late that year , the first of a series of mysterious social events occurred what the family legends have told us is that stella sought out certain mayfair cousins and brought them together for 'an interesting evening ' in which they were to discuss family history , and the family 's unique 'psychic gifts ' some said a seance was held at first street , others that voodoo was involved ( servant gossip was rife with stories of stella 's involvement with voodoo stella told several of her friends that she knew all about voodoo she had colored relations in the quarter who told her all about it ) .