The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-25
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SOCIAL STUFF TO-WIT-The
Meanno Club of Brockton, a swanky
outfit, are having their Annual Spring
Formal Wed. May 90 at the Magee
Holmes Studio, IL No. Main St.,
Brockton, Mass. this event has
taken its place among top-notch an
nual formals =. Bertha, The Beauti-
full Typewriter Girl, Who is she? =.
a powerful play filed with thrills and
excellent talent which will be present
ed by the Girl Friends under the direc-
ton of Ralf Coleman May 90 at this
affair the girl who has what is COM
monty known as "Oomph" will be so
Judged. Miss Agatha Guilford,
charming Boston School Teacher, sur
prised the Hub with the announcement
Of her coming marriage in June to Mr..
Emilio A. Lanier of Tennessee Aga
tina, one Of the last few remaining mem
bers of the old Madison Park group to
consider the marriage circle, has al
ways been local favorite maybe
her popular brother, James Edward,
Will be thus inspired to this heavenly
bliss &. for he is positively the last of
the old gang who hasn't taken the vow,
but after all, [ suppose we should have
one bald-headed old bach among us
The Allied Civic Council are tossing a
banquet Thursday, June 6, at Estelle's
on fremont St. this affair promises
to be "tops" the former Lieuten-
ant Gov. Francis E. Kelly, another
friend of the colored people of Boston,
will be the guest speaker The
Young Colored Republicans, a power
fol group Of the Hubs youngest poll
teal stock, are having a Banquet at
Estelle's May 2 . Buckley Gross is
the chairman of this affair and our
own John f. Wyche is the host . . this
banquet will bring together many cele-
brities e.. o.. Mrs. Erma Mckay Docket,
Young Roxbury mother, has definitely
taken place among the top notchers
for the best dressed lady During
the past year Erma, a nice looking
girl, has been setting style pace sec
ond to none Mrs. Eula Wright,
fashion designer, is just about tops in
this field with pretty Easter Moore,
popular beautician, a close second.
STREET CORNER JOEL sur
prised this writer very much to learn
that our street corner artists, which
warm summer weather has pushed on
onto the streets in focks, are contin-
ually insulting ladies, members of their
own race as they pass by to and from
their homes . unemployment is the
base OF many an evil and is blamed for
this insulting ladies on the street con-
dltlon which is becoming very serious
... 1t IS very true that a ''cat can look
at a queen" but a cat has nothing to
say pro or con it's bad enough
that white men cruise our district try
ing to pick up our girls in their cars,
following them until a policeman is
spotted, with out members of their own
race insulting wives, mothers, etc.
men and young men have always
crowded corners and it was pretty safe
for a woman to pass through them
without one Of them making nasty re-
marks like they are experiencing at
this hour E. with few major com
plants to the police commissioner,
maybe the lads will stop.
POLITICS CLUB NEWS - The
popular Fathers Club of the Shaw
House gave closing affair in the house
auditorium last Monday eve. that slip
ped little; yup, the only affair in the
history Of the Fathers that wasn't
crowded to its doors. some smart
guy talked the Fathers out of their
Annual closing affair at Breezy Mea-
doWs which had jumped all competi-
ton Tor top Spring affairs and threw
IN Monday nights flop-hop . -. +. all Bos-
Ton Is still waiting for this Breezy Mea-
doWs affair to happen and it isn't too
late, Fathers it is also rumored
that their top New Years eve ball