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THE FLINT

COLUMBUS SOCIAL

HATTIE BUFORD REDMOND,
Society Editor
~COLUMBUS, Ohio~(APNS)~

% Mics Martha Sellers, of Portland, Oregon, has returned
home to assume her school studies, after a ten-day visit with
Miss Zelda Bickley, 308 South Highland Avenue. She was
highly entertained during her stay.

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MRS. E: T. BOONE RETURNS
FROM LOS ANGELES

Mis. 'E.:T. Boone, of 320 South Highland Avenue, has returned home from a vacation trip to Los Angelds, Calif., where
she visited her niece, Mrs. James G. Freeze.. While there che
enjoyed many sight seeing trips to Santa Catalina Island, Tijuana, Mexico, and other beautiful spots. She was entertained
with a formal reception by her niece, a dinner by Mrs. Mary
Watkins, brunch by the Misses Bennett, a bridge luncheon by
Mrs. Fields, and numerous other smaller parties and outing
trips.. She says ~~L.os Angeles; is truly the Angel City for beauty and hospitality.~

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The annual homecoming service for the Religious Training
Institute will be held Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Gospel
Tabernacle Church, corner of Hildred and Ohio. A) program
of special interest will be rendered.

* 8 ~.... Mrs. Veatrice Gillespie and daughter, Rosetta, Mr. and
Mrs. Ulysses McDonald, and Mr. Otis Weddington, were dinner guests last~Stimday of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hill of Mt. Vernon Avenue. Visitors in the afternoon from Columbus were:
Mrs. M. N. Rogers and daughter, Armogene, and Mr. and Mrs.
M. Hayes.. ~
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Mr. J. B. Hawkins of 308 South Highland Avenue returned last week from a visit with his mother Mrs. Smith in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Mrs. David Briggs, from Asheville, N.C., is visiting her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Holland, 2300
Logan Street, ~

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The Sophisticated Debs, are giving a Hub Hub Hop at
the YMCA, Oct. 25 at 8:30 p.m. Fee is thirty-five cents to
enter. Evelyn~ NeWsame is president and Evelyn Goolsby is
secretary. ~ ave

Mr. Joseph Shorter of 830 Starr Avenue was called to
Zenia, Ohio, last week, on account of the death of his sister-inlaw, Mrs. Mary Nelson.. Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at Jamestown, Ohio. Mrs. Nelson was the sister of
Mrs. Jennie Shorter of Yellow Springs. Before returning home,
Mr. Shorter visited his sister, Mrs. Pearl Smith, Wilberforce,
Ohio.:

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~Mrs Veatrice Gillespie of 167 N. 21st Street is announcing
the engagement.of her daughter, Rosetta to Warrant Officer
Otis Weddington of Lockbourne Air Base. y
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Marriage vows were exchanged last week between Miss
Lois Smith of 14514 Lexington Avenue and Mr. Charles Lewis
of Winston-Salem, N.C., last Wednesday night. Mr. Lewis,
was recently discharged from the service.

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Last Friday night Dr. A. K. Lawrence was host to the
Boule at Elmhurst Party Home with a three-course dinner party.
Those in attendance were: Prof. J. A. Mitchel, Dr. John A.
Bailey, Dr. Roy C. Carter, Dr. R. M. Tribbitt, Mr. William J.
Butler, Dr. J: K: Smith, Mr. J: Harold Thomas, and Atty. Edmund:B;,Paxton,, and the host. Dri. Lawrehce:.

Miss Laura Champ of Washington, D:C., niece of Mr. Edwarll Smith of 105 Hamilton Avenue, returned to her hone,. after spending six weeks vacation with her. uncle.

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On Tuesday *evening Mrs. William Hervey and Mrs. Ma_Mie Garrison were joint hostesses to Cirele No. 3.of Second
Baptist Church ~at*Elmhurst Party Home. After the business
meeting light refreshments were served to 23: members.

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One of the outstanding social
everts of the week was the Silver Anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Boone. Th? reception was held at their home
at 6550 Scotten. Avenue. The
tome was beautifully decorated
with various flowers and a large
wedding cake was on the dining
stom table.

The exquisite silver gifts received were innum~rable.

Mrs.. Boone was very. charming ir a pink gown of brocaded
satin and net. Her corsage was
of white -carnations and baby
roses. i

Margaret Boone,~ their
daughter, wore a black and
white taffeta dress. with cape

sleeves bordered with black sequirs. Her corsage consisted of
reach roses and pink carnations.
Others in the receiving line
were Mrs. Joseph Gomez of
Cleveland, Ohio, Mr..and Mrs.
Young Strickland, Dr. and Mrs.
Bracey, who presented the corsages to the ladies; Mrs. Boones
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Paynter of
Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Boone~s

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neice. Mrs., Gladys Packwood,
and her son, Cyril, both of Bermuda. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gragg.

