The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-03-09

anu supper WIN a NOSSh VI lliOl '
other guests. The evening be-
fore, Mrs. Doll Tanner entertain
ed at six course dinner. On
Monday, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward
Smith of New York and Wonder
Lake, N. j., were her hosts at an
elaborate collation. followed by
cards. The James Capers of w.
1877 tn st. also received in Mrs.
Finley's honor with appropriate
embellishments in their lovely
home. Saturday evening it was
Mrs. Clifford Myers with a card
and supper party. OF course Mrs.
Mary Sweetwine thought up an
original idea and t k a
party to the Zanzibar Cabaret fol-
lowed by a midnight feast at home.
Then there was the box party at
the Golden Gate when the Utility
Club gave their annual ball. Mrs.
Finley's group of beautiful Italian
friends put on a fiesta de lux one
evening and then to top it all Mrs.
Finley had to get extra luggage
sent by rail to pack her piles of
gifts from New York and New
Jersey. There were nylons and
candy cigarette lighters and Gig
arettes, flowers and fruits, a hat
and some handkerchiefs, a wooden
poodle an da bridge lamp shade,
and dainty aprons and card decks.
Mrs. Finley's visit was a JOY for
ever to be remembered and many
are the hearts that long for her
return to her former place among
the side walks of Little Old New
York Mrs. Maude Windsor
of Winston-Salem, N. c., attended
the funeral of her late and we'll
known sister, Mary Fitzgerald of
Atlantic City, Mrs. Windsor is
now in New York City visiting
relatives at % Hamilton Ter. The
late Mrs. Fitzgerald was at one
time one of the favorite hostesses
of Atlantic City and her home not
far from the famous Boardwalk
was the center of yearly bevy of
some of the gayest summer visi-
tors of that period. They came
from Cleveland, Washington, Bal
timore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis,
Indianapolis, t. Louis, Boston and
New York to enjoy the pleasant
hospitality and genial personality
of Atlantic's most popular hostess
who never left a stone unturned
in her voluntary efforts to pro-
vide not only the creature comforts
but also the cultural back ground
she knew her guests were accus-
toned to. Her passing is source
of sincere regret to all who knew
her. Mrs. Windsor, it is hoped,
will remain in New York many
weeks since she has host of
friends who find her mere pre-
sence both fascinating and in
vigorating, so charming and con-
genial is her natural disposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Austin of
I270 Convent ave, were charming
hosts when their apartment over
flowed with specially invited
guests who came to honor the
committee assisting in the opening
of the new inter-racial Children's
Center on Riverside Drive. This
committee is substantiated by the
Mayors special committee OF
which Mrs. Edith Alexander is a
member. The Mayor allocated the
sum Of fifteen hundred dollars
with the proviso that Mrs. Austin
and he rcommittee raise the bal.
ance TO complete the three thou.
sard needed to equip the Center
and open it by March 18th
Mrs. Jamie Kennard Coleman has
relinquished her former search fol
an apartment to be ready wher
her actor husband Warren re.
turns from the western tour OF
the Anna Lucasta Company. AND
all this because Mrs. Coleman wa.
fortunate enough to secure tbs
artist apartment belonging to Mis-
Hilda Simms, star of the Anna
Lucasta cast. Miss Simms will be
busy away from New York for
many, many months, especially il
the plans to take the company tt
Russia are completed. Meanwhile
Mrs. Coleman makes a charming
picture as hostess in the Simm,
apartment located in the Randolph
Building at W. 147th St anc
Riverside Drive. Telegraph,
wires reveal news from the Paci
fic shores that Secretary and Mrs
Joshua R. Rose (the former Vir
ginia D. Craft of New York; are
arriving from Oakland, Califor.
mia over United Air Lines on tn,
evening Of March eleventh at L,
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