St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22

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455 st. Anthony avenue. Rev. Ger
aid L. Hayden, pastor of st. James
A. M. E. Church, will read the serv-
ice. The bride will be attended by
Miss /. Myrtle Garden, Director of
the Halle @. Brown Community
House and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Brown. Both the bride and groom
are popular in club and social cir
cles in the Sanity City.
Oak Leaf Art Club held it's an
nual Christmas party Monday, De-
cember 10, at the home of Mrs.
Helen Jackson, Minneapolis. Pres
ent were Mines. B. Wright, l..
Stout, c.. Parker, L. Brown, j..
Hagan, D. Jordan, L. Montague, A.
Scroggins, E. Harris and Miss F.
Haskins.
Every member took part in the
program presented. Highights of
the program were readings on "The
Spirit of Christmas" by Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Scroggins. Gifts
were exchanged. A turkey dinner
was served. Mrs. Stout will be
hostess at the next meeting Janu-
airy at Welcome Hall, st. Paul.
Visiting Here: Mrs. Slater Stat
erfell of Seattle, Washington, is in
the city visiting her relatives and
is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson A. Melker, 455 st. Anthony
avenue.
Clarence Mitchell III: Born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mitchell of
IT'S Carroll Ave., last Thursday
night at st. Joseph's Hospital, was
an 8 pound four ounce baby boy.
Both mother and babe are in ex-
cellent health. The father, who is
the st. Paul Urban League secre-
tary, is already Jr., so it will
probably be decided to name the
newest Mitchell Clarence the Third!
Xmas Supper Dance: Invitations
have been issued by Miss Elizabeth
Moore, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis P. Moore, 662 w. Central
avenue, for a Supper Dance at
$3.50 p. m. Christmas night at the
home of her parents. About forty
members of the young social set
are expected. The party promises
to be quite unique as well as orig
NAL in as much as it will be car
ried out in the form of an indoor
picnic. Supper dance guests are
to come in picnic attire.
Wears Pin: Gertrude Charleston
IS wearing a beautiful new gold
pin. 1t is gift of st. Paul Chap
ter No. 1, o. E. S.
Another Christmas Bride: Rev.
and Mrs. William H. Griffin, 1924
South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois,
have issued invitations for the we'd
ding and reception of their daugh-
ter, Gloria Harriet, to Mr.. Vincil
Henry Clay of Chicago, Saturday,
December 80, at their home. A re-
,eption will follow the ceremony
from 6 to 10 p. m. The Griffins
are former Saint Paulites, Rev.
Griffin having pastored st. James
A. M. E. Church in the 1920's.
Recovering: Mrs. Mabel Harris,
445 Kent street, is able to be up
again after being seriously i'll for
six weeks at her home. Mrs. Har-
ris is Daughter ruler Como Temple
Daughter Elks.
From Ohio: Miss Josephine Ban
mister of Columbus, Ohio, who has
been here visiting relatives for the
past six weeks, will leave Thurs
day, December 81, for home to
spend Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. Grace Bannister, of Columbus.
While in the city, Miss Bannister
was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. sgd Harris, AS Kent
street. She also spent some time
her grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Bannister of w. Central ave-
nue., and her aunt, Mrs. Hazel
Smith, of the same address.
N.A.A.C.P. To Meet: The first
of the New Year will be
Tuesday, January 9, at the Halle
Q. Brown Community House at 6
p. M, of the st. Paul Branch of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The Barber Sisters: The Barber
Sisters will entertain the Servicc
Club at Fort Smelling Hospital
Friday evening, December p, and
also will broadcast over KSTP Sat
urday morning, December %, at
1890 a. m. The girls will be ac-
companied at the piano by their
mother, Mrs. Villa Mae Barber.