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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-31

ST. Louis Argus and the st. Louis
American we borrow in part: Guest
of the week was Florence Cleaves'
house guest, Gladys Lewis Harris
of st. Paul, Mimi, for whom the
social wheel turned merrily with
lovely events conferred around her.
Mrs. Harris was the house guest
of Mrs. Fannie Freeman of West
Belle place and was the guest of
Mrs. Florence Cleaves Evans, who
came in for no small share of the
honors, as she has recently re-
turned to her home town to stay
where she has countless old friends
(modest, no end). Mrs. Evans is
the daughter of the late Bishop
Cleaves, and the granddaughter of
Bishop Lane, who celebrated his
one hundredth birthday and then
lived to the ripe old age of 1O3
years. In addition to the numer-
GUS parties, Mrs. Harris was the
recipient of numerous gifts. The
doings for Mrs. Harris got under
way with a breakfast at the home
of Florence Cleaves' brother-in-law
and sister, Rev. and Mrs. Luther
R. Grant Frances Cleaves Piper).
The party given for the honoree by
Mrs. Evans was a bridge party at
the Armstrong Tea Room where
forty-four friends gathered. Among
other former st. Paulites who en-
tertained were the Steve Adamses,
Vivian Hunter and Ruth Hunter
Page. Ethel Wyatt, who is well
known here in social circles, was
among the other dozen hostesses
listed in these two papers.
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there, but there was, although she
was kinda near the toe of Uncle
Sans shoe! / wanted to follow
the Franklin Junior High School
Band and watch Donald Gates, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Gates, march
and beat it out on the drum. He's
a hanged good one, too.
Come and gone for another
summer with the end of the first
summer session at the U are sew
eral people who have endeared
themselves to the Twin City
populace-Alyce Monroe of To-
peka, Kansas; James A. Espy, De-
Land, Florida; Sylvia Hines, Rich
mond, Virginia; almost gone to
New York, Mary Langford.
Did va know that there are 175
colored boys in the Camp at Rip
ley, Minnesota, and it ought to be
up to someone or group in the Twin
Cities to see that these fellows
learn to like Minnesota?
It's a little late to mention it but
maybe there's someone somewhere
who will read this and get lift
but "In This Our Life" starring
Olivia DeHaviland and Bette Davis
"a Negro boy gets a good" break.
He's a nice clean-cut fellow, inter-
ested in his future welfare and is
studying law and got a chance to
work in a law firm. He speaks no
Uncle Tom language, plays no
Uncle Tom part and comes out on
top in the end, when a sister and
her friend in the play have to take
sides, they choose his side because
he was for right. Bully for War
ner Bros!
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Musings
Along the
Way

