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Friday, January 25, 1935
WOMAN’S
Minneapolis Society News J
Conducted by
Marionne Peebles
Chas. Roundtree, 909 Cedar Ave
nue, a member of the Zion Bap
tist church and who has been for
a number of months suffering from
illness, is reported improving.
Entertain For Mrs. Brewton
Mrs. Maud Brewton, Grand Ma
tron of the E. 0. S., while in Min
neapolis visiting the orders of the
state and the guest of Mrs. Agnes
Eddings of 3200 31st Avenue So.,
was the honored guest at a num
ber of Minneapolis homes, among
others: Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20,
at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Van
Hook, 3612 Elliot Avenue, Mrs.
Brewton and the past matrons of
the order were entertained at din
ner. Following the dinner Mrs.
Brewton organized the Past Ma
tron’s Council with the following
officers: Agnes Eddings, president;
Anna Graham, vice-president;
Mamie Steele, treasurer; Elizabeth
Ewing, secretary, also an advisory
board with Mrs. R. H. Van Hook,
Mrs. W. M. Hyde, and Mrs. Eva L.
Abbey, chairman. Others present
at the dinner were Mmes. Mattie
Lucas Nellie Walker, Mamie Mc-
Coy, and Jennie Koger.
Tuesday, January 23, Mrs. Eva
Abbey, 417 E. 25th Street, enter
tained at dinner at her home, Mrs.
Brewton, the honor guest, and the
above numbered ladies were pres
ent.
Wednesday, Mrs. Anna Graham,
2901 Fifth Avenue, had Mrs. Brew
ton as a dinner guest, serving at
the same time the Pastor’s Aid of
her church.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Brewton
was served at a waffle breakfast
given by Mrs. Nellie Walker, 3616
Fourth Avenue So.
Thursday, Mrs. C. F. Stewart had
Mrs. Brewton as her breakfast
guest at the parsonage, 3756 Fifth
Avenue So.
Mrs. Brewton will go to St. Paul
for a few days’ visit with relatives;
on Saturday she will be the dinner
guest of Mrs. Queenie Ransom,
1045 Rose Street. Mrs. Maud
Brewton came from Mason City,
la., last week to be the principal
speaker at the dinner of the 0. E.
S. held at Phyllis Wheatley House,
Jan. 18.
Last Monday the Depression 500
club met with Mrs. Lucile Miller,
3715 Fourth Avenue So. In the
tournament of bridge, first place
was won by Mrs. Anna Lacey; sec
ond, Mrs. Johnnie Sales, and the
booby, Mrs. Miller kept for herself.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet next Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Hyde, 3832
Clinton Avenue, with Richie Adams
as host.
The Women’s Auxiliary of the
Pullman Porters’ Benefit Associa
tion will be host at a banquet given
Tuesday, January 29, at the Fel
lowship club on Garfield Avenue.
Invitations issued by the members
are now being distributed. The
banquet takes the place of the holi
day festivities usually planned by
the ladies of the auxiliary.
The second Tuesday in February
is the date set for the annual din
ner of Phyllis Wheatley. Always
an important event in the history
of the house this year it will be
celebrated with greater eclat than
ever. Committees of the house and
the auxiliary are busy arranging
the details of the affair and a pro
gram of many unusual features
will mark the occasion.
Mrs. Emma Gates is ill in the
hospital but is reported not in a
dangerous condition. She lives on
Highland Avenue and is a member
of the Zion choir and of the Dunbar
Social and Literary club.
John Carey has caused his
friends keen anxiety by his con
tinued weakened condition follow
ing a recent sickness. It is learned
he is improving at his home on 13th
Avenue and 28th Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Green,
3537 4th Avenue So., entertained at
an informal party in honor of Etta
Moten, Monday evening, Jan. 21.
The guests present were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Marshall, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Slemmons, Mr. and Mrs. Brainard
Birch, Mrs. Louise Scott Megreu,
Mrs. Consuella Poole, and Messrs.
Henry Gordon, William Benjamin,
Frank Curtis, William Burns, C. W.
Washington, and Paul Boswell.
The Twentieth Century Club and
the Debutantes held a joint social
meeting, Tuesday evening, Jan. 22,
at the Phyllis Wheatley House.
