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Evening star., 1950-04-02

uldIy UOdIucIS uO yOu IldVC, WIS. fAHCuO!
Three. Mist Collins, Mist ="
do you have five thousand dollars?"
"Si. l do not pay off the mortgage i
save for Lucia s voice lesson. But if now pay
this money, Maestro Zaggiore give no more
lesson! And if do not pay, it will be known
about me, about Lucia. 1t break Lucia's
heart, Signor. Ruin her career. Already she is
cry and cry over this
Young hearts take heap of breaking and
careers with real talent behind them don't
ruin easily. Take my advice. Don't pay"
mo-" agreed Mrs. Alfredo with certain
cunning. "'Cause you catch him quick,
hey?"
HE next morning Mrs. Afredo's newest
boarder awakened in one of her feather beds
to the enchantment of strains from MADAME
Butterfly" "Un bel di, sang Cho-Cho-San in
Italian, ''pedremo levarsi nn i'll di tn,no. . "
The piano sounded as if it had served aboard
the u S. Gunboat Abraham Lincoln along
with Lieutenant Pinkerton, but the voice
coming through the aged walls rang as sweet
and rich as newly minted coin. And Ellery
rose, and dressed like struggling writer just
in from Kansas City, and went downstairs to
Mrs. Alfredo's dining room, determined that
Lucia should have her chance.
At breakfast he met Lucia, who was beau
tiful and the three boarders who were not.
Mr. Arnold was small, thin, pedantic, and
looked like clerk in secondhand bookshop,
which was exactly what he was; MIR. Borde-
laux was medium-sized, fat, garrulous, and
looked like French wine salesman, which
was exactly what he was; and Mr.. Collins was
large powerful, and slangy and if he had not
turned out to be taxicab driver Ellery would
have turned in his honorary police badge.
They were all three amiable, they took
turns ogling Lucia and praising Mrs. Alfredo's
mosa con beperoni, and they departed Mr..
Arnold for his Cooper Square bookshop, Mr..
Bordeaux for his vinous rounds, and Mr.. COL
Inns for his battered taxi - in perfect corona
of innocence.
The next three days were incidental Ellery
ransacked Mr.. Arnold's room and Mr.. Bor-
delaux's room and Mr.. Collins room. In the
evenings and in the mornings he studied his
ABCs, as he privately called the three board
ers, discussing books with Mr.. Arnold, wines
with Mr.. Bordeaux, and nags and danes with
Mr.. Collins.
He tried to reassure Lucia, who was tragi-
cally desperate. He tried to get Mrs. Alfredos
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permission to take the note and her story to
the police, for their assistance along certain
lines he had in mind; Mrs. Alfredo became
to the loose newell post saying that it would
take few days to raise the money. This she
consented to do, and Ellery carefully refrained
from insomnia that night, merely making sure
that entry from outside the building would
leave traces In the morning the note was
gone and there were no traces.
Ellery did all the things one does in such
cases, and what he gathered for his pains was
the knowledge that the blackmailer was Mr..
Arnold the book clerk, or Mr.. Bordeaux the
wine drummer or Mr. Collins the taxi driver,
and he had known that from the beginning
But the fourth morning dawned with
bang The emotional hand of Mrs. Alfredo
was on his bedroom door, and its owner cried
MY Lucia! She lock herself in her room!
She does not answer! She is at least dead"
Ellery soothed the frantic woman and hur-
ried into the hail. From three doorways three
heads protruded. Something wrong?" ex-
claimed Mr.. Arnold. . rs it that there is
fire?" cried Mr.. Bordeaux. What gives?"
growled Mr.. Collins.
ELLERY tried Lucias door, 1t was latched
from inside. He knocked. No answer He
listened. He heard nothing
"Dr. Santellir' moaned Mrs. Alfredo. II
get ii doctore"
DO that" said Ellery. Collins help me
break this door in
"Lemme at it, said the powerful Mr.. COL
Inns But the old door was like iron.
''The ak of the fire, howled MIR. Bordeaux;
and he flew down the stairs after Mrs.
Alfredo, carpet slippers Tapping.
Here" painted Mr.. Arnold, appearing
with chair Let's have look through
that fanlight." He scrambled onto the chair
and peered through the transom above the
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Mrs Smith, Mrs. Lucille Henry,
an especially generous contribu-
tor to the Labor Day fete and
husband, Mrs. Pasco, Mrs. Hattie
Chandler, aiSo a great assistant
to Mrs. Lamb on Labor Day,
Mrs. Thelma Wilson, who took
pictures of the group, Mrs. Eva
Lewis, and others.
