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during the evening. Refreshments
were served.
In honor of Miss Beatrice Will
liams of Omaha, Nebraska, and
Miss Talva Massengil Of Chicago,
Miss Thelma Massengil entertained
nineteen guests at buffet supper
Monday evening, July 20, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Massengil, 3617 Chicago.
Those present were the Misses Err
nestein Thompson, Thelma Roberts,
Lucille and Lorraine Chivers, Lou
Use Walker, Avis Ware, Clementine
Ray, Marion Franklin, and lima
Jeane Vandergriff and the Messrs.
James Hughes, Kenneth Mason,
Percy Hughes, Leroy Bell, Will
liam Walker, Gardiner Springfield,
Maurice Howell, Charles Miller,
and Henry Franklin.
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Have You Paid on
Your Pledge?

Chairman Edwin Salters says
that the response was good from
last weeks announcement Of re-
quest for Halle @. Brown Build
ing Fund pledges.
Thanks to those responding.
Office helpers are now preparing
the list of those persons who have
completed their pledges to date.
The list will be ready for publica-
ton August Is in this paper. By
this time every Pledge should
have two instruments paid on the
pledge made in January. The COM
mittee has adopted the following
slogan, "Get it out of your pocket
book and off your mind"
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The Misses Clara and Virginia
Curry, 1914 Bryant Ave. N, visited
their cousin, Barbara Ann Will
liams in St. Paul for two weeks
recently.
Mr.. David FaisOn was enter
tanned Saturday evening, July 20,
with party given by his wife,
Mary Ann, in honor of his birth
day. The guests were: Messrs.
and Mines. Leroy Smith, Clifford
Hawkins, Preston Childress, James
Lawler, Scott Faison, L. v. Russell
of Texas and Robert Ray, the
Misses Gertrude Barber and Doro-
thy Johnson, and the Messrs. Car
son Tytus, Willie and James Card
ner, Dennis and Irwin Faison and
James Johnson, Jr.
Surprise: st. Peter A. M. E.
Church members surprised their
chorister, Mrs. Aylce M. Stewart,
on her birthday, July 10, with
shower of gifts. Present were
Mesdames Gertrude Boldly, Myr-
tie Potter, Anna Graham, Sybil
Bell, Bertha Turner, Leila Thorn
ton, Lydia Charmon, Carrie Wal
lace, Leila Mcclellan, Lorraine
Chivers, Esther Roach, Viola What
ley, Dessa Peppers; Misses Ruth
Pittman, Dorothy Williams, Anne
Horris, Allie B. Glenn; o. ]. Thorn
ton, Fletcher Claridy, Rev. and
Mrs. A. Cary of Chicago, and Rev.
C. F. Stewart. Mrs. Chivers sang
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Mich, house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Rhodes, left for his home
July 20 after brief visit with his
mother, Mrs. Matte Jackson, and
other relatives.
Mrs. P. E. Martin and daughters,
Eula, Mae and Eugenia of East
Chicago, Ind, were the guests of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Dudley Smith and
family, 1920 Rondo st. The fol-
lowing entertained at many social
affairs in their honor: Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. G. X.
Grissom, Mrs. Walter Mcfarland,
Miss Harriet Mae, Robert and
Richard Smith, Mrs. Tessie Sonion,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Cook, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Jones, Mrs. Gerald
Hargraves, DR.. and Mrs. Earl
Weber, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Williams,
E. F. Morris and Mrs. C. D. Jones.
DR.. Martin will join his wife and
daughters in East Chicago after
the medical association convention
in Houston, Texas.
Miss Albreta Neal daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Neal, 531 St.
Anthony Ave-, has just returned
from a most enjoyable motor trip
with Mrs. Carrie Neal and her
daughter, Louise, and Mrs. Ellin.
Hilyard of Minneapolis to Nash
vile, Tenn, and Chicago. Miss
Neal stayed at the home of Mrs.
Nellie Francis during her stay in
Nashville, and visited her cousin,
Earl Neal, attorney, while in Chi
cago.
Miss Anita Scott of Cleveland
spent some time with Miss Neal
while in the city.
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES
WOmen's Day at st. Peter
Church, Minneapolis, Sunday, Au-
gust A. Special speakers.
Mass at st. Thomas Episcopal
Church at II a. m. each Sunday
morning. Rev. Melbourne Hogarth
