Hartford chronicle., 1946-06-08
CITY NEWS
By Harriet Cheek

Grace-NSW u1dNcil 11OSPAN ing Drive which began officially May 28. A banquet was given at the Taft Hotel primarily to give instructions to the commanders captains, lieutenants of groups working to make this drive huge success, Amongst those present were: Mesdames Laura Mccoy, Christine Murray, Fannie Plerce' Alberta Hill, Frances Walker Grace Marshall, Harriet Cheek, Rev. R. A. G. Foster, Dr. Harold Fleming. MT. Watts, director ot the Dixwell Avenue Community House. Ed Gain and James Mitch ell.
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 Fred Grover is one of the fav- orites at the New Haven Post Of- flee. It is nice to see him Ii one has occasion to visit the General Delivery Window.
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 We are represented at the U. 5. Employment Office by Grace Walte' Dan Stewart and Theodore Dud- dley. each doing exceptionally well on their respective jobs.
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 The National Postal Alliance Tea was a pleasant way to spend a few hours. A former New Haven CT, Kenneth l.. Renault, now foreman at "a Brooklyn, N. Y. Post Office, was guest speaker. The New Haven Post Office was well represented by Harriet Jackson, Dick Plato, Sam Burrell, Royal Wilson, Billy Butts, Winfield Tay- Tor, Nick Norcott, Leroy Pierce, Eben Taylor, 'Curtiss Smith, Will liam Morgan, James Whyte and Charles Hubbard.
 Winfield Taylor was at the door officiating relative to the silver offering. I had difficulty finding mine so he turned on all the lights to make sure I would find it.
 The Auxiliary, Helen Hubbard Marion Singleton, Irma Smith, Ne rissa Taylor, Evelyn Burrell, Pearl Butts, Elsie Whyte, Lillian Pierce, Alice Watson, Elizabeth Norcott, Gabrielle Jordan and Estelle Fay Tor, set the very attractive table and served lovely tea.
 *********** Dan and Fife Stewart have been week ending in Westerly, R. l.
 ***##****** Millie and Chick Allen, Al Car ter of New York, Win Johnson and John Robinson were having a ball at the Elks Rest the holiday night.
 ##********* Mrs. Virginia Smith of Rich mond, Va, has been guest of Mrs. Leila Wilkins and family of Dix we'll Ave. On Sunday Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wilkins accompanied by Mrs. Adele Davis and Mrs. Sara Dukes iourneyed on to Boston.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Ellsworth Nixon and MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Carl 1 were recently entertained in New York by MT. and Mrs. Frederick Amos, MT. and Mrs. Lester and MT. and Mrs. Green in their Con- want Ave, apartment.
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 Miss Catherine Miller, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward Miller, ST., of Stevens Street, has com pleted her four years at Fisk Uni versity. On graduation night of May 27, Miss Miller received her BS degree and has arrived home before undertaking some position.
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 MT. and Mrs. Byrd Branch and their son Wallace, of New York City were recent Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. James Moore, Sr., of Dixwell Avenue.
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 The Milk and Brandy Club gave their first summer dance at Labor last Wednesday night. The affair was well attended with music by the Merrymakers. MT. H. B. Williams of Orchard Street was the lucky winner of a ticket drawing to the Louis-Conn fight.
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 MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Nixon of Orchard Street lavishly enter tained at Memorial Day Lawn Party at their Orchard St., resi- dent, MT. and Mrs. Walter Belle, MT. and Mrs. Edward Miller, MT. and Mrs. Ellsworth Nixon, Mrs. James Bolton, Mrs. Florence New ton, MT. and Mrs. LaFrazier, Mrs. Minnie Roseborough, Mrs. Lucy V. Lewter, Misses Harriet Davis, Dorothy Wilkins, Messrs. Arthur Belle, Carl Nixon and William Browne and daughters, Marjorie and Janice.
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 Mrs. Mary Freeman of Winter Street recently entertained her son