The Inter-State Tattler
Friday, November 16, 1928
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A Few Pertinent Queries About the nature of the Negro Performer
BY THEOPHILUS LEWIS
THE Negro actor has arrived on a miscent reader of the carpet, memories of Williams and Walker more accurate to say the colored point is not worth the cavil. The colored performer has a toehold on be able to stay there? Has he so that will assure him a permanent is he a novelty that appeals to a right?
has arrived on Broadway. In the carpet-slipper age. and Walker days. Will the colored actor is BA cavil. The important g. a toehold on the Main F. Has he something pric. a permanent place in the appeals to a passing fad wa
THE Negro actor has arrived on Broadway. Dope triscent reader of the carpet-slipper age, memories of Williams and Walker days, will more accurate to say the colored actor is BACK. The point is not worth the cavil. The important question colored performer has a totehold on the Main Street be able to stay there? Has he something precious that will assure him a permanent place in the town is he a novelty that appeals to a passing fad was right?
who was a feature in Miller and Leyles "Kang Tang".
The answer to these questions
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a. If the night club is a perm
b. If the revue is to become
c. If the Negro actor can make comedy and dramatic fields as the night club.
b is a permanent trait to become a picture for can make a picture fields as he has found
The answer to these questions is just as much as the answer to "11p"—
c. If the Negro actor can make a place for comedy and dramatic fields as he has found a night club.
It is reasonable to assume that a long or the night club remains popular it will require a corps of colored performers for the sake of variety. After the night club is on the wine and some people think it has not only passed the peak of its popularity but is on the verge of extinction. They may be wrong. Perhaps the falling off in the number of night clubs is not a decline but a deflation. Shortly after the war night clubs enjoyed a period of phenomenal prosperity. This condition probably drew too many investors into the field. When any one of bushies becomes overworked it causes compulsion and a high percentage of bushies like the uneducable results. It may be that and apprehension of the night club is only a plague of common illusion. From now on there will be fewer clubs in the field but the
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The Interstate Jattler
the white revue and the colored
which are called revues. The
remaining fire of satire
the Politics, law, marriage
the most ancient fads and
the American scene are lamb-
and sheep chants or "Americana".
and "The Grand Street
the white revue, then, is a
theater. As long as our
remaining vital and interest
references of its folklore and
will remain fresh and
be said of the
which is really first
and the round form
the admirable sa-
"Perry". The rest
of vanderville acts
which have been seen in local
shorts for years. These acts
on vanderville, which explains
can do more so big. But
will their novelty last?
these permanent forms of theatres
production are those which pre-
fect kind of stage story. Either
form of musical comedy or
the colored actor
will be represented. Instead of linking
himself with those of the more
forms of theatrical art the Negro
was called himself with the two
permanent forms. If as many of
theatre were employed in the
production as there are in the night
and revues, there would be very
hard about the future of the
work actor on Broadway.
and made the outlook of the race in this department of the theater so bright as one could wish it to all stranger cheerless. Since Silly mistook the man with his sensational character each season has seen a small but increasingly number of races completed in the drama. The prodigy made so far is at least entertaining.
MARION DAVIS, popular chorine, whose appearance with a new Broadway show is rumored. Lovely IDA ANDERSON and her versatile company of dramatic players are now holding fort at Drake and Walker Theatre.
Wnisome MAB DIGGS, the ideal type of chorines. When it comes to dancing queens, she is all that the dance demands. Pretty Mae has played at the Lafayette Theatre with a number of musical comedies.
By Edgar M. Grey
MORE and more, as time goes on upon the leadership of the Ne- ance. Like all of the other races finally rest with the journalistic in time lead by the Priesthood, then b tarians, then by the politicians an- Today that race is led by propagand are found within the pages of the in the United States, there are 5 la tion is made up of Jewish readers Jewish language), have a combine lion readers. These papers under- laying down of programs for the
MORE and more, as time goes on, the colored race shall have to rely upon the leadership of the Negro press, for its support and guidance. Like all of the other races, the leadership of the race must finally rest with the journalistic intellect. The white race was at one time lead by the Priesthood, then by the kings, then by the parliamentarians, then by the politicians and statesmen, then by the financier. Today that race is led by propaganda—the information and facts which are found within the pages of the white press. Take the Jewish race. In the United States, there are 5 large newspapers whose entire circulation is made up of Jewish readers. The 5 newspapers (printed in the Jewish language), have a combined daily circulation of over one million readers. These papers undertake as their purpose and duty, the laying down of programs for the advancement of the Jewish people.
In addition to the five foreign-language Jewish newspapers, there are seven large metropolitan papers (English-language) which are owned and controlled by leaders of the Jewish race. Take New York City, for instance. The New York Times, is owned by Mr. Aloph Ochs, one of the Governors of the Monist organization in the United States. And although Mr. Ochs is a Jew, he is able through the power of the great Times, to mould Christian opinion, favorable to the advancement of the Jew. The Times is considered the most powerful single paper in the entire world today. No banker, lawyer, scientist, preacher, doctor, or public official, will permit himself to have finished his breakfast without first having read the Times. The Jewish professional man, as well as the Jewish laborer (if he reads the English language) buys the Times, because he realizes that, his future advancement in the United States, depends upon the continued existence of the Times.
The New York World is owned and operated by a Jew- it was founded by Kalph Pulitzer, and Albert Pulitzer (although an Americanized Jew), keeps constantly before the American people the greatness and the achievements of the Jewish race. Any attack which is made upon the Jewish race, is at once beaten down, by the combined editorial influence of the newspapers which are owned by the leaders of the Jewish race. The Italians are said by many to be ignorant. But four daily newspapers, published in the tongue of the Italian people, achieved in less than 15 years, a combined circulation of more than 800,000 readers. In 1914, the Italian-American newspapers, were on the way to certain ruin because of the European War, and the mental condition of the Italian immigrants—Immigration had ceased. A company of 20 Italian gentlemen, lead by Mancusco, Silvani, Kocco, La Guardia (at present a United States Congressman) and Felncci, organized a million-dollar fund and saved the papers.
The most ordinary Jew, or Italian, may be seen on the cars and other transit trains, with the various papers which are published in his interest, reading to his heart's content. But not so with the Negro. In the case of the colored American, he thinks that the colored press is a joke. He will tell one that he does not read the colored newspaper; he will scotch at the efforts of the publishers, and he will go about hoisting that he has not read a colored newspaper in so many years. This is stupid, this is disgraceful. If every colored man and woman read a colored newspaper (by buying one), 52 times each year, the combined circulation of the colored press, in New York would be 16,000,000 each year. If one-third of the population bought a paper, the an-
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A letter to Geraldyn Dismond, Alvin Moses, or Theophilus Lewis on any subject affecting our group will be treated editorially.
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IV. No. 46. Friday, Nov. 16, 1928
"classic Ball"
Great Race Asset
in the colored race shall have to rely gro press, for its support and guidance, the leadership of the race must collect. The white race was at one by the kings, then by the parliamented statesmen, then by the financier. Data—the information and facts which white press. Take the Jewish race. Large newspapers whose entire circulation. The 5 newspapers (printed in the daily circulation of over one mile as their purpose and duty, the advancement of the Jewish people.
nual circulation would be over five millions. The influence of a press with more than five millions of readers, per annum, upon the white men of the United States would be so great that the Negro would be sitting on the Supreme Court of the United States as a Judge. (Louis Brandles is a Jew and a Justice of that Court).
The money which would come from a five million circulation yearly, could employ, more than a thousand young men and young women, in occupations which would be both lucrative and informative. At present, the Harlem press is made up of about five standard papers, and two tabloids. The New York Amsterdam News (it claims to have a greater circulation than any other), employs about 30 persons, for its composition. And yet its total paid circulation has but once exceeded thirty thousand. The New York News employs about seven persons in its "make up". According to the best estimates of its publishers, it has not passed the twenty thousand mark in circulation. The New York Age, the oldest newspaper in New York City, among colored people, still wavers in circulation between the "tens" and the "teens".
The Inter-State Tattler employs about eleven persons, who are engaged in making up the paper, and its publishers do not at any time claim a circulation in excess of the other Harlem papers. But the Tattler has grown in circulation, at a more rapid pace than has any other of the Harlem weekly periodicals. It is remarkable that the colored press has been unable to control the great money market, which is constituted by the spending power of the thousands of residents of the Harlem Community. The white store owners refuse to advertise in the colored press, for the reason that they are made to realize that the colored buyer of their merchandise has no respect for the colored press. As a result, five million dollars per annum, in advertisements, fail to reach the columns of the colored press, simply because the colored people for whom and in whose interest the colored press operates fail to recognize the duty which rests upon them, to support the colored press.
The fight which the colored press has undertaken, and waged for the entire life of its history, appears not to have penetrated the heads of the colored citizen. He does not realize the value of the colored press, until there is some riot, in which he is beaten by the police, or some other outrage against his person. Then he comes to the office of the press; he tells his story, and if the truth were known, he had never actually purchased a single copy of any colored newspaper. In politics, it is hard for the publisher of the colored
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THE INTER-STATE TATTLER
GLADYS CLARK, popular beauty culturist of Pittsburgh who was the recent house guest of her Uncle, Hunter Johnson. Miss Clark was accompanied on her visit to New York by Alecn Eckstein.
The handsome EDDIE SOUTH, who leads his Alabamians all over Europe and is knocking 'em cold.
MARY BAKER MAYER, a lovely September bride. Her better half, ERNEST T. MAYER is a Lincoln Graduate.
Right — CLARICE BRANCH, who sailed on Saturday for Kingston, Jamaica, to spend the winter.
Middle — LELIA DABNEY WILEY (seated in center) and her club of fashionable Jersey matrons.
Left—Lovable CORA CAREY, a native of Springfield, Ohio, and a Wilberforce gradual.
CATHERINE DRUMMITT, Talanted Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Drummitt, The Tattler will give a one year subscription to the first person sending in the name of the beautiful girl center bottom row.
Meet four of the reasons why the Club Harlem just won't wait. From left to right — BERNICE MILLS HELEN POWELL, HAZEL MILES, and JUANITA BOYD.
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OMIcRON Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity showed us a thing
_or two. Thuraday night when it stepped out with its first Annual
Costume: Ball. Huge Kappa banners, a replica of the Kappa pin, clus-
ters of multi colored balloons, noise makers; confetti, streamers and
red hot -music made the perfect background for the sheiks, shebas,
sailor girls, one of the Three Eddies, Irish maid, short-skirted chorines,
Spanish Senoritas, pierrette, gypsies, demure be-hooped ladies, bandits,
pirates, bucaneers, harem queens, apaches, farmers, stars, Japanese
Cherry Blossoms, cadets, and less imaginative souls who came in plain
evening clothes. Among the most interesting costumes were a red
devit, horns and all; Marcia Lansing in a gold lace Spanish costume.
Bessye Bearden as Little Boy Blue, and Eunice Shreeves who wore
an embroidered white dress, princess style, be-plumed hat and black
mantilla scarf-which had been her mother’s favorite ensemble when
she was a belle.
. During the Intermission, the forty Kappa Men in close formation
sang the old Kappa hymn.and gave a yell or two. It was a gay party,
no end, and the Kapps get the hand painted derby.
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Inthe “among those present” were
Dr. Marshall Ross, the Earl Johnsons,
McCleary Stennette, Bee Wilson, the
Eddie Louries, Roberta Bosley, Ger-
trude Williams, Eloise Walker, the
Aaron Douglass, the Fitz Nearons,
Frankie Dixon, Maxey Jackson, Gay In-
gram, Rudolph Fisher, A’Lelia Walker,
Julia V. Johnson, Carita Owens, Dr.
William Herbert, Fred Loury, the Ed-
die Johnsons, Thelma Berlack, Dr.
Frank Andrew, Harry Keelan, Ezell
Dunford, ‘Lucille Randolph, Eunice
Shreeves, . Louie and Mickey Brown,
Noah Thompson, Mayme Chapman, 0.
Richard Reid, Coleman Willis, the
Buchet Days, the Archie Parsons, the
James Thortons, James Allens, Florence
Herbert, the Leander Simms, Caska
Bonds, the U. G. Postons, Clayton Dem-
ings, Chauncey Scotts, Blanche Dunn,
Dr. Rudolph Foster, Dr. Harold Amos,
Evelyn Laney, Al Tucker, Lill Brown,
Bessye Beardon, Puss Sanders, Mar-
gorie Hall, Dr. Mary Jane Watkins,
Mattie Bonner, Dr. Alma Hoskins, Ber-
tram Green, Bil] Haskins, A. B. Wright,
Dr. Bob White, Dr. Merritt Molson,
Tommy Roberts, Edith Wormly, Dr.
Hudson Sealy, Dr. Eddie Jons Yonkers,
Dr. Peyton Anderson, Dr. G. Anderson,
Russell Williams, Ethe)] Bernar, Lloyd
‘Thomas, Francis Freeman, Dr. Thorn-
ton Wood, Edna Pinchard, Dr. Delph,
Tom McNeil, Skecter Gorham, Dr. Wil-
ls Cummings, Kitty Mars, Anna Wil-
mon, Edward Lewis, the Grenier Tur-
ner, Jaul Roane, Bill Roane, Eunice
Harton. Rumaniere Austins, Dr. and
Mrs. Holley, Dr. Rubin Foster, Jack
Duncan, Pauline Davis, Howard Ha-
men, Henry Stucker, Cecile Lacey,
Lewis, Ursula Waldron, Howard Arch-
er, Margaret Abrams, Margaret Wilmon,
Dr. Mickey Wilson, Helen Luvas, Billy
Hatcher, and Jimmy Hall.
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What a glorious success! What beau-
tiful girls! What a splendid show!
What a brilliant gathering! The Apex
Beauty College put over the most thrill-
ing beauty parade in the history of my
odd years. The weather man gave them
no break at all, but did that stop the
crowd? It did not! I called myself
getting there early (eleven o’clock) to
look after my contestants and the taxi
line was so long that I had to get out
in the middle of the street and do a
running broad jump to the door. By
twelve—gollie—a jam!
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The first feature of the evening was
a show by Grace Giles’ Kiddies. Hon-
est-to-goodness, they are the cleverest
things! The Giles Tiller Girls and toe
dancers did the proper chorus work,
and Gloria Wilson, a petite soubrette,
Paul White, a miniature Snake Hips,
Hazel Winfrey, an acrobat, knee-high
to a duck, and Marion Jones, former
pupil of Miss Giles, and now of the
Blackbird Company assisted by Joseph
Johnson, stopped the show. The clever
Elnorist Young was at the piano.
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As soon as the children finished, a
line of chairs were placed across the
center of the floor and the illustrious
judges filed down. Among the Mine
up were Fred Morgan, cartoonist, for
the New York Evening Graphic, Wil-
liam Bojangles Robinson, the Zicten-
fleld Twins, who swam from Albany to
‘New York, Billy Pierce, Augusta Sav-
age, O. Richard Reid, Aaron Douglas,
Bessye Bearden, Sadie Warren Davis,
Wilfred R. Bain, Earl Dancer, Saul
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Leslie, brother of Lew Leslie, J. E.
McLeod and I. I. Altmann.
