It’s finally Spring, folks, and isn’t it lovely to be seeing people outside again? Soon, preparations for the Art Fair will be in full swing, and, if you haven’t yet volunteered to help, consider it. There is a grand variety of jobs to be had, and I have it on the best authority that volunteers are still being accepted, (also recruited) and certainly welcomed to the fun.
Speaking of seeing friends out of hibernation, we happened on Phyllis Towns walking her baby granddaughter recently. Phyllis and Bob, who moved a few months ago to a lakeside home away from the bustle of Westminster, have returned! We are happy to report that they are now living back among us, in one of ‘those lovely apartments on Waterman and -Skinker. Bob was recently hospitalized but is now back at work, and we hope he and Phyllis will be staying here healthfully and happily ever after. This neighborhood is either charming or addictive, I’m really not sure which.
Mrs. Nathalie Harris, of the 6100 block of Westminster, recently had surgery on her wrist and is now at home having (and enjoying, we hope) a respite from working hard as a secretary. We hope she will repair soundly and be as good as new very soon.
Mr. William Bolden, of the 5800 block of DeGiverville, was recently hospitalized for tests, and he was, we are glad to hear, pronounced fit and is now back at home.
Another young man living on Waterman is in the news. He is Mike McGinn, son of Ilene and Jim McGinn, of the 5900 block of Pershing. Mike is engaged to be married this summer to Miss Joan Clarke, from north St. Louis.
This makes two McGinn weddings this summer. Good luck !
Linda and Joe Edwards of Parkview have a new daughter Elizabeth Hope. This nativity was especially exciting as Linda delivered her baby at home. She and Joe had planned this for many months, Congratulations on a beautiful and unusual birth announcement.
The annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Party at St. Roch’s was, as always, a huge success. The dinner was admirably handled and delicious, and the singing of Irish songs and all the other traditional festivities were much enjoyed.
St. Roch’s children had a St. Pat’s success, too, as they marched in the big parade on March 12. Peggy O’Brien did a wonderful organizing and teaching job and deserves our applause for a job well done. No less than the St. Louis Post Dispatch observed that, “A favorite group of the onlookers was the St. Roch’s Catholic School Kazoo Band, which had progressed to the point where the different Irish Melodies they were playing could be distinguished. Naturally, all this concentration on music caused their marching to suffer a bit. Each time the parade stopped, the last two ranks of the band would often merge, amid shouts caused by stepped-on feet. But the St. Roch’s school aggregation appeared more seasoned than the adult kazoo entry from the Sportsprint Athletic Club.”
How about, that? We are surely proud of all the St. Roch’s kids.
Horace and Anna Busch have another new granddaughter. Her name is Kelli Ann, and she was born to Pamela on February 13. Now close sisters Pamela and Vivian both have baby girls only five months apart. Congratulations!
We express our condolences to Ed Stout and family at the loss of Ed’s father, Mr. Ray M. Stout, on February 3, and, February 22, of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Carcher. Both lived in Cairo, Illinois. Our sympathy to Ed’s mother and to all the Stout family.
We offer our sympathy to the family of our neighbor Delores Hoefel, whose close cousin, Mr. Salvador Flores, passed away on March 16, after the tragic events at the Riverfront Holiday Inn, where Mr. Flores was assistant manager. We extend our condolences to Mrs. Rosa Flores and their four children, and to the Hoefels.
It isn’t often that we get really up-town, so we are proud to include this month a creative outpouring by a rising star on the lyric scene. It pays proper tribute to Suzanne Hart as she retires from the Residential Service to devote her time to her new job on the Board of Police Commissioners. The Residential Service will henceforth be headed by Karleen Hoerr. Be sure to read the related article elsewhere ‘in this issue.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1977.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1977_04.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