is rector.
Special music at Pilgrim Baptist
Church Sunday night, August A.
Mount Olivet Baptist Church, St..
Paul, will present the sermon 'The
Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" delivered
by Rev. C. w. Spears at 8 p. m,
Sunday.
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Kentucky, is spending her vacation
with her aunts, Mrs. S. E. Will
liams, 857 St. Anthony Ave-, and
Mrs. I. C. Raymond, 654 Rondo
Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Coins of
Cleveland motored to the city with
the Coins family to attend the flu
neral services for their brother,
Harold Coins, which were held Sat-
urday of last week.
Miss Leatrice DOdd, 244 w. Cen
trail Ave-, has returned home from
weeks vacation at the Girl Re-
serve Camp at Square Lake, Min
nesota.
Mrs. George Wills, 1904 Iglehart
Ave., was hostess to Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Edwards, 244 w. Central
Ave-, and Miss Edith Gillard at her
summer home at Lindstrom, Min
nesota, for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gillian of
Kansas City left this week for
home after visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Williams, 4445
LIST Ave. S. The Gillams were ex-
tensively entertained while in the
city.
Mrs. Dora Dysert of Atkinson,
Kansas, is in the city for an in
definite stay at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. B. Williams, 4445 First
Ave. S.
Mr.. Percy Lee of Kansas City,
who teaches school in the public
system there, left this week for
home after attending the first
summer session at the University
of Minnesota. While in the city,
he was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. David R. Francis, 1919 Gin
ton Ave. S.
SUCCESS
The Aquatennial Street dance,
given on Hyland Avenue by the
New York Club, was successful,
according to Mrs. Bertha Bowers,
club president. Mrs. Chas. M.
Force, vice president, and Mrs.
Ruth Walker had charge of ar
engagements and publicity.
The Wednesday Study Club en-
tertained friends and club mem
bers at picnic at Como Park July
"a. Those attending Toasted on
fried chicken and all that goes
with it. Mrs. Levisa Roland is
president of the Club.
Miss LOlareine Matoyer, niece of
Mrs. Viola Searles, last week called
Miss Bernadine Anderson, 800 St.
Anthony, long distance from the
San Francisco Fair, where she won
the privilege to make such a call
from the Telephone Company.
DIR. w. L. Jackson, Detroit
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turn to st. Paul in about two
weeks. Mrs. Gertrude Reed,
$50 Fuller Ave-, entertained Mrs.
Thomas at luncheon and the thea
ter on Saturday, July q. Also on
that same evening Mrs. Thomas
was a guest at the Coterie Club
outing party at Lake Riley, King
Kennedy's resort. :. Sunday, July
%, Mrs. Thomas and daughter
were among the out-of-town
guests at the Kappa Alpha Psi pic
mic at Lake Riley and the Postal
Alliance picnic at Kaposia Park,
South St. Paul. Mrs. Edith
Sizer, 2914 14th Ave. S., and Mrs.
Sydney Salters, 1913 w. Central
Ave-, entertained a group of twen-
ty-fve ladies at a Pajama and
Housecoat Party Wednesday,, July
81, in honor of Mrs. Thomas. E.
Friday afternoon, August 2, Mrs.
Earl Brent of N. st. Adams St.,
will be hostess at a'Dessert Bridge
Party at her home in honor of Mrs.
Thomas.
Mrs. s. Edward Hall, 996 lyle
hart Ave-, who is mentioning in
California, writes of the wonderful
vacation trip she is having.
The lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Frazier, $50 w. Central
Ave-, was the scene of Oriental
splendor Friday, July 26, when
seventy-fve friends were enter
tanned complimentary to Mrs. ]. C.
Locke and daughter, Miss Lowell
Locke of Detroit, Michigan, and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Curtis, also of De-
troit, son-in-law and daughter of
Mrs. Frazier. The hostess received
her guests strikingly attired in a
blue lame evening gown. Mrs.
Locke was attractive in an aqua
model of lace and chiffon, Mrs.
Curtis wore navy blue lace, and
Miss Locke wore blue changeable
taffeta. Miss Lowell Locke is a
law student at Wayne University
in Detroit.
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HUMBOLDT
HEIGHTS NEWS
By Mrs. Harlan Russell
ALLEN A. NJ. E.


