24 july 1968 & mary n. mcquirter celebrates 32nd birthday

#OTD 24 July 1968 Mary N. McQuirter celebrated her 32nd birthday with her three children: Veronica (6), Marya (3) and Tracye (1). They ate cake and ice cream in their home (6th & Missouri Ave, NW) after she got home from work. By day, she was supervisor of the records department at Reavis, Pogue, Neal and Rose, a white-owned law firm.

Your comments are welcome below. How did you, your family and neighbors celebrate birthdays in 1968? Did you know Mary N. McQuirter in 1968? Did you live on Missouri Ave, NW? Did you work at the law firm? You may comment privately here.

Photo source: Courtesy Mary Davis McQuirter, c1970. Photographer unknown.