St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-10
This World
HOME ONCE MORE
By Cecil E. Newman


the old town looked real good. You
miss the familiar faces when oc-
cupied in foreign fields. You never
know how much you care for them
until you are away for a while.
The Office secretary, Mrs. Doro-
thy Henderson, has gained weight
and looks fine. Will Smith, Arthur
Allen, Marie Hughes, Nellie DOd-
son, Clarence Hughes, Marian Car
ter, Helen Scott, Estyr Bradley,
Ed. Stewart, J. w. Pate, Jos. D.
Ware, Allie Glenn, Oscar Newman,
and the rest of the SpOkesman-Re-
cOrder gang all looked good to me.
The paper boys we did not get
to see but evidently they are still
on the job because they tell us the
circulation is still climbing.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Oliver, oper-
ators of the Serville Hotel, friends
Of long standing, greeted us with
smiles. Sarge" Stratton, the eff
ficient hotel night clerk, was i'll but
smiling. Scottie Williams, the or
chestra leader who has returned to
his former love, dancing, was
among the official greeters. We
had to tell him all about Kansas
City, where we attended school to-
gether.
We exchanged Happy New
Year" with George Mundin, Henry
De Won, Babe Jackson, Bill Tay-
Tor, Hamlet 'Kid" Rowe, Cicero
Carpenter, Danny Snyder, Orville
Garth, Jessie Hutchraft, Rube
Warren and Bob Johnson.
Charley De La Compson, the
genial "headman" at the Elks' Rest
was glad to see us-so he claimed.
Charles is one of those individuals
who can do almost anything well.
He's a good carpenter, plumber,
electrician, paperhanger, painter,
etc. In fact, Charley can do al
most anything but play poker.
"Fine people," Charley is.
Others we were happy to say
hello to were Curtis Chivers, re-
firing Sunday Forum head; Earl
.Shamwell, who succeeds him; Ar
thur Lyons, assistant Elks' custo-
dian; Sam Harris, active official
of the walters union; Clarence w.
Bell, who has furnished Minneapo-
lis Negroes with nice restaurant
which they only half appreciate;
c. w. Washington, the Urban
League secretary, who seems to
have become more genial since he
became a benedict; Edward L.
Boyd, one of the real fellows of the
town; Mrs. Anne Ewing Smith, via
the phone; all of the Brother Bills
at the lodge meeting Monday
night.
We came -765 miles to get good
haircut and shave from the prac-
-ticed hands Of Ellis Houston. At
the court house we exchanged
greetings with Walsh of the STAR;
Assistant City Attorney Leo P.
McHale, who has for three years
furnished us with magazines we
could not afford to buy; Gershwin,
his assistant; Talmadge B. Carey,
deputy sheriff who with the years
has grown to look just like a min
MON Of the law; Noah Pateman
and r. L. Stephens of the 500
Line; E. L. Escue of the Pullman
Co.
Our chats with Harry L. Scott,
lawyer, grew into hot arguments
over the plight of the local man of
color. Talked for a minute with
Raymond w. Cannon, lawyer, who
has not yet been captured by Gu
pid. Spent several hours Of pleas
ant reminiscing with our good
friend and comrade, DR.. w. Donald
Brown. Our friendship dates 10
years without q misunderstanding.
The only remarkable thing about
that is that neither of us qualify
as Eyes men,"
Our old side-leicl< and scomueti-