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Then the beauties who were to com-
pete for the $200.00 in gold began the
parade. Each girl represented some
Apex Shop and was introduced to the
judges and audience by Garland Pal-
mer, and escorted around the promen-
ade by one-of the ushers. They had
come from far and near, Verna Wynn
Cross, Clarice Sterling, Gertrude Wil-
liams, and Vivian Anderson were among
the Philadelphia representatives; Fan-
nie Breeland, Dorothy Alfred and
Gloria Corbett were out for Atlantic
City; Mabel McIntosh carried Fran-
kie’s and Jennie’s colors; Gertrude
Bernard had Sylvia Whiting, Violct
Campbell, and Doris Mignotte; the Elite
Shoppe sent Marian Parrahan; the Im-
perlal Shoppe of Brooklyn used Mil-
dred Alexander, Desaderal Newton, and
Gladys Jackson; the Marcia Lansing
Shoppe was represented by Ruth
Smothers and Bobbie Branche; Nancy
Vinnie walked for the Unique Shoppe;
Mme. Wright had Natalya Thomas and
Edna Barros; Helen Wilson sent Mar-
saret Howard; Bertha Lambert and
Iilanche Dunn came for the Apex Col-
iege, Lillian Green represented Melvin
Woods. All in all there were over
fifty and with one or two exceptions,
all were unusually attractive types.
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It was hard going for the judges,
wut finally about ten were selected,
among them such outstanding beauties
as Alma Smith, Billie Cain, Bessie Al-
ison, Lheresa Gentry, Florrie Miller,
Vivieune Bain, and Margaret Howard.
she crowd could hardly contain itself.
At last five girls were escorted to the
stage, Mime, Sara Spencer Washington
herself, elegant in green taffeta and a
gold sequinn jacket, greeted the con-
iestants, and William Bojangles Robin-
son presented the winners. Seventy-five
dollars in gold went to Bessie Allison,
representing the 215 West 145th Street
Apex Shoppe for first prize. Vivienne
ain, who entered for the 132nd Street
und Seventh Avenue Apex Shoppe was
awarded second prize of $50 in gold.
ashe third prize of $30 in gold was
given to Florrie Miller of the Marian’s
Beauty Shoppe of New Kochelle; Mar-
garet Howard from Helen’s Beauty
Shoppe won the third prize of $20 in
gold. And Theresa Gentry representing
the 130th Street and Seventh Avenue
Shoppe was presented with the third
prize of $20 in gold. It was all over
but the shouting. What a glorious
success! What beautiful girls!
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The big hand goes to Archie Mor-
gan, who managed the entire affair and
his best boy friends who so ably as-
sisted him as ushers.
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Things are whooping up for Ethel
Baird's benefit at Smalis on December
urd. The list of celebrities who have
made reservations already is a knock-
out!
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William Bojangles Robinson, through
the courtesy of Mrs. Sarah Gardner,
Angelia Ortez and Lois Seppe are
among the headliners who will appear
at the Urban League Dance on the 20th
at the Alhambra Ballrom. The popular
Mr. Bo will dance, Miss Ortez is of-
fering a passionate Spanish tango. and
Mr. Seppe will sing. Reservations may
be secured from Nettle Feming, 853 St.
Nicholas Avenue.
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Excelsior! I have made a Lenox Club
breakfast dance and have given a hand
to the famous Texas Guinan ‘and had
it shaken. Said Louis Cole (an’t he
Tweet?) ‘Meet Mra. Diamond, society
editor of the Tattler,” said the blonde
Texas, “How do you do, That’s a cork-
ing sheet.” Whoopie.
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But speaking of celebraties, I saw
Maude Russell and her new hubby,
Jackie Mabley, Earl Carroll’s brother,
Snake Hips Tucker (and the electric
light)’ James Dick Allen, mayor of
Atlantic City, Edna Ellington, wife
of the Duke,—Jazzbo of Small’s Hil-
liard,
Jimmy Carroll, Hilda Ferguson, Louis
Schwartz, Dane Schwartz, Leo Bern-
stein, Ernest Taylor, Jimmy Mordicai,
Manton Mosley, Mattie Hite, and W. R.
Williams.
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.It was a wow, and Mr. Hammerstein
announces out of this world. To my
Souvenirs I add a yellow rose.
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The charming Rhea Finley had a
bang-up party at the Dark Tower Sun-
day night. Paul Bass sang and my
heart stood still, Agnes Thrope played
and sang out of this world, Clarence
Redd late of “Goin’ Home” thrilled us,
Jimmy Daniels did a too tight Varsity,
Maceo Pinchard, himself, played a tune,
Alice Jackson, followed suit, Gus
Simons sang as only he can, and so it
went from twelve until three in the
morning. Among the guests were Con-
sul General Lasce of Haiti, the Haitlan
consul to Russia, A’Lelia Walker, Bob
of the radio team of Bob and Mary.
Sutfin whose hobby is the making of
moving pictures, a handsome Cuban
who came with Edwin Keith, Caska
Bonds, the Howard Beardens, Bertha
Lambert, Dever Turner, Wilda Gunn,
Rlanche Dunn, Coleman Willis, Bee Wil-
son, Alphonse Tribie, Taylor Gordon,
Lloyd Thomas, Bill Haskins, and Dr.
Norman Cotton. Next Sunday Caska
Bond will be host and his guest of
honor will be Ernest Hemby who sails
on the 22nd for Italy.
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Alma Smith is broadcasting that
whenever Sauta Claus brings her a
perfectly matched mink coat with a
Russian Sable two skin collar like
her best girl friend’s, Gillle Cain, she
will return to fur coats. Yes Babes.
Miss Billie, but to be perfectly truth-
ful, Miss Billie’s mother is in the throes
of house cleaning, but what an apart-
ment it will be in a few weeks. And
if you aren’t angry, the Billie is putting
in a private bar. Ding!
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Clarice Branch, the charming wife of
S. J. Branch, one of Harlem’s promi-
nent real estate operators, sailed Sat-
urday, November 10th for Kingston,
Jamaica, to spend the winter. Mrs.
Branch also will visit Barbados, Mr.
Branch’s home, before returning home.
sae
The Geraldyn Dismond Bureau of
Specialized Publicity had charge of the
Negro Achievement Hour last Friday
night over W. A. B. C. through the
courtesy of Who’s Who in Colored
America. The hour, with the exception
of a short talk by Attorney George E.
Hall, who apologized for the absence of
his confere, Juliian Rainey, was de-
voted to semi classic and popular music.
On the program were the clever Agnes
Thrope, who plays and sings devinely
and is a regular feature over W. E.
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Among the folks who congratulated
me upon my singing debut were Mr.
Boris himself, Bessye Beardon, Helen
Patton, Gay Ingram, Dude Adams,
Paul Bass, Alma Smith and the
lady of the following letter: “You
have just finished singing “I Must
Have That Man’ and I am lus-
tily applauding. Can you hear me?
The program came through in great
shape. Next time, however, please add
a few more numbers of your own, and
oblige an admirer, Mabelle McAdoo.”
We thank you.
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Henrietta Thayer, one of the directors
of the ¥. W. C. A. cafateria is spending
her vacation in the “Windy City” where
she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
M. A. Eaton of 6418 Vernon Ave. She
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will also visit Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Thayer in Pittsburg, Pa. . :
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Lawrence G. Abernathy of Chicago
will be the guest artist at St. Mark's’
M.. E.. Church on Wednesday evening,
November 28th and on Sunday morning,
December 2nd. Mr, Aberathy will per-
form on the Itailan Harp. While in
the East he will attend the Howard-
Lincoln game. *
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Bids are out for the birthday party
of Rosie Louise Swain. The Whoopie
(Continued on next page) ;
Annual Cabaret Dance. Given by
Ethel Baird, assisted by Bojangles
Bill Robinson, Billie Cain, Alma
Smith, and Billie Pierce’s Studio.
December 3rd, at Small’s Paradise.
Due to a mistake in proof reading, Mrs. Roberts C. Ole was not given the credit due her in the excellent Beauty Pageant held by the New York Benevolent Club No. 3 of the Mme. C. J. Walker Co., last week. Mme. Ole displayed living models (toilet preparations) in perlod hairdresses and costumes, used her own Mme. C. J. Walker's conception of beauty in "Spirit Beauty of 1912", or our "Queen at Court", reviewing the past and present head dresses, contributed by the beauty culturists of the Walker family. Children were used to represent characters such as Talcom Powder. A Dancing Girl conducted the models to court and "Miss 1958" was led into the Queen's presence by a butterfly. Mme. Ole also suggested the design for the cover of the souvenir program—a beautiful head, a combination of African and Egyptian influences.
The fascinating Clarence Tisdale sent us a stunning page from the London Tattler which had been devoted to Josephine Baker and a swank program from the Empress Rooms of the Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington, where the Four Harmony Kings, "America's Foremost Colored Quartette" are holding forth.
The Great Jules Bledsoe is at Post Graduate Hospital where he underwent a major operation Saturday. We are all pulling for you, Jules.
On Sunday, November 11th, services were held at the Community Church.
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Park Avenue and 34th Street, at 6:15 P. M. in memory of Eugene Corble, a member of Omicron Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity who died at his home in the West Indies this fall after an illness of years. Mr. Corble will long be remembered for his ability as an orator and his passing was a decided lost to the race.
He had visited Europe several times, represented City College in the World Youth Movement, spoken before many of the college seminars in various sections of the United States, was a staunch champion of Negro Youth at the Fact Finding Conference at Durham last year and was a representative of our race at the International House. The memorial service were held under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Association, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Kappa Psi Fraternity, League of Youth, and the International House.
After much ballyhooing, Harlem, the Forum of Negro life, has arrived. What a magazine. It is all the publishers claimed for it and then some. A smart orange and black cover decorated in the proper Aaron Douglas style really covers a wealth of excellent reading matter. Harlem is the sort of publication you read from page one to the bitter end and enjoy every minute of it.
Charming Ruth Church, a member of the younger set of Harlem, was one of the many attractive girls seen at the Apex Beaty Parade and dance last Monday evening.
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A delightful birthday suprise party was given for Stewart Swan at his residence Saturday night by W. William Jackson. One of those intimate and friendly affairs, at which you dance a little and talk eat and drink much. Of
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course there was a gorgeous birthday cake and all the Trammings. Those present were Narcisse Turner, Arizona Harris, Celia Lacey, Mattle Hunter, A Lena Walker, Helen Cooper, Ance Jackson, Bee Wilson, Lucille Randolph, Mrs. Eatman, Flora Elmore, Lavelia Lyles Smith, Florence Johnson, Doris Hernandez, Gladys Flynn, Jerry Dismond, Caska Bonds, Emmery Bonner, Lappierre Chandler, Robert Douglass, A. Carter, Sam Miner, J. C. Kydd, R. L. Winchester, Ivan Hutchinson, Jimmy Daniels, Alphonse Trible, Hugh Borum, A. J. Harris, Chas. Eatman.
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Edith Nelson entertained a group of Harlem nurses with a box party at the Social Rounders Election night dance. Among those present were, Ruth McCumbs, Virginia Collins, Louise Wilder, Vera Isaacs, Sadie Mae Williams Marguerite Powel, Jessie Berry.
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Mrs. Naneva Harding has returned to the City, after a short trip to Danville Virginia, to bury her father.
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Yours is really a jam-up city and I am having a too tight time. Your friends have been very kind. Will write you a long sweet letter about everything very soon. Ed. Perry, Chicago.
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Alice P. Coffer of the Dunbar Court Apartment who Supervises 140 girls for Loft, Inc. entertained them on Friday evening at the Witaka Civic Club. Miss Coffer who made a charming hostess deserves great credit because the girls under her supervision are the last word in courteousness, efficiency, and good looks.
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Carrie Taywood entertained on Saturday evening at Bridge for Clifford Myers, Mamie L. Briggs, Lydia Wright, Stella Johnstone, Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Bonner.
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Mrs. Mamie L. Briggs has received a letter from Texas Guinan saying that she will be happy to head the list of Stars appearing at the Alhambra Theatre on December 12th for the Christmas Basket Fund.
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Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davenport have as their week-end guest Mrs. Mary E. Moseley of Baltimore, Imperial Worthy Mistress of the Knights and Daughters of Honor of the World, and Past District Secretary of the T. O. St. Luke.
The Citizens' Xmas Cheer Committee
has begun its seventh annual drive, in aid of the Xmas Dinner Basket Fund. The Bellvue and Allied Hospitals have the following to say of their last year's work: Social Service Department, Harlem Hospital, January 8, 1928. Christmas Cheer Committee.
I thank you so much for the Christmas dinners you gave us. We enjoy so much being able to help those needy families with whom our work has brought us in contact. Through contributions such as you gave us we are able to do this, and get a great deal of pleasure out of doing it. We appreciate so much your interest in us.
AIMA M. BEST, R. N.
Head Worker.
Make all checks and money orders payable to Narcissus Turner, Treas., 1864 7th Ave., New York City.
MAMIE L. BRIGGS, Chairman.
CLARE JANE HART, Secretary.
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Dear Geraldyn D.
Hope this letter will find your right and left understandings in for better condition than my left supporter. Got the later hurt two weeks ago at the Poli's Theatre, in one of J. J. Shubert's shows. (Heading South) and taken here to the above hotel, under care of Dr. A. M. Curtis. The show is now headed for Los Angeles, and this old foot, for sheer meanness just refusing to get well.
If not too busy with Smith's election, or worries over the closing of the Dark Tower, please send me, C. O. D. express. W. Union 1st Class, 2nd Class or Third Class mail, air mall or the Graff Zepplin, Tattler of Friday, October 26th. Do this, and maybe when I get well, and back to Los Angeles with Warner Brothers, I'll be able to convince them that you are just as gooder writer as Al. Jolson is a Jazz Singer. Hope your candidate wins the election so that Bennie Butler can buy a new hat. Still be good to yourself, whill'st I curse for the millionth time this fellow beside me, for groaning so hard.
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Sarah C. White accompanied by R. H. Paige of Richmond Va., were the weekend guests of their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. White of Passaic.
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The Gospel Entertainers, a religious troupe of New York City are presenting a very interesting program at the Williams A. M. E. Zion Church of Passaic each night from November 12 to 18th enacting the roles of the disciple sand patriarches in their mission of forming the christian era. An overflowing attendance is witnessing each performance.
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...Club Scribblings.... By WILLIAM SMITH
OVER one thousand of Harlem's most enthusiastic dance lovers filled the lovely appointed Renaissance ballroom Election Night to pay homage to the annual ball and reception sponsored by The Social Rounders, composed of well-known favorite sons of Harlem. It was a most magnificent affair judging from the dainty and wonderfully conceived gowns as were worn that night, have not been seen for many a day in this city. Everyone seemed to be intent upon out doing the other. All seemed to have forgotten cares, worries, and to have been completely under the enchanting spell of some fairy godmother. Joy, and overflowing happiness combined with the wonderful musical numbers of the orchestra made this night a memorable one in the lives of those who were on the Invitational list. The entertainment offered was unique and varied. All in all this affair was the best and most elaborate that has been given in Gotham by this popular club of young Harlemites. It was in the wee wee hours of the morning when the happy pleasure seekers reluctantly made their departure.
F.F.F.F. F.F.F.F.
THE 4 F'S SOCIAL CLUB
FIRST ANNUAL FALL FROLIC & DANCE
THANKSGIVING NITE
NOVEMBER 29, 1928
ROCHLAND PALACE
155th St. & 8th Ave.
Music by
JOHN SMITH'S MODERN ORCHESTRA
Entertainment Vaudeville Amusement
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 BOXES OF TEN, $5.00
Dancing From 9 P. M. Until— FUN GALORE
Executive Staff:
ROB MONK BRAMLETT, Pres.