Mr.. Lamb, arriving late after
his duties at the Parker House
roof garden, was greeted by tbs
Is friends singing Hes a jolly
Good Fellow. He said he had
thanked Mayor Hines for his ap-
pertinent OF Pat Toy Post Com.
mander Victor Bynoe to the
Street Commission. Us years ago
Mr.. Lamb a past commander
had set up the Post. He also
thanked them for their great
loyalty to his wife during the
time of her accident and wished
them all a Happy New Year
Mrs Lamb added her apprecia-
ton and New Year wishes to the
good friends of Boston.
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COMBINE new YEARS EVE
AND MARRIAGE CELEBRATION

BROOKLYN, N. Y. More
than two hundred friends and
guests gathered at the palatial
residence Of the George Wash
ington Carver Davises at 2268
HomecreSt Ave-, Brooklyn, on
New Years" Eve to help them
celebrate their recent marriage
and the New Year. Mrs. Mary
Howard Withers, the daughter
of Mrs. Eicora Howard of Steel
ton, Pa, and the late Charles
Fuller Howard, was married on
November Is, 1949 at Greenwich,
Conn, to Mr.. George Washing
ton Carver Davis, the son of
MIS-. lone w. Davis of Colum-
bus, Ga, and the late Jeffer-
son D, Davis.
Mrs. Davis, a public health
nurse, is a graduate of the Lin
coin School for Nurses, New
York City, and did post-gradu-
ate work at New York Univer-
stty and Long Island College OF
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will be guest speaker on His
tory Week program presented by
the Booklovers' Club, Sunday,
Feb. IL, S P. M, at 558 Mass. Ave.
Miss Vivian Birchette left Sun
day for her home in Petersburg,
Va. Informed of the critical con-
dition of her uncle, Dallas L.
Lewis, who was hit by an auto
mobile, she arrived in Boston
Saturday, Dec. "a. Her uncle died
the following Wednesday.
Daniel McClane returned the
week before Christmas from
Lawrinburg, N. c., where he had
been visiting since January, 1949.
Before going South he married
Miss Frances Pemberton Of Law
renburg who had come to Boston
for a visit, and they together
made the trip to the North Caro-
lima City. Mr.. McClane is the
brother of the late Archie Nc
Clane, who is remembered as the
popular assistant at Lincoln
Pharmacy, fremont and Kendall
Sts:, Boston.
The Columbus Ave. A. M. e
Zion Church gospel chorus met
Jan. at the home of Mrs. Cart
wright, Mother of the Chorus. .
Mrs. Cartwright served a de-
licious dinner. Members present
were Mesdames Mary ". Nichols.
Bessie Mayors, Hattie Edwards,
Hattie G. Wise, J. ]. Taylor, Ella
johnson, Nancy Johnson, Laura
A. Buchanan, A. NJ. jackson.
Monroe, Hill, Brown, Proctor and
Richardson; also Messrs. Andrew
Stephens, I. Jordan, Hodsden,
Joseph Robinson.
Mrs. Mary Blake writes from
Charlotte. N. c., that she is i'm
mensely enjoying her visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Haynes
and family.
Miss Emma White, Is Arnold
St, was hostess to is children
Dec. q and served a delicious
repast consisting of sandwiches,
potato chips, pineapple punch,
all the ice cream they could eat
and cookies. With full tumnaies
the youngsters then engaged in
various games. Two tots, Alvin
O'Neil and Raymond Smith, Jr.,
too small to join in the games
contented themselves with floor
rolling, boxing and what not. The
children had loads Of fun until
dark. Or Dec Is Miss white
escorted % boys and girls to the
Oriental Theatre in Mattapan
where they enjoyed four full
hours, sponsored By the Jewish
9ssQnic I.odxe. -
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Tuesday night to Martha Braun,
81. daughter Of wealthy and So
oislly prominent Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Braun, ST., of lao Clark Rd.,
Lowell.
The Jack and Jill Club with
Mrs. Lloyd Hugh Magbie as presi-
dent is doing a fine work with
the initiation of its social work
project.
''The ghost of Hugo Ravenstein
wanders, a CHASTITY, lurking thing
OF hate, that hopes to seize and
strangle! Head bandaged, hands
knotted, punches of scar tissue,
dripping burnt fingers, nailess
and curling like clawslp Be at
St. Marks Gymnasium, Feb. 8,
1850, when the ghost of Hugo
walks againl
The Wonien's Council of Hotel
Employees viii present Roy f.
Bergengren, Credit Union Ad-
visor Of the Vermont CoOpera :
tive Council, Inc, Montpelier
Vermont on Sunday afternoon,
February 10, 1850. at three thirty
at the Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church corner of Humboldt Ave.
and Waumbeck Street, Rev.
