Marguerite Gibbs Reid worked in the U.S. War Army Service Forces Department’s Office of Dependency Benefits in 1943 during World War Two. After the war, she was accredited by the Red Cross as a counselor. Marguerite took care of the sick and provided personal hygiene and physical exercise classes to her patients during her stint at the Red Cross. That would explain her physically fit condition even though at times she appeared on the weighty side. Marguerite Reid’s mother’s name was Emily Hamilton Gibbs, and her mom was born on January 12, 1886. They hailed from the prominent Colored Civil War veteran Friday Hamilton’s family. Marguerite Reid had numerous memberships in elite black women’s social and bridge clubs. The ladies that she associated with enjoyed having tea with crumpets during their pinochle card playing get-togethers. Her husband William E. Reid was also a member of exclusive black male social clubs like the Comus, the Esquires, and the Guardsman. These male societies were not based solely on family coinage but also took account of status, origin, and kinfolk’s category. The men held black elite centered private fundraising galas and balls once a year.