St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
WELCOME HALL NOTES

All hOhOL WLhSl dllOIuCu uo HO
small amount of pleasure was the
privilege of having as our dinner
guests last week a group of % SOL
diers from Camp Ripley, and their
hosts, The Twin City Service Mems
Council, of which Mr.. Clarence
Wiggington is general chairman
and Mr.. Talmadge Carey chairman
of entertainment, with Mrs. Samuel
Ransom, representing the World
War Veterans, Mrs. Thomas Neal
the Spanish American Veterans
and Mrs. Lola Ewards the Biddle
Circle of the GAR acting as special
hosts. The Twin City service Mems
Council was directly responsible
for the fine entertainment which
these boys received while in the
Twin Cities as guests of the Uni
versity of Minnesota at the Min
nesota-Pittsburgh game.
Very soon after arriving from
the game and spending time in the
game room of the Ober Boys Club
the guests were escorted to the din
ing room where dinner was served
by the Welcome Hall Staff assisted
by Mrs. Jane Jones, Mrs. Danials
and Mrs. Shelton. Mrs. Samuel
Ransom made herself quite useful
wherever assistance was needed.
During the meal a short pro-
gram arranged by Welcome Hall
was presented, with Major Samuel
Ransom, Counsellor to the Coun-
Gil, presiding. Musical selections,
vocal, were rendered by Hubert Ca
bell, Gloria Williams, Mary Louise
Bradley and Addie and Janet Arm
strong; a piano selection by Fran
els Sledge. A poem "Strut Your
Stuff" written by Ephriam B. Ty-
Ter, Negro, was read by Lillian
Downey as a request from the Cos
mopolitan Girls. The welcome to
the guests was given by Mrs. Jo-
sephine Hagan. At the close of this
part of the program Major Ransom
presented Mr.. Enrol Fasset of the
Johnny Baker Post of Minneapolis
who presided over the program ar
ranged by the Council. Several in
teresting short talks were given
and especially outstanding was one
given by Sergeant Benjamin Smith,
graduate of Howard University,
now with the regiment of U. S.
Engineers in British Columbia, con-
structing highway to Alaska.
Among those present who were
not members of the Council were
Mrs. Cudellus Jackson and Mr.. Pc
ter MacFarlane.
At the close of the program the
boys left for Phyllis Wheatley
House, Minneapolis, where more
entertainment was in store for
them
The Girls Day Service which we
had planned to hold Sunday, Oc-
tober a, has been set aside because
of other services at that time. AS
a closing to our week of service we
will worship at the Union Gospel
Mission Sunday, October q, at 7:45
p. M, this being the closing service
of the Great Prophetic Conference
being conducted by four converted
Jews. The public is welcome.
Thursday and Friday nights will
close our meetings at Welcome Hall
chapel. Come out and hear Rev.
c. T. R. Nelson and Rev. J. w.
Phelps who will bring with him the
L. H. Harris Gospel Choir.
Halle @. Brown Notes: The x
Y Supper club will have it's first
meeting of the season Saturday
night, October third at the House.
All members will meet at the House
at six o'clock. New applications
for membership should be at this
meeting. The group is only open
to former Girl Reserves over 16.
Send applications to x Y Supper
club, Halle Q. Brown Community
House.
Do you believe all you read in
the newspaper? What do you read
beside newspapers? What do you
think is the most important theatre
OF the war at the present time?
Are questions which Miss Lou Ella
Miles, retired teacher at Central
High school, will take up in her dis
cussion group on news behind the
headlines" at the news of the week
meetings each Monday evening at
the House.
Miss Garden, director, urges all
girls to register for hostesses and
chaperones to serve the sailors and
soldiers who are serving in the
armed forces in and near Mime
sofa. Those who are interested
should register at the Women's
Volunteer RTreau at tho Ci,,iI;o,