The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09

hOneycomb cellars, alleyways, back
yards and apartments in a dOwnpour
of rain E. the entire neighborhood was
aroused as the police officers functioned
methodically but thoroughly from
house to house was in the COM
pany of Officers Yates and Hanley to-
gether with the child's father when
resident revealed some startling infor-
nation which gave the first definite clue
in that case q. . fearlessly, the officers
mounted darkened Railways and forced
doors not knowing what lay beyond f.
piecing information and clues together
by thread of sudden discoveries the
top floor finally yielded the evidence
they had been tirelessly seeking the
occupant of a room had sheltered the
child during the evening but feared the
consequences taking the man in
custody, the group descended to a wait
ing police car and began a tour of near
by streets, stores and theatres since the
child had been reported unframed that
morning at long last, with the
splendid cooperation of Manager Leo
Leiberman, the child was located in the
front row Of the Roxbury Theatre
watching the Omen hunt kidnappers
on the screen the case was broken
successfully at two in the afternoon
and the child rejoined her distraught
mother at the police station an
examination by the police physician
proved that she had not been harmed
and the family were driven home in a
service car while the man in question
was held for mental observation |
wish to express my personal gratitude
to the officers and men who participated
in the successful search demonstrating
a practical and efficient form of police
work which the public has little or no
opportunity to observe and their
laconic reply to showered praise was
We've got kids of our own" which was
something of a classic under the cir
cumstances and this corner joins
Elliott Freeman's Whirling Hub in
boosting Harvey Yates as one of the
best Of BOston's finest . . the Scroller
Club of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
announce a party to be given on the
evening Of Saturday, December 9 at
so Munroe Street an informal
affair for the club, its friends and the
fraternity brothers the Alpha
Singers will be presented by the Rox-
bury Civic Club at the St. Mark Con-
gregational Church on Monday even
ing, December eleventh to benefit their
Christmas-Basket Fund the annual
Recreation Dinner at English High
School Drill Hall on Wednesday night
December thirteenth sponsored by the
Community Service of Boston, Inc.
the Fathers Club is laying plans for
their biggest and best New Years party
at Butler Hall d. more later also
the OyPs Club, the Back-Mars, the
Omegas and the Inter raternal are
promoting their holiday season activi-
ties with special celebration for the
annual national AKA. Boule which
will conclave in Boston this month at
tracing the most intelligent and
attractive sorority members from all
sections of the United States all
organizations here join the Press Club
of Boston in extending to our fair
visitors warm welcome and the pro-
mise that we will do our best to make
them return home with happy memories
OF time well spent in the Hub all
eligible males interested between the
ages of sixteen and sixty please contact
Miss LOrena Couzzens who is Chairman
OF the Boule for further information
the super-escort service
which will guarantee the delegates
esqulres in the modern manner and
now that the Press Club Christmas
Party campaign has already started
with excellent support and cooperation
from the colored clergy, merchants and
professional men. We wish to thank all
who are cooperating in putting the
drlve over especially to Mr.. Leo
Lleberman, manager of the Roxbury
Theatre who is staging theatre party
for the race newsboys and news girls
next Wednesday afternoon and the BIG
party at la Wellington Street Thurs
day evening, December 81. Your
dime will give kid a grand time =.
your dollar will make him holler!
Thanks g, . Goombye GOO f..
DUCK.