The guardian., 1941-07-12

HdllpcIeu tIle Hfemen VINO dOnQed
rubber masks to combat the blaze
thousands of holiday spectators were
held within fire lines while boy and
girl scouts rescued the stocks of stores
after six people fled to safety from the
burning buildings o.. candid camera
enthusiasts had a field day and the
center of attraction was tousle haired
James Cagney of movie fame who
joined the volunteer firemen in eXtin-
gushing the fire &. when the old fog
horn blows for fire alarm the entire
population turns out for all the tax
payers have common interest in
saving their property and it is quite a
sight to see hundreds of automobiles
speeding towards the sound of the fire
engine from all parts of the Island.
Chief OF Police Augustus Amaral (who
resembles Cesar Romero) was most
courteous in volunteering information
regarding celebrities in the vicinity
and | learned that a veteran taxicab
owner Mr.. l. M. Studley had driven
Spencer Tracey and Frederic March
up from the wharf to Jimmy Cagney's
home where they embraced like long
lost friends Spencer Tracey and
March were visiting at Manomet near
Falmouth during the week Cagnev
is very well liked by the Islanders and
certainly gets around Robert
Montgomery and his wife have a beau
tiful home on the Island and Kather-
ing Cornell lives in a mansion built in
the midst of lake with a drawbridge
connecting the shore for privacy
Veronica Lake is expected to visit the
island soon for her blessed event
Officer Raymond Brown handles the
downtown section with speed and eff
clency we were the guests of Mrs.
Perry who rents three cottages on
School Street for summer visitors and
her list included Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
SIlvey of Maiden, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Hud-
son of RoXbury, Herbert Maxwell of
New York, Mrs. Floyce Lewis of Great
Neck, Long Island, Helen Walden of
Hartford, Conn, Vera Chaplin of Hart
ford, Conn, Mrs. Julia Chaplin and her
grandchildren Cynthia, Flora and
Elliott of New York, Blanche Battle
OF Winter Park, Florida and John
Veasey of New York City Mrs.
Alberta Ashby, the former celebrated
"BootSle" Perry is official hostess and
extends her million dollar hospitality
to all visitors @. P. o. Box 2O4
further up Mrs. Carrie Jones cottage
is entertaining Harold Rome and
Ihomas DeVallecourt of Cambridge,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Jones of ROY
bury, DR.. John Moseley and his sister
Mrs. Emma Brown of New York
Miss Betty Neale, lovely Washington
school marin is at the Schuyler COTTAGE
. remember when she was studying
at Wellesley College here? the
swanky Shearer Cottage owned and
operated by Mrs. Sadie Dugger has a
guest list which includes Harry T. Bur-
leigh, Judge and Mrs. Rainev of
pennsylvania, Doris Pope Jackson and
her II7i daughter Gail, Marion Dugger,
hIlzaoeth Dixon and a score more
prominent visitors the Rt. Rev
Aaam Powell looks too healthy what
Win ms speedboat and deep-sea fish
ing While his beloved wife Isabel is
conVaiesclng this summer from a re-
cent illness =. Uncle Paul and ali the
gang offer best wishes for a speedv
recovery Rev. Madison Dennison
IS stlll the spiritual leader of large
colored colony at the island and orr
people enjoy the same privileges as as
Their wealthy neighbors during the
summer it was my good fortune
to t meet Freddie White, son of the late
Professor White he has a four
piece musical outfit which is the nrida
OF the Island :. composed of Freddie
White White (guitar) singer and leader
William Osborne, saxaphone and oii.