Bronze Reporter [Volume: 5, Issue: 36]

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~The Social~ Whirl

FLINT~The Thomas (Bud) Edwards. are being thest:
ed to a round of bon voyage and farewell. parties. these
days. The popular couple will leave soon for an extended
stay in Monrovia, Liberia.

The Milton. Panzers of Brookside Orive gave a farewell
party for the Edward~s Tuesday night, August 12, follow
ed by a pool-side party Wednesday afternoon for Ginger:

at the lovely home of Helen Friley on McPhail. Summer

showers didn~t discourage the girls from taking a dip in|,

the inviting pool.

Some of those present were Helen Loving, Virginia /
Jordan, Louise Leach, ~Sandy Weiss, Lola Gibson and many
others. ~

The Jugs Bridge Club gave a party for Ginger~: and

Bud at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Connie Childress on Mc
' Phail Street Saturday night.

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Rev. and Mrs. Charles G. Pritchett of Evergreen Street
left the city recently on an extended trip Souiu, accompanied by their niece, Mrs. William Fraction and her little daughter Karan Elizabeth.

While away they will visit cities in Alabama, Georgia,
Florida and Tennessee.

They will also witness the graduation of their daughter,
Mrs. Lois Pritchett Driskell, who will receive her Bachelor~s
degree in Education from Tuskegee Institute.

Mrs. Driskell graduated from Flint Central High School
in 1952. __.

~Her husband, Mr. Lewis E. Driskell is an instructor in the
printing division at, Tuskegee Institute.

While in Montgomery, Alabama, the Pritchell~s will be
the house guest of Mrs. Pritchell~s sister and brother-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. Leo M. Jackson.

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Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Courts entertained guests from
Virginia recently. They were Mrs. Lucy E. Bannister, Mrs.
Courts~ mother; Mrs. Mary L. Carter; Mrs. Fannie Drewery;
Miss Gonie Brown; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Bannister and

children and Mr. and Mrs. James Bannister and children.

The Rev. and Mrs. Courts and Mrs. aBnnister will leave
today for the National Christian Missionary Convention
in Oklahoma City, OKlahoma.

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Perrin of Kennelworth Street are
vacationing in Idlewild for the remainder of the.summer.
The Cabaret party given by the Eagle Big Game Hunting
Club at the Til Morroco Hall eat night was a tremendous success.

They wish to express their sincere thanks to the individuals and clubs that contributed so.much to its tnitial affair.
Music was furnished by the Alex Flennoy. Band.

f pees Frege nbawsene. the Tic Toes, Zags, Barnes and many:
others

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Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davis on their

5th Anniversary, Saturday, August 16th.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Williams are leaving Saturday, Au
gust 16th for the Shrine Convention. They will be stopping
at Chicago~s Palmer House.

CLUB CALENDAR

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY
Basileus, Mrs. Boyce Buckner
Meets, Third Saturday, 3 p.m.

DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY
President, Mrs. Salters Wadsworth
Meets, Second Friday, 7:30 p.m.

FLINT ASSOCIATION OF COLORED WOMEN~S ~LUBS
President, Mrs. Janie Nelson
Meets, Third Tuesday, 12 noon ~;

FLINT BRANCH N.A.A.C-P.
President, Herman Gibson
Meets, Third Sunday, 3:30 p.m.
At Pioneer Hall

THE FUXES
President, Mrs. Dorothy Pergusscn. Meets Second Sunday

FRONTIERS CLUB
President, Al Loving
Meets, Second Tuesday, 12: 15 p.m.

THE GLEANER CIRCLE, KINGS DAUGHTERS
President, Mrs. Janie Ne'son
Meets, First and Second Sunday, 5 p.m.

HELPING HAND CIRCLE. DAUGHTERS
President,* Mrs. F. R. Leach at
Meets, First and Third Thursday, 2: p.m.

LAPALOMA SHRINE CLUB OF SS
TEMPLE NO. 550~ELKS

President, Mrs. Lelia Maddox

Meets, First and, Third Sunday, 6 p.m.

ROSE OF SHARON LODGE x
President, William Whitson
Meets, First and Third hc. 7 B m.
At 4212 Maines -~

ROYAL STAR CHAPTER 0O.E.S.
Matron, Mrs. Laurentine Williams _.
Meets, First and Third Monday, 7:30 p.m.

VEHICLE CITY LODGE
Pi osromprs Ruler, James Mackey ~:
ets, Second and ~ semen 4 p.m.
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VEHICLE" cry CLUB..
Bannister

President, H
Meets, Second Sunday. 8 p.m. |

At Sportsman~ s Club.. President, Mrs. Marion Williams ee Laie, Second and Fourth Friday
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TESTIMONIAL RE

~in honor of Mrs. Pea rl~ Williams ~on her. attainment of. ~Past.
Daughter Ruler,~ highest rank in Elkdom. Left to Right: Dt. Mattie Denton, chairman.; Dt. Pearl,
Suber, mistress of: ceremonies;; Mrs. Grace Bryan t, state president; P. G. D. R. Pearl Williams, hon-, }
oree; Mr. T. S. Williams, honoree~s husband; P. - (D.:R. Georgina K. Fields, program ~chairman. ~

Grand.

