Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Saturday, April 2, 1988 Mrs, Marguerite White Patterson left the city Saturday night, after spending three week3 here with her mother and other relatives to join-her-hushand Mr. Daniel Patterson in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Ead dy celebrated their first wedding anniversary Thursday evening, Maivh 17, at their home 1218 ?invited. A delicious course was served, with Mrs. H. Cook assist ing the hostess. Mrs. Eaddy is the former Miss Serena Sumter. Mr. Robert F. Green and nephew William. W. Miller, brorther and son of Mr and Mrs. William Mill city recently visiting their mother and grandmother, Mrs. W. B. Green. -- -.'I.Tl> PROFESSIONAL NOTICE. Dr. A. B. Johnson will be out of his office from April 3 to 10th attending the * National Medical Clinic at Tuskegee Institute, Ala NOTICE. -7?The Waverly Friendship Club's anniversary will be held at Bethe] AMK Church, Sunday night a1 ??i3Q?p.nvr Special sermon by Rev S. H. Lewis. Officers of the Club Mr L. B. Gray, Pres.; Mr. M. C Abncy, Sec.; Mr. L. M. Myers -Treas. The nublic is cordialIy~ir - vited. * PLUE RIBBON SAVING CLUE -p- - - The Blue Ribbon Saving Clul met at the home of Mrs. Anni< ? L. Jenkins 223 Bull street. Th< meeting was called to order by th< president. Opening song Pass <.uuici<-. owcuiiu song i rseeu rnee The devotions closed. The minutei ' of tJiiLJast-meetiny weYe adopted The roll was called and memberi responded with their dues. Thi meeting closed a?ter a ^eliciou: 'repast had been served. THE FRIENDLY BOYS SOCIAI CLUB. The meeting was called to orde by the president at 8 o'clock, a the home of Mr. Ed Fripp, 1511 Whalcy St. After the devotions the president called for the mil utes of the last meeting,, whicl were n'afl ">"1 npprmrnd Tho rnt was called, every member respom %iiil. The next meeting will be hel< at the home of Mr.?Freddie Ga rett 141G Tobacco St. So long ui til Monday nite, April 4th. We wil meet you at the4 Palmetto Chau feurs Club House, 2314 Pendletoi street. Mr. Eddie Mankins, reporter o the FBSC put before the Clul that every member in the club wfn is not taking the paper, shouh paper-also be sent to his house a 1427 Whaley street. ? coming! coming nrcjr scitool speech tournament ' APRIL 21st & 22nd STATE COLLEGE l* am us ant The club met at its usual hou at 908 Walnut St., with the pres ' dent. Mr. Mitchell In charge. Th mooting wag hapmv ftt-SiSO aharp The chairman of the program cor mittee gave a brief program. A " 'ter which he turned thje rpmainde of the: evening over to playini games. There were three differen kinds_.aL_gamcs. Some the mer bers had seen before and som % they._had not. Everybody joined i: and had a lot of. fun which laste from start to finish. At some ver, early date we are going tm giv a party but you will hear more Km 1 ? if lofflV Wn o vn o?1n/l 4-a ma mvmv tv iuw i. ?? u ni c ^iau lu nc that all members are pulliryj, t gether, which means more tha one can express to any organiz tion. We are on our way to th top. The visitors present were a foHows:Misses Butler and Myerf Messrs. Zimmerman, Butler an * Ij^ady. You are always welcom ^ td come in and see what we are d . ing. The roll was called and ever ' body responded. The host M Lewis gave ua a delicious repas We adjourned tfo meet at 1926 G< f ? ' I Prytanean Frater nit3 Soorfsors Pre-Eas ter Ball The Prytanean Fraternal orga ization of Booker T. Washingto high school will make its socii debut with a Pre Easter Ball f the Masonic Temple. Friday. Apt 15, 1938. The social committee of the Fi cernity is putting forth every i f'nrt tn mol/fl fVitc oflToih o? " .Standing one "of the Easter seaso Members