The early part of the evening was
spent in dancing followed by a
short business meeting at which
time discussion was carried on con
cerning the formation of an organi
zation of another club to include
the present members of both or
ganizations and the addition of a
few more young ladies.
Officers of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club are as follows: Arnold
Walker, president; Andrew Clark,
vice-president; George James, sec
retary; Wilbur Turpin, financial
secretary; Marion “Pete” Hatcher,
treasurer; and John Maxwell, ser
geant-at-arms.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on Friday evening, Feb. 1,
at the home of Richard Adams,
3832 Clinton Avenue So.
STUDIO FORMALS
Billee Griffin, drama and ballet
director at the Hallie Q. Brown
Community House, will present a
series of Studio Formals, on Feb
ruary 9th, March 23rd, and May
4th, at eight o’clock in the eve
ning.
Last year for the first time, Mr.
Griffin introduced this novel means
of presenting his plays. The intel
ligentia of the Twin Cities are
awaiting with eager anticipation
the first of this series, on Satur
day, February 9th, at eight o’clock.
Season tickets are now on sale
(may be purchased from any mem
ber of the classes or at the Hallie
Q. Brown House) for fifty cents,
which entitles one person to attend
the three formals. Patrons will be
admitted by ticket only, and as
there is a limited number, it is ad
visable to secure yours immedi
ately.
Site of El-Askar Now Waste
Near Cairo, Egypt, once stood EH-
Askar, built in 750 by Suleiman as
his capital. It Is now a desolate
waste.
PERSONALITIES
By Nellie Dodson
Diary of a Would-be Columnist
Saturday, Jan. 19 —Up betimes
and out to the campus. Late for
class as usual, and mightily did the
professor chide me for my tardi
ness. At ten-thirty home to sweep
ing and dusting and much tele
phoning. In the evening to the
A. K. A. soror cocktail party for
songstress Etta Moten at the home
of the Wilbur Williams. And a
right merry gathering it was with
much smart chit-chat, and tuxedos
and trailing gowns. Home in the
early morning hours and to bed.
With the thermometer hitting
-30, campus classes are depleted
because panty-waist college folks
don’t dare venture out from home
in this kind of weather. There are
some queer sights walking around
out there. Gels in ski suits which
don’t fit, gels in ski suits which do
fit, gels in high boots, gels in
Indian moccasins and heavy socks,
gels with heavy socks pulled down
over their galoshes; sheiks with
trouser legs stuffed down in but
toned overshoes, sheiks with over
shoes unbuttoned, sheiks in stock
ing caps, sheiks with ear muffs on
and no hats, sheiks with ear muffs
and hats, sheiks without hats (even
in this weather). Some members
of both sexes with scarfs tied
around their heads and under their
chins, immigrant fashion. Every
body has only one idea—to keep
warm.
This and That: LEONA HUGU
LEY over at Phyllis Wheatley is a
swell-looker. . . . PATRICIA MIT
CHELL is wearing an engagement
sparkler. . . . BRAINARD BIRCH,
who is pretty V. RAGLIN’S hubby,
and a good-looking lad, too, always
appears so deep in thought. . . .
A. WALKER came flying out into
the lobby of the library t’ other
day, and there were so many cullud
students standing around in groups
that Arnie gasped in amazement
and said: “Ye gods! I thought
for awhile I was down at FISK!”
... Yes, and it looked like Fisk and
Tuskogee all in one a few days ago
in the p. o. when almost the entire
sepia population of the campus
claimed together for a between
class chat. . . . JACK HARPOLE
knows all the campus big-shots by
their first names b’gosh. . . . WIL
LIS WARD is due back in town
next month for the intercollegiate
track meet, —or somethin’. Michi
gan is staking everything on him
for the affair. . . . Three well
known married couples are expect
ing additions to the family in the
not-so-distant future. . . . ETTA
MOTEN looks so much younger
and prettier in person than she
does in the films. And she’s a
grand person, too. A graduate of
Kansas University and an A. K. A.
soror. . . . What St. Paul Mr. and
Missus who parted, are dueting
once more? . . . Bets are three to
one that DICK MANN will return
to the home town sooner or later.
But if this weather keeps up, I’d
suggest that he stay in California.