Wheres
Charley

One of the entertainment.
world~s most sought after) per-.
formers will star in the Mysical | 2
Tent~s production of ~Where's
Charley?~ which opened: Monday, August 11th at'The Musical
Tent, near~ Glip.. ~

Will. B. Able, an outstanding
actor and comic dancer will: portray the title ~role. A favorite.at
summer theatres throughout -the
country, Mr. Able has appeared
~on an impressive list of television
shows including ~The Steve Al-|
len Show,~ ~The Kraft. Television Hour,~ ~Omnibus,~ [ and
many of the Spectaculars. He is
also a favorite of the chi dren,
for his role.of Blooper the Clown,
on ~Super Circus.~ |

~Where~s Charley,~ is} the
musical~ laugh hit based on the
record breaking play ~Charley~s
Aunt.~ This is the show | concerning the Oxford University
students who poses as his own
aunt in order to chaperone: him
to the most: important social event of the season.

Ruth Webb, wiio will be. Te:
membered for her hilarious performances last season in ~The
Boyfriend,~
Tent for ~fWhere~s Charley?~.
~Where's, Charley?~. is:
Tent~s Family Show of the Season.
Tickets are available at the
Musical Tent Box Office, - ~or - by
calling MU. 3-5531,
Right for Flight

The ~overseas~ flight bag ~has
become the hallmark of the international traveler. Now Trans
World Airlines, the first international airline to promote) the
overseas bag in the U.S.~ back
in 1946~has brought out an elegant new style..

self, a friend, and their dates|
will.return ~to the}:

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formed the ceremony at Mt.

bride was attired in a white full
length gown of-lace with the entire back of. the skirt forming a
shapel ~train, she ~arried~:a bouquet of white carnations. Her
veil was of lace held. by a crown
of pearls.

sisters~ maid of honor. Carrying
blue carnations; she wore a pink

| Lawn Botta Given By

Lucretia, Artis Club~

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Chapel.
Watermelon, ice cream, cake

Pearl Carpenter, Mrs. William
Vaughn, a Emma Oxendine,

and punch, were on. the, bill of! Mrs.
fare. Planned games. added to| Hugh Smith, Mrs. William San
the -evening~s enjoyment. Some| ders, Mrs. Boyce. Buckner; Sr. jie
of. those _present were Mrs. Bob| Mrs.
Adams, Mrs,:Sam- Burney, Mrs.| Washington and many others.
Proceeds from the affair will

AFFAIR AT HOME OF ~MRS. VINTON NEELEY
Lit by Japanese lanterns, the lawn of Mrs. Vinton Neeley, oe
Sth Street, made a beautiful setting for an outdoor -social,
~given Saturday, August 9,, by the Lucretia Artis Club of _~ FS 2

Mr.

Ezra_ Broadnaz, - Mrs-- Ol

John Jordan, rs.

go towards - ies ane: fund,

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at "Mosnt Olive~

Mamie Williamé,. daughter of
Mrs. Lula, Williams of. Kimball
Street and the late Monroe Williams, became the bride~ of Freddie Strange, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Veola Strange, E. 8th Street in a
double ring ceremony ~Saturday;
August 9.!

The Rev:; R:.R. Turpin per
Olive Baptist Church.

Given in marriage by her
brother, Willie Williams, the

Miss Sadie Williams was her

Meamie Webam Bride

MR. ~AND A MRS. "FREDDIE STRANGE after their 1 marriage Saturday, August 16, at Mt.Olive Baptist, Church,

organdy dress of ballerina length.

Attendants were.Miss Gladys
Scott and Mrs. Gwen Shirley of
Detroit, ~wearing identical blue
organdy ballering length drésses
and carrying pink carnations. Little Deborah ~Williams, niece of
the bride, was flower girl.

Veola Strange,. Jr., brother. of
the groom, was_ best ~man. Ushers
were Kenneth Owens, William
Epps, Otis Williams and LeRoy
Randall,

A reception at the Pioneer Hall
was given immediately following
the wedding.

Out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. George Bennifield, Mr.
and Mrs. Ledford; all of Detroit;
Mr. Lenville Jackson of Chicago
and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morron of Battle.Creek.

The couple will honeymoon at
Nise. Falls.

