Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-03
By Estyr L. Bradley
1876 st. Anthony Avenue


The wedding ceremony of Miss
Ruth Charlotte Oden, daughter of
Mrs. M. v. Oden of 672 st. An
thony avenue, and Mr.. Cornelius
William Benner has been changed
to st. Peter Claver Church, Mon
day evening, September 6, at seven
o'clock.
Mrs. Theresa Herring of 695
Carroll avenue was hostess Thurs
day, September 2, at a bridal
shower honoring the bride-elect,
Miss Ruth Charlotte Oden.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley Goss
of 572 w. Central avenue announce
the forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Miss Johnnie LaMarr
Goss to Mr.. Jesse Francis Smith,
the son of Mr.. William Smith of
Wichita, Kansas. The ceremony
will take place at the home of the
brides parents in September. The
bride has chosen her sister, Miss
Pearl Goss, as her only attendant.
Mr.. Charlie Jones of Duluth,
Minnesota, was the house guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee A. Gwynne, Jr.,
in their new home at 800 N. Chats
worth street. Mr.. Jones is Mrs.
Gwynne's father and he enjoyed
many social courtesies while in the
city,.
Mr.. Walter Ridley of Newport
News, Virginia, who has been at
tending the summer sessions al
the University of Minnesota doing
work toward doctorate degree,
left Sunday for Virginia to resume
his duties as head of the Extension
Department of Virginia State Col
lege at Petersburg, Virginia.
Mr.. John Wesley Brooks of In
dianapolis, Indiana, left Saturday
for home. Mr.. Brooks received an
M. A. in economics at the close Of
the summer session at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. He is a mem
Der of Omega Phi Psi fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Harris of
Kalamazoo, Michigan, are expect
ed in the city Saturday of this
week for a ten-day visit with Mrs.
Harris mother and son, Mrs. Le-
nora Cox and Mr.. James Griffin of
SGT Rondo street.
Mr.. Milton Richardson of Du-
luth and Miss Rachel Gooden OF
st. Louis motored to st. Paul Mon
day, August 20, and spent the eve
ming. Miss Gooden returned
Thursday, September 2, for q
weeks visit combining business
with pleasure, While in the city,
Miss Gooden will be the house
guest of Mrs. Mary Combs of 65s
st. Anthony avenue,
Mrs. Rose L. Davis and Miss
Pearl Martin of 3s7 N. st. Adams
street are enjoying an Eastern mo-
tor trip.
Mrs. Ethel Maxwell Williams Of
Atlanta, Georgia, is mentioning in
st. Paul visiting her husband and
son, Mr.. Wilbur Williams and Mr.
Steve Maxwell of 1859 Roblyn ave-
nue..
Mrs. Henrietta Bonaparte Hen
derson of Cincinnati, Ohio, left
Tuesday, August 81, to resume her
duties as Secretary of the Y. w
G. A. there after a months vaca-
ton with her husband, Mr.. Eugene
Henderson, and her parents and
other relatives of TOT st. Anthony
avenue.
The Credjafawn Social Club en-
tertained its friends at Moon
light Picnic, Saturday evening.
August %, at Hidden Falls. About
thirty persons staged an impromp-
tn vaudeville show.
Among those who stopped at the
Wilson Villa, 697 st. Anthony ave-
nue., during the past week were A.
B. Xuma of johannesburg, South
Africa; Mrs. Lillian Lytton, Mrs.
Ophelia Hill and Mr.. Willie Smith
of Nashville; Mr.. Simon Miller,
DR.. and Mrs. N. H. Weathers and
sons, Eugene and Henry, of E. st.
Louis, Illinois. DR.. Weathers, who
eleven years ago attended the Uni
versity of Minnesota and was one
of the summer colony of st. Paul,
is the head surgeon at st. Mary's
Hospital in E. st. Louis.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Pinckney
Jones of Oil Carroll avenue were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
P. Moore of 662 W. Central ave-
nue. on an outing trip to Waconia,
Minnesota, Tuesday, August II.
The day was spent in fishing and
picnicking. The limit was the
catch Of the day.
Mrs. Edward Hatton and Mrs.
N ANoono oF w Cantro1 Ave