St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-06-25
Elecfa Chapter O.E.S
Hos Annual Summer
Tea Sunday. June 20

Elliot Park Neighborhood House
was the setting Sunday. June 20.
for lovely party when Electa
Chapter No. 3. oEs. PHA. held
its annual Summer Garden Tea.
The hours were from 4 to 7 p. m.
The summer garden theme DOM
mated the decor; palms. peonies.
white orange blossoms. pink roses
and assorted garden flowers were
used throughout the rooms. The
tea table spread with hand cro-
cheted cloth, conferred with a flora
arrangement OF red roses. white
and pink peonies heightened the
beauty Of the setting and accent
ed the table appointments. The
Mines. Harriet Jones. Lucille
Woodland. Carrie Qualls. Theresa
Banks and Faith Bannarn alter
mated at pouring.
A musical program arranged by
Mrs. Emma Sims was presented
at intervals during the afternoon.
Participants were the Misses MIL
dred Pollard, Dolores Gngsby.
Mines. Halle Phillips. Lenna
Stewart and the Messrs. James
Murray and Fred Ewing.
A highiight of the affair was
the presentation Of skit, entitled
"A Mason Takes A Wife" which
was very entertaining. Tom Jones
portrayed the husband: Margie
Campbell. the bride: Esther Byars
maid OF honor; Clarence Smith,
best man: K. 1. Boyd gave the
bride in marriage; Hobart r. Nit
cheii SIR, was the minister and
James Murray. the soloist.
Mrs. elise Lyle played incidcn-
tai music throughout the after
noon.
Mrs. Harriet Jones Ia worthy
matron OF Eiecta Chapter, Mrs.
Emma Sims was general chair
man OF the tea with Mrs. Lucille
Woodland as co-chairman. Other
hostesses included the Mines.
Bcrnicc Thompson. Bessie Ratliff,
Gloria Smith. Ivy Massengil, Ell
canor Byars. Blanch Mayes and
Miss Esther Byars.
Guests seen enjoying the de-
iightful fete were the Mines. De-
iilah King. Jessie shannon. Mar
gsret Rhodes. Cecilia Boyd. Elsie
Carey. II. M. starks, Evelyn Nc
Neal. Alice Brown. Myrtle Potter.
Josephine Ewing, Margie dc
ciouet. Edith Mouiden. Belle X.
Scott. Frances Duncan, clemen-
tine Robinson. Leota Perkins.
David J. Banks. Theresa Mae
Jones, Ida Mae Burreii.
Also Mines. George 8. Banks Jr., |
Ivy Masscngili. zelia bearing, |
Matte Owens. Irene Braxton,
Emma Grimes. zalita Cook. Edna
Curtis. w. A. Ross. u. q. Harris,
@. Harris. Ethel Harden. Percy
White, Ruby Bobo. Ruth Wheeler,
Adelenc T'homSzs Mayme White.
Don LaFanoette, Fern Helm.
Helen A. Lawrence. Edith M. Hib-
bitt. Allie H. Wilson. l.. Copeland.
Josephine Brown. Viola Madden.
vassie Perkins. Corneiia Gresham. |
Ida Moppins. Wesley Lyle and
sons.
And the Mines Bessie Wright,
Frank shaw. Halle Ewing. IL. ".
Marshall. Faye Franklin. NJ.
Franklin, w. Burnaugh. I.eoia
Clark. l.. seaton. Judson Phillips,
Kate Neil Efne Iarisins. 10. p.
Pierson, Wayne Uptegrovc, Jo-
anna Hclbrook. Emma Sims,
Blanche Mayes. Faith Bannarn,
Bernice Thompson,
Also me Messrs. and Mines,
Harry v. Stewart, Tom Jones,
william Walker, Clarence Smith.
Hobart t, Mitchell Sr,, A. n
Wright, James Murray, st, Paul:
J. r. Lawrence. Don McAdams,
b. Wright. Joseph Maxwell. Rus.
sell Balcnger. J. A. Pates, ], r.
Lynn, Rev, and Mrs J. Paul Jones
Rev. M. 1. Simmons, Robert Ban.
narn.
The Messrs Edward L. Boyd, |
Fred Ewing. Tom Jones. Claude
Campbell. David J. Banks. Harry |
Massengill Leonard Madden, |
George s. Banks Sr.. Cecil r.
Newman. William II. Williams.
Theodore e. Woodland. Espnola
Cartweli. Fred Palmore. 5. 8. Rat.
lift. Lee Smith. Raymond Can.