Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-03-01
Sioux Falls
Briefs
by MRS. OSCAR BRIDGEwATER

by MRS. OSCAR BRIDGEWATER
The club groups Of St. Johns
Baptist church, the Rev. l.. c. Har-
ris, pastor, continued with enthusi-
asm to try and make good report
on the first Sunday Of the month,
when Rev. and Mrs. l.. c. Harris
will be here to conduct the services.
On February 20, the willing Work
ers, J. +. Monkey. president, will
serve dinner at the home Of Mrs.
Oscar Bridgewater. On the 18th,
the Smart Set, Mrs. Judson Phillips,
president, will serve a dinner at the
parsonage. On March 2, the Smart
Set will serve n dinner at the home
of Mrs. William Tolson.
The United Missionary Society
met last Sunday at St. Johns. The
afternoon program consisted of
Scripture reading by the Rev. !.
Phillips. pastor Of the Church of
God: solo by Mrs. Bea Hamil-
ton; n selection by the Pilgrim Bap-
fist quartet, consisting of Mrs.
Hamilton, Mrs. Dimple Barger,
Mrs. +. II. Williams, and Mrs. f.
c. Collins; a reading by Mrs. Wal
ter Edgar, and n selection Of music
by Mrs. |. Phillips. The sermon was
by the Rev +. II. Williams.
The Junior Debs have started a
paper called "Jabberwocky and
1--WE" Mrs. Daniel Coates is SUI
pervisor.
The YWCA Club held its election
Of officers. Mrs. Georgia Lee Is
president; Mrs. Bessie Vaughn, vice
president; Mrs. Daniel Coates, sec
Rotary: Mrs. NJ. Talhert, assistant
secretary, and Mrs. Helen Haynes,
treasurer.
Sec. c. Of SFAAF sponsored a
dance at the Woodman hall on Feb
ruary l6. A group Of hostesses
from Sioux City motored up, with
the assistance of the civilian group,
made the remaining soldiers here
feel like it was a home away from
home.
Among the audience in the pack.
ed house at the Coliseum at the
Youth for Christ meeting which is
held here every third Saturday OF
the month, were the Rev. +. II
williams, Charles Warden, Mrs
John Turner. and Mrs. Oscar
Bridgewater.
, Mrs. Mener Greer. operator anC
, manager Of Greer's beauty shop
, will move into her home in th'
south part Of the city about Marcl
/.
Mrs. Robert Haynes, beauticiaI
a at the Rytterager beauty shop
= plans to attend the national beaut!
3 convention in Chicago in March.
4 Among the Out-Of -tOwners her
recently was Carl Clayton, CUES
= Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton
' The visitor Is n brother Of MI
Thomas Clayton, and he has jus
returned to the States from III
Philippines.
: The Young SamaritAns Club me
|" Wednesday, at the home Of Mr.,
Charles Wood. Sl2 w. Third St.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith al
the proud parents Of a baby cir
The 81. Johns Baptist Churc
Brotherhood. Melvin Smith, pres
dent, sponsored the Golden Jubilt
Singers Of Omaha, Nebr, at n
First Methodist church on Febrl
airy %. The Singers presented
pre-concert program over rad
station KS0o.
J Sioux Falls was saddened by Il
accidental death Of Leonard h. WI
liams Of MITCHELL. s. D., on Fehr,
airy II. Mr.. Williams. n coal sh'
. operator. had been a resident
the state for more than 80 year
Funeral services were held at Il
Presbyterian church (white), NJ
were attended by a large crow
ht as Mr.. Williams was held in his
a, esteem by all. Among those m
Ed toring from Sioux Falls for q
n services were: the Rev. and MI
ne T.. II. Williams, MIR. and Mrs, +.
or Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ben
~ ley, Mr.. and Mrs. William Tolso
he Mrs. James Martin. Mr.. and MI
a Charles Warden, and Mrs. r,
T. Hamilton.
he Mrs. Berniee whitman Of ON
ri ha. Nebr., spent the week he
ne visiting her mother, Mrs. Dimp
=, Barger.
t The Rev. f. II. Williams, past
:. Of Pilgrim Baptist. and student
50 Sioux Falls College. spoke TO q
young peoples group at City Ter
T. pie. last Sunday evening. tn
d, Sunday, he will speak to the your
IL people Of the Congregation
I'd church.
tn Tommy Anderson. son Of Mr.. Al
Us Mrs. Virgil Anderson Of So5 '
Ne Bailey St., and Donald Smith. =,
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Smith. ?
~ +. Sand ST., are two waShingt,
n high school pupils who are makii
on q name for themselves, and q
be also working after school. We W
nd tell YOU more about them next WEI