He is mentioned as a member of the Alpha Dramatic Club,
both as stage manager and floor committee member.
This article is dated 5 May 1901 and was published in the
Detroit Free Press. My grandfather would
have been 18 at this time.
Alpha Dramatic Club will give an informal hop at Milburn Hall Tuesday evening, for which music will be furnished by Finney's orchestra. The officers of the club are: President, Miss Bess Mylles Davis; secretary and treasurer, Miss Eva May Curtis; business manager, A. Bruce Atwell; stage manager, Joseph A. Milne. Members: Inez Frazer, Katherine Carroll, Charles Drummons, John J. Heasley. Floor committee: Charles Drummond, John J. Heasley, Joseph A. Milne, A. Bruce Atwell, Roy Baker.
My grandfather was listed as a Typesetter in the 1900 U.S.
Federal census. In 1903 and 1904 he was
living with his grandparents and mother at 189 Helen Ave., in Detroit, working
as a Clerk.
He and my grandmother, Florence L. Bowden didn’t marry
until 11 Apr 1906.
I wonder if my grandmother was interested in the drama
club? I never heard anything to indicate
this was an area of interest for her. My grandfather, Joseph, died when I was
just 7 years old. I never got to really
know him or ask him any questions. I do
remember him.
There is a particular picture of my grandfather, dressed in
a costume, along with others who are also in costume. There is no date on the
photo, nor any other identifying information.
Could this have been his drama club group?
Michigan Girl
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