Samuel Bullock, pastor, also
expected to attend is the Rev.
Allen of Crawford, New Jersey.
The topic win be Credit Unions.
Admission Free
Private First Glass Charles
jefferson, son of Mrs. Mary
Jefferson of Roxbury, Mass, is
participating in Field Problems
given by the 25th Division ArtiI-
1ery now being held at the Beppu
Maneuver Area. The Division
Artillery will spend As days par
ticipating in service practice and
Battalion Tests. Private Jeffer-
son entered the Army on March
10, 1948 at Boston and was sent
tc Fort Dix for his basic train
ing. Arriving in Japan on Jan
2, 1949, he was assigned to {
Battery of the 1859 Field Artil-
lery Battalion located at Camp
Ireland, Nara, Japan.
Kappa Chapter, Lambda Kappa
MI Sorority, cordially invites
you and your guest to then
Founders Day Program Sunday
Jan. IS, at $3.50 P. M. st. Mark,
Church, 216 Townsend ST., Rox
bury. Presenting Atty. Margaret,
Hawthorne of Washington, D. C
Grand Basileus Of Lambda Kappa
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Last Sunday afternoon, Mrs.
Mary E. Moore was dinner
hostess at eye Old Oyster House,
to author and lecturer Walter j.
Stevens and his petite wife,
Marian. Afterwards in Mr..
Stevens car the three repaired
to Mrs. Moore's pleasant home
on Warwick st. where the host
ess entertained her guests by
describing the tour to the West
Coast and points between which
she made this past summer in
company with two other Boston
matrons, Mesdames Florence
Blake and Bessie Ferguson. Mrs.
Moore never tires of telling of
that wonderful trip when she
visited the Grand Canyon, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Berkeley,
Calf, where she was the guest
of the DR.. McCurdys, Mexico,
Kansas City, swimming in the
Salt Lake there, Chicago and
other famous points, being the
guest of other friends of herself
and her travelling companions.
Mrs. Moore says everyone should
go West and see just how won
derfut this great country of ours
is This column heartily
congratulates Attorney Joseph S.
Mitchell upon his appointment
last week by Mayor Hynes to be
an assistant corporation counsel
The month Of January will
be set down in social annals as
concert month because of the
many concerts scheduled dur
ing the month. The music low
ing public has been provided a
marvellous treat The Aristo
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MRS. LAMB GIVES
new YEARS PARTY

On Monday, Jan. 2, at TAT
SLawmut Ave, Mrs. Oberline
Lamb again threw open her
hospitable home for a gather
ing Of the friends who have
been so loyal to her both during
the time she was at City Hos
pital and on Labor Day when
she annually makes a happy time
for the youngsters. And this time
she was gracious hostess not only
to the ladies but she invited
their husbands and gentlemen
friends to join the party. The
ladies remembered a sumptuous
repast OF Virginia ham,, in real
ity a smoked shoulder one Of
Blair's best.
Mrs. Lena Miller again assisted
tne hoStes in the serving with
her grand daughter, Mrs. Darius
Johnson, and her friend, Mrs.
Wiihelmina Williams. During the
evening the guests were treated
to entertainment contributd by
Charles Roberts, a rising radio
singer, who rendered Where
Shall I Go?7 and by Miss Letitia
Nelson who sang "Honeysuckle
Rose. Another guest, also a radio
star, rendered Oh Adorable You
and responded to many en-
cores.
Others in the party were Mrs.
Eliza Davis and husband, DR.. and
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Medicine and at present is in
charge of the Nutrition Clinic
at the Brownsville Health Gem
ter, Brooklyn. She is the widow
of the late DR.. Benjamin T.
Withers of New York City and
Brooklyn.
Mr.. Davis, research chemist,
is photographer at Merck and
Company, Inc, Railway, N. j. A
graduate Of Fisk College, Mr..
Davis did his postgraduate work
at Michigan, New York, Column
bia and Harvard Universities.
George Washington Carver
Davis is we'll remembered in the
Greater Boston area where he
attended Harvard. So also are
his three brothers, Jefferson D.
Davis, John Davis and Paul D.
Davis, all Harvard trained The
last-named married Chirlaine
Dupree, formerly of Boston, nov
a resident of California,
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Clubs first meeting of the new
year was held on Sunday, Jan.
8 at $50 Mass. Ave. Plans are
completed for Aristo's twenty
fourth observance of history
week on Feb. S at Old South
Meeting House, where Mrs.
Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, new
Neglected president of the Ma
tional Council Of Women, will be
the guest speaker. The follow
ing officers for the current season
were installed by Miss Gladys
Gray: President, Mrs. Harriet T.
