The guardian., 1953-05-09
SOCIAL CALENDAR
By AIMTRA PARK

So many lovely affairs last
Sunday but only a few can be
reported here.
ARISTo CLUBS TEA
A Prelude To Mothers Day
proved a most entertaining eve
ming at 558 Mass. ave-, Sunday,
from $50 Pm. to 900 with
Aristo mothers and mothers of
friends, and mothers who have
been friends Of the organization
through the years, assembled in
the beautiful rooms to listen to an
informal program, opened with
greetings from Aristo President,
Miss Josephine E. Williams. Miss
Gladys Gray, charming and capa-
Bile chairman, as Mistress Of
Ceremonies, introduced Mrs. Ale
berta c. Valentine who read from
the Scriptures. Guest Artist,
Mrs. Edith Mercer, with her
sparkling piano renditions of two
Of Debussey composition, en-
tranced the audience as she
brought out all the music in the
old piano. The Aristo Club is
doubly proud of Mrs. Mercer as
she was presented some years
ago as q young girl pianist at the
Annual Presentation Teas. 1t was
interesting to listen to Mrs. Harry
Kelley, the mother of past presi-
dent Kelley, who brought greet
ings from said daughter who is
living in Germany with her Cap
tain husband and two boys. A
vocal selection by Mrs. Alberta
c. Valentine, "Ave Maria" by |
Luzzi, tenderly accompanied by |
Mrs. Ella France Jones, in Mrs. |
Valentines sweet voice was well |
received. After the message in
song, Mrs. Dora Howe with the
distinction of being the first Aristo
Club Mother, spoke reminiscent
Iy on the Clubs first party for
her own mother, the first Aristo
baby, her eldest son, Irving, Jr.,
who was presented with a bank
book, awarded a scholarship when
graduated from High School by
Aristo as the outstanding gradu-
ate of the year and through the
years to 1851 when as a Lieuten-
ant fiier was an observer 10000
feet in Korea; Theodore, the Sec
ond son, is a student at Bowdoin;
and the two twins, Allan and
are at Harvard. The club
members sang their Aristo Song.
Members were, Mesdames: AL
oerta Valentine, Muriel Turk,
Rowena Taylor, Marion Shepard, !,
Roberts, Toni Bullock,
and Josephine Howard; the Miss
IS Josephine Williams, Gladys
Gray, Doris jackson, Claidia
Williams and Geraldine Barker. !
The guests and members were in
5ited into the beautiful dining
DOM for tea or coffee poured by :
diss Josephine Williams and Miss
Sladys Gray. Greeting friends, y
While enjoying the pretty cakes !. |.
nd fancy sandwiches, were :
martly gowned guests among !
whom were, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
Tones, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Weaver, Mr.. William Taylor, Mr.. !
irving Howe; Mesdames, Sarah ;
Martin; League President, Mrs.
Gertrude Chandler, Grace Jack
son, Anna Blackwell, Ada Hast
ings, Lillian Brown and her sis
ter from Norwich, Conn, Claudia
Minnie Gumes, Harry
Taylor, Mabel Snowden, Alice
Taylor, Norman Day, Atkinson,
Ina Braithwaite, Mary Braxton,
Lola Gray, Helen Simpson, Eliza
beth Thompson, Thelms McNair,
Wilfred Bailey, John Wooten, h
Marion Williams, Lottie Roper,
Sarah Martin, Dora Howe, Lillian
Taylor, Harriette Wharton and
sons, Richard and William, Mary /
Luck, Mary Frazier, Maude Trot- I
ter Steward, Mabel Worthy, Edna |
Taylor, Dorothy Scott, William
Gray, Rosa Carrick, J. Everett |
Darlington, Lille Mason, Alton !
Hinton and Ralph Hensey; and
the Misses, Sarah Gibson, Shir-
lee Brown, Gladys Holmes, Jen-
ME Booker, Edith Foster and