The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-07-10

nance. The Danbury Conn
Chamber of Commerce immedi-
ately wired him to appear as
guest artist on August q, spon-
sored by Leopold Stokowski,
conductor, Alexander Brailow-
sky, pianist, and Marian Ander-
son, contralto, all residents of
that celebrity-studded commu-
nifty. CAN'T is thrice winner of
the famed Marian Anderson
Scholarship award. To his sud-
den popularity, the handsome
young singer said: I'm in
deed very flattered about it all.
However, my manager and
teacher will decide which of
the offers is best suited 10 my
talents. I'm still very young,
vocally, and I must be ex-
tremely careful at this stage
of my career"
NEW YORK VISITOR
>. Mrs Minnie Walker former
ly prominent in Boston social
circles surprised her many
friends here when she made
her first visit here after taking
up residence two years ago with
her sister, Mrs. Beatrice Elmore
in New York. In i'll health for
a lengthy period, Mrs. Walker
appears now in normal condi-
ton and is enjoying the re-
newal of friendships and &C
quaintenceS here. She is the
house guest of Mrs. Lovett
Groves for the current week 4.
WEDDING BELLS
Invitations have been re-
ceived to the marriage ceremo-
my on Saturday evening, July
10, at $50 Mass Ave, of Mrs.
Bertha Elizabeth Walker and
NJ. Ralph Leon Talbot, With
reception following. Mrs. Wal
ker is the mother o. Mrs. Fred
ericka Walker Kimbrough and
the grand mother of "Freddie's"
little son Kenneth. Mrs. Walk
er is prominent with the
Daughter ElkS who are ex-
pected to turn out in force to
witness their sister Daughters"
marriage
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Thomas (Tommy) Scot
tron remember his father who
used to recite Poe's Raven"
so realistically that you could
almost see the raven perched
"above my bedroom door, is
steadily recovering from the
injuries he sustained in fall
at his home on Holyoke st.
and has returned to his work
at the Boston Assessors De-
partment John T. Schuyler
Of w. Canton Street was called
to Vineyard Haven by the ill
ness of his mother, who is un-
der treatment at the hospital
there Mrs. st. Clair Kirton
was seen at the KIP. meeting
at Zion Church Sunday night
and she seemed fully recov-
cred from her indispoSition
which had confined her to the
hospital and home for several
months. Her son, Stanley, mu-
sic professor at Bethune-Cook-
man College, Daytona Beach,
Fla, is back in Boston for the
summer and is accompanied by
his wife Miss Clymene
Davis, chemist, of New York
spent the Fourth of July week.
end in Boston visiting her par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Rooney
Davis of Boston and Marion. .
The lovely bouquet of roses,
carnations, other flowers CIR
niShed with misty maiden hair
fern, was the gift of the Guard
ian's "Casey"-Kappy, otherwise
Mrs. Katherine Watson Cole
man, who keeps the Office sup
plies with such gifts of ma
ture
Mrs. Hortense Young, wife
of DR.. Milton Young, of Louis.
vile, Kentucky, was the recen-
weekend guest of the senior
Snowdens of Harold Street
Upper Roxbury. Mrs. Young is
the mother of Yvonne Youne
who attended school in Boston
and later graduated from How
ard University as a Mechanical,
Engineer. Yyonne is now en-
ployed in her profession witt
RCA Victor in Montclair, New
Jersey Miss Peggy Phillips
niece of the Frank G. Snowden!
has returned to Virginia fol
the summer. She graduated
from Junior High School las
week with a perfect attend
ance for the past four year.
and as an honor Roll Student.