Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-27

L dIlS, MO.
Entertains Youngsters; Mrs.
Mayme Burrell, 3349 Fourth Ave.
So, entertained the Bethesda Divi-
sion of the Red Circle Girls and
Junior Ambassador Boys at her
home, Thursday, July 10. A dis
cussion of the first chapter of
Genesis was held by the group and
a talk on Youth and Christianity"
was given by the hostess. Mrs.
bessie Gresham is the State Direc-
tor of the Red Circle Group and
Counselor of the Bethesda Baptist
Church Red Circle. Mrs. Thelma
Mcintosh and Miss Martha Kay
assisted the hostess. The group in
cluded Estella Robey, president of
the Red Circle Girls; Barbara Mer-
rill, Wilma and Minerva Johnnigan,
Jewell lobe, Barbara Jean Ander-
son, Maggie White, Dorothy Cot
ton, Phyllis Williams and Inez
White. and a new member, Leola
Jackson, Roy Dean, Leon Johnni-
gan, Billie Calhoun and James
Gresham, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Anderson of
Chicago is in the city for an indefi-
mite stay with her sister, Mrs. Mat
tie Abbey, PA W. 31st St., and her
niece, Mrs. Emma Simms, 987 AID
rich Ave. No.
Mr.. Lloyd Smith of East St.
Louis, H., is making his home with
his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Braxton, 1858 Fourth Ave. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Young,
1901 Bryant Ave. No, had as their
house guest this past week, Mrs.
Willie Boadus, of Des Moines, Ia.
Courtesies were extended her by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Young, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Simms and Mr.. John
Young.
Attends Brothers Rites: Mrs.
Villa Carr, 2O21 Smelling Ave-, re-
turned Friday, July 20, from
Omaha, Neb., where she attended
the funeral of her brother, T. H.
Perkins. She was accompanied to
Omaha by her brother, Frank Per-
kins, a sister, Mrs. Bertha Starks,
and her niece, Mrs. Elsie Lewis.
25th Anniversary Celebration:
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Willis, 1914 18th
Ave. &c., are holding open house on
their silver wedding anniversary,
Sunday, July 29, from 4 to p. m.
No formal invitations have been is
sued, All their friends are cordial
ly invited.
Omitted: Mrs. Lucille Thomas
name was omitted from the guest
list of Mrs. Leila Thomas party
last week. Mrs. Thomas is from
Topeka, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cobb, 1852
Fifth Ave. &c., left this week, ac-
companied by Mrs. Cobb's sister,
Mrs. Berdie Thomas of Cleveland,
Ohio, for Los Angeles, Calf. En-
route they will visit in Tacoma,
Wash.
Mrs. EdmOnia S. chatham of
Duluth, Mimi, spent the weekend
visiting her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Thess Small
wood, 500 Hoag Ave. N. Mrs. Chat
man is well-known for her work
with the Missionary Society and
church choir at Calvary Baptist
Church, also with the o. E. S.
Lodge and Red Cross work in Du-
luth. She was accompanied home
by her son, Calvin, who had been
visiting here, before her.
Former st. Paulites Visit: Mr..
and Mrs. Ezekiel Harper, formerly
of st. Paul, now of Los Angeles,
Calf, are spending three weeks in
the city visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Sylvester Carter, 1852 Fifth
Ave. So. While here the Harpers
will visit in Sioux Falls, So. Oak.
Missourians Visit: Mrs. Mary
Terry, and her granddaughter, of
Mexico, Mo-, are in the city to
spend five or six weeks visiting
Mrs. Terry's daughter, Mrs. Burl
Grigsby, 814 Aldrich Ave. No.
Soldier Visits Sisters: Sgt. AL
fred Allen is home for the first
time in three and a half years. He
has been stationed in the South Pa
cifc. Sgt. Allen is on a 45-day
furlough and is visiting his sisters,
Mrs. Dorsey Willis, 3724 Mime
haha, and Mrs. Pete Batsell, 500
Colfax Ave. No.
ED. Note: Elsewhere in the pa
per, Sgt. Aliens sister was incor-
rectly named as Mrs. o. W. Ross. }
Mrs. Elnora Scott of Chicago in
the city to attend the funeral of her
uncle, the late Richard Calhoun