Miss Paula Dean Rodgers, received guests, Mrs. Mary Winter, registered, and Mrs. Z2lma
Harvey, introduced the guest.

The Boone~s were married 25
years ago at Bethel AME Church
in? New York City.

Other guests were: Miss Mildred Mission, a neice~ of Mrs.
Boone, who is formerly,of Bermudi, now a student at Howard University. Mrs. Roxie Bell,
Mrs. Bessie German, Mrs. Louise
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy, Dr... and Mis. E:.W:..H,
Johnson, Mrs, Hattie Toodle,
Mr. an Mrs. Julius Watson. Miss
Agnes Moore, Mr. Verrron Henry, Mr. and Mrs. James Wimbley, Mr. and Mrs. Will Spraggs,
Mrs. Ida Isaacs, Mrs. Laura Esteile, Mrs. Lena Parrish, Rev.
and Mrs. Dames, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.
James Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Crawford, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph _ Gillespie and many
others.

Mrs. Arthur Wolfe and daughter, Diane Bowles, aged 4
and Barbara Jean, 13 month, of Akron, Ohio,. are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Biggers, 225 S. Highland Ave
nue.

Mr. Wolfe, after bringing his family to Columbus, mo
tored to Atterbury, Miss., where he spent two weeks with his
parents, and has rejoined his family, where they will complete
their visit with relatives and friends.

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Mrs. Lucy Mackey, who had been in ill health for some
time, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs; Magda
lene Mayle of West Virginia..

She was.also the. mother of Mr.
Ernest Mackey of 924 E. Gay Street.

Funeral services were

held Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Union Baptist Church in Zanes
ville, Ohio. 1

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Eleanor Brooks, Clifford Green and Mary Ann Green, all

of Rochester, N.Y., spent the

weekend here visiting Walter

Jennings, 349 N. 20th Street and other friends.
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Mrs. William H. Mallory of Philadelphia, Pa., spent ten

nue.

days with her niece, Mrs. R. L. Terrel of 595 Stambough Ave
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The Veterans~ annual Field Day will be held in Hanford
Village on Sunday, Sept. 29 with ball games, dancing, fat wom
en's race and refreshments and drinks.
The committee is preparing a full and elaborate

ka given.

Prizes of all kinds will

program for all who wish to take advantage and to enjoy this

one-day outing.

Admission is fifteen cents.

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Each Tuesday night the

meets at the Blue Triangle ~~Y,~~ 690 E. Long Street.

13th. Ward Democratic. Club
Each

member is asked to bring a friend. All candidates welcorned.
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The True Light Gospel Chorus will be presented Sunday,

Oct. | in the Second Baptist Church in Circleville, Ohio, Mis.

Minnie Foster, director, announced.
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Senior Allies presents a ~Miss Fine Brown Frame~ contest

of Columbus high schools.
from each high school.

winner will be crowned the night of the ~Miss
Don't miss this gala affair. The first of its kind

Frame~ dance.

in Columbus.

Entries will consist of two girls
The contest will run until Oct; 5. The

Fine Brown

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Mr. William Walker, is now attending Ohio State this sea
son. He comes from Ne

bourne Air Base.

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Mr. Shelby White was honored with a trip to New York

to see Joe Louisfight.

Shelby. called a friend here and said

that he could have saved his train fare for all the fighting that
he saw. -He thinks that hereafter he wi!l listen to the fight on

the radio.

~Anna Lucasta~ Cast Gives Benefit

_ NEW YORK ~ ANP ~ The
cast of ~Anna Lucasta~ donated
their usual night off on Morrday, to present a performance at
the Mansfield theatre for the
benefit of the families of the
four lynch victims of -Monroe,
Ga., Mrs. Rosetta LeNoire was
chairman of the ~Theatre vs.
Intolerance~ committee.

A number of célebrities participated in both the discussion
of the subject. ard entertainment after the show. Speakers
were World~s Champion Jo#
Louis, Walter White, head of
the NAACP, and Rep. Adam
Clayton Powell, Entertainers
were Betty Garrett, star of ~Call
Me Mister,~ Milton Berle, Billic Holiday, Zero Mostel, Kenneth Spencer, Carol Bruce~ of
Show Boat, Ray Bolger of Three
to Make Ready, comedian Timmi: Rogers and a host of others.
The Independent Citizens
Committee. of Arts, Sciences,

|For Ga. Lynch Victims~ Kin

and Professions, the NAACP,
the American Veterans committee, the United Negro and Allied. veterans, the Negro Actors
guild, Actors equity, and virtually all the other theatrical
unions helped to make the benefit a blow at irftolerance. All
funds derived from the evening were handled through the
Theatre authority, Alan Corelli,
chairman..

