The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-10-25
SOCIAL CALENDAR
By ALMIRA PARK


Though none Of her Boston
friends were able to journey to
Washington for the celebration
of the seth birthday of that
gracious lady and doughty fighter
for human rights and human
equality, Mrs. Mary Church Ter
rell. their affection and admira-
ton went out to her in birthday
greetings and other tokens OF
love and respect. All her life
Mrs. Terrell has fought for the
things she believed in. After
her graduation from Oberlin
College in 1884 she entered the
fight for woman suffrage. She
was one of the first two women
appointed, after hard fight IN
which she figured, to the Board
of Education in D. G. She organ
lied with others the National As
sociation Of Colored Women and
was its first president. She was
a charter member of the NAACP
and was the first president Of the
Washington branch and even last
wear she served as one of those
who brought a test case to de-
termine the validity of the Dis
trict's 1872 civil rights status.
The luncheon at which the grand
cold" lady was hoaored had as
guest speaker DR.. Modecai w.
johnson, president of Howard
University and the affair was
held in the Hotel Washington.
The tea given last Sunday by the
Democratic ladies Of color in the
Oval Room of the Sheraton-Plaza
Hotel was a tremendous success
attended by hundreds of we'll
known ladies and a few gentle
men. The guests of honor were
Congressman John F. Kennedy,
candidate for the United States
Senate, and his mother, Mrs. JOS
eph P. Kennedy, with Mrs. Ver~
nice T. Sprays, prominent Wash
ingtonian, as guest speaker The
latter was guest also at break
fast by the Women's clubs in :
the Hotel Bellevue.
A friend sends the following
DC. news of deaths of prom
inent Washingtonians--Dr. Her
bert Seurlock, retired professor S
and head of the Department of {
Chemistry at How {
lrd University, whose death oc- {
,urred earlier in the month. He e
erved the University for 40 v
ears, was lecturer in X-ray, \
5lectro-therapy, and author of n
everal books and pamphlets on b
hemistry. He leaves a wife, son n
md 4 daughters, a brother and a
lister. Also DR.. Ralph S. Stew y
lrd, well known bachelor, passed Q
.way last week in his home city, \
Washington, DC. He was e
and physician and a
served in the United States Pub r
ic Health Department for num-
Der of years, travelling throughout Y
The United States; he is survived !
by an only sister. His death
is mourned by his many friends
and acquaintance. MIR. Par {
ker Smith of the old Brooklyn,
N. Y, Smith family, has passed {
away at his home in Brooklyn. He
is the brother Of Mrs. Kate
Smith Dickerson Payne, who
lived in Boston for while after
her marriage to the well-known
Fred Dickerson, until his death.
Mr.. Smith leaves his wife, Mrs.
Louise Conner, one of the old
Jacques family of Baltimore, and
two sons who served in World
War II. The Polychemicals,
Inc, have announced the APP |
pointment of DR.. Henry A. Hill |
as Asst. Manager in charge of
the technical activities of the
company. DR.. Hill resolved his
doctorate in chemistry from
NIT. and is a member of the
American Chemical Association
for Advancement Of Science. DR..
Hill is a resident of Cambridge,
and recently was in the employ
of Almy-Dewey Chemical Co. of
Cambridge. He is married to the
former Adelaide Cromwell, a
college professor, and the couple
have a year-old son. Men of
the Round Table Club have pleas
ant recollections of DR.. Louis
7. Wright, an active member Of
the club while he was here as
a student at the Harvard Medical
School. The club met at the