The guardian., 1951-11-24

The League Of Women for
Community Service, whose head
quarters at 558 Mass. ave, is the
mecca for so many pleasant
events. is building up fine pro-
gram for the 1862 season with
varied affairs on the calendar.
The young women residents OF
the house were made happy at
delightful party which more than
increased their feeling of being
at home in the big house. The
hiehlight Of the opening meeting
earlier in the month was the fine
address by Mrs. Thelma Thornton
WYNN, recently returned from a
soiourn of five years in Liberia,
where her husband is principal
of an institute there, In addition
TO her interesting talk, Mrs. Wynn
exhibited specimens of native
African art. A new venture,
"Meet Your Community at 558,"
Is on the calendar for the coming
season, besides the Golden Age
dinner, Christmas party for the
children, bags for the veterans,
Red Cross work, program for the
blind and the ballet school under
the direction Of Mrs. Emma
Gooden Newman. The ballet
classes for children from primary
ace to the teens meet on Satur-
days from II Am. to 4 PM. with
Mrs. Edith Robbins the instruc-
tor. Mrs. Beryl Robinson, wife OF !
Juvenile Court Justice, G. BruceN
Robinson, continues as president,
ably abetted in the good work by
the following officers: Mrs. L.
Robert Miles, vice president;
Miss Emma Taylor, recording
secretary; Miss Josephine E.
Williams, corresponding seere-
tary; Mrs. Henry J. Jackson,
treasurer; Mrs. Frank Taylor,
federation secretary. Board MEM
bers include Mesdames Charles.
Newman. Marie johnson, Clar-
ence Somerville, William War
ner. William Kelley, Julian
Stubbs, Harold A. Smith and
Frank Taylor. Miss Gladys
Holmes is the Leagues social
worker. One of the social high
lights during the ON e a
Achievement Week was the
Breakfast and After Party fol-
lowing the Omega Formal given
bv Colonel and Mrs. Frank M.
Snowden in their lovely home on
Harold st. in Upper Roxbury, IN
honor of their guests at the
Formal; DR.. and Mrs. George
Brothers of Nashville, Tenn
DR.. and Mrs. Bernard F. Gibson
of Washington, D. c., Professor
and Mrs. Robert Powell Of the
Faculty Of Fiske University,
Nashville. Tenn, and DR.. and
Mrs. Edward v. Bennett, also Of
Nashville. Tenn. DR.. Brothers is
a Heart Specialist and is doing
Post Graduate work in that field
at the Beth Israel Hospital
Brookline; DR.. Gibson is a Spe-
cialist in Surgery, doing Post
Graduate work in that field at
the U. S. Marine Hospital in
Brighton, while DR.. Bennett is
engaged in Surgical Research at
The Peter Bent Brigham Hos
pital. Boston. Professor Powell
is doing work in Nuclear Physics
at the Mass. Institute of Tech
nology. Among. others present
were ATTY. Milo G.. Murray OF
Gary. Ind, Grand Baselius Of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, DR..
and Mrs. Goodman of the facul-
ties Of NIT. and Wellesly, re-
spectively; Attys. Mitchell, And
erson, Tucker, Leviter, Jordan
and their wives; the Charles
Robersons, Lawrence Hendersonsr
Dave McKinneys. Ralph Hiltonst
Edward Dixons, Nal Rosses and
Otto Snowdens; also Bali Schalkr
Naomi Ross Elaine Roberts,
1t. Jean Cotton, WAF, stationed
at the Boston Army Base; June
Freeman. Cliff Crawford and
Frank Morris. The Womens
Service Club, with headquarters
at 464 Mass. ave, Oldest of the
two community clubs founded by
enterprizing Boston women. has
mapped out busy fall and
winter program. Ideally and
conveniently situated and
equipped for meetings, club so
cials. receptions, lectures and
weddings. the house is the center
for such affairs with the main
parlor for formal events and the
di1iug room. one floor beloW, but