of the committee ai " Joseph Wilson, Utto Jamison, Chi denry Pearson ?and Nathani Stephenson. i D. A. Christie and his Swir i nisti dance music for the occasio ; This aggregation, directed by M > Christie, a promising young dru player, is very popular at favori white and colored social affairs The public is cordially invitf to speraL Good Friday evening i guests of the P.rytanean Prater TyTTFree-gifts will* be given to tl first fifty ladies attending. Kappas Stage 'Swellegant Affai ' Orangeburg?On March 25t ' the doors of Dukes' Gymnasia were opened to the many guests the Kappas, while Oscar "Slin Hogan and his Rhythm Rasca j- "cut strains of sweet music TFT [ out the gymnasium. ' Beneath the soft lights am? tl beautiful colors of Crimson ai Cream, Kappa Alpha Psi \vi their guests danced to the love ' tunes of "Slim" Hogan and li "Savoy Ballroom style of mus This was Hogan's first engageme - 4n-South Carolina aTid he left j Jm press ion on wHich will "Be Ioi j remembered at South Carolii , State College. He took with hi ; the honor of being the best orch ? tra to have played ia Dukes Gy ^_nesium. T~ Under the supervision of Bi . J. C. Abercrombia the gymnasiu s was artistically decorated to foi a beautiful grape arbor. Suspe s cd in the center was the Emble _of Crimsqn and Cream?direct s under was a. beautiful decorat Punch boH'l made of icp. j -We dare try to describe t h lovely ladies and their costunn but if our many friends wou r padon us, we will, mention t h t iress of a lovely Kanna Swot then J M iss Marie Smith, who was drt Jd in Kappa colors > that add i luite a bit to the affair, ^ 1 i.As the bands of the clock dr< ^ near the closing hour, the gues 3 accepted souvenirs and depart i for a continuation of the affair r Comp Wilburwhitcade, at whi i time the graduate brothers ent j tained their-guests. The affair e f ed at 2:30 a.m., and the ma 1 guests departed to--live in mem ies of a lovely evening, a beautil f festival well spent in the preset ^ >f baiity and splnndor. ? THE CULTURE CLUB i e The Culture Club met with Mi t H. D. Eookman on Gadsden strc Friday afternoon. Reports we ^ made on tickets for the play whi was givon last week. WeTwfll gi the amount of the proceeds rea ed from the play at the next w ing. We can say at this time th it was quite a success. An amount of $20.15 was repc . ed to the club by Mrs. Pair! I the proceeds from the cloak roc e which Mr, W. C_ Johnson gave t r club during the dance last weel f Delegates to the State Fedc tion which is to be held at E r hardt and Voorhees on April 20 ^ to May 1st were elected as folio' Mrs. D. K. Jenkins, Mrs. W. II Johnson and Mrs II P Pride. Qu e a few of the other members s planning to atte'nd also. After all business had been < V _ posed of, we were entertained w c an original poem by Mrs. Lan n Jones and a solo by Mrs. Burcl e The hostess served?*1- ice cr?f ? and cake. The next meeting w - be with Mrs. Andrenna Baumgl a ner on Hampton street, e , 9 CARD OF THANKS. i; ^ d > We wish to thank our frier e for the kindness shown during ( o illness and death of our loved o y and for the many floral offering r. Isabel Johnson, wife, t. Esther Johnson Dawkins, >r daughter; Mary B. Dunn, niece. A RADIO NEWS. A ' The members of the Radio Lit erary and Social club held a spec ial business meeting Tuesday Mar . 