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Lx 1 L_l | I r S MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN , Republicans Announce I Campaign Committee .1 I M Hi Hi * X• ' * F 1 i i B' J Volume 1. No. 10. REPUBLICANS LINE UP FOR CAMPAIGN The Republican state central committee Tuesday announced the appointment of Talmage B. Carey of Minneapolis as state director to direct the organization work of the Negro voters of the state. An executive and advisory committee, the personnel of which will direct the Negro work, was also an nounced. This division is a unit of the permanent organization that is being set up and is in keeping with the general policy of reorgan ization of state G. O. P. forces in the state in an attempt to provide an aggressive, effective, and re sponsive organization. Advisory Committee The advisory committee, the state central committee announced, is composed of representative citi- ' ■ ::®3I gbil r ; :--<-‘ 1 V life »□ ■&->*?< aSKfi ‘ - ■ ■ Talmage B. Carey zens of the state who are directing their activities toward the re establishment of good government in the administration of state af fairs and the maintenance of our constitutional form of government. Committee Personnel The Advisory Committee mem bers are: Duluth, Joseph Albright, Rev. Chas. Copeland, Dorothy Nichols, and Wallace Rooney. St. Paul: Mmes. B. F. Edwards, Hattie Walker, F. L. Rogers, James Williams, Mary Combs, Doris Roper, Maude Brooks, and S. Ed Hall, Atty. Hammond Turner, C. W. Wigington, Rev. L. W. Harris, Timothy Howard, Hector Vassar, C. W. Washington. Minneapolis: Mmes. Robt. Van Hook, Katherine Smith, Chas. M. Foree, Margarette Washington, Mattie Dearing, Eva L. Abbey, Helen Jackson, Alma Woodson, Atty. Raymond W. Cannon, John I. McCoy, Geo. Johnson, W. S. Sim mons, Curtis Chivers, and Mr. J. B. Levy. Hall in Charge in Ramsey S. Ed Hall, of St. Paul, will sup ervise activities in Ramsey County, and Joseph Albright, of Duluth, supervising St. Louis County. This group, Mr. Carey stated, shall endeavor to intelligently ad vise the voters of the pitfalls and dangers that are inevitable under the proposals as advocated by the present state administration. The system which gives to the individ ual the right to acquire, own and possess that which by thrift and initiative he has accumulated must be preserved. Minnesota today finds itself, the state director added, at the cross roads in its history, and all voters who believe that good constitu tional government must prevail are urged to lend their efforts in co- *oo. JUN 24 g. FW operation with this group to insure the defeat of the present state ad ministration. • * ♦ FELLOWSHIP PARTY The Minneapolis Bridge and dance fans who missed the first Fellowship night last Saturday at their hall, 3013 Garfield avenue, are planning to join the crowd Saturday, Oct. 13, for the second party. A large number of bridge fans battled for first honors and Mrs. Sadie Paul and Mrs. Harvey, with their supreme skill and bid ding and play, finished with the highest score. Some hot contests will be waged in the next 12 games. Better get your partner and start Saturday, October 13. Mr. Everett Vaughn and Miss Christine Carter won the free admission tickets. Ad mission 15c, 25c a couple. Re freshments. Miss Webb at the piano.—Advertisement. * * * CHRISTIAN J. LAURISCH I kw* f 3iM| Whose one term as Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner has demonstrated his fitness for this important post. An able attorney, he has saved the state thousands of dollars because of his legal knowledge. Mr. Laurisch is from Mankato. * • * Oldest Lighthouse The first lighthouse built by the federal government after its found ing stands on Cape Henry guard ing the entrance to the Virginia capes. Material for its construc tion had been assembled by the colonial administration of Virginia, but with the advent of the new government the site was ceded to the latter. The light was put in operation in the year 1791. It was replaced in 1881 by a modern light house, but the old tower stands as a historic landmark. Odd Floating Islands Grow Trees, Vegetables Near the City of Mexico is the Lake of Xochimilco, nearly covered with floating gardens, called chln ampas, on which are raised flowers and vegetables for the city markets. They are formed of floating masses of water plants, covered with soil, and secured by poplar stakes. The latter take root, and surround the islands with living hedges. Among the largest natural floating islands are those formed by tangled masses of trees and brushwood carried down by great rivers. On the Mississippi and its tribu taries these Islands are known as “rafts.” One of the most remark able of these rafts began forming in the Atchafalaya, one of the lower arms of the Mississippi, in 1778, and gradually increased until by 1816 It had extended to ten mllee In length, over six hundred yards In width, and eight feet in length. Although it rose and fell with the water, it was solid enough to support the growth of trees, some of which were sixty feet In height This vast ob struction was finally removed by the state of Louisiana at great expense. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Friday, October 12, 1934 b Wlsi ■tefc ML <^ f "' - I%%'f W Mrs. Francis Doyle, the former Virginia Hedge, whose marriage to Mr. Doyle was one of the highlights of MISS VIRGINIA LINCOLN HEDGE AND FRANCIS WILLIAM DOYLE WED Reception at Home Follows Service At St. Phillips Episcopal Church One of the most beautiful wed dings that St Paul has seen re cently was solemnized Saturday evening, October 6th, at St. Phil lips church. The glow of candles mingled with palms, Easter lilies, and white pompoms, formed a glorious setting for the marriage of Miss Virginia Lincoln Hedge, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hedge, 878 St. Anthony avenue, St. Paul, and Mr. Francis William Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Massengill, 834 17th avenue south, Minneapolis. The Reverend Father A. H. Lealted, former rector of St. Phillips Church, read the service at 7:30. Mrs. Nora McCracken played a prelude of nuptial music which in cluded “Nocturne” from Mendels sohn’s “M idsu mm e r Night’s Dream,” Schubert’s “Serenade,” “Perfect Prayer,” by Riley and Stenson, and “At Dawning,” by Charles Wakefield Cadman. The “Bridal Chorus” from “Lohen grin,” by Wagner, was played for the processional and Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” for the reces sional, by Miss Rosamond Collier. Miss Elizabeth Lee, a cousin of Miss Hedge, attended her as maid of honor. She wore a gown of torquise blue crepe and carried a bouquet of solomen gladiolas, tea roses, and fem. The bridesmaids, the Misses Ed monia Perry, Eva Lee, and Bella Lee, the two latter, cousins of the bride, wore respectively gowns of pink, green, and peach crepe, with hats to match, and carried gladiolas and white pompoms. And each also wore a rhinestone bracelet, a gift of the bride. The ribbon girls were Yolanda Coram, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Coram, and June Lee, cousin of the bride. They were dressed in white crepe. Little Lucy Morris preceded the bride as flower girl. Her frock was of shell pink crepe and her flowers were a basket of sweet peas. Miss Hedge, who entered on the arm of her father, was gowned in ice-white satin, fashioned in prin cess style, with long tight-fitting MRS. FRANCIS DOYLE he social season. sleeves, and cowl-shaped neckline. Her short train veil of tulle, Ma donna style, fell softly back from a simple halo. Her sandals were of white satin. Mrs. Hedge was gowned in green sheer crepe, silver slippers, with hat to match, and had a corsage bouquet of chenille roses, sweet peas, and baby breath. Mrs. Mas sengill’s gown was of pink satin with matching hat and slippers. Her bouquet was the same as that of Mrs. Hedge. Mr. Huron J. Shelton, Jr., was Mr. Doyle’s best man, while the ushers were Messrs. Marion Thatcher, of Kansas City, Mo.; An thony Bannam, and Donald Bona parte. The reception following the ceremony was given at the home of the bride’s parents. Palms and Cybotium fems were used as a background for the receiving line, and the bride’s table was centered with a bowl of pink orchids and white asters lighted with pink tapers supported by silver candle sticks. Many valuable and costly gifts were received by the newly weds. Mr. Doyle and his bride are both students at the University of Min nesota. The bride is also a gradu ate of Central High School, St Paul, class of January ’33, where she was a member of the Dramatic Club and Club Editor of The Cen tral High Times. Mr. Doyle graduated in ’33 from South High School, Minneapolis, where he was an outstanding track star. They left immediately after the reception on a wedding trip, stop ping first in Duluth. They will be at home after October 13th at 878 St. Anthony avenue. Ths University of Santo Tomfts kC Manila, Philippine islands, is* tfie’ oldest Institution of Jeafn/ritf liy ritory under the JurHdlfcUiftj *ot thp American flag. It wa's established In 1611 by Dominican missionaries, and has been operated continuously under Catholic auspices. Harvard university, founded In 1636, oper ated continuously longer than any other institution of learning in the continental United States. The col lege of William and Mary, founded at Williamsburg, Va.. in 1693, Is re garded as the second oldest and the third on soil under the jurisdiction of the United States, although col lege activities at William and Mary were suspended for several years during the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Yale university, established In 17(12. comes next • • • Old Universities Wheatley House To Observe 10th Birthday ESTYR BRADLEY TO WASHINGTON