For those who have difficulty in
determining and keeping in mind
in which order Uncle Sam will
call, Congressman Gale has made
it easy: (D Sure to go and al
most gone-unmarried men. (2)
Sure to go and going now-un-
married men with dependents
other than wives. (3) Sure to go
before long-married men with
self-suppOrting wives. az Pretty
sure to go-married men with de-
pendent wives. ~ Last to go
married men with children.
Not yet but soon-18-20 year
old, 100000 fit for service. Not
many over SO will be called be-
cause (D Dependents. (2) Physi-
cal disability. Daddy isn't what he
used to be. Some in all categories
will be deferred on occupational
grounds: essential-farmers, tool
makers, machinists, etc. Very neat
condensation job Dickie did, amt
it?
Ruth Taylor of Charles Stelzle,
Inc, says the question "What is
the Negroes part in the war" an
noys her to no end. And the rea-
sons she gives are a whopper and
she concludes each one with "The
call is for Americans-regardless
of class, creed or color" Buddy,
this is what she said, "The task of
the Negro in this war is exactly
the same as that of every other
American-no more and no less.
And the Negroes of America have
proven that this is their attitude
by their willingness to join in all
forms of war activity"
You know I kinda liked that
Aquatennial Parade. But I sure
wanted to see some Negro soldiers
marching with the others and l
couldn't help but look for some
colored in the Home Defense
Forces. 1 saw Helen Morris and
Bessie Ratliff marching along with
pride with the Victory Aides. And
Ames Lodge Marching Unit and
Drum Corps always do a splendid
job but then who wouldn't with
Myrtle Polk at the helm. And the
Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House
with its band and drum majorettes
sounded good to me and they
looked good too in their blue and
white. I was shocked to see jean
cite Dorsey marching too because
she'd been sick although 1 did hear
even during her illness she'd get
up and practice with the kids cause
she wanted them to be good-and
they were! The Northern Pacific
Railroad Company did a nice job
having the children of the Allied
Countries sitting at the feet of
Uncle Sam. Little Lydia Nelson,
Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson's
daughter, represented the Negro
race. I heard some folks say there
was no representative of Gus"
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from the Northern Pacific Hospi-
tai where he was i'll for several
days.
Mrs. Roberta Davis and Mrs.
Myra Duncan and Mrs. Davis
brother, Lawrence Perkins, motored
to Kansas City to visit Lawrence's
father.
Pvt. and Mrs. Alexander Jordan
of Tuskegee Institute arrived in
the city last week for a visit at the
home of Pvt. Jordan's father, Mr..
A. W. Jordan, 662 St. Anthony Ave.
Pvt. Jordan's furlough was can
celled the day after he arrived and
he had to return Immediately to
Camp. Mrs. Jordan is visiting here.
Fred Williams, new boys worker
at the Halle @. Brown Community
House, has a pleasing personality
and therefore, is a welcome addi-
ton to the st. Paul community of
young men. When last seen, he
was squirting three ladies around.
Course, after August 18th the
young men will be few and far be-
tween.
Miss ROsamOnd Collier, 900
Gaultier St., entertained with a
party Thursday evening, July %,
for John and James Mortified. The
guests played tripoli, bridge and
bunco with prizes being won by
Theresa Ray, Janeabelle Murphy,
and Donald Charleston. Refresh
ments were served. Guests in
cluded Juanita Schuck, Fred Will
liams, Jesse Gardner, Harriet Jane
abelle Murphy, Theresa Ray, Cor
inne Powell, Cleveland Ray, Eliza
beth McCracken, Junius Powell,
Perry McGhee, Peggy Rhodes,
Nathaniel Walker, Manley j.
Rhodes, Jr., Bobby Harris, Phyllis
Cabell of Mason City, Iowa. q.
Also to honor the visitors, Mrs. E.
A. Hatton, GAG W. Central, Mrs.
Lionel West, 583 W. Central Ave-,
and Mrs. Carrie E. Lindsay, APO
Rondo Ave, entertained with an
informal party on Friday, July "a.
Sixteen guests were present. Bun
CO was played with the prizes be-
ing awarded to Mr.. C. J. Sismore,
first, Miss Phyllis Cabell of Mason
City, Iowa, second, Mrs. Lionel
West, third. Mr.. Andy Reneau of
Beloit, Wisconsin, a student at the
University of Wisconsin, was an
out-of-town guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McWatt, 726
Sherburne Ave-, have as their house
guest, Mr.. S. L. Billings of Seattle,
Washington. Mr.. Billings has re-
Gently completed a vacation tour
visiting friends and relatives in
New York City, Atlanta, Georgia,
Memphis, Tennessee, St. Louis,
Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. Mr..
Billings is returning to Seattle af-
ter July 31st.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Walker and
Miss I. Myrtle Garden entertained
in honor of Mrs. Felix Ezidore of
New Orleans with a cocktail party
on Sunday, July 10. After cock
tails the party motored to Somer-
set and had dinner at Opal Whites.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Newman, Mrs. Maude Weber
and DIR. and Mrs. Earl Weber.
Mrs. Jennie Young and Miss
Frances Davenport had as their
honored guest for the Pop Concert
this week, Mrs. Felix Ezidore,
house guest of DR.. and Mrs. Earl
Weber. After the concert, refresh
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dispensed throughout the evening.
ceived the guests at the door. Also
assisting to entertain the young
people were Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter
Walker and Miss /. Myrtle Garden.
Guests included the Misses Iris
Brown, Mary Louise Bradley, Lor-
raine Bradley, Carolyn Combs,
Mary Jane Cyrus, Lorraine Curry,
Betty Ann Carmichael, Betty Lou
Dodd, Evalyn Esque, Doris Esque,
Cynthia Hit, Audrey Hawkins,
Juanita Howard, Constance Jack
son, Frances James, Betty Kath-
crime MCGOWAN, Jane Moss, Char
lene Noble, Peggy Rhodes, Ruth
Reed, Heloise Tabor, Mary Ann
Terry, Ernestine Thompson, Har-
riet Thompson, Eloise Vassar,
Thelma Massengill, Messrs. Ira
Allen, Harold Brown, Carl Banks,
Bradford Benner, Charles Beasley,
Jack Cooper, Newton Campbell,
Felix Claridy, Tommy Copeland,
Joe Camp, Lloyd Gamble, Robert
Graham, Percy Hughes, Grover
Ingram, Fred Ingram, Donald
Johnson, Ernest johnson, Charles
Latimer, John Murphy, Stanley
Mcconnell, 2. T. Munson, Edward
Nichols of Duluth, Oscar Newman,
Cubs" Powell, Edgar Pillow, Jack
Rainey, Manley Rhodes, Richard
Smith, Robert Smith, George C.
Shannon, Clifford Smith of Water
loo, Iowa, Cecil Taylor, Scott Ty-
Ter, Moses Wallace, "Puzzy" Wal
lace, Merle Young.
Little Leroy Martin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Martin, Sr., All
W. Central Ave., celebrated his sec
ond birthday on Thursday, July 16.
Mrs. Martin is the former Theo-
dosia Brown of Minneapolis. The
Martins have recently moved to the
Central Avenue address from TIT
Rondo Ave.
Mrs. Carrie Robertson, 600 Car
roll Ave-, was a member of the
Coffee Committee for the annual
picnic of the International In
stitute held recently in the new
pavilion on Harriet Island. John
M. Whitaker, of the Halle Q.
Brown House, was a member of
the committee that directed the
community singing. One of the
features of the picnic was the
Americans All" float of the
Aquatennial Parade, which had
been arranged by the Northern
Pacific Railroad with Festival of
Nations children of 20 nationalities
and racial backgrounds riding on
the float as "Uncle Sans Chill
dren." Mrs. Robertson is the only
member of our group who holds a
membership on the Council of the
International Institute, whose or
ganization recently sponsored an
evening of fun, games and good
things to eat.
DIR. and Mrs. J. Walton Crump,
$50 Fuller Ave-, spent the past
weekend on a fishing and outing
party at Lake Adney, Minnesota,
in party with DR.. and Mrs. Brad
ford and Mrs. Archie A. Alexander
of Des Moines, Iowa. The Doctor
Crumps returned home on Sunday
evening, July &c.
Mr.. Russell Gale, 1852 St. An
thony Ave-, has returned home
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Social and Personal
J MINNEAPOLIS q

