The Detroit tribune., 1947-12-13

pected fraters.
OF course the treat OF the
convention will be the toast OF
the country, Governor William
Hastie, who will be the princi-
pal speaker.
Things are popping at the
Omega House already. II 1t amt
one party It's another. On this
Sunday past, the Omegas were
partying. And among the oodles
OF folks there we glimpsed Mrs
Beulah Brewer. Ethel Brewer
Miss Lowell Locke. Atty. Colonel
Smith, Otis Saunders. Thomas
Malone, Dorothy Mack, Barton
Drew. Audrey Burke. Walker
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. G.. Wig
gins, Atty. and Mrs. Fred Yates.
and Dan Newsom, Katherine
Hurley, Gertrude Sims, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Walker. Guess Xmas
time is meeting time for the
Greeks. The Deltas are going
70 san Antonio for their conven-
ton and Regional Director Jero-
lean Sneed and yours truly have
been delegated to represent the
Detroit chapters. President Lucy
Belle Morris has been called 10
the bedside Of her father in
Kentucky. The Phi Delta Kappas
are meeting in the East. Jersey
City, N. j.. and our Bernice
Hoagland, president Of the local
chapter is being delegated TO
60 Husband George Hoagland is
worrying himself sick wonder
ing how he'll make that and
his own, the Omegas who will
be here in the Motor CITY
Among other local people off TO
New Jersey will be Sadie Ran
som. Thelma Parker and Others.
The Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity
isn't meeting but they're already
planning TO do big things here
when the grand convention
meets here the Xmas of '48.
Guess the Deltas and the A.
X. AS will go broke again
they're sitting in strait-jackets
now DER this $500 formal that
they're giving al the Greystone
honoring the visiting Omegas on
Monday, Dec. 90.
And folks about town are
greeting the new Delta sorors
who have just been made-iust
in time, of course to pay tieir
tax for the dance. New Delta
sorors are Rose Mary Venson.
Odell Proctor, Edith Coulter
Juanita Ogletree, Aretha John
son, Dorothy Hughes.
Detroit Fiskites are all up in
the air They're planning a Re-
gional Conference. playing host
to the Midwest doing honor to
our first sepia president at the
college of tradition. Dr.. Charles
5. johnson. Betty Cathcart is
to head up the conference and
to aid her, the Fiskites elected
a whole new slate OF officers.
Out of the shuttle, Mrs. Bertha
Henderson emerged as president
(in private life she is the spouse
of our well known medic, DR..
A. B. Henderson,; First vice
president is Cecil Reeves: Sec
ond vice president is Vantella
Lane; recording secretary is
schoolmarm Theresa Brinson:
corresponding secretary, Dana
Phillips and treasurer. DR.. w.
Morrison. The Fisk Regional is
scheduled in Detroit, Feb. %
and 20.
Party Highllehts of the Week
Timetta Soles of Holbrook en-
tertained her club this week and
turned II into a real party, hav-
ing the whole gang up for bridge
and appetizing dishes galore. |
Among the ladies on hand were
Madams Marguerite McDavid
Blanche Sturkey. Carolyn Rue
ker, Lillian Rutherford. Jackie
Sturkey. Elizabeth Sherman
Evelyn Solomon Monjoy. Bertha
Smith. Grace Daniels, Willeta
Womack, Leota Smith, Doris
Pelham, June Carey. Muriel
Shelton Marion Carter and Jes-
sic Carter; Margaret Dudley
Betty Kendle. Evelyn Sublette,
Vunius Barrow and Others.
Congratulations and Orchids
The Motor City Press Club
really came on this week They |
went over board in their testi-
monial for some of the pioneer
Detroit Fourth Estaters. Among
the honorees were our own for
ner editors. Mr. and Mrs J. E.
Mccall. Twas held in the Gem
tury room of the Club 666s.
And II was congratulations TO-
Postella Gresham this week VIA
a shower on the occasion OF her
approaching marriage on the
28th of this month at the Hart
ford Baptist Church. POStells