. . . WALTER ROUST of the
ROOK GANZ musical crew is pret-
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ty sick. Here’s hoping he has a
speedy recovery.
EDITOR’S NOTE—The follow
ing is the Personalities column
written two weeks ago which failed
to be printed because of a lack of
space.
PERSONALITIES
By Nellie Dodson
Beginning of winter quarter finds
the cullud attendance at the Uni
versity see-sawing as per usual.
JACK HARPOLE and MURIEL
WIGINGTON are back after long
absences. Jack has returned to get
his degree after scooting off to a
coaching job at West Virginia State
College last year. So far he has
spent most of his time greeting and
being greeted by the football boys.
L. SMITH, H. LANDERS, and A.
NORTH haven’t put in an appear
ance as yet, but the first two are
graduates and don’t necessarily
have to register until later on in
the month. A. ALSBROOK will
stay out this quarter, and give all
his attention to being one of ROOK
GANZ’ swell crew of musicians.
EARNEST SIMMS went home
to St. Louis for the holidays, and
came back for beginning of winter'
quarter classes minus TEN
POUNDS. Too many parties and
not enough sleep, m’lad.
What Clark Gable, who has two
gel friends, found it convenient to
tell one of ’em he was “out of
town” during the holidays? My
goodness, that’s quite a daring
thing to do, don’t you think?
I hear that the play, “Old
Crusty,” which was recently pre
sented at Norway Hall, will be re
peated in the near future at the
Y. W. C. A., and the Veterans’ hos
pital. It seems that it is too bad
that the play hasn’t been presented
at Phyllis Wheatley. The Wheat
ley Players have really done a fine
piece of work with it, and should
be congratulated.
LAWNEY THOMPSON and ED
MONIA PERRY, for those of you
who don’t already know, have de
cided to ankle to the altar in the
not-too-distant future. Good luck,
And one Garbo was the fly in
the soup of TWO rival femmes all
during the holidays. She snatched
boy friends right and left, while
the other two sat back and fumed
all over the place. When one
woman can cause all that trouble,
there’s sumthin’ wrong SOME
PLACE! A couple of other gels
who haven’t been talking to her up
until recently, now are being very
nice. Whatsa’matter gels, afraid
she’ll start on your sweetie-pie’s?
At the DIPLOMAT paw-ty, one
lad who is usually the most timid
of very timid people, quite sudden
ly became ferocious. And all be
cause the former honey gave him
the cold shoulder. It’s really amaz
ing what fire the dying embers of
love can kick up, eh?
Be Seein’ you, next week!
Young Matrons of St. Peter Min
strel Show at Phyllis Wheatley
House, Friday, January 25, at 8:30
P. M.
Admission, adults 25 cents.
Children 15 cents.— Adver.
Havana’s Morro Castle
Morro castle, the fortress tn Ha
vana, was built about 1633 on a
promontory overlooking the harbor.
It was built by the Spanish, and re
mained in their possession until the
Spanish-American war.
WORLD
P St. Paul Society News □
By Mary A. Jones
732 St. Anthony Ave.
Elkhurst 0195
The Majestic Club held its regu
lar meeting at the home of Miss
Bella Lee of Sherburne Avenue. An
interesting discussion was led by
Miss Willie Eastman. The next
meeting will be held Saturday, Jan.
26, at the home of Miss Lillian Mc-
Gavock.
The Misses Bemetti Cason,
Beneta Edwards, and Anne Harris,
seniors at Hamline University,
sponsored a party of their friends
at a Pseudo-Cabaret given by the
Junior class on Jan. 19. The guest
list was as follows: Bemetti Cason,
Beneta Edwards, Anne Harris,
Louise Seymour, Alberta Brown,
Ruth Sutton, Earline Walker, Rich
ard Allen, Dunbar Gibson, Earl
Bumaugh, Arnold Walker, Wood
ford Mills, William Griffin, and
Louis Allen.
Miss Harris, accompanied by
Miss Edwards, sang “Be Still, My
Heart,” “Cocktails for Two,” and
“Stormy Weather” in the “floor
show.”
The Credjafawn Club met at the
home of Miss Theresa Banks, Wed
nesday, Jan. 23.
