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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1958
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By WiHa
THERE ARE times when God
asks nothing of his children
except silence, patience, and
tears.—C. S. Robinson.
NEVER morning wore to ev¬
ening, but some heart did
break.—Tennyson.
* * * *
MRS. MARGUERITE F. BROWN
Geneva, Nev; York, was called to
the city two weeks ago because
of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Laura F. Rutledge. Mrs.
Rutledge died at a local hos¬
pital on December 30.
* * * *
MRS. CAMILLA WELLS of
Ct9 West 32 Street was a patient
at Memorial Hospital, recently.
MR. & MRS. WILLIAM T.
COHEN of New York City are
in the city because of the
death of Mrs. Cohen’s sister,
Mrs. Earline Simmons Smith.
* * * *
ER. & MRS. RUTHERFORD
LOCKETT and children of Chi-
), cago spent the holidays in the
city with Mrs. Lockette’s pa-
rents, Dr. A. S. LaFayette, and
Mrs. Lottie LaFayette. They
also visned Dr. Lockette’s mo-
ther, sister and brother-in-law
in Waycross before returning
home.
* * * *
MRS. ROSALYN J. DAVIS is
convalescing at Memorial Hos¬
pital after undergoing surgery
recently. Her sister, Mrs. Irma
J. Thompson of Waycross, is in
the city because of this illness.
* * * *
MRS. SUSIE LOKEY, former
Savannahian now residing in
Philadelphia, spent the holi¬
days in the city visiting friends.
She was the house guest of her
life long friend, Mrs. Lula
Briggs on Hartridige Street. On
Christmas day she was guest
at a dinner party at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
0 , 1101 chins on East 38 Street,
Monday evening, she was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs.
, <,George Harrell. Many friends
made her stay pleasant and
one long to be remembered.
* * * *
MRS. INEZ McINTOSH of
West 45 Street spent the holi¬
days in. Hampton, Virginia,
.Hw i t h her son-in-law and
.Udanghter, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
S. Prescott, and grandchildren.
MAKING the holiday season
mare joyous were formal dan¬
ces given by the Waldorf
Club, the Frogs Club, the Sig-
ima Gamma Rho Sorority, and
the Wolves. The guests were
dressed in their finest and the
tests spared r.o pains in. dec¬
orating the ballrooms beauti-
fully and serving the delectable j
refreshments. A good time was
had by all. Thanks!
* * * *
RUDOLPH ROBERSON of Ft.
Worth, Texas, is in the city
visiting his wife, Mrs. Mary
Curley Roberson, and young
son, Rudo’ph, Jr. Mr. Roberson
is basketball coach and an in- j
etructor of biology at the
Dunbar High School in Fort
Worth.
LINDA MARILYN and Harvey
Myers of Brooklyn, New York,
have returned home after a
visit of several months with
their grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Meyers, Sr., of West
39 Street and Mrs. J. H. Eber-
hardt of West 37 Street. Mrs.
Eberhardt accompanied them
home.
* * * *
MR. & MRS. VV. E. LAMPKIN
of West 45 Street had as their
house guests for the holidays
their sister-in-law, Mrs. A. E.
Lampkin, and nephew, Marvin
Lampkin, of Eastman, Ga.
* * * *
JOHN E. SPAULDING, son of
Mrs. Marian L. Spaulding of
West 37 Street, spent the holi¬
days with his maternal grand¬
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmanuel
Carter, at Baxley.
* * * *
MISS JANE PARKER, music
supervisor of Baltimore, Mary¬
land visited her parents, Mr. I !
and Mrs. Samuel A. Parker of
East Anderson Street, and other
relatives during the holidays.
* * * *
HARVEY HALL, SR , of 635
at'home Mtef unde^Tn^ 1
gery at Georgia Infirmary re¬
cently. His son, Harvey, Jr., a
music therapist from Cleveland,
Ohio, was in -the city for the
holidays. His wife, who is an
instructor of business adminis¬
tration at Albany State College,
was also in the city for the
holidays. Mr. Harvey is a vo-ag
instructor at Cairo. The family
group was happy to be
on Christmas day.
