Minnie Gillett, Fred Duffield, Jr. and Ida Clements Wheat, May 1941
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Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1941
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COMPOSER OF SONGS IS ENTERTAINED: Mrs. H. M. Gillett of Bay City (at the left above), was the guest of honor at a tea given yesterday by Mrs. Ida Clements Wheat (at the right) at her home on Oxford Rd. with Mrs. Richard H. Morgan as co-hostess. In the center is Mrs. GIllett's great-grandson, Frederick H. Duffield, jr. of Grosse Pointe Farms. The guest of honor is the writer and composer of the trio of song children's songs given yesterday afternoon at the May Festival concert. She wrote the words and music many years ago for the entertainment of little Frederick's mother, Mrs. Duffield, and her sister and brother, now Mrs. Edward S. Evans, jr., and Derby Allington, all of Grosse Pointe.
Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1941
Caption
COMPOSER OF SONGS IS ENTERTAINED: Mrs. H. M. Gillett of Bay City (at the left above), was the guest of honor at a tea given yesterday by Mrs. Ida Clements Wheat (at the right) at her home on Oxford Rd. with Mrs. Richard H. Morgan as co-hostess. In the center is Mrs. GIllett's great-grandson, Frederick H. Duffield, jr. of Grosse Pointe Farms. The guest of honor is the writer and composer of the trio of song children's songs given yesterday afternoon at the May Festival concert. She wrote the words and music many years ago for the entertainment of little Frederick's mother, Mrs. Duffield, and her sister and brother, now Mrs. Edward S. Evans, jr., and Derby Allington, all of Grosse Pointe.
Year
1941
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May
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The woman at right is Mrs. Ida Clements Wheat, who was born in Ann Arbor. She was a sister of William L. Clements, who donated the Clements Library to the University. Her son, the late Renville Wheat, was a longtime member of the Clements Library board of directors. - Wystan Stevens
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