apparently did
not succeed, for, after all, people be-
lieve what pleases them most, and the
story of the white woman who refused
to become the chiefs squaw, and sub
sequently was restricted to the shade
of this tree, is no doubt still believed by
many who disregard the impossibilities
surrounding the case
Three Hundred Years Ago
Instead of saying, more than hun
dred years ago." according to the story,
it would be more accurate to say more
than 300 years ago" the District was in
habited by the Indians True, they were
the Anacostia Indians, or, more prop
erly, the Necotchtank, who are said to
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a session of the General Assembly held
at ST. Marys, and since the title to the
Widows Mite was In the Langworth
family during this period, the murder
might have occurred within the boun-
daries of the District of Columbia,
though this is not likely.
But of interest also is the historic
neighborhood of Temple Heights, for
just to the west once stood Kalorama
mansion, reminiscent of jefferson, Bar
low, Fulton and others, and to the north
of Oak Lawn, tract of land once owned
by Dr. William Thornton, early archi-
tect of the Capitol In Mrs. Thornton's
diary, which she kept during the first
years of the Capital, she frequently re-
fers to, this farm, where her husband
sent his horses to Craze and where gen.
eral farming was done.
About 1928, this farm, containing
about Sc acres, was sold by Anna Maria
Thornton to Christian and Matthew
Hines for $3.50, down payment of
sl,500 being made. Upon this land they
erected a modest frame dwelling about
25 feet square and a story and a half
high. AS the writer knew it in his
youthful days, it was whitewashed, a
practice at that time quite general.
Subsequent to 1886 this property was
sold to John Little, butcher with a
stand in the Center Market, who about
1860 gave up the old home on the east
side of Columbia road and built large
three-story dwelling on the west side of
this thoroughfare. which at the time of
its removal few years ago was num-
bered 1869. The site is now a public
reservation.
One of Oldest Roads
Dr. Thornton also had a farm on the
Frederick road, about miles from
Georgetown, where he grazed % horses,
this road extended from Georgetown to
Frederick city. where it tapped the road
which ran from Chester, Pa, to Fort
Cumberland, now Cumberland, Md,
reminiscent of Gen. Braddock's fatal ex-
pedition. The Washington end of the
Frederick road is now Wisconsin avenue
Prior to the extension of Connecticut
avenue, Columbia road also bounded
Temple Heights on the west, and this
thoroughfare, incidentally, is one OF the
Oldest roads in Washington and actually
antedates the founding of the city. 1t
was branch of the old Georgetown or
Bladensburg road and was being travelled
when Washington was in fact a city of
magnificent distances. At an early date
1t became known as Taylors Lane road.
In 1862 it was called Rock Greek road
while the 1878 plat book gives 1t as
Georgetown road.
Boschkes map shows this road as
starting from the east bank of Rock
Creek at street, continuing around
Boundary street (now Florida avenue)
until 1t intersected with Connecticut
avenue, from which point it continues
over nearly the entire course of Colum-
bia road until it reached a point in
Columbia Heights about due north of
Twelfth street. From here it took a
northeasterly direction, joining Rock
Creek Church road at about Park road
and continuing along the same road
past the Soldiers Home, Rock Greek
Cemetery and on to Bladensburg, Balti-
more and points north.
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"Ah-aa-ee-ah-o," he repeated
after her, and laughed gleefully at her
''Fine!'
From vowels. the work goes to con-
sonants in speech therapy. A big factor
in teaching the cerebral palsied child
to talk is getting him to relax. And
much depends upon the childs mental
attitude.
will refuse to try to talk Then only
luck will do the trick.
One shy little boy would not utter
sound except to his mother Not only
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Family
Eviction Case
Set To Feb. Is

The case OF OrSel McGhee and
his family. who are fighting evic-
ton from their home at 1926 See
boldt avenue, was adjourned las;
week by the Wayne County Cir
cult Court.
The adjournment set the hear
ing of the case for Feb. is. ac-
cording TO Willis Graves, defense
counsel
The McGheeS. who have occu-
pied their present home for APP
proximately two months, are now
facing court action by 81 of their
eighbors who want them ouSted
because they are Negroes, The
nei ghbors claim that property re-
strictions prohibit non-CaucaSians
from occupying any OF the prop
erty in the subdivision
The plaintiffs are members OF
the Northwestern Improvement
Association.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
By CHARLES WARTMAN

