The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Naval Officer
Honored With
Huge Reception
BY r. M. LEONARD

Ii. and Mrs. Arthur L. Thomp-
son were honored at a reception
given in their honor by his par.
ents. DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Thompson.
nj their West Grand Blvd. home
Saturday. 1t. Thompson is on
leave from his post at Great Lakes,
Ill, where he is one OF the first
two Negro medics commissioned
in the Navy. LIE Thompson will
leave presently for overseas duty.
He is a graduate Of Meharry Medi-
cal college, former student at
Wayne and Fisk universities and
q member Of the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity.
Mrs. AL Thompson Is the for
mer LouCilla Greenlea OF Roches-
ter, NY. She is a recent graduate
Of the Meharry College Of Nursing
and member Of the Delta Sigma
Theta sorority.
Hostess In Ice Blue
Guests at the reception were
received by Mrs. w. A. Thompson
in gown OF ice-blue silk jersey
with gold sequin jacket. Her ac-
cesSories were of gold and she
wore a corsage OF Belmont gar
denas. Also receiving with Mrs.
Thompson were 1t. Thompson.
Mrs. A. L. Thompson. Mrs. E
Greenlea, of Rochester. NY. moth.
or of Mrs. A. l.. Thompson, who,
with her tiny daughter. Barbara,
surprised Mrs. A. L. Thompson by
meeting her here, and Dr.. w. A.
Thompson.
Y Dung Mrs Thompson was
charming In black velve, banded
in green velvet. A black seQuin
ornament was perched in her au-
burn hair. Her mother. Mrs Green.
lea wore heavy black crepe. Each
wore corsages Of Belmont gar
denias.
Huge arrangements Of red and
white carnations. sweet peas, snap
dragons. gladioli, jonquils and
IrlSoS were interpreted through.
on; the rooms Refreshments were
served from the dining room table
laid with a. lace cloth, conferred
with jonquils and blue lrises
fanked by four blue candles
Strains Of incidental music
Throughout: the evening added 10
the festivity OF the affair
Assisting Hostesses
Mrs Haley Bell. smart in black,
End Mrs Henry Dunbar. wearing
Bile crepe. served punch from op.
yr q ends Of the table Taste
i.',y arranged hors d'oeuvres. can.
apes, candies. nuts. relishes and
CooNies completed the menu. Mrs
Dean B. Mohr, sophisticated in
black and white tatfeta. registered
the guests. Other hosiesses assist
ing Mrs. Thompson included: Mes.
Games Anne Gomez-Knight and
lnez Morrow and Misses. Vivian
Joseph. Freddie Colbert, Frances
Leonard and Rose Barrett Each
wore corsage OF carnations.
Guests at Reception
Among the guests who came 10
greet 1t. and Mrs Thompson were.
Nj and Mrs James Yancy. Mrs,
DoDaTetha Summers Mr.. ard Mrs.
! c B,ount Mr., and Mrs. Lucian
Thompson. brother and sister-in.
Las II DR. W A Thompson. Mr.
Trd Mrs. Alvin Knight, Dr.. and
Mrs Haley Bel. Alice Morrow,
Nr and Mrs. H. S Dunbar. Rev
ind Mrs. j. D. RICE. D.. and Mrs
II r Thompson. Madeline Fowler.
Nj arc Mrs Carleton W Gaines
DE- and Mrs Harvey Shaw and
C4- HtNr. Carol. Marjorie A. Nil.
i3r Henry Morrison Dr. and Mrs
! l. Whitby and daush;et. Nor
ra Mrs Thomas S'ocke!l, Mr. and
Mr. James +. Jones, Mrs VALERIE
%: ford, DR. and Mrs. Julian
Ba.kcE Mr. and Mrs l.. Pierre,
N.s JJ,ia L Wynne o. Cleveland.
on O. < Arlington. Mr. and
M = c Tceters., Mr. ard Mrs
J ! HauSer, Mis-. VIVIAN Thomas
J Walker Ally and Mrs Julian
r. US Mr. and Mrs Waldo Tur.
Ter Or and Ms W O. Terrell
u John Hope Franklin. Durham
y c. Mrs. Grace Williams. Roberta
- SO Ftt .. va ana Ms. bllltAt
(.,cr Mr. and Mrs Ceci, Reeves
Nr and MIS-. c ". White. Nj
81 Mrs C. NJ White, Mr. and
y, II p, Taliafcrro Mr. and Mrs
fga.rt Thomson. Al. and Mrs
CW.'cr Current Nj AID Mrs
~ acrt {. Croft. Dr. ard Mrs r G
j rsop, Mrs John {. Whitaker
J rWer H. NAGtakes. NJ and
N William Summers. MIS- "
4 kcndrick, Rev and Mrs Chas
a Hill and daughter. Roberta. l.,
Mar,den \. Thompson. Mr. and
NJ samuel Thomas. Mrs Dorothy
Price. Ruth Bankhead, Mrs vii
lam 4 Bell II, Hattie Toodlc,
Frances Homer, Mrs 5. b. Hor-
rcr Or and Mrs T A Brown.
Mrs T A Brown ST.. Mrs VI. l.
. Walker. DR.. o. l. Barlard and
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