The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-02-10

THE SOCIAL HORIZON

husband of Mary Ross-Dorsey while
visiting in Boston during the second
decade of the present century and was
ever sincerely and adoringly proud Of
her career as a dramatist, a lecturer,
and a pioneer in arranging original
forms of charitable entertainment. He
was always an enthusiastic member of
her many audiences and at one time
during a summer vacation at the
Maine estate, Mr.. Swift interested him
self in researches to the extent that he
discovered a forgotten kinship between
his wife and a certain tribe of Indians
residing not far from Kittrell. From
that time on he used to speak of her as
his Indian Princess"
The end came after he had returned
early from a business engagement and
had asked Mrs. Swift to sit beside him
and stroke his brow as she had often
done. He died while she was soothing
his forehead.
Mrs. Carl Cartwright (Margaret
Peters Dorsey is the sole survivor of
the Swifts. She resides with her hus-
band in Greenwich Village and is
well known member of the young mar
ried set both locally and in Harlem
circles wherever culture, refinement
and general good fellowship abound.
Both Mrs. Swift and her daughter have
been ardent proponents of the true
ideals of racial friendliness. The sym
pathy of large circle is theirs at the
present moment of bereavement
AT HOME WITH THE BOURNE'S
The Bourne domicile on Shawmut
Avenue was the scene on Sunday after
noon of a most unique family dinner
party. Mr.. John S. R. Bourne, of
course was the host and his young
daughter, Mrs Harry Gee aida
Bou1ne) was the hostess, assisted by
her husband. Mrs. H. K Craft of
New York was the only special guest
and it is from conversation with the
latter lady that the exquisite details
were learned which made the simple
hOmelike afternoon so original and so
interesting 1t seems that Mrs. Gee
: not only remarkable artist III the
line of culinary perfection but that she
has studied that same art from the
Oriental point Of view of her young
Chinese Merchant husband. Thus, the
dinner referred to was distinctly
American Chinese and fairly breathed
the Oriental and Occidental spirit of
either cline Rice cooked a la both
countries, roast pork, the same and
highly favored, sweet potatoes can
died, pickles from Pekin, broccali la
both Waldorf Astoria and Hong Kong
and such magnificent tea! Words
belle its fragrance and belittle its soft
", soothing, stimulating SAVIOR. OF
course, the cherry grape fruit and the
fluffy lemon pie did put America in
the foreground. But then that is the
marvellous effect Mrs. Gee has had on
her husbands taste He actually pre-
fers his own wife's lemon pie to any
of the Chinese delicacies on which he
was reared while in Shanghai. Nuts
from Tiensin, sweet meats from Nan
king and cafe au lait as in New York
quite finished this imperially prepared
and daintilv served international feast
Four year old Harry, Jr., son OF the
Harry Gees is visiting his uncles in
New York City and obtaining his pre-
miere introduction to his future
Chinese culture Miss Narka Bourne
(name sake of Boston's Narka Lee
Rayford) is the other member of Mr..
Bourne's family circle. She is at pres
ent a member of the Emma Ransome
House circle of New Workers who are
Drawing the army of young aspirants
to career in spite of the waves of
depression. The late Mrs. John
Bourne Ida Sharpe) died when young
Mrs. Gee and Miss Narka were tiny
girls and Mr.. Bourne has CALAMITY
reared his little family amid surround
ings which have made for backgrounds
of cultured and successful womanhOOd.