Historical May 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, programs and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A “dinner of appreciation” it was called, and Scariot Hall has seldom seen the luminaries shine as they did on Saturday, April 21, when the friends, neighbors, and colleagues of Calvin B. Stuart, Jr. applauded his accomplishments as Executive Director of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council for the past 8 years.
The guest list was impressive: Chancellor Danforth of Washington University joined Bob Blackburn who has represented the university on the Council for many years; Monsignor Peet of St. Roch’s, another of the original and ongoing funding institutions of the Council, was present, as well as Sr. Leo Ann, Principal of St. Roch’s School, and Father Jack Fleming; John Roach, former Alderman, now V.P. of Pantheon; Dan Feinberg, of Feinberg Real Estate Co.; Jim L’Ecuyer, Cal’s predecessor as Director of the Council and now Director of St. Louis County’s Section 8 Housing Program; Capt. Gay Carraway, of the 7th District; Richmond Coburn, new Executive Director of the SDCC; Judge Dan Tammany.; Col. Suzanne Hart, of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners; State Representative Steve Vossmeyer, and many, many more. Indeed, a complete list of the guests would be a Who’s Who of those people who have made substantial contributions to the rehabilitation and stabilizing of this area. Moreover, it would be a list of the utmost diversity, for there was a marvelous sampling of the different kinds of people who make up this neighborhood. It was a night when the “just plain folks” who have lived out their faith in where they make their homes were able to applaud themselves and the man who helped lead the way.
It was a fine evening, a wonderful opportunity for the entire neighborhood to show deep appreciation for the many contributions that Cal Stuart and the SkinkerDeBaliviere Board have made to our area. Optimism and hard work, faith in SkinkerDeBaliviere hardened into action, have indeed resulted in the stabilizing of this neighborhood, and, as many speakers put it in many ways and with much detail, much of this achievement is due to the leadership of Calvin B. Stuart, Jr. All of us were proud to be there honoring him.
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Cal Stuart at the appreciation dinner; companion not named in a printed caption. Photo by Neville Vatcha. The Paper, May 1979, page 7.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1979.
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