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N-N. Y. AMSTERD

Honor Star
At Record
Celebration

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sholt, Dixie Rose Lee, Duke El-
lington, Billy Daniels, Ella Fitz-
gerald, Juanita (Bloody Mary)
Hall, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Walter
White, Thelma Carpenter, Buddy
Rodgers, and hundreds of other
really big names in the entertain-
ment and public affairs work.

Said one doubting fan who had
helped Miss Baker off the train
and 13 hours later said goodbye
at the Golden Gate, "only once in
a lifetime does one meet such a
personality as this." There were
no doubters.

A slow drizzle failed to dampen
the andor of hundreds of fans
who queued up as early at 5 p. m.,
for Jo's 9 o'clock appearance at
the Golden Gate. Hundreds more
were turned away. The manage-
ment said the house had never be-
fore been so packed.

Through half a dozen recep-
tions, luncheons, ceremonies and
numerous mobbings, the St. Louis
born chanteuse — danseuse, who
captured Paree with a wave of
the hand and toss of the hips
spread her prodigious charm about
like a mantle of Chanel scented
snow.

In the thick of it all, the
NAACP's Lindsey White, and hos-
tess Mrs. Bessie Buchanan guided,
directed and organized events so
that the big day was spectacular
success for the association and
the hundreds of workers who
helped it all.

Jo, with all the grace and
charm which has made her the
toast of the world and front line
champion of civil and human lib-
eries, gave her all to New York.
"I love you, love you, I love you"
she said, and threw kisses to her
thousands of admirers.