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[[caption]] Ted Hunt, host at a party in D. C. For his best pal Theodore Francis at his home last week is seen in the above photo pouring champagne for the newly weds and the maid of honor. The bride caught unawares is frowning at Ted while holding her glass out. [[/Caption]]

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[[caption]] Gay Celebrants gathered around the heavily laden table at the reception given for Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Francis. The merry group paused between mouthfuls to allow the camera-man to catch this shot of the well-wishers helping the newlyweds off to a good start.

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[[caption]] Mid-Year Grads of Cardozo High School were feted by the Cardozo Alumni Association at a Banquet and Dance in D. C., and above is a shot of the young students at play. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] The Pan-Hellenic Dance held in Montgomery, Ala., afforded us this shot of the top-crust of Alabama society at its most elaborate affair of the season. [[/Caption]]

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Washington, D. C.

Flash! Twelve

THE UNDERTONE
By RIVERO AND SEWALL

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[[caption]] THE GREATEST TRIBUTE paid to Shep Allen during his entire affiliation with the stage was his retention as manager of the Howard Theatre, after the play house was leased by A. E. Lichtman. Both white and colored theatre-goers are overwhelmingly for Shep. [[/Image]]

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[[caption]] RUBBER LEGS WILLIAMS," that sending songster who can sing his way into any heart, is wowing patrons nightly in the Capital Pleasure Club. "Rubber" attracted nightspot frequenters some time ago with his torrid rendition of "A Hundred Years from To-Day" and "I've Got Harlem On My Mind."

I LIVE THE LIFE I LOVE: seems to be the credo of the major portion of the get-arounders, and after all it isn't such a bad thing to do when we consider but a brief candle the span of life is.

VINCENT LOPEZ offered a modified version of the Star Spangle Banner via the ether last week, and it all reminded us of a former attempt to change the anthem by a jazz conscious sepia bandleader. He wanted to swing the classic, and his efforts landed him in hot water.

LATEST SLANG EXCHANGE — One slangster blurted to another, "TAKE MINE." "I'M OUT," snapped back the other.

JOB SECURITY — Putney Dandridge, the jazz pianist, who has shared the same stage with some of the biggest names in the show business, claims he had to crash back into amateur ranks to land one of the better jobs. He is plugging the box in one of Major Bowe's units.

HERBERT HENDERSON, H. U. medico grad, received his divorce from "Tootie" Gray February first — Herbie will open offices in New York, where he'll be near his present femme disturber — WORD FROM OVER SEAS informs us that the Mills Brothers are included in the star Show at London's Cambridge Theatre — Edgar Hayes begins his European tour in Stockholm, Sweden — Duke Ellington will suspend practices for his Carnegie Hall debut to play at the University of Toronto on the 28th.

NOTES ON THINGS — Locals have missed Ristina Banks and her high kicks at the D. C. Play House — Flo Lee, the Harlem manikin, didn't miss a single one of the local play spots while doing her rounds here over the past week — Farrow Allen, Eastern Vice President of the Alpha frat, blue in town to attend a banquet that massed the largest number of D. C. Alphas seen here in many years — It was an ex-Municipal Court Judge who referred to Senator Bilbo as the "Misrepresentative" from the State of Mississippi — Cecelia Penny is making plans to dash Harlemward, but Johnson has settled down to serious training — An Aside: Howinhell does Balt's Hoggy Young managed to avoid fighting himself plumb in front of the altar? — Coach Jefferson of Virginia State refused to permit news cameraman to take frontal views of his basket ball players prior to the game. "The flash will blind them for fifteen minutes," said the coach — OUT OF TOWNERS galore are expected in D. C. on the week-end of the 18th for the Guardsmen and What Good Are We Affairs — Washingtonians missed Jack Saunders "Chronicles" in the last issue of the Courier, and collectively cussed right out loud — when the local Alpha frat team moves toward Boston, the first week-end in March, a known frater is going to mush right along, just to be near Hazel Lomax, one of the cuter nurses up that way.

TIME MARCHES BACKWARD — Releases that Louise Jota Cook, mother of the shake dance, will attempt a comeback is greeted with great skepticism by theatre followers — The real laugh of the release was that the torso twisting artist was still in her twenties — Bernice white, who has been buried in the boredom of a rural Virginia class room, will matriculate at the University of Pennsylvania, with her heart set on a Masters Degree in Science — Diminutive Mamie Gordon bade Howard University a fond farewell Sunday p.m. Mamie plans to do her graduate work at Smith College -- Jimmie Kingsland wasn't on hand to say bye-bye.

GEORGE WILKSHIRE, Dusty Fletcher and Sandy Burns received a twenty-week contract to play at the "new" Howard Theatre — George's prize yarn for the week was, to wit: two New York bell hops were discussing what they would do if they had a million dollars. The first said, "I'd buy a white car, get a white chauffeur and a white chick and drive straight to Georgia." The second wish or retorted, "well I get a black car, a black chauffeur, a black chick and drive to your black funeral."

An irate biggie at Howard University became so disgusted at the petty betting at basket ball games that he threatened to have offenders impounded; such a thing seriously disturbs the morals of the school, he explained. There are many better reasons he could have advanced in view of the more serious happenings that never receive attention — and they teach choice and chance in Math courses up there. The reason for the limited number of dances on the hill, says one in charge of the girls, is "girls soon lose respect for their bodies — Incidentally girls will be allowed to reside in the city beginning this semester.

PARADE OF PERSONALITIES includes petite Vernon Booker, "Frankie Taylor, who recently finished her requirements for graduation from the New York School of Social Work and Adelaide Wade.