St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-09-29
By Estyr L. Bradley
500 Carroll Avenue, Dale 9612

st. Anthony Ave. Plans were
made for a party to be given for
members and friends on October %
at James Bradford's. home.
Robert Gardner, the new presi-
dent, appointed the following COM
mittees: welfare, Charles Black
burn, chairman, Beatrice Shuck,
Hazel Warricks; entertainment,
Beatrice Shuck, chairman, Mar
guerite Payne, James Bradford;
publicity, Marguerite Payne.
The next meeting will be held
October 10 at the home of Robert
Gardner, Route z, st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. James WOOten and
Miss Myrtle Travis of 522 st. An
thony Ave. entertained their son
and brother, Mr.. Richard Travis of
Duluth, Mimi, on his birthday
Sunday evening, September "a. A
buffet supper was served.
More than 80 friends enjoyed the
evening. Later, the same night,
Mr.. Travis with party of friends
motored to Omaha, Neb., to spend
a few days.
Ladies' Auxiliary of Local SIG
will meet with Mrs. Virginia Doyle,
925 E. Magnolia St., st. Paul, Oc-
tober 5, at 2 pm.
or Dan Cupid Again! Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezekiel E. Harper, 548 Aurora
avenue, have issued invitations for
the wedding reception of their
daughter, Vera, to Mr.. Sylvester F.
Carter, Jr., of Minneapolis, Satur-
day evening, October 7, from eight
to 10 at the Harper home.
Bridal Shower! Miss Vera
Harper, bride-elect, was the guest
of honor at a shower given Tues
day, September 26, by Miss Edith
Coleman, 667 w. Central avenue.
The evening was spent in playing
bridge and other card games. Miss
Harper was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful gifts. Those
present included the Misses Mill
cent and Crystal Burgess, Mer-
cedes Blair, Hellaine Galloway,
Christine Carter, Mary Ella Coins,
Vivian Harper, Mable Hickman,
Katherine Jones, Elizabeth Nc
Cracker, Martha and Carolyn Nc
Watt, Mildred Morrison, Elizabeth
Moore, Jane Murphy, Albreta Neal,
Dorothy Pugh, Billie Rita Rhodes,
Beatrice and Elizabeth Schuck,
Harriet and Junauld Brown, Earl
inc Stokes, and Hazel Warricks.
Dinner Guests! Mr.. and Mrs.
C. ]. Payne, 1000 Iglehart avenue,
had as their dinner guest, Rev.
W. D. Carter of Pasadena, Cali
fornia, on his recent business trip
to the city.
To California! Mrs. Buelah C.
Johnson, proprietor of the Johnson
Beauty Parlor, 1O11 Charles street,
will leave this week for an ex-
tended vacation trip that will take
her to Seattle, Washington, Los
Angeles and Vallejo, California.
Twelfth Wedding Anniversary!
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Patton, 954
st. Anthony avenue, were cat
home" Sunday, September "a, from
four to eight to their friends, the
occasion being their 18th wedding
anniversary. Large vases of cut
flowers, mostly gifts, were used
throughout the rooms for decora-
tions. The dining room table from
which the guests were served was
covered with a lace cloth and set
with crystal. The centerpiece was
of yellow garden flowers and crys-
tai candelabra with tall white
tapers. Mrs. Patton received the
guests in gorgeous white eve
ming gown, and was assisted at the
door by the Misses Katherine Jones
and Albreta Neal. In. the foyer
was a large vase of gladioi, roses,
pom poms, and chrysanthemums,
the gift of Mr.. Patton to the Mrs.
Aides for the affair were Mes
danes Earl S. Weber, w. Baxter
Walker, Walter Mcfarland, Gerald
C. Hargrave, Roy Green, Charles
w. Washington, Clarence M. Nit
chell, Jr., Misses Beatrice Vassar
and Evalyn Kelly. About 100 guests
attended, and several beautiful
gifts (linens) were evidenced.
To st. Louis! Mr.. Perry G.
MCGEE, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
vile MCGEE, 671 Rondo street, left
Monday, September 18, for st.
Louis, Missouri, where he will visit
with his aunt, Miss Alice MCGEE,
teacher at Vashon High School. He
will also visit his brother, Mr.. Earl
MCGEE, who is spending the winter
in st. Louis. Perry will return in
time to enter the University OF
Minnesota.