The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24


the co-chairmen OF the sponsoring
group Mrs. Hazel Lyman Rox-
borough, Mrs. Beulah Whitby and
Mrs. LaClair Knox were chorus
girls in the skit presented by Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority -. DR.. Bill
Postles, DR.. Charles Whitby and
Lowell Baker were members OF
the Nacirema skit which won frst
prize.
CJ.EM AND GLADYS MILLS
were directing the stage activities
and yours truly handled some
of the publicity after ] had
been introduced 10 the members
OF the committee by Mrs. Jerry
Sneed The attendance At the
first Jabberwock was 100
which has long since been sur
passed and indications are now
that the Jabberwock would All one
of the large theatres Pvt. Rich
ard Orange, who was recently ex-
onerated OF numbering the man
ager Of the Post Exchange at Fl.
Huachuca will 20 to Hollywood
after visiting bis parents here -.
Orange plays the saxophone and
clarinet and will he q member
OF the HOLLYWOOD Canteeh orches-
ira :. q. He played with several
Detroit orchestras before his in
duction.
EDWARD GORDON. who won
the Olympic broad jump title al
Los Angeles in 1882, was in town
last week for 2i-hour visit with
his parents Ed. who was a
crack athlete az the University OF
Iowa in the late l920S. expects 10
get a discharge from the army soon
80 he can accept an overseas assign
ment with the AWspicspsRed Cross
as field or chlSsAreetor :. Which
viii ~. Sbrk similar, to that per.
Formed ~ fis father, T.. l. Gorgon,
now director Of youth activities
for the Superior Life Insurance
society :. who served as executive
secretary OF the YMCA branch at
Camp Travis, Tex. in the first
World war . the first Negro to
serve in that capacity :. John X.
McGrew. Of Virginia, was first.
ALL TOGETHER. Mr.. Gordon
served Is years with the YMCA
eight in Gary. Ind. and six
"a state secretary In Texas
However. he believes he's doing n
better Job In directing the activi-
ties Of youngsters for Superior Life
Insurance society . And so does
Sam Jones. general manager OF
Superior Life Insurance society =.
George Dawson. the chubby gui-
tarist who has been on the side
lines for q time, has reorganiIed
his "Chocolateers" and Is now
whipping up a lather Of good swing
music for the patrons OF the r. & {.
club The name "Chocoiateers"
Is . throwback to the old night
club on Livingstone.
PIE BIG CHECK expose recalls
10 the minds of Wilson tStutzl
Anderson and Andrew II Sneed an
attempt by one Of the defendants
in the check racket 10 forge some
bogus tickets for a dance at the
Graystone Ballroom .. a few years
back Only the sharp eve Of
the promoters detected the fraud
=. Katherine Dunham's gracious
ness has caused the local scrIbcs
TO vote her one OF the most pleas
ing personalities in the field Of on.
tertdJnmeUt The night eftit,-
owners are singing the curfew
blues . Some Of the prorrJetors
are ~ ting tho shows 20 an earlier
hour However. all arc agreed
that the early CLOSING hour will
only increase tho business of spots
doing Business without license
a return of tho old buffet fat.
EARL CONRAD. author Of "Har-
riet Tubman," who spoke al the
Recy Taylor meeting at the Lucy
Thurman Branch YWCA. Sunday,
will take over The New York office
Of the Chicago Defender
Thomas tROoster) Hammond. the
insurance tycoon. Is back home
after a checkup at Ford hospital.
There are no less than Ave
church wrangleS In progress al this
writing with prospects OF two
or three more cropping up within
the next week or so Several
have found their way into court.
There's one which involves
large sum OF money -. and when
few Of the members get through
talking :. somebody's face will
he red. -