The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-10-14
Citizen
By KNS

player happened to be colored and his
extraction from the Syracuse team
would have weakened it against the
Southerners. Recently, we hear ru-
mors that Boston College does not
intend to use Lightning Lou" Mont
gomery, its star colored halfback,
against two Southern College teams
scheduled to be played by Boston
College. Oh, for the days of "Old
Harvard" when they sent their col
ored athletes against Southerners or
else would not participate at all. BIC.
can we'll afford to emulate "Fair
Harvard" So, come on, you Southern
Gentlemen, tell BIC. to play its best
team, which right now would have to
include Lou" Montgomery, former
Brockton High star footballer.
We Need COlored Veterinarians -
One of the many requirements neces-
sary in order that a young man be
eligible for West Point is that he be of
normal facial appearance. This fact
came to our mind while discussing
with Mr.. Chauncy Washington, Boston
English High School graduate of the
Glass Of 1908, his reasons for not hav-
ing become a veterinarian, a profess
sion he wanted to follow as a young
man. This, he could not do because in
the year 1907 his face was SCARED as
result of fire in the house in which
he lived. This facial scar prevented
his acceptance by the U. S. Army to
study for the veterinary service as
was then the custom. However, he
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become veterinarians, because as he
says colored men love horses and
some of them could become good doc
tors for horses.
Five Hundred Club Suppers Hit the
SpOt.-The series of weekly share
cropper's dinners given on Friday
nights by the Five Hundred Voters
Club at Ia Wellington St., Boston, are
proving to be great success. To
begin with, the door prize which was
ten dollars on the opening night,
Sept. ~, only, was won by Frederick
Nelson. a state House employee.-Mr
Nelson not only enjoyed the dinner
which cost twenty-five cents, but
treated two Of his friends to suppers
earlier in the evening. He was not
present when the drawing under a
ttashlight picture was raade, but he
received his prize lie following dav.
This party which VS. for the Thanks
giving and Christmas Dinner Fund for
needy South End children, really be-
came a party when, at one O'Clock in
the morning, night clubs closed there
by allowing customers to come as well
as musicians who gave of their talents
gratis. The genial president of the
club, Arthur Coles, thanked everybody
Tor coming and invited all to come
back next Friday and each succeeding
Friday until Nov. II, the date of the
final supper party. Help this club to
obtain enough money to provide din
ners for the needy youngsters and
feel better for having done so.
Dahlias, Dahlias, Dahlias.-Hurrv.
folks, and look at the finest natural
display of huge dahlias in Roxburv
where at the corner of Walnut Avenue
in the back yard between the house
and the barn. 1t was by mere acct
dent that we discovered this nook of
beauty, but since the Night Reporter
has been coaching US we are beginning
to see things we never saw before in
the most unusual places.
Robert Burton Russell Returns from
World Series Games in New York
Smiling Bob Russell wears an enig-
matte smile that many of us have vet
to solve. He is not always pleased
although you would never know it to
see that ever noticeable smile.-How
New York last week as he watched
the New York Yankees toy with the
Cincinnati Reds, because the Yankees
are Bob Russell's men of swat. When
1t comes to memory of athletic events
this sportsman has memory that is
practically infallible. We learned this
years ago to the extent of the loss of
two dollars which we hope to get back
from this athletic sage one of these
days.
Masonic Services at Charles st.
Church in ROxbury, Oct. 15-Charles
st. Church, now located at Warren st.
and Elm Hill Avenue, RoXbury, is the
edltice where the Masonic Fraternity
will assemble for it's Annual Thanks
giving Services on Sunday, October Is,
1889. We have not yet ascertained
whether these services are to be held
IN the morning or the evening. So be
like us and go to church in the morn
ing. Reverend Childers will welcome
your presence morning or evening;
and, after you have heard William
Rhodes, the church organist. discourse
sweet music on the large pipe organ,
you will feel that it was worth get
ting up early enough to attend the
regular morning services.
Help Those in Trouble Without En-
couraging DisObedience to Law
Many years ago the well known poll
teal leader, Martin Lomasney. said
There should be man in every ward
to whom anybody can go for help when
he is in trouble" We colored people
need such men in all wards. However,
most of us do not know them. The
Might Reporter" recently learned of
such a one in the vicinity of Columbus
Avenue when this man hurried to the
aid of a colored woman arrested by
the police and charged with being an
idle and disorderly person. 1t was
with pleasure that the might Re
porter" accompanied those who inter-
ested themselves in this woman's
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