ERNEST FOX, Vice Pres.
MAURICE CALHOUN, Sec'y
LAURANCE BAILEY, Rec. Sec'y
JESSIE MASON, Treas.
LOVIE JOE, SLICK CHESTER,
Sgt. of Arms
and ERNEST HUNT, H. P.
"The Football Classic of the Year"
HOWARD vs. LINCOLN
THANKSGIVING DAY
November 29th, 1928, at 2:00 P. M.
GRIFFITH STADIUM Washington, D. C.
General Admission — Concrete Stands — $1.00
Grand Stand Seats — $1.50 Box Seats — $2.00
Secure reservations early. Applications must be accompanied by Post Office Money Order or Certified Check. Add 12 cents if tickets are to be registered.
Tickets on sale New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Atlantic City, Baltimore and Washington, D. C.
For Tickets and General Information, write BUSINESS MANAGER, Board of Athletic Control, Howard University, Washington, D. C.
Friday. November 16, 1928
...Club Sc
By WILLIAM
OVER one thousand of Harlem's best the lovely appointed Renaissance homage to the annual ball and Rounders, composed of well-known a most magnificent affair judging conceived gowns as were worn that a day in this city. Everyone seems other. All seemed to have forgotten completely under the enchanting s and overflowing happiness combine bers of the orchestra made this night those who were on the invitational unique and varied. All in all this rate that has been given in Goth Harlemites. It was in the wee we happy pleasure seekers reluctantly
The clubs holding boxes were Sphinx, Ma Jong, Equity Progressive, Aven Tennis, Forget-Me-Not, and several other prominent clubs. And now folks I know you are just wild to meet the Beau Brummels of the club, so here goes: Officers, Wiley Holloway, President; James Dennis, Vice-President; Fred Claston, Financial Secretary: Charles Williams, Secretary, Donald Wilson, Treasurer; David Turner, Stanley Cess, Clarence Modison, Percy Williams, Alfredo Stothart, Maceo Newberry, Herbert Haynes, John Balther, David Sasso.
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That ever popular group of charming young Harlem malds, The Polly Perts had their Autumn Frolic last Friday evening at the special decorated Elks Auditorium on West 129th Street. And talk about ye good times, 'D' my, there was fun galore, and how! It was quite a gala affair and a jubliant spirit existed from beginning to end. It has been hearlded that this dance was the prettiest and most enchanting, ever given by this popular coterie of young intellects. The officers and members are, Nina Shervington, President; Winfred, Vice-President; Louise Hughes, Secre-
F.F.F.F. THE 4 F'S SC FIRST ANNUAL FA
tary; Alice Hughes, Treasurer; Florence Evelyn Bean, Nellie Canty, Gladys Frazier, Jessie Withers Key, Viola Phoenix, Bernice Wilson.
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The Stella Social Club which was organized last Thursday changed their name to the Globe Social Club. The election of officers were, Mr. C. Knight, President; Mr. M. Paige, Vice-President; M. W. Epps, Secretary; Mr. George Singleton, Treasurer; Honorable members, E. King, and E. Garrett. The club is planning to give several unique affairs during the current social season, and ask all their friends and patrons to watch the Club Column for future details.
The "La Foule Club" entertained Mrs. Hattie Lynch with a luncheon at the very pretty apartment of Mrs. Fannie Robinson, 247 West 149th Street.
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Mrs. Jones left for Los Angeles, Calif., to send the Thanksgiving holidays with her husband.
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The La Foule Club was formerly "The Non Pariel", the officers of which are Miss Alice Calhoun, President; Mrs.
Avis Blake, Secretary; Mrs. Nan Thurston, Treasurer; Mrs. Martha Pangburn, Chaperone, and Mrs. Fannie Robinson, Sargeant-at-Arms.
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The C. F. and B. Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. H. Davis on St. Nicholas Avenue last Monday evening. Miss Nettle Bast acted as hostess. After the general routine of business and bridge, the members were served with a most delicious collation, including chicken salad, delicious sandwiches, home-made angel cake and what nots. Prizes were won by Miss Aiken and Miss Alice E. Faide. Officers and members are Mrs. L. Roach, President; Mrs. H. Davis, Vice-President; Miss Aiken, Secretary; Miss Y. Carr, Treasurer; Maude E. McFarlene, Miss F. Brlsett, Miss Ethel Green, Miss E. Carr.
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The High Hat Club presented what was probably one of the most unique affairs in social history in Flushing when the club was host at its first annual dance held at the League Building Sanford Avenue, and Union Street, Flushing, New York. The dance was well attended by more than five hundred dance lovers. Mr. Harry C. Henley, President of Osbiny and Mystic Clubs welcomed the guests and introduced the members on the program. Those who contributed to the evening's entertainment were: Dorothy Embry in song and dance, Fred W. Taylor interpreted a snake hip dance that just wouldn't don't. James L. Jackson did a sketch that was highly appreciated by the crowd of merriment seekers. The Savoy orchestra furnished the music for the occasion. A most glorious evening was had by all.
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Mrs. A. Baker, well-known in Harlem and Saratoga Springs, a member of the Elks Auxiliary and the affable proprietress of the Selina dining room at 259 West 121st Street, Gotham's latest rendezvous, has arranged a most delicious five-course dinner for her many patrons and friends. This is a place where one can enjoy a delectable meal amidst congenial surroundings for the small sum of 85 cents. The private dining room will prove a most befitting setting for any club desirous of holding a banquet or a private party. Same can be reserved by phoning Mon. 9784.
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The Secretary of the Association des Anciens Combattants de Verdun wired the Secretary of the Veteran Corps 15th Regiment, Inc., that the following Veterants of the Old 15th have been awarded a decoration accompanied with a certificate certifying the decoration: Lieut. Col. Charles W. Fillmore, 2nd Lieut. Harry C. Smith, Medical Sergt. Renold B. Lighston, Sergeant Walter C. Dandridge, Sergeant John Harvey, Corporal Elmer Haskins, Cook James Dandridge, Musician, Joshua Carter, 1st Class Pvt., John Bell Sapp, Corporal, William H. Cooper. The decorations are to be distributed to these gallant ex-soldiers at the Annual Armistice Day Dinner of the Veteran Corps to be held at the Hotel Dumas, 205 West 135th Street on Saturday evening, 9 P. M., November 10, 1928.
All Harlem is agog over the coming ball and reception sponsored by The New York Urban League Auxillary at the new Alhambra Million Dollar Ballroom Tuesday evening November 20th. This affair promises to be one of the biggest and most elaborate ever given by this organization. Among those who have already reserved their boxes are Mrs. Edgar Parks, Mrs. A. C. Deming, Mrs. Ethel Henry, Miss Lydia Holly, Mrs. Edna Mughes, Mrs. Blanch Armfield, Mrs. Nora Coriah, Mrs. Helen Smythe, Mrs. Jane Best, Mrs. Laura Ingram, Mrs. J. T. Bonner, Mrs. Margaret Telfair, Mrs. William Gardner. There are still a few more boxes left and same can be secured by writing to Mrs. A. C. Demings, 853 St. Nicholas Place, or applying to the New York Urban League on West 136th St., near 7th Avenue.
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Mrs. Lucretia Davenport has been appointed Imperial Deputy of New York by Imperial Council K. of D. of Honor of the World.
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At the Kappa Carnival I saw the charming Dorothy Treadwell Conyers as sweet as ever, after a long spell of illness. We are sure glad to have the popular little matron back with us again.
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The Allen University Club entertained its friends at its first anniversary dance last Wednesday evening. Beautifully gowned young ladies and well groomed men, tripped the light fantastic until the wee hours to the strain of entrancing music. Out of town visitors were present from Washington, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Meriden, Conn. The affair proved a huge success, and reflected a wonderful system of cooperation among this group of college men and women. The officers of the club are James A. Wakefield, President; Miss Lizzie Mae Calvey, Secretary; Samuel B. Williams, Treasurer.
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Mr. John Hardy, a member of the several Harlem Clubs, has opened up a first class newspaper stand and boot black parlor at 140th and 7the avenue and desirious the patronage of his many friends.
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The regular meeting of the Citizens Christmas Cheer Committee was held at the residence of the chairman, Mrs. Mamie L. Briggs, 2484-7th Avenue, on last Wednesday evening. Plans were made for a midnight show at the Alhambra Theatre, on Wednesday, Dec. 12th, in aid of the Christmas Dinner Basket Fund., at which time many Broadway stars will appear. The Committee wishes to thank their many friends and the public in general for their hearty co-operation which made their card tournament, held at Bamboo Inn last Friday evening October 20th, a success. Mrs. Claire J. Hart was chairman of the affair, which was given in aid of the Christmas Dinner Baskets.
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Iota Tau migrated to Jersey City Saturday evening to make plenty of "whoople" at the home of the Secretary, Miss Marguerite Abrams, 2355 Boulevard. Besides the club members, the guests who weathered the trip bravely were Messrs. Howard, Archer, Alston, McNichols, Barrett, Johnson, James M. Littleton, and Lane Baber. Mrs. Grace Kellogg and her daughter, Muriel motored over to help enjoy a pleasant evening, so skillfully arranged by the clever hostess.
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The "After Three's" bridge club played a tense game at the home of Mrs. N. Occomy Beckerson, on last Friday evening. After a fast and furious game, the Club was served with a most delightful repast by the charming hostess. Among the players were Georgia Washington, Iola Pryce, Louise J. Johnson, Ollie Porter, Helene Grant, Willie Hodges, Ruth Handy, Seconia Boyd, Vivian Caston, Lillian Tynes, B. Edmunds. The prize winners were O. Porter, who won an imported yellow glazed vase, and Vivian Caston a Japanese imported ash tray.
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The new Heli trope Social Club of Brooklyn, New York, had a Hallowe'en reception at the home of the President, Mrs. Margaret Martin - 85 Rochester Avenue. The two upper rooms were decorated in Chinese style with streamers hanging from the ceiling that touches the guests' heads with Pumpkins and weird looking things.
Thanksgiving
DANCE
ONCE AGAIN The Old 'Gobler' is king. Yes, this is his time of the year and he'll strut as only he can strut and toss his head in high disdain in his royal grandeur.
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YES, OLD KING GOBLER rules the nation this month, for our honorable president has so ordered it and so it shall and must be.
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MISTER COOLIDGE designated Thursday, Noveber 29th as the day Mister Gobler's reign shall terminate.
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AND ON THAT DAY, the ax will fall and the good old Gobler's glory will end on somebody's Thanksgiving table.
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ARE YOU GONNER Have Turkey for Thanksgiving Day? Well, you can if you so wish. How? Oh come to the Savoy next Wednesday Nite and find out.
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REMEMBER WHAT Happened last Thanksgiving? Well, we're gonner repeat the same stunt again this year.
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WE W.LL HAVE TWENTY big live turkeys for your approval next Wednesday Nite November 28th.
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ANY ONE OF THESE birds would look fine on--a king's--table. They are the pick of the yards and finer turkeys you will not be able to find anywhere.
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WE HAVE BEEN PICKING these birds out for the past two weeks and giving them special care. So you can bet they'll be ready for the knife and fork on a Thanksgiving afternoon or evening, whatever time you have dinner.
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WELL, THANKSGIVING will be a big day at the SAVOY. We are sure going to run wild with jubilation and how! Just think! there'll be twelve hours of continuous dancing. Music galore and then some more. Oh boy and who would miss it?
SAVOY
World's Finest Ballroom
Lenox Avenue, 140-141* Street
The Theatre BENNIE BUTLER, Theatrical Editor
THE LINCOLN Theatre presents John Dancy's "Mississippi Babies" with an entirely new cast headed by "Pork Chops", Ossie Lyles, and John La Rue, all under cork, Gladys Ferguson, as male impersonator, John Dancer, Baby Banks, Inez Ulmer, Louis Sims, Arthur Dailey, and many others.
THE NEGRO ART PLAYERS offer "Cooper Up" featuring Hemsley Winfield as a philandering musician who tries to steal his neighbor's wife. He is aided by Ardelle Mitchell Debney who covets the husband, and pretends friendship for the wife, played by Ruth Carr. A Mississippi flood shows everyone in his true colors, and everything ends happily. The screen attraction for the latter part of the week is John Barrymore in "Tempest".
THE ALHAMBRA offers "Autumn Frolics", best show in several weeks. Roscoe Montilla, Dusty Fletcher, and Pigment hold the comedy honors with Doris Rheubottom (her Chinese number "Moon of My Delight" is the prettiest, cute little Ida (Baby Blues) Brown, and Amanda Randolph leading the feminine entertainers. "Silence is Golden" is the most unique skit seen for some time and that "School Days" number (Mandy is teacher so you can imagine how funny it is. The drama "Sea Drift" features Andrew Bishop as a beach comber on a South Sea Island. George Randol plays an American who has married a native (Susie Sutton) Ted Blackman and Edna Barr are the native lovers and Barry Carter an old sailor, Jimmy Baskette, as an U. S. Army Captain and Edna Harris as his wife complete the cast of a thrilling romance.
Drake Walker's Theatre
The theatre going people of Harlem were more than pleased to see their old favorite, Henry Drake, again make his appearance, after a serious attack of illness. His reception was fit for a King. George Williams, who has become a Drake and Walker favorite, is sharing honors with Mr. Drake. This team of fun makers is inimitable. They present a sketch entitles "A Hole in the Wall", and it is a wow! The Drake Cyclonic Jazz band plays several new numbers and receive encore after encore. The Creole Beauty chorus are uniform in size and can sing as well as dance which is rather unusual among chorus girls.
William Drake, String Beans Price, Chester Owens, Elnora Wilson, Kitty ArBlanche, Arline Sisco, Marjorie Lorraine, and Laura Elliott complete the principal line up and are clever entertainers.
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Charles Willis sings two numbers that are one of the hits of the show. Ida Anderson, and Company, present ta dramatic offering entitled "Women to Women". Another outstanding feature of the program is Ed Wilson and Co., presenting a unique offering entitled "Burning a Woman Alive." This act is not Good as the word goes; it is Great and is well worth the price of admission.
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Fascinating JENNIE HASTON who once represented the Inter-State Tattler in England, recently took part in a costume ball in London, England and the judges awarded her one of the big prizes. THE LAFAYETTE Theatre has two outstanding features this week. The photo play offering, "The King of Kings" is an exceptional treat and one that all lovers of the silent drama can fully appreciate.
Jessie Shipp's entertaining musical comedy vehicle, "Sundown" is the second feature. There are many amusing situations, pretty scenes, spirited musical numbers and good dancing dispersed throughout the hour and a half the Shippe players hold the footlights. Of particular interest is the "Street Carnival Scene" one of the best of the many pleasing situations. But on the whole, the production is well balanced and the first nighters seemed well pleased with the vehicle. The cast includes the following popular favorites: Garland Howard, Andrew Copeland, Cecile Rivers, Flo
Brown, Al Young, Sonny Lee, Mae Brown, Ada Banks, Leo Boatner, Ada Banks, Charles Moore, Agnes Allen, Coley Grant and the dancing team of Kutout and Leonard.
Next week, the Lafayette Theatre will present Sam Manning, the genuine West Indian comedy entertainer, and his "Now Come" musical comedy vehicle. Although Mr. Manning has announced his retirement from the stage, he's ready to do a "Pattl" and change his mind.
