The guardian., 1953-08-08


ucational and artistic interest
Boston has had this year It's
usual quota of visitors and
summer school students who
have entered enthusiastically
| into all the interests of the
community. And planned espe-
cially for their entertainment
was the Sunday afternoon re-
ception and musical program by
the Rhodes Opera Company,
held as usual in the parlors OF
the Women's Service Club at
| 464 Massachusetts, Avenue where
the opera company holds its
through the year meetings and
rehearsals in preparation for
It's annual presentation. There
was present the usual large
number of HubbiteS, teachers
and students. Editor William
Harrison was mastr of ceremo-
nies. Rev. w. S. Ravenell of
Ebenezer Baptist Church was
guest speaker and there were
also short addresses by EZe
Ogueri II, an educator from
Nigeria, West Africa, and by
Mr.. Andrew Edwards. The ex-
cellent musical program, ar
ranged by DR.. William A.
Rhodes, was participated in by
the following: George Williams
Bailey. Nan Snow, Victor Mas
call, Joseph Duncan, Charles
Bland, Irene Brown, vocalists;
Mary E. Johnson and Ella
Hayes, readings. Gladys M. Per-
due and DR.. Rhodes were his
excellent accompanies. Persons
of musical and educational i'm
portance from all over the
county were present and after
the program were served a de-
lectable repast in the dining
room below, with Ella Martin,
chairman of refreshments, as
sisted by Vera Carney, Sarah
Mckenzie, Amelia Myrick and
Horace Hodsdon and with Mat
tie Cannon assistant hostess.
The Opera Company has given
its annual performance for l9
years and for most Of this time
the reception to visiting teach
ers and Summer School stu
dents has been held.
AS for the visitors to Bos-
ton; among them have been
Mr.. and Mrs. william Dorsey
Of Philadelphia, who are guests
Of Mrs. Dorsey'S Cousin, Mrs.
Bert Fitzgerald of Brook
line. who is also entertaining
cousin, Mrs. Florence
of Brooklyn, N. Y. ..
Then Boston born Miss Frances
Grant, head of the English De-
partment of the Bordentown, N.
]. Industrial School (where our
editor, many years ago, taught
Latin and His
5ory) has been spending a part
Of her vacation in Cambridge
and Boston, the guest in the
City of her cousin,
Miss Julia Smith of II Lee ST,
and of Mrs. Katherine Scott OF
Roxbury and the DR.. w. A.
Hintons of Canton. BostonianS
saw Miss Brant grow up here
as she is the daughter OF the
late DR.. George F. Grant and
Mrs. Fannie Bailey Grant, who
lived on Charles Street, and
half sister of the late Mabel
Grant Russell, wife of DR.. Al
fred Russell of Hazelwood st.
And, by the way, DR.. RuSsell's
daughter, school teacher Inez,
is playing hostess to her neph-
ew, son of her sister, Mrs.
Georgine Russell Hill of Ber-
muda . Beatrice Walker Ell
more of New York City is about
arriving in the Hub to visit her
sister-in- law, Mrs. Minnie Walk
er of Wigglesworth Street,
who is not so we'll nowadays.
Beatrice's late husband was
relative of Mr.. Herbert DowSe,
who passed away so recently
And in their tour OF the
country, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Mckay of New Orleans, stop
ped by Boston for a few days,
staying at downton hotel.
Mr.. Mckay is an influential
citizen of New Orleans, sue
cessful electrical contractor.
The couple had their grand
daughter with them and had
reunion with Dr.. John B.
Hall, who halls from their home
city From Brooklyn, N. Y,
came former Bostonian Mrs.
Frank Holbrook Edith Terry
to visit her sister, Mrs. Flor
ence Lewis and son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Walker (Adelside Holbrook)
OF 25 Brookledge Street, Rox-
bury. The latter recently jour
neyed to Brooklyn to attend
the funeral of their grand aunt,
Miss Hawley, who died so sud-
denly following news of the
death of her friend, Mrs. Ev-
elyn watkins, aunt of our al
lie" baltimore Still other
visitors we're Mr.. and Mrs.