St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Welcome Hall News
YOUNG NATIONS CLUB

an annual cIcCLlOh VA SAA
10. New officers elected are: Mrs
Irene Smith, president; Mrs. Jane
Thomas, vice president; Mrs. Tres
sic johnson, treasurer; Miss Core'
Thomas, secretary and publicity
chairman; Mrs. Geraldine Reasby
assistant secretary; Mrs. Alberts
Robinson, ways and means chair
man; Mrs. Stella Saunders, sun
shine chairman; Mrs. Blessing Fal
son. chairman of program anc
worship; Mrs. Jane Jones, advisor
The Young Matrons' Club is pro
gressive club. We sincerely wei
come new members and visitors
Meetings are held each Wednesday
at 3 p. m.
Stewardship Group
At the regular meeting OF the
Stewardship group on Jan. II
very interesting program was con-
Quoted. Devotions were led by Mrs
Fannie Smith, after which the
group heard their guest speaker
Mrs. H. R. Page, give very inter-
esting and timely talk. Her topic
was taken from Matt. 6-21. For
where your treasure is, there will
YOUR heart be-" Accompanying
Mrs. Page was Mrs. T. bjorklund'
Both ladies were from the Warren
dale Presbyterian Church.
On Jan. 10 the Pageantry group
repeated "The Gifts Brought by
the Christ Child" at Mt. Olivet
Baptist church to very apprecla-
tive audience. This group is now
rehearsing on a beautiful religious
play to be given early in the
spring.
COSMOPOLITAN GIRLS CLUB
Mrs. Valerie Strand of the Uni
versity of Minnesota was speaker
of the evening at the Cosmopolitan
Club meeting Saturday, Jan. Is. A
group of so young men and women
listened attentively as Mrs. Strand
talked on etiquette for Young
Men and Women" Questions were
asked by the group and answered
by Mrs. Strand. After the meeting
each member was given bag of
pop corn. Saturday, Jan. 10, the
club will have an Ice Skating Party
on the Welcome Hall Playground,
after which they will come to the
hall and be served doughnuts and
cocoa. All old members are asked
to return to this club meeting, and
be present at the Vesper services
Sunday, Jan. 21.-Mrs. E. Warren,
club adviser.
Pre-Frats Elect
John Nelson of st. Paul was
elected president of the Pre-Frats,
Thursday night, Jan. II, at Wei
come Hall, Maurice Bellamy, treas
urer, and Rev. M. Boyd Patrick,
corresponding secretary. The Pre-
Frats is a club of high school boys,
seniors and graduates, who are in
terested in securing information
relative to athletic scholarships in
Negro colleges and universities and
likewise information pertaining to
the four national academic frater-
mites for Negroes. The members of
the club are: John Nelson, Howard
Goldstein, Rufus Carson, Charles
Milsap, Maurice Bellamy, Rhedus
Fletcher, Mike Lipgatz and Rev
M. B. Patrick; Leslie V. Warren,
advisor.
Welcome Hall Seniors Win 28-17
The Pre-Frats of Welcome Hall
playing in the st. Paul Church
league, won out over the defending
champions of last year, the First
Baptist FIVE. Led by Bubba Brown
the Hall lads seemed to take new
life as the outcome of the game
was never in doubt after the first
quarter as the Hall boys going
away. This victory, the sixth in as
many starts, places the Pre-Frats
in undisputed first place in the
league. Jackson, Bellamy anc
Fletcher were also standouts fol
Welcome Hall, with Smith anC
Murray turning in stellar perform
ances for First Baptist. The game
was played on the Neighborhoot
House floor Saturday night, Jan
II.
Junior Girls
The Junior Girls presented 4:
play Friday, Jan. IL, which wa
we'll attended. The play was di
rected by Miss June Harris. Thos'
taking part were as follows: Loi
Milsap, Eula Mae Camp, Janet ant
Addie Armstrong, Blanche Ever
son, Marcelaine Thomas, Margare
Robinson, Betty Lewis, Bett.
Tucker, Lorraine White, Lorett'
Wade, Mary and Stella Romero