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Mrs. Bertha.M. Nixon, 623 Jefferson Avenue, returned
Sunday from a trip to Birmingham, Ala. and Atlanta. Ga.,
where she was royally entertained. She was accompanied by
her. little granddaughter, Ann Totten. *

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Westbrook of Memphis, Tenn. are
houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Calloway. Mr. Westbrook is en route to Cornell University to work on his master~s degree in agriculture. Mrs. Westbrook will
study music and dramatics. She _ teaches
/ music at Cottrell High School, Memphis,

Mrs. Ora L. Anderson and Mrs. Amelia- Anderson were the hostesses for the
Lit-Mus Study Club.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Long, 82 Waverly Street, Mrs. Lucille Crawford and Mr.
Milton McClelan are visiting friends in Detroit.

The Delta. Sigma Theta Sorority had
its opening meeting at the home of Mrs.

E. Ashbury, 185 Florida Street.:
the

Le Vingt-Cing Social Club met at
YMCA and played badminton.

Mrs. Mary Jarrett, 227 Loring Avenue, has as her houseguest, Miss Thelma Moore of Toronto, Ont.

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Mias Rose Lawson, sister of Mrs. Mary Jarrett, is returning to Fisk University where she is majoring in education.

The Rev. W. M. Weaver and wife of Washington, D.C.
Falls, N.Y. and friends in Buffalo, New York City and Canada.

Mr. Edward 8S. Johnson, veteran of the Navy, machinist
mate first class, served in the Pacific, in service 31/2 years, celebrated his birthday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph John
son, 1493 Jefferson Avenue.

Mrs. Jeffie Wright, 25 Lyth Avenue, is going to Houston,
Texas, to visit her mother.

Mrs. John M. Harris, 41 Winslow, just returned from visiting her sister, Mrs. Fannie Jones of Chicago, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Louie Griffin, 144 Northland Avenue, have
visiting them Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fisher of Little Rock, Ark.

Mrs. Ralph Johnson, 1493 Jefferson Avenue, entertained
the Ladies Auxiliary of Adolphus Breakfast Club, Saturday. ~

son, has started taking ballet dancing lessons at the Maree
Dancing Academy, Jefferson and Ferry Streets.
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Atty. and Mrs. Herbert L. Dudley of Detroit were dinner
guests of Atty, and Mrs: Julian Evans, 143 Northland Street, at

Don Montgomery's. After dinner they went to the Lafayette

Theater. Attorneys Dudley and Evans were classmates at
Howard University. Mrs. Dudley is associated with the Red
Cross..

Atty. Phillip Watson, assistant district attorney of New
York City, was guest of Atty. and Mrs. Julian Evans.

Mrs. Elizabeth Abrams and daughters, Constance and
Franchone, entertained at a. birthday dinner for her mother,
Mrs. Wardner H. Jones on Sunday. Those present were: Mrs.
Wardner Jones, Atty. and Mrs. Clarence M. Maloney, and Mrs.

Foster.

ASHMORE-STEWART WEDDING

In a setting of autumn flowers, Miss Priscilla Ashmore became the bride of George Stewart on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Margaret Moore, 382 Hickory Street. The
bride wore a soft suit of gold and beige with cherry-yoke accessories and carried a white Bible with a bouquet of gardenias.
Her sister, Mrs. Lucille Martin, was matron of honor. She was
given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. Edward Reed. Doyle
Stewart, the groom's brother, was best man. The Rev. Franklin Jackson officiated. The home was artistically decorated
with gladioli, palms and ferns. The three-tiered wedding cake
was circled with green fern and white gladioli. An after-wedding champagne. party was given the attractive couple by Mrs.
Bell of Bell~s Lounge, and Mrs. Pear] Nichols at the latter's attractively decorated lounge bar, 474 Michigan Avenue. Among
those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols,
Mrs. Cooley and daughter, Ann; Mrs. Cannon and son, Troy
~Rogers; Rose Stroud and Charles Brown. After a brief honeymoon, the couple will be at home to their many friends at 382
Hickory Street. |:

BETHEL AME CHURCH SCENE OF
KNIGHT-VAUGHN BRIDAL RITES:

Gladiolii formed the background in the church Friday eve~ning at 6:30 o'clock for the marriage of Miss Sydney E. Knight,
~daughter of Mrs. Alice Webb to Mr. Eugene Vaguhn. Dr. D., Ormonde Walker officiated and Mr. Cleon Service presided at
_the organ. Given in marriage by her brother, George Knight,
~the bride wore a brocaded white satin gown styled with a long-: fitted torso and.train. Her bridal veil fell from a crescent rose
crown and she carried a bouquet of white roses.