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robinson of Cleveland the
baby girl weighing six and one-haf pounds
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, 2817 Elliot.
The Friendly Ten Social Club entertained by
Hayes 3945 4h Ave- &c. Saturday evening After the meeting
buffet supper Bridge
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PICNIC-RIVERLYN
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Come to the all day Victory Pic
mic at Riverlyn Park, 96th and
Lyndale Avenue North, on Sunday,
August End.
Mother Ella Reeve Bloor, 30
year-old veteran fighter for hu-
man rights, outstanding champion
of Negro and white unity for free
dom, will speak on the Nations
war effort. Free transportation
will be provided from 45th Avenue
North, on the Saith Ave. Soho.
Bryant car line.
Mother Bloor and the other
speakers will call for a Second
Front now for victory in 1912.
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Order space today for the SpOkes-
man and Recorder newspapers an
edition out August q.
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Social and Personal
Friday, July 81, 1912
d ST. PAUL @
BY ESTYR BRADLEY
~ AYenue-Dale 1895

Wearing red and white frOc Yvonne Weber daugh
ter OF Dr. and Mrs Earl Weber, Ave.
one hundred of the Twin Cities younger
dancing party at the Sterling Club Friday evening" July a. Red
white and blue sramers adorned
dispensed throughout the evening Harriet Janeabee Murphy
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Mrs. Jones Returns
to ClUrindu, Iowa

Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Clarinda,
Iowa, sister of the late Mrs. Dolly
Pate, left for her home Monday.
Mrs. Jones, grand matron of the
Iowa o. E. S., came here to be
at the bedside of her sister who
died July 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-24
BY ThorntonW. BURGESS

of no use. Besides, If he did, Sam
my might find him over in the corn
crib some day and make such fuss
that Farmer Browns boy would
find him.
Finally, Chatterer thought of a
plan and chuckled wickedly. The
next morning he was over III the
corncrib bright and early. This
time he stayed there until it was
time for Sammy Jay to arrive.
Peeping out OF the hole by which
he came and went, he saw Sammy
come flying from the Old Orchard.
Sammy made no noise, for, you see,
Sammy meant to steal, too. Pres
emily Sammy found crack against
which an ear of corn lay very close.
He began to peck at it and pick
out the grains. Chatterer stole over
to 1t, taking the greatest care not
to make a sound. Presently Sam
my'S black bill came poking through
the crack. Chatterer seized it and
held on.
Poor Sammy Jay! He was terri
bly, frightened. He thought that 1t
was some kind Of trap. He beat
his wings and tried to scream, but
couldn't open his mouth. Then
Chatterer let go SO suddenly that
Sammy almost fell to the ground
before he could catch his balance
He didn't wait to see what had
caught him. He started for the
Green Forest as fast as his wings
could take him, and as he went he
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LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

Chatterer the Red Squirrel was
tickled nightly with himself-yes,
sir, he was tickled nightly with
himself. You see, he had found a
way of getting into Farmer Browns
corncrlb where was stored so much
beautiful yellow corn that it seemed
to him that there was enough for
all the squirrels in the world. All
he had to do was to 60 up to Farmer
Browns dooryard very early in the
morning, before Farmer Browns boy
was up, climb the tree with the
branch hanging low over the corn
crib, drop down on the roof and
slip through the hole he had found
close under one edge Of the roof.
Then he could eat his fill, stuff his
cheeks full and scamper back to his
new home in the Old Orchard-the
same way he had come.
Now the more some people have
the more they want. 1t is the very
worst kind Of selfishness and is
called greediness. Chatterer had
found a way to get all the corn he
wanted without working for it. and
there was enough to feed him as
long as he lived, though he should
live to be 100 years cid. To be
sure, it wasn't his. 1t was Farm
er Browns. But Chatterer looked
on Farmer Brown and Farmer
Browns boy as his enemies, and he
could see nothing wrong in taking
things from his enemies. Perhaps
he. didn't want to see anything
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wrong. All his life he had stolen
from his neighbors. That is one
reason they disliked him so. ANY,
way, If ever a little voice down in
side tried to tell him that he was
wrong, Chatterer didn't listen to it..
Perhaps after while the little voice
grew tired and didn't try any more.
After Chatterer had made a few
successful trips to the corncrib, he
began to look upon it as his own.
He would sometimes hide in the old
stone wall, where he could watch
Farmer Browns boy open the door
of the corncrib and I'LL a basket
with yellow ears to feed to the hens
and the pigs and the horses. At
such times Chatterer would work
himself into a great rage, as If
Farmer Browns boy was stealing
from him. But there was nothing
he could do about it, so he would
go back to the Old Orchard and
scold for an hour. But what made
him still angrier was to see Sammy
Jay help himself to a few grains
Of corn from between the cracks
IN the walls Of the corncrib. He
forgot how Sammy had first told
him about the corncrib. and how
Sammy had warned him about
Shadow the Weasel. That is the
trouble with greed-it forgets every
thing but the desire to have and to
keep others from having. Chat
terer didn't say anything to Sammy
Jay, because he knew it would be
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T axe Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Do You Believe ..
In Santa Claus?

