The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-29


club members want to take over
THE DETROIT LEAGUE for
the Handicapped is conducting
study Of the needs and resources
for the hard Of hearing in met
ropOlitan Detroit Ia deter
mine whether the resources for
hearing handicapped adults AZ
far as employment. counseiing'
recreation. vocational training
Iip-reading and similar things
are adequate TO meet their
needs and Betty Siewert.
who is in charge Of the study,
would like 10 interview, by ap-
pointmen'. any hard Of hearing
people who have been looking
for any of these services. nut
could not secure them or
who have anv ideas about facil-
tiles that should he made avail
able for the hard Of hearing.
Call her at Ra, 25lO.
ATTY. WILLIAM Henry H1H
1t(AEO Dildl ilIfAANA ~ Nv ~
LAWYER. and close friend 81 Don
AID Nelson former chairman nj
nc War Production Board, VAS IN
INC city this week and lev "
DC known that his daughter. Joan
who used to dance al the old CLUB
Plantation. is nov attending CO..
lc,c Charles Browning and
" Louis Davis. officials of the
American Negro Music Festival
were huddled in the dining room
of the Gotham hotel Sunday -.
making plans for the 1916 festival
WELL. WELL Mavor
Edward J. JrfIries' cohorts are
attempting to persuade some
members Of the cloth that Hin
zoner is the risht man and
meeting with little success
At,v. Charles a Ro>borough
lust received letter from hts
son. John w RoNhorough Jr.
which made him very happy.
John has heen promoted
Ia second lieutenant com
ing up from the ranks nv hard
work \ former nix I'm
half-mile champion. John Was
indicted i'm April l9t3 and
a few months later was In Eu-
rome He's handling court
martial eases at headquarters.
The youngster IL moving
as fast i'm the army AZ he did
on the track for the University
OF Michigan.
ALVIN DAVENPORT has ~.
81 ned as president OF the United
Csc Orgdnl2auon explain.
Io- ~ his letter to the board NJ
directors that he has found his du-
ficS a. assistant prosecutor 700
heavy - give TIC jon NJ head ~
nc organ cation he service
coded William y Bob
ROBINSON Gotham hotel MAN.
a-c-. is beng sabmer Iod by out
ot.'oWn requests for tickets 'or
,hc WORLD >crc> providing
of coIf,c tie TIERS come throE IN
and also For rooms For
la,'d7cc friend IN New YORK
wired Bon as follows Reserve
nc four rooms and ec' a block OF
~ tickets 'o- tho series
md Robertson declares he'N Re
lrkv 80 &C. one ticNct FOR him
SCI
KING PORTER whose
hand will furnish the music
when Club 666 rc-openS, is for
mer member Of FrSkinc Haw-
kinS' band Porter. whose
home is in Birmingham. Ala.
started taking music with Haw-
kinS when thcv were eight wears
~ age attended TuggIe In
Stitute together and also
Alabama state college and
Porter was one Of the original
members 81 the Hawkins Rama
state CollcgianS .. remaining
with the unit for six months aft
er the bows had completed the
college courses and invaded
Nrw York Porter had to
retire in 1896 because Of his
health hut came back la
ter 10 plav the trumpet with
Claude Hopkins band Hr
has been heading his own hand
for three wears and right
now is under the personal di-
rection Of Wilson lStutzl An
dcrSon.
IT'S HAPPY birthday Tor Fdd =
TO'au SATURDAY. the formet
University W NJ chl-8n sprint So
and Olvnnic VIuncr IN the ION
and 2O0-uciCrS n 1892 a. Los N
1Clcs VII 90 rs and Leon
Wheeler is acccD'ius Coucratu!d-
tons rs \ grandfather.