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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 10588278, member: 16283&quot;]Excellent research Roaring, and there were probably dozens (or more) &#039;colored&#039; Dumas Clubs across America. This may have been,as you suggested-been a nickname for this gathering of friends.</p><p>Yep Debora-the 1931 <u>new</u> establishment reference doesn&#039;t seem to fit the fashions of these 1910-1920 men (?).</p><p>Thanks hugely for the help !</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW-Also really interesting historical read re: 1930&#039;s Depression-style wokefullness.</p><p>Just a snippet-&quot;- a dinner for Diego Rivera...a terrible affair—stupid well fattened bourgeoisie...an old man who insisted upon trying to pat me on the knee. Jesus! Diego was more gross than ever in his dinner clothes—and his speech, trying to retain some proletarian phrases but set to the music of Hearts and Flowers... his debacle with the John Reed Club? He was denounced openly....</p><p>-when we are poor—we can eat beans together Lang—and have a swell time doing...don’t know how much longer I shall hold out but certainly not so very long—I mean hold out in bourgeois circles. I should fairly love to kick over the traces right now.&quot;</p><p>Amazing document of the time and of how some themes really don&#039;t change the way fashion does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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