Miss Estyr L. Bradley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradley of 934 St. Anthony Avenue, left the city Saturday, October 6th, for Washington, D. C., to be the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Nelson. En route she will visit relatives in Chicago and also visit friends in Toledo, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore before returning home. Miss Bradley, who has been secretary to Dr. J. Walton Crump of St. Paul for the past five years, is secretary of the Cameo Social Club and a member of the Bid-Rite Contract Bridge Club. She expects to remain out of the city indefinitely. SOCIAL TWELVE FALL DANCE You and your friends are cordial ly invited to attend the Fall Dance of the Social Twelve upstairs of Reilly’s Buffet—l3B E. Fourth street, in the loop district. Com mittee includes J. J. Jackson, C. D. Jackson, Earl Cannon, H. W. Schuck, A. Wycoff, Charles Gra ham, Ray Walker, J. T. Grice, R. Busby,. D. J. Payne, and Rufus Dodd. Floor show at 12 P. M., Monday, Oct. 15th, 1934. Dancing from nine to two a. m. Tickets 35c. Mr. Joseph Glover who has been very ill at his home, 3740 Fourth avenue, is now confined to his bed. His condition is thought to be critical. Mrs. Mary Kyle, 3637 Fourth avenue south, was rushed to the hospital Friday for an emergency operation for appendicitis. Her condition since has not been re ported. Mrs. James Harris is quite ill at her home, 3021 18th avenue south. Miss Goldie Skiles, of Louisville, Kentucky, is in the city at present and is planning to make this her future home. Miss Skiles resides at 3724 Minnehaha avenue south. River Used as Postman During Siege of Paris During the siege of Paris by the Germa os in 1870 the post office ad ministration hit upon the expedi ent in addition to the balloons, of enclosing letters In small zinc globes, water tight and hermetically sealed, and dropping them Into the Seine. Thjre they floated, if they were not captured by the Germans, down the river to the French Hues, where a net stretched across the river gathered them in, and they were sent on their way. Unfortunately, fpy. the French, the GcMpjiqs ;‘fhe character of *the4e. tine floats; and as they Could pot hope*. tp> .see* ,ap£ fish x>u£ by ordinary means all '.the fetters time went down thus, they stretched across the river, at Villeneuve Saint Georges, a net of their own and effectually stopped this system of postal communication. The zinc balls and their use were pretty nearly forgotten, when about twenty years ago, a fisherman found in the Seine, near Villeneuve, a queer looking globe of zinc. With a large knife he opened It and found three hundred letters, still legible, and all dated December, 1870. They were delivered to the postal authorities and were for warded to their destination after having been in the river for many years. • • • —Advertisement. ♦ ♦ ♦ PRICE FIVE CENTS IRA DE REID, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Measured by its accomplish ments, ten years is a long or a short time. Phyllis Wheatley Set tlement House will be ten years old next week, October 17. It’s the day to which all Minne apolis and many St. Paul friends have been looking forward. The program as arranged prom ises much of fine music by a com munity chorus, directed by Mrs. Blanche O. Mason. A concise andjuteresting review of its ten-year history will be giv en by Miss W. Gertrude Brown, head resident. Its most important speaker will be Ira De Reid, among the most outstanding of America’s social research workers. The program is scheduled for 8:15 in the big gym. There is no admission charge, nor for refresh ments served later in the assembly hall. The Phyllis Wheatley board and staff unite in an earnest invita tion to the public to be present. ♦ ♦ * N. A. A. C. P. BRANCH REORGANIZING The reorganized branch of the’ St. Paul N. A. A. C. P. is seeking members. Each week the honor roll of those who have signed up will be given in this newspaper. ST. PAUL N. A. A. C. P. HONOR ROLL Melvin Maas, Rev. H. M. Mar bley, Miss I. M. Carden, Dr. A. M. Butler, Wm. Riley, James W. Bolden, H. J. Shelton, Sr., Lula Tandy, S. E. Hall, Theo. F. Allen, Chas. Payne, and George Wills. * « • PROMINENT HAITIAN THANKS SHIPSTEAD fibS’ > ■ > I Senator Henrik Shipstead Senator Henrik Shipstead is in receipt of a cable from Port Au Prince, Haiti, from Georges Leger, prominent Haitian, thanking the Senator for his part in ending American Marine rule of the little black republic. Senator Shipstead during all the time in which the U. S. occupied the island republic was a severe critic of U. S. policy and the Haitians counted him a sincere friend. • • • A large number of our group is attending the Adult Education Classes. Negro Dramatics being the outstanding class. Mrs. J. H. Greer returned re cently from visiting her daughter in Philadelphia, and Mrs. O. Towles of Chicago. I \ u—