29, at the home ovf Mr. Roscoe Jack ?son, 1400 (lii'gg street. The chief "e n purpose of this meeting was to v n check up on the social and >finan v aj cial condition of the club as a a whole. After accomplishing this, r each member received an indiyid _u ual checkup. The- club is now ^ ready to stay under the Bocial f . spotlight lor the remainder oft ^ the year. We now sign off until c ^ next week. - J c BENEDICT CU R NOTES r., el The regular monthly meeting of the Benedict club will be held on Tuesday evening, April 6, in the ,g Starks* Library at, 7:30 o'clock. After , a bKlef business session. ? the meeting will -be turned, over to Mr. Theodore Youngblood, chairr. man of the progran\ committee y and Prof. T. L. Duckett, who have j- arranged ir vtiry ~interestlng as well.ias unique program. Two of the main features will be games id of all description designed for the as children and the showing of picnj tures of many of the graduates w'hile students in school and group ie pictures of classes of yesteryear. This urogram promises an mjoyablc'?evening and >all members are-urged along with-friends wlu) i wish to attend. And dcnTt forget jj? the children for they too ure invited. The 'bnly price of admission N is your loyalty to the club and , Benedict. Fremon E. Altee, J 111 , Chun. Publicity Committee, i of J. PLAY BINGQ! I Is ? : With - the Dramatic Club at the U I M R.mtmon Fvi clay flight. Lovely prizes and a de , he ITgbtlul tinu.v_ Our friends that c id "Diamntie Club" means lots o f 1 th fun. Coming?, Bring another friend ( ly Someone neends your help. "We ] lis know. . i ic. " * ' nt LES DEMOISELLES J in , ^ TTh u?uathu s I a s m and inter ( est was manifested by all mem i m bcrs present at the meeting of Les 1 os Demoiselles held last Tuesday ev 1 m ening at the home of Miss Addie j Gladden on Pulaski street.?Invitations to the club's annual '?' ball are being issued, and the ball 1,1 which will be danced on the even | "d lows Casino will be a brilliant ev ! !m cut in Columbia's social season. "V This elul> was organized by.... a ^3 erofji of ladies of the younger so ci.-ty set in 19,'15 and since .that ^ ^ time has given a beautiful ball ' each year. The officers of Les fDe , moiselles ;pe: Miss Francina Djfvis < president; Miss Hattie Counts, sec ' rotary and Miss Mary A._3t\ndcrs, treasurer: : ^ - 0(1 COMING! COMING,! j IIICJF SCHOOL SPEECH , TOURNAMENT H ;ts STATE COLLEGE ed APRIL -21st ANI> 22nd " } at Till-: GOLDEN ROD SOCIAL < <"h CLUB. er s ^ ? 1 nd The club held its tveekly meet ny ing at the home of Miss Cather or ine Chatman, 2210 Luzon Ave. The 'ul meeting was called to order by the ice vice president, Miss Rosa Bell Roof. The club's theme sopg was sung and also the club's Bible verso was repeated. The roll was called and all the members respond lss ed. The, house was opened for busi kOt rni ness. The ctscussion of a Gypsy party and a Weiner .roast to be C given aoon; also organizing of a %e ball team, n. After all the business was dis ri cussed a delicious course w a s served. Sevarl visitors were pres er.t. The next meeting will bo >rt .held at the same address, Miss Mil as dred Chatman. he Miss Glady^ Thomas c In Piano Recital ?r Orangeburg, S. C., March 26? tli Miss Gladys E. Thomas, director ws of choral work at State college, P pave a piano recital here at 12:15 J' Wednesday in the College chapel. Miss Thomas displayed excellcntl iro ability on the grand piano_ and rendered the most difficult nunt-j jjs hers with ease. ' The program included the follth lowing selections: Chorale Jesu, ira Joy of Mans Desiring, (Bach'; Pre h. Tude and Fugue (Bach); Fantasie ,m Impromptu ( Chopin ) Ballade ... (Claude Debrassey) Libestraum (Love's Dream) byIjsztyEvening. in Seville, by Niemann; Shadow Dance, by Mas Dowell; Caprice Espagnol by Moskowski. At the conclusion of the outlined program, Miss Thomas was re1(js quested to play Claire De Lune, a ,^e number very popular and well lik'? ed by most music lovers. All sene> lections were well received and gs. lengthy applause followed each rendition. The class In music appreciation, over sixty-five in number sat enthrnlle dbvef the excel, lence of the entire performance. (By Paul R. \Yobber, Jr.) s - ' . %r? THE J?AtAHHtO LEADE1 ? ^ I Nalter Barnes at^ . ; Auditorium April 6 ? : y Walter Barnes and his celebrat it Chicago urchestra, together *2 <-ith the original Big Apple troupe ?