St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-12-23

A. Wa Ca OuuECH was tie HCCuC Va
the interested efforts of the Rev.
Carlyle Fielding Stewart, and
wife, Alice, and o. Hall.
Rachel Gooden, Mildred Wiging-
ton Bohannon, Muriel Wigington,
Mary Toliver Jones, Ruth Brown,
Villa Hayes, Frances McHie, Hor-
tense 0den, Evalyn Kelly, Frances
Alexander, Geraldine Adamson and
Ye Scribe composed the personnel
of the "Racketeers." =. Lounneer
Pemberton first came to st. James
Sunday School from Sioux City,
Iowa, and entered the cup.
Mrs. w. B. Tandy, Virginia Hedge
Doyle, Freda Harris, Mary Combs,
Earl. w al ker, George James.
Charles Hargrave and John Banks
were stars in "The Eyes of Love"
one of the best dramas produced
by local talent. It was directed by
Mrs. John M. Patton. :. w. B,
(Dad) Walker did his Boy Scout
deed for the Sterling Club. more
power to you, Dad, and others like
youl!)
Marie Hyde Cooper became the
first cOlOred personal secretary to
A. A. Hickman of the Family Ser
vice. :. Mrs. Mary d. Mcfarland
received for Miss Constance Fisher
of the Family Service. The
Credjafawn Social Club pioneered
in opening the doors of GlenwOOd
Chalet to the dance lovers of Twin
City society - also when they
brought Odessa and June COwan
to the Minneapolis Central High
School Thursday evening, Septem-
Der Is, 1929, as featured stars in
the big N. A. A. C.. P. benefit. .
Odessa C0wan is now famous as
Ina Ray Hutton.
Charlie Buggs, brilliant scientist,
was attending the "U" and his
charming wife, Maggie, was at
Phyllis Wheatley. =. C. W. Wash
ington brought home a bride, the
former Johnnie Frances Kelly, one
of the leaders in Atlanta society.
The Cameo Club was intro
duced to Twin Citians at an Intro
duction Party Friday, November 6,
1925, at the home of Ye Scribe.
The personnel then was composed
of Cynthia Hit Foster, Anita Rob-
erts Fowler, Gwen Kelly Twigs,
Audrey Boswell Bradshaw, Rather
inc Allen, Edward Griffin, Artie
Boyd, George Brooks, Herbert Fos-
ter and Christine Jones. Eta
chapter, A. K. A. sorority, had a
Kiddie party at Pioneer Hall De-
cember 2, 1927. :. Everybody that
wasn't in baby clothes was fined
&c. Freda Jackson had her
Third Annual Dance Exhibit Sep
TENDER 2, 1927, at the Church Club,
Dale and Portland, featuring Mil
dred Arts, Dorothy Gardner, Ros-
almond Collier, Janice Wright and
Marjorey Mckinney. :. Ned Shuts
was warbling around the Twin
towns. Gladys Harris directed
the Cameo Club in its First Night
Club Revue. DR.. Lillian Lewis
presented and directed "a Dream
of Yesterday" at st. James Church,
March IA, 1929, presented by the
House of York.
The Minnesota chapters Of
Omega, Alpha, and Kappa gave
their first Interfrat dance in the
spring Of 1929 at the Das Deutsche
Haus (fOrrnaD -. (cOld, cold was
the nitel.
The Twin City Herald presented
its Annual Twin City Style Show
and Revue at the Arcadia Dancing
Palace Monday mite, February "A,
1880. The paper was then only
three years old and C. e. Newman
was the editor. The National
Urban League Conference and Ma
tiOnal Conference of Social Work
ears convened here in June, 1891,
and we had the opportunity to
meet sO-O-many people from all
over the States. &. Remember all
the grand parties. and the fun we
had. The Bi-Racial Commits
sion presented Duke Ellington in
an Appreciation Hour Friday,
April II, at 4:45 p. m. in Shevlin
Hall at the University of Mime
sofa. Mr.. Ellington spoke on "My |
Interpretation Of Negro Music"
and admission was by ticket only. |
Mrs. Duke was there and we |
all had our programs autographed
by both. The DIPLOMATS had