Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-06-25
new YORK STATE BEAUTIcIANS
c0nv'TN DELEGATES PROGRAM
TO MARY Mel cod BETHUnE

New York, (GlobaD - The New
York State Beauticians opened
their 14th annual Convention at
100 pm. on Sunday, June IL, at
the Hotel Theresa, with the Presi-
dent and Founder, Mrs. Maude
Gadsen, presiding. The program got
underway with an Educational Gin
ic featuring Charm, Hair Styling,
Cutting, and general advanced ed
ucational features in Cosmetology.
Mrs. Henrietta Davis Walcott was
supervisor of the Clinic with Gladys
Joyner, noted Stylist, giving in
structions in Hair Styling; Mae
Martin, New York State Beauty
Demonstration, presenting the ad-
vanced styling and cutting; Thelma
Hines of the Flushing Corona
Unit, cutting and styling and OPP
helia Jordon, hair cutting.
Registration in the clinic classes
reached the 100 mark. Among those
in Miss Hines group were Mrs.
Waynell Jackson, Mrs. Jeonette
Mckinney of Buffalo, New York;
Mrs. Virginia R. Wesley of Niagara
Falls, New York; and Emma J..
Pope of Corona, L. l. New York.
Studying Hair Styling with Mrs.
Joyner were ROBBIE Ramsy, Mrs.
Earline Burgess and Evelyn Rus
sell of the Bronx; Mrs. Evangeline
Jordon and Mrs. Mary 0. Hill of
Corona, New York; Mrs. Ida Miller,
Mrs. Minnie C. King, Mrs. Geree
B. Hamilton, Mrs. Fannie White
hall of New York City; Mrs.
Annabelle Parrish of Mt. Vernon,
New York; Miss Agnes Brown of
Brooklyn, New York, and Mrs.
Villa Mae Bentley of Memphis,
Tenn. Advanced Hair Styling and
Hair Cutting with Mae Martin, in
terested Marion Holley of Roose-
welt, New York; Gladys Collins
of Elmira, New York; Hortense
Courtney of Long Island; Sarah
Bradley of Brooklyn, New York
Marguerite Smith and Flo Crump
of New York City and many others.
Ophelia Jordon did special hair
cutting for the many who took ad-
vantage of the course. Among them
were Estelle Magee, Yonkers, New
York; May F. Role, Ithaca, New
York; Odessa L. Skeene, Brook
Ign; Dorothy M. Stewart of Buff
falo; Carolyn Stewart, Ethel M.
Martin and Buena Lamb of New
York City; Lorraine Avery of Troy,
New York; Elizabeth C. Brown and
Mildred Smith of White Plains,
New York; and Cassie Walker of
Petersburg, Virginia. Lectures,
demonstrations, and questions and
answers made the Clinic series
most interesting for those who reg
istered for any part of it.
The general program, which was
dedicated to the late DR.. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune, carried many edu-
cational, inspirational, and CLAM
orous features, such as the Pa
rade of the Units at the Crystal
Ball which was under the chair
manship of Mamie Davis; the FASH
ion Extravaganza with Bill Sim
mons in charge; and Evening Ele-
gance, supervised by Andre MAJ
erat. Special demonstrations were
by noted beauticians and hair sty-
lists, among whom were Robert
Fiance of the Hair Design Insti-
tute, Bill Simmons of Rose Meta
House of Beauty, Andre Mazerat
and Landlords of Olivia's House of
Beauty and Golden Brown of the
Golden Brown Salon.
Mary Calendar was in charge
of the special exhibits and she was
ably assisted by Ollie Sneed. Ex-
hibits, demonstrations, and the pro-
gram showed much study, plan
ming and work by the members of
the New York State Beauty Cult
wrists and those who participated on
the program.
Mrs. Maude Gadsen, Founder
and President, is still being con-
graduated on the fine convention
which showed that the meetings