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Billy Rowe In Harlem NEW YORK AND HARLEM IN THE FALL. New York City, (“NNF”)—The cold wave has taken New York and Harlem like Grant took Rich mond. But to this part of the country, the cold weather is some thing more than just the time of the year that one discards his-sum mer raiments, and warm up to face the change in the heart of “Mother Nature.” To us here whom the past seasons have made hard and synical to better arm us for the ever increasing forciety of the battle of the survival of the fittest, the cold side of the sun is significent of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving; so that those of us who have survived the on slaught of time might pause and again take on that human feeling, and give thanks to a supreme Diety of the allotment of strength and goodwill which carries us on successfully along the rugged path of time. Christmas; a period of a year long struggle in which we can cease firing and cast aside the bitterness of failure, pathos and the nst, and look with and for forgiveness upon our fellowmen whom during the coast of battle encounter along life’s highway, we wronged or were wronged by, on their or our way to the ecliptic path of glory for a place above the crowd. From which lull, when again the race is started, we with renewed vim, vigor and vitality, plus a feeling of goodwill towards mankind, we go sportively into the fight which will carry us on the mysterious realms of the grave. To and from those two points, men fight, for what they know not, but fight they must. Here In New York’s Harlem, that same battle of life which has long since became universal, is seem ingly fought with more feeling and is far more intense, for this is a hard strange section, yet the grandest section In the world— HARLEM. _ I STREET SCENE Like a bolt out of hades, a car a '«eds around the corner of 121 »tr et and 7th Avenue A middle pged woman carrying several bundles under her arm crosses the sheet directly in its path—She’s grnxed lightly — Her papers und bundles fly here and there—The ear speeds on -A crowd of men gather around — The lady returns to round up her belongings from the street, but men, 20 of them, whose thoughts of chivalry has long since died, anoble death, just stand in the sideline and let the poor lady pick up her belongings piece by piece. SLIPS THAT PASS DURING THE NIGHT. The reports here last week re vealed that Conine’s ho chocolates was stranded in Toledo, was con firmed Sunday when several members of the cast breezed in to New York with their stomach stuck to their backbone — Clpo Haynes sent for that member of the Miller Brothers—All the ma jor studios out Ilollywood-way is planning flickers which will in clude several colored performers —Columbia will attempt to put Theater Guild’s musical version of ‘Porgy and Bess’ before the screen — RKO Radio Picture con cern has hopes for a white a n d colored musical — Universal of course is going in for ‘Show-Boat’ which will star Paul Robeson— Paramount will add its bit with ‘So Red The Rose’ in which several non-nordics will share feature honor with their nordic brothers and sisters—The Twentieth Cen tury-Pox outfit is plotting one for Bill Robinson and Stepin Fetchit •—At least that’s what they think ■—What a flicker that would make —Teddy Wilson the piano wizard from Texas Is being praised by every tin-pan-alley music critic along New York’s fame canyon that is Broadway. Theater goers of the Apollo theater are pinning for Jimmie Basquette of the bad feet—Pig meat Marham of ‘The Daisy chain fame. Adelaide Hall whose hobby is G-Men on their day off and John Mason the dumb one— Sexto Escobar, the 117 pounds of Puerto Rico TNT left no doubt in the minds of the pudges that the bantamweights—Ralph Cooper bet Milton Berle two dollars on t h e Escobar-Salica battle at the Gar den last Friday night, but after Ralph’s man had won, Berle couldn’t be found — A Rothstein eh ? — Jewboy of the Cotton Club’s chorus is back in the line up after receiving a bad arm cut Denies Partially At Boston YMCA Boston, Dec. 14—(ANP)—A mooted question was partially answered here last week when YVulter Shaw, associate director of membership, of the Hunting ton Avenue YMCA, in a letter to Attorney Matthew W. Bui* lock, gave him deftnit eassur anc that no applicant was de nied mrnbership at that branch of th organization on account of racial extraction. The letter was in reply to a query made by Atornye Bullock before re' newing his membership. There is so Negro branch of lie YMCA iu this city due to at titude of the Negro citizenry against any form of discrimina tion. Reports of diseriminaton a he Huntington YMCA, led Attorney Bullock to request an answer to these charges before renew* ng his membership. In reply Mr. Shaw stated: “We admit young men of any color to full privilege use of our membership, which includes the dormitory. Lake St. Bargain Center