St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-07

now. Be big. not small
1 cannot say which of you has
been the wiser-to enjoy nice
things all through you young life
or wait until you are a little older.
Do the best you can in your own
way and be happy with no re-
grets.
The House Must Have Moved
The other evening Beatrice and
Frank Terry came by to take me
TO the reception the Earl Brents
gave for his brother and sister-in-
law Rev and Mrs A. Ross Brent
Of Plainsville, ~ j.
II was a beautiful night and
we were enjoying the drive, but /
thought we should have reached
the house by this time and said so.
"Bea" said, mo, I don't think Sc"
Shocked, asked her II she didn't
know where the house was. She
said. mo, not at night, don't you ?"
had been to Odessa's new home
many times during the day too,
but not at night. Soon Frank
stopped the car and asked US II
we didn't know where we were go
ing In one breath Bea and / told
him yes. and each gave a different
address. Frank decided TO sit right
there until we made up our minds
where we were going.
Finally he drove 10 the address
l gave and we saw no sign of a
party. Bea decided she knew Just
where the house was. Wen, 1t
wasn't there either. Frank told
US he knew where he was going
before he started out. We thought
we did too. In desperation Bea
and told me she was
going to go to a lighted house and
ask TO use the telephone directory.
Why do they have to block so
many streets when they are only
paving one? There were no signs
saying the other end of the block
was closed. We found out several
streets were blocked before we
finally got within a half block of
the Brents. We parked and walked
IN half block.
Bea and l really enjoyed the
mix up. Frank didn't think II was
quite so funny, but he has a
grand sense OF humor and he had
TO laugh too.
AS we finally entered the house,
and "Teed" Goddette,
Halle Salters and one or two
others were leaving. We talked
with Edith and Earl Bowman be-
fore they left. Carrie jackson and
Minnie Alexander, Eunice Aston,
Minnie Rhodes, also Ethel and
Evans with their house
guests, Mrs Beatrice Weber
Byes of Kansas City, Kans., and
nephew, Harold and his
wife of ST. Louis, Mo, were talk
ing with Blanche Drizzle,, Carrie
Cotton and the guests of honor.
Mrs. Tony Mazingo and l felt
like old friends, When 1 was on the
Socials and Personals desk at the
Minneapolis Spokesman and st.
Paul Recorder, she and / used to
talk quite frequently, although we
had never met before.
During the conversation one of
the guests told me she really felt
Xix a new" person since reading
one Of my columns. wondered
which one and she said, Il used to
complain all of the time but now
every time / start to complain l
thing Of what wou said and / find
myself saying, II feel fine" She
really looks better too.
Several wondered where got
my ideas. one in particular asked
me and told her l got one Of my
lost ones from her. She said,
From me?" l reminded her of
the time l told her l was beginning
TO feel my age and she told me
she felt as young now as she did
twenty-five years ago.
She said. Il said that's" I told
her we were in front OF the r. l..
Stokes Sr. home in st. Paul She
remembered, then. and said she
had news for me now. She said
could change that new because
she felt her age too,
I told them I had ears and il
people talked loud they certainly
helped me for get lot Of ideas
out in groups, You know in the
newspaper game YOU are being
snoopy but assured them l would
only write what l thought might
help them and myself, nothing
that would ever cause any one any
grief. II was a pleasure meeting
the Brents OF New Jersey.