The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-07-30

pageant WRITTEN Dy ana directed
by Miss Johnson and her CO.
workers, and picnic in family
groups under the trees, a tour
of the camp and leisureIy visit
ing between parents and child.
An original play had been writ
ten and made ready for produc-
ton, but the presence of rain
made it impossible to present it,
much to the disappointment Of
campers and visitors. One of the
main features OF the day was
the horse back riding show I'M
der the directio nof Capt. Rem
essenae, who formerly was in
charge of the Royal Cavalry
in London and has been con-
nected with the camp the past
three summers. Among the
young campers seen Sunday were
Ronold Brown, son of the A.
Browns, formerly of Boston,
Freddie MoSsell, son of Marjorie
Pool and John MoSsell, Linda
Anderson, daughter of Frances
and Bill Anderson, well known
gothamites, Peggie and Henry
Diamond, children of Donald
and Ellen Craft Diamond. There
is a very fine staff of men and
women on the faculty of the
Modern School, coming from all
sections of the country. There is
Mrs. Eleanor Sellers who is OBJ
tanning her Ph.D. in English at
Columbia. Besides being a mem
Der Of the school faculty she is
also councillor of older girls and
capable aid in many aspects of
the camp life. Her daughter,
Thomassine, aged six, is a popu-
lar camper and swimmer. Miss
Beatrice Davis, also Modern
School teacher, is another capa-
BILE staff member and assists il.
nature lore. Miss Helen Michele
of the Durham School of the
Dance in winter works with
medium-age group girls. Three
men councillors were added this
year. Folks here are still
talking about the wonderful
bazaar the Urban League held at
the City Center at 55th st. Gift
articles were donated by all the
leading N. Y. City stores and
displayed in attractively ar
ranged booths presided over by
a bevy of lovely young girls.
Among the articles were jewelry,
household gsdgets, beautiful
originally designed dresses, hand
bags, lingerie, food Of all kinds,
etc. Saturday night there was a
dance highlighted. as a special
attraction by stars of stage and
screen. Mollie Moon, wife of
Henry Lee Moon, was chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Rose,
Virginia Craft and their three
lovely children, Richard Craft,
Virginia Trotter and Mary Eliza
beth Ellen, tagged IA, IS and 81,
drove from their home in Oak
land, California, and spent 10
days in the Metropolis with their
relatives here, Mr. and Mrs. H.
X. Craft, parents of Mrs. Rose,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dam
mond, brother-inlaw and sister
of Mrs. Rose. It was their second
trip east within a year. The
children were happily enter
tanned by the young friends they
made on their visit last summer.
The Roses promised to spend
their vacations every year in the
Big City. Editor Maude
Trotter Steward was here as
delegate to the Bill of Rights
Conference and of course was
domiciled with the Crafts and
the Diamonds, with little time
to visit her other friends there.
She found her sister, Bessie Trot-
ter Craft, holding her own" she
sends greetings to her Boston
friends who have been soIicitous
for her during her illness. . !.
DR.. Jane Wright Jones is antici-
pating a second visit from the
stock. -. Mrs. Sadie Sibley,
former Hubite, now of the Har-
lem Hospital staff, is on her
annual western tour. Mrs.