Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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" ,--i I The Palmetto Lead NEW VENTURE OFFERS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES - INVITATION TO AFFILIAT! SCHOOL SPONSORED BY 1 TENDED TO ALL NEGRO ] THE STATE. (By Special Correspondent) - . The Palmetto Leader under "" management "Mr Geo. H. Hampton, ia about to make a literary venture that will-mean much to the young men and wom?n of The high schools in the state and "7 alscr pool the best talent among the literary starg in drama, public speaking, theatrical initiative and ingemxity. The Constitution for the Drawill be ready for. distribution in a few days also a special letter is being mailed out to all county leaders submitting the plan of organization; as they plan to have a live club functioning in each coun ty In the state- and the county " " " ' Clubs will make up the state organization. How*evtfr, each local- - > club will manage its own affairs, and have*, its own treasurer and function as a county unit. It is also set forth in the constitution that thy Executive Board of the ? -?? -organization -"wilt hqve". broad and : ? -- n liberal powers over the clubs.' In ? this section Article X states that IIT1 nknll UntfA me laviuuvc uuaiu aucvn imvo genera^supervision and manage? J? went ttf r,giw"~ ??? subject to the?Constitution?*nd??? By-Laws of the Club, and the Laws of the City of Columbia and State of South Carolina." " Living Negro Artists^ Introduced An, important feature oi th? Dramatic club is its work in fea turing' living- artists, like W. C. Handy, "King of the Blues"; Ma- , rion Anderson, Nina Mae - Mo~ Iri bringing these living Ne^ro young people with our'best talent - now on the stage, and in the field of drama. From these young- people who make up the clubs and S who are preparing themselves for . the stage in the local clubs and through special p^rformamces, many new Negro stars will be noted and seJected from this group of young people. This will be an to get higher training und^r the leadership of the best Negro ECtor ? of the nresont time. This new venture is a step for ward and will be of material ser ^vice to the faithful ones in the dramatic school so well staged. . and organized by the publisher of The Paljnetto Leader. It will give these talented young ptople a cul tural background, a broader view - of^hfc^and^ aa^opportunitX- tQ_d?: - ? The-dramatic club is a school. It introduce,, our young men and women to the finest artisis_of-the race and^of"rthe theatrical world. ? Men and women like Hall Johnson, Etta Moten. Jimmy Lunce- ~ ford, Ethel Waters, W. C Handy, Arthur Schomberg, Gertrude San- lders, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Bill Robinson, Marlon Egbert and the lik<?. It will be a revelation to the group nc/w in training when thev find that dramatic clubs feature many things of magnitude and is now a business of such proportions fViot thniisnnH"! nf talented young' ai*tists are making good salaries-and furnishing recreation for millions of Americans in their desire to make proper use of their ^ ??? leisure time in attending the best and most attractive playhouses of this country. Wilt"meet ana be inspired by such leading stars as: Will . Vodrey, .< * Floyd Snelson, Leigh Whipper, Virginia Given, Canada Lee, J. ^B Dewitt Spencer, Laura Rhodes, MiSs Campbell, "" ; Francis Mass Mann, Rpsetta LenoiVe, PArcy Verwayi.fey Moselle Holmes, Florence Richardson, Mil< lie Holmes, Inez Wilson, Fanny Saubers, Helen Brummer, Ann Western, Maurice Ellis, Kenneth Renwick, Anita Bush, Allie Bur gayne, Mrs. Cecil Scott, Ida Forsythe, Eva Jessye, Theodore How... ard, Laura Bowman, Wilhelmina Williams, Lorena Apperton, Cherokee Thornton, SUsie Si^tton, . ^B Lillian Donaldson, Julia Mitchell, Pauline Myers, Otis Marse, Thur. mon Jackson, Henretta Lovelace, Mercedes . Gilbert, Joe Jordan, ?^B ~ Lloyd Thomas and Alberta Mar tirv." YoungeHt MeaW of Guild * .... Jeaaye Mae Spears, daughter of Eva Jessye, New York choral conductor, and Charles vf>p?ars, 37year old 'retired South Carolina landlord, becomes the youngest member of the Negro Actor*' __ guild recently. Jeesye^ Mae mad? -her theatrical ddbub dn "Porgy > - ? - ? ?? - r- t er is Sponsoring Dram; By-Laws Goi NIT Y TO - ? ^j^L 1 -jpj^E5u|^a^B Nina Mae Ml ^ actress of screen ! _~~ ~ been .born _ in Lan Miss McKinni ary and Dramatic honor outstanding li-sted as the first > She hopes to ent is leaving fo several pictures. unique tilling pun (By Mrs. Jul: -?; ? Palmetto Leadei.] '4 + * . * 1?71 ????T " ?&.: > r * . B> --3F^c^0^^jE!^l |KSlS3^^^K ?a ?.; JKr i r ARTHUR WILLIAMS, JR. President ~ 7~" *" -'?