Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-12-12
Sanity City
lettings
BY GEORGIA RUSSELL

Freeze, freeze though bitter Eky
Thou dOst not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting Is not so sharp,
As a friend remembered not.
The title Of the above poem is
"InRFAtitude." Very few people
can get along without friends. Yet
very few people know the meaning
Of friendship, You, no doubt, re-
member that old saying. "a friend,
indeed, is a friend in need" When
your friends are i'll, do you visit
themH When away. do you write
them? When needy, do you help
them? Are you always ready to
help them? II so, then, you are n
good friend. While on the sub
jet Of friends: Received q letter
from one Of my best friends, while
in my senior year in high school,
out on the coast Gladys King is
an accomplished pianist and will be
presented in a concert in Minneap-
oils around Feb. !.
Congratulations and hesb wishes
to the former Maureen Coleman
and Roland Tillman, who were
united in holy wedlock by Rev.
Massey. A small reception followed
the wedding. Some Of the guests
included Mrs. L. Payne, Edgar Phi.
low. Charlotte Perfect, Dolores
Sears, Huntlcy Surett, Phyllis and
Harry Gray, LeAtrice and Charles
Shelton. The demure bride was
dressed In n very fashionable gray.
long Sleeved draped crepe dress,
Handsome Merle Young, home from
Des Moines, Iowa, after spending a
year or so there. The Yuletide
dance by the Around the Clock club
at the Phyllis Wheatley house, last
Saturday, was well attended by the
younger set of Minneapolis. Music
was furnished by a juke box.
Caught glimpse Of Don Gates.
David Allen. Annette Jones; the
members Of the club present were
Charles Brown. Clyde ScroRgins,
George Nesbitt, Carl Peterson, Mar
garet Grissom, Addis Youn 4,
Charlotte Perfect, Charles Brown,
Essie Whitaker. Ed Christopher,
Robert Patterson and yours truly.
nashinR through the snow in Q
one horse open sleigh. Doesn't
describe the sleigh ride last SAtur-
day at the Eaton's Dude Ranch and
dance which followed at the Elks
Rest. Creeping through snow
in q two mule headed horses open
sleigh. describes the sleigh ride
better. Don't get me wrong, be-
cause the sleigh party was really
fun. Bubba Jackson, Peggy Apart.
clio and Earl Weber were unfor-
Inmates, who fell OF the sleigh, way
out in the wilderness and had 20
hoOf II back TO the Ranch house,
tired and bewiIdered at their bad
luck. VirRelle Harper. Gloria
o'Neal. Joyce King. Shirley Jones.
Louise Vassar, Carmitta Hit. Lois
Hayes, Chester Oden, Paul Ray,
Jackie Jackman. Ralph Jones. Sid
ney Peck and just scads Of others
were there. enjoying themselves by
singing, dancing, playing In the
snow. All having a hilarious time,
.. After the sleigh ride the dance
held in the upstairs Of the Elks
Rest was strictly on the ball. Noun
tsins Of douRhuuts and gallons Of
coffee were quickly devourSd, Open
air activities really gives n fellow
n hearty appetite. An end Of a per
feet evening. -.
Sunday night hit the Inn for a
quick minute. Usual crowd and
music. Ended up by bowling at the
U Dept. Last and In q way
least, ! want 20 correct . printing
error which should have said saw
Edgar and Carmen dancing 10
gethsr, not going together. under
stAnd.)
That's it--see you next week q
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