* nil play a Floor Show and Dance 4$ it the Township Auditorium, Wed ioL</]nti A nwil Arl n.nr\ ^ ivown^f jii^11v? vui xiuni y.uu in^!.'- ? ?-2 Walter Barnes is coming direct X romChicago afier-a crosA country J our from New York to the Gulf ^ if Mexico, bringing with him his riginal band which you all know ^ Mill swing vinto yolir hearts, featur ?? ng such-artists as Orlando Ran lolph. sensational trumpeteer, play ?,< ng "So choruses of St. Louis Blues fack '(Half n?nt) Johnson, picking Jj he fiddle; Chick Garden, jumping } ;ax man; Bud Washington, sensa ional drummer, and many other tu? ill e?i. it.. V.CH.IWV men.. Will H'ULUIl' LMU -J >him Sham Shimmie nnd 6 hot 44 lumbers. Each man is a feature limself. Don Q. Pullen, outstand ng pianist, is working fast with ^ Valter Barnes, dispensing new ar ? angements. Everybody will like I he personnel of this band, so here I 1 I Tl t is, -as they will appear in yohr own: Brass section, Orlando .Kan lolph, Tommy Watkins, Odia_ Wila^ lams, Richard Dunlap; reeds, Joe fv Jauff, Jimmy Coles and Chick Gor ** Ion; rhythm, Don Pullen, Harry ^ tValk'er, Bud Washington, Jack- ? lohnson; Walter Barnes directing ? ?nd playing the clarinet. ^ 'RIZE WINNING BOOK BY *4 NEGRO WPA WRITER j Continued from Page 4 ' - 4* . ? ?f insisting in the preparation - of a ? lomprehepsive essay* on "Negroes J n Manhattan." He resigned from 4d he project shortly after entering he contest to become manager of le Harlem branch of a New York % lewspaper. i His talent for prose was first'^ loticed two years ago, when he|Jf submitted to WPA officialsirr Chi-1 'Hgn samples of bin work thati mused them to transfer him from I a manual labor inh tr? tVm \Witnvo> i Project. He came to New York . * shortly afterwards, and won a ?? place for himself on the project i 3 ?? ' ? Before the WPA gave.?him his I 1 first regular employment, he wan- J tiered about from city to city in ? search of work, reading avarici- ^ ously. Boln in -Natchezf Missis- J sippi, he ran away from home at 5<i rifteen and hitch-hiked northward, ^ gorking?ut any job that was of- -= fered-htm and rending at every op portunity. In some Communities vhere Negroes were not allowd to borrow books rom the public lib- ... aries, he made friends with young] ivhite men who got books for him >n their cards. In other commu- j T1 nities he absorbed knowledge by T1 'just .hanging around." saloons and ' (j, >matt?hotels, and by frequent vis- i its to the movies. 15 "Before I left home," hi wrote n the letter that accompanied the ^ manuscript when he entered it in :hc contest, '.'my grandmother de;paired of .trying to keep me from fighting, lying, stealing and playing hookey; my grandmother pre- fu iicted I would end on the gallows; 01 and no mint attomntml t^. -- ?wv^...rwvu VV UUMfe ill me under the softening influence j to of Seventh Day Adventist Chris- G tianity without success. But event-i ually I began to read and learn,'w and achieved a reformation. The "to WPA job in Chicago gave me my.J; first"opportunity to sit down and ai think, and to put those thoughts' h> on- paper. I hope that the $500 prize will last until I-get my. second book completed. It's about Chicago-?Negro life there. And 1*^ it's got to be good, bt^use I want ^ it to show that UNCLE TOM'S ai CHILDREN was no accident-" c' tli COMING! COM4NG!