Sam finds the lure of the "footlights" irresistable and once again he's going to plaster the cork upon his classic features, don his English togs and proceed to make 'em laugh with his natural West Indian dialect.
Blackbirds Open
At Boston House
Boston, Mass., Friday, Nov. 16th. The second edition or road show of Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds" which had been scheduled for Monday night opened on Thursday. Gertrude Saunders, billed as the star, was missing from the cast. The company was as follows: Harriett Calloway, Jassie Zackery, Mary Clemens, Myrtle Watkins, Hamtree Harrington, Beebee Joyner, Emmett Anthony, Clarence Foster, Barrington Guy, John Worthy, Edward Thompson, Aarons Palmer, Willie Green, Sherman Robinson, S. H. Dudley, Jr., and others. There was Cecil Mack's "Blackbird" chorus. The Plantation orchestra was conducted by Allie Ross.
Incorporated in the show were the sketches: "We Must Have It"; "Playing According to Hoyle"; "A Happy Business Man"; "Picking a Plot" and "Magnolia's Weddi ngDay." The vehicle is well balanced, and while in spots there was a certain rawness, this will gradually be overcome. Harriet Calloway, the little eccentric bronze dancer, pleased with her inimitable songs and received the plaudits of the audience.
The finale of the first act found the audience in rapturous applause at the choral singing in the travesty of "Porgy."
"Creola" styled the original 4-11-44 story is the feature offering at the Standard Theatre of Philadelphia this week. The Pearl Theatre of the same city is featuring a dramatic sketch "The Drunkard" with Ashes and Bilo, Sandy Burns and Sam Russell respectively, providing the fun in the musical comedy end of the program. Another Quaker City playhouse, the Bijou, has the "Forty Black Dots".
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Milton Starr has built up quite a circuit in the southland. Just recently he acquired two more houses, namely the Alhambra Theatre of Augusta, Ga., and the Lincoln of Greenville, S. C. The following theatres are now operating under the Starr management, in addition to the two just mentioned. They are the Bijou and Lincoln Theatres, Nashville, Tenn.; Lincoln Theatre, Charles, S. C.; Lincoln Theatre, Winston-Salem, N. C.; Lenox Theatre, Augusta, Ga.; Rolay Theatre, Columbia, S. C.; Lincoln Theatre, New Bern, N. C.; New Gem Theatre, Reidsville, N. C.; Eagle Theatre, High Point, N. C.; Liberty Theatre, Greenville, S. C.
Trailing the Spotlight
In Memory of St. Florence
I HAD an awful headache once four doses of Bromo Seltzer to give me any relief. Instead tinued to get worse until it seemed longer. Suicide seemed to be what I was just about to take a hand when the pain suddenly ceased was. It was just an idea trying.
It is quite a fetching idea, to the powers of the Florence Maybe they will be able to use.
The Florence Mills Memorial build a lasting monument to whose name it bears. The memorial a great deal of emotion on the full of money. I believe they refuge for indigent, aged and so be known as the Florence Mills like that.
Now the idea I want to do Instead of spending its time and why not found a school of the no sense a failure. Then why erected in her memory? It is glorious success of her life to worn out and forsaken women. shrine of ambition and hope and The sort of school I have all the arts of the theatre. It is nominal price to children of the higher fee for teaching lay students to make it mandatory the money disbursed should be spent acting.
Instead of being a haven for be a nursery of talent and a center not connected with the theatre board of trustees, say men like I believe the non-professional put to its financial support. Indeed on me for fifty cents a century bequeath the library of the s "Deburau", as produced by Davlasco's version of "The Merchant of handsome photographs of all and the two-volume biography of hers—all of said books handsome David Belasco. They will make shelf even if they are never open.
bewful headache one day last week. Six aspiring members of Bromo Seltzer and a bottle of Pluto Wine are any relief. Instead of getting better there was worse until it seemed that I could not stay aside seemed to be the only way to relieve the abdout to take a handkerchief and blow my nose suddenly ceased and I discovered what I just an idea trying to force its way through to write a fetching idea, I think, and I'm going to tears of the Florence Mills Memorial Fund A will be able to use it.
The Florence Mills Memorial Association was organizing monument to the memory of the great it bears. The members of the Association are of emotion on the project and collected seedy. I believe they intend to spend the most intelligent, aged and stage-worn actresses, said Ms. the Florence Mills Friendly Shelter or
the idea I want to donate to the Association depending its time and money on a refuge for and a school of theatre arts? Florence Mills failure. Then why should a shelter for her memory? It is grotesquely out of keeping success of her life to make her memorial a and forsaken women. Instead her memorial exhibition and hope and the gateway to success of school I have in mind could offer instance of the theatre. It could offer instruction free to children of the profession and charge for teaching lay students. Its charter or can make it mandatory that no less than 30 per cent should be spent on the department of being a haven for the hopeless such a school of talent and a center of culture. If a few well with the theatre could be induced to serve steees, say men like Alderman Moore and H. non-professional public would contribute helpful support. Indeed the Association could offer fifty cents a century. Furthermore when I am the library of the school a copy of Sacha was produced by David Belasco, a copy of a man of "The Merchant of Venice" together with photographs of all the principle scenes of volume biography of David Belasco by William said books handsomely bound and autographed. They will make a noble appearance once they are never opened.
HAD an awful headache one day last week. Six aspirin tablets, four doses of Bromo Seltzer and a bottle of Pluto Water failed to give me any relief. Instead of getting better the pain continued to get worse until it seemed that I could not stand it any longer. Suicide seemed to be the only way to relieve my agony. I was just about to take a handkerchief and blow my brains out when the pain suddenly ceased and I discovered what the trouble was. It was just an idea trying to force its way through my skull.
It is quite a fetching idea, I think, and I'm going to pass it on to the powers of the Florence Mills Memorial Fund Association. Maybe they will be able to use it.
The Florence Mills Memorial Association was organized to build a lasting monument to the memory of the great actress whose name it bears. The members of the Association have spent a great deal of emotion on the project and collected several hats full of money. I believe they intend to spend the money on a refuge for indigent, aged and stage-worn actresses, said refuge to be known as the Florence Mills Friendly Shelter or something like that.
Now the idea I want to donate to the Association is this: Instead of spending its time and money on a refuge for failures why not found a school of theatre arts? Florence Mills was in no sense a failure. Then why should a shelter for failures be erected in her memory? It is grotesquely out of keeping with the glorious success of her life to make her memorial a refuge for worn out and forsaken women. Instead her memorial should be a shrine of ambition and hope and the gateway to success.
The sort of school I have in mind could offer instruction in all the arts of the theatre. It could offer instruction free or at a nominal price to children of the profession and charge a slightly higher fee for teaching lay students. Its charter or constitution ought to make it mandatory that no less than 30 per cent of all money disbursed should be spent on the department of dramatic acting.
Instead of being a haven for the hopeless such a school would be a nursery of talent and a center of culture. If a few able men not connected with the theatre could be induced to serve on the board of trustees, say men like Alderman Moore and Rev. Imes, I believe the non-professional public would contribute handsomely to its financial support. Indeed the Association could even bank on me for fifty cents a century. Furthermore when I die I will bequeath the library of the school a copy of Sacha Guitry's "Deburau", as produced by David Belasco, a copy of David Belasco's version of "The Merchant of Venice" together with a book of handsome photographs of all the principle scenes of the play, and the two-volume biography of David Belasco by William Winters—all of said books handsomely bound and autographed by David Belasco. They will make a noble appearance on the book shelf even if they are never opened.
Billy Higgins and Ernest Whitman are at the Howard Theatre this week, in "Fancy Trimmings", presented by Jimmy Marshall.
At the Palace Theatre, of Norfolk, Virginia, this week, Andrew Tribble with Jolly Billy Mitchell, holds forth with Hazel Lee, Harold De Mond, Kitty
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day last week. Six aspirin tablets, and a bottle of Pluto Water failed of getting better the pain con-
sumed that I could not stand it any
the only way to relieve my agony.
Dukerchief and blow my brains out
and I discovered what the trouble
to force its way through my skull.
I think, and I'm going to pass it on
Mills Memorial Fund Association.
It.
Special Association was organized to
the memory of the great actress
members of the Association have spent
project and collected several hats
intend to spend the money on a
stage-worn actresses, said refuge to
Mills Friendly Shelter or something
donate to the Association is this:
Did money on a refuge for failures
at theatre arts? Florence Mills was in
should a shelter for failures be
notesquely out of keeping with the
make her memorial a refuge for
Instead her memorial should be a
and the gateway to success.
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should offer instruction free or at a
profession and charge a slightly
students. Its charter or constitution
at no less than 30 per cent of all
at on the department of dramatic
is the hopeless such a school would
tatter of culture. If a few able men
could be induced to serve on the
Alderman Moore and Rev. Imes,
public would contribute handsomely
the Association could even bank
. Furthermore when I die I will
school a copy of Sacha Guitry's
David Belasco, a copy of David Be-
t of Venice" together with a book
of the principle scenes of the play,
of David Belasco by William Win-
mely bound and autographed by
a noble appearance on the book
named.
Arblanch and Buddy Green, plus a fast stepping chorus unit.
Marion Anderson again triumphed and this time at the Douglas Auditorium, Baltimore, Maryland, last Friday night. Miss Anderson's recital was for the benefit of Morgan College of Maryland.
COLN
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Friday, November 16, 1928
Oh boy, this must be "Letter Writing Week". Received some twenty odd communications, two of which were from Europe. Greenlee and Drayton sent me news of their triumph which clippings from English publications to substantiate their claim of success. Here's what the Variety World of London, England, has to say of the act, to wit:
"Chez Taglioni presents R. Eddie Greenlee and Thaddeus Drayton, the "Colored Aristocvrats", assisted by Hilda Rogers and Hazel Sheppard. This announcement introduces a very lively quartet of dancers and singers from Down South. Seldom have we seen feet move so swiftly or white teeth sparkle in such wide grins. Greenlee and Drayton are a very versatile pair, with a knowledge of many languages which they reveal during a slow, hypnotic dance. Their companions are a lively pair of girls, one of whom sings 'Stay Out of the South' with a fervor which makes the most obdurate cockney realize that there are other good places on the earth besides London."
Mable Whitman of the famous Whitman Sisters, sends us an article clipped from the Pittsburg Courier, by Rollo Wilson; giving the Whitman Sisters the credit and honors due them in the fullest measure. But the article is too lengthy for us to publish. We have said as many nice things about them as has Mr. Wilson and feel that Mae and her little gang deserve all the nice compliments newspaper men can give them.
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Little Miss Aurora Greely writes again to tell us of her success, teamed with Le Roy Bloomfield, she's raising cain out there in the Golden West and how.
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And the same foreign mail that came from Greenlee and Drayton, brought news of Johnny Nit, styled over there as "One of the world's greatest buck and wing. tap dancers of the original Black Birds". Johnny was at the Palace Theatre, London, England, the week of October 22nd. And the Encore of London has this to say of Noble Sissle:
"Noble Sissle, held over from last week, created something of a sensation by introducing a highly-dramatic song-study into his routine of popular numbers. "My Dream of the Big Parade" is something of a sermon in song, and Sissle's handling of it will make audience sit up and take notice for a long time to come."
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Incidently our Mr. Theophilus Lewis received a letter from some skunk attacking me (Bennie Butler) in the usual underhanded methods. This offensive brute whom I believe is launching this attack under an assumed name, much
AMERICA'S UNRIVALLED REVUE HIT!
as he apparently dislikes me, has not the courage to fight in the open as only men do. Twice before this cur penned me letters. That was about two years ago. Well, it seems that he's come to life again, after being dead for quite a while. But the public knows me and I know that it's not necessary for 'yours truly' to make apology or explanation of conduct. I have my friends and they are many so this envious cur does not worry me in the least.
THE MASTER
RUTH JOHNSON may not be the prettiest girl in the world, but you'll have a hard time making some folks believe she's not the sweetest. Ruthie is the chorus director of Lew Leslie's "Black Birds". What she don't know about the art is a question.
"Blondie" La Marr writes that she has severed relations with her former dancing partner and intends to confine her efforts to night club work. And, as an after thought, she closes with, "I'm heading for New York Very Soon."
George Crawford, Irvin C. Miller's star comedian of "The Brown Skin Models" is resting this week in New York. He rejoins the Miller vehicle Sunday.
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"Georgia Peaches" is the name of the musical comedy vehicle playing the Lincoln Theatre, Kansas City, Mo., this week. The cast: Hezekiah Jenkins, John Jordon and a promising young record artist, Bertha Idaho.
The winsome Miss Paige is claimed by two cities in the Tattler's "Queen of the Classic" popularity contest and she is upholding the prestige of both exceedingly well. These two cities,
namely Baltimore, Maryland, and Morristown, N. J. are fighting tooth and nail to keep their doughty little "lady" well up among the leaders. Miss Jaige is a Baltimore girl but has lived also in Morristown and is exceedingly popular in both cities. She has been making New York her home during the past three months but still loves the old "Homesteads" and she is highly pleased with the way the "Home Folks" are supporting her in this contest. She formerly was a chorus girl with "Seven-Eleven" and Drake and Walker's "Bombay Girls", and the latter company has promised to aid her also.
THE WEEKLY PRESS
HAZEL SHEPPARD ANDERSON is creating quite a sensation in the big English Metropolis, London, where she is playing with Hilda Rogers in the Greenley-Drayton act. English theatrical critics rate the act very high.
The Walker Theatre of Indianapolis, Indiana, has George Barton's "Steamboat Bill' with a cast of nationally known favorites playing there this week. The cast includes among others; Billy Ewing, Sam Robinson, Hattie Noel, J. C. Davis, Tommy Wood and the "Get Happy Four."
"Syncopation Sue" is the musical comedy attraction playing the Booker T. Washington Theatre, St. Louis, Mo., this week. The cast lists the following entertainers: Ralph Franco, Alberta Puggley, Edna Taylor, James Robinson, Mae Bell, Genevive Beckett and James Robinson.
Miller and Lyles with their "Shuffle Along" vehicle opened a two weeks' engagement at the Erlanger Theatre of Chicago, Illinois last Sunday. They break camp Sunday night, November 24th.
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Cliff Ross, Hazel Meyers, Tim Owsley. Annual Cabaret Dance. Given by Ethel Baird, assisted by Bojangles Bill Robinson, Billie Cain, Alma Smith, and Billie Pierce's Studio. December 3rd, at Small's Paradise.
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Kod and "Skeets" Brown are at the Grand Theatre, Chicago, Ill., with their "Shuffle On" company of entertainers, this week.
Detroit, Michigan's, two theatres, the old Koppin and the recently acquired Broadway Strand, are presenting musical comedies. The first house is featuring Jack Wiggins, Andrew Fairchild and Clara Smith with a clever supporting cast of about twenty-five entertainers. The latter house, the Strand, has Billy King and a company of some forty performers in "A Whirl of Mirth". "Gay Harlem" is playing Gibson's
Theatre of Philadelphia this week. The one and only Irvin C. Miller is in charge of this house, and will present his stock of plays for the next three or four weeks. The same line-up almost is presented again this week, as appeared last week. The only changes is in the material used.
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The Ethel Waters trio was idle in Cleveland, Ohio, the first half of this week, but are playing the last half, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Youngstown, Ohio. Then it's back to Cleveland next Monday, November 19th for the first half and Detroit, Michigan, the last half.
