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MAY 23, 2019 TTHEHE BBEEACONACON HHILLILL TTIMESIMES THERE ARE NO TIMES LIKE THESE TIMES HIDDEN GARDENS OF BEACON HILL Ivy A. Turner receives SOIRÉE AND TOUR 23rd annual Beacon Award Beautiful pink flowers in bloom at the Church Of The Advent where Hidden Garden visitors By Dan Murphy could partake in light refreshments during the At the 97th annual meeting tour on Thursday, May 16. See Pages 6 and 7 of the Beacon Hill Civic Center for more photos. Monday night at the Union Club, Ivy A. Turner received the 23rd annual Beacon Award for her “sig- nificant and sustained” contribu- tion to the neighborhood. Turner was drawn to Beacon Hill for its historic architecture after moving to Boston in 1988, and as a real estate broker by trade, she worked for several local firms before opening her Charles Street real estate office, Ivy Associates, Inc. (now called The Ivy Team/ Ivy A. Turner, who was awarded KW) in 1995. the 23rd annual Beacon Award Cyan In November of that same during the Beacon Hill’s 97th year, Turner attended the “Cheers annual meeting Monday at the Magenta for Children” fundraiser at the Union Club. Hampshire House, sponsored by Tom Kershaw, now chairman of the Hampshire House Corporation. It al tradition of decorating Charles Yellow was then that Kershaw lamented Street’s gas-lamps for the holidays. to Turner and Dr. Chris Quigley, “At this time, businesses and owner of Charles Street Family residents were kind of at war in Black the neighborhood,” Turner said, Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Chiropractic, that the dwin- dling Beacon Hill Businessman’s adding that in one instance, a flo- Garden Club President Kate Enroth, with co-chairs Diana Coldren, Renee Walsh, and Keeta Gilmore rist was fined after a neighboring welcomed guests to the pre-tour Soirée in the Historic Garden at King’s Chapel on May 22. Association (a.k.a. the Charles Street Merchants Association) had resident reported the business to no plans to continue its annu- Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner (TURNER Pg. 2) BHCA Annual Meeting Held is made up of 26 profession- the mission of the association The Beacon Hill Civic als, all neighbors and leaders in community building, civic Architectural Commission again Association’s 97th Annual in the Beacon Hill community, defers decision on Bistro application Meeting and Election of Officers who work together to sustain (BHCA Pg. 8) and Directors was held on May By Dan Murphy tion; replace the existing steel rail- 20th at the Union Club. ing system at the deck; and install The meeting was called to The Beacon Hill Architectural a green roof at 39 Beacon St. while order by Eve Waterfall, BHCA Commission again voted to delay also deferring its decision on an Chair. Over 120 members its determination on the Beacon application to replace two existing attended the occasion where the Hill Hotel & Bistro’s application skylights in kind at the rear lower year’s accomplishments were in a matter that was continued roof of 109 Charles St. highlighted by Rob Whitney, from the previous two months at As for a matter that was con- BHCA President. its May 16 hearing at City Hall. tinued from the Feb. 21 and April Mr. Chris Osgood, Chief The applicant proposes relo- 18 hearings, the commission voted of the Streets, Transportation, cating the hotel’s main lobby and to continue its determination on and Sanitation for the City of entry to the corner of Charles an application for 28 Pinckney Boston was the invited speak- and Branch streets, creating new St., that entails replacing an exist- er. Osgood discussed the cur- window openings at the Branch ing in-filled garage door opening rent construction of important Street elevation and replacing the with a new overhead garage door, accessibility and traffic calming wooden window shutters on the which would be painted black; projects on Beacon Hill and his elevations at Charles and Branch removing paint from existing special connection to our neigh- streets. masonry; and restoring the curb- BHCA Newly Elected Board of Directors 1st row L-R: Chair Eve Commissioner Paul Donnelly cut and sidewalk. borhood as well at the City’s Waterfall, James Ewing, President Rob Whitney, Joshua Leffler, instructed the applicant to put the Commission Chair Miguel plans to improve transportation Timothy Pingree; 2nd row L-R: Katherine Judge, Suzanne Besser Rosales said the curb-cut proposal throughout Boston. (retiring), Leslie Adam, Treasurer Emi Winterer, Janet Tiampo, project in “context…to tie every- was acceptable, but that the door New board members Emily Michelle Lavers, Emily Claire; 3rd row L-R: Russ Gaudreau, thing together.” Claire and Michelle Lavers were Andrew Kirk, Charlotte Thibodeau, Colin Zick, Bruce Kiernan, The commission also voted to design still needed some adjust- introduced to the membership. Tom Clemens. Absent from