Thanksgiving dinner at HQB, November 1972

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34

Identifier: 014.01.34.2c

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

"When it comes time to depart from this world--may you all be in Heaven one-half hour before the Devil knows you're dead" is typical of the series of stories and jokes that Joe Donovan, secretary of State emeritus, kept the nearly three hundred persons in stitches with at the annual pre-Thanksgiving dinner last Tuesday noon in the Martin Luther King Center given by the Hallie Q. Brown Golden Agers.When I arrived there just before noon, the tables were all filled, everybody was singing and City Commissioner Victor Tedesco and Dick Kadrie's Band were swinging out with the rhythms. Tom Flynn was leading the singing and Vic was carrying on in his inimitable fashion. The delicious turkey dinner was cooked by Corinne Griffin and Eugene Wright and their staffs--and it was delicious.

Dates

November 1972

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.58 Linear Feet (1 container) : This scrapbook, composed of 37 pages, front and back, with a front cover and a back cover. Each page also features two punch holes along one, short edge. This scrapbook has been unbound, with each page placed in a protective sleeve. An acid-free, archival folder containing photocopies of the newspaper and article clippings is also contained within the box. The front and back covers of the scrapbook are forest green in hue, with gold detailing. The center of the front cover features a sigil of a green lion in a gold shield, standing on his hind legs. The condition of individual materials pasted, clipped, or stapled to each page is generally good, but does feature adhesives such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. ; Each contruction paper-like page is a deep violet, almost burgundy color, with the following dimensions: 40 cm by 26 cm.