The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-05-29

w. MEDFORD, Mass, May
26-The subject OF trees, their
growth, poisoning, and re-
birth, comparisons to Christian
life, was the sermon delivered
by Pastor Bailey last Sunday.
1t was announced that the
Trustee Board will hold an old
fashioned lawn party and
three-cent sale on June II.
The Rurnr1agc Sale which end
ed this week at the Commune
ity Center featured many in
teresting bargains and those
who did not attend really miss
ed many useful materials. The
Women's Auxiliary of the Cen
ter plan to hold an open house
for soldiers there this week.
A dance is also planned for the
younger folks on June 4 at the
Center. Much praise is due the
Medford volunteers who are
entertaining Colored troops
stationed near this area. The
program which is under super
vision of the Medford Recrea-
ton program really got under
way as an organized unit this
week when the hard working
young Medford Hostess group
elected officers and held a
special meeting last Monday
under recreation instructors
the Misses Margaret Asbell and
Francis Rawlins at the home
of Mrs. BoSf1eld. 1t was re-
vealed by the instructors, that
only single women can be
hosteSses while the married
women can serve as chaperoas.
Consequently, the girls elected
as officers are all unmarried.
They are June Banks, preSl-
dent; Bertha Puryear, treaSur-
er; and Barbara Digger, secre-
tary. The chaperoneS for
the girls, who number around
20, will be Mrs. Iris Valentine,
Mrs. Portia Bosfield, Miss Ora
Brown, Mrs. Rhone and Mrs.
Vivien Fisher. Volunteers all,
this is the first official Med
ford hostess club ever organ
lied. 1t is a non-profit organ
ization and will have full rec
IGNITION of military officers.
Volunteer entertainers are re-
quested weekly. The third
presentation last week fea-
tured a hot trio with Norman
Parham at the piano, Lloyd
Wright, trumpet, and Clar-
ence Williams. at the drums.
They rocked the camp and all
Medford is proud Of these 10
cal boys who have become U S
Army favorites over night.
Other locals pitching in to
help are Joe Gray, piano;
Mabe Kountze, drums and Will
liam Booker, vocalist. We all
can help some way.
The Nick Mac Club ten
pound sugar rattle was won by
Mrs. Kathryn Jasper of Cam
bridge, formerly Of this city,
The community is happy to
know that Trafford LiNhtfoot is
able to walk about and that
Miss Veronica Lanier and Mrs,
Madeline Kountze are greatly
improved. Mrs. Edwina Hazel
wood recently entertained Miss
Mary Kelley of Boston. Ser
geant Charles Booker Of Je-
rome st left this week for army
training at Fort Benning, Gas
Relatives and friends of Top
Sergeant AL Kountze will be
pleased to know that Al grad
uated from the Fort Benuing
School last Friday and will
soon be home for a short va
cation before rejoining his
regiment or being assigned to
a new outfit. A twenty year
veteran of the Mass. National
Guard, Al won much praise
and respect for his Soldierly
conduct at Fort Benning. This |
week, Cub Pack Eleven receiv-
ed a red ribbo gold inscribed |
award for its splendid showing
in the Patriots Day Parade on
the 18th of April. A victoly
garden was started this week |
by the Cubs at the Community |
Center.
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