The guardian., 1951-06-23
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY ALMIRA PARK

GOTHAM ITEMS - Clarence
Cameron White has returned
White has just returned home
after a month in Cincinnati
where he conducted Coleridge-
Taylor's "Hiawatha" for the an
nual Music Festival. The festiv-
al, held every June Of the past
eleven years, is one of Cincin-
nati's foremost musical and So
cial events. 1t is presented by
an organization known as the
June Festival Association and
under the auspices Of the Pub
lie Recreation Commission of
Cincinnati and its Municipal Mu-
sic Advisory Council. For sew
eraI seasons Clarence Cameron
White has been the festival con-
ductor
Another delightful occasion
was the graduates party given
by the Women's League for
Community Service at head
quarters, 558 Mass. ave. In
spring talks to the assembled
grads were made by Mrs. Beryl
Robinson, president of the
League and by Mrs. Madeline
Dugger. Of added interest was
the presentation of a $100 scho-
larship from the Aristo Club to
Miss Marion Scales, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scales Of
Shawmut ave. Miss Scales, a
graduate of the Cathedral High
School, will enter Simmons in
the fall On the calendar for
June is-this Saturday at RKO
Boston the fabulous" Josephine
Baker who begins a weeks en-
gagement there. Her visit to
this country has been highlight-
ed by her deep interest in the
problems of her race. On every
occasion she has lent her voice
and popularity to help in the
fight for equal rights. She has
contributed to numerous causes,
has visited court rooms where
colored citizens have been on
trial for crimes the evidence
seems to indicate they did not
commit. Her last effort was to
try to force the hotels in Geor-
gia to admit as guests her and
her company who had been in
vited to entertain at the annual
NAACP convention in Atlanta
this month and when they re-
fused she reluctantly withdrew
her offer to appear. Undoubted-
ly there will be a large nightly
audience at the RKO this COM
ing week On Sunday, the
oath, comes the annual closing
tea of the Samuel Coleridge-Tay-
Ior Musical Association, always
a popular and interesting event.
An excellent musical program
has been prepared to be followed
by a delicious tea. Mrs. Ella
Martin still holds the reins as
president Of this over 25 year old
musical club which was organ
lied in the time of Clarence
Cameron White or before and
has had a continuous, success
full existence ever since. You
will be sure to be repaid if you
attend the tea Sunday at 400
P. NJ. at $50 Mass. Ave. Miss
Marjory Youngblood, grand
laughter of Mrs Margaret
Youngblood of "464" has re-
turned from Oberlin, Ohio, af-
ter another successful year pur-
suing her music course at the
well known college Having
chosen this art for her life work
she is making sure that she will
be adequately prepared and is
working diligently to that end.
All her relatives and friends are
proud Of her success Star of
Light Chapter for the blind is
inviting friends to a lawn par
ty to be held at the home Of
Mrs. Abigail Henderson, Tues
day afternoon, June 26 from 2
to 4.30 P. NJ. This is the clos
ing event of the chapter which
has brought so much cheer to
those afflicted with loss of sight
And Friends of Freedom
House" bid their friends attend
a cabaret and dance on July 3
at the Ritz Plaza, Huntington
Ave. with dancing from 10 to 2
to the music of George Irish and
his orchestra. The proceeds are
for the benefit Of Bower Street
Tot Lot Project. The subscrip-
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