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Mrs.
J. B. Dowd opened the first Green
Parrot Inn at Wichita, Kansas,
in 1925, and continued to
operate it until 1929 when her
husband, who was with a
nationally known farm implement
company was transferred to
Kansas City as a manager.
The Green Parrot Inn of Kansas
City was opened that same year.
In 1936 Mrs. Dowd and her
brother, Mr. J. H. Toothman,
opened the Green Parrot Inn at
Kirkwood, Missouri, near St.
Louis, and in 1952 she and her
sister Mrs. Vira B. Fredericks,
opened the Green Parrot Inn at
Houston, Texas. Both of these
establishments today are noted
for their fine food, and both
specialize in fried chicken,
following the original pattern
set by Mrs. Dowd.
Mrs.
Dowd is a past president and now
a life member of the Kansas City
Restaurant Association and
Soroptimist International of
Kansas City, Missouri; a life
member of the Women's Chamber of
Commerce of Kansas City,
Missouri; a member of the
Women's Chamber of Commerce of
Kansas City, Kansas, the Women's
City Club and a charter member
of the
Old Mission Methodist
Church in Johnson County,
Kansas. She was a director
of the
Kansas Restaurant
Association for many years.
Although no longer actively
engaged in business, Mrs. Dowd
continues to maintain a keen
interest in four hobbies --
Traveling, Soroptimist Clubs,
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
and GOOD FOOD. |
