Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-02-16

Lauree Hunter, Essie Leonard, Jes-
sic Smith, Geraldine Sisson, Ora
Lee Bebbs, Armeda Napue, Mae
Phillips, Henry A. Thomas, Verda
Horne, Ruth Landry, Adelia Ne
wills, D. Y. Mayse, Charles Nor
ris, and Harry Mayes.
Also enjoying the Royal 20 hos
pitality were James Slemmons,
John Harper, Earl w. Smith, Atha
Young, Jean Knight, Wilma Ran
dell, James Hester, Jack Neal,
Helen Allen, Marlene Allen, Ed
ward Thomas, Julia Taylor, Melvin
H. Aston, James L. Brown, Crane
J. Bodin, Robert E. Wallace, Jack
Campbell, Margaret Lewis, Helen
Harris, Pearl Mckinney, Robert
Williams, Rose McMoore, A. j.
Clark, Jr., e. Washington, Betty
Craig, Ceola Webb, David Leonard,
Louie House, Dorothy Cunningham,
Carl B. Russell, Katherine Ander-
son, Marcy E. Armstrong, Will
liam Phillips, Eugene Strader, Bob
Fisher, Jean Adams, Darlene Ray,
Karsten Nissa, Launa Jackman,
Auzie Dial, Margaret Benton, Inez
Milton, James Starr, w. A. Cuff
tason, Carl German, Harold Walk
er, Cecil Newman and Rook CAM
Some of the Messrs. and Mes
danes seen at the Royal 20 party
were John F. Smith, Harry Jones,
William Webb, E. o. Greene
Archie Givens, r. Westberry, Sam
uel Simmons, Joe Camp, Leroy
Jackson, G. w. Bailey, Grady Eli
OF, Leroy GLADDEN., William Bow
man, John Harrison, w. S. Hogan
H. T. Russell, Leroy Davis, David
Faison, Richard Scott, Irving Bin
der, Vandell Butler, Eddie Var
nado, John Young, S. A. Young,
Jr., Vernon Tinsley, Lawrence
Brown, Leon Warren, J. McFar-
land, James Jackson, James Shaw,
Charles Brown, Taylor Moss, Will
liam S. Berry, Eddie Withers,
Henry Moore, Dave Goff, John
Jenkins, Luciius Jemison, Earl
Bowman, Richard Session, Alfred
Barnes, James A. Kinney, Sr.,
Sylvester Young, Sr., John Clan
ton, Louis T. Cook, Frederic Jones,
w. E. Gray, Douglas Miller, Clar-
ence w. Smith, Tyler Howell, Jr.,
Clyde Scroggins, Dick Mayes, Cab
riel Boudreaux, Walter McElroy,
Charles McKinnie, Robert Orn,
Jr., D. w. McAdams, Richard
Travis, William M. Davis, Cozelle
Breedlove.
Other Royal 20 guests included
Bill Guillo, Bob Hendrickson, Walt
Beasy, Ralph Digen, Annie Hey
alon, Bert Davis, G. w. Bracelin,
Harold Dahl, Robert Walsh, Carl
Greve, Norm Dukes, Christine,
Erma Mazingo, Fred c. Slemmons,
Anne Browne, Lee Smith and
Portia Ruod.
The hall was decorated in gay
Valentine colors, with hearts hung
in taper form from the ceilings.
The lady members of the club
wore white shirt waists with red
accessories and the male Royal
wore white shirts with red Valen-
tine colored sting ties.
Jimmie Bowman, the night club
artist and Royal 20 member
spanked the affair presiding at
the piano, singing and acting as
me. for the affair thruout.
A Twist contest was won by
Miss Virginia Frye and Mr.. Phil
Patrick. Judges for the contest
included Mines. Margaret Benton,
Erma Mazingo, and Messrs. Creigh-
ton Bodine, and Louie House Of
Radio Station WMIN.
A added feature was the guest
appearance of nationally known
jazz organist Jackie Davis, appear
ing currently at the White House.
Davis introduced by Louis House
of WMIN vowed the audience with
two numbers and an encore.
Decorations Terrific
Decorations were terrific. Each
table had its own centerpiece of
red hearts on white lace doilies
with heart-shaped candle holders
with red and white tapers. Red and
white streamers with vari-sized