The guardian., 1951-12-08

Well-knOWu DdnQ lSdQSr, ana III
great pianist, Sammy Lowe, do.
. ing a lions share in this par
Of the entertainment. Seldom
/, has a gathering been treated II
! so much fine music. For ont
!, full half hour before the star
! of the festivities George with
! his sax and his Sammy with tht
. worries, gave a complete pro
! gram that kept the listeners ii
!, high spirits. The Silver Lea.
Quintette with Sandy Greer
soIolst and trio from the mum.
Der were also highhghts of thC
musical program in the singing
Of spirituals. Dorothy Ingersoll
representing the Protestant
Guild of the Blind and who ha.
been sightless since childhood
gave an interesting account oi
the work of the Protestant
Guild Interpreting her talk
with amusing stories which
brought forth laughter and ap-
plause from the appreciative
audience. After her number
came the sdrdess of the prin-
cipal speaker, Mr. Raymond
Randoll, introduced as a native
from the Gold Coast of Africa,
4 who proceeded to give the audi
Eence a beautiful word picture of
4 the conditions and hopes of his
people from that dark" land
Another lighlight of the after
noon was the introduction of the
Hon. Laurence H. Banks. Bos-
ton City Councillor, who was
given an ovation. The emcee
made hit when he introduced
chairman of st. Marks Chap
ter, Mrs. Abbie Henderson. ex-
tolling her for the splendid
work she was doing in bringing
cheer to the blind. Alice Bar
Der, the very capable president
Eof the chapter, was also pre-
Sented and extolled for her
beneficenb services. Not the
least pleasant part of the AFTER
noon was the social hour with
4 serving of delicious refresh
ments especially the excellent
punch. Assisting with the serv-
ing were Mesdames Abbie Hend-
erson, Carolyn Jones. Irene Fort.
and the other ladies of the
chapter. It was to Joint
Thanksgiving feast and a Sur
prise Birthday celebration for
the hostess that friends were
hidden on Thursday afternoon,
! Nov. %. Mrs. Sturgis Robinson
of l8 Kendall st. invites the
same group each year, this time
with the addition Of Mr.. Alfred
/, French, young artist who
, amazed several of the guests b,
! his accurate drawing of then
S from life. The other guest:
e were Mrs. Jane Cahill, widow o,
2 a former Roxbury Representa-.
r tive candidate, her sister-in-law
e Miss Jennie Cahill. and Or. anc
r Mrs. Charles G.. Steward. edi
: tors of the Guardian. After thu
s delicious turkey dinner with al
e the flxin's, Mrs. Robinson wa
e surprised when she was handed
e by her daughter, Romaine
S Thayer Academy alumna. a hug,
e box containing lovely inscribe,
/. birthday cake and gifts from
0 each of those present. And tn
e. guests were surprised also whel
: they were asked 10 draw from
e a grab bag. The men drew
S giant cigars which protruded il
3 plain sight and the ladies drew
i pieces of jewelry. Before leav
ing the table each one was aSke,
: to relate an outstanding expert
:. ence in his or her life. Repair
I. ing + othe living room In tn
] cosy apartment which was agloy
] with pre-holiday reminders tn
! guests enjoyed viewing scene
E on the large TV set.
S The Q-ettes, the energeti
r wives Of Omega men, met at tn
2 beautifully appointed home o
l Mrs. Fern Winn Blair. 40 Hol
? lander St, Thursday night will
= a large majority Of member
r present. A social group, tn
young women placed their EN-
phssis for the November meet
; ing on a welfare project which
resulted in a pile Of Christina
! toys being donated to Freedom
House for its Christmas distri
button. An interesting and livl
: program has been planned 70,
D the year under the guidance o
} Mrs. Agatha B. Robertson, prett,
J president, whose work and tha
Of the Q-etteS, not only in help.
ing their husbands but also tn.
COMMUNICATING, IS proving
Of great value. The Q-stte roll,
/ increase at each meeting as new
wives of Eta Phi and Gamma
Chapter members Of Omega Ps
Phi Fraternity are accepted into
the fold. New members pres
ent at the last meeting were
/ Mesdames Sherwood, Katherine