I'VE accept the decision Of the
voters of school district 3, in ex-
pressing their desire to divide"
George Glenn. chairman of the
Negro group Of Royal Oak Town
ship. told the Michigan Chronicle
this week.
Last week the qualified voters
of Special School District. No 8,
OF Oakland county cast their votes
at the Clinton school. Nine Mile
Road and Kipling. and by. a 20 10
33 vote divided the district.
The division came because of the
inability of the residents of the
district 10 decide whether the new
school organization would have a
white or Negro superintendent
We consider this a challenge"
Glenn said and if the Oakland
County board upholds the decision
in It's public hearing on Feb. l9.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

Thompson Quits
As mter-RaciaI
Group Director

Harold Thompson, director OF the
Detroit Inter-racial committee who
has been under fire from Negro
and white groups since early last
fall. submitted his resignation TO
James X. Watkins, chairman OF the
committee. last Friday.
Mr.. Thompson asked that his
resignation become effective Feb.
IS. He stated tina; he was reSigning
in order 10 enter private business.
Speculation over who would re-
place Mr.. Thompson is widespread
among civic and political leaders.
He had directed the affairs OF
the committee for year. Last
month the Detroit Branch OF the
NAACP petitoned Mayor Jeffries
10 dismiss Mr.. Thompson.
In a statement 10 the Michigan
Chronicle. Mr.. Thompson said that
he will continue 10 work for inter
racial goodwill. and will give the
committee his fullest cooperation
at all times.
Mr.. Thompson is an active lay
churchman of the E pisc opa
church.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Brig. Gen. Davis
Awarded DSM By
War Department

WASHINGTON. - Brig. General
B o. Davis. this week received
the. first Distinguished Service
medal 10 be given TO any member
Of his race, the War department
announced.
Completing IS years Of army
service. General Davis was cited
for "meritorious service in a duty
Of great responsibility as an in
spector Of troop units in the field,
and as special War Department
consultant on matters pertaining
10 Negro troops"
Spanish War Vet
Further. the general. who en-
tered service IN the Spanish Amer
lean war as an enlisted man, was
cited for his wise advice and
council which have made direct
contribution 10 the maintenance
OF soldier morale and troop dis
Clphne."
General Davis is now serving in
the European theatre.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Racial Equality Plea
Shocks Va. University

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. = Declar-
ing that the time should come
when Negroes should attend Will
liam and Mary Join the same
clubs and be our rOommateS."
IN an article IN the school pubh-
cation. Flat Hat. Miss Marilyn
Kaemmerle. OF Jackson. Mich, and
editor of the publication. caused
the college 10 suspend publication
temporarily OF the schools news
paper
Miss Ksemmerle. a senior stu
dent at the college. wrote that she
felt that education was the only
way to bring equal recognition OF
Negroes in our hearts and minds"
She said however. that personal
determination between the races
$4,000 49, .A>..t1 - - 49,. g.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Mead Committee
To Investigate
EmployerBias

Possibility that Negro men and
women will be Investigated were
heightened here this week as the
Mead committee of the Senate
opened its offices in the Federal
building.
This committee Is gathering facts
about irregularities in the use of
msnpower in Detroit war plants.
These facts will be used as the
basis of hearings which win be
conducted at the close Of the in
vestigation.
George c, Chesney Of the War
Manpower commission, has been
temporarily assigned to the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Chesney said that the COM
mittee wanted all persons with
fsctual stories OF irregularities to
feel free to come to room oS4 of
the Federal building and tell of
any instances in which employers
were not complying with VINO
regulations.
Edward L, Cushman, Michigan
VINO director. said the investiga-
tors would report their findings
TO the area VINO director.
In the hearings which are 10 fol-
low, Michigan Senator Homer Fer
guson, will act as chief questioner.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

day, OF tomorrow, but perhaps the
next day"
Can Take Care Of Herself
W. II. kaemmerle. father Of the
student editor, said that he thought
his daughter was taking a chance
inaSmuch as she was in a South
ern school. but felt that she could
take care OF herself.
DR. John E Pomfret. president of
William and Mary college said
that the college board had disap-
proved and condemned the senti-
mentS expressed in Miss Kaem-
merle's article and that the facul-
~ would meet this week 10 dis
cuSs a course Of action. DR.. Pon.-
fret said that II was . matter Of
faculty supervision OF the newspas
49, 49, 49, ->sAs>H~ ales
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Jack Blackburn Was A
Close Friend To Louis

