The guardian., 1952-12-06
SOCIAL CALENDAR
By ALMIRA PARK

Mrs. Carolyn d. Jones of Har'
rishof ST., Roxbury, is spending
the winter in Washington, d. c.
with her famous artist daughter
Lois, of Quincy st. She sends thi'
interesting bit of news Of Wash.
ingtonians, former Bostonlan'
now residents of the Capital City
and others. Mrs. Lydia Allstor
of Cambridge was the Thanks
giving weekend guest of Miss
Jones and her mother, having
motored down with Mrs. Jones'
son. Jack. The following were
around the Jones' festive holiday
board-Atty. and Mrs. 7. Tibbs
and young son, Nine Lillian
Evanti, the well-known singer,
Miss Alma Thomas, DR., Downs,
Mr.. Pierre Noel with DR.. and
Mrs. Garnett Wilkinson dropping
in for the after-dinner coffee
hour. Motoring with the Will
kinsons to view the George
Washington home in Mt. Vernon,
Virginia, Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Allston also had a pleasant visit
with Mrs. Sophronia Gould and
daughter. Caroline MRS. West
Hamilton) whom Bostonians will
remember when Caroline was a
Hub school marm; Gall the
Goulds, Howard. Theodore, Jr.,
and Miriam are living now in
different parts of the country
leaving only DR.. Albert to keep
the home fires burning and by
the way the latter is quite re-
covered from the illness which
hurried brother HowardN to the
Hub from his home in Chicago).
Mrs. Allston, after her Washing
ton visit, went up to New York
City where she was the guest
of Mrs. Maud Thomas (former
League of Women for Commun-
ity Service hostess) and the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Mickey. While
in New York Mrs. Allston visited
Mrs. Mary cambridge and daugh-
ter Ethelyn at the Riverton. Mrs.
Allston reports that Mrs. Dand-
ridge is now quite recovered in
health and sends greetings to all |
her old Boston friends. A |
last weekend visitor to the Hub |
was Mrs. Lillian Sharp Hunter
Of New York City where she is
a member of the Governors Com
Against Racial Discrim-
nation and is prominent in the
civic and social life of the Big
City. You will remember her
visit to Boston last year - if you
we're so fortunate as to be pres
mt at the Professional and Busi-
hess Mems Club that Sunday af-
ernoon when the New York
natron was feted by group of
Boston ladies affiliated with the
On that occasion
Mrs. Hunter proved a most de-
lightful and able public speaker
and all greatly enjoyed meeting
and chatting with her. The trip
of last Saturday was occasioned
by the serious illness of her
Miss Alvira Hazard, now |
confined at Boston City Hospital
where she had previously been |
employed. Mrs. Hunter came
Saturday night and returned to
New York Sunday morning. She
was accompanied to Boston by
her friend, Mrs. Marie Potter
Payne of Philadelphia, and the
ladies dined at Pierrone's and
were overnight guests at the Stat
Ter. Calls on a few friends and
Saturday evening spent at the
Charles Robersons' home on
Crawford st. was the extent of
Mrs. Hunters social calls. She
is greatly concerned about Al
vira whom many may not know
is so greatly impaired in health.
It was Alvira who engineered the
very successful visit of Mrs.
Hunter to the Hub last year and
her many activities, especially
with the local NAACP, miss her
very able assistance. At the last
New York Cotillion which Mrs.
Hunter manages every year Al
vira was prominent guest. Of
course the New York ladies
motored to and from Boston with
Mrs. Hunter at the wheel of her
Cadillac. Thanksgiving has
come and gone but memories of
the great feasts will long remain.
AT the luxurious and hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo
Morris of 126 Crawford ST., Rox-
bury, with their friend, Mrs
Anna Jackson, caterer par excel
lence, as hostess, a dozen friend.
enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner
which it would be hard to ex-
Gel - Mesdames Peggy Morris
Josephine Whitehead, Ruby Nor.
ris, DR.. and Mrs. c. G. Steward
Homer c. Jarratt, Mr.. and Mrs
George A. johnson, Mrs. Mary
Raynor, and of course, the Nor
rises. What especially intrigued
the feasters was the fluffy mashed
sweet potatoes with marshmallov
topping and also the chestnut
and brandy sauce for the ice
cream. As one diner remarked