The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-23

at 3 80 at a tea to be held at the Shaw
House. This outstanding and popular
group, it will be remembered, was for
merly the Transportation Committees
of the Women's Clubs and who last
year sponsored an afternoon tea at
which nearly three hundred guests were
present Mesdames Julia Wade, Nora
Sewall, are in charge of a large group
of hostesses. Miss Susie Jones is
president
4 free community concert by the
Outer South End String Ensemble,
William Wooten, director, will be
given at Harriet Tubman House, %
HOlyoke Street, Wednesday, March q,
500 pm, sponsored by a volunteer
committee of South End residents, Mrs.
Mrs. Fannie Lonon, chairman, cooper
ating with the Adult Recreation Pro-
ject of the WPA.
Sunday, March "a, at $50 pm,
Harry l. Fernandes, Suffolk Univer-
sity Law student, will be guest speaker
at the 464 Mass. Ave, Forum. His
subject will be, "Why Fight"
Mrs. Aberdeen Archer, we'll known
Beautician and proprietor of the Aber-
leen Beauty Shoppe at IS Bower ST.,
Roxbury, who is confined to her home
on account of illness, is recovering
gradually and hopes to be able soon to
resume business.
Miss Lillian Sterrett of Philadelphia
was the weekend guest of Mrs. Evelyn
Mayo, 70 Munroe Street, who enter
tanned in her honor on Saturday even
ing March Is. Other guests were
Misses Harriet Rush, Edwina Camp
bell, Elizabeth Ray, Eva Moulton,
Josephine Proctor; Messrs. Jimmie
Carter, Bernadine Dabney, Elwood
Mckinney, Oscar S. Burrows, f.
Frank Ellis, Norris Davis, and several
others.
Sunday, March II, Miss Agnes Van
Derzee, president of the Etude Club.
was hostess at a dinner at EstelIe's
with the club members as guests. A
very pleasant time was had by all and
Miss Van Derzee was voted a most
charming hostess Before the dinner
there was a short business session. The
second in April when the club will
visit the Old Ladies Home on Hancock
Street, West End, Miss Van Derzee
will have charge of the program.
Walter Williams of Everett was host
to the Amician Club at its regular
monthly meeting. The following com
mittees were appointed by President
Taylor: Business, James a. Garner,
Harold Boardley and Percy Simmons;
social, F. Leon Sparrow, Percy Sim
mons, George High, Andrew J. Derri-
cote and George Collision; Auditing,
Percy Simmons, Walter Williams,
Conrad Cordice and James L. Smith;
publicity, James A. Garner, Albert B.
Cosby and Walter Williams. The name
of Charles Broome of Medford was
placed on the waiting list for member
ship while that of Isaac Bailey of
Cambridge was placed in the hands of
the investigators. Plans for a series
of Saturday and holiday afternoon
parties for the juveniles of suburban
Boston are beinng considered.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Round Circle Club, will not be held
this month, owing to the illness of the
president, Mrs. Aberdeen Archer, and
of the Secretary, Mrs. Daisy Henry.
who met with a very serious accident
recently as well as to illness in the
home of the hostess, Mrs. Pearl James.
Time and place of the meeting in April
will be announced later.
In 1867 there were just four colored
employees in the Boston postofice,
James NJ. Trotter, W. H. Dupree and