The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-05-07
W. MEDFORD

ately observed at Shiloh this
Sunday. Don't forget the coming
Shiloh May Breakfast and there
will be several children's May
Parties this month. The Society
of Friends sponsored a Square
Dance at the Center last Saturday
night and was enjoyed immense
ly by folks of the community. 1t
was probably the first mixed
dancing in many years. Tonight,
Saturday, the Friends and local
people will enjoy a SPOT Luck
Supper" at 6 pm. with everyone
bringing his own special dish in
dutch treat with colored and
white sharing in the meal and
the pleasant conversation of inter-
racial goodwill and harmony AS
we said here before, these meet
ings held with the Friends are
historic in Importance and will
long be remembered by all those
who have participated in them.
We have bunch that the friends,
in their inter racial project
which ends this month in a few
weeks, may have selected this
community as one of the more
progressive. Theirs is national,
even international, project and
they are gaining impressions of
us, as we are gaining impressions
of them. From what we gather,
the Friends have an unusual high
regard for colored people. AS
you know, DR.. Ralph Bunche, who
is mentioned for a Cabinet post,
is of the Quaker faith. The
Friends have an usual high regard
you know, DR.. Ralph Bunche,
who is mentioned for a Cabinet
post, is of the uaker faith.
The Friends were busy last
Saturday working on the Center
and were here Sunday. So the
Pot Luck Supper" tonight
should find all of us in congenial
mood of happy hospitality. Plan
to attend. The Center's new paint
job, also spurred by the Friends,
didn't cost much and volunteer
workers, including Bob Jones, Mr..
Hazel and Walter Isaacs, helped
put it over the top. Plan to at
tend the "Center Workshop to-
day at noon. Many Medfordites
did attend the Omega formal last
week and it was busy week for
the fraternity with Cortland Dug
ger doing an excellent job loo
ally working hard for the pro-
grams success. There will be at
least ten Mis- grads this year
with big freshman class about
to enter the big school. The 1949
Community Center Spring ANA
teur Show was enjoyed last Sat-
urday by an appreciative audi
ence. Miss Emily Thompson won
first prize by her singing mo
Orchids For My Lady. Rodney
Chisholm, always popular, won
second prize singing FAgain" and
Miss Jackie Graham, the Med
ford Queen of original boogie
woogie piano music, won third
prize, fairly rocking the house
with a new composition. Gene
Lambert faced the mike for the
first time as NC and did fine
job with Al Kountze Jr., handling
the P A. system. There were
several other good entries and
dancing was enjoyed following
the show. For some years we have
urged local citizens to get on the
Civil Service list to qualify for
jobs and last week the Civil
Service announced that several
local citizens were among 2O16
men and women now eligible for
jobs as clerk typists for state
and municipal jobs Good news.
The inter-racial aspect of the
Medford School Safety Patrol
continues. Cadet Lawrence White
is now a member of the Force.
The Cadets are now following a
Boys Club pattern and last week
a sizeable group enjoyed hike
and fishing trip with another trip
scheduled today. Dropping by the
Arlington Street Housing site we
were pleased to see the excellent
homes and to talk with the happy
owners. All are doing fine work
with their property. Tufts de-
feated Bowdoin in track Satur-
day with Armand Furey scoring
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