Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-12-13
Hello Everybody:

If you are dissatisfied with the
short column this week, my only
comment is that which the little
girl made to her mother, who
chided her because God would not
be pleased with her sleepy prayer:
"Well, it's the best He will get out
of me tonight"
This Weeks Rhythmical Tune
1--WE Three" which is not only tops
round the Twin Cities, but rates
first all over the country.
Wedding Bells: Are ringing for
FLORENCE COLLINS and RUE
BEN (Fink) HARGRAVES, who
mOtored down to Iowa and tied the
knot. Mr.. and Mrs. Hargraves were
entertained at one of the local mite
spots on their wedding night by
friends and relatives. The ANDY
CLARKS, JAKE COLLINS,
JOHNNY MAXWELL and his
sweetheart, LOUISE KEENE, and
SUE KELLY were helping the
bride and groom celebrate.
Out-Of-TOwn News: Just re-
eeived a long letter from my dear
friend, MRS. LOUISE OSWELL of
New York, former Head Resident
of the Phyllis Wheatley House.
Mrs. Oswells hubby was recently
appointed head of the new South
Jamaica Hous ing Project in
Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y, which,
by the way, is the only inter-racial
project that the N. Y. Housing Au-
thority is sponsoring at present.
Mrs. Oswell informs me that our
own Mrs. AUDRE McCUL-
LOUGH is doing a wonderful job
in N. Y. in her chosen field of So
cial work and that we Minnesotans
should be proud of her. Re-
ceived word that STERLING DO
YER, former U. of MINI. and U.
of Iowa student, who is now out
in California, reads Sails column
every week and enjoys it i'm
mensely. Hi! to you, Dover and
to your better half, the Mrs.
'Tis said DICK MANN, who is
down in the Windy City, may dash
up for brief spell during the hol-
iday season.
This & That: JOHN and DORO-
THY SCOTT are so, so proud of
their new son and why not, cause
he's mighty cute. CHALMER
LAWSON'S smoking so many big
black cigars these days that when
he goes dashing down the street
you just see one big cloud of cigar
smoke (You know he and Clarissa
are the proud parents of a baby
boy). =. as for GORDON PARKS,
we've been told he spends all his
spare time photographing his new
little baby daughter. The Four
Notes, HENRY MAJORS, DAVID
FAISON, HARRY DAVIS and
CHARLES WATERFORD, under
the direction of JEANETTE
DORSEY, are doing too fine, sing
ing at Curly's Bar. You know the
boys won a contest sponsored by
the Ink Spots, and are now their
proteges.
Party Talk: The topics of discus.
sion round town these days are
the Xmas parties, dates, what to
give Him" and Her." etc. The
phones are ringing busily what
with lining up escorts and girl
friends for the A. X. AS dance
out at the New Union at the Uni
versity on the goth of December
This party promises to be one Of
the highlights of the Xmas season
From all l have heard, boys, you're
going to see some mighty attrac
tive, beautifully gowned gals.
Now 1t Can Be Told: (Told in al
its glory :. She is an attractive
Twin City girl who is and has beer
in love with a local sheik abou
town for quite while. They have
gone steady for some time (unbe
mownst to her parents) but it,
been one of those under cover 70
mances-meeting round the corner
etc. A few months back both on
heroine and her lovelight decides
to let the parents in on their in
tentions of marriage. The girl in
Wted her fiance over to meet tn