The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-06-10

The radio debut of the popular
w. Medford Girls Chorus will be
made on Saturday June "a, via
the Brown Boston" program, so
please make a circle on the calen-
dar. The Chorus will present their
annual Holiday dance on June
18th at the Center. The 18th will
begin with the annual Lend-A-
Hand June Breakfast at the Cen
ter that Saturday morning. Then
during the day will be the usual
activities on the park. On Sunday
June IS, the Ladies Aid will pre-
sent the annual Mems Breakfast
which was such a success last
year. Members of the Medford
Garden club are now busy for
the flower and garden season, To
secure a machine to record and
project Garden club activity the
members are launching Travel
Basket program. Since all mem
bers are grade-A cooks, they will
prepare your favorite candy,
cakes, salads or any item of fresh
home-cooked food for small fee
and deliver it to you on order.
Boy, this community is in for
some good eating. Soldier Ach-
land Lee has arrived home from
the Pacific just in time. And, to-
day is the birthday of Medford's
favorite Sarg. Congrats, A