| I -.- g-H.' . I;' >,iC^ *.! -'v'I'' -,' ^ 1 a'" ''V-w - ? .' .. ''?P FgM^B .' A l^^Hfvi - f "^P? * il J.^ kVI v . 'i/'i fl ^iSl > iXS'>ilr ' 19 ^ '' . < Vi'HKL>tT tH",* ' :.' 9jiMbri9 A number of the members of t? . J . ' ' ' ' ' " he PALMist^O Leader i . ' \tic Clubs Here and in rerning Clubs Now Re; E I T I C a. n ^^BH| KSSs^^ i MISS NINA MAE McKINNEY cKinney of national and international fame as an and stage is a South Carolinian by birth, having caster, S7 C. jy is being honored this week by Nina Mae Liter Club of The Palmetto Leoder who has decided to persons in the ^eld of art and literature. She is honorary member of the club. visit South Carolina in the near future buit at prefcr Hollywood where she is scheduled to appear in Miss McKinney's charming personality and her :es her at the top round in the field of her art. ia Braxton Clark, New York Correspondent for The H " ? GEORGE H. HAMPTON ~ v Sponsor and "Treasurer MR*. V ie Nina Mae McKinney Literary and Dr*tmati< : . -> " V 7 . Every County in S idy CONSTITUTION AND BY DISTRIBUTION WlfH DE' ION. WORK UNDER W. I LUBS IN EVERY COUNTS ^ " THE COfcfcEGES WILL B! fISH GUEST TALENT. and Be ' . : ; ... _ . but nini ? Any ?anizinf know tf T - itswor .i??to Th? Mae Li !.... 1310 A S. C. It is that the Lite ran ganized v v ' atrical ; wide fi< ?? m tne a HJ journali * courage ltHl ~ the "the atical a branch grcrup c ?-H :? * up the 1C?1 staff ol \-p2p? ' " club is ; , ' R . " __j Vice-Pr ?? SfS? ,? ^Geo/ll. . M retary, , respond "* /^fPk Simmoi - if*b{ " Miss E r- > Sallie I ' Mary 1C?1 Rev. t OC*/ Chairm ~ O j . Prograi Music, tuttohT Geo. H _ thur W Cat her i: The 1 . ing- all ^ ^ matic < j commui than or ' w = will de] terial a young ... of this Clubs *. der the tar.ee n -organir H .' A you wil Columb: I in Scut ;:l>:\ ' ed ager Palmett organizi wmmm sole put ernry a abilitiea 5. SALLIE HOV/ARJ) Advisor Jfl I' MSB Hk Rf3fi Hamptoi m fffflyj telle w ^ Mary L Mae Ma nine r< Hi Ursel N ott< Mm ^ 'M LdM .Vtayo, Mm '' ' ^1 pt?^?r 'VH : Club ... ' n Saturday, Seylgwher 3. 19"3. outh Carolina ?- - - ? 1 LAWS READY FOR I rAILED INFORMA- B A.Y TO ORGANIZE ' r IN THE STATE. E r E ASKED TO FOR?? as" in California, and is _ e year8. of age? H information needed in orf a club or in seeking to ie function of the club and Ic may be had by writing Palmetto Leader's fJina HH * terary and Dramatic club, ssembly itreet, Columbia, ? here suggested, however, ; function of the Nina Mae } and Dramatic club is of^~ to do more than Htage-the-plays as such. It covers a eld preparirg its students ' rt of writing plays, poetry, ism, music. and the en= Hj ment and development of atrical, literary and drambilities of its members, president of the Columbia is Mr. A/rthur Williams, is associated with a fine V* ifAimrv rvnAnI a tirV\ a ?v\ a Ir P ^^^^1 9i jrv/mifi ucuiiic ? ?v ihbh' ^ official staff. The gottctst- ~ r officers of the Columbia listed as follows; dent, Arthur Williams, Jr. i^? esident and Business ManmtFjtffihidrt; Treitsltfuf, \ Hampton; Recording Sec- ; Miss Amelia Outen; Coring Secretary, Miss Esther < ?is; Financial Secretary, dna Cocrper; Advisor, Mrs. toward.; Dramatics, Miss F. Woodward; Chaplain, *" )aniel Zeigler. ?Comai^ittee en: Publicity, Willie Smith n, Miss Benzirla Blocker; Miss Catherine Martin; Edgar Thompson': Conati Joseph Wilson;?Finance, H , Hampton; Executive, Arilliams. Jr.; Costume. Mils ne Watson. 3almettcr Leader is requeatwho can to organize dra:lubs in their counties or lities. There may be more i? club in a county. That pend on the facilities, ma- |H vailable and the number of people interested in work nature. of the state will work ujidirecticrn of the Columbia c-club and Columbia club glad to render any assis- - .|K eeded to county leaders in , ing their clubs. After read ir Constitution you will , PI ie desired informatiprf and ___ Kj 1 understand'fully that the ia Branch of the Nina Mae ey Literary and Dramatic the authorized office and Bf irters u? all branch clubs B h Carolina. The recognizit for the state is George tpton, publisher of The o Leader. 7? ?'H club is an eleemosynary * ition, is organized for the pose of developing the litnd dramatic and?theatrical of its" members. m iROl'P PICTURE: >w?Left to Right Geo. H. i, Sponsor; Misses Verilliams, Bernice Baxter, iilian Hall, Amelia Outen. 1 immons, Esther Simmons, irion Grant, Mr. Simuel # :ton. ow?Left to Right: Messrs Thompson, William Nance, lattie Lillian Spann, Cath- ? ? atrick, Gardenia Warley, elson; Messrs. D.A,. Chris> Jamison. V Row?Left to Right: Mr. Wilson, Misses Margaret Rirtrrne Yarborough, Mrs. Scott, Miss GussitJ Bell ^fl > Irs. Catherine Martin, JUr. Thompson. * <