The guardian., 1952-07-05
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY AIAIIRA PARK
BY ALMIRA PARK

/ two-week Boston stay is now
happily situated at Camp Kiwanis
at Hanson on the Cape. ). The
Donald c. Watsons, formerly of
Boston and now Of California,
are about to move into their
$18,500 home a few blocks from
the Mills brothers in the Los
Angeles hills. They own the
famous Cobb's Sanitorium. !.
Mrs. Mary Porter attractive and
stylish beautician is enjoying a
looksee at New York's finer
places. :. Hear tell the Women's
Service Clubs thrift sale was
quite a success which is being
followed by a worthwhile rum
mage sale. The Quotes en-
tertained their Omega husbands
and the Alpha Wives and hus-
bands at a picnic last Saturday.
:. Oak Bluffs was a mecca of
gay visitors from everywhere
over the long Fourth of July
weekend. Breezy Meadows
Camp opened up with a bang
when busload of boys from 8
to II arrived at the camp in Hol-
lison June 80. John A. Shell
burne is the Camp Director. The
Women's Service Club, Mrs. John
Hall, president, sent Is boys
Mrs. Helen M. Barnwell, Mrs.
Mildred M. Edwards, Mrs. Gladys
M. Hughes, daughters; William
E.. McIlvaine, Jr., John c. Nc
Ilvaine, James H McIlvaine,
sons, together with the husbands
and wives, sixteen grandchildren
and four great grand children
cooperated in giving Mrs. Bessie
McIlvaine of Hammond ST., their
mother, grand mother and great
grandmother a splendid 18th
birthday celebration recently.
Hundreds of callers felicitated the
honor guest who received a
shower of cards and many lovely
gifts The annual Moonlight
sail on the Boston Belle last
Monday night proved an evening
of great enjoyment to the
several thousand who took the
trip. Mr.. Louis E. Pasco, Sr., pro-
minent member of the church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kenswil,
Mrs Florence Blake, Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner, Mr.. w. P. H Tay-
lor, Mrs. Lydia Allston, Mrs. M.
Younglood, Mrs. Lillian Williams,
Mrs. Maude Trotter Steward,
Mr.. John Smith, Mr.. Solomon
Moore were among the guests
who greeted each other during
the evening. An interesting inno-
walton was the half hour stop
over at Nantasket where many
enjoyed fried clans, hot dogs
tonic etc. AS was said in this
column last week no more de-
ightful evenings entertainment
could be had than that of last
Monday evening the rector,
Rev. Kenneth Hughes was
hospitable host A note
comes from Long Beach, Califor-
MIA from former Bostonian Mil
dred Wade. She says she is thrill
ed beyond words because of an
order to make three hats for a
movie star. mildred, you know,
is hat designer with establish
ment and school in Detroit She
says she came out to the coast
because of the illness of sister
Helen who is recovering from
\ major surgery and that Mildred
Crawford, wife of her deceased
brother Dick is also out in Cali
fornia at the family home 4.
Summer Camps are now open.
Have you arranged for your boy
or girl at one of them? 10. Mrs.
Doris MacKinnon, wife Of the
well known Roxbury dentist,
Mrs. Helen Brown, Miss Emma
Williams, and Editor Steward
down to Bridgeport, Conn. We'd
nesday of last week with Mr..
John Lee at the wheel to visit
the A.M.E. Zion Conference,
Bishop w. J. Walls, presiding
Miss Julia H. Smith had a very
delightful unexpected mot trip
to N. Y, Flatbush and Phila-
delphia where she was the guest
of lifelong friends. During her
stay in New York she visited
the United Nations Bldg. and had
the good fortune of attending
a conference where Mrs. Roose-
welt spoke. She was guest of DR..
and Mrs. Theodore Irish (former
Bebe Basom) on the occasion Of
the marriage of their daughter
/ Gwendolyn L. TO Franklin w.
Morton. This was a very bril-
liant affair, the marriage cere-
mony being performed in the old