GLSAA November 2024 Newsletter
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November 2025 Issue No.6
Celebrating Our GLS Legacy
Welcome to the sixth issue of the
Girls' Latin School Alumnae Association
(GLSAA) Newsletter.
The PURPOSE of the GLSAA is to preserve and promote the legacies of the GLS and its alumnae.
All GLS graduates are eligible for membership.
in the Girls' Latin School Alumnae Association. There are no dues.
To register, visit GLSAA.org
If you have photos, new and old, to post in the Newsletter or in the growing Gallery section of our website, please send them to jglowacki@bwh.harvard.edu
Upcoming Events
SAVE THE DATE
Our next Webinar is planned for December 4, 2025 at 2 pm EST. Anthony Sammarco will discuss his research on The Christmas Tree Shops. If you are unable to attend, please remember that Speakers' events are recorded and archived at www.GLSAA.org
~ Please tell us your interest in speaking or in recommending speakers for our Series by emailing jglowacki@bwh.harvard.edu
~ SAVE THE DATE. The next all-class GLSAA Luncheon is planned for October 1, 2026 at Granite Links, Quincy, MA.
~ Please let us know if you are planning a regional event or class reunion. We can help by providing your contact information for alums to reach you. We can arrange for your ticket sales to be managed through our website. Consider lunches, theater and museum outings, golf, cocktail parties, and other themes.
Recent Webinars
James C. O'Connell, Ph.D., Professor of City Planning & Urban Affairs, Boston University, gave a fascinating presentation concerning his book Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History. It traces the development of the Greater Boston restaurant industry starting with inns and hotel restaurants. There were lots of shared memories of long-gone favorites and still-active, much-loved institutions in and around Boston.
Jim O’Connell’s Favorite Ethnic Restaurants
Ariana, Allston – Afghan
Casa Portugal, Cambridge – Portuguese
Taberna de Haro, Brookline – Spanish
Orinoco Brookline – Venezuelan
Angela’s, East Boston – Mexican
Dumpling House, Cambridge – Chinese
La Morra, Brookline – Italian
Ma Maison, Beacon Hill – French
Moqueca, Cambridge – Brazilian
La Bodega, Watertown – Uruguayan
Gustazo, Cambridge & Waltham – Cuban
Masala Art, Needham – Indian
We are saddened to report the passing of Helen M. Cummings on November 12, 2023. She was a GLS Alumna in the class of 1950 and became a GLS teacher and Department Head of Foreign Languages. One student who learned Spanish from her said that one thing special about Miss Cummings was her enthusiasm for social interactions among students. She remembers Miss Cummings urging students to visit a Spanish restaurant, Casa Romero perhaps.
The GLSAA received a charitable bequest of $25,000 from her estate. Her generous gift will support outreach efforts of the GLSAA.
Marie Spence, '69 shared a "small world" story. Her sister, Stephanie Spence Diamond, '70, heard from one of her classmates about coming across an old textbook with Marie's name as the last student to sign for it. Stephanie forwarded the book to Marie. An MTA Student Transfer was still in the book. Miss Purdy had threatened to prevent Marie from graduation because she couldn't find the book. "I sobbed, and Miss Purdy relented," said Marie. She took the book to a reunion and they all had a good laugh at this story.
The GLSAA all-class Luncheon was held on May 15, 2025 at Granite Links, Quincy MA. There were more than 140 alums in attendance, plus several "drivers". The Class of 1975, celebrating their 50th, had the largest turnout, 22 alums.
Chris Santos, '70: "The venue was beautiful, the food was great, and the company was amazing!"
Arlene Abramson, '70: "Excellent...all details were great and venue was great."
Estelle Harms Passeri, '64: "So fun! Excellent!"
Mary O'Neil Mullaney, '60: "I'm happy I attended even though there were only two there from my class."
Joyce Murray Ehrenzweig, '62: "The venue, the program, and the meal were great."
Marie Spence, '69: "The turnout of alumnae was tremendous! I am already looking forward to next year.
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To see more pictures from the luncheon including many by-the-class-year groups, go to the Gallery at our website www.glsaa.org OR search cjkeysphotos.pixieset.com > GLSAA EVENT GRANITE LINKS 2025 > Gallery Password: event2025 > Download pin: 3377 to download pictures.
Celebrating GLS Authors
Recent additions to the Author Archive in the GLSAA website.
Joanne Barry, '76 (Fanny Barry, nom de plume)
Eco Woman: Initiation
Have you authored a book(s)?
Congratulations!
Please send your name, class, and titles of books to Julie Glowacki at jglowacki@bwh.harvard.edu
Marie Spence, '69 reported to us about her 55th class reunion, held on October 19, 2023. It was a catered luncheon (sandwiches, salads, fruit, and desserts) in the Clubhouse at The Hampden Place Condos in Chestnut Hill, where a classmate resided. Approximately 35 alums attended, representing all homerooms. They sang our Alma Mater and Let There Be Peace on Earth. "It was a joyous occasion!" wrote Marie. Thank you, Marie, for sharing with us.
If you know of GLS alums who are not receiving the GLSAA Newsletter,
please direct them to register on the GLSAA Website.
GLSAA Leadership
President/Director Julianne [Julie] Glowacki GLS ’62
Treasurer/ Director Tammy (Tower) Quinn GLS ’75
Secretary/Director Mary (Bishop) Manning GLS ’62
Director Karen White GLS ’74
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