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Idl wlldera Dinner Dance Ho and Host ... (bae left) leola Grah Wilborn, publicity chrm,
Freddl Simmons, Peter Ky. & Walt r Foeter. (front I.ft) LAura Ann Smith, M ybeIfe oor & James
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Out-Of.Town.r •••. Standlng (from t tt) Gloria Haughbook·McKI_ck, Naahvllle, T nn; Harmlha . The e Detroit chapt.r membe,. helped to make the Id llde,. dinner dance a cceu. From:
Garland, Get Idln EII.n, Dennis William , Herbie W d and Elaine M. Bradley of the Chicago left·Non Bradford, Board ecretary; 8ammye Thom • Winola Conway, club hi orl n; Walter Slm •. :
chapt.,.... and Alma Knight.
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Idlewilders. hold scinti�lating affair
Story by I.ola Graham
,Photo. by Eugen A. Lest.r
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president, Lucille Harrison, financial secretary, Marjorie
McWilliams, recording and national ecretary and
Mildred Kyles is chairman of the board. Willis Jackson is
national president. Sunnie Wilson is founder and presi­
dent Emeritus.
Out of town presidents attending were Marion Young
and Ellis Hawkins of Chicago, Sylvester C. Bray of St.
Louis and Luke Isler of Ceveland.
Lela Lee' dres of scarlet organza and matching shoes
caught every eye. Guest at her tables included Mr. and
Mrs. Sunnie Adams, Bernice Rembert, Ernestine Ander- .
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lewis, Velma Lowry, Martha
Quinzy, Joan Flack, Walter Doyle, Virginia Barnett, Tes­
sie Hunt and Ella Nicholson.
Thelma Haugabook wore a gown of red sequins with a
side plit and red feathered boa. Her gue t included her
husband, Je e, their daughter, Gloria McKissack of Nash­
ville, Tenn; Alan and Esther Haugabook, Nancy Martin,
George Walker, Andrew and Patricia Bonds, Lantz and
Chris Hill, Fred and Jackie Simp on, Mary Marshall,
Eugenia Jones, Carol Rogers, Richard and France
Mackie, Cheryl Merchant, Sam Farley, Rodney and Trina
Mylum, Shirley Jewell, Marie Roo , Willie and Edith
Ro , Hardy.Easton and the Robert Norwoods.
Bob and Fran Tucker's gue t were the Harry Fords,
Joyce Kennedy.jhe Anthony Tolivers, Velma Smith and
Porter Crutcher.
Lucille Harrison greeted her guest in black silk, with
sequined top and ruffled skirt. They were the Clifford Al­
fords, the Harold Ussery, Adelaide Long, Sweetie Trip,
the Walter Moores and Myrtle Belford.
Historian; Winola Conway chose to wear a gown of
green and gold brocade with matching shoes. Her guest
were the John Bums, the Herman Rogers, the Marion
Drydens, and the Arthur Woods.
Claude and Mattye Walker's guest were AI and Jewel
Mouton, Claude and Helen Wilson, Jesse Hoover, Floren
Florence Sampson, John E. Smith, Carrie Freeman, Vic­
tor Gillmore, Edna Groggin, William and Naomi Ed:
wards, Edsel Stallings and Mary Belle.
Alma Knight �as striking in multi-colored silk. Grace
Peeples, Bi,ll Tho�, Geraldine Brown, Mary Fleming,
Leola Jenkins, �le Broadnax, Larry Adams, Diana
Ceasar, Bernice Williams, Je e Parker and the William
Andersons were at her tables.
Shelia George, Michiel Hurston, George and Ashton
Anthony and Willie Monroe were gues of Rudy Scott.
The Detroit chapter of Idlewilders will ho t the annual
conclave May 22-24. This members-only event will be
held at the Sheraton Hotel in Southfield.
As usual, the Detroit Idlewtlders hosted a sell-out
crowd of diners and dancers recently at their annual affair
at Athena Hall in Roseville.
Club colors were ccented with yellow and green bal­
loons as table centerpieces, yellow cloths with green nap­
kins and wrist corsage of yellow silk roses with green
terns worn by the dozen or so 00 tesses.
Before starting the brief program, over 900 guests
stood, held hands and sang "Hello, Detroit" along with
Sammy Davis on tape. Creative Thelma Haugabook, as
chairman, deserved a standing ovation for her innovative
ide . Club treasurer, Robert Tucker was her co-chairman
and emcee.
A bus load of Chicago Idlewilders came for the
weekend. So did members from Cleveland and St. Louis,
The fried chicken and roast beef dinner was delicious.
Tantalizing music by THE WHIZ kept dancers on the
crowded floor all night.
Local chapter officers are Lela Lee, first-time lady
president, serving her second term; James Patterson, vice