Bronze Reporter [Volume: 1, Issue: 20]

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THE BRONZE. REPORTER

Saturda, Page Fi ive

Delores Smith
Weds

BECOMES BRIDE OF JOHN
HAIRSTON IN CHURCH OF
CHRIST CEREMONY >

The Church of God in Christ
was the scene of the Sunday afternoon weddirg of Delores Smith
and John Hairston.
James Markhani officiated at the
ceremony which was. followed ~by
a reception for 250 guests in the
church~s dining room.

The bride, daughter of Mr.
Mrs. Calvin Smith, 929 East Carton Street, wore a gown of white
chantilly lace, tulle and satin. The
fitted bodice was fashioned with
a boufiant skirt of three layers
of tulle over satin. The illusion
veil was held in place by a crown
of pearls and. flowers. The bride's
bouquet was of white madonna
lilies.

Mollie Hairson, sister vf the
bridegroom, was maid of honor.
She chose a gown of aqua net
fashioned over taffeta, and car:
ried a flower arrangement of
pink. carnatrons and yellow daffodils. |

The bridesmaids wore matching dresses of various colors and
carried: castades) of yellow daffodils. They were: Shirley Braay,
who. wore blue net over taffeta;
Edith~ Temple, who wore yellow

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net over taffeta; Joan Smith, who
wore orchid net over taffeta; Genevieve Strong, who wore blue net

over taffeta; and sé~an Verdun
who wore pink net over taffeta.

Mese Hairston wads best man
for his brother. Three of the
bride~s. brothers, Chatles Smith,
Marvin Smith and Julius Smith,
ossisted. by Morris:Branch and
Johnnie Blair, were ushers.

The flower girl was Cherry
Simpson. Her dress was of light
blue net over. satin. Alfonso
Collins was ring bearer.

Soloist was Charles} Wiikerson.
He sang ~~~Because~~~ and oo Father.~

Pianist was Goriidn Strong;
and Mrs. Thelma Stocker and Mrs.
Rebecca Bonner directed.

The reception followed immediately after the ceremony in the
dining room where the couple
greeted more than 250 guests.

~ellow. daffodils < ~arried out
the flower arrangements and decorations.

' The table was Deritéred with a
beautiful five tier wedding cake
which was~ centered With a miniature bride and groom which further symbolized the (significance
of the oceasion.. Hostesses were
Mrs. Anna Claude Smith and Mrs,
Beatrice Temple.

Out of town guests included
Mr. and Mrs., Leonard Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Scales and Bill
Dean from Toledo,.Ohio. Miss
Delores Goings from Lansing, ahd
Mrs. Leona Robinson) from. Pontiac.

The couple received many lovely- and useful gifts.) They will
make their home with Mr. and
Mrs. Will Brown, 4220~ Appony
Street, grandparents of the bridegroom. i

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Frankly Speaking

By ARTHUR J. EDMUNDS
Executive Secretary
Urban League of Flint
Since this paper~s: timely beginning, a different ~~Frankly
Speaking~ column has appeared
in each issue. In each article I

on some topic bearing on problems of race relations locally and
As I prepared to write
my column for~ this week~s issue
of the BRONZE REPORTER, it
occurred to me that in nota
single instance. have
any comments on or criticisms of
my views. No one has expressed
any agreements or |disagreements
with what I have said. In view of

this, I take for granted that the E

opinions I have expressed are
infallible, or perhaps invulnerabie
to criticism. So I~ll just continue.
SHAMEFUL RENT GOUGING
Last week several shameful
practices were brought to my attention that figuratively made my
blood boil. The practices involved
the most vicious |examples of
rent gouging I have ever seen in
Flint ~ or anywhere else.
NO CLOSETS, NO HEAT
VIRTUALLY ~No Nothing~~
During an
substandard dwellings. I visited
one delapidated and unsafé threeflat apartment building in~ which
four families were living. In one
instance two families. or seven individuals occupied one three-room
apartment, Each family paid $15
per week for rent. Each of the
families occupying the other two
apartments (one in the basement
and the other on the second floor)
paid $30 per week for rent. Just
imagine ~ $30 per week or about
$140 per month for an unheated
three-room apartment with neither closets nor a bath tub. The
stairway leading to the second
floor was so rickety that I was
actually aaacy of | visiting that
floor.
OWNER OF BUILDING NEGRO
I was startled- when I learned
that these apartments rented for
$30 per week. Why I understand
that the five-room apartments in
the luxurious Park View Manor.
located on Court Street at Crapo.
rent for no more than $125 per
month. My shock turned to anger
when I learned that the building
was owned by a Negro. This provided a good example of what the
~man~? meant when he said ~your

own kind is often your worse
enemy.~~

CHILDREN ARE CHIEF
SUFFERERS

Now please do | not misunderstand me. I realize) that no singie
group has a monopoly on such

But I think it~s awful -that the
~worse case~ in-the city should
be perpetrated by|a member of
the group who endures the greatest sufferings and| hardships because of Flint~s critical housing
problem. There~s no reason for
it. This man. takes in nearly $300
per month from the rent of this
building and he |puts nothing
back into it for improvement and

heat, six young tots who live in
the building are very sick, with
chest colds. What| do you do in
cases like this? Will someone
tell me? |

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weffic than the Panama Canal.

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Ruth ~Payne Becomes Bride ~:.
At Mt. Olive Baptist Church

SPEAKS VOWS WITH
JAMES EDWARDS

Ruth~s sister, Bessie Hudson,
and her husand, McKinley Hudson- were Matron of Honor and
Best Man in the Sunday afternoon wedding ceremony at Mt.
Olive: Baptist Church when she
exchanged vows with James Edwards.

Lorean Edwards, sister of the
bridegroom, and Emma Coulter
were bridesmaids while Frederick
Luckado a:d James Luckado
served as ushers.
> The Rev. R. R. Turpin officiated at the ceremony which took
place immediately after the 11:00
a..m, Worship Service.

The bridegroom is the son of

r. and Mrs. James Edwards. Sr.,
f 1466 Alabama Street.

The bride, whose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Theophilus Payne
of 528 E. 12th St., chose.a gown
of lace and tulle for her wedding.
A princess crown secured her illusion veil and she carried a shower arrangement~ of red roses and
white carnation blossoms.

Bessie Hudson, her matron of
honor, chose a gown of yellow

net over taffeta and carried a
cascade of white carnations and
champayne roses.

~Lorean and Emma, her bridesmaids, wore matching gowns of
orchid and pink net over taffeta
and carried cascades of roses and
carnations. They wore matching
half-hats.

Vocalist at the ceremony was -
Samuel Williams. He sang ~Because.~~ Pianist was Harrison McGee.

A. reception followed at. the
home of the bride~s. parents at
5928 East 12th St. The couple
greeted many guests and friends.

Among the out of town guests
were:. Mrs. Nannie B. Goggins,
Mr. and Mrs. North of Detroit,
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Wright of
Lansing, Mrs. Cynthia Turner,
Mr. Burt Turner, and Mrs. Claud- -
ia: Simpson of Omaha, Nebraska.

Gladiolas, beautifully arrayed,
centered the buffet, and the dinning. table wag rmaade beautiful
with the lovely thre: tier wedding
cake which was centered with a
miiiature oride asd groom and
circled ~1th pink rose:.

The couple will live at 1466
Alabama Street,

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