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Articles published on the High Hatter's page are for the entertainment of Tattler readers. They are not intended for offense or for the settlement of personal grievances. The page is conducted by Wilfred R. Bain, well known figure in the theatrical and amusement world. Positively no items of malicious intent will be accepted. Address all communications for this section to Wilfred R. Bain, Editor of the High Hatters.
4th ANNUAL 4th ANNUAL
Band Concert & Dance
— OF —
MONARCH BAND
Friday Evening Rockland Casino.
November 16, 1928 155th St. & 8th Ave.
— FEATURING —
BILL (BOJANGLES) ROBINSON
WITH HIS "SURPRISE REVUE" AND LINDY HOP
— PRESENTING —
ALTHA LEAGUE FRANCIS JACOBS
BERTHA VANDERBILT GEORGE SNOWDEN
MORGAN SPENCER BEATRICE WINSTON
ELOISE PARHAM PAULINE MOORE
Subscription, $1.00 Reservations (Boxes) $5.00
Boxes on Sale at Monarch Home, 245 W. 137th St. Monarch Apartments,
296 West 135th St. Or by telephone, Monarch Home, Audubon 9013.
Monarch Apartments, Bradhurst 4188.
Love Is Like This
I HOPE you're satisfied by now, My dear, and every single vow You made and broke has caused you pain.
You will not find another who Will understand and comfort you— Another who will overlook The things not given that you took. I hope your heart is crying out To have me back. That's just about What you deserve. But, oh! I know It never, never will be so.
THE
PHI PHI JONES, popular Harlemite, who stands high among the leaders and expects to finish one, two three in the Queen of the Classic" contest.
Mistaken identity is a strange and, sometimes embarrassing thing. A case in point is the mention that was made last week in these columns of AGNES MEYERS of Brooklyn. Certain aspersions were cast upon the name of Miss Meyers by a reader who signed her name—Gladys Peters. Upon investigation it was found that another AGNES MYERS, get that MY' and not MEY—was unbraided by her friends for what they thought was unwarranted conduct on her part. She called to the office of The Tattler and had the mistake corrected. The Meyers referred to in the article is a resident of Atlantic City and a frequent visitor to certain dives and dens in Brooklyn. The genuine Agnes Myers of Brooklyn was in no way connected with the article published in these columns last week.—Ed.
THE NEW YORKER
PHI PHI JONES, one of the sweet "Queen of the Classic" contestants has inspired some of the members of "The Rens" to vote her back into the leadership. If these boys really get behind her it will be just too bad for somebody.
LILLIAN PAGE, another popular entrant in the "Queen of the Classic" contest; although a late comer she is making up for lost time by putting forth extra effort.
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Edythe Simmons and Joe Brown of a certain big time Broadway production—folks who want to make love don't usually give away to their passionate emotions "backstage". Why should you?
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Rosella Marlon says she is just "broken hearted" over the way Louvan Brown is treating her these old winter nights.
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May Lambert—you sure chirp "Tomorrow". Stay in Harlem. We love your voice and forget Cleveland. They can't appreciate a songbird like you out there.
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Martha Hypps of Philly—Why do you allow your sister to pal around with so many Ofays, who resemble underworld characters. "They" say she is eating her heart out for the love of her Old Sweetheart back in Quaker Town. Jimmie Mordecai, folks are asking to know, why is it you don't pay more attention to that lovely little wife of
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yours? Some of these chilly mornings you might wake up and find that she has departed, never more to return.
We have finally learned the defini tion of a "Bachellor-Maid" and it comes from the lips of a comely Brooklyn sheba. She says: "A Bachellor-Maid, is one who has done a little of every thing, but found to her sorrow that not much of anything satisfies her carving for MORE." Page Cecil Roberts.
Percy Verwayne—who is the big blonde we saw you go into the Club Harlem's Sunday matinee with? She had rings on her fingers and bells on her ankles, that jingled out a tune which seemed to say: "You are my man, Daddy and I don't mean maybe."
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Since "Hippo" Salters of Princeton returned to the school marm in New Haven things have been sitting pretty. But, does "Hippo" know that Charley Gordon spent the week-end in New Haven all summer long? And does "Hippo" know that Charley and Mable are very, very good friends?
Where was Joe Mills of the "Meteors"
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Thursday night? Must have been playing "hide and seek" with Joe Arrindell. You two Joe's ought to get together.
Alvin Violenus—your engagement to the Savoy Queen remains unannounced for the simple reason that you are prone to flit from "flower to flower". She demands loyalty and devotion in full measure.
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Harold Carr seems to enjoy his Long Island potatoes better than ever. Long Island has some very productive soil Harold and as "ye sew, so shall ye reap".
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Look out Teddy Lyons. Don't you be no fool, Trina Smith may look easy but she knows her bible when it comes to men. Better take care and beware.
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Wonder why Billy Fields wanted more eyes? And it's hard to tell why Thelma wanted to move around so much. Geo. Jones, you have to be careful when two janes are near.
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Margaret Beckett, of Philly, who was the long, tall and handsome shelk, you were pleading with in Broad Street station? William Jones of 1501 Edgly Street, Philadelphia wants to know.
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"Somebody's Stenog" thinks she has a kick coming about the way folks are treated at Loew's Victoria on 125th Street. She says: Dear Ed.—why is it that our people make such fools out of themselves by paying good hard earned dollars to be segregated in the second balcony? The Drake and Walker Theatre is right next door and it offers a far better show for the money, with ALL seats in the house open to ANYONE. Now Mr. Ed. please tell me why they continue to go to Loew's? I am a stenographer and a Constant Reader of The Tattler.
ANSWER: We cannot understand it either.
Oh yes, Dan Blackett is still "among
Another Big Nite
For Tattlerites
TATTLER'S RECEPTION PARTY
For the $500.00
"Queen of the Classic"
MONDAY EVENING
November 26, 1928
VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM:
Master of Ceremonies
BILL ROBINSON
Contest Editor
Wilfred R. Bain
SAVOY BALLROOM
Lenox Ave and 140th St.
TWO CLASSY BANDS
Prizes Awarded By
JOHNNY HUDGINS
Charge de Affairs
Bennie Butler
The "Queen" Will Be Crowned at 1:45 A. M.
Program Begins 12:45
Dancing From 9 Until (?)
ADMISSION 60 CENTS
TABLE RESERVATIONS, $2.00
STARS FROM "SHOW BOAT"
& "BLACKBIRDS"
those present". So is Frank Forbes former crack basketballer; Walter McIntosh, a footballer of note; George Lynbrook, Lester Carter, Bill McQuade and Merrill Roberts.
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Whis! Boom! Bang! Miss Harriett the captivating doll has returned. We thought you were kidnapped, but discovered that you were spending the week-end in Saratoga and was the guest of the rightous Buddy Jordan.
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Oh yes, Ralph de Mond, you thought you could run a show, but it takes more than ballyhoo to do that.
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From Chicago our spies have reported: "James 'Cadillac' Thomas, well-known society sheik, was to come to New York this November to be the
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DAISY WILLIAMS of Patchoque, N. Y., who is striving to put Long Island in the lead of "The Queen of the Classic" contest. personal valet and secretary to "Bojangles", but since the Pennsylvania put 'thumbs down' on 'passes' he has not left the Windy City.
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"Alone and unprotected in "Deep Harlem" is Roscoe Montella. Wifey, Pauline is visiting her mama."
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Miss Douglass of our office is much concerned over the failure of "Mr. Blondy" to get a hair cut and she has put her concern in rhyme but owing to the lack of space same has been omitted. However, we hope the gentlemen will read this and follow her advice.
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"I am forever changing sweethearts, says the cute little Edythe Peters."
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At last Dot Blackman has been given a broke. But I wonder what became of Smoke Williams and Jack Fuller the two extras?
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Never no more going to movies alone for Gertrude Goodwin, since the new Spanish popa has been given a break. Guess she found out it does not pay to wear your heart on your sleeve.
"Passing" is an awfully dangerous
way to get by sometimes Jessica Sommers, of Jersey City. Maybe that's the reason you were ousted from that certain Ofay party that was given on Park Avenue last Saturday Eve.
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Listen Elmer Gordon of The Merrymakers ,why is it that you leave Julia at home so often? When the cats' out the mouse is bound to play—and sometime you may return to find another mule in your stall.
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Mr. Clifton Wallace—we want to know the name of the saucy jane Mrs. Thomas saw you with on Seventh Avenue Sunday?
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J. Virgill was seen at the Sunday matinee dance showing off a brand new Sheba. Is her name Mae Johnson or Grace Campbell of Montclair?
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The cute little Miss Grace Brooks is visiting her sister in Montreal. That's a long way from Seventh Avenue Grace. Wonder what the attraction is up there?
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Get ready for the shock girls—Luvon Brown has the "Ball and Chain". Is it because you failed to do right by the little girl Louvan?
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Ollie Johnson—no "phonney" business yer know, Old Timer; things are kinda tight and the little girl from Boston says she wants another ride down Fifth Avenue in that brand new Cadillac. What are you going to do about it?
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True Story
The Seventh Avenue Playboys and Girls argued it over among themselves and decided she WAS sincere. But his buddies made him think differently. Their love was the mad love of youth, and it grew more torrid with each passing day, until onlookers, could no longer hide their envy. Her beauty, charm and grace floored them all, particularly the boy. Anyone could have told you that he was just wild about her too and the surething guys along the Avenoo would lay wagers on the day they were to wed. They agreed that so and so was Absolutely on the Square and Dead on the Level with Her. He went away to college and she remained in the chorus. As they parted he made her vow that she would be constant and true, on the "up-and-up" and all that sort of thing. The next day "they" told her of his numerous amours. She staggered under the burden of their weight and walked slowly, falteringly down the side street—away from the Bright Lights—away from the Maddening Throng withal, just as sober as an Anti-Saloon Head pretends to be. But the so-called wise-helmers, who were familiar with the "insides" and the "low downs" mocked her, nodded their heads and checked it up to her manner of things. The more flippant of her former friends remarked: "Some people live and learn. Others merely live and yearn."
Annual Cabaret Dance. Given by Ethel Baird, assisted by Bojangles Bill Robinson, Billie Cain, Alma Smith, and Billie Pierce's Studio. December 3rd, at Small's Paradise.
"Baby Joe Gans Bids For Title"
Friday. November 16. 1928
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PHILADELPHIA may well be proud of Bill Yancey, one of the fastest little basketball men this correspondent has lamped in many moons. We caught our first glimpse of him the other night playing with the Rockland Big Five, and the former quaker City Elks sattelite made the natives sit $ u_{1} $ and take particular notice.
"Bill Yancy of Rockland"
reminds one strongly of Jenkins of a prison with no one as a floorman and so were other familiar faces with the Rivershel Day, pedagogue and a whale of a reliable man of basketball who does a former boy wonder, Tucker Wardell, a son who knows how to play center in it, and Bethards the lad from Quakerville the game,—but took the house with his jug of the ball.
IN Statue he reminds one strongly of Jenkins of Renaissance and suffers comparison with no one as a floorman and a shot under the basket. There were other familiar faces with the Roy Pride entourage. Captain Hershel Day, pedagogue and a whale of a player, "Hop" Hubbard, the old reliable man of basketball who does everything well, 'Specks' Moton, former boy wonder, Tucker Wardell, Cooper,—another Philly contribution who knows how to play center in approved style, Six Garcia, Mont, and Bethards the lad from Quakerville who clowned all throughout the game,—but took the house with his shiftiness and brilliant dribbling of the ball.
James Evans Brilliant Champ
THE handsomest white professional titleholder. In theponent of our group, gives handsomest American of all pleasing looks, and what a little girl who is a conspicuous hardist, often we've told to Taberski, St. Jean, Woods, and the rank and file of the capable of extending the W of his own group, there is 25 balls, conservatively spotted Evans, and he has clicked on full charge at 392 Lenox to the least bit skeptical about spend an evening as his guest and throughout the winter. He hopes to play in the nation the tea in China he'll finish.
Talbot
THERE'S a 'young feller' describes Jimmy Talbot, biards championship now in only 59 years young, and in ago when he was first crowned his first game last fit, Wiggins of Chicago, who of the high run record. The term it, and proceeded to Wilson, by a count of 100-72. A rather ancient 4x9 table, found in Ernest Hutchinson, Mr. Talbot and Wiggins are trouble the best in the public Shakey', Charleston, 'Red', two more or less pretentious.
Royce
IF members of this wonder and wrestle with the snatch on the other fellow for its beginning to appear that than to acquire the habit of golf or tennis as you scribes stage celebrity to use recent back of brain co-ordination in the parks, backyards of prince Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond that is needed is your present wealth, turn on the radio or sweat before breakfasting. The royal road to health best.
best white pocket billiard star is Ralpholder. In the same strain, James Eva Group, gives Paul Meers a run for the honoree of African descent. Jim, isn't it and what a picture he makes alongside him is a conspicuous figure at all of his man we've told you he rates with the best man, Woods. Natalie, Rudolph, Laurie, Heard file of the nordic super-cueists, areading the World's Colored Champion. Up, there is not a player who can manatively speaking. High runs of 75 and has clicked off 133 at the top of his 192 Lenox Avenue, near 130th Street, optical about the roseate picture we've got as his guest and see him in action at the winter season against the creamier in the national tourney this year, and he'll finish in the money if the bars
THE handsomest white pocket billiard star is Ralph Greenleaf, National titleholder. In the same strain, James Evans,—leading exponent of our group, gives Paul Meers a run for the honor of being the handsomest American of African descent. Jim, isn't conscious of his pleasing looks, and what a picture he makes alongside of the beautiful little girl who is a conspicuous figure at all of his matches. As a billiardist, often we've told you he rates with the best in the racket. Taberski, St. Jean, Woods. Natalie, Rudolph, Laurie, Harmon, Seeback. and the rank and file of the nordic super-cueists, are the only ones capable of extending the World's Colored Champion. Among members of his own group, there is not a player who can match his pace by 25 balls, conservatively speaking. High runs of 75 are common with Evans, and he has clicked off 133 at the top of his game. He is in full charge at 392 Lenox Avenue, near 130th Street, and if you are the least bit skeptical about the roseate picture we've drawn of him, spend an evening as his guest and see him in action all of next month and throughout the winter season against the cream of the country. He hopes to play in the national tourney this year, and you can bet all he tea in China he'll finish in the money if the bars are let down.
Talbot Refuses to Fade
young feller playing with the boys', with Jimmy Talbot, contender for the Y. M. O. ship now in progress. J. D., as the best young, and is playing stronger than he has first crowned champion of the long game last week against the toughest in Chicago, who won the title last year and record. The 'Grand Old Man' refused to be needed to beat Wiggie who is no older of 100-72. Of course these exhibitions, 4x9 table, and not quite up to the s Hutchinson's palatial academy. On a Wiggins are just as capable performer in the public rooms with the exception, 'Red', Boston, Derbie, Roy Holladay pretentiously titled.
THERE'S a 'young feller playing with the boys', which just about describes Jimmy Talbot, contender for the Y. M. C. A. pocket billiards championship now in progress. J. D., as the boys call him, is only 59 years young, and is playing stronger than he did three years ago when he was first crowned champion of the local branch. He played his first game last week against the toughest man in the outfit, Wiggins of Chicago, who won the title last year and who is holder of the high run record. The 'Grand Old Man' refused to fade, as they term it, and proceeded to beat Wiggie who is no older than his own son, by a count of 100-72. Of course these exhibitions are staged on a rather ancient 4x9 table, and not quite up to the standard of 5x10 found in Ernest Hutchinson's palatial academy. On a regulation table, Mr. Talbot and Wiggins are just as capable performers, and would trouble the best in the public rooms with the exception of the champ, 'Shakey', Charleston, 'Red', Boston, Derbie, Roy Holland ,and one or two more or less pretentiously titled.
