Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-05-13
Northern Lights League
Prove Excellent
Hosts On MoY 8

Northern Lights Bowling League
on Friday night, May 8.
Members and their guests gath
cred In fashionable attire at 8 pm.
for the banquet which began with
cocktails which were enjoyed In
a relaxing and lingering fashion as
they visited and exchanged gay
repartee. Following cocktails, din
ner was served smogasbord style
from a table laden with an abund-
ance of tasty viands with ham and
turkey as the piece de resistance"
: After dinner, the group listened
in rapt attention to presentation
Of the various awards. Wayne
Glanton was the capable master of
ceremonies. He welcomed the gath
ering and introduced the president,
James c. Crowder, and the follow
ing officers: Mrs. Doris Wilkerson,
vice president; Mrs. Lillian Lee,
secretary; Johnny Burrell, treas
urer, Gerald Bailey ST., sergeant
alarms and John Webster, Stats
dcian.
Marion's Tea Room was first
place winner. Walter Thompson Is
team captain and Mrs. Marion
williams Of Marion's Tea Room, Is
sponsor. Mrs. williams accepted
the large sponsors trophy and each
member Of the team was awarded
a trophy and were presented with
arm chevrons from A.B.C. and
w.IB.C.
Second place went to Woodard's
Funeral Home team. Agnes Bailey
Is captain Of this team and each
member was presented with a tro-
ply. The 8 G's Stake House was
third place winner. William Cornell
Jus Is captain. Each team member
was presented with a trophy.
Receiving awards for high three
games for the men were Robert
Green first with a GIT; Andrew
Clark Jr., second with a $40 and
Gerald Bailey third with a GOT
and high single game trophies were
won by Ebert Clark, first with
265; Gerald Bailey ST., second with
25s and Fred Lee, third with 237.
First high average for men went to
Robert Green first with I'll, VIII
liam Cornelius, second with 169
and Ebert Clark, third with 1876.
Leading the women for high
three game was Muriel Gardner
with $50 with Bessie Green second
with a $50 and Matte Hill third
with a 524; while Bessie Green
captured first place for single high
game with a 226; Muriel Gardner
was second with a 219 and Matte
Hill, third with 2O5. Bessie Green
was first place winner in high aver
age for the season with ISL; Muir
lei Gardner placed second with $50
and Edna Judy third with a las.
All the winners were presented
with a trophy.
Fred Lee was presented with a
gold A.B.C. buckle as the most
improved bowler Of the season for
the men and Mrs. Ann Pinlmey
was awarded a WI.B.C. plaque
as being the most improved wom-
an bowler Of the season. Johnny
Burrell, treasurer, received the
A.B.C. triple award for having
three games 1856, 1875 and 1876.
An interesting highlight came
when Mr.. Glanton introduced Mrs.
Helen Underwood, organizer Of the
bowling league and gave a brief
resume on the history of Northern
Lights Bowling League. The presi-
dent, Mr.. James Crowder, present
ed Mrs. Underwood with a trophy
and two dozen red American Beau
ty roses from the league ''in rec
ignition of her outstanding service
and help in guiding the bowling
league"
Mr.. Crowder then welcomed
guests and introduced the sponsors
of the teams. At the conclusion of
the award presentations, a movie
on bowling was shown which was
Informative, interesting and most
entertaining.
The soft music of a five piece
combo gave the signal for the
dancing moment when the beauti-
fully attired ladies and their es-
corts danced the evening merrily
away and were loath to leave when
the last strains Of the orchestra
Indicated the party's end. The
concensus Of opinion of the 75C
members and their guests present
yyaa that this veaTIR marty WAS this