The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

my innards. Shirley grabbed up
her medicine bag and fastened up
10 administer aid before the as
Sailant could get In his death
dealing blows.
Sweeping in on . breath Of fresh
air. Shirley. who assumed the atti-
tude Of q medico. took over ut once
ordering me TO bed. cancelled
all engagements. told my friends
that I was too sick to have com
pany :. and then prepared . nau-
seating dose Of castor oil :. Stand
ing with her hands on her hips,
she lowered to her full height Of
twO-feet-six and said: "Now Russ,
you must take this to get well"
I put forth q feeble .rgument. but
to no avail especially when
Gae put her arms around my neck
and said please" was . gone
gobbler. falling like q ton Of bricks
for the charms Of q little girl
But who could resist the pleadinxs
of a little girl as sweet As Gae.
And then four-year-oid Shirley
Coulter called and gave DIR" Vest
some medical advice telling her
10 feed me nothing but fruit juices.
As a result Of existing on this
diet two days, was as weak and
hungry as a timber wolf when |
staggered down 10 the dining room
Sunday morning :. But Saturday
night Grayce L. Sadler. Evelyn
Vest and Thelms McTyre came by.
-. Grayce regaling US with stories
about her rece.' trip 10 New York
ana Washington -. and some OF
my friends she had met while fit
ting hither and thlther Then
came Uley and Cecil Boykin
and Edlee Webster and they
remained until late hour 10 dis
cuss the formation OF a press club.
Hotel Owner John White barged
in TO see il rigor morris had grabbed
the corpse.
Ben Linton. owner Of the Motor
City Giants, called 10 tell me that
the newly formed base ball league.
headed by Gus Greenlee. wfll hold
. meeting at the Gotham hotel,
come this Friday and Saturday ..
tVPPtu VII WIN - W8AI4oCt oAtoIuAY
night Gwendolyp Reid. cur
rently winning applause at Club
666. had her hrst professional Job
given her by Andrew ". SDeed :.
Sneed was then operating the old
Plantation Club and Gwendolyn
has just joined with Chappie Chap
pelle She had been singing nj
st. Matthews Episcopal church -.
Jim Butler. who used to write
sports for the Michigan Chronicle.
was appointed sports editor OF Ford
Facts last Wednesday.
A beginners band has been or
gani7ed at ST. Antoine branch
YMCA 60. and will be devoted 10
BOYS who want TO increase their
knowledge Of music The class
Is free 10 all members 81 the Assoc
citation and meets every Tues
DAY. Wednesday and Thursday :. .
The Junior Fun Day al the branch
'aSt Saturday was a success. with
plenty OF games. swimming, sing
tngt,. yes, and plenty OF eating
by the healthy youngsters II
vas sponsored by the Mothers CLUB
and Boys Government The
death OF Charles 7. Vinegar, d.
rector Of personnel at Dodge, will
be felt by both the ST Antoine
branch YMCA and the Detroit Ur-
ban League .. for a long number
Of years Vinegar made Contribu-
ions 10 YMCA. and the ST Antoine
branch received its share John
G.. DanCy, executive secretary OF
the Detroit Urban League. was
very good friend OF Vinegar
and through this friendship was
able to place large number OF
Negro workers / the Dodge plant
Lou Owens, buNom singer. will
re join Andy Kinks orchestra In
Cleveland next week Lou. who
recently spent some time In the
southland. has been idle for . cou-
pie Of weeks When Kenneth
Spencer wired Nellie Watts, re-
questing a cancellation Of his en-
gagement here Tuesday night. Miss
Watts called him In New York and
talked TO the young singer q. His
conversation over the telephone
was convincing to her that his
throat was inflamed She could
barely understand what he was
saving Edward A. Baker Is the
latest to purchase = home on Ardep
Park D.. lie wants Ia dispose Of q
house he recently bought on Jose