Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-07-11
Side Chances
At The Cameo
Cabaret Dance
By Ess Bradley

About eight o'clock in the eve
ming the crowd began to arrive and
the party got under way. Y'know,
the Cabaret Party the Cameo So
cial Club gave on the 4th of July
out at Bridges Stumble Inn.
Among personalities cavorting
around were LOvey Joseph who
wore a spiffy black and white out
fit and was with Dickie Travis quite
bit. .. HOggie Ray from Mime
apolis was there and SO was Leroy
Allen. Evan Bridges was over
at our table for while seeing that
everybody was having a good time.
Mickey Mcclure was on the
door. Handsome Jimmie Brown
was smiling at the ladies as usual.
Corporal Ollie Lewis from Fl.
Cook, Nebraska, was just getting
coolies of attention from the ladies
Ollie was in uniform and did he
look good. WOOten was there in
uniform, too. AL Harris says he
thinks he will get job in the Army
if the guys get that kind of atten-
ton when they visit home. AL was
sporting a black silk shirt that
night. Ray Philips was in a
booth with four other gents from
Minneapolis including Bob Pierre.
They were also paying court to
Peggy Tresvan who was "snazzi-
ly" attired in a two-piece white
suit. Catherine Davis Williams
of the auburn hair was having a
too fine time. DIR. Ollie Gran
Thorn, sporting a handsome sun
tan, was balling on down. Dick
Mann and Lawney Thompson were
there but very quiet for a change.
COOpie Anderson had on a
black and white outfit that was
"tops" and was really tripping the
light fantastic. Ruth Hickman
had on cute white turban with a
long tassel. The Kappas were
well represented by the trio of
Freddie SlemmOns, DIR. GranthOm
and Warren GrissOm, course War
rem is a Cameo, too. Freddie was
sporting a beautiful tie, said friend
WHEY, Margaret, picked it out. E.
The Joe PattersOns were there, Joe
is well known here in the summer
colony, and this year brought his
new wife along from Nashville.
Mrs. Patterson was sporting a red
and white sport outfit. George
Brooks looked all tired out, having
been the official host since p. m.
ditto Pete Robinson. Ruth
Brooks and Lois GrissOm were hav-
ing their usual good time, Ruth had
on cute blue striped blouse and
black skirt and Lois wore white
sport outfit with a multi-colored
turban.
The newlyweds, the Douglas
Greens, were just dancing round
and round. Joe MunrOe was
really croonin' out some fine tunes
and Clarence Johnson was whip
ping the piano. Piano-playing
Paul Cephas and WHEY Harriet AL
len Cephas came up from Aliens
Tavern for the affair. Good
looking James Williams from Kan
sas City was breaking the ladies'
hearts nattily attired in a white
suit. Boo Vassar and Maurice
Copeland were having a time. t..
Charley and Lucille Hargrave were
cooling to each other and dancing
around. Elmer Graham and
wife Lucy Graham were represent
ing the Crediafawns as was Fannie
Mae Butler, Adelaide Sykes and
lots of others. Mrs. Gertrude
Freeman was all smiles and having
a good time. Harriet Byrd was
very much present. Have seen
Harriet round for years but this
was the first time we were intro
duced. The place finally emp
tied about 2 a. m. with everybody
making a grand rush for The
Plantation for Barbecue. After
the storm, Ed Warren didn't even
have a slice of bread left and our
party was among the ones that
bought just meat and went home
and robbed the bread box. So
much for the party!!!
A friend of Rachel GOOden's
from Springfield, Ohio, was in the
city for about week in the person
of Robert Dent who is now work.
ing in Wisconsin. Dent has very
interesting grey eyes and a nice
personality and is too fine. d.
Harold Wright of Minneapolis who
was at the Brookses party is also
very handsome - course Mrs.
Wright thinks so too. And then
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