The guardian., 1951-09-08
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
By ALMIRA PARK

Summer rapidly draws to a
close. Folks are coming home
from their vacations and are on
their jobs again. Children are
soon to go back to school and
candidates are all striving to
gain the necessary number Of
votes at the primaries" Sept.
25, to get a place on the election
slate of Nov. 6, when the real
contest begins. The weather has
been ideal with enough real hot
days to vary the temperature.
Social events have kept the stay
at-homes well entertained. Now
comes a little lull in these gay
cites till later on when the sea-
son will start up again. There
will be Thanksgiving to look for
ward to, with families getting to-
gether to give thanks and to en-
Joy feasts of turkey and plum
pudding. followed by the Christ
mas and New Years celebrations
with their attendant festivities.
But in the meantime we will
have the annual fine concerts and
musical teas FOR which the city
is famous. Prof. Ernest O'Ban-
youn has already offered to list
dates so as to avoid conflicts.
Read his column weekly so as
to keep posted. The Arm
strong Camp down in Maine the
past weekend attracted an un-
usually large group of members
of the Sportsmen's Club, owner
of the camp, and friends, some Of
the friends on their first visit
there. It is a rule of the club
that all newcomers must be in
itiated, or, as club member in
forms us, they must take the
consequences" a statement which
he did not elaborate, though it
is known that a balky friend was
tossed into the lake. The initia-
ton ceremonies-just plain i'm
promptu foolishness = caused
much merriment. Bathing and
fishing in the lake were enjoyed
and-the regular chef prepared
meals for which outdoor life
whipped up keen appetites. Who
caught the biggest fish? This
time it was Leon LomaX who
hooked a bigger one than those
that got away. In the party dur
ing the weekend were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon G. Lomax and daugh-
ters, Barbara, Patricia and Lo-
retta; Miss Agnes johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. James johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Freeman, Mr. and
Mrs. Waldo B. Horton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Simpkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel B. Janey, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hezekiah Cuzzens, Mrs.
Lucille Corbin and children,
Valerie and George Jr. Mrs.
William Janey and sons Will
liam (Skipper), Daniel and Paul,
Mrs. Pearl Gillian and son Lee,
1 Miss Oneida Francisco, Emil j.
Harris, John Smith, John (Chef)
Fields, Ernest A. Warner, Mrs.
| Mildred Clark, Mrs. Martha Pur-
nell. Mrs. Virginia Roberts, all
of Boston, and Mrs. Maude An
derson of Hanson. Joining the
group on Sunday were Mr.. and
! Mrs. Charles w. Jackson, Bos-
ton; Mrs. Harvey Yates, Boston;
also Mr.. and Mrs. E. Peterson,
| Mrs. Broadhead and Mr. and
/ Mrs. Freeman, all Of New Jersey;
and Mr.. and Mrs. n Fl. Maull,
Pennsylvania. The friends
here of DR.. Floyd Willis Of Chi
cago, well known ex-ray expert,
will regret to learn Of his death
+ last month while motoring to the
annual convention Of the Ma
tional Medical Society in Phila-
deIphia. DR.. Willis was the
father-in-law of one Of the Jack
son bows. whose father is the well
known Alexander Jackson and
whose first wife was the late
Charlotte Walker. sisier-in-law
Of Mrs. Minnie Walker Of Wig
ellsworth st. DR.. Thomas w
Patrick Jr, eminent New York
physician. was a recent visitor in
The Hub, having come to look
over his Dad, founder Of the
Patrick School Of Pharmacy that