The guardian., 1940-08-10
CITY NEWS

DR.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Patrick,
Jr., of New York, and little daughters
will be the guests of their parents on
Aug. IL at the Center St. home The
doctor, accompanied by his wife will
proceed to Maine for few days re-
Taxation, after which he will return
to New York and Mrs. Patrick will re-
main in Boston with the children dur
ing the remainder of August.
DIR. and Mrs. Sylvester Carter are
sojourning in Boston and Maine for a
few weeks. Mrs. Carter is matron
at Riverdale-in-the-Hu Hudson. DIR. Car
ter is doing some very splendid work
at the Harlem Hospital Riverdale
on the Hudson is colored orphanage
that was started by two sisters
(white) nearly 100 years ago. Here
tofore, the entire personnel has been
white, and now very efficient colored
staff is being inaugurated under the
leadership of its executive, Mr..
Murphy.
DR.. John B. Hall left Thursday for
New York to witness the semi-fnals
and finals of the N. Y. Tennis Asso.
tournament on the Cosmopolitan Ten
mis- Club courts, Convent Avenue. DR..
Hall is expected home Sunday.
After two weeks visit among rela-
tives and friends here Miss Carolyn
Johnson left Sunday night for New
York where she is employed by the
Liberian Legation.
Miss Barbara Childs and Miss Ju-
anita Mayors are employed as sales
ladies at Thompkins ice cream parlor
on fremont St., near Douglass Square.
The Boston Trade Association was
instrumental in securing the jobs for
the two young ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Henry Johnson
spent the weekend in Newport.
The Amician Club at its recent
meetings has been busy arranging for
the pleasure of its friends who are
going to attend the annual picnic at
beautiful Mayfower Grove in Bryant
vile, August II, and the dinner dance
at Ridge Hill Grove August II. Chal-
lenges have been received from several
groups to engage the Amicians, their
children and wives in soft ball games
for the day. These are being taken
under consideration. Bus service will
be provided from Maiden at 900 am.
and from Douglass Square in Boston
at $3.50 am. with the same courteous
escorts as of the past. For the Din
ner Dance at Ridge Hill Grove busses
will leave Humboldt Avenue and
Bower Street and Douglass Square in
Boston at $3.50 pm In Brockton
busses will leave the Paine School at
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the saxophone, Bobby Holmes, with
Kay Bailey, vocalist, will supply the
music.
Miss Marian Allen, public school
teacher of Atlanta, Georgia, is the
guest of Mrs. Mabel Johnson Dean of
25 Holyoke Street. She is so favor
ably impressed with the city that she
will return next summer and work on
her doctorate in Education at Boston
University where she has registered.
Mrs. Albert Mcintyre of 2478-7th
Ave, New York City, was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Fannie Lonnon of
"a Holyoke St., for two weeks and
accompanied her to the Northeastern
Federation of Women's clubs. Dele
gates to the Northeastern Federation
of Women's Clubs in New Port, R. l.,
from the Harriet Tubman House, Inc,
We're: Mesdames Fannie Lonon, Sarah
T. Jones, Jessie Johnson and Gladys
R. Holmes.
A gala Garden Party will mark the
closing of the Harriet Tubman Sum-
mer Vacation School on Thursday,
August Is, from 2;30-6:00 p.m.-The
children's work completed during the
last six weeks will be on exhibition.
There will be games and refreshment
booths. Also, the children are busily
preparing a program for the enter
tainment of their guests.
Miss Louise Jarvis of the Acwy
Club, Cambridge Y.W.C.A., Misses
Rosa Hodge and Muriel Bruce. mem
bers Of Girl Scout Troop of Blessed
Sacrament Church, Roxbury. are
spending two weeks at the Y.W.C.A.
camp, Winnicunett, Martha's Vine
yard, Mass.
Claybourne Craddock is spending
the month Of August with his brother
and sister, the Joseph Craddocks of
Columbus Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Batum, and
daughter, Louisa, have returned from
a three weeks vacation spent at Oak
Bluffs, where they were the house
guests of Mrs. Emma Lewis.
Colored children were conspicuous
by their absence at the Esplanade con-
certs for children every Wednesday
at 1O:15 am, sponsored by the Boston
School Committee. There are still
three more to be held.
Dorothy Dolly Harris, daughter OF
the Carlton Harrises of Maiden, and
Alice Karouse, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Karouse of Dorchester, left for
Breeze Meadows Camp, Thursday
morning, (Aug. y. Misses Ruth
jackson of Maiden, Ann Bullock OF
Everett, Mrs. Carlton Harris of NAL
den, were the guests of Mrs. Lewis OF
Stoneham, Mass, and her brother
Rev. G. Yancey of Oxford, N. c., last
Monday evening Rev. G.. Yancey is
student at Harvard Summer School
Miss Margaret M. Collins, daughter
of Mrs. Marion Collins and grand.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John P
Wooten of "a Seattle St., Allston, was
the guest of honor at a picturesque