The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-10-11
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY ALMIRA PARK

IRA PARK
ident and there we're other prom
inent men and women who were
elected to head the organization.
| The founder? He was a young
Harvard graduate who sought TO
better his community by estab-
fishing public forums where clti-
zens could meet to discuss civic
and literary questions. Calling
leading men and women together
| in old Calvary Baptist Church in
1901 he laid down the plan be-
fore them and then and there
the Literary group was organ
lied. It took the popular fancy
and enjoyed immense popularity
almost at once and f1ourished for
a couple of decades - till other
forms of public interest super
coded it. But it is still remem-
bered by old Bostonians and also
Younger ones. The founder was
! DR.. Charles G. Steward, assocl-
ate editor of The Guardian. :.
Corodean ("Siki'') Robinson, hus-
band of Irene O'Banyoun, recov-
cred nicely from his very seri-
Gus illness. Hermann Ganntt,
bass-baritone, undoubtedly drew
a large audience last Thursday
at Jordan Hall when he was pre-
sented in debut by the Women's
Service Club, Mrs. John B. Hall,
president. The Ellisons tri-
urnphed last Sunday at Twelfth
Baptist Church. The edifce was
crowded and the offerings of this
talent duo brought forth tremen-
dous applause. One number by
Mr.. Ellison he announced, he was
dedicating to the editor of this
paper whose birthday Sunday
was. One of the most touch
ing tributes to the late Jack Lee,
whose untimely death is regret
ted by all who knew him as an
earnest battler for human rights,
was delivered by the Rev. War
rem McKenna, former rector OF
St. Johns Episcopal Church at
Roxbury Crossing of which Jack
was a choir boy in his youth.
The rector read letter to the
large gathering at Walls Memo
rial Zion Church where the
was held and filed with
persons of all nationalities, the
letter, which he had written to
the children of the young man IN
which he described to them the
kind of man their father was.
When the children are old enough
to understand they will be proud
Of their father, he said. About
the flag covered casket was an
assortment of flowers in greatest
Mr.. Lee had joined
the new AM.E. church and tried
to take on his shoulders the
whole burden of its organiza-
ton. The young man planned to
start a playground for all the
different nationalities in the
and this project the
church expects to carry through
and plans to name it in his
Bert Ross is here
visiting his sister Mrs. Carolyn !
Forsythe of Gorham St, Cam
bridge. His home is in Amity-
Vile, on Long Island, N. Y. He
is well remembered in Boston
social circles for in his earlier
years he was active in many So
cial affairs. His first wife was
Vera johnson, a charming belle
of the period who was a con-
slant companion of tallish and
beautiful Charlotte Mitchell. Vera
has passed on. Bert's second wife
is the former Mary Fowler, also
a sparkling representative of the
Hub. Recent interesting visi-'
tors of Colonel and Mrs. Frank
M. Snowden of Upper Roxbury
were Mr.. and Mrs. P. Bernard
Young, Jr. of the Norfolk Journal
and Guide, and their young son,
P. Bernard III; also with them
was Mrs. Young's mother, Mrs.
Undine Bassette, wife of DR.. Burl
Bassette of Hampton, Va. The
occasion of their visit to these
parts was to enter P. Bernard
III at the Andover School for
BOYS, where he has won schol-
arship. Young Mr.. Young was
the ranking graduate from the
Norfolk High School. He also
won a scholarship to Yale Uni
versity, but is taking an addi-
tional prep year at Andover due
to his extreme youth. OF
course, all her friends and adj
mirers will crowd Union Church
Tuesday for the Dorothy Rich
ardson Testimonial at PM.