-cl HIGJI SCHOOL SPEECH P' TOURNAMENT ct APRIL 21st & 22nd "i Luther King Appe:a*s ( tn State College ol Recital ^ Luther King, popular* tenor soloists from Cleveland. Ohio, sang s to a large State College audience j last Monday evening. Mr. King ' accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Jean Houston King showed great 0( vej^satility in the rendition of the jn varied and well-chosen numbers fj. included on the program. . "Where'er You Walk" (andel) j "Adelaide'r (Beethoven).; "Dedication" (Franz); "Water Boy" (Rob inson); "Po' Pilgrim" (Traditional); "Plenty Good Room" (arrang ed by Jean Houston) nnd "Lindy lii T nil", renrlpi-eil hy.^i}iecTfll requestwere the most outstanding of the (|( eighteen well rendered numbers. ^ .A Correction. tl( . Vi In our setup- of Committees for n the Statewide Reception, Dr. J. C. w McClollan's name was unintentiorr n ally omitted, as the representative V of the Columbia Conference on the V Committe of Arrangments. Our a attention being scathingly called s to tbe Record, we are very pleased a to male? the correction. J. E. THOMAS, Sec. f Iv - / j i> ' Help ^The ^ TO SPEND 1 ~ ' ' ~ i Leisure Time Join and foi'm a Branch o ? DKAMATIC CLUE of -Tfo'-Et home town or city. , - . ; Teach the Childrt I their Literary; TY ?,' V Theatrical I r 7 ~7 (A Year-Round - For further information i branch club, address: THE DR eli? Halmftl I 1310 Assembly Street *> NOTICE TO PROSPEC \ of the Colum ??? ~ .?~ : r? ^ Mail or leave your name-ai f tic Editor to The Palmetto Lea * April 15, 1938. Boys and gii ? After.April 15th members will j> tion only. . fr~- 7 ! ? t?-? *M. A^4 ^4 4^44^4 A A A^4 i ^ + "0 t ZK>N Mf.G.KIM W. \V. CLl'B sia Walters 513 Sunn ? I The next meeting The Zion Pilgrim "Willing Work the home of Miss Ci s*Club met ut the home of Mrs. go~ Gates street, luline Williams 1621 Tobacco St.p w 7C"inS ?T? at f'f ^.BOOKEM WASHING >C M . W rt i l?KS ENJOY A I jssie Mae WiHianls.. and Miss El j . ihino Taylor. We had one visitor | A >.', . ,.r '.h, t a 1 *t \t | J -j ' IMbuf' of \\ ilei 1 ?Oted New York |0f seventh graders Vi Tenor on Tour 1 v 1 1 u r I uL _ _... ; j?ui? Avi'iijL- ruaL.. exjierii Sumter, S. C.?Charles H. Al-' >ubjoet was Conserva rd, noted young New York teti-'F.>r> n- 'b t jt , ?-,n < u:? i\Tv. T-sU , anu UK, that the" chilion loarr in L. Testman, are on a concert , . . >ut covering points in' Florida,; c:in ' 'arn<-':* 11 eorgia and the Carolinas. j Stat. Forester, Mr. Si After leaving Sumter the artist State Rar.gcr, Mr. M ill appear in concert in George-,very interesting mate iwn, South Carolina, Tampa, Fla.i , , ., , , anford, Fla., St. Petersburg, Fla.; *esteJ tht' l>luce for : id at the Edward Waters eol-' showyi every possib ge in Jacksonville. . | Tho ?~OUp lefl sth(X)1 On Palm Sunday he will sing in questions but the fore pringfield, Mass., and on April far J110re than any t ITR at Wilberforce university. ' r. , ' ?? . . ,. J anticipate and the ra oth young men are outstanding rtists in New 'York musical cir- so pleased to give out es, Mr. Alford being director of From the top of the 1 ie famed Hotel New Yorker male they could see ,four inir Hp is ^Iso_ikeoiui-_jof the Kershaw, Sumter, C i eat Emanuel A. M. E. Church T . T mir, -while Mr. Testman is an ( Lexingtoh. It was \ itstanding organist and teacher,'we the c.-amage done 1 id is also director of the. Model telephone rang to rep hapel <>hoir. J while the children lis ~Mr7 Atford is a former student' thought it terrible if ? State college, Orangeburg,^ S. ger said he had from f i-1^rpn^?rCp"(f S]niPS'f"t'iie | t,Vc''-v ;1?y- He exphtir 1 New Yorker Singing Waiters. teVlir 4^^en, camp the other member of the partvJ . 