MRS. MARY TERRELL of
East 34 Street left on
ber 26 to visit her
Mrs. Marguerite Gollmon,
Detroit.
frank HUESTON,
Savannahian now residing
Philadelphia, spent two
in the city recently
his relatives as follows:
Mrs. Mosler Wiley, and
Miss Willie Bell Battey,
of 506 East Henry
brother, Phinazee Hueston,
633 West 39 Street;
Mrs. Ollie Mae Jones of
Waters Avenue, and Mrs.
Murray of 15 Bouhan,
He also visited his sisters
Orlando, Florida, before
turning to his home.
* * * *
MRS. DAISY SINGLETON and
Mrs “ rs ; Millie ™ e MeKenyie Mc ^enzie of of
York City spent the
with Mrs. Singleton’s
Mrs. Mamie Edwards of 91314
West Broad Street.
MR. & MRS. JOHN II. WAR¬
RICK and their children, all
Gary, Indiana, motored to the
city to visit Mr.
mother, Mrs. Esther S.
of Burroughs Street. On
return trip they will stop
WashirMon, D. C., to hail Mr.
Warrick’s brother-in-law
sister, Mr. and Mrs.
and family.
» * * *
MR. & MRS. VAN
SHARPE of New York City
nounce the birth of
daughter, Ivy Frances,
arrived on December 18,
Mrs. Sharpe is the former
Alma Simpson, the daughter
Mrs. Wilhelmina Bright
son, a former Savannahian.
* * * *
MR. & MRS. J. B.
of Savannah State
w r ere in Nashville,
for the holidays. They
Mrs. Wright’s parents, Mr.
Mrs. J. B. Creecy, and
Wright’s brother-in-law
sister, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Pinckney. On December
Mrs. WrlgM’s niece, Miss
Fincknev, became the bride
Lt. Hasker Samuels of
Salem, N. C. Mrs. Wright played
the wedding march. In the
very colorful wedding the twe
bridesmaids wore red velvet
dresses which enhanced the
elegance of the bride who wore
traditional white. White flow¬
ers and branches of holly
formed the background on the
altar. The newlyweds visited
the groom’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Samuels before
completing their honeymoon
trip.
MR. & MRS. GARLAND A.
WHITE of Nashville, Tennessee,
spent the holidays with Mr.
White’s parents and other rel¬
atives in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Mrs. White is the former Miss
Rose M. Johnson of Savannah.
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MRS. HARVEY VAN BUREN
and her three daughters of
Statesboro were in the city last
week. Since Mrs. Van Buren is
one of our college schoolmates,
we were thrilled to meet her
daughters. Her oldest daughter
is a senior at St. Paul College
in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Many
Savannahians know her son,
Harvey, Jr., who is a talented
musician and is now a piano
major at the University of In¬
diana.
* * * *
MRS. ELLA MARIE EDWARDS
of Washington, D. C., spent the
holidays with* her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward B. Law of 813
West 39 Street. Mrs. Edwards is
an instructor in. the public
schools of the capitol city. Her
husband is attending the How-
ard Medical College.
* * * *
MR. & former' MRS. JAMES R.
CANTY, Savannahians
-
j MISS TOLBERT AND MR. ILUEI.LEN EXCHANGE afternoon, VOW'S—
St. Philip’s A. M. E. Chur.h ,at 3:00 p. m. Sunday
Decemuer 22, was the scene for the wedding of Julia Pean
Tolbert and Arthur Lee Flue iien. The bride is the daughter of
the j ate ^ rs gallie M. Tolbert. Mr. Flueiien is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Flueiien of Colquit, Georgia.
The Rev. John S. Bryan per-
formed the ceremony in the
presence of friends and inline-,
diate families. A program of
music featured Miss Eudora
Moore at the organ and Launey
Roberts, baritone. Silver-tinted
white candles decorated the al¬
tar and rostrum. Palms and
magnolia ,, leaves centered . , with ...
holly were also used for decora
tion.
Given in marriage by her
guardian, the Rev. Blanton E.