Miss Alice M. Webb was maid of honor. She wore a pink
net dress with moire taffeta bodice, long lace gloves to match
and a short pink veil on her head just nose length. She carried
a bouquet of pink roses. The bridesmaids were: Sarah Brown,
who wore a pale yellow organdy gown; Glenda Payton, in pink
net of semi-basquet style with ruffles panelling front and back
of dress; Elizabeth Allen, who wore pink dress with bodice of

peach moire taffeta; Arleana Branch. who wore a blue with
white figures and white lace peplum and Rose Means, who wore
a yellow net dress with basque effect bodice. They all carried
bouquets of American beauty roses.

Mr. Franklin James was best man. ~

The mother of the bride wore an aqua moire blue georgette dress and American beauty roses corsage... Flower girl
Jackie Gragrove wore a beautiful little white net dress and carried a white basket filled with pink rose petals. The ringbearer
Lloyd Hargrove wore a white suit and carried the ring on a
lacey cushion to the altar.

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SOCIAL TID BITS

are visiting their brother, the Rev. M. C. K. Weaver of Niagara |~}

Sinete Johnson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S. Calvin John- |

RECENT WEDS ~ One-of the
striking social events of the
seasorry was the marriage at St.
Paul] CME Church, Chicago, of
Miss Katyalyce Evans,. daughter

Grove, Ga. The brid? is a senior at Roosevelt college, Chicago, and the bridegroom is a senior at Meharry M2edical college,
Nashville: Following the cereof the Rev. and Mrs. H. W.| mony, the newlyweds left. by -
Evans, Chicago, and Ephriam| plane for New York ard BosAlphonzia Grier, Jr., son of Mr.|tion to spend their honeymoon,
and Mrs. E. A. Grier of Locust ANP. |

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TOLEDO

SOCIAL DOINGS

By Berniece P. Jordan
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KAPPA HONORS RUSHEES AT SMOKER

Beta Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity honored
the new students attending the University of Toledo with a
smoker held at-the Masonic Temple Saturday, Sept. 21. Thomoor Combs was in charge of the arrangements for the informal
affair.

The affair proved to be more than just
a rush party. The students were able to
get better acquainted with one another and
everyone enjoyed an evening of eniertain
ment and fun.
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SKATING PARTY TO BE HEL
SATURDAY, SEPT 28

The Office Club of Third Baptist
Church will sponsor a skating party Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA,
1018 Jefferson Street. The donation fee
is fifty cents and everyone is cord~ally in
vited to attend.
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WORLD MISSION CRUSADE RALLY HELD

Berniece P. Jordan

lace and full georgette skirt; Gloria Williams, who wore a

The Northern Baptist Convention World Mission Crusade ~
Rally was held at the Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Tuesday evening, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. Many members from all the
Baptist churches in the city attended this rally and received a
great fellowship from the meeting. The speaker of the hour

was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson who was a very interesting speaker.
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~ BAPTIST NIGHT HELD AT THIRD CHURCH
Wednesday night, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. the churches of the

city which affiliate with the Ohio Baptist General Association
observed the second annual Baptist Night at Third Baptist

| Church, the Rev. E. J. Mason, pastor. Among the great speak
ers were: Dr. C. H. Crable, Mrs. Ednah Lewis, the Rey. H. O.

Mason, who all were interesting.

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DISCHARGED
Sgt. John D. Mitchum, who served 16 months overseas
in Okinawa and Guam with the 20th Aviation Squadron has
recently been honorably discharged from the service. Sergenat
Mitchum is the husband of Mrs. Leatrice Mitchum, the former

Leatrice Spencer, 338 Pinewood Avenue.
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PARCEL POST SALE TO BE SPONSORED

The Twentieth Century Literary Club of Third Baptist
Church will sponsor a Parcel Post Sale on Friday, Sept. 27 at
8:30 p.m. in the basement of the church. Packages of valuable articles will be offered at the cost of fifty cents and an out
standing program will be presented. All of the public is cor-:
-dially invited to attend. i

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which convened last week. They
are S. G. Dent, W. J. Oxford
and Mos? Mollet. The appointment had come at the hartds of
Judge Walter Thomas of the
Waycross Judicial circuit, who
has taken \an unusually liberal -

Three Negroes
On Glenn, Ga.

Grand Jury

BRUNSWICK, Ga. ~ ANP ~
Three Negroes are members of
the Glenn County grand jury

attitude since recent elections
in which several thousand Negroes participated.

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