A capacity crowd filled Allen A.
M. E. Church Sunday P. M, when
the Twin City churches responded
to a Benefit Rally call. Wayman
Church, of which Rev. H. Reddick
is pastor, composed the major part
of the congregation. The Wayman
choir sang and the pastor, Rev.
Reddick, spoke on the subject "Our
Duty as Christian Leaders to Mis-
sion Churches" A splendid offer
ing was received. Refreshments
were served after adjournment.
GIRLS GO TO CAMP
The Misses Gwendolyn and Lii
liam Schofield, Marjorie Thompson,
Frances Jones, Lottie Robinson,
Seizure Lewis and Virginia Johnson,
left Saturday for two weeks at
Phyllis Wheatley Camp near Saw
age, MINI.
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CORRECTION

Mrs. Anna Sizemore, 1875 w.
Arch St., is one Of the original
founders of st. James A. M. E.
Church. Last week it was incor-
rectly stated in a news item that
Mrs. F. Holcum was the last of the
organizers. Mrs. Sizemore is SO
and enjoys life in her Arch Street
home.
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Social and Persona |
@ ST. PAUL
SAINT PAUL SOCIETY
BY Estyr 1. Bradley
Goa Carroll Avenue
BY EStyr L. bradley
500 Carroll Avenue Dale 9612

social week will be the Mid
Summer Dancing Party Monday evening" August
Sterling Club Rondo by Dr. and Mrs Norman Howell
Mrs Faye ho with young daugh
Elizabeth Thomas visiting the city, the house
guest senaw, Dr. and Mrs Norman H. Howell
Howell of 953 St. Anthony Ave The v
tors city Friday July accompanied their
father Mr. Earl Thomas who Chicago
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Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS q

Mrs. David Francis 1916 Clinton Ave-, will
Saturday. August honoring Mrs Eva Faye Thomas
Mrs Riley 1914 18th Ave- ST. entertained Monday July &c.
Gilbert
Chicago Mrs Joseph Miller Raymond
Mrs William Mosley and Miss Vesta Mosley.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

wear and Office use, too. The jacket
blouse Is made with cool collarless
neckline and finished with a smart
bias trim.
Make this pattern up in various
materials, and you'll be well on the
way to having all the sports clothes
you'll need! For immediate wear,
choose fiat crepe, tailored prints or
thin wool. Later 1t will be charming
in sharkskin, pique or gingham.
Pattern includes a helpful step-by-
step sew chart.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1951-B
is designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 10 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80, 80, "a, So and SO. Size IA
(32) requires ~ yards of 35-inch
fabric for the ensemble without
nap. Az yards bias fold 70 trim
jacket, ~ yards to trim dress.
Send Is cents right this minute
for Barbara Bells new fashion book!
It's brilliant pattern parade of the
best spring styles. In designs that you
can easily, thriftily make at homel
Everything you want-home frocks,
dressy clothes, sports outfits, lingerie,
adorable childreuS clothes.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Mature Woman's Clothes
Need Be Neither Young
Nor Too Conservative
Ideas of Grand Duchess Marie
Should Help to Solve the
Problems of One Reader
By HELEN VOCT.

TINS going to go around making noise like fashion
edlor-and 1t sit might
you want to hear We found that
about this pertinent problem ~
All those who called
just as helpful as they could be-
shops we know about expunded the did
generally enthusiastic about ackng
whatno And before we forget it. we'd like tell Devoted
started all
that girl expressed thanks for that
letter and for the fact that called
dihculy All that thoroughly
the idea later-just us a chance!
What really
tracked is that among these letters and inquiries
from lady with another complaint why
their 40s who 18
clothes too and girish
Evening star., 1940-04-10

then goes into the section where
used clothing is sold. If it is not
wearable. it goes into the pile of
silk, cotton, rayon or linen, is
pressed into bales and shipped to
paper manufacturers, who pay a
good price for this type Of paper
stock. Very often, attractive but
tons, bit of good handmade lace
or sparkling buckle is salvaged, to
be placed on notion table" for
sale. Furniture is sorted, repaired,
if possible, or else relegated to the
wood pulp sale. Most agencies
maintain an antique shop, where
you will find everything from a
lovely item which some one has
overlooked or discarded because it
is broken, to an amazing gee-gaw
of some other age. These are re-
stored and offered for sale to the
public. The salvaged materials pay
for machinery and equipment with
which to give employment to skilled
and efficient workers, so you may
be sure that you are carrying out
the idea back of your early training
in providing for some one else's
rainy day."
Rummage Sale
Fine Plan.
1t has been said by one of our
auctioneers that "the trash of one
generation becomes the treasure of
another You and your friends
might get together and collect the
many pieces of furniture and bric-
a-brac which fill your shelves, but
which are of no further use to you.
Then arrange a rummage sale of
these things and combine 1t with
sale of cake and candy. You will
find that the things which you have
discarded may strike just the right
note in some one else's house, and
If they can be bought "for song"
will bring a pretty penny for a
pet charity or some project in which
your community is interested.
Adopting either of these methods
will eliminate the usual process of
busting and putting back the same
old things year after year. Those
few which are left may be divided
into articles to be kept for senti-
mental reasons and those which are
good fodder for the incinerator.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

