The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-12-10

me INSPIRATION tof TWO AaaA
weeks OF glamor. Of hostesses vie
Ing and of much lavish entertain
ing was Mrs. Jessie Coles Gray
son. Los Angeles. popular star OF
radio. stage and screen. heights TO
which she has scared in the past
IL years.
Her more than ? years IN Port
land was given freely TO church
and community activities aside
from assisting in the earning OF
livelihood for her family. She
and Mr.. Grayson were for = num-
Der of years employees Of Port
lands two leading hotels = the
Portland and Multnomah.
Mrs. Grayson's musical career
led her into the Hall johnson choir
OF Hollywood fame and then into
the movies for character roles.
She was Addie In Little Foxes
with Bette Davis; appeared IN
"one Dark Night and THE Spirit
OF West Point" Currently. she Is
Mrs. Highly Mrs. for the first
time in pictures title well earn
ed). the housekeeper In "cass
Timberlane.s in which Spencer
Tracy stars Portland waits to
see her play the roe Of Bella
Charles in the stage show Deep
Are the Roots" expected in Port
land on tour.
This. her second trip back since
she with her family moved to Los
Angeles II years ago. was occa-
stoned by the Rosebud Study
Clubs 80 anniversary. to which
she was invited as special guest.
The party. in q picturesque set
ting. held the evening of Novem-
Der 2 at ST. Philip parish house.
offered opportunity for the 300
guests to actually deluge the hon.
Gree with affectionafe greetings.
Her gown Of black ehepe glitter
ing with sequins. topped with a
corsage of rosebuds (gift of the
club. was a contrast to the blue
with brilliants worn by Mrs. Jessie
Flowers, club president: the rose
lame-hints of silver. a brief fitted
jacket worn by Mrs C. McCulloch
of Seattle. and the gorgeous gown
worn by Mrs. Dora Gulleford. also
of Seattle, as they stood in line
receiving representatives OF Port
lands professional. civic, religious
and social life. The honoree adj
mired the club members. distin-
eps4shed by corsages Of pink rose
buds: their husbands 1.-THE thorns)
wore boutonniers of rosebuds.
Observed greeting the special
guest was City Commissioner Dor
othy McCulloch Lee. thought to
be representing His Honor Mayor
Riley: Mrs. J. J. Glow. Mrs. Lee
nora Myers. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brages. Mr.. and Mrs. l. r.
Blackburn, Mrs. Ann Shepherd,
Mr.. and Mrs. W Ingersoll. Mrs.
Beatrice Reed. Mr.. and Mrs Sui
Ivan and mother. Mrs. Lula Lee:
Mrs Ruth Leftridge. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Anthony. Mrs. Brown
fmother of Mrs. Jessie Flowers),
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Ivey. Mrs.
Mary Brown, Mrs. Marie Smith,
Mrs. Lula Gragg. Mrs Stella
Gragg. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Flow
ers. Prof. e. Shelton Hill.
Mrs. Mercedes Hardy, Mrs. Sula
NJ. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Dancy. Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Dancy.
Mrs. Stephens (mother of Mrs P.
C. Stewart). the Misses Gwendo-
Ign and Violet Hooker. DR.. and
Mrs. D. n. Unthank. Mrs. Ruth
Reed. Mrs. Estelle Cnlp. Mrs. Mel
lie Tully. Mrs Blanche Brown. Mr..
and Mrs. c. R. Redd. Mrs. Jack
Martin, Mrs. Clifford Jackson.
Mrs. W. B. Rand. Rev. L o. Stone.
Mrs. zepha Baker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Lewis. Mrs. Rose Nichols. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Williams and Mrs
Samuel Blanchard and scores of
others.
Mrs Grayson. likewise all
guests. were attracted to the Rose
bud collection of trophies. and an
interesting scrapbook- This gala
affair was only the beginning of
numerous parties and activities
during her stay.