Royal Road to Health
this wonderful group would only stop with the simple things of life,—we'd never fellow for a change. With health we appear that we'd far rather increase our habit of correct living. "Well when you scribes continue to rant about," said we use recently. The question itself is coordination on the part of our inquisitive cards of private dwellings, and open to blyn, Richmond, Queens, and Westchester in your presence. The 'Nordics' realizing the radio of mornings and get saturate breakfasting. "Get wise to yourself" for health before it is too late.
IF members of this wonderful group would only stop for a moment and wrestle with the simple things of life,—we'd soon have the laugh on the other fellow for a change. With health within our grasp, its beginning to appear that we'd far rather increase our mortality rate than to acquire the habit of correct living. "Well where can you play golf or tennis as you scribes continue to rant about," said a well-known stage celebrity to use recently. The question itself is suggestive of a lack of brain co-ordination on the part of our inquisitor. With all of the parks, backyards of private dwellings, and open tracts of land in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Richmond, Queens, and Westchester County, all that is needed is your presence. The 'Nordics' realizing that health is wealth, turn on the radio of mornings and get saturated in a healthy sweat before breakfasting. "Get wise to yourself" folks, and accept the royal road to health before it is too late.
Jerry Stephens Runs Amuck
THEY call him the 'Timber' 112 pounder who hits his most feared boy in the sims. Whenever Ben Levine so take a 'runout' powder a hard hitting Jerry to the side. Quite naturally we take Stephens achieves, for it we developed so rapidly. The springs forth a smoother short and straight, not wrist shoulders as he is guilty of for any of the present days. Jerry at this stage of his deaf hitting harder.
in the 'Timber Wolf of the Amateur who hits like the traditional hammer in the simon pure ranks today. In Levine is short on talent, if a boy powder at the eleventh hour, aphy to the scene of action. lly we take pardonable pride in eves, for it was under our watchful careidly. The rough spots are still there noother surface. Six months hence.
THEY call him the 'Timber Wolf of the Amateurs.' This tittle 112 pounder who hits like the traditional hammar of Thor, is the most feared boy in the simon pure ranks today.
Whenever Ben Levine is short on talent, if a boy should happen to take a 'runout' powder at the eleventh hour, a phone call brings hard hitting Jerry to the scene of action.
Quite naturally we take pardonable pride in every victory that Stephens achieves, for it was under our watchful care that he has developed so rapidly. The rough spots are still there, but each day brings forth a smoother surface. Six months hence he'll be hitting short and straight, not winging with a tendency to swing from the shoulders as he is guilty of now. Kid Chocolate, Al Brown, Al Santol, or any of the present day crop of youngsters were no better than Jerry at this stage of his development and only Al Brown was capable of hitting harder.
"A WORLDS CHAMPION'S INVITATION"
E. C. HUTCHINSON BILLIARD ACADEMY
located at 392 LENOX AVENUE, Corner of 130th Street, New York City
For years Mr. Evans has been the outstanding exponent o our group in the intricate art of pocket billiards, and his winning personality and gentlemanly manners have endeared him to the country's best known recreation room owners in the capacity of exhibitionist and match player.
His many friends and well wishers are invited to patronize him as of yore—
20 of the finest Brunswicke-Balke Tables
in a Room unexcelled for equipment and appointment.
Our Champion will play match games against the Best in the World at his Room this fall season, viz:— WOODS, CHURCH, HARMON, NATALIE, PONZI, LAURI, SEEBACK, RUDOLPH, GREENLEAF.
If Gans Defeats Glick Sammy Mandell
Colored fight fans the country over will wait with interest the outcome of Baby Gans's clash with Joe Glick Friday evening at the Garden. The coast phenom who has been bowling over opponents right and left since leaving his native bail-i-wick, has been promised a shot against the classy Italian titleholder by Tom McArdle in the event he succeeds in hurdling Glick.
Gans is in great fettle, and feels confident of erasing the Williamsburg tailor boy from the lightweight picture — here's hoping "Baby".
'SMOKY JOB'
JOE WILLIAMS, at fifty three will twirl his twenty-fifth campaign next season with Homestead Grays.—Wotta man.
Be Fair to Yourself Bruce Flowers
Billy Wailace of Cleveland one of the hardest punchers in the lightweight division-all but finished the pride of New Rochelle and colored fight fans throughout the country. A year ago Bruce Flowers looked and fought like a coming champion. Directly after the Kid Kaplan shindy, something seemed to happen to Flowers. He lacked the pep and dash that characterized his former ring efforts, until at this writing he is about to do a fadeout. Your correspondent knows just what the trouble is all about, and most of his colleagues do also. It has to do with Bruce's secular life, and he ought to be man enough to snap out of it.
Renaissance Big Five Turn Tables On Whirlwinds
In one of the fastest and best played basketball games of the current season, the fast travelling "Rens" defeated the Xavier Whirlwinds of Brooklyn in a contest that had the fans on edge throughout the forty minutes of play. Bob Douglas's speed merchants were without the expert services of Harold Mayers who has a stitch in his hand, the result of a hurt finger in the game against Union City Reds two weeks ago. The Xavier's came on the court with the confidence that characterizes all teams, who happen to beat the Renaissance quintet away from home. In the opening half the play of the two teams wsa the fastest and closest this correspondent has seen all season. Both Renaissance and Xavier passed the ball as possessed. The Renaissance started one of their strongest combinations, Slocum, Sanders, Jenkins, Fiall and Pappy Ricks. Ricks and Jenkins have played wonderful ball this season, and last Sunday night was no exception.
Brown, Weir, and Moran, did most of the offensive work for the Whirlwinds, but try as they might catching up with the "Rens" was too large an assignment.
In the second half Brown caged two baskets from the floor in quick succession, and Slocum thrilled the crowd with a heave three-quarters the length of the court. On the next play, Jenkins took the ball on the rebound off the Xavier basket and dribbled down, the court for a score. Moran heaved in a long try that ended the scoring for Xavier.
Jenkins was the high scorer of the night, while Brown rang the bell for most of his team's points. In a fast and hard played preliminary game, the Metro Diamond
Black Bill at Olympia A. C. Saturday Night
Jess McMahon, famous for bringing real attractions to fight loving harlemites trotted out Tiger Payne transplanted Australian middle-light-heavy, — and Heavy weight champion, and the lad from down under stopped the show. This Saturday night the always crowd pleasing Black Bill returns to the fistic wars after a two-year absence. He stacks up against Young Chappie of Philly. In the feature bout, Izzy Grove will meet tough Billy Alger of Phoenix, Ariz.
Jr., managed by Mr. Mercer, trounced the Chicago Defender youngsters 33-24. For this Sunday the management has booked the Hoboken Germans for the main attraction.
Totals ..16 9 41 Totals ..7 7 21 Substitutes:—"Rens" — Monroe and Hill.
Xavier:—Casey.
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BRUCE FLOWERS, whose mysterious loss of form has the sport world acog.
PHILADELPHIA
Mr. Bee of Philadelphia From Station B u z z the question, but why worry about
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EDITH PEACOCK "COOLBREEZE" McDOUGALL, the greatest girl in all Philadelphia. She sings; she plays the piano; she dances; she writes; she teaches school; she keeps house; she works for charity; and spreads sunshine wherever she goes. What a girl!
Little "Banjo Abble Abrams" has certainly gotten sharp teeth during the past four or five days. Gird your backs with armour.
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Say, Smoothy Randolph what's worrying you, causing you to imbibe so constantly and freely? It can't be the sweet brown mama on 20th Street as that estrangement has been too long.
EDITH PEACOCK "COOLBREAST girl in all Philadelphia. She dances; she writes; she teaches scouts for charity; and spreads sunshine
Lottie Hurley of Brown Skin Models is "beefing" loudly about her Kimona and other lingerie acquired during her three weeks stay in Phila. Well there are just as good Butter and Egg men here as anywhere.
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Ottellie Hilliard is featuring nightly in the Roadside "Let's Missbehave" both in song and action. The gang likes both so what's the difference.
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The "Rhit-Tit" Hotel announces its new policy of being open day and nite, ready for all "reglars". "Doc" Clarke, Chick Collins, Charles Johnson, and Aby Abrams please observe and govern yourselves accordingly. How about, it Mable?
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We see Fritz once in a while, but we can't find Barbara.
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Gwendolyn Newton seems to have a peculiar passion for red (C-A-R-S). Mr. Miller's Girls all seem to know their onions in the art of "back-knawing". Brick Bats, Look out, dodge 'em.
"Miss Coolbreeze" we honestly want
BEEZE" McDOUGALL, the great-singing; she plays the piano; she school; she keeps house; she works wherever she goes. What a girl!
to know who the "in right" sweet papa is? You are so clever that with all of our sleuthing it's hard to determine who's who. Say, by the way, hope you enjoyed the Whitman Sisters show.
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May Johnson, another of Mr. Miller's Models certainly likes to stroke bald beads and "brether" Brooks likes to have his "stroken".
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Arthur Campbell and Johnnie Freeman are still trying thru Algebra and Geometry to figure that thirty-nine dollar chicken supper bill at the Chicago roadhouse in August at the Elks Convention.
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Because this column referred to Sid Stratton and the Alhambra (Shows), he is featuring "Taint So" night at the Roadside with his band. Our song is his "Tiz So".
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Jimmie Hammond after leaving McIntyre and Heath's Headin South is now starring in Photographer Parris' new production "The Sidewalks of Phila".
I. Swanee
Greetings! friends. It is good to be back. Back from where? Now that is
the question, but why worry about that. On with the dance.
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The clever Miss Gertrude Webb is teachnig a class in Plastic Arts at the Y. W. C. A. and this is not just gossip. One can see the results.
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Miss Isabelle Yeiser instructs in elementary and advanced French. Perhaps we shall soon subject ourselves to the sage advise of that little school marm.
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The Crusader's Tea at the "Y W" was quite a success. Such an ambitious set of young folks, such a tremendous crowd.—We wish them well.
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Miss Rosalina Lawson is living with the relatives in Willowgrove, sixteen miles out, the boys say—and that word is the word of many.
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Let us congratulate Mr. Albert Bishop on the launching of a new business enterprise. We wish him all the success in the world.
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Mr. Dowling & Mr. Lee of the Senior Class at Lincoln University are now working with the Armstrong Association.
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Mr. Herbert M. St. Clair Jr. is a teacher in the Stanton High School at Annapolis, Md. Mr. St. Clair was a member of the Class of '28.
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Paul Jones, our friend from the wide open spaces, made his first trip into town from Lincoln not long ago. He seemed quite pleased with what he saw, so decided to stay.
This is the end.
Irving Miller at Gibson
The most welcomed news for theatrical fans of this locality is the fact that the most noted and prominent race producer of all times, Irving C. Miller, is now Producing Manager for the popular Gibson Theatre, Broad and Lombard Sts. Mr. Miller began his duties last week when he presented his pet organization Brown Skin Models followed this with his Broadway feature Liza and backing these up with his rejuvenation of another one of his famous successes this week in "Gay Harlem" all of which demonstrates the intentions on part of Messrs. Gibson and Miller to present only pleasing and up to the minute attractions on the stage together with the already well balanced Musical embellishments by "Doc" Heyder's Southerners and picture program of unusually high merrit.
As a further evidence of Mr. Miller's determination to bring this playhouse up to its standard of perfection in all departments he will surrond himself with a "contact" cabinet of local people. The first one of this organization to be selected has been Chas. S. Johnson who will take care of publicity exploitations and general contact with patrons.
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Irving Miller Finds Another
Irving C. Miller in reviving his Broadway Success "Liza" last week at the Gibson showed his expert ability at developing when he presented vivacious and comely Yip Green in the role Liza. The little lady did credit both to herself and her producer in the excellent way in which she handled the part. John Henderson as "Dandy" as usual took care of his entrusted part with care and precision. Eva Metcalf as Liza's sister, "Porto Rico" as Uncle Plummer, Steve Miller as Liza's father and Blackburn and Crawford in Comic roles with Lillian Carroll and Billy Young doing specialties outdid themselves in taking care of the principal work. Another feature of Liza was the fact that the same Chorines
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who a week before established themselves as being the prettiest seen here for some time demonstrated that they could really dance as well as look pretty. Among these beauty workers we find Ruby Williams, Nellie Tanner, Lottle Hurly, Vernon Cole, Lealor Easterly, Gwendolyn Newton, Gay Razaf, Clover Howard, Teddle and May Johnson.
Other outstanding features were the rendition of "Odd Man" by Sherrod and the stage presentation by "Doc" Heyder and his Southerners. Their arrangement and presentation of "Sonny Boy" with Barnes doing the solo was all that could be asked. A little more of the band in this capacity would be appreciated.
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Raymond Harris lost the decision after battling with "Sailor Clark" four rounds.
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A "donkey" party was held on November 8 at the home of Mrs. C. Hicks. All the refreshments were sold before half of the guests arrived.
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THAT education, and its transcendental elements may be fittingly appraised and properly allocated, Rev. Dr. William Lloyd Imes of New York spoke on the Romance of Negro History at New Jersey Avenue School, Friday evening, November 9th. In presenting his subject so that no misrepresentation as to meaning of education could in any manner occupy the minds of his audience, Dr. Imes resorted to the project method whereby a test of the Romance of Negro History could be made. He said the test involves, first the story of a spiritual struggle, secondly, the challenge of creativeness, and thirdly, the inspiration of idealism.
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To Harriet Tubman, Phyllis Wheatley and Frederick Douglass, Dr. Imes pointed as the leaders in the spiritual struggle. Their conception of the onward march of race could, to a great degree, be portrayed in lines of verse.
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To Benjamin Baennecker, scientist, Dr. Imes allocated the Challenge of Creativeness as a test of the romance of Negro History. Dr. Imes referred to Baennecker as one, who when L'Enfant failed to complete the survey of the now national Capitol, was called upon to execute the most difficult and finishing touches to the plans. This, Dr. Imes said, is not in histories written by white men.
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To Pushkin of Russia, and Alexander Cromell of America, Dr. Imes pointed out as the inspiration of idealism. These two men have, through their teaching, preaching, and writing, left an indelible imprint and influence. To Pushkin, the whole fabric of Russian modern life, belongs the credit. These and other great Negroes do not grace
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Education Week had its day in the Churches. The following were assigned: Union Baptist, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Hinton and Miss Banks; Mount Olivet: Miss Fisher, Miss Wilson and Miss Greene; Jethro: Wesly Greene, Mrs. Samuel Williamson, and Miss Grace Pilgrim; St. Angustine: Mrs. McKinney, Miss E. Jenkins, and Mrs. Ruth Avant; St. James: Prof. Dickerson, Miss Morgan and Miss Washington; Asbury: Mrs. Patey, Miss Herbert, Miss Edna; Pilgrim Hamilton Memorial: Mrs. J. M. Lamkin, Miss Katherine Boddy, Mr. Edgar Milby; Progressive Tabernacle: Miss Sherman, Chas. Hill, Miss Nichols; W. M. C. A.: Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Redd, Mrs. Foster, Y. W. C. A.: Mr. Hawks, Mrs. Emma Cardwell; Shilo: Miss La Cour, Miss Clementine Alltn, Mrs. Van Smith; Price Memorial: Alice Banton; St. Paul: W. Hibberd Mrs. Goss, Miss Cecilia McLeod, Miss Smith. Mrs. Edythe Dempsey, Miss Ruth Satchell; Second Baptist: Montgomery Gregory, Miss Doris Pilgrim, Mrs. Mabel Belt, Mr. James Campbell, Chairman.