The girls of the Credjafawn Club
gave a pajama party Saturday,
Jan. 19, at the home of Miss Adele
Graham, 1032 Rondo Street. Bridge
furnished the entertainment for the
evening. Miss Adele Graham
coveted first prize and Miss Ruth
Miller the booby. Miss Lydia
Jones was the guest of the club.
A lovely luncheon was served by
the hostess.
Sterling Club Auxiliary met
Tuesday evening, Jan. 22, at the
club. A short business meeting
was held at which plans were made
for a Valentine party. Mrs. Easley
from Canada was a visitor at the
club and Mrs. Ruth Henderson a
new member of the Auxiliary.
The Credjafawn Club is planning
a toboggan party if the weather
permits, Saturday, Jan. 26, at
Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Marvin Keen will be hostess
to the club later in the evening.
New Baby
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. H. Byrd of 454 Rondo Street
on Jan. 10.
Miss Marie Bell of 455 Carroll
Avenue, a student of John Marshall
High School, has been confined to
her bed three days with influenza.
Messrs. Isaac Denny and Harry
O. King, N. P. private car chefs,
spent New Year’s Day in Chicago
visiting friends. Mr. King resides
at 872 St. Anthony, and Mr. Denny
lives on Rondo Street.
The Eta Chapter of Alpha Kap
pa Alpha Sorority entertained at a
cocktail party in honor of Miss
Etta Moten, well known singer
who appeared at a Minneapolis
theatre last week, on Saturday eve
ning, Jan. 19, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur A. Williams, 1559
Roblyn Avenue, St PauL
Present were the Misses Thelma
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263 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE
Corner Jay Street
Thurston, Vallera Davis, Margaret
Benjamin, Rachel James, Lucana
Cooper, Victoria Stokes, Myrtle
Wormley, and the Messrs. Percy
Green, Wilbur Turpin, C. W. Wash
ington, Andrew Clark, Cornelius
Mobiley, Archie Weldon, Harry
Landers, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Williams, Dr. and Mrs. Robert
Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Onque,
Mr. and Mrs. John Huguley, Mr.
and Mrs. D. Coram, and Mmes.
Frances Smith Brown and Audrey
McCullough. Ivy Leaf members
present were Misses Bella Lee,
Wilda Parker, Delores Johnson,
Nellie Dodson, Marionne Peebles,
Annie Foster, Frances McHie, and
Mrs. Edward Maxwell, and Messrs.
Huron Shelton, John Douglas, Earl
Shamwell, Paul Boswell, Marion
“Pete” Thatcher, Peavey Johnson,
Tela Burt, Arnold Walker, and
James Simms.
The Jolly Sixteen Social Club
met last week at the home of Mrs.
Trilby Gordon, 701 Carroll Avenue.
After the business meeting a de
lightful repast was served by the
hostess, Mrs. Belinda Washington.
The remainder of the evening was
spent playing cards. Mrs. Regina
Morris won first prize and Mrs.
Opal Whyte, the booby. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Opal Whyte, 289 Rondo Street,
Thursday, Jan. 31st.
Mrs. Roxie Anderson,
Secretary,
Mrs. Vivian Bosley,
Reporter.
Miss Dorthea Harris, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Harris, 687
St. Anthony Ave., is ill at her
home.
Miss Travis Howard left the
city for Texas, where she will
make her home.
St. Phillips Episcopal church
had their Epiphany party Monday,
Jan. 21. Mrs. Villa Wilson, 697 St.
Anthony Ave., won the ring for
this year by receiving the lucky
cut of the Epiphany cake. Mr.
Lawrence H. McCoy, winner of the
ring last year, furnished the re
freshments for the evening.
Mrs. Noami Thomas, 805 Car
roll Ave., entertained the officers
of the S. M. T. Lodge on her birth
day. Seven guests were present
and many lovely gifts were re
ceived by the hostess.
The Sterling Club entertained in
honor of Mr. John La Coste, Wed
nesday, Jan. 23rd. Mr. La Coste
is leaving the city soon to spend
at least three years in the East.
Mrs. Sophia Parker is very ill at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Richard Stokes, 761 St. Anthony
Ave.
Much Shellac Used in U. S.
More than half of the shellac
produced in India Is exported to
the United States.
Only residents of the New Eng
land states are rightfully Yankees.
First Wire Cable
Wire cable was first made in Ger
many 100 years ago.
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