St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-26

D Mason, Marion and Esther
atimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Brown, Johnnie Cotton, Nellie
Lopez, Zelma Powers, Moses Wal
lace, Fred Frazier and Bruce
Berger.
Self-Culture club met Thurs
day, April rs, at the home Of Mrs.
James Strothers, 1872 w. Central
Ave. Each member brought a
household hint to read at the meet
ing.
Northwestern Board meeting
will be held April 20, at which time
a musical program will be given
In observance Of the anniversary
Of the VIVA organization. The
president Of the st. Paul Council
Of Church women, Mrs. G. w.
Hautzenrader, will be the principal
speaker. A musical selection will
be given by Mrs. Norma Beauford;
Mt. Olivet Senior choir will sing
several numbers under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. c. B. Wheeler; st.
James Ladies trio will also sing
and Mrs. 0phelia Harmon win bring
the welcome.
Maids and MatrOns will meet
Saturday, April 81, at the home
Of Mrs. Russell Underwood, in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Birda Ridley, sI5 st.
Anthony Ave-, Is much improved,
after being i'll at her home for
the past week with a sinus cold
and bronchitis.
Luncheon: Mrs. George Berry
Jr., was hostess TO a luncheon
Saturday afternoon, April 20, at
her home, 634 st. Anthony. Those
present were: Mines. Claibourne
Hill, Harry Chiles, Charles Rogers,
and John Carter Of Chicago, III.
Weekend guests: DR.. and Mrs.
John Carter, Of Chicago, H., were
in the city over the weekend
visiting their son, John d. Carter,
who is attending st. Thomas Mill
tary Academy, and were guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F, Rogers, 977 Fuller Ave.
DR.. Carter Is professor Of
Romance languages at Stowe
Teachers college, st. Louis, Mo.
DR.. and Mrs. Carter left for their
home Monday, April 20.
Mrs. Clara Bentley, 329 st. An
thony Ave-, recently returned home
from Rochester, Mimi, where she
went for a check-up at Mayo clinic
and was a patient at Worrcl and
Curie hospitals.
Correction: Mrs. Wanda Owens
was omitted from the guest list in
the social item appearing in the
April 10 edition Of this paper Of the
birthday party of Mrs. Fife L.
Larkins, 734 st. Anthony Ave-, Sat-
urday, April IS.
Mrs. Cora e. Moore, 566 w. Gen.
trail Ave-, brought devotions and
sang a solo, at the Women's Pres
byterial Presbytery Society Synod
Of st. Paul, seventh annual meeting
at Manchester Presbyterian church.
The speaker was Missionary from
India, Mrs. Ross Wilson.
Surprise Birthday Party: Mrs.
Bernadine Foster, $50 st. Anthony
Ave-, was pleasantly surprised Sat-
urday night, April 20, when n group
Of her friends entertained at q
birthday party, given at the home
Of Miss Alcenya McElwain, 1856
ROndo Ave. Those girls who pre-
sented the honoree with a beauti-
full pin set were: Misses Betty Few,
Iris Peaches" Brown, Betty Lou
Dodd, Juanita Howard and Alcenya
McElwain.
Pvt. James Miller Baxter Of the
Marine Corps, and Of East Orange,
n. j.. left the city Wednesday,
April "a, after a weeks visit with
his brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest s. Baxter, Jr., 1857
Sherburne Ave.
Sterling club Auxiliary met
Tuesday, April %, at the Sterling
club. Mrs. James Coleman gave
an interesting talk on her Red
Cross activities overseas. Mrs.
John Mccoy, president; Mrs.
Odessa Brent, secretary.
Easter dinner guests: Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Wigington, 679 st.
Anthony Ave-, were hosts at an
Easter Sunday dinner, which was
also in celebration Of Mr.. Wig
ington's birthday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bohanon and son Michael, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louneer Pemberton
and daughter, Carolyn.
Shut-in: Mrs. Ella Shepherd,
467 W. Central Ave-, who re-
turned home from a trip to Pasa-
dena, California, two months ago
has been a shut-in since that time
because of illness, but is reported
to be getting along satisfactorily.
Granted divorce: Norma Wright
Cooper, and Robert L. Cooper,
were granted a divorce, Monday,
April 10, with Mr.. Cooper pay
ing 500 attorney fees and Mrs.
Cooper awarded custody Of their
two minor children. Mrs. Cooper
charged her husband with deser-
ton. She was represented by At
tOrneys Smith and Sehm. Mr..
Cooper is now In Clinton, Iowa.
Mrs. Cooper is the daughter Of
Mrs. Dell Wright, CAT st. Anthony
Ave,