St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-29
Mason Fields
Ohio Business
Man Visits

Mason Fields, Cincinnati, Ohio,
casket manufacturer and former
St. Paul resident spent the Christ
mas holidays visiting relatives here
and renewing old acquaintance.
!. Mr.. Fields is the brother of La
fayette Fields, of Majestic Drug
Co., St. Paul.
Surprise: A group of young
ladies surprised Miss Katherine
Jones, 954 st. Anthony avenue, on
Christmas Eve by coming to her
home to decorate her tree. Miss
Jessie Sonian, who has just re-
turned from Cleveland, Ohio,
shared honors with Miss Jones for
the festivities. Following the trim
ming of the tree, the girls enjoyed
refreshments and went a-caroling
to the homes of the shut-ins. About
Is homes were visited. The young
ladies participating in the surprise
included the Misses Albreta Neal,
Edith Coleman, Millicent Burgess,
Earline Stokes. The girls were ac-
companied on the caroling party by
Mrs. John M. Patton and Mrs.
Gerald C. Hargrave.
Family Dinners: Among the
lovely family dinner parties held
on Christmas Day was the one
given by Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. John
son, 469 Collins street, and the one
given by Mr.. and Mrs. A. McFar-
land, 493 Whiteall street.
Sprains Ankle: Mrs. Nathaniel
A. Evans, 387 N. st. Adams street,
is recovering from a sprained
ankle sustained several weeks ago
in the downtown loop while shop
ping.
Santa Claus Party: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Redd, TIL St. Anthony ave-
nue., were host and hostess to a
group of young children on Christ
mas Eve at a Santa Claus party
given for their children, Cecil, Otis,
Hermoine, and Joan Marie Redd.
The feature of the party was the
arrival of Santa Claus at p. M,
laden with gifts for the children.
Games and Christmas goodies COM
pleted the party. Those present in
Guided Walter Donald and Ronald
Moncrief Mcfarland, R bert a +,
Julia, and Marian Jones, Charles,
Jr., Stanley, Donald, and Marian
Williams, Eta Jean Boyd, and the
children's parents. The host and
hostess were assisted by Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Hickman, Jr., Miss
Mabel Hickman, and Mr.. Albert
Harper.
Wedding Breakfast: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Green, IT'S St. An
thony avenue, entertained at
wed ding breakfast Christmas
morning at 7:3O a. m. for Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Fuzzy" Evans, 455
St. Anthony avenue. The breakfast
was served in buffet style with
choice of three menus. Those pres
ent included Messrs. and Mesdames
William H. Ridley, Curtis Ray
mond, John H. Hickman, Jr., Au-
gustus Jones, Charles Miller, Edgar
Murphy, Mesdames Earl Walker,
George Thomas, Cornelia Smith,
Mary Combs. Mrs. Ed Shepherd
assisted the host and hostess.
Christmas Reunion: The A. Nc
Farland home at 493 Whiteall St.
was the scene of a Christmas Day
family reunion. Among those pres
ent as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farland were Mrs. McFarland's
sister, Mrs. Viola Monson, and her
children, Thomas, Zachariah, Mil
dred, Irma and Alvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Mcfarland and their two
children, Walter and Roland.
All enjoyed the Mcfarland hos
pitality and Christmas dinner with
all the trimmings!
MRS. A. J.. LEWIS, 418 Charles
St., was hostess to the Alpha Ma
irons and their husbands at birth
day supper given for Mr.. Lewis,
Dec. IL.
Gifts were presented to Mr..
Lewis from his wife and the club.
Mr.. C. w. Washington and R. o.
Hatcher, guests, whose birthdays
are also in December, received
gifts from the group.
A huge birthday cake from Mrs.
Lewis to her husband was used
as the centerpiece. Games were
played during the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Lawrence
were guests.
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