Originally created bythe in
to overseas passengérs, the bag
has been adopted by travelers
2verywhere ~ whether~ they go
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tar. Mothers~ use them ~to |tote
yaby~s formula, they're handy ~
for beach or for packing: a lunch,
among other things)...
TWaA's new bag ates is in red
nylon, coated with plastic. White
piping and insignia Iend. -eontrast. It is fully zippered and has
adjustable handles for shoulder
or hands.. Packed, it stands 16 inches

inches across~ reinforced base.
Empty, it folds into a compact
flat package. Other features are
a waterproof lining and deepjoutside pocket.for magazines oy

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signs made popular by an itinerant New England~ peddler are

te hook: their own rugs. The designs were once sold by Edward
| S. Frost, a mid-nineteenth: century, machinist: forced outdoors.
by Pessinc who~ manufactured

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Early Rug Designs bie On és

~petie~; ~V.ti,~and Greenfield, |}
Mass., found the 31% tons~ of ~

stencils storéd in a basement ~
and revived the business. T
Greenfield Village craft shops.
in Dearborn, Mich, now own
the Frost stencils and will continue to make~ the~ original patterns available to hooked: rug.
enthusiasts.~ Above, Mrs. Strat-_
ton assists, craftsman. Tom: Hire ~

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Program -

STH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION a
Be FLINT ~ - -Epsilon Upsilon. Lambda: Chapter, ~Alpha Pt~ Atjha
| | Fraternity will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of. the founding/ of
~| the Flint Chapter on- Sunday, August 17, at 3:30 p.m.! at. Quinn

The guest speaker. ~will: he edie: Myles A.:Paige of New
York City, who is ~ resinens of the ~ Phi Alpha

The: Flint. Chapter. was founded on August 15, 1953 with eight

~| charter members: R. H. Dunning, W. B..Harris, J. R. Johnson,
W: P, Moore, C. S. Sanders, J. D, Wilson and M. A. Wright. During. 1954 Frederick, S...Waller.and Rumor L. Odon were initiated
into the fraternity. The group now numbers ray members

and Lansing.

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Alpha Foundet~s Day Brosiem
August 17.

NEW YORK CITY (CNS)--Even

in New York, Broadway and its
producers and backers are: looking forward to a busy, season
come Fall... and news has
leaked: out that one. of. the ~top
dramatic plays to debut will be
ne~ so far named ~Jolly's: Prouress.~ This: is a story: the: Theatre Guild. has taken over~and
it is a known fast~anything they
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Though none of the leads have
wen officially cast~it.is ~known
~ey are searching high and low
for a bright, ingenué type.to play
Jolly, the Negro. girt: ~from the
back woods of the | ~who is
educated and.made into a fine
lady by a white benefactress.

So far the story sounds like
many on the - old-fashioned
theme, but: this story: ~is ~sup
posed to have a new twist. The
girl does a little fighting for
her own rights. -
Della Reese, -who~s deing her
commercials on radio~as a star~
goes into the El Morocco ~in Montreal the end of September. The
Negro Actor~s Guild ~put. out a
call for actresses with pleasing
voices to try narrating job on
tape which ~paid $50~and ~SO
many applied they. had to test
them all first ~to choose. one.
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Chuck: Berry~s handlers have
fantastic ideas... his newest
album featured red, ripe and
beautiful strawberries on the
cover with just a small picture
of Chuck as The Berry. '
Ce aie at ene ie
|... Pearl Bailey. had: a. fit aaa
husband Louis Bellson came~
down with an acute case of ap-.
~pendix ~and had ~to: leave his~
~ date at the Chez Paree where

~Buddy Rich was called in to
substitute. S ets

though the weather is. sweltering:

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he and Pearl are appearing. |. %

Dinah Washington goes soon
into Roberts ~Show Club in Chicago~which is the best little
spot on the southside-~where~ Al ~
Hibbler is arriving just 20th.
Billie Holliday. now in Milwaukee
at the Brass Rail~enjoying her
new-found success.

Diahann Carroll. _ el
guesting on ~Tonight's~ ~sh
all thrilled over her~
with United Arti
do two LE
She~s two. to er ceedit! aE
ready: one. LP for RCA Victor

(Diahann Carroll~ Sings - oI
Arlen) and one for. Vik-(Best
Forward). Besides ~ she~s

very busy little ladg-topening at:
the Riversidé Hotel in Reno the
end of August;~and going, on
from théft~tq_ Hollywood for a
role in ~Porgy ard Bess.~ You'll
remember her in

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Lena Horne sun so much
on the Riviera-in Italy~she~ 3

shining like a ~
Nat King Cole~s albi
Espanol,~ ~where. m4

two

weeks, the records. eee
When Ralph Bunche* tald the
story to his friends that because

his son put the garbage out\without wrapping it ~one night,\ and
they got a ticket for it~he
thought it would.~ make;

rounds on TV, radio and in pr
too within the next couple~
days. To top it all, his wife, w
answered. the fine, had.,to -p

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