record as fighter. and since hang
ing up his gloves he had been
trainer for a number Of fighters,
including Sammy Mandell. former
lightweight champion But IN
Louis he found his greatest pro-
tege.
From the very frs, time Black
burn met Louis there Began the
development Of q friendship that
lasted through the years until
Jacks death. In fact. Blackburn
became a companion and counselor
TO Louis.
Wise Counsel
During the early days ~ the as
ISOLATION. Blackburn and Louis
would 20 for LONG walks while
the aged trainer would explain
TO his protese the use ~ LEI, jab.
the uppercut. good foot work, and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
By n RRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON. ID. C.--tNNPA
Despite the assurance given this
correspondent by Brig Gen, Frank
T. Hines. administrator Of the Vet
Grams Administration, that Negro
nurses would be used TO serve all
patients regardless OF race. creed
or color. it appears the idea is still
locked i'm the head of the General.
Geor Z. Tjans. assistant adj
ministrator OF the VA. tcStifving
this week before the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee gave weight
10 this impression
Under questioning by Rep. Clare
Luce (R. OF Conn.,. IjlnS conceded
that racial segregation is the policy
OF the Veterans Administration
and that little effort has been
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Fuller Retires
From The Force

Oct Sgt. William A. Fuller has
retired after IS years with the De-
troit Police department. Sgt Fuller
Joined the force June 3. 1918, was
made detective July !. 1925. and
detective sergeant July q, 1927
He has IS departmental citations
for his work. He served with the
Special Investigation Squad al
Central Station, and later with the
Juvenile Division.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Admits Segregation Of
Negro Nurses For Vets

made 10 avail itself OF the 5000
registered colored nurses.
Las, week. DR.. Charles Griffith.
MEDICAL director Of the Veterans
Administration. told this writer
that there were Is or 20 vacancies
for Negro nurses now available
The Administration is crying over
the general shortage OF nurses 10
care for the growing nombcr Of
disabled veterans being returned to
the United States from the war
theatres
Griffith was also unaware of tho
decision Of General Hines 10 ex.
pand the use Of Negro nurses 10
meet the Unprecedented demand
He said he is scheduled 10 have a
conference with the General on the
general problem OF nurses
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Housing COmmish
Must Be Specific

A request that the Detroit Hous-
inc Commission submit 10 the
Common Council specific recon-
mendationS in writing as TO what
sites they wish TO, use and how
they plan TO go about securing
them Tor Negro use. sums up the
action on the housing problem this
week
Councilman John Lodge. in rec
ommending the above. said;
"Is know thatno site Will solve
the problem, but to say that is TO
so back 10 what Kipling said so
years ago; Never the twain shall
meet
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Powell AssaiLs
Rankin s Attack
On The Jews

WASHINGTON - The anti
Semitic outburSt OF Rep. John RAN
kin ID, Miss last week was de-
nounced Tuesday by Rep A. Clay.
ton Powell ID. N.Y. one Of the
two Negro members of the House.
PowellS attack on the MissisSip-
plans outburst is the fins. coming
from member OF the House.
Without naming Rankin, Powell
told the House that Democracy
was Shsmed by the uncalled for
and unfounded condemnation OF
one Of Americas minoriies. Racial
bigotry has no place in this ma
tion and least OF all in the House
Of Representatives"
Rankin did not reply TO Powell
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

sion" State Representative Jack
EllStein Demo told the Mich gan
Chronicle this week.
Mr.. EllSte.n recently introduced
House Bill No 1872 in the House
Of Representatives at Lansing. call
ing for a State FAIR Employment
Practice law. The Representatives,
bill is endorsed by the Clio and
would give the state power TO pro-
h.bit discrimination against work
ets by employers or labor organi-
zations because of race, color. or
creed The BILLS now in the House
Committee on State Affairs
Right To Work
The right To work is the right
to live, Ellstein. the Democratic
representative said. and 10 refuse
equality Of opportunity in employ
nent for no other reason except
prejudice toward their religious
customs. the country OF their birta
or the color OF their skin is 70 re-
fuse these fellow Americans and
their children a number of other
rights"
Elstein. business manager FOR
the Detroit Joint Board Of the
Amalgamated Clothing workers Of
America, Go, said that he was
willing 10 meet with Senator Ben
Carpenter, ,Rep.) 10 insure the
passage Of the Fair Employment
bill. al did not suggest commits
sion 10 handle the administration
Of this measure" Ellstein said. be
cause that would involve the ques-
ton OF appropriations which might
$500 rrnc ~