The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-02-16
THE SPOTLIGHT
BY AL.MlRA PARK

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In town for a few days this
week was charming Dorothy
owens, formerly of Boston and
Dee Gee, now teaching in New
York City Among those who
filled st Marks Church last
Monday evening at Aristo Clubs
Race History Week program
were: Mr. and Mrs Alfred Clark.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Gould, Mr.
and Mrs Elmer Valentine, 1t
and Mrs Hamilton Kelly, Mr. and
Mrs Walter J Stevens, Mes
danes Ella O'Banyoun, Irene
Robinson, Rebecca Jones, Lulu
McCree, Edna Taylor, and the
Misses Katherine McCree, Flor
ence Taylor. Anetta Elan and
Delphine Coleman From
far-away Mexico come greetings
from Miss Wilhelmina CrosSon,
-ounder the Aristo Club, VIII
is enjoying a year Of study and
travel in that country On
the social calendar for Feb %
is an informal party giy~n byi
the LWCS for the models who
participated In the smash
hit" fashion show presented by
the League in November 4.
The Aristo Club held its Febru-
airy meeting at the home of
Miss Josephine Williams, SO
Windsor street. After the bust
ness session MIR william Harri-
son touched on the high spots
in the life of William Monroe
Trotter. A tasty collation. was
served to Mesdames and Misses
11ond Campbell, Alberta C
Valentine, Claudia Williams,
Helen E Dane, Muriel yelling
ton, Marie Teixeira, Esther
Smith, Doris Jackson and Alice
Taylor The goth observance
of Race History week by the
Aristo Club at st Mark church
on Feb II brought out an aud
fence that filled to capacity the
editlce. The program opened
with the singing of the national
anthem. Miss Rosalind Camp
bell gracefully greeted the gath
ering and Rev Laviscount intro
, duced the speakers, Miss Mar
ian Cuthbert and Atty M w
Bullock. The topic, This is Vic
tory-What Now?" was well re-
ceived by the audience. The
program closed with the sing
ing of Lift Every Voice and
Sing" A reception and art ex-
hibit followed. Calvin Burnett,
Alan Critic, Lois Jones, Walter
j Stevens and John Wilson had
examples of their art on dis
play And from New York
these interesting notes. Mrs
Frances K Reckling of The
Dunbar Apartments opened her
home on the night of February
second in honor of her hus-
bands birthday. Most of the
happy guests we're golf enthus-
lasts and many fine plans were
made to welcome the oncoming
opening of the golf season
Congressman Adam Powell has
taken time out from his busy
days to have his book pub
lished. He has called it March
ing Blacks" and in between its
covers especially noted are the
authors six possible solutions
to the Problem of Color, "
namely eradication, isola-
ton, deportation, separation,
indignation, and assimilation.
The last named is sustained by
Congressman Powell as the on
ly successful way to handle the
situation. Frank S Adams re-
views Marching Blacks" and
says, CDR Powell, like William
Lloyd Garrison and John Brown,
will brook no compromise. It is
| greatly to be hoped that his
revolutionary spirit will result
more happily than did that of
the two above named patriots
Mrs T Arnold Hill, Mr. and
Mrs Edward Matthews. Mrs Bes-
sic Buchanan and DR. Alma
Haskins expressed pro and con
on the issue concerning the
proposed change of Seventh
Avenues name to that of
Franklin D. Roosevelt Boule-
ward" All but Mr. and Mrs Mat
thews expressed approval, es-
pecially DR. Haskins who spoke
eloquently and declared that
Roosevelt's memory should be
kept green because, like dear
/ old Seventh Avenue, it is close
ly interviewer with the hearts of
all New Workers everywhere
The Rev Shelton Hale Bishop of
st Phillips Church attended
conference in the historic city
Of New Orleans and sent back