Apex School Holds Graduation
On Friday, November the 9th, the Apex School of Atlantic City held its fall Graduation Exercises at the palatial home of the Founder and President of the System, Mrs. Sara Spancer Washington. The Atlantic City division of the Apex Schools have this advantage over the schools of other cities, the privilege of enjoying the beautiful home of the President which is frequently thrown open for meetings of the Club. and other meetings.
A splendid program was rendered. Some of those appearing on the program were: Mrs. Love, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., Rev. C. L. Alkens, pastor of Shilch Baptist Church, Dr. Perry, pastor of Ausbury Church, Miss Estella Banks, instructor at the Apex. School in Atlantic City, Mrs. Morris, Mr. Burrell, Mrs. C. L. Alkens and others. Mrs. Clarice Walker a member of the Class gave a reading. After hearing the program those present were united in their convictions that the art of beautification as practiced to day is indeed a profession much to be desired, and worthy of any sacrifice. Beauty of form is but a step from beauty of thought and mind, and the Class was enjoined not to neglect any of the various types of beauty by Mrs. Love.
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After the program the most delicious refreshments were served by members of the Graduating class. The members of this first class of the season were Mrs. Clarice Walker, Mrs. Frances Minus, Mrs. Carmen Harris, and Miss Ethel Harvey.
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A large number of the Apex Hairdressers of Atlantic City honored the occasion by their presence; some of those present were among the first Graduate of the System.
YONKERS—By CURTIS RUTH.
Quite a crowd attended the Armistice Reception and Dance and the Patriotic Promenade given by the Antler Five of Pallisade Lodge, No. 329. I. B. P. O. E. of W. on Friday evening Nov. 9th, at Krug's Hall. Melvin Winter. one of our own boys and his Syncopators just would not quit with his jazz, that is so new and different. Folks never danced so much as they did Friday night.
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On Saturday evening, November 10, there was a masquerade party given at the Masonic Hall, by the senior choir of Messiah Baptist Church. The hall was packed. Games of all descriptions were enjoyed, even ducking for apples. Towards the close various prizes were awarded principally one for the prettiest dressed to Miss Hilda Fowlkes, gipsy. The second for the oddest, to Mrs. Hamlin, who wore an old fashioned gown of the 1800's. The funniest costume was that of Mrs. Carrie Gregory, Old Duch Cleanser.
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Last Monday Mrs. Elizabeth Graham celebrated her birthday with a big party of friends at her home. All members of the 'Praying Band' were present together with others of Yonkers and New York City. She received many presents and a large purse of currency.
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A grand old time was had last Saturday evening at 48 School Street. Mrs. Gertrude Lewis celebrated her birthday. Beneath the pretty Halloween decorations they danced while Charles D. Brown of Westchester Brownies remained at the plano, and he played. Later in the evening a four course dinner was served by the caterer Mr. Otie Lewis.
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The funeral services for the late Mrs. Martha Talbott of 1055 Fayette Street were held on Tuesday, October 31st from the chapel of Burns and O'Brian. The deceased is survived by mother, Mrs. Galloway, of Mountunion, Pa., her twin sister, Mary Gipson of Springfield, Mass.; four brothers, John, William, Edward, and Harrison. Mrs. Galloway and Edward left Saturday morning, November 3rd, and Miss Mary Gipson left Monday, November 5th. The Rev. John T. Ogburn, rector of St. Phillip's Episcopal Church officiated.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sidney B. DeMond, and their guest, Mrs. Susie Sickles, of Albany, N. Y., motored to Syracuse where they spent the week end visiting her niece, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Eaton.
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Mr. Garnett Dulaney arrived from the south land Saturday morning, November 3rd. He has taken up an active part in the A. M. E. Zion Church, as head usher. Mr. Dulaney left Syracuse about six years ago but he finds that Syracuse is the best place after all. We welcome you to our city.
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Mrs. E. M. Collis, of Chicago, Ill., and Mr. Scott, and his two sisters of Gloversville, N. Y., stopped over at the Savoy Hotel, last week.
Mr. Davis, of Toledo, Ohio, is now residing at the residence of Mrs. Lippins.
Rev. R. A. G. Foster, of the A. M. E. Zion Church, was welcomed by everybody Sunday. Rev. Foster preached a most touching sermon. The Christian Endeavor was well attended under the leadership of Mr. Johnson, President.
Miss Florence Porettyman rendered a splendid solo accompanied by Mrs. Foster.
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Miss Mabel Williams, who directed the Junior Follies, will direct the Kiddles' Minstrel. The cast will have more than 100 boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 6 years. Elaborate costumes and lavish setting will be some of the features. Mrs. Stella Woods is chairman of the Finance committee. The members are Mesdames M. A. Ford, Pauline Hoffman, Caddle Lawson, Altheda Moore, Editha Edwards, Irene Garrett, Alice Mason, L. Blackburn, Ella Patterson, Estella Smith, Ida Gillis, Mosle Briggs, Gladys Pullum, Frances Jackson, A. P. Groves and Estelle Hubbard.
Mrs. Caddle Lawson has been chosen chairman of the committee directly in charge of the minstrel. She will be assisted by Mesdames Pearl Dabney, Ada Franklin, H. T. Motin, Mabel Tompkins, Sarah Redford, L. V. Miller, Clara Adams, L. A. Knox, Della Green, R. P. Jackson, O. A. Guthrie, Laura Gilmore, Emma Harrison, Mamie Turner, Minnie Grosthwalte, Rosa Jones Nannie Bunch, Sallie Love, Callie Edwards, Tom James, Rosalind Shannon, Sarah Smith, Ethel Hawkins, Callie Herriford and Miss Victoria Newsome.
The Wheatley Provident Hospital Auxiliary's linen shower for the hospital and Mercy Ward, last Friday, was a decided success and also a beautiful affair. The reception room of the hospital was very pretty with cut flowers and beautiful gowned ladies assisting the President, Mesdame Minnie Grosthwaite, Mesdames Margaret Lane, Callie Edwards and Ida Jackson presided at the tea table which was covered with a beautiful filet lace cloth over gold. The center piece was a pretty silver basket filled with American beauty roses, ribbon sandwiches, Ice, cakes and nuts were served.
Many valuable gifts of linen were received which included lots of sheeting, and other sheets, dozens of towels, wash cloths and other linens needed by the hospital. Quite a sum of money was also donated by different ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Manual of Muskogee, Oklahoma, who has been visiting Mrs. Manual's parents—Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore left Saturday morning motoring home. Miss Lucille Moore, Mrs. Manuel's sister, accompanied them and will visit with them for an indefinite period.
Mrs. Charles Garrett was hostess to the Clio Art Club Wednesday at her home.
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Mrs. Jeanette Wiley of Oakland, Calif. came Saturday and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mitchell at "Kill-Kare" in Quindaro.
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J. O. Thomas of Atlanta, Ga., the national field agent of the National Urban League, was in the city Tuesday from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the guest of Edward S. Lewis, secretary of the Urban League.
Mrs. Veda Herriford Marshall entertained with a dinner at her home last Sunday, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Luther Manuel of Muskogee, Oklahoma. The other guests were Miss Lucille Moore, Mattle Jackson, Owen Wilson and F. Davis.
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Katie Miller really looks good in her new car these days. So does Gideon Brown.
Louise Moore Manuel of Muskogee has been in town with a red hot Packard. She was at the Bachelor dance wearing a jade green velvet frock and a double white fox fur that made her look like what her husband is — a millionare.
Eddie Berry surely did look good strolling all by his' one—some down Vine St. Saturday nite.
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Lawrence, Kansas, last Saturday to see the football game between Kansas University and Nebraska University were: Carl Johnson, B. K. Armstrong, Wilbur Wood, Dr. Scull, Owen Wilson, Roy and Earl Wilkins, H. O. Cook, Earl Thomas, Dr. Howard, M. Smith, Homer Roberts, Dr. Vernon Wilkerson, William Calloway, Kenneth Campbell, John Smith, Emery Birch, P. L. Jacobs, M. E. Carroll, Dr. C. Humbert, William Elliottf Sam Shepard, Dr. S. S. Hill, Dr. W. Maddox, Dr. W. H. Bruce, Dr .J. E. Dibble, R. L. Anderson, Dr. French. Dr. Harris, Dr. A. Branch, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Franklin, Mrs. C. O. Williams, Miss Florence McNorton, Miss Mattie Jackson and others. Many stayed for the dance given at the Kappa house by the Kappa Alpha Psi.
Lincoln high school P. T. A. held their annual election November 2nd. The following officers were elected: Mrs. R. B. Lillard, president. Mrs. Robert Wiley, vice-president; Zelda Arnold, chairman of executive committee; Mrs. Minerva Lee, treasurer; Mrs. Robert Bell, chairman of membership committee, assisted by the high school advisors; H. O. Cook, chairman program committee. More committees are to be added. The meetings will the first Friday evening of each month. The annual play will be given by the patrons under the direction of J. O. Morrison.
Clio Art Club met Wednesday, Oct. 23 with Mrs. Genevieve Alexander. Many beautiful quotations were given by the members. Mrs. Mamie Turner, chairman of the cheer committee, purchased a beautiful motto to be sent to Mrs. Frances Johnson Fulton, a former members of Clio Jr. Mrs. Goldie Elliott is reported improving, also the nephew of Mrs. Godwin. We regret the serious illness of Miss Consuella Raglan. Many lovely towels and wash clothes of Mesdames Harrison and Turner were brought for Wheatley Hospital. Clio will be with the group that will go to the Old Folk's home, November 28. Mrs. Pearl M. Dabney, lieutenant of "Over-the-Top" team in the Charity drive sent thanks and appreciation to the members who helped her, they turned in to her $208.20, especially thanking Mesdames Miller and Harrison who used their cars. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Irene Garrett.
Mrs. J. O. Morrison, 2444 Harrison, has returned from New Orleans, La., where she has been with her mother, Mrs. Katherine Clark, who has been quite ill. Mrs. Clark has recovered sufficiently to make the trip back with Mrs. Morrison. They were joined here by her son, Mr. Oscar J. Clark of Oakland, Calif.
NEWARK NOTES—BY HARRY W. BURROUGHS.
Joseph West, manager of Pride of Newark B. B. Team, has secured the Arlington A. C. Elizabeth, on Nov. 15. This game promises to be a humdinger, so Basket Ball fans are in for a good treat.
Essex Temple No. 42 was fortunate in securing two cups at Elizabeth last week. Mrs. Louise Rinck, past Daughter Ruler of Essex Temple No. 42 was the second most popular lady at the Grand Ball at Turn Hall. Elizabeth.
The Sigma Delta Si Girls Club have a reception of Elks Dreamland Academy last Friday. The officers, President, Louis Lacey; Secretary, Catherine Roberts; and Advisor, Mrs. G. H. Lacey did all in their power to make it an enjoyable affair. Music was furnished by the Paramount Five. Among the distinguished guests were Reginald Douthit, Theodore Jefferson, from New York, Misses Frances Robinson, Miss Sales and Mr. Sales, and Mr. Harris from Hackensack., Mrs. Mildred Kent, Misses Mary Ray, Elizabeth Du Val.
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Vivian Anderson of Philadelphia Leads in "Queen of the Classic" Contest
Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, represented by Mrs. Vivian Anderson, has snatched the lead position in the "Queen of the Classic" Contest. Mrs. Anderson has a total of 685,000 votes, having jumped from eighth place. This is the first time that a Philadelphia representative has gained the coveted leading position since the "Queen of the Classic" contests were started six years ago. And with only two weeks left before the closing night—November 24th—baseball fans who followed the heroic fight made by the Philadelphia Athletics to overhaul the Yankees of this city, are asking themselves, "Will Mrs. Anderson be able to continue the pace to the end?"
Some distance from the leader, but not so far away that they cannot catch up with her are, Lillian Page of Baltimore; Clara Layba, Brooklyn; Mabel McIntosh, New York; Daisy Henderson, Atlantic City, Gay Ingram, New York; Thelma Yancy, New York; Edna Covington, Washington, and Phi Phi Jones, New York. Miss Page jumped from tenth position to second, while Miss Layba and Miss McIntosh are tied for third place. Incidentally this makes the fourth consecutive week that Miss Leyba has found herself tied up with another contestant. This in itself is proof positive of the keen interest which the contest holds for the public this year.
A difference of one five year subscription or 250,000 votes separates the first five contestants and just two five-year subscriptions or 500,000 votes separates the next five contestants from the top. To an active and determined contestant this should be a comparatively easy task. The contest is tightening up, as it usually does near the end. Every girl of the first ten has an even chance to win the first prize and nearly any girl in the contest even at this late date has a chance to finish among the first five prize winners. To do this however, it requires strenuous effort and a stout heart. The girl who is finally crowned "Queen of the Classic" for 1928 will know that she was in one of the most hotly contested battles for popularity supremacy that any newspaper has ever conducted.
Two of the most persistent workers in the contest are the Misses Phi Phi Jones & Clara Leyba. Both of them have done yoeman service and they have been going strong since the beginning. Two others are Misses Mable McIntosh & Daisy Henderson of Atlantic City. Miss Million Page of Baltimore and Miss Thelma Yancy of this city, also Miss Edna Covington of Woronto are recent entrants in the contest, but are making up for lost time. A great deal is expe from Miss Gav Ingram and Daisy Williams of Patchogue. L. I. and Ethlvn Smith before the clock strickes twelve midnight November 24th, next Saturday.
As stated heretofore, each contestant is required to report total collections up to date this Saturday. November 17th. This report should be made either in person, by letter or telephone. Edgecombe 6661. The reason for this is the Contest Editor is anxious that the final standing which will be published next week will show exactly where each contestant stands. On Saturday, November 24th the total number of votes which have been cast in the contest will be counted by the following judges: Lester Walton of the World: Alderman John Clifford Hawkins; Mrs. Marv Lane Ross. Chas Buchanan. Mer Dr. the Savoy Ballroom and Billy Pierce. The verdict of the judges will be announced at the Savoy Ballroom Monday. November 26th.
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LONESOME HEARTS
By Jackie Nobile
Note: This column is a medium thru which persons may be introduced to congenial companions. N names will be published. Letters enclosing a stamp will be forwarded to persons for
Note: This column is a medium thru which persons may be introduced to congenial companions. No names will be published. Letters enclosing a stamp will be forwarded to persons for whom they are intended. The Tattler does not assume responsibility for the good faith of correspondents. Address Jackie Nobile, Editor of Lonesome Hearts Column, Inter-State Tattler.
"If you had no one near you Who would try to cheer you, You'd be lonesome, too."
Atlantic City, gentleman, looks with favor upon the girl from the capitol of the grand old P.S.A.
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"While reading the Tattler I came across the Lonesome Column and would like very much to contact the lonesome lady who writes thus: 'To Brooklyn has come a fair one from the capitol of the grand old U. S. A. Age 27. Brownskin, black wavy hair, grammar school education, banjo player'."
