The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-08-06
WEST MEDFORD

planned are a Doll Carriage
Parade, Aug. 9th, next Tuesday
morning at Digger Park, and a
Boys and Girls division Bicycle
Race on Aug, II, next week,
Thursday morning. Children
and their parents still have time
to decorate and arrange their
doll carriage displays for next
week and in past years this
event has been one of the high
lights of park competition. The
Bicycle Race is for standard
bikes and will be based on fast
est time around the Marathon
course. If enough entries are
on hand, a children'S small
bike race will be held. Registra-
tons and trials will be held to-
day. The winners of the Park
decorated Bicycle Parade last
week for children saw first
prize go to Lorraine Henderson.
A second place tie went to Pri-
scilla Lambert and Chucky
Anderson. And the competition
was SO close that a third place
tie was shared by Marjorie Hen
derson, Kenneth Grant Jr., and
Mildred Henderson of Boston.
These are just few of the act
ivities which planned Supervi-
sion makes possible and which
more parents should attend and
encourage. Among the prizes
next week will be some donated
by the GUARDIAN Medford City
News reporter. The Lend A :
Hand Club took off by bus for
beautiful trip and picnic day Of
enjoyment at Canobie Lake,
New Hampshire. The ladies
who have done so much good to
others, had a grand send-off by
appreciative neighbors and
friends of the community and it
was noted that past president,
Mrs. Digger, was enjoying her
birthday.
On Sunday last, the Four g.
Twenty Club packed camping
equipment, cameras, portable
radios and games and enjoyed
a cool refreshing day in the
Fellsland woods. Members were
present from as far away as
Wellesley. But they missed the
''Kingfish' who is much inn
proved from sickness and will
be ready next time. = good
gathering attended the recent
Community Block Party last
week given for the benefit OF
the Center School Nursery
whose chairman, Mrs. Barbara
Anderson, leaves this week with
he rhusband M-Sgt. Anderson
of the U. S. Marines who has
been assigned to a West Coast
station.
The Medford Tufts park Pool,
supported by local taxpayers, Is
at last being enjoyed by local
youngsters, thanks to the fore
sight and perseverance of local
parents, many who accompanied
the youngsters to the pool. There
are swimming class divisions for
various age groups and the in
structors are very cordial and
helpful.
An idea has been suggested
for a Community Center Boat
ing Club ideally located on the
river bank and starting out
with few canoes or at boats
with outboard motor jobs,
eventually joinging up in COM
petition with other local boating
clubs. There is a boat building
factory nearby. We are most
ideally located for such a ven
ture and we offer the plan to
anyone interested. After a study
of the Arlington and Winchester
clubs we ind that they have
classes for not only adults but
youngsters who are very skill
full in plotting their own boats.
Very few Community Centers
are so well located for boating
as our own. Yet we do nothing
about 1t.
Medfordites wishing to travel
to the Cape by bus tomorrow
down to Camp Edwards for
visiting Day exercises will find
tickets available here. Buses
leave Boston at 10 AM. and will
return at Z PM. It's really a
fine chance for a Sunday outing
to the Cape. And best wishes
to all those on the sick list Get
well soon.