Men’s & Ladies Holiday Box Handkerchiefs Priced 14c to 39c trying to full out of a window at homo—At least tliat’s what he said Annabelle Wilson has dis < nrded thoughts of tap dancers and is currently holding hands with a local 802 man in the Claude Hopkin's Orchestra- -Willie’s gal has g ne musical too—Bobbie Sawyer is out to take Jerry Pres ton’s Ix>g Cabin the after-hour of Harlem A-George Williams of George’s Rendezvous fame, will give up his apartment for a pri vate house where the gaiety of former days will take on new life Louis Armstrong, they say, will soon give up that Connie’s Inn spot for bigger and better things. LOUIS ARMSTRONG Called “Satchmo" by his hnany Intimate friends (short for Satch elmouth) throughout the Universe. Louis Armstrong is now engaged in the busiest period of his car eer, on Broadway, where he ap pears three times nightly in Ted Blackman’s lavish extravaganza “Connie’s Hot Chocolates" at Connie’s Inn, 48th and Broad way . , . broadcasting five times each week . . . Tuesday and Fri day nights at eleven o’clock E.S.T. over CBS network, and is making a reries of recordings for Decca. During his European tour he played more "Command Perform ances” than any other artist in the world . . a total of twelve . . . for His Majesty, the King of England. I __ New Yorkers Expect Political Jobs New York, Dec. 14, (ANP) — According to information from the office of the Beavers Demo cratic Club, which now controls the entire 21st Assembly District, patronage will begin to flow into the membership laps within a few days. The earliest indications are I that the jobs will include two deputy marshal jobs, and assist ant District Atorney place. For the latter position, John T. Doles, rising young attorney has been prominently named by members of the club. Doles has been a constant constituent of the prin ciples of the organization and has been identified with the club since it's inception. Already several minor positions in the city and state service have been handed out through the club. And with the death of Aldermanie President Bernard Deutsch, an other position in that office will be refilled by u Democrat. The position Is now held by a Republi can, although Deutsch was an In dependent Democrat and elected through the efforts of the Fusion Party. FRtiM BROADWAY TO HARLEM New York City—Manhattan’s theatrical colony takes on new life this week, there being an added list of possibilities for the incoming winter season. New York City is also besieged with an unusually long list of European scouts . . . Jeni LeGon, Meeres and Meeres and Nick Long, Jr., are already in London and have begun rehearsals for the new C. R. Cochrane Revusicnl “Follow The Sun now scheduled for a December opening . , . Poster and Batie, yie famous comedv team, are also in London making preparations for their tour of Eurone . . . Adelaide Hall, the scintillating star of musical comedv is In Paris and from reports gathered here ready to onen at the Alhnmhrn Theatre ... Newest sensation to come into the snotl'e-ht is the young female tap dancer, Freda Allman, who has been the hig name in the new show at Smalls’ Paradise. She s a wow. believe me, and a good chance for some producer . . . Soniehod" ought to give Ollie Potter (God’s gift to the blues) an opportunity on Broadway. Peg Lee Bates, who has been acclaimed in America and Eurone as the worhl’s greatest dancing sensashun, dennrts for London this Saturday (Dec. 14) to annear with Lew Leslie’s new Continental revue . . . Dramatic critics and publicists are verv much alarmed over the nresent run of "Mulatto”, the Langston Hughes problem play, which has more or less outlasted nrevious predictions, are inclined to hr'ieve finD acting of Rose McClennon and Chick MeKipnev responsible . . . Fight fans went on a rampage last week when Mike Jacobs of the 20th Centum Club placed tickets on sole for »the Joe Lou'*>-Paulino ITr.eudun fisteuffs at tbc Carden this coming Friday night. Looks like another sell-out for the squared arena biggies. OBSFRVATTONS AT KOth .AND BROADWAY: Ethel Waters’ name a« big as her nonularitv on the sign boards in front of tm Winter Garden . . . William C. Handv. heralded far and wide ns t o “Father of the Phies,’’ now sixty-three and still going strong with his music publishing hi* down on the street at 4^th and Bryyd wnv . . . Music pluggers talking about the sales value of the 'ion Pedmon Orchestra recordings in America and abroad . . . Strum Fetehit ankling over to the Fox studios to get another big cont-act (we hone) while nlreadv he has mads ten weeks of personal appear ances in the East with skyrocketing box-ofTi-’O grosses. Kuo*' *yd Harlem goofy during the past week at the Apollo with his funnyeisms. FT. A SIT: Front page scandal concerning divorce proceedings will break the gu^nr strings and the drum head of two nren' ”'''t musicians in the Cab Cnlloway orchestra if they don’t come across with support money