Santa Claus from the correct
name st. Nicholas) was very real
person. In the fourth century he
was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor
Today, in Greece. Saint Nicholas
is the patron saint of sailors, mer-
chants and children. The correct
pronunciation of Santa Claus is:
SAN-tuh klawZ
The name Kriss Kringle is some
times enormously used to designate
Santa Claus. Kriss Kringle is a
corruption of the German word
Christkindel, meaning the Christ
Child"
Strangely, no one knows the
exact date of the birth of Christ.
Until some time in the fourth CEN
fury, Christmas (Christ's Mass)
was variously celebrated on Janu-
airy 6, February 2. March Is. April
IT, May 20 and November II. In
1914 the English Parliament passed
an act forbidding the observance of
Christmas. Later, Charles II re-
vived the Feast, as Christmas then
was called.
Outside of England and the Teu-
tonic countries Christmas gifts are
unknown in the Old World. In
Latin countries, including France,
gifts are exchanged on New Year
Day.
In England, usually on the first
weekday after Christmas, Boxing
Day" is observed. Packages, small
gifts, and gratuities are given to
postmen, errand boys, tradesmen,
porters, charwomen, etc.
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DON'T SCRATCH,
SO0ThE THE.
IRRITATION

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The skin heals sooner, too, with the
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Resinol Soap is excellent as it has no
excess of free alkali and is so refreshing,
Why don't YOU try Resinol Ointment
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Buy at any drug store, For free SAM
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LiIIiqn Cox Athey

1874 may be 'SAjpyed. There are
more than 100 species.
At Mount Vernon there were 10
glorious holly trees when Washing
ton resided there. Most of them are
1ourishing and producing an album
dance of crimson berries today.
Holly hedges are beautiful and
far more effective than a fence to
rowing cattle. You know, our young
people can get together and plan to
make America the most beautifully
Handicapped and best fruit bearing
country in the world. All we have to
do is to give some of the wide-aWake
youngsters the general idea. Plant
ing trees, not only for their beauty,
but tor their fruit; for man either to
enjoy or to share with his outdoor
allies, is something we should take
seriously.
Hollies are slow growers. though
they speed up considerably under
favorable conditions. They should
be given plenty of space to spread
and drink in the sunshine. Under
excellent environment. holly will
reach a height of Is feet in 20 years.
You can see what tree so feet high
means to the landscape.
Many persons are able to make
money for their needs by cutting
holly for the Christmas trade. AT
this season, the United States uses
vast amount Of this evergreen. Sew
eral years ago. it was estimated that
over 10000 persons on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland were engaged in
harvesting holly.
The custom Of exchanging holly
boughs laden with berries is an an
cient enc. Before the Christian era
the pagan tribes of Continental Eu-
rope sent great sprays of berry,
laden holly to their friends as tokens
of their continued loyalty. Those
under Roman rule decorated their
dwellings with the branches when
they celebrated the feast of the Sat-
urnalia, 1.-THE turning Of the SUM-"
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Is a father tree within reasonable
flight Of bees or insects that trans
port the pollen, you should station
one Of them in your garden so that
you can be assured in the future OF
an abundance of berries.
Growing holly for sale at Christ
mastime is a slow but good invest
ment. The proper amount of prun-
ing viii be done by experts at this
season. thus avoiding the old hit-or-
miss practice of few years ago OF
mutilating the trees at one visit.
Legally. In many States, our beauti-
full hollies are protected.
There are more than 800 species OF
the holly genus native to the tenn
perate and tropical regions of both
hemispheres 1t is believed that the
greatest collection Of different hol-
dies to be found Is in Kew Gar
dens. England. where the "holly
walk" planned and inaugurated In
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The Trump Echo

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gussed the right answer to East's
problem in today's hand, but every
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better than a guess. Vests use of
the trump echo removed all doubt
from East's mind as to the correct
defense.
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NATURES CHILDREN
HOLLY TREE
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1t is amazing how many inquiries
come in from persons who have
planted holly trees with the ex-
pectation Of having berry laden
boughs and are disappointed.
Since the evergreen holly tree is
not only beautiful but lives so long,
it is essential that one be absolutely
sure OF what sex is being given such
a prominent spot on home grounds.
A holly tree first begins to blossom
between the ages of S and IL years.
Until this time, the male and female
trees cannot be distinguished. There
are a greater number of males
something like 10 to /. Unless there
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Church Operates Farm

Owned by a church. 4.500-acre
farm near valdivia, Chile, is being
run on a sharecrop basis and has
done a great deal to lift the level of
farmers In all South Chile.
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Paul Foqorty

screamed with fright and anger.
Chatterer chuckled and his chuckls
was very Understanding chuckle,i
Il guess said Chatterer. that
Sammy Jay will leave my corn alone
after this"