Black, the bride wore a white
chiffon balerina-length gown
and carried a white Bible de
corated with white chrysanthe-
mums. Her shoulder-length veil
of Illusion was attached to a
iloral tierra. ■ ■
Miss Ethel Bryant, who was
the maid of honor, wore a
ierina-length dress of pink chif-
1 fon. She carried a bouquet cf
j white uaisies tied with pink
ribbon. Misses Yvonne Me-
Glockton and Helen Carter serv-
ed as bridesmaids. They wore
blue and yellow dresses, respec-
tively. All of the dresses fea-
tured the V-shaped neckline,
Little Lynnette and Blanton
Btack, Jr., served as flower girl
and ring bearer, respectively. |
Robert Merritt served as best j
nan and his brother, Ezra A.,
Ierritt, as usher. j
Mrs. Ruby Black, cousin and
now residing in Marietta, Ga., |
visited Mrs. Canty’s parents, I
Mr. ard Mrs. H. B. Hannah,
1010 East Gwinnett Street, dur¬
ing the holidays.
OF INTEREST to many Sa¬
vannahians is the announce- j
ment, of the recent marriage of;
Miss Jean Ellen Louise I>es- •
Verney of Nev/ Rochelle, N. Y., :
to Emory Greene. Miss Des-
Verney is the daughter of Mr. I
and Mrs. Edward E. DesVer- j
ney. Her father is a native
Savannahian and his family is |
well known here. Read article j j
about the marriage in a sepa- {
rate article in this issue. Con-
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Best Wishes For A
HAPPY AM) PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
To All Of Our i
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guardian of the bride, chose a
gray wool suit with black and
white accessories. For her cor-
sage, she used white chrysan-
themums.
Immediately after the ceremo¬
ny a reception was given at the
home of the 'bride. Holly.mistle-
too, and , magnolia ... leaves were „„„
*
used as d decorations. t.,™, An An off nff-
white lace tablecloth covered
the bridal table which was cen¬
tered with a white three-tiered
wedding cake flanked by bou¬
quets of white and rose carna-
Mi ’ s Jane Mor ^ n ^
r ' t ^he £ li: “t book a n .d Mss
* 70r ‘ ne ^ Glockt.cn at the
nui: ' h bowl,
Mf- Flueiien is .a graduate of
Savannah State College and is
now teaching at Forsyth, Geor-
gia. The bride is a sophomore
at Savannah State College,
House guests of the Blacks for
he occasion were grandmothers
of the bride, Mrs. Pearline Trim-
ble cf Statesboro and Mrs. C.
Tolbert of Savannah. Also vis-
iting were uncles and aunts of
the bride. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Chil-
ders of Americas; Mr. and Mrs.
K. C. Childers and daughter,
.Tacouelyn. of Sylvania and Rev.
K c. Childers of Statesboro,
Other aunts present were Mrs.
Mary J. Anderson and Mrs. Hen-
rietta Tolbert of Savaannah.
gratulations to the newlyweds!
* * * *
Z. M. (MIKE) CADE who is
employed in Atlanta spent the
holidays at home with his wife,
Mrs. Agatha C. Cade, and other
relatives.
MRS. ETTA M- TUCKER of
New York City is visiting her
•no.her. Mrs. Sarah Bacon, and
brother-in-law anti sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Thomas, of 3205
S.evenis Street.
NORMAN B. ELMORE, prin-
cipal of Florance Street School,
has returned to the city after
attending the 41th Grand Con-
;
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MISS IIELdN DOLORES CARTER
CAFTER—(MORRIS ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED—Mr. and Mrs
Wesley Reid announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen
Dolores, to Corporal Clarence Morris.
Miss Carter is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Reid and the
late Tlieron Carter, Sr., She Is a senior at Beach High school
and expects to graduate in August.
Mr. Morris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards. He
is a graduate of Beach High school. He Is now enlisted in the
U. S. Army and is stationed at Fort Bragg. N. c.
The wedding will take place January 19, at St. Philip A. M- E.
ZJhurch, Charles and West Broad Streets.
clave of the Omega Psi Phi
Fra ernity, Inc., in St. Louis,
Missouri, Dec. 27 through Dec.
0, Mr. Elmore is basileus of
Mu Phi chapter. The trip was
made by Delta Airlines.