get that will be suitable and smart"
We're off again.
Problem Is
Common One.
Apparently, the problem is not an
unusual one, but 1t has so many var
iations that 1t Is often difficult to
give satisfactory answer. However,
we do know this-the woman who
wants to be smartly dressed in
clothes that become and fatter her
In finally coming In for her share of
attention. This, we believe, is pri-
marily due to the efforts of the
Grand Duchess Marie and her ex-
quisite selection of clothes of all
types. She has sponsored a collec-
ton ranging in sizes l8 to A which
has really been one of the greatest
factors in providing appropriate and
wearable clothes for women. It is
said that 40 per cent Of our fem
inine population requires clothes
with dignity and lines which are to
be found only in women's sizes, and
though the selection is still COM
paratively limited in relation to
other clothes, it is fast improving.
Many Of the stores here are begin
ming to become really interested in
ensembles of this type and we've
seen some simply lovely ones
around town. Bigger headsizes in
smart hats are practically mission
in life with one of the local mil
linery buyers, although we must
say that with many Of the sailors
and other styles advocated for wom-
en- there is too little importance at
tached to the headsizes.
The grand duchess, in a recent
interview, pointed out several things
which should be helpful to the
woman in her 4Os or later who
has found many clothes too "kit-
tenish." While she is particu-
larly concerned with larger sizes,
her ideas (and a few of ours thrown
in) may be adapted to the size 18
who experienced difficulty with
present styles. Here goes:
Skirts-Swing skirts are for the
very young and gay, so steer clear
of them, choosing instead a modi-
fed and comfortable one with a
reasonable flare. Watch the length
too, for very short skirts take away
from the dignity that q sophisti-
Gated woman desires.
Waisthnes-Not too short, please.
High waistlines are taboo.
Necklines-Short v necklines are
an excellent choice, but the surplice
types inevitably recommended for
the larger woman are not always
perfect. Cape sleeves and frilly jabots
Evening star., 1940-04-10

are not suitable If you are stout.
They accent instead of flatter.
Jackets-These are ideal and offer
variety of changes with a good
basic dress.
ColorSPlain colors and impor-
tant prints that have character are
the best selections in women's
clothes. Navy, black and gray are
favored, although pastels and white
come in for their share of attention.
Accents-White is not to be worn
too near the face.
Accessories-Choose them simple
and smart. Leave the fads, the over
ornamentation and other super
f1uous touches to the younger and
smaller girls. This goes, as far as
we are concerned, for too much
color in accessories as we'll as too
many accessories.
These Ideas
Adaptable.
There's the idea. anyway. As we
have said, the grand duchess is
primarily interested in women's
clothes in larger sizes, but all Of her
ideas can be adapted to the smaller
woman who wants to dress appro-
priately, even though she could be
well fitted in misses clothes. The
grand duchess is not stout-she
wears about 16 dress, we would
imagine-but she does not buy her
clothes in the department catering
TO younger women, because she
knows the pitfalls that accompany
such outfits. Realizing that SIM
pllcity and good taste are most i'm
portant will go long way If tlni.
problem is yours and a little care.
ful study of these ideas should show
results in a wardrobe that is con-
servative without being "dowdy. ,
mature without being old. And the
stores are eager to help you!
incidentally. we like knowing
about your problems and your ideas
on the individual fashion difficult
ties encountered. Pass them along
10 US and we'll be as helpful as we
can. Lots of you have the same
problems, so one query may mean
a great deal to many women. Let's
hash" out the various troubles
and make the fashion column q
clearing house every now and then
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Wife Leaves
Husbands
Cards
On Many Occasions
1t Is Better if He
Will Go Along
BY EMILY POST.

