The guardian., 1951-12-08
SOCIAL CALENDAR
WEDDING BELLS
By ALMIRA PARK

o'clock in the afternoon, Martha
accomplished and lovely daugh-
ter Of Myron and Gladys Nc
Adoo. will become the bride OF
Mr. John Brean, native Of Cow
ington, Kentucky. It will be
small, informal wedding at the
home of the brides mother In
Watertown and the nuptial knot
will be tied by the Rev. David
Leroy Ferguson, rector emeritus
Of St Cyprian's Episcopa
Church. Given in marriage by
her father. the bride will make
a sweet picture in q gown Of taf-
fetaized white shantung with
gloves OF the same material in
silver. She will wear a Willard
cap fashioned Of white ribbon
and see dpearls Her only at
tendant will be her sister, Myrs,
in an identical dress in emerald
green with gloves OF gold The
brides mother has chosen a
gown of the same material as
the brides in aquamaTine. A
member OF the wedding party
who is all agog at the prospect
win be the brides tiny cousin,
Katherine Lotion, who will Jour-
ney from her home in Rhode
Island to serve as flower girl.
she is the daughter Of the late
Katherine Lotion, sister of the
brides mother. Coming up from
Kentucky for the nuptials will
be the groom's mother. brother
and sister: also the brides great
aunts, Misses Bertha and Lulu
Allan Of Dee Gee, the only SUR
viving relatives of the late Mrs.
Matte McAdoo, grandmother Of
Martha who spent some time in
her earlier youth in the home OF
the grandmother in Washing
ton. Also from Dee Gee will
come Judge James A. Cobb and I
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Smith Hawkins I
OF Chicago who while here win I
be guests at the Bostonian and
will stay over for the NAACP /
Pre- Christmas Benefit on Sun |
day. Dec. is at the Latin Quar-
ter on Winchester st. Besides
these out-of-towners, am on g
others hidden to the ceremony
will be DR.. and Mrs. John B.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Fit2-
allen, Mrs. Minnie Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm Lewis, Mr..
and Mrs Richard Walker Adel-
aide Holbrook) and group Of
the brides young friends. The
wedding supper will be served
by Iarkie Williams Of Lynn. An
unique wedding gift is an eight
piece silver service belonging to
her great, great aunt on the
paternal side. From 1t. Col.
Harry Lotion the brides uncle.
were received two hsnd-painted
Japanese lamps Mr.. Brean is
an electrical engineer IN the
Technology Laboratory T h e
bride is college trained. After
the nuptials and reception the
newlyweds will depart on their
honeymoon, destination undiS-
closed. Among New Workers
who are expected to attend the
NAACP Dec. IS affair at the
Latin Quarter are Miss Ernestine
Worthy. Mrs. Phyllis oliver, Miss
wilhelmina Adams, Mrs. Bernice
Aston and Mr.. Stephen Rapich.
After the Brean-McAdoo
nuptials at her Watertown home
this Sunday. Mrs. Esther Haw-
kins Wilson will journey to Dee
Gee to meet her god -ehild. Doris
West Rodriguez before boarding
plane for Porto Rico to spend
the Xmas holidays there where
Or. Ramos Rodriguez is surgeon
in-chief at the government hos
pital. This year The Star Of
Light Chapter for the Blind
shifted its setting for its annual
NfuSicale-Tea from the Rowland
Manor at 80 Rowland st. to the
Professional and Business Men s
Club at 545 Mass. Ave. The four
previous occasions had seen the
Manor filled to capacity with
the affable hostess. Mrs. Mabelle
r. Moore. lending her gracious
+ ness as well as her Manor for
the notable afternoons. But the
Manor is no longer under Mrs.
Moore's management because she
has retired owing TO impaired
health and is living quietly at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Reynolds, who lives at No. 40 or
the same street. On those pre-
vious afternoons the large num-
Der Of well-known citizens who
came to enjoy the two hours as
well as TO help the blind were
never disappointed in their ex-
pectations. Last sunday at the
5th annual afternoon the we'll
known club house was packed
at the starting hour when the
chairman, Mrs. Abigail Hender-
son, presented Mr.. Walter J..
Stevens, author and lecturer, to
act as master Of ceremonies
shs musical program offered was