The Chicago Defender Employees Enjoy Picnic, p. 16
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The Chicago Defender Employees Enjoy Picnic, p. 16
Description
"The Chicago Defender employees celebrated Fourth of July by going to Abbottsford, country home of Mrs. Robert S. Abbott, Benton Harbor, Mich., for a picnic. They arranged to have wives, husbands and friends motor up for the day. Over 100 persons enjoyed games and other forms of socializing. Many came quite early in the day, enjoying a delicious breakfast. In the early afternoon, all gathered around a huge table where dinner was served picnic style.
Abbottsford proved an ideal spot for the picnic and “Fourth” celebrations. It is situated on a very high hill, providing a cool retreat among the trees and numerous growing flowers and flower-covered trellises. Mrs. Abbott graciously assisted in every way to make the affair a success.
Among those enjoying the event were Dr. Hilda Bolden, Al Monroe, William Davis; Misses Loraine Johnson, Elizabeth Galbreath, Helena Somerville, Gwendolyn Thomas, Miss Myrtle Givens, St. Louis, Mo.; G. Warner, Joseph Buckhalter, Joseph Abbott, son and daughter, Joseph Jr. and Anna Lee; L. M. Quinn, Truhart Branch, Joseph Knowles; Mesdames Alice Christian, Edna Hall; Messrs. And Mesdames Theodore Ambrose, R. Dotson, Allen Patterson and guests from Detroit, Michigan; Curtis Trigg, L. Calloway, Rudolph Johnson, Robert Furlong and their three daughters; Miller Collins L.C. Harper, Frank Young, W.M. Murray, A. Smith, W. Humphries Sr. and Jr.; Mrs. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Capt. Orion Page, Lt. Sam Evans, Richard Ellis. and guest; Maurice Ellis Roy Evans, Frederic Sengstacke, William Clark and guest, Mrs. Alberta Springer and daughter, Yvonne from Savannah, Ga.; Tommy Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Pope Wright and guests; Mrs. Abbott, her children. Jacqueline and George Denison. and her grandchildren, Edna Rose and Aneida; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Kirtley and their two children and Mrs. Kirtley’s aunt, Mrs. Eddie.
Mrs. Alonzo Herndon of Atlanta, Ga., and her sister, Mrs. W.C. McQueen, Tiffin, Ohio; and Mrs. McQueen’s granddaughter, Naralee Madison, holiday house guests of Mrs. Abbott, also attended the picnic."
Abbottsford proved an ideal spot for the picnic and “Fourth” celebrations. It is situated on a very high hill, providing a cool retreat among the trees and numerous growing flowers and flower-covered trellises. Mrs. Abbott graciously assisted in every way to make the affair a success.
Among those enjoying the event were Dr. Hilda Bolden, Al Monroe, William Davis; Misses Loraine Johnson, Elizabeth Galbreath, Helena Somerville, Gwendolyn Thomas, Miss Myrtle Givens, St. Louis, Mo.; G. Warner, Joseph Buckhalter, Joseph Abbott, son and daughter, Joseph Jr. and Anna Lee; L. M. Quinn, Truhart Branch, Joseph Knowles; Mesdames Alice Christian, Edna Hall; Messrs. And Mesdames Theodore Ambrose, R. Dotson, Allen Patterson and guests from Detroit, Michigan; Curtis Trigg, L. Calloway, Rudolph Johnson, Robert Furlong and their three daughters; Miller Collins L.C. Harper, Frank Young, W.M. Murray, A. Smith, W. Humphries Sr. and Jr.; Mrs. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Capt. Orion Page, Lt. Sam Evans, Richard Ellis. and guest; Maurice Ellis Roy Evans, Frederic Sengstacke, William Clark and guest, Mrs. Alberta Springer and daughter, Yvonne from Savannah, Ga.; Tommy Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Pope Wright and guests; Mrs. Abbott, her children. Jacqueline and George Denison. and her grandchildren, Edna Rose and Aneida; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Kirtley and their two children and Mrs. Kirtley’s aunt, Mrs. Eddie.
Mrs. Alonzo Herndon of Atlanta, Ga., and her sister, Mrs. W.C. McQueen, Tiffin, Ohio; and Mrs. McQueen’s granddaughter, Naralee Madison, holiday house guests of Mrs. Abbott, also attended the picnic."
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Publisher
The Chicago Defender
Date
1941-7-2
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N/A, “The Chicago Defender Employees Enjoy Picnic, p. 16,” African American Fourth of July, accessed May 2, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/81.