The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-08-25

It's been pretty tough this week getting back to the
old grind after wonderful 23day vacation that extend
ed into 1000 mile motor trip round and about this
lovely country of and into Canada. accompanied
Dr. c. M. Jolivette and his wife (and my baby sister,
Fran in their ar-condioned Roadmaster Buick to At
lanta, Detroit Buffalo, Montreal Washington D. C. and
New York City carefree aunt that proved the
enjoyable trip experienced.
ATLANTA
Leaving Miami July 2S our first stop was Atlanta
We bedded down in the University Motel Northsde
Drive and proved to be of the incest places the
South for motorists to topover For five bucks $7 doube
got an aforementioned with private bath and free
TV. They even had ice-making machine under the
stairway and furnished free ice cubes Sudden thought
Wonder when someone will put up frst-class motel
the Miami outskirts and make mint Of money?) Atlanta
nice city with it's many colleges and lovely homes but
the absence of bars and night clubs makes it bit dead
night It's sOra like Jacksonville where most the enter
tanning done at house parties Docs friend Xavier
Schoomate Brady Cooper entertained for us in his Law
ish home There met Herb (Pabst and Rose Douglas
frequent Miami visitors. Also saw Dr. Amaziah Cohen
and Clara Brown Knight
DETROIT
After two days in Atlanta we moved up through the
Tennessee and Kentucky mountains Illinois and into
Detroit Doc and Fran stopped at the SheratonCadilac
where the National Pharmaceutical Association
ing its annual meeting and went to the Gotham
Hotel where knew John White, the owner Saw Sinkie
Rogers vile and the two children and Willie Red
Green ex-Miaman with Paul Williams band. Stan
Shachan, exFAMU allAmerican fullback, took me out
to his beautiful home to say hello Erma and his
teenage children Saw Emma Rodriguez the 18th ave-
beautcian, leaving town. The Flame Club had
very good show featuring Charlie Venture, but the
drinks seemed to be diluted Most Of the gang hung
Garfield's Lounge and Sunnie Wilson'S Mark Twain
BUFFALO
After four days in Detroit we crossed the border
into Canada and drove the 255 miles to Buffalo, entering
the u S. again at Fort Erie The vast expanse of Lake
Erie amazed me- Detroit is the Western shore and Buff
fao the eastern side 255 miles away We registered
the Stater Hotel headquarters for the 5Oh Anniversary
Warren Welters right down the hail. Also saw Dr.
and Mrs. W. H. Murrel and Joan, and H. Daniel Lang
representing the Miami chapter. Two former Miamians
met Leo Lucas who lives in Dayton and Cora Mae
Robinson Taylor, a Buffalonian.
More than TOO delegates and some 800 wives and
friends registered for the largest and best Alpha
ton yet One of the bell boys he) confided that
he had never many pretty coored in his
life Also that he had made tips in his
at the Statler It really free-spendng, goodimng
bunch Highghs of the convention stirring address,
by Branch Hickey Arthurne Lucy Foster and Rev.
Martin Luther King. Duke Engtons concert and dance
Falls On the last day of the convention the group went
to Cornell University at Ithaca NY where the fraternity
founded The luncheon at the exclusive Statler Club
beautiful affair in which the founders of the fraern-
ty honored Florida got into the spotlight when my
good friend Cecil Boston, principal of Jones High in Or
lando selected receive the anniversary medallion
for of the deceased founders Charles H. Chapman
Floridan who taught at Florida and M At this
luncheon $4,000 Memorial Scholarship Fund pre-
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