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A young man turns his fancy toward the future.
"Dear Jackie—I wonder if you could help me find a nice young girl who is thinking seriously of the future. I am a young man twenty seven years old and have a good job. I would like to meet a young girl not over twenty-five and about five feet high. She must be nice looking, but not pretty.
I have planned to use your column before now but have not had the chance. I hope you will be able to do something for me."
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Word comes from our Reformers thanking us for such sunshine as we have been able to turn in their direction. We are pleased.
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In search of an interested "party".
"I am very lonely and would like to correspond with a nice looking young man between 20 and 22. I am 18 and am five feet, 3 inches and considered a fairly good-looking brown skin girl. I am willing to send a picture of myself in exchange for the young man's photo. I like to dance and am a fairly good basketball player. Also fond of other soprts.
Please, Jackie, won't you try to find an interested party for me?"
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Here is one from the Golden West and the writer is a boster of the Tattler too.
"I have been a reader of the Tattler since I found it here in Oakland and I like it very much. As soon as I am through reading it I pass it on to each member of the Association to which I belong, and now I have all of them buying it. The gentleman who sells them told me he would have to put in for an extra number of copies.
Enclosed you will find a letter for the girl friend in Buffalo."
I wonder how much is too much?
"Not being a gad-about, I am trying your column to find a worth-while pal who will get good consideration, if she doesn't expect too much—Very Lonesome."
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While the voice of the Quaker president-elect still rings in our ears, a letter is toasted to us from the Quaker City. Things are taking on a Quaker hue. "There is something in your column
of Lonesome Hearts that attracts my attention: I fortunately possess three qualifications that Words are inadequate to express my thanks if you will give me her name and address, a young lady desires, so I am sending this letter to her.
I am a young chap approaching my thirties, a product of Central High School and am employed in the Government service here.
Thanking you in advance for the prompt attention I know this will receive, etc."
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. Loncoln University “Rua” Leftridge”. “Bud” walks around their group in our complex social bet and collect. the
Here at Lincoln we have always consid-
ered Morgan our little brother or 2
younger son. We hath sport the same
colors, Orange and Blue. We both fight
Howard harder than any of our other
rivals. Lincoln men-teach at Morgan
and Morgan is the haven for Lincoln
men who have fallen by the wayside
and want to return to school. In fact
the. two schools are very close. Yet,
Morgan forgot all about her regard for
her older brother and beat him unmer-
cifully on the gridiron. Lincoln tried
hard but could not seem to get any-
where against her younger rival. The
score was 1—0 at the end. “Pinky”
Clark and Lawless shone for the Bears;
while, Clark, Rarman and La Marr were
Lincoln’s luminaries.
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Some social high-lights of the game
were: Bouncing Bessie, the Ford be-
longing to the late, Love and Mead-
doughs Co. made three trips fully load-
ed to Baltimore and return. This is
the campus “endurance record for
struggle buggies. It basn’t been chal-
lenged by any of the other wrecks that
run around the hills.
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Bill Ware got all hung up some-
where in Baltimore and missed the
game, Likewise did his Ol’ Lady Eggie
Tompkins. It’s a shame what inveigling
ways these Baltimore women possess.
* * *
Many of the grads of ’28 were present
at the game. A number came from
Howard Med. School and some of them
are now working in Baltimore.
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“Chicago” Steele took upon himself
tlie job of showing. some of. the newer
men the night life of the Monumental
City. He led a gang of sorrowful
Lincolnites, who had drowned their
sorrows to the ’nth degree, from party
to party. No wonder Baltimore is now
suffering from a drought.
Mack Wetherless and ‘Rigo” Hibber
returned from the game sadder and
wiser men. Never, never, bet on a
foot-ball game fellows.
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Well, “Chick” Freeman still goes
around with a chest caved in from the
fresh scalps he has added to his belt.
As yet we haven’t learned who the
new victims are but “Barrymore” says
“It wont be long now’.
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Much surprise has been evinced at
Kirk Jackson’s failure to go to Balti-
more over the past week end. Dame
Rumor has it that eye trouble made
him choose Philly instead. Give up,
my lad, give up.
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Well, our trustees met the other day
and voted on us Lincolnites and passed
laws and motions and did all sorts of
things. Now they have nothing to do
but wait until next fall and meet again.
One thing, however, that their visit to
‘the campus brought about was that we
got a change of menu. It is a won-
derful thing how many various kinds
of beans can be served during a week
to us, poor sfudents. Navy beans, kid-
ney beans, baked beans, boiled beans,
lima beans, and even string beans look
us in the face day in and day out.
Pretty soon I'll be afraid to look a
bean bog in the face for fear that the
beans’ will hall me as a brother bean.
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The Republican Committee of Atlan-
tie City wired a hurry call to “Roddy”
Lucas when things got to looking bad
for their candidate. Hoover got elected
as a result Roddy is now back in
school talking of his work for Herb. _
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worker for the Republican party was
“Bud” Leftridge”. “Bud” walks around
with an “I told you so” smile on his
face and all he has done during the
hold week is woof on.Smith’s down-
fall, Lord pity the Smith man who
falls into “Bud’s” hands.
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Our Soccer team has at la:'t made a
-foal. ‘During a game with-the West
‘Grove Pa. Soccer Team, while a fierce
melee was in progress in front of our
goal one of the half’ backs kicked a
goal—but it counted for the other
team. Our soccerites are the only un-
scored team in these parts—they've still
a 100 per cent :record of no goals.
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. The Lincoln University Music Clubs
have clected their officers for the pre-
sent year. They are William Hill, pres..
Paul Baswell, vice president, Frank
.Norris,. secretary and U. S. Tate. —
treasurer. This is the latest organiza-
tion on the campus that participation
in its activities gives one the privilege
of wearing a key.
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“Mr. Capt. B.” Green of the school
eanteen has raised his average from
98% to 100 per cent. He used to be
president of the 98 percent Wrong Club
but the members of the Club have
ousted him because’ he Is in a class all
by himself. His class mates swear that
Green is the only ‘man alive that is
always wrong.
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Buncombe’ Kings greet with open
arms a new course on the school curric-
ulum, Rudiments of Music. Such men
as Ware, Meaddoughs, Tompkins, Rev.
Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and Jim
Murphy and all enrolled. and not one
of them can even whistle a tune.
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Here’s a few more short men who I
will introduce with the readers permis-
sion.
First Jimmy Waters. a member of
the Class of ’30, a song bird of no mean
ability, violinist in the school orchestra
and holding the record for being the
loudest and most wrong of any one
his size.
Then “Herby” Harris, a Junior too,
a lover, a member of the Week-End
Club, a member of the Debating Squad
and of the Glee Club. Herby is a
“blues” singer of great note, his nick-
name is “Mamie Smith”.
Thomas Webster, a Sophomore, closes
this weeks quota of short men. Thomas
is a poet, a reader of deep books and
the possessor of untold knowledge of
literature and like arts. He intends
to write later in life. “Squatty” has a
wonderful disposition and as far as we
can see, has but one fault — he comes
from Wilmington, Delaware.
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Please accept my sincerest apol gies
for the non-appearance of my column
last week. Sickness in the form of a
pair of bad tonsils kept me at home.
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And ‘dat’s dat’? as my folks say.
Howard University
' The College of Eductaion of Howard
University is rendering conspicuous
service in supplying teachers and ad-
ministratve officers for the various high
schools ‘and colleges of the country This
ig particularly notable in the District
of Columbia, where 80 Howard men and
women are employed in the four Junior
High Schools,
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Dr. C. H. Marvin, President of George
Washington University was the speaker
at the University Assembly Tour in
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Wed-
nesday morning. Dr. Marvin, drawing
the suggestion from an Indian legend
stated that students of ‘the University
in seeking the laws of life are pre-
paring themselves for leadership of
their group in our complex social
order.
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The German Club held its second
meeting of the year, Monday, November
3, in Library Hall. John Francis Price,
president of the Club, presided. An
entertaining and instructive program
was presented, the several items being
accompanied where necessary by re-
marks to provide the proper setting.
Ruth Baltimore read an article entitled
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EN FINLEY, CECILIA UP-
TERGROVE, and RUDOLPH
THOMAS on. the steps of the
Carnegie. Library, Wilberforce
University. ;
“he Value of German”; Esther Mae
Hall sang “Juanita’; Willis D. Polk
read'a poem from Heine’s “‘Harzreise”’;
und-the’ meeting closed with the sing-
ing of “Die Lorelei.” :
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Mr. John Wesley de Huguley, for-
merly of Livingstone College has been
appointed instructor in Chemistry. Mr.
de Huguley is a graduate of Harvard
University and a member of the. Boy-
lestone Chemistry Club of: that institu-
tion. He has taught at Wirey College
and at the State: A-& M. College of
Louisiana. The particular courses in
which he is in charge are those in in-
organic ‘chemistry. .
Wilberforce University
* By THE Is
“M*. K. meet Miss K. U.” — — —
“George, meet a friend, Mr. A.
B” : :
“Hlello Jim, gosh boy, it’s sure good
to see you again! Meet the wife”.
This and all the million other forms
of greeting old and new friends, will
be the current and dominant conver-
sation all day Friday, the day. before
Whlberforce’s First Real Home-Coming.
It. will not only, be a Home-Coming, in
the form of a wild grid-iron skirmish,
but also in its subsequent spiritual and
socal anticipation. Fraternities . will
throw wide the postern gate and with
open arms greet all old Wilberforceans,
new well wishers, and their, brothers
in the bond... . nae
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‘What was that someone asked? Is
the game going to be good? Whew!
Let me give you this bit of low-down
our .team is in the best of Football
condition, and no doubt about, it can
surmount any Union obstacle—In Untfon,
there is strength in Wilberforce, there
But what was I saying about Social
Activities ?
Fraternities, Sororities, Clubs, are
planning entertainments, socials, din-
ners, plays, for our guests. A parade
of scintilating colors with the beauti-
ful Home-Coming Queen at its ‘head.
The band is in the best of. good form.
Charlie Hickman is getting round
shouldered from carrying their musi:,
the R. O. T. C. Corps have several new
Cadet Generals, Majors, ete., all diked
out in twenty-five ($2500) dolar uni-
forms and will be in the parade Hoime-
Coming Day.
Now dear sufferers, this has been a
most desperate effort futile and vain to
portray our Day of Days. But let this
suffice. Wilberforce at Home-Coming, is
really ready in spite of me and one
gala Day. .
If you miss it and you are in the
radius of five-hundred miles, you have
committed a willful act, against your
‘personal advancement, and against the
satisfaction of that inate procliivty of
man to be Gay, Free, and Happy.
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ELECTIONS.
We have been having a number of
elections this year—consientious ones.
Elections in which the candidates put
out campaign managers, speakers, and
money. So far, other than fraternalism,
pettylarceny, balloting and a deluge of
-posters and pamphlets, issued by the
‘candidates, the elections have passed
over smoothly, the elected placed
‘eeremoniously in their positions of
honor and integrity. Now we are ready
for something different.
Senior class elected—C.Toles, Pres.
Junior class elected—JamesBurgette,
President.
Junior Federation elected—J. Spencer,
President.
Home Coming Qucen—In her God
‘made, not only a beautiful woman but
a divine one.
' Miss Mary Christian and Mr: Richard
Wilson, were elected by the student
body ,to the Athletic Council. They
have the honor of being the first to
represent the Students of the Force.
on any board, controled by the
administration.
Behind the News
Mr. Glenn Jones is terribly upset be-
cause the proof reader mispelled his
name and because he did not play
‘against one Eddie Mahan. He ‘insists
that he is a young man and proud of
Wilberforce and if anybody disagrees,
he would enjoy punching ’im.
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Fannie Carolina, if you had a job in
a department store where you had to
punch a clock, there wouldn’t be a
chance in the world of your losing it.
Not for being late.
* * *
That was an awful shuck that was
droped on our friend little Lucas. Boy,
don’t you know that old fires ‘will
kindle.
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The mighty Jelly Horne, says, there
will be no more I's if his name appears
in the column. Look at us Jelly, we
are trembling, but you watch next
weeks issue. é
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. Don Boyd, what is your game? That
is. fire you. are playing with and we
Would advise you to sign off.
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Slater, why would you write a certain
young lady to find out what you.would
like to know. We think it is best that
you ask her in person. Watch that
because the I’s are usually on to that
kind of dope.
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It is alleged, hinted, and rumored
THE .INTER-STATB TATTLBR
that L, V. ‘bas put the “Dog” ‘out. Get
away, that can’t be true. L. V., you
tell us. some, old something because
you ‘can’t put the “Dog” out. Not the
“Dog”. 2 . .
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It is altogether fitting and . proper
that campus’ lovers should write locals
to each other, and they are at liberty
to say whatever they choose in them.
But it makes an awful bad game when
you have put some very choice dope
in them and then loose ‘them. We would
advise you. to betvery careful about
this because the I’s have found some
Jocals with exceedingly choice dope.
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. Now that we have the.week-end off
for Thanksgiving (all together fellows)
let’s give three Rahs! . and ten Hahs!,
then on to Cleveland for the Turkey
day events. .
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Olivia Page, there is an awful lot of
social business between you.and Joe
Hall that the I’s don’t understand.
Let us know before you make. that
initial drag, so. we can announce it in
the column, you might shock the social
world. ‘ .
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Yes, there. will be no more. parties
in Springfield. -
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Jack Scott, who is. the fair Queen in
the B. T. C. Department that you have
such long conversations with every day?
We are sure Mary knows about it. If
not the I’s will keep her’ posted on all
future developments.
Va. Union University,
Richmond, Va.
By “SANDY” =
“Union” is the “wonder” school,
Just: get that in your bean.
“Union” is the prettiest school
The eye of man has seen;
“Union” is the finest school,
That is in the land,
“Union is the greatest ‘school, °
Created by man’s hand.
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The “Modernique” Club was hostess
of an enjoyable Hallowe'en ado at Miss
Henrietta Barrett of Leigh Street. Such
eunning costumes and apparels caused
quite an excitement. Amongst those
present: the Misses Grays, Misses Ruth
Evans, Ruby Cephas, Eunice Carring-
ton and Messrs U. S, Allen,’ Atlanta
Johnson, John Henderson and Dr. Dil-
liar.’
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Dr. and Mrs. “Juice’ Jameson of
Wilmington, Dela, and Miss Lydia
Stubbs motored through on their way
to Hampton-Lincoln game. Hats off to
your new Audburn—“Juice”.
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Such Beau Brummels as “Crappy”
Brooks, “Charley” Gaudy, J. Q. Jack-
son, U. S. Allen, and “Horse” Caney are
the real causes of the fair sexes desire
of Va. University’s campus.
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“Hartshorn College”, sister school of
Va. University entertained the latter at
a party Saturday evening. Since this
was: the answer .to their daily prayer
for a “Break” a timely preparation was
made by each one—prim to his arrival—
and by nine o’clock many were found
making and beating the path, crying—
On to Hartshorn.
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The outcome was favorable for some
and unkindly to others. So those who
were slain no doubt will be funeralized
during the near future. I’m now send-
ing condolences. -
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A club of: Pennsylvania State Men are
planning on functioning and offering
the co-eds the correct amout of hilari-
ous fun. No doubt the up-Staters will
succeed—they must—for the great book
decreeds such. The members are:
Hester, Marshall, Fairfax, West, Wil-
liams and Griffin.
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