Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02

city from trip to Chicago, Ill.
The 10th Century Maids and Ma
irons of the Halle Q. Brown House
entertained at a Baby Shower in
honor of Mrs. James Lee, 982 lyle
hart avenue. Guests included Mes
danes Willie M. Brown, Jessie
Fullbright, Ada Jones, Lydia Jones,
Georgia Brayboy,. Beatrice Combs,
Mary Mason, K. Weston, and Miss
1. Myrtle Garden.
Mr.. Alvin Harris, 1926 North st.
Adams street, left Thursday eve
ming, September "a, for Great
Lakes Naval Training Station after
enlisting in the U. S. Navy. Mr..
Harris recently returned to the city
from Sioux City, Iowa, and Omaha,
Nebraska, where he visited rela-
tives and friends. In Sioux City, he
visited his mother who recently Wis
tied him here. Mr.. Harris brother,
Mr.. Alfred Harris, is in the Army
and stationed at camp in Alabama.
Gary Watkins, James Thomas
and Mrs. L. B. Young of Seattle,
Washington, W. J. Lewis of New
York City, j. Coleman of Pitts
burgh, W. P. Welt of st. Louis,
Mo-, 1. J. Day of Seattle, Washing
ton, and Mary and Jean Smith and
James Smith of Montana spent a
short time here recently, visiting
and residing at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. R. F. Wilson, GOT st. An
thony avenue, during their stay.
Mrs. Anna Ewing Williams was
hostess to the Mckinley PTA Ex-
ecutive Board, Tuesday, September
20. Plans were outlined and a
party planned for October %.
Stephen Maxwell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Williams, 1859 Roblyn
avenue, is now stationed with the
U. S. Coast Guard.
A bridge party to be known as
the Bishops Bridge will be given
Friday, October 2, by one of the
auxiliaries of st. Philips Episcopal
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McGregOr,
494 Fuller, entertained at dinner
in honor of Mrs. Rose Wells of Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, September "a.
Other guests included Mrs. Lucille
Webster, Miss D. Johns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Jones of Minneapolis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hale, Mrs. B.
B. Baker and Miss Thelma Dorsey.
Mrs. Clarence w. WigingtOn, 679
St. Anthony Ave-, arrived in st.
Paul this week after a four week
vacation trip to Langston and Okla
homa City, Okla; Hutchinson,
Kansas City and Atchison, Kans.
Miss AIbreta E. Neal left the
city for position in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C. Her new position terminated
two years of employment with the
Northern States Power Co., st.
Paul. Miss Neal, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Neal, was born
and educated in the city of St. Paul.
Mrs. Mamie Brown of Kansas
City, Kansas, and her daughter,
Mrs. Leo Norman of Topeka, Kan
sas, arrived in the city on Friday,
September &c, to be the house
guests for ten days of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. D. Charleston, 879 St. Anthony
Ave. Mrs. Brown is niece of Mrs.
Charleston.
Back to Chicago: DR.. A. M.
Townsend, who came from Chicago
to officiate at the funeral of Rev.
E. H. Mcdonald who died in St.
Paul last week, has returned to his
home. Rev. Townsend, a life long
friend of Rev. Mcdonald, is secre-
tary of the National Baptist Pub
fishing Board of the National Bap-
fist Convention, Inc. Mrs. Chas.
Williams, wife of Rev. Chas. Will
liams of Chicago and a very close
friend of Rev. and Mrs. Mcdonald,
has also returned home after at
tending the funeral.
Mrs. Rosetta Shelton, 453 Kent
St., is very i'll at home. No visitors