Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-23
Five Hundred Attend

Five Hundred Attend
1t is authoritatively stated, by
the ticket chairman, that more than
500 Twin Citians attended the
elaborate affair.
Guests for the most part were
in dinner attire. Mrs. Ware was
regal in a Jeanne Gray creation of
black lace with a train and slight
hustle. Her accessories were Cam
go, and she wore a corsage Of gar
denias. Reverend Ware and DR..
King, the visiting minister, wore
carnation boutonnieres.
At Speakers Table
Seated at the speakers table
were: Rev. and Mrs. Ware, DR.. T.
j. King, Of Pittsburgh; Rev. and
Mrs. H. w. Bolts, Rev. and Mrs.
Carlyle F. Stewart, Rev. and Mrs.
Jace Clayburn, Rev. and Mrs. C. B.
Wheeler, Rev. and Mrs. C. T. R.
Nelson, Rev. James w. Phelps,
Miss l. Myrtle Garden, Mrs. L. w.
Harris, Mayor John J. McDonough,
and Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Howard.
At the officers and special guests
table were: Messrs. and Mesdames
w. v. Howard, Ed. Moore, William
Hood, William DOwney, W. B.
Baines, Samuel R. Ransom, B. F.
Edwards, VIM. Black, Ira Dorsey,
Frank Simpson, S. E. Hall, Mrs.
Martha Clayton, DR.. and Mrs. ].
w. Crump, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Wills.
Members and friends of the vari-
GUS churches had no difficulty in
finding their places in the well ar
ranged dining hall, which was Law
ishly decorated with cut flowers
and palms.
Each table bore bronze lettered
cards indicating the name of a
church, and beautifully gowned
hostesses assisted guests in find
ing their places.
After the "Grace" was said by
Rev. Phelps, and a dinner that
would please the most critical
gourmet, pictures were made of the
entire assembly.
Although the evening appeared
perfect up to this point, the guests
were in for even more entertain
ment when the POSTMASTER, Rev.
H. W. Bolts, State Moderator, an
nounced that Mr.. A. V. Hall would
give the introduction to the pro-
gram. Mr.. Hall brought the house
down with applause with an orig
inal poem, "The Evolution of Smith
Ed. Ware" Other numbers on the
program were:- Selections by the
Phyllis Wheatley Sextette, a popu-
lar Minneapolis vocal aggregation;
piano solo, Ira M. Dorsey, Jr.; Sc
lections, Grace Notes; XylophOne
solo, Mrs. Norma Stokes Beauford;
selections, Melody Maids.
Mayor John McDonough extend
ed Greetings in behalf Of the City
of st. Paul." and expressed a
strong desire for the success of
the church under the leadership of
one whom he believes to be a great
leader"
Mrs. H. W. Bolts brought greet
ings from the Women's Dept. of
the State Baptist Workers. Miss
1. M. Garden extended greetings
from the Halle Q. Brown Com
munity House. Rev. Nelson and
Rev. Howard extended greetings
as "Fellow Workers."
Presentations
Mrs. Susie Gaylord, chairman of
the presentation committee, pre-
scented Messrs. w. v. Howard and
Ed. S. Moore, chairmen of the dea-
con and trustee boards respectively.
Trustee S. E. Hall acted as spokes-
man for both boards.
Mr.. Moore presented Rev. Ware
with a check for $136 from the
church (the amount has since been
raised to $150.0O).. Mr.. Howard
presented DR.. King with $4,000.
Money contributed by interested
friends.) Other gifts presented
were: Table lamps, Social and
Literary club and B. Y.P. u; flow
ers (Mrs. Ware) Ladies' Aid; cut
glass sandwich platter, deaeoness-
es; lingerie (Mrs. Ware), collars
REV Warel Cospel Choir. hand