MR. & MRS. ALVIN ALLEN
and mother, Mrs. Minnie Wil¬
liams, all of Philadelphia,
rpent a week as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Wilson, 922
West 47 Street.
CVIRS. OZIE McGI.OCKTON of 1
Cuthbert, Mr. and Mrs. Newman
MaGlcckiton. of Eatonton, and
Mrs. D. A. Gordon of
ville spent the holidays in the
el y with relatives and friends.
They were the house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mc-
Glockton of West 45th Street.
* * * *
MRS. ANNIE BOLDEN, Mr &
Mrs. Cnarles Gaines and their
two daughters, Charlotte and
Carmen , of Atlanta, visited
their relatives and friends in
the city during the holidays. |
They were house guests of Miss ]
Mary Gordon of Washington
Avenue.
MRS. AMERICUS MITCHELL
of Brunswick and her daughter, j
Mrs. Louise Woods, and grand¬
daughter, Miss Fiorine Woods,
were in the city during the j
holidays visiting Mrs. Mitchell’s ‘
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
BROADWAY MUST WAITS!
Savannah Patrons to Sfce New York Show First . .
On Monday, Jan. Id, at the City Auditorium,
The Famous Artist Series Will Present in Person
Tyrone Power, Faye Emerson and Arthur Treacher
in Bernard Shaw’s Parable In Comedy
“Back to Methuselah”
The Play, Which Ojiens on Broadway in March, is a
Fully Staged and Fully Acted Production. NOT A
READING . . . This is Shaw’s Masterpiece.
ARNOLD ROCFR • ^ MARGARET .WEBSTER
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PRICES: 1st 3 Rows $5.0(1, Remainder $4.00 Tax Inch
AUDITORIUM BOX OFFICE OPEN DAILY
FROM 12 N. TO 5:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS.
CALL AD 4-0270, GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Carter of West 40 ' _. lte . ,’ aa i
Mrs. Woods’ . . , son and daugh-
Ler-in-law, Mr. & Mrs William 1
Woods. E4rs. Miitchell _________ ... is a ______ reg- S
uiar subscriber of the Tribune i
through a gift subscrip ion
from her son, Arthur Carter,
who Is a former Instructor at
Savannah State College.
WINNERS in the Variety Gar¬
den Club contest have been
announced by Mrs. R. M. Per¬
rin as follows:
Doors — First prize, Mrs. W.
Bush, 911 West 39 Street; sec-
0 nd, Mrs. Alfonzo Fields, 891
west 39 Street; and third, Mrs.
S. F. Frazier, 22.2 East Park
Avenue; Honorable Mention,
Mrs. Agatha Woods, 1016 West
45 Street, and Mrs. Ivory
Jefferson, 808 West 37th St,
Windows—First prize, Mrs. L.
L. Sco’i, 732 W. 42 St.; second,
Levi Grant of Montgomery;
and third, Mrs. Agatha Woods
of West 46 Street.
Lawns First prize, Mrs.
CClie Simmons, 930 West 38 St.;
second, Mrs. Agatha Cooper,
629 West 45 Street; third, Mrs.
Irma Williams, 836'4 West
Street.
MRS. FREDDIE MAE JACK-
SON of St. Petersburg, Fla., Is
in the city visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Julius B. Knight and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kyler
Knight of 910 West Victory
MAIllwiLlM UOfcBS TRIUMPHS IN “LUCIA”
A l ML i KUt'ULi 1 AN OPLRA
t>y A. E. White
NEW YORK (ANPi—Satur-
day night at the Metropolitan
Mattiwilda Dobbs scored
the most memorable triumph of
musical career.
The brilliantly endowed col-
from Atlanta, entrust¬
with the taxing role of
In the florid Italian
opera “Lucia” dl Lammamour”
had a packed house cheering
wildly and applauding thun¬
as the diva climaxed
most unusual night, with aj
thrilling “Mart Scene”
the halcyon days of Oalli-
and Lily Pons. Nine
calls were demanded
the <-eat holders, all solo, af- j
e r Dobbs final notes had sub- 1
,
To present this old standby
at the same time, Is,
real show-piece—the , .. Met „ . gave i 1
Dobbs the brilliant tenor
Tucker in the title 1
. of , Eduardo, . madly ,, in . love; , |
Lucia.
