St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
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BY Kaye Coates
$40 Mable Street
Sioux Falls, 8. ID.

SIOUX FaliS, y. ID.
One could easily think there
was but one of our churches in
this city, but I think IL is high
time we recognize the fact that
the Pilgrim Baptist church at 5th
and Fairfax in Sioux Falls, is real
ly showing remarkable progress in
two most important fields. First
they have a Caucausian pastor,
Henry Geigle. Next they have i'm
proved their building so it is ac-
tually beautiful. This will be the
first integrated church in the state
and I think 1t is wonderful. I be-
lieve Mr. e. c. Collins is the only
charter member of this church
who is active and the rest Of the
members are; Anne Burns, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Barger, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Parks. Pastor
VIM. Duncan of Sioux City, Ia,
was their last minister before the
new pastor.
Mrs. Maurice Coakley, 1921 S.
Summit Av., is at home after
spending a few days in Mason
City, Ia, with her mother, Mrs.
w. Sheriffe. Mrs. Sheriffe has
been in failing health for the past
year. She is in her early seventies.
Maurice Coakley. will spend a
day in Minneapolis, Minnesota
with the Little League Baseball
Committee. Mr.. Coakley has been
very active in this field for the
past four years as umpire and
leader. He has four boys that all
seem to enjoy the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bentley, 1927
N. MINI. Av., enjoyed last week.
end with the Blakeys from South
Dakota and California. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Blakey of California
were in South Dakota visiting rel
atives and friends and the Bent
leys' friends of long standing sup
piled the cup of hospitality with
them. After church and picnic din
ner in Yankton, with friends and
relatives the group spent the rest
of the day in Sioux City, Ia, at
church and winning and dining with
relatives and friends. The Bent
leys' spent the night with their
friends and Albert Smiths of the
Iowa city.
Sioux Falls, is practically a
ghost town as far as the teenagers
are concerned. Our house is us
uallv the gayest spot in town and
Rock NJ Roll is poppin. But its
mighty dull around here. Our
Joann is in Minneapolis. Mimi,
visiting our Dannette. Danny, Ed
die and Eugene Coaklev are in
Chicago, Ill, visiting Mrs. John
Turner and relatives. Patsy and
Diane welcher are in Omaha,
Nebraska visiting their uncle Wal
lace Anderson and family. Connie
Smith and Linda Lotion are in
Chicago, Ill. visiting friends and
relatives. I think I'll be glad to see
them all back again with their
spicy wit.
Thomas Anderson. son Of Mag
gle Anderson, 305 w. Bailey, is
home for a couple of weeks with
his pretty German wife, Eva
Thomas has been stationed in
Germany for the last three years.
He is a staff sergeant in the us.
army. He has been in eleven years.
He will be stationed in NY. after
leaving Sioux Falls. Gosh it is
good to see the young men take
unto themselves a career and
wife of their own choice and serve
both well.
One Of the most pleasant sur
prises that I have had for many
years was Thursday evening when
Eileen Jackson Southern, 1155 179
St, st. Albans, NY. and her fam
lily, husband, Joe and two children
came to our home. Eileen took
music lessons here 30 years ago
and now has her master degree.
She is an instructor in the NY.
o. OF Music. Her husband Is a
science teacher in the public
school system. They were enroute
to Calf. via the Black Hills.
Eileen is the eldest of the three
daughters, Of w. w. Jackson, rail-
road waiter, who used to run in
Sioux Falls, on the Milwaukee,
R.R. My mother. Eta Moxley
cared for these children for a num-
Der Of years.