Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-28

The Pastor and Deaconesses of
st. James A. M. E. Church were
royalty entertained Sunday, May
%, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Smith, $50 st. Anthony ave-
nue.. Covers were laid for ten and
a delicious goose and ham dinner
was served. The guests included
Rev. B. N. Moore, Evangelist, Gu
dellus Jackson, Mesdames Bonnie
Vivian, Mother Mary Hickey, Rosa
Simmons, Margaret Beard, Corrine
Woodfork, Agnes Wilson and Mary
Patrick. Mrs. Smith was assisted
by Mr.. Smith, Mrs. Carrie Jones
and Mr.. Leroy Atkinson.
A welcome letter in the mail box
this week was one from Junius
''Bubs" Powell who is stationed
with the U. S. Navy at Staten Is
land in New York. "Bubs" grad
uated from Hampton Institute in
April after taking his basic train
ing at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station in Great Lakes,
Illinois. He is the son of Mrs.
Carrie Powell, GOT Carroll avenue.
The Tuesday Mite Bridge Club
met at the home of Mrs. John L.
Banks, Jr., 1877 Iglehart avenue,
Tuesday, May 25. First club prize
was won by Mrs. Lawrence Stew
art, second by Mrs. Archie Ander-
son, and the BOBBY by Mrs. George
Brooks, Jr. Mrs. Ralph Gardner
was a proxy for Mrs. Arthur Her
ring, and Mrs. Anderson for Mrs.
Ruth Carroll.
The Halle @. Brown Community
House is sponsoring a COED Week
for all Twin City Youths to be held
from Tuesday, June l, through Fri
day, June 4. The meeting bids well
come to all young people over fif-
teen years of age and promises to
be one of the most interesting
young peoples meetings ever held
here. The program for Tuesday
evening will be movies, Wednesday,
discussion will be held on teen
age youths, and Thursday has been
designated as "sport mite" A dane
ing party will be held on the clos
ing day, Friday, for all youths who
have attended two or more of the
previous meetings.
Mrs. C. C. Hill, 1888 st. Anthony
avenue, celebrated her birthday,
Friday, May 81. Mrs. Hill was the
recipient of numerous gifts.
Mrs. William Harris martha
Bradley of Chicago, Illinois, will
arrive in the city Friday, May 20,
to visit her family. Mrs. Harris
husband has recently been indicted
into the U. S. Army. While here,
she will be the house guest of her
sister, Estyr L. Bradley, 895 st.
Anthony avenue. Mrs. Harris is
the daughter of Mr.. Charles Brad
ley, ST., SAL W. Central avenue.
Mrs. Norman H. Howell, 953 St.
Anthony avenue, has been i'll at her
home during the week.
Mr.. Fred d. McCracken, 1852 Al
bemarle street, has returned to his
home from the hospital.
The Two O'clock Bridge Club met
Saturday, May %, at the home of
Mrs. Cornelius H. Mobiley, 734 st.
Anthony avenue. First club prize
was won by Mrs. Mobiley, second
by Mrs. George o. Berry, Jr., and
the third by Mrs. James Oliver.
The next meeting will be Saturday,
June 5, at the home of Mrs. Oliver,
945 Iglehart avenue.
Mrs. Leroy Coleman, 1915 Rondo
avenue, was hostess at a Stork
Shower, Friday, May 81, in honor
of Mrs. George Brooks, Jr., 288 N.
st. Adams street. Progressive
bridge comprised the evenings en-
tertainment and numerous prizes
were awarded. Guests included
Mesdames Hector Vassar, Eli Hick-
man, Ralph Gardner, LaPurcell
Green, Elmer Graham, John L.
Nellie, Jr., Theodore F. Allen,
James Lee, John L. Banks, Jr., and
Miss Dorothy Hall. Mesdames
Louis Mason, Lawrence Stewart,
and Warren V. Grissom sent gifts
but couldn't attend.
Mr.. William Lawrence of the U.
S. Army came to the city to attend
the funeral of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Nora Knighton, 478 st. An
thony avenue. Funeral services for
Mrs. Knighton were held Saturday,
May %.
The Adelphai Club met Tuesday,
May %, at the home Of Mrs. Walter
Mcfarland, 1915 Rondo avenue.
Mrs. Frances Hughes spoke on the
Halle Q. Brown Library. The club
is making plans to award an educa-
tional scholarship soon.
The st. Paul WOmen's Council
met at the Halle Q. Brown Com
munity House Thursday, May 20.
Plans were made for an All-Day
Conference, Friday, June 10. The
evening speaker will be Mrs. Estella
Massie Riddle at which time dinner
will be served. The afternoon
speakers will be Mrs. Ethel Max
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