St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-09-27

weeks vacation at Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Duluth l must have
drunk something from a damp
glass. / have a terrible cold, but
the show must go on!
The NJ. Coakleys, Anne Tolson,
Bertha White and Dan and l left
Sioux Falls Sunday, Sept. IS, en-
route to Minneapolis Coakleys in
their car and the rest of us in
ours. Both cars ended at the ]. c.
Crowder home, 4144 Oakland Av.
s. about four hours after leaving
Sioux Falls.
Those Crowders will have to
move back to Sioux Falls to get a
rest. I've counted ST. noses for
about three years and there has
been at least fifty Of us regularly
coming and going. We each bring
some sense and some nonsense.
some cash and lot Of trash.
The Coakleys stayed with
Maurice's aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Wagner, Anne Tolson was
made welcome at the Blanche
Mayes residence, 1916 Fourth Av.
S. We Coates and Bertha White
STAYED with Crowders. After get
ting settled we had Barbecue at
sally and Jays. Later we went
into real city night life. Heard |
Roy Millions band. Daniel doesn't
remembers seeing 'Lottie the
Body" Daniel and the Coakleys |
recall hearing the band, but he
left Minneapolis for Duluth Mon
day after being at breakfast in the
home of real estate dealer, T.
Johnson, 4025 Oakland Av. S. Mrs.
Johnson proved to be an ideal hos
tess. We enjoyed a typical So.
Dakota breakfast mighty tasty!
Mrs. Johnson's home was more
beautiful than ever with her bea-
utiful array of fall flowers.
Anne Tolson spent her day in
st. Paul visiting friends. Biakeys
Smiths and others.
Art Frazier took all of us on a
long tour. We visited the Qualls
the Botts. the Stewards. / was
made glamorous at the c. Burns
Beauty shoppe, I enjoyed all the
beauty of her home. Mrs. Crowder
took US on a-shopping spree thru
her store (Daytonsl. We ate our
dinner at Road Buddys in st.
Paul s...
Wednesday, Sept. 16 we board
ed a bus (chartered) for OES and
headed for Duluth. out of the 80 |
or 40 on the bus Tanner kept
the crowd in stitches, when Doris |
Jones wasn't talking about collard
greens and salt pork. Therese
Banks and Mae Steward ransack
ed one of the sisters purses for
liquid refreshments. The lady was
found guilty"
When we arrived in Duluth we
were greeted by Helen Lawrence
and Clarice Coakley. The Duluth
Hotel was a fine home for all and
we were treated royalty, Our ses-
sions were very inspiratonal and
touching. We had our hearts
touched with laughter and tears.
We arrived in st. Paul and Min
neapolis Saturday in a full shower
of rain.
Bertha White and l spent the
night in the home of Lydia Pill
low. st. Paul. We gals were eat
ing breakfast at 2 a. m, we fooled
around I'll sleep caught up with us.
Doris and Hank Jones spread
the welcome carpet for us while
Elsie Radcliffe, played chauffeur.
Doris whipped up a tasty meal OF
fresh fish and all the things that
90 with il. Hank Jones out-talked
everyone but me.
Jesse and LAMAR Smith shared
all the blessings of their home
with us. We had a real ball. Helen
and John Lawrence entertained
us nicely in their lovely home.
Most interesting thing was Hell
ems Money tree, The Lewises, Eu-
nice, Eugene and their Cristy
welcomed us in their attractive
home, Eugene shared his fine
record collection with us over tall
glasses Of tasty drinks. The Coax
ley's spent the night in the Lewis
home.
All we country folks arrived
home Sunday noon, wiser, but
tired. When we Coates got home
we had a guest. Daniels aunt
Estene Reed, Chicago. H. They
had a real reunion. Daniel, our
husband. had not see her for ten
wears and his brother, Joe, who is
visiting from Calf, had not seen
this young lady for As years, Oh,
ON our way out OF Minneapolis
Sunday, we saw our Sioux Falls
Maudine, standing ON the corner
waiting for the bus. We recog-
nized one another. Maudine looks
fine.
Jack Paige OF Sioux City, Ia
died last Friday.