The guardian., 1952-08-02
SOCIAL CALENDAR
BY ALMTRA PARK

, / house on Vine st. was read.
for occupancy. Mrs. Johnston
grandfather was a Judge in New
Orleans where the family wa
highly esteemed. Forn1e,
Bostonians living in other part
of the country are avid readeri
of The Guardian. They especi'
ally like this column as is showI
by two recent letters. One whC
is a resident of the deep Soutf
writes IT like Almira Parks col
umn who writes so interestingly
about the old days around Bos-
ton. OF course every succeeding
generation feels that theirs is
the only generation worth while
in their town and it is quite pos
sible that the generation which
| succeeded ours feels that their
Boston was much more interest
ing than ours, and the genera
tion which preceded ours prob
ably felt the same way. Never
theless, I feel that Boston
around the turn Of the century
and for a decade or two later was
unique, and look back to it
with no little nostalgia"
Pres. Charlotte Hawkins Brown,
president of Palmer Memorial
Institute, Sedalia, N. c., is in
Boston at her apartment on West
Rutland Square. Friends of
Mrs. Olga Ross, wife Of Melvin,
will be glad to know that she
is recovering nicely at home af-
ter an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Anna McNeal of st.
German st. spent the weekend
visiting relatives in New York
City, stopping in Providence to
see other relatives on the way
home. James Rufin, son of
the late Powhatan and Harriet |
Rufin and survived by his broth
er, was buried Thursday from
Norris Davis Funeral Home. i
Owing to the sudden passing of |
her cousin, Mrs. Edna Carter, be-
loved wife Of Mrs. George Car
ter Of 5428 Vine st., Philadelphia,
Mrs. Irene A. Jarkson left the
city Sunday morning to be with |
other close relatives for the high |
Requiem Mass held Tuesday
at Our Lady Of Victory
Church where Mrs. Carter was
q devout and very active mem-
Der. Mrs. jackson was Joined
at the Penn. Station in New York
by daughter Harriet, who ac-
companied her mother to Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Thomasina
Walker Norford Of Dee Gee and
New York, spent three days in
the Hub last week, the guest Of
her brother, MIR. Bruce Walker of
48 Guild st., Roxbury. She came
up on business after few days
of relaxation in Martha's Vine
yard. Herbert Gould, after his
several years residence in Could
town, N. j., is now back in his
home town of Dedharn where he
is at the home of his relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gould. +. =.
DR.. and Mrs. R. A. Simmons
(Agnes Johnson) Of 222 North
ampton st. were in Glasboro,
N. ]. last week when the john
son family participated in a FAM
lily service at the Baptist church
of which Rev. James A. Johnson,
Jr., is pastor. The Rev. James A,
johnson, Sr., of Warrenton, N. c.,
preached the sermon and other
members Of the family partici-
pated. The pastor gave the well
come address. There were vocal
and piano solos and history Of
the family and even the usherl
were Johnsons. After the service
turkey and ham dinner with
all the fixins was served in the
church vestry to the large as
sembly. Recently DR.. Simmons
on the occasion Of his birthday
was presented a handsome brie.
case from the Freedom Associ'
ates in recognition of his fint
services. Mrs. Simmons annu
ally celebrates the doctors birth,
day at their house with friend
in to spend a social evening, serv
ing a delicious repast of salad
and ice cream and cake. :. TIT
Joseph Houstons, left this weel
to take up residence in Dee Gee