Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
LITTLE Robbv Ashley Martin G,

Little Bobby Ashley Martin, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Martin, All
w. Central avenue, celebrated his
first birthday on Tuesday, July %.
Miss Minerva Bradley of Chi
cago is in the city visiting her
brother, Mr.. Charles Bradley, Sr.,
Sal w. Central avenue. While here,
she was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Smith, $50 st. An
thony ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Nc
Coy, 288 N. Avon street, and Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Harris, 912 lyle
hart avenue, parents and grand
parents of Nelson Eugene Mccoy,
entertained for him with a dancing
party on his 18th birthday at the
Sterling Club, Dale and Rondo
streets. Several games were played
with the prizes being awarded to
Harold Jackson and Wayne Will
son. Guests included Sally Will
liams, Pauline Ray, Margery Brown,
Margaret Brown, Arlene Brown,
Dorothy Woodford, Sarah Hill, Vir-
CELIA Harper, Jean Cannon, Elaine
Tabor, Maxine Worthington, Car
men Allen, Irene Earl, Margaret
Stewart, Leola Graham, Elmercia
Baines, Mary Brown, Bernadine
Anderson, Betty Louis, Myra Nc
Adams, Billy Mccoy, Carl Peter
son, David Allen, Reginald Allen,
Nonnie Mccoy, Herbert Foster,
Paul Williams, Sherman Harper,
Clyde Scroggins, Richard NORM,
Paul Ray, Melvin Campbell, Car
roll Jackson, James Gillian, Earl S.
Weber, Jr., Charles Mccoy, Harry
Esters, Wayne Wilson and Donald
Peters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Duncan
(Evalyn Beauford) of Chicago
spent one week in the city visit
ing Mrs. Duncan's relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Balenger (Allie
Beauford), ST. W. Central avenue,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Beauford, 663
Aurora avenue, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Courtney Hilyard, 1872 st.
Anthony avenue. Complimentary to
the visitors, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Balenger entertained with an in
formal party on Tuesday, July %,
at their home. The guests enjoyed
bingo and a midnite luncheon.
Those present included the Mil
ton Beaufords, Courtney Hilyards,
Dorothy Williams and Ashmore
Stokes, Dickie Bradshaw and Ken
meth Stokes and Earline Stokes.
The visitors were also entertained
by their hosts and hostesses with
dinner at Opal Whyte's Somerset
Tavern, and at the "Pop" Concert
at the st. Paul Auditorium .. Mr..
and Mrs. Duncan left Saturday,
August l, for home.
Mrs. Dorothy Douglas Wood
ford, daughter of Mrs. Julia Lewis,
689 Carroll avenue, was married
on June 8, to Mr.. Ferdinand john
son. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson are
now residing in Minneapolis at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Posey.
Mr.. Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.,
government executive of Washing
ton, D. c., and former executive
secretary of the st. Paul Urban
League, was the dinner guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mcfarland, 493
Whiteall street, during his four
day business trip to the city. Mr..
Thomas H. Munson was also
guest at dinner. Mr.. Mitchell was
the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. Patton, 954 st. Anthony
avenue, during his short stay. He
left the city Tuesday morning for
the West.
Mrs. john M. Patton, 954 st.
Anthony avenue, is on a vacation
trip with the first stop being in
Chicago. She left Saturday, August
l.
Mrs. Margaret Vassar Brantley,
Mrs. Rachel Vassar Carr, and Mrs.
Charles Wolfe MARY Vassar) all
of Chicago are in the city visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M.
Vassar, 491 st. Anthony avenue.
On Tuesday, August A, they were
the dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brooks, Jr., TO st. An
thony avenue On Friday, Aug
ust z, the visitors were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Coleman, Jr., 1915 Rondo avenue.
Mrs. Edna Gaines Small, 796 st.
Anthony avenue, left last week for
Fort Frances E. Warren, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, for an indefinite stay
with her husband, Sgt. Williams
Smalls, who is stationed there with
the Quartermaster Corps.
Mrs. L. T. CrOsthwaite and son,
Harold, of Detroit, Michigan, who
have spent some time visiting here,
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