Kelley; vice president, Miss
Josephine Williams; recording
secretary, Miss Claudia Williams;
corresponding secretary, Miss
Gladys Gray; treasurer, Mrs,
Muriel W. Turk; journalist, Mrs.
Alberta Valentine. ~. The great
attraction for next week will be
the Marian McCree, soprano,
recital, sponsored by the Boston
Branch, NAACP, at Jordan Hall
on Jan. 10, $3.50 P. M. The re-
cital has created much stir among
cultured Bostonians, and is an
ticipated with great enthusiasm.
Many patron tickets have been
purchased throughout New Eng
land. The spirit Of the NAACP
permeats the atmosphere Of the
event. The greatest factor re-
sponsible for the expected sue
cess of the recital is the great
achievement and high acclaim Of
the artist, herself Marjorie
Youngblood came on from Ober-
lin College in Ohio to spend the
holidays with her Boston rela-
tives.
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Claus. Mistress Of ceremonies was
Mrs. Lithcut who was responsible
for the program. The Juveniles
who wish all their friends a
happy new year were highly ap-
preciative of the fine time
arranged for them,
Mrs. Ella Roam Harris, who has
resigned from her post as organ
list Of Fourth (now Union)
Methodist Church which she had
served for many years, will be
rendered banquet on Thursday
Feb. is.
Among relatives and friends
entertained by the Winbushes
Henry and Viola, during the
holiday weekend, were Their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Garland
Dodson; Mr.. and Mrs. Ardy
Petite, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Logan and son, Dwight; Mesdames
James and daughter, Olivia, Vir-
ginia Turner, Rose Wright, Doro-
thyS Winbush, Edna Hector anc
son Chris, and mother from De.
troit; Foye, Minnie Wright; also
Messrs. Warren Petite, Prentiss
Williams, Digs, Clarence Saun.
ders, Herman Miller, Al Smith
The Winbush apartment wa.
beautifully decorated with Xma,
lights and Xmas cards from rela-
tives and friends were artistically
arranged on the walls. All en-.
joyed the television set which wa.
a Xmas present from husband
t. wife.
Deacon Garland Dodson d
Saugus suffered a severe SHOCK
last week but at this time hi
seems to be making miracul.
GUS recovery. Deacon Dodson
member of old St. Paul Baptist
Church, is the father of Viola
Winbush, the well known singer
Mrs. Julia Myrick of Brooklyn
N. Y, was in Boston last week
end for the wedding of hel
nephew, Booker t. Stanfeld, Jr.
and Miss Alice Sneed, which
took place Jan. 6. Mrs. MyricE
was the houseguest of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Booker T. Stanield, Sr., IL Wind
sor ST., Roxbury.
The Mass. State Unions finance
committee, Mrs. Myretta Parker
chairman, announces a goodwill
dinner to be held in the Ebenezer
Baptist Church vestry Thursday,
Jan. 70. Mrs. Rachel Saunders
is dinner committee chairman.
Ensign Wesley A. Brown, girst
colored graduate Of the u. S.
Naval Asademy, Annanoljk, Nd,
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CITY NEWS

NEED MONEY? There is no
safer more satisfactory way than
10 consult the weII-known and
long-established firm of H. b.
Budding Company, whose offices
are conveniently located in the
heart of the business section,
the Little Building, BoyIstcn St.,
corner of fremont st. (Rooms
SSO-eS1). Here you win find in
Mr.. Budding a sympathetic and
helpful personality and in the
privacy OF his office you will be
able to arrange for the loan that
you need. New furniture? VIM
ter clothing? A trip? These can
be made possible by consulting
this weIl-knOwn firm.
The Junior Leagues gala
BARN DANCE has been changed
TO Saturday evening, Feb. 4, at
Dudley Club Hall, % Kenilworth
ST., Roxbury. There will be prizes
for the most appropriate attire,
refreshments, and square-danc-
ing.
The newIy-formed South End
Chapter of the Parents Fedora
ton of Greater Boston viii hold
Open House at the League of
Women for Community Service,
658 Massachusetts, Ave, Boston,
Oh Sunday afternoon, Jan. is, at
4:30 P. M. DR.. Dwight Smith of
the Mt. Vernon Church, guest
speaker, will talk on "Our Chill
dren and the Boston Schools.
All interested parents are cordi-
ally invited to attend and join in
the discussion which win follow.
Mrs. Rae Buchanan, president Of
the Parents Federation, viii out
line the aims Of the Federation
and describe the work of its
other chapters. Mrs. Gaunzetta
AIitchell president of the South
End Chapter. will preside. Other
rewly-elected officers of the
chapter are: Mrs. Elinor Williams,
secretary, and Mrs. Henrietta
Gibson, treasurer.
Ralf Coleman, 7 Haley ST.,
Roxbury, veteran actor and di-
rector, was hospitalized Sunday
Jan. 8. He is at Boston City
Hospital.
Mrs. Albertina Byars, So Wind
sor st., sister-in-law Of the late
singer James Byars was badly
shaken up and suffered head in
juries when an auto tsruck the
taxi in which she was riding.
Little Philip Taylor, Is Hol-
born St., Roxbury;; son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Taylor, cele-
brated his birthday last Sunday
with many of his friends. Philip
was six years old Jan. 8.
William Cousins of the De-
partnent of Sociology, Wellesley
College will be the main speaker
at the N.A.A.C.P.,s Youth Coun-
ellis installation program this
Sunday at Charles Street Church,
Elm Hill, Roxbury, at 500 P. M.
Mrs. Katherine Watson will in
stall and Past Pres. Charles
Lewis win be NC
Billy Daniels, well-known as a
Night Club Singer to his many
Boston friends was wed last
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WANTED
Young children TO board. Write
Mrs. Elsie Hssbrouek. South Pond
Road, Plymouth, Mass.
Phone Plymouth ass

B w. /. She flew from Eastern
Airport Dec. Is. She has planned
to spend some time in Cuba on
her way home.
The Wisteria Club, Mrs. Maize
Collins, president, held its
monthly meeting at the home OF
Mrs. India Boone, 81 Sherman
st. and completed plans for a
might Of fun in February.
A meeting of the Charitable
Health association, Mrs. Satyra
Pearson Bennett, president, will
be held on Monday night, Jan.
16, at 100 fremont ST., at $3.50
P. NJ, to make plans for the
benefit banquet which will be
held later. All members and in
terested friends are asked to at
tend the meeting. The Associa-
ton is an outgrowth of the Heart
Fund Committee that functioned
last year when it presented $500
to the work of the Heart Allevia-
ton work.
The Savannah Club at its open
ing held Sunday, Jan. 8, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burdett, 217 w. Springfield ST.,
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Mrs. Alice
Hooper, president; Mrs. Laura
Selden, vice-president; Mrs.
Isabel johnson, financial secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary Raynor, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Claudia Roach
ford, recording secretary; Charles
Middleton, treasurer; Mrs. Ellen
May Burdett, chairman of sick
committee; Mrs. Myrtle Lee,
chaplain. Preceding the election
there was an interesting business
session in which plans were made
for the winter and spring activi-
ties. A delicious collation. and a
social hour closed the very sue
cessful opening meeting.
A jolly New Years party was
given on Saturday evening, Dec.
81, at the home of Vera I.eake
of Rockland ST., Roxbury, when
a group Of her friends made
merry seeing the old year out
and the new year in. There were
noisemakerS and holiday decora-
tions and refreshments for the
following guests who enjoyed the
pleasant occasion; Mr.. and Mrs.
Cavell, Mr.. and Mrs. Hutson, Mr..
and Mrs, Littlejohn, Mrs. Alice
Smith and Mr.. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph, Ruby and Shirley Haili-
burton, Mrs. Sybel Barrett, Mrs.
Clarice Lue, Messrs. Charles
Lynch, Horace Lannier, and
others.
Ira Hicks who came on from
Dallas, Texas, to attend the
funeral of his mother, the late
Mrs. Ella S. Hicks, has returned
to his home where he is the
proprietor of a large cafe.
The Christmas party of the
Queen Esther Juveniles, No. /.
which took place on Dec. % at
$50 Columbus Ave. was a gala
occasion for the thirty youngsters
who were present. Carol sing
ing, piano and vocal solos and
dancing entertained them and
Santa Claus was there to present
the children with gifts and
stockings full of goodies. After
the program all were served with
refreshments. On the COMMITTEE.
to prepare the entertainment
were Mrs. Elizabeth Wright
Grand Worthy Matron; Mrs. Lii
Ian Beckett. treasurer; Mrs
Dorothy Burke, Mrs. M. Wilson
Mrs. Pearl Lithcut, financial sec.
rotary, and Mrs. Cora Alden
Jimmy Wright was the Santa
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Strange seems, despite the fact of worldosacsm
the Inconvenience well the spiritual crucifxion
visited upon those set apart by prejudice they do not
rush with arms to the panacea Of the mracedrug
purporting to destroy fermentation and barriers
There pause Is it not that there is something like
sacred rusa charge to keep that holds? It seems such
wizardry is not the answer to the riddle of color.
Georgia Douglas johnson