The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-03-21

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Bullock, F. Cunningham, YER
gis Hill, S. M. Riley and ]. E.
Mckenzie.
Mrs. Harriet c. Hall is in
Chicago visiting her son and
dsughter-in-law DR.. and Mrs.
John B. Hall Jr. and her
grandson John B. Hall w. Mrs.
Hall left Boston last Saturday
and viii remain in Chicago on
ly two weeks in order to be
back in Boston for the Easter
party arranged by the Women's
Service Club of which she is
president
A banquet by Girls Junior
Usher Board of Columbus Ave.
A.ME, Zion Church in honor
of their supervisor, Mrs. L. L.
E. Perry, will be given Wednes-
day evening, April %. Freder-
ika Walker, chairman.
The WOmen's Service Club an
nual Easter Hop comes Monday,
April 6, at the Ritz Plaza Ball
room, 21S Hum 'ngton Ave, and
as usual will be the special
event of the week following
Easter. Good music will be pro-
vided to complete an evening of
real enjoyment. Full particulars
will be in next weeks paper.
Mrs. Lottie KimbIe is chairman
of the committee.
Among the interesting sub
jects discussed by Mrs. Mary
Moore of the Community Re
creation Project, WPA, none
have attracted more interest
than that on the History of
Colored Women'S Clubs in Am
erica" In Washington, D. C.
1892, The Colored Woman's
League was organized, and in
corporated in 1894. Mrs. ]. st.
Pierre Rufin organized the
Woman'S Era Club in 1894 st
Boston. The Club sent out a
Call to Colored Women all Over
the United States to assemble
in Boston to challenge the
statement of a Southern Editor
who had written disparingly of
Colored Women. The result was
the organization of the National
Federation of Colored Women'S
Clubs. 1t opened its first ses-
sion in Boston July 90, 1895.
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune or
ganized the National Council
of Colored Women, Inc. and is
the president. The Life Of
Benjamin Banneker, Scientist,
Astronomer. will follow and
then the Outstanding Colored
Newspapers" at the Shaw
House, Home for Aged Colored
Women and at st. Monicas
Home, and at Federal Housing
Project, Lenox st. Mrs. Moore
owns first copies of the "Cour-
Ter" and THE GUARDIAN and
which she will show at the lee
lures on newspapers.
The John W. Williams Club
of Columbus Ave. ANE Zion
Church met at the home of Mrs.
Lena Skinner, II Wabon ST.,
Roxbury, Feb. rs, with a large
number of members present.
The guest of the evening was
the Pastor, Rev. A. A. Perry,
also accompanied by the visit
ing Pastor, Rev. Watson Of
Providence, R. I. Each pastor
made verytinl ely remarks and
congratulated the club for its
fine work. After the meeting,
all were served in the dining
room with a collation. prepared
by the hoSteSses for the even
ing: Mrs. Florence Thomas,
Mrs. Lena Skinner and Mrs.
Leah Wilson. It was at this
meeting the club decided to
remember the boys at Fort Dix,
New Jersey, so they won't feel
the people at home had forgot
ten them. The date, March 5,
was set to send them a box
which was carried out on a
large scale. The box contained
cigarettes, tobacco, cigars, gum,
candy, cookies and a large
cake. This was sent to the
Chaplain, Rev. Chas. R. Win
throp, to distribute among the
boys.
The Music Academy students
Of Anna Bobitt- Gardner, Mus.
B. s., held a special National
Defense Program at their last
meeting Of the season Sunday
before last. The guest speakers
included two afraid wardens,
Its. Madeline Freeman and
Elizabeth Robinson, W h o
stressed precautions that must
be taken in case of an air raid.
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