St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-08-18

From the First
Issue

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actress, left her colored servants,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cox, $4,000
Aug. 10, 1884 issue. Wonder how
much of that money the Cox's have
left. C. W. Washington, Urban
League executive, was injured in
an auto crash near Tomah, Wis.
Washington was taking his first
vacation in five years. The story
says he was on the way to Atlanta,
Ga. No wonder he was hurrying.
The present Mrs. Washington
lived in Atlanta at that time!
Twin City Elks staged a gigantic
picnic, the largest affair in years,
at Harriet Island. The commit
tee was composed Of ]. w. Pate,
who was general chairman; SUI
anne Tudos, Helen Jackson, and
A. ]. Lewis, co-chairmen; E. O.
Pearce, publicity; Corrine Few,
treasurer, and Jeanne Mundy, sec
rotary. Committee members were
George w. Moore, John F. Coquire,
]. M. Driscoll, Hector Hunter, John
w. Walton, A. J. Todd, George
Johnson, Clint Williams, Penn Will
liams, Tom Galbreath, ]. Hutch
raft, W. A. Mahan, Pinkey Lewis,
P. Todd, Virgil Powell, Ezra Cur
tbs, Chas. De La Compson, Ernest
Whiting, Eddie Boyd, Geo. Slaugh-
ter, Celeste Phelps, George Wash
ington, Ruth Walker Davis, Cert
rude Willis, Roberta Tyler, Inez
Ford, Lear Howard, Cassie Hill,
Carrie Smith, Lula Ainsworth,
Madeline Williams, Lucy Taylor,
Ernest McNeal, Johnnie Waters,
Vally Turner, Carrie Lindsey, Title
Daniels, Susan Bowen, Emilene
White, Anna Green, Jessie Shannon,
Josephine Chambe rs, Jessie
Thomas, Alma Woodson, Dora Pip
kin, Mamie Crowder and Emma
Thompson.
The affair was held on August
4, 1884. In the same issue a news
note told of the conviction of Ed
ward Young Clarke, former high
official of the XXX. who was SEN
fenced to five years in the Federal
penitentiary for using the mails to
defraud. Eunice Hunton Carter,
woman attorney, now a member of
Tom Dewey's staff, was running
for the N. Y. legislature on the
Republican ticket. Duke Ellington
was beginning one of his European
tours with engagements in France,
Holland and England. Another
item concerned an alteration be-
tween a Theo. Jackson and Harry
Wesley who battled because one of
them called the others lady friend
dummy"
The paper commented editorially
that in 1892:
The N. A. A. C. P. sent Roy Will
kins and Geo. s. Schuyler down
south to investigate labor condi-
lions on government conducted
levee camps. They found 10000
Negroes being paid SC per hour.
An investigation followed and in
1884 the wage has been increased
to soc per hour with living condi-
tons improved 1000 per cent!
Mill City social notes revealed
the Twin City Postal Alliance Civ
ing its annual picnic. Miss Blanche
Patterson, st. Louis teacher, was
home on her yearly visit. Mrs. E.
L. Escue was the recipient Of a
surprise birthday party planned by
her husband and daughter. Jacob
Collins, Jr., was a luncheon host in
honor of Creston Steed of Law
renee, Kans. Miss Margaret Skearce
was visiting in Topeka, Kans. Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Duncan were vaca-
tioning in Chicago. Mrs. Jennie
Roger was visiting in Chicago.
Mrs. Jennie Bradford Of Topeka
was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Effie
Posey.
st. Paul Social Notes indicated
that the ways and means commit
tee of the grand chapter o. E. S.
gave a silver tea at the home of
Mrs. Eunice Glass. Mrs. Lionel
Allen had house guests from Seat
tie, Wash. Kenneth Brown went
to Chicago to attend the Worlds
Fair. A baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Jones at Bethesda
Hospital. Mother and daughter
were reported doing well.
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