1t is considered entirely proper
for q wife to pay all formal visits
for her husband by the simple ex-
pedient of leaving his cards with
her own. This of course Is q me-
chanical formality that might, under
certain circumstances, be considered
not quite friendly. Such q circum-
stance Is described In the following
letter:
1--WE have lived here for just q
short time and already several
neighbors have called on me in
formally. But yesterday a husband
came with his wife; they introduced
themselves and left their cards. May
I 60 to see them now without my
husband? He has only Sundays
free and he is usually not in the
mood for paying visits when he
gets out from the city every even-
ing. If I may go without him, do
I leave his cards with mine?
Since this particular husband
came in person to see you and your
husband, it might not be considered
very neighborly on your husbands
part If you go alone to return their
visit, even though 1t is correct" so
far as etiquette goes to do so. II
you like these people and want to
welcome their friendliness, then
think your husband should 60 with
you this coming Sunday afternoon,
or at latest the Sunday following.
Or If you know it Is customary in
your community to pay visits in the
evening, then you can perhaps per-
suade him to go with you some
evening next week. If you can't
induce him to 60 with you promptly,
1t would be best, think. to go alone
and explain that you did not want
to wait until he could 60 with you
but that you hope he may meet
them soon.
Dear Mrs Post: I sent a corsage
to girl recently because she had
invited me to a dance. Much to
my surprise, early that evening
received a carnation from the
florist-from her. Is this a general
practise? I'd never heard of 1t
and neither have the people I've
asked about it here. We wondered
If they did it in other places.
Answer-I would say that Il was
very unusual occurrence anywhere.
think, however, it was an ap-
preciative gesture on her part-a
reciprocal one, perhaps, because of
Leap Year!
Dear Mrs Post: received writing
paper marked "Mr. and Mrs. :"
and full house address. When is it
proper to use this paper?
Answer-1 can't imagine what use
1t could be put to! The combined
use Of Mr.. and Mrs. is always a
formal one and utterly unsuitable
for the utilitarian purpose Of
name and address letterhead. The
only way I can think of to make
use OF 1t at all is to suggest that you
scratch out "Mr. and before the
Mrs. :" and write mail-order
lists on 1t. Or you might use 1t up"
writing to your family, or In place
OF a telephone scratch pad.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Dorothy Dix Says
Marry Girl You Love and Pay No
Attention to Selfish Mother

DEAR MISS DIX-My mother is
wonderfully good woman with very
high ideals. and she has made a
desperate struggle to keep our home
together. Heretofore I have fore
gone the pleasure of having a girl
at mothers request, but now I have
fallen violently in love with a young
woman. Mother liked her and said
she was nice until I loved her. Now
she demands that I break of the en-
gagement and says If I don't she
and I must part forever, and that
can never see her again. I have
tried to give up this girl, but I can't,
yet don't feel that I can give up
my mother. either. What shall I
do? DESPERATE.
Answer-Your mother is selfish
woman who is so possessed by the
demon of jealousy that she has lost
her sense of proportion and is will
ing to sacrifice your happiness to
keep you with her. Such mothers
are not uncommon. You find many
bachelors dancing attention on
tyrannical old mothers who have en-
slaved them all their lives.
Sometimes these mothers have
subtly broken off every love affair
their sons had when they were
young. Sometimes they have af-
fected invalidism and made their
sons promise they would never marry
SO long as they lived. Sometimes
they have wept and accused their
sons of ingratitude and of breaking
their hearts whenever they spoke of
marriage. And the poor sons had
not the courage to break with the
mothers they loved. 1t is nothing
to these self-centered mothers that
they are keeping their sons from the
happiness and blessings of natural
life, and that they are depriving
them. of homes of their own and
cutting them off from the Joy of
having wives and children.
This is your mothers position, and
if the girl is all right and you are
able to support a wife, my advice
Evening star., 1940-04-10
BY BARBARA BELL.

We've already looked ahead to
your vacation problems, and offer
this doubly useful young charmer as
q solution to most of them. Pattern
No. 195l-B is first of all an unusually
attractive tennis frock, made with
full skirt and pointed corselette
waistline Chat helps you to look
slim when you're not wearing
much of q girdle). And it includes a
waist-hugging jacket blouse to wear
over the frock, so that it's also a
spectator sports fashion, for town