picture: Clerk Ben Starr, Meghan Awe, continue determinations on an ments while Donnelly commended The BHCA Board of Directors John Corey, Erik Erlingsson, Keeta Gilmore, Maggie Moran, Rajan application to replace the intercom system and install a fire connec- Nanda, Rachel Thurlow, and Renee Walsh. (BISTRO, Pg. 8) 2 PAGE 2 THE BEACON HILL TIMES MAY 23, 2019 editorial MEMORIAL DAY IS A DAY TO TURNER (from pg. 1) REFLECT UPON THOSE WHO GAVE the city for displaying flowers on to continue the tradition. But she ing that “there seems to be more the street. acquiesced, however, after receiv- of a desire to sit and listen for THE LAST FULL MEASURE Likewise, as new business ing countless calls from neighbor- longer periods of time,” adding The Memorial Day weekend is upon us, a three-day weekend that for owners, Turner and Osgood also hood residents asking when the last year’s event drew a queue that most Americans marks the start of the summer season. Many will cel- met resistance receiving approval decorations would go up. stretched around the block. ebrate appropriately with barbecues and outdoor activities with family from the city to mount sign boxes “People said we need it more “Kind of like decorating, it’s and friends. outside of their respective store- than ever,” she said. “The key something for people to enjoy However, amidst our festivities, we should not forget that Memorial fronts. was always about getting people that takes a lot of volunteers to do Day is America's most solemn national holiday, marking our nation's So, Turner and Quigley agreed together, and I truly leaned that their part and also showcases the tribute to those who made the Supreme Sacrifice for our country. to assist Kershaw and a local floral that year.” neighborhood,” she said. Memorial Day initially was observed on May 30 and was known as arranger in spearheading the effort Since then, Turner has wit- Russ Gaudreau, chair of the Decoration Day, in an era before the turn of the 20th century, when the to decorate the Charles Street gas- nessed the marriages of sever- Nominating Committee for the Northern states paid tribute to the Union soldiers -- who gave their lives lamps under the auspices of the al couples who met decorating, second consecutive year, said to preserve America as we know it -- by decorating their graves that were Businessman’s Association, which adding that one of her “greatest Turner was a deserving and obvi- a part of the landscape of every Northern community whose sons died to was rechristened the Beacon Hill satisfactions comes from seeing ous choice for this year’s Beacon preserve the Union and free the slaves. Business Association at Turner’s photos of couples away on vaca- Award recipient, given her “sig- That tradition continues to this day, with the graves of those who urging. Kershaw in turn handed tion together who came together nificant and sustained” contribu- gave their lives for their country being decorated with American flags over the small sum of money left as strangers just a few months tions to then neighborhood. and flowers around the country, whether by veterans organizations or in the organization’s coffers to before.” “We looked for someone who family members. Turner and Quigley, who were Holiday decorating has also not only stood out, but also has The new century soon brought with it wars, seemingly every gener- then tasked with soliciting the become something of a rite of been doing it for a long time,” ation, that would give new meaning to the words Supreme Sacrifice. remaining funds for the decora- passage for newcomers to the he said. “And Ivy is the perfect Starting with the Spanish-American War in 1898, American blood was tions, as well as recruiting vol- neighborhood, Turner said, begin- candidate in that sense.” shed on foreign soil in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and unteers to handle the decorating ning with the “Garlands and Gaudreau lauded Turner for then Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention in other far-off places around tasks. Greens” fundraiser at Hampshire assembling the volunteers and Black the world that are known only to our government. “There was no email back House in November, followed coordinating the holiday decora- Although history has been less than kind in judging the wisdom of then either,” Turner said, “so we by the decorating and Holiday tions without fail every year for our policy-makers who involved us in many of these conflicts, what is had to go around door to door on Stroll in December before volun- the past two decades, regardless beyond dispute is that in every war to which we have sent our young Charles Street, talking to business teers remove the decorations in of weather or other extenuating men and women, they have performed with courage and patriotism in owners and asking for their help.” January.

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