The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-08-24

Incl nas score OF counterpartS
throughout the vast metropolis is con-
sCructed upon the order of a ship with
mast and rigging, upper and lower
decks, engine and boiler rooms. ship's
pay and nautical crew of muscular
seamen the Skipper read the
Following statistics from the log
che pools are open to the public daily
from ten IN the morning until ten in
Ihe evening also on SUNDAYS and
mondays :. there is beautiful under
water illumination at night all
chldren are admitted free from ten
until one except on holidays there
is a comfortable capacity for 400 per
sons at the same time five quail
Iied lie guards patrol the pool at all
Glmes eight women are staff mem
Defs IN the capacity of nurses and
matrons they have an ideal and
quite simple checking system which
really must be seen to be fully appre-
clated hot and cold needlepoint
showers must be used before entering
tne pool chemically treated run
hing water footballs must also he
waded through before and after as
safeguard against skin disorders of
Ihe peoal extremities {. free swim
ming and diving lessons are given
during the morning hours record
ed music is broadcast afternoons and
evenings the pool is out of doors
open 10 the sun, sky and fresh air
Chere is long stretch of clear water
ranging IN depth from one foot to five
Ieet Tor non-swimmers encircled nv
Wlde cement bleachers for sun bath
ing, at the other end is a smaller
pool fifteen foot deep in which the
low and high divers perform stunts
worthy of the Acquacade while
was sitting on the rim of the deem
pooI dwadllng my phalanges in the
water beneath the life-guard stand. I
was, startled by a sudden rush over
mead as a shadow struck the water
with terrific force in a surface dive
ana IN three powerful strokes had
reached the side of a youth founder
ing the pool over his depth in
Duslnessllke fashion big Butch towed
the victim to safety and sent him back
ike a scared rabbit to the safety pooI
L was also informed that our own
DICK Murray was formerly EMPLOYED
as an attendant at the Colonial Pool
49,. the Colonial Parks include free
dancing area where popular orches-
Cras play sweet music for the COM
munlty swing every Tuesday evening
-. a fully equipped First Aid room
contains medical units for any emer-
gency with a registered nurse is con-
Stant attendance e. the huge sanitary
system below decks causes the water
TO be completely recirculated three
tunes In twenty-four hours bac-
terra and colon tests are determined
every hour and regular filtration and
cnlorlnated is controlled by staff en-
glneers IN addition to water tempera-
ture regulation Mayor Fiorello
La Guardia and Park Commissioner
ROBERT Moses are to be highly com
mended Tor bringing to the taxpay-
ers and citizenry of Harlem all the
physical pleasures of the Riviera
supervisor Austin is anticipating
near visit to Boston during the com
ing American Legion convention with
his New York post welcome to
our city and thank for wonderful
experience at the Colonial Pool while
the temperature stood at 90 in the bio
city and here | shall leave Won
gentle readers basking in the sun until
we visit the Worlds Fair and Radio
City In next weeks column which 7
hope you will enjoy as part of the
Vlcarlous vacation which I undertook
for your benefit =. and now to mat
Gsts OF local import =. . the stage is
beng set for the coming primary
elections to be held in Boston on Sen
TENDER tenth e. F.. the issue of primary
Importance at the present time is for
all colored citizens over twenty one
years of age in Ward Nine of Roxburv
to register at the Everett School on
Northampton Street before Wednes-
day, August %, 1910 it is q
simple process to become a registered
voter If you are eligible and further
more your paramount patriotic duty
as an American citizen because this
year of 1910 the colored race in Bos-
ton must face the problem souarelv
OF electlng a colored legislator to the
House of Representatives or cease as
plring for political office for all time
seasoned political observers admit
that previous attempts were climaxed
by Dave Kenney's surprisingly large
vote in the last election for Citv
Council for Ward Nine and statistics
indicate that but three hundred more
votes for colored candidate will de-
feat the field and insure the election
Mr.. Kenney has gracefully re-
tired from the active political arena
to manage the campaign of Doctor
Frederick Irving Gray as the best
qualified candidate for the House of
Representatives contest in Ward Nine
and publicly urges all his supporters
to rally to the cause of DR.. GRAY for
whom each vote will definitely aid the
colored children of both the South End
and RoXbury DR.. Gray's cam
paign headquarters at his office 610
Columbus Avenue is beehive of ac
tivity as committeeman and voters
concentrate their efforts to unite the
race behind a capable leader in
next weeks issue DR.. Gray will out
line his policies and discuss the real
issue of the campaign for your i'm
partial consideration before going to
the polls . but remember this is
your final chance to register and elect
a race representative who is a liberal
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