St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24

weeks hectic soourn Chicago political convention is
especially one tries to combine the duties
of delegate gathering One job is than
enough
The Minnesota delegation hardly reached Chicago
before part nationally teevised NBC The
literally carried off the train and then rushed US to the
posed typical state delegation on the
Minnesota delegation became the frae group to even get peek
at the inside of the ampitheater
We told how thrilling miles hour through
Chicago streets under escort of siren screaming motorcycle ponce
We let down little
boarded the back downtown to register at the
Congress Hotel had motorcycle escort on the return
journey about luggage which had
been taken from the station to the hotel
1t took assigned Rodney
fiery delegate and Willard Jones
other delegate who had preceded the delegation to Chicago stayed
line, and filled the preconvenon
happenings Schwartz Minneapolis attorney who
went down to work for Humphrey also greeted us
Jones had attended Young
which active Rodney had been touch with the labor union
which arrived early and active advancing the of
a strong civil rights plank
hardly had change clothes before
Minnesota announced pile of telephone calls
them other delegations
them invitations conceivable Of affair
huddles with individuals
solve its Humphrey dilemma or what part our delegation
going to play in the fight for strong civil rights plank
to a
About a m we the for London House, a
eating place where the guest of James "sm" Ellis
his charming lady escort at eay morning dinner In
hustle completely forgotten anything
Wilson pianist his entertaining
House
would say she was excehente Slim Minneapolis native son
himself Chicago his conversation
nostalgia the old home
pleasant with Slim his lady telephone
Washington
Virginia way,
promised call him for tour of other parts of the town before
tucred the closing the convention
slept m OF Saturday Sunday
We did find time Saturday however to visit with Era Bell
Thompson, a managing editor EBONY Magazine
Dakota girl who lived in st briefly and worked for
old HERALD lives the New York
which overlook Lake Michigan
Cottage
Thompson books
University Chicago written a
My Fathers doubleday. retiring,
quiet hide disciplined
mind plus humor,
the wmsy the udcous the ncongruou in the ndd
including the large
Of Negro who a
thing the American problem
Bell that quick fabulous Of
Publishing EBONY JET empire
built old John Johnson who erected phen
phenomenal publishing empire greatly
Negroes reading habits and gave white America concept
Negro is really like
tOurw interesting. Being Saturday the
pretty missing
Miss Caudine Young assistant librarian, who Buddy
football players sister.
Our suggestion to any of our readers that on visit to Chicago
the Johnson plant win bring pride the heart whether
are Negro or an American white who wants to the
ma proper place u. life.
Bell the dimnutive girl who did
tipping for us way back 1929 grown
scarcely any sign years good
Like most professional she claims she can't cook but
whipped chicken including
gravy which quickly into discard the old idea that
writer's can't cook!
This column is growing too long and to continue
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