The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-04-09
Club
News


The Ministers Wives Coun-
Gil of Greater Boston and Vi
cinity, Mrs. Barbara Broad
field, president, held its reg
ular monthly meeting Friday
eenving, Marchch Is at the
home Of Mrs. Stanley Jarvis,
125 Fayerwtather St., Cam
bridge. The meeting was well
attended. Plans were formu-
lated for a Rose Festival to
be presented in June at the
Twelfth Baptist Church, Rev.
William H. Hester, pastor. The
Rose Festival is being pre-
sented for the benefit of the
Week Day Religious Educa-
ton Program, Mrs. Bulah
Hester is chairman of the
festival. At the close of the
meeting slides were shown of
the betrayal of Jesus and the
Last Supper with Mrs. Stan
ley Jarvis as narrator. A de-
licious collation. was served by
the hostess, Mrs. Jarvis.
The Mass. State Union of
WomenS Clubs, Mrs Melnea.
CaSS, president, will hold its
annual convention April 10 at
Shiloh Bapt. Church, w. Med
ford. A bus leaves Humboldt
ave and Laurel st. at 9 am.
and from $50 Mass. ave. at
800 am. Fare $1.0O round
trip. Report on Jamboree
Party books at the conven-
ton. The building fund bene-
fit has been postponed until
further notice.
The Eleven o'clock club of
Mass. Inc. held a successful
coffee sip at $50 Mass. ave.
Sunday March 27, Mrs. Ger
trude Brown, chairman. With
Mrs, Josephine Perkins. as
mistress Of ceremonies a
greatly enjoyed program was
presented, including solos by
Mrs. 7. Jackson; readings by
Mrs. Margaret Crawford and
Ernest OBanyoun, address on
Unity" by Arthur Williams.
Members present were Mrs.
Gertrude Brown, chairman:
Mrs. Josephine Perkins, vice
pres; Mrs, Edythe Stewart,
lin. sec, Mrs. Daisy Henry,
rec. sec; Mrs. Lucille Jones.
chaplain; Mrs. Ethel Brown,
sgt.-a t-armS; Mrs. Lillian
Caldwell, treasurer was re-
ported as confined at home
oy a cold. Other absent men,
bers were Mesdames Florence
Bell, pres; Edythe Fitzgerald.
Beatrice jacobs, Hattie ,5imp-
son. A delicious callation was
served. The club cake was
made and decorated by Mrs.
Gertrude Brown, pourer was
Mrs. Lucille Jones, assisted by
Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mrs.
Josephine Perkins.
The Afro West Indian
club presents it's coffee hour
program Sunday April IT.
4;SO PIN. at the International
Institute, 100 Beacon st, with
guest speakers Judge E, o.
Gourdin and Eze Oquerri of
West Africa. The topic to be
discussed is the development
OF the fish industry in the
and possibilities in that area.
Caribbean and the conditions
The public is cordially invited.
The Howard University Mo-
Tiers and Wives Club of
Greater Boston is offering its
annual award to a deserving
student who desires to enter
Howard University, Washing
ton, DC. and who has gradu-
ated from an accredited nigh
school, The applicant must
apply in writing, enclosing a
transcript Of his or her Schol-
aStic record and a recomnen-
dation from the principal or
headmaster Of the school, to
one Of the following: Mrs.
Margaret Murphy, 161 Towns
end Street, Roxbury; Mrs.
Gladys Norman, 81 Harrishof
Street, RoXbury; Mrs. Vivian
Canada, 243 w. Canton Street,
Boston; Mrs. Madeline Stokes
81 Munroe Street, Roxbury.
The deadline for this appli-
cation is July 81, 1855.
The Whittier Street Com
munity Assn, a group of
neighbors and businessmen in
the Whittier Street neighbor-
hood will have its first ami
yersary celebration a gala
sports night and spaghetti
supper to be held on Wednes-
day April 20, $50 pm. at the
Timilty School cafeteria. Spe-
cial invited guests include
personalities of the sports
yorld, bensfactors of the As
ISOLATION, youngsters who
have participated on the AS
sociation's baseball leagues,
and parents. Movies will be
shown featuring the Boston
Red Sox and the 1854 World
Series.
Chief feature Of the even
ing will be the award of iac-
ketS and sweat shirts to mem