Their duet in the first act
almost as memorable as
Dobbs’ spectacular “Mad
and in the fabulous sex-
Dobbs’ thrilling soprano |
above the combined ef-
of her fellow singers.
However, speaking of the
Atlantan’s triumph, one
said it is understandable
Drive. J
MR. Si MRS. J. L. STOKES of
West 33 Street received a cable- i
erem from their daughter, Mrs. I
Putty S. Johnson, who resides
In C 1 ford, England, stating
that her husband, West on o.
Johnson, was called to the
United States because of the
, h Qf hl „ fathpr Rf>bert
77 J .hmon, n “ „ U1 In Norfolk. Virginia. 1
Funeral services will be held
Sunday in Norfolk.
Pe$Ve r Rey—Greene
NFW YORK, N. Y.—Miss Jearf j
Ellen Louise Des Verney of New
Rochelle. N. Y., was married to
Emory Greene of Flushing, L.I.,
on Sunday. December 29, 1957,
at the Church of the Holy
Family in New Rochelle. The
bride was given in marriage by
her father, Edward Everett
Des Verwey.
Miss Dos Verney is the pat¬
ernal granddaughter of the late
Edward E. Des Verney of Sa¬
vannah, Ga., and Mrs. Zella
M. Des Verney of Savannah
and New York. Her maternal
grandparents are Lieutenant
Lawrence Oxley of Washington,
D. C., and Mrs. Mary Ellen
Williams of Los Angeles, Cali¬
fornia.
Miss Des Verney’s maid of
honor was her sister, Miss Ed¬
na Des Verney, who is a stu¬
dent at Michigan State Uni¬
versity. The other attendants
were Miss Marilyn Greene, sis¬
ter of the groom, ar;d Miss |
Barbara Miekens, a close friend.
The reception was held at
the bride’s home. Among the
pre-nupi’dal affairs were a lin¬
gerie shower given by Miss
Barbara Mieker.s, a family
Christmas Eve party given by
a maternal aunt, Mrs. Louise
Des Verney Crawford, and a
rehearsal party given by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
E. Des Verney.
Miss Des verney attended
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PAGE FIVE
that Miss Dobbs will improve
with each singing of “Lucia.”
Her colorature has warmth and
power—placing her at the
very apex of the new voices
that have arisen In the past
tew years.
Scoring heavily at every ap¬
pearance in New York, Miss
Dobbs was a sensation three
years ago with the Little Or-
cneo„ra aocieiy when she sang
the role of Zerbinatta In Ari-
andne auf Naxes—a piece sel¬
dom done until the Little Or¬
chestra director saw the possi¬
bilities. That night, Miss Dobbs,
practically unknown to the ma¬
jor musical audience of New
York, walked off with accolades
from even her associates.
Next week, she sings the
ame role with the same
group—however, , the .. demands . ,
b
^ fcickets Ior ,
has been 80 ’ tha LJttl " °T
chestra concert has been book-
ed ^ into cavernous _________ __ Carnegie
Hall.
Saturday night was not Miss
Dobbs’ debut with the Metro-
politan—she was presented last
season, but not in “Lucia.”
However, the young woman
with European triumphs to her
credit bids fair to become the
outstanding colorature of the
day.
Sargcart College and is now a
senior at New York University.
Mr, Greene attended Cham¬
plain College. The couple will
reside in Springfield Gardens,
L. I.
Mirr'a7e Announcement
Mrs. Lillie Bell Staley an-
nounces thc marriage of her
daughter, Ncta M . noll( Belle, , . to Arthur
D. Wright, Jr., son of Mrs.
Eugenia Diaz of Philadelphia,
Pa., which took place August 19
m Philadelphia.
THE MYERS SCHOOL OF
BEAUTY CULTURE
Announces with pleasure
the iormation or a new
class in Beauty Culture,
which begins January 1st.
Day and evening classes
are now being lormed.
Everyone interested may
get in touch by writing
Madam E. B. Myers, care
of the Myers School of
15 e a u t y Culture, 1806
West Broad Street, Sa¬
vannah, Georgia or tele¬
phone ADams 4-9492—
(Adv.)