St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-09-23
SIOUX EALLS, s. b.
MINERVA BRm0EwATER
o90 N. MIMI. AVE
SIOUX WAIIQ a. d.

Two large baskets Of gladioli In
front Of the Altar with surround
ing white and pink flowers at the
south was the beautiful setting
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock 81
the st. Johns Baptist church for
the wedding OF Miss Sylvia
Booker, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. b. Booker, Ga No. Minnesota
Ave, and Mr.. william Matthew
Little Of Minneapolis. Rev. II. w.
Bolts, Jr., officiated with Miss
Lucy Ashley playing the nuptial
music. Miss Rose Marie McLaurin
sang Il Love You Truly" and
Because"
Given in marriage BY her father,
the bride wore q plum shade suit
with egg shell accessories. She
carried q bouquet Of pink and
white flowers with q removable
orchid as the center. Miss Rose
Marie McLaurin, maid Of honor,
wore . teal blue suit with q COR
sage Of red roses. Mrs. Wade Hill,
Minneapolis, matron Of honor,
wore q blue silk ensemble with q
corsage Of yellow roses. Mrs. L.
B. Booker, mother Of the bride,
wore q dark blue crepe decein
suit with q corgage Of pink roses.
Mr.. Wade Fill, Minneapolis, was
the best man. Ushers were Tom
my and Kenneth Anderson.
After the ceremony, the guests
were entertained In honor Of the
newlyweds. Assisting at the re-
ception were Miss Gwendolyn Toll
bert at the guest book table; Mrs.
Ruth McI.aurin, Mas Jane Ander-
son and Georgia Rose Clayton at
the gift table which held q center
piece Of II beautiful red roses, re-
ceived as a gift form Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Phillips, Minneapolis.
Assisting In the serving were
Mesdames Harvey Bentley, Theo-
dore Vaughn, Robert Scales,
Adrian Tolbert, Alfred White.
Mrs. James Lee cut the six tier
cake.
Mesdames Daniel Coates and
Oscar Bridgewater were reception
hostesses, wearing o single red
rose bud with q fern which was q
gift from Mrs. Coates.
A long table was covered more
than twice of wonderful presents
with good wishes from all parts Of
the community. Mrs. Little Is q
194S graduate Of Washington
High School and is now working
as typist and clerk at the st. Paul
Post Office. Mr.. Little Is a veteran
Of World War II and Is employed
at the Minneapolis Post Office as
clerk. Mrs. Little tossed her bou-
quet and Charlotte Welcher
received the flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al @. Frost, SIG
No. Minnesota Ave, honored the
newly weds as their house guests
Sunday morning at breakfast.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Hill, Mr.. Claude Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
La B. Booker, Elder and Mrs. Mil
ton jackson and Rev. and Mrs. w.
II. Bolts, Jr. The breakfast table
was appointed in white and blue
with center piece Of gladioh. Mrs.
Little was the recipient of a gift
Of blue from her hostess. A family
dinner in honor of the house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Hill
and Mr.. Claude Hill at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bass Booker was
held at their home. The newly
WEEDS accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Mil and Mr.. c. Hill left for
Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.
Sylvia Booker, and Mr.. Little
were entertained Thursday eve
ming with Mesdames Oscar
Bridgewater and L. b. Booker at
the theatre and dinner following.
At st. Johns Baptist church,
Rev. H. W. Bolts, Jr., was In the
pulpit Sunday, Sept. IS. He had
returned as a delegate from the
National Baptist convention in
Los Angeles, Calf, and brought
an impressive echo Of this attend
ance at the convention. Devotion
al was let by Mesdames Harvey
Bentley and James Moore. After
revelation of the trip, Rev. Bolts
brought the message from Mat
thew 1871, Subject Staging q
Comeback" Rev. Bolts stated
that through Christ all things
were possible, even when they APP
pear to be out Of the reach Of man.
Mrs. John Armstrong and her
sister-in-law. Mrs. William Har-
ris, lis No. Dakota Ave. and baby
daughter, GwendOlyn, are still
vatationing in Atlanta, Ga. and
nearby towns and according to
Mr.. Armstrong viii be home
around the first Of October.
Mrs. Monroe Lotion was hostess
to the 1. I. c., Mrs. James Lee,
president, Friday at the Y.W.C.A.
Mrs. James Moore, It's No. Da-
kota Ave. was present at Circle
No. 4 which met at I he home Of
Mrs. NJ. Letsinger. 1870 No. Da-
kota Ave. The Missionary Lesson
was on work among the Negro