The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-20
Daughter EIk's Cotton Ball Tonight
BY DIT. Estelle Brown

FOR the Annual Cotton Ball Spon-
ored by the DIT. Elks of Greater
I'M am Temple No. 100 Friday
,vening, July rs, at $50 pm, at
the H lie m Square Ballroom.
More than five hundred guest
have been invited and reserva-
tons are being sold by DIT. Hester
Rivers, Phi. NE 5-2705 (Upstairs)
and DIT. Gertrude Smith, Phi. FIR
9-2971 (DownStairc). DIT. Olivia
Rogers is Chairwoman Of ticket
sales. In the ticket box will be
DIT. Florence Sellers, who will be
eager to serve those who were
not fortunate in occurring am adj
vance ticket and will have to pay
SIPS at the door. No daughter
will be allowed to sell tickets on
the side walk. Any daughter who
would attempt such an act will be
dealt with. This Temple m u t
stick to it's policies and hold it's
reputation.
The Cotton Parade will precede
the grand march and all daugh-
ters who would like to Compete
for any of the three cash prizes
are at liberty to do so. The Judges
will be DIT. Ann Lindsey, DIT.
Lloma Green, DIT. Portia Bannis-
ter, Eliza Bullard and Mae Wood
Tucker.
J Several daughters will have
birthdays this month, the 22nd of
July, will be the birthday of DIT.
Deputy Marie White, which a
committee of daughter Elks are
planning for her to observe this
at the Cotton Ball. The 26th of
July will be the birthday of Ann
Lindsey, so it will be a happy
| time for those born in July. DIT.
Hester Rivers and DIT. olivia
Rogers are requesting that cards
as well as gifts be turned over to
them for the birthday OF tn e
Deputy.
DIT. Betty Fisher has been re-
leased fro ON Mt. Sinai Hospital
/ and is at her home, 900 NV. 65th
st. Please pay her a visit or send
get well card. DIT. Fisher is a
loyal member of Greater Miami
Temple.
DIT. Sibyl Boggis is much i'm
proved and appreciates the beau
tiful cards and flowers sent by
her Temple, also the visits. DIT.
Boggis Is one Of the favorite
daughters Of her temple.
DIT. Fannie Mae Motion Is maxi
ing arrangements to attend the
Cotton Ball and report for a large
number of advance tickets.
| DIT. Resale Brady has made up
quite a program for the Purple
Cross Nurses. They viii take a
course in first aid and home nur-
sing, also as ambulance drivers
and other plans that will be put
into action. This unit is taking the
temple by storm already there is
a large enrolment Of fine young
women.
Mrs. Florence burden was initi-
ated in the last session. Mrs.
Marie Stewart will reinstate with
Greater Miami. Many other APP
plcations are coming In through
various daughters. This temple
has only one objective now, and
that is to build fine Elks Home
in Miami. The DIT. Deputy plans
to launch a drive for five thou
sand dollars in the next few
months, which viii be added to
the capital in various banks now.
Do you know her? II you do,
you'll know she can do is. Let us
not forget DIT. Selma Lyons, DIT.
Minnie Brown, DIT. Pearl johnson
Boyd, DIT. Maybelle Petty, DIT.
Alice Williams, DIT. Ruby Brown
and DIT. Melissa Baldwin. These
! daughters are not known to many
in Greater Miami, but they keep
~ their membership and make
contributions to the cause for
which we are working. DIT. Alice
Williams never fails to send a
.wenty dollar bill during the an
iiversary celebration. ssrhue we
re only remembered for what we
have DONE" So let us all meet at
he Cotton Ball where fun and
ashton win reign supreme. We
| sOrpOf, to rnesnfioY1 that {ha ray,Ae