The guardian., 1952-01-05
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY ALMIRA PARK

ton during her younger years
Besides her charm and beauty
Mrs. McAdoo was possessed Of a
rich and sweet contralto voice
which was heard at many So
cial and literary gathering. She
resided while here in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Butler r. Viii
son at Is Rutland Square which
was a mecca for literary folk
of both races. After her resi-
dence in Boston Mrs. McAdoo
went to Washington where she
was connected with theYWCA.
For Mrs. Jessie Brown of
27 Greenwich Park, the holiday
festive season began on the eve
ming Of Sunday, Dec. 2l, when
she entertained at a wondrous
pre-Christmas party a group Of
her friends in honor of Dee Gee
and N. Y. guests. The Washing
ton guests were DR.. and Mrs.
Garrett Ridgley and Mr., and
Mrs. odds Nash. Mr.. Hunter
Garrett, the New York visitor,
is the brother of Mrs. Brown.
other guests were Mr.. Louis
Gentry, I. ]. Fox representative,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bruce, Mr..
and Mrs. John Price, MIR. and
Mrs. Cheeks of The LAVAL Press,
Mrs. Ada Barco, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Henry and many 9TH
ers. Among the many gay
parties and festivities held dur
ing the Yuletide were the ones
given by the Joseph Harrises,
James Anderson and Francis
Cooper of Church st., the Ralf
Coleman's fabulous New Years
Eve party, the one by the newly
wed Louis Brothers of Townsend
ST., and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Francis of Ditmus Court, Rox-
bury. In town for the holi-
days was Pete Kennel visiting
wit hhis family on st. German
st. Pete will fly back to Albany
with wife, Peg, and two kiddies
the end of the week. Out of
town were Orion m m b e r s
Charles M. Robertson and Atty.
Herbert Tucker attending the
Omega conclave in Miami. !.
Mrs. Mary Hill Tucker enjoyed
some of the holidays in Philly.
Lucille Deans came down
from her teaching post in
Springfield to spend the holi-
days with her mother. Chester
,fibbs Of N. Y. was her charm
ing escort at the various affairs.
Other visitors returning to
well-known shores were the
Marion Fortes and Mrs. Evelyn
Bond Pride. Sorry to hear of
the loss of the first-born a boyJ
Of Julia and Joseph Harris, Dec,
'5BN- The Mas,A ~ s3rated
New Yssf & szs ire CONN. to-do
as did the CommurAty hldGs
who held theirs at Whitney Hall
in Brookline. The Harold
Bordleys of Cambridge and the
Edward F. Kennels Of Albany,
N. Y, had a lot to talk about in
common when they met at a
New Years eve party. Both
families had once lived for a
"spell' in Portland, Maine, and
both were enthusiastic about
the place and the lovely Cum
mingS family. Bye the bye,
Esther Cummings Mitchum does
a good bit of social work in her
spare time bringing much hap
piness to many a discouraged
soul. . The Simmonds family
of Schenectady, N. Y. (where
they have. a 10-acre farm with
son Robin a robust 41a year old
and their new baby daughter
spent the holidays here. {.
Word comes from the Big City
that pretty Janice Moore (nee
Yates Simms is infanticipating
and we know husband Bill"
Simms is popping" with joy.
NEW YORK NOTE-The 3rd
Annual Harlem Debutantes Ball
was held for a second year at
the S69th Armory, Friday, Dec.
%. Last year 10000 people
watched 62 Debs dance the
cotillion, with go sartorially per-
feet escorts. The debs in their
white bouffant gowns were at
tended by ladies in waiting
whose lovely creations were IN
pastel colors. There was also
(for the first time last year, a
National Guard of Honor to the
Debutantes led by Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Berthune and including
women of national Importance
fro meYery corner of the nation.
Boston was represented this
year by Miss AlYira Hazard as
a National Honor Guard. Also
attending the ball in this capac-
ity were two former Bostonians:
Mrs. Thomasina Walker Norford
from Washington, and Mrs.
Ethel Ramos Harris from Pitts
burg. This important social
event was originated by Mrs.
Lillian Sharpe Hunter, who still
directs it. She is ably assisted
by a long list of Gotham women
prominent in social and civic
circles. Proceeds from the Ball
benefit the Amsterdam News
Charity Fund. Watch for a
complete review of this years
festivities. Another gay