for their respective better-halves vt1' o ten days . . . Snort fans are keved urn over the bomhim-s r* the Prov-p Porrhers. N^gro professional foothall team coached hv Fcitr. Pollard of Brown University All-American fame . . . Harlem has „a new blaring inferno called the Heat Wave and it’s a p<r’lin'T sinful solon located right reft riAor to a Spiritualist Cult on Seventh Avenue . Pete, Peaches and Uuke. last veer acclaimed ns the world’s greatest precision dancers land rightfully sol. will inaugurate the n^w season with "n entirely new set—a noint of koeoiu,T abeatUnf t e pack . . f. There goes Mahle Garrett, the Connie’s Ten uanc "g honov, dazTlin* Broadway onlookers with her now set of eToens’ve fox furs . Coast reporters ulugging .Tunev Futlodee^ •”id Johnny Taylor as Hollywood’s most successful dance team verifies my pre dictions three years ago. Bob Nelson, who knows New York as well ns any one I know, has been signed by Prexy Albert L. Hypps (he’s the big .syndicate man) to write features on Negro history ... a brilliant young man just inside of thirty years who will draw plenty of attention throughout the Universe . . . Tune in any Tuesday or Friday night at eleven o’clock (E.S.T.—C.B.S.) and you will understand whv Louis Armstrong Is creating such a aensnshun on Broadway, where he appears with his famous orchestra three times nightlv at the swanky Connie’s Inn in the new edition of “Hot Chocolates” . . . Triads of congrats should go to Rudv Valleo. Walter Winehell. Paul Whiteman. Mark'Bellinger. Wallace Berry. Ed Sullivan and Willsrd Robinson for their untiring efforts in helping Sepia talent up the ladder by guest-starring some of our better known names on their weekly eoast-to-coast radio programs . . . I>eonard Harper is raw in the third week of .his rehearsal for the 6th edition of the “TTbang? Follies” slated to premiere within a fortnight. Mae Johnson, Gladys Bertly. Avon Long, George Williams and Edna Mae Holly are to be featured. Copyright, 1936, International Negro fress National Council Of Colored Women . Has Been Formed New York, Dec. 14, (ANP)— At the call of Mary McLeod Beth une, president of Bethune-Cook man college, Daytona each, Fla., a representative group of Colored | women met Thursday, December 5 at the Y. W. C. A., 137th street, j New York City, to form a Nation al Council of Colored Women. In addition to Mrs. Bethune, among those present were Mary Church Terrell, Washington, D. C., first president of the National Association o f Colored Women, Carlotte Hawkins Brown, Sedalia, N. C., educator; Addie W. Hunton, vice president of International League for Peace and Freedom; Addie W. Dickerson, Philadelphia, president of the International Council of Women of the Darker Races; Mrs. Daisy Lampkin, Pittsburgh, vice president and field secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Mrs. Cordelia A. Winn, New York, of the Na tional Board of Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Clara B. Bruce, assistant resident manager of Paul Laurence Dun br.r apartments; Mrs. Lillian Alexander, executive committee, National Association of College Women; Ruth Roberts, New York, i i' the National Board of Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Caria V. Roane, man ager of Harlem Branch of the State Department of Labor; Mrs. Florence K. Williamson, regional organizer of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority; Miss Eva D. Bowles, formerly director o f Young Women's Work of the Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. A. Clayton Powell, Sr., of the National Baptist Women’s Organization, New York City; Mrs. Harriett Shadd Butcher of the Russell Sage Foundation; Belle Davis of National Health Circle; Mrs. Cecelia Cabiness Saunders, Executive Secretary of the Y. W. C. A., New York City; Mrs. Julia Coleman Robinson, Na tional Business and Professional Women’s Club, New York City. Among the Sororities repre sented were Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta. Among the church organisations represented were the National Baptist Women Auxiliary, the National Mite Mis sionary Society of the A. M. E. church. Letters and telegrams were re ceived from the following persons supporting the movement: Lucy D. Slowe, dean of women, Howard university; Mrs. John Hope of A lanta university; Miss May Bel cher, executive secretary Y. W. C. A., Indianapolis; Miss Willie May Brown of the Minneapolis Community Center; Mrs. Mary McCorey of Johnson C. Smith university; Miss Abbie Johnson, Grand Daughter Ruler of Elks; Attorney Eunice H. Carter of the College Women’s Clubs, Georgia ■ Douglas Johnson, poet, Washing ton, D. C. The object of the council is to unite organizations and individu als in an efort to disseminate in | formation concerning the activi ties and methods of organized Ne gro womanhood and to be a voice for Negro people when and where ; needed. 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