1 .1 nickers are largely ^hile in this city tr.ey are. the , . , T- . nise guests of, Charles Cpears, l"e trams, and the fo linter in oils who has recently of farmers burning turned from Mexico and reopen- plays its part. He sho 1 Ui e 1 1 t Vi n "QnnfVi _ > ? . ...o * ? w.t rtren nr),i (Ct them ha1 rtd" one of the show places of . , /x .. 1 lence of hancHmg w " ? ? hush blades, rakes s XCKY BIRD SOCIAL CLUB, all fighting tools. The save the forest says ! The meeting was called to order -js through education. .* the ,president, Mr. Sam Wil ?=?: ams, at the home of Mrs Fran 1 iJJI&t/ ? Wise. 6*20 Marion St. After tbe votions the president called for i ie minutes of the last meeting. ' he minutes mne lead and appruv~~ i. The sick comniit^e made their port. Unfinished and new busi ess was called for. A program as rendered by the club and one ew member joined, Miss Ruth liss Elizabeth Cheeseborough was ppointed the new chairman of the ick committee. The called nd the members responded. There will be a Fish Fry Satur I Iny night at-th^ home of Mrs. Ro |j| ^ _ " " ~ ' Page 7 :.' f X - .r:- . .f rkiUvan T x/iiAivii vii : ; ? ' f heir ^ % ~ ; f : 7 Profitably -<* - ' v-? * f the Literary and . - 1 * _ vy . ?T- mrrl mr?rn w, ir; 7 i" ? "" i-H V < ?U t T ^ " -v \ . <;> * > . in to Develop 1> ramatic and ??? Vbillticis ?- ? ' f\' ' ' Program) f . y n regards to forroing a AMATIC EDITOR, ^ - - V :o Crabrr g Columhili, S. C. V ? > TIVE MEMBERS- *' ?. V un OI..L ma v.iuy id addres"b"lu the L)7auii.r' .<> 4 ider's Office on or before <? 'Is?ages from 15 to 2u. V I be received by appiica- V V V - <' > -t. * ' ' ' < p er street. hack the .children wat.he.' a will be at' in^ fi:c inaj Veeseborough ha J ku: rci that*. the *-!,! v. acres, of <f i- l-.tihi' . _ million u-juarr.. 'an-.; .xiuei 'ON JIN- stroyed nn to'than 1ELI) TRIP The e--i-a - has learned it. Efury-trfi--the the CcnscTVa:.. n >1< :ife, a group- ment. The cla.-s was r?>;. . isited t h e Miss Alien, in a tki^rr.; n\ rj?tn?fn-lkw m " 111 : : : : iuees. Thtt. COMIXftI . 1__; tiun of the' Hlfili- SCWW^HW*-ft*-5?an-y cvidwat APRIL Si n A Mi .'Jnd? led fai more STATE COl.I.K'. 1-1 2?v?V.? SUBSCRIBE I-OR rw ?"d - THE LEADER study. They _ le courtesy. IV IVTl^n with definite ** lLD st suggested ; each or could A LICENSED BEAL'TI :.., N > ngor seemed begin work May 1, 1 ?>."<. F . ' informal inn, ther?'r.:'. : n.^?* ? 110 ft. tower Fordham, manage: Fl *? L- y counties? Salon, Orangeburg. S. C. alhoun and ; - ery easy to by~fires! The _ Get This ; ort five fires * ' ? stoned. They CPCC '' nTtl the ran " ^ ive to fifteen Sample of ^ " 'v: %> ied that hrrrr DCARU , ier. and pic . m&-~ responsible, J REMOVER <( olish custom and Xr>: a i^,/orlcss Sha\ .:'u off the land At jast SCjenCp )laf? f0lin(-? a '.v.,\ > wed the chil remove a bearu without sli fvh;k". ' "v tho r viw ; more ra2or- no scraping, no cuts. > ' "?oap, no bother. Merely apuiv Mp ater tanks,, Shaving1 Powder as enn ci i iTRf ftanners,! ^riPe leaving a e! nr. ?-r.: - D? r j f uont wmr- .}.?e ine^-a e*-:rrr ? . only way to , size package at any ring store f' Hr. McGravv ! -vou want to try before you !v;v w> e i Magic Shavrng Powder Co.. ;bL - r :> On the way1 Savannah, Ga., for free trial rami %/t *r/ift ?. Ur to im this lorWfy HneTWondsrfidFace ^ CrMmt and exquisite Powder*?perfect Hair V I H iDressings?Royal Brown Vanishing Cream? H H flj 6 fine Body Talcum?a whole rang# of mag- III ' osdc toiletries for the smart set of men and wometil Each is scented with the popular At (7 "Flsux De Gloire" (Flower of Glory). Each is U<n\ an amasing value at only 10c, Once you ^,ore y &try. It's th? only brand you'll buyl C ; V WO LK TR1ES 1