Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-08-29
RIGHT AROUND US
MY Idea of a Delightful Evening
BY Gwendolyn N. Floyd

"'a vi DellsHful Evening
Listening to Andre Kostalanez
ana his orchestra play Irving Ber-
ms famous hits of yesterday
Whatll | Do, Always, oAll A.
Lone, Remember, etc. These
songs recall the yesteryears
There's a beautiful love story
threading thru these tunes II
Vim usrael BalineD was counting
Ellen Mackey in the good old days.
Ala Leadership Conference
The Arkansas Teachers Associa-
ton conducted a leadership confer
ence on August %, % at the Ark
anSas Baptist College. The confer
ence was well attended and per
sons In attendance were benefited
by the Observation-Disclosures the
Professional Staff" and How the
Alta Can Provide Services to the
Membership, Guest participants
on the program on Friday were
Forrest Rozzel (AEA field rep
resentative), Emma Scott editor
OF he AEA Journal, and r. B.
Morston NEA representatives.
Right Around Us is back in
the harness at Booker T Washing
ton school, so I was not on hand
for the day sessions.
The dinner meeting at TOO p. m,
was very nice. The discussions
conferred on Alta problems and
the new constitution. Valuable
contributions were made by B, G.
Williams president of ATA), Ma
lene Arrant elementary supervi-
sor state Department., Charles
Hicks secondary supervisor
state department., J, H. White
(past president, ATA), Margaret
Martin principal, Hot Springs,
Lindsay johnson superintendent,
Menifee), Leo LETTERS president A
IA administrators and Leroy
Christopher, ST principal of Dun
bar high school. Edna Douglas
(abSent during the day session.
gave the detectives of the confer
ence. Your scribe recalls the fol-
lowing persons at the night ses-
sion also, Clifton Clay, w. c. Potts,
c. T. Cobbs, Willie Rutherford,
Ella Mcpherson, M. D, Caesar,
Dorothy BuTkett, Elizabeth Hamil-
ton and Arthur Russell.
Visitors Entertained
The Murphy IL. c. and Olivette)
entertained for Thalia Kennedy of
Tuskegee at the ThompSons
(Sadye and Floyd on August Is.
The guests enjoyed meeting the
charming Thalia and regretted
that she was leaving for home
early Monday morning She prom
ises to return very soon and will
be accompanied by DR., Kennedy
cher husband. Olivette and Tina
liza are friends Of long standing,
so we may expect the Kennedys
in these parts often. Olivette and
Sadye presented Thalia with
beautiful gift. The guests includ-
ed Clifford Jones Southern Me-
diator), Henry Cooper CTuskegee
is his home), the Scots Oct and
j. d., the Perrys (Alice and T.
Gerald, the Jordans willie and
J. W, the PoWellS Countess and
HapJ, Maryland Allen, the Woods
adele and Benz; the Andersons
mildred and Harold, the Coul-
ters Naomi and Clifford, the
Browns Norma and Hugh, the
Walkers edna and PENN, the Ira
Johnsons of California Penn's
the FIoyds (Gwendolyn
and j. j. and the Hicks minnie
B. and Bid.
Mary Gaines entertained for
Birdie Boots Hatcher cher house
guest from Missouri on Tuesday
night, August 49, The friends VINO
were on hand to meet the que t
were Bertha Lee, Oct Scott, Mil
dred Anderson, Myrtle Williams,
Clara Young, Edna Douglas, Eliza
beth Hamilton, Ruth Blanchard
and Gwendolyn Floyd. The Hicks
minnie B, and Bid invited a few
folks in on August % to greet the
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