St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-11-09
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st. Anthony Ave., arrived home in
st. Paul, Sunday night, November
4, after an extended visit in Gin
cinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Louis
vile, Tuskegee, Birmingham, De-
troit and Chicago.
Visit Ray Hatchers
The Pattons stopped in the home
of Raymond and Mae Hatcher in
Detroit, former Minneapolitan res
idents; in Cincinnati they were
the guests of Arnold Walker; in
Cleveland they were the luncheon
guests of Warren Grissam and met
his fiancee; in Tuskegee they were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Julius
Flood, sister and brother-in-law of
the late Mrs. C. W. (Johnnie)
Washington. Little Joan Frances,
daughter of C. w. Washington, now
in Pittsburgh, and his late wife, is
making her home with the Floods.
Sees Hilda Simms
Mrs. Patton said that Joan is
fast becoming an accomplished
pianist. She asked Mrs. Patton to
tell her young friends, Constance
and Patricia Brown, John William
Twigg, Joan and Jeanne Howell,
and Julia Elizabeth and Roberta
Jones, hello. In Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patton attended the play
Gamma Lucasta" and visited with
Hilda Simms, star of the show, a
former Minneapolitan, who sent
word to her friends here that she
would like to see them and would
see them soon. Mrs. Patton says
that the show is going over big and
Hilda, who has been studying Rus
sian, is now studying Shakespeare
in preparation for Shakespearean
play in which she will star.
Frances Kirk, also from the Twin
Cities, and who is Hilda's under
study, is planning to go to New
York soon for further study.
The Pattons were accompanied
on their trip and back to st. Paul
by their cousin, Mrs. John Han
cock, of Chicago who returned to
her home, Thursday, November 8.
Kitchen Shower: Mrs. N. j. Hun
ter, 3849 Fourth Avenue South, will
be hostess at kitchen shower Sat
urday, November II, at 8 p. M,
honoring the bride-elect, Miss Tim
maleah Marshall, whose marriage
to Mr.. Richard L. REESE will take
place, Saturday, November "a. The
Mesdames B. D. Young, Marie Red
dick, Halle Erving, Carrie Wallace
and Miss Edna Russell will be as
sistants.
Correction: Calvin G. Norris,
Boatswain Mate lie is a Seabee
instead of a Soldier.
Mrs. Jennie Hail. 1867 Taylor St.,
was hostess to the Booker T. Wash
ington Club at her home, Oct. 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Mericle,
Mrs. Lillian Jackson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Martin spent the
week end at Mason City, Iowa.
The La-Parisian PokenO Club
gave party Friday, Nov. 2, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hyatt,
425 Emerson Avenue North. Guests
were: Misses Billie Renfro, Laurel
ia Lassley, Frances Williams,
Resale Palmor; Messrs. an d
Mesdames Walter Pettiford, Robert
Wright, Fred Palmor, Melvin God
man, Jack Bell and James Lassley,
and Robert Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Howard, PIG
West 31st Street, had as their
guests over the week end, Mrs.
Towards niece, Mrs. Mae Agnes
Burkett, and son, Steve, of Chicago,
III. Mrs. Carrie Horn, formerly
of Chicago, is now making her
home with the Towards.
Seaman lie Royal Crawford, sta
toned at Earle, New Jersey, ar
rived Saturday evening, Nov. 3, on
surprise furlough to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Boyd
Crawford, 11O2 East 18th st.
Word has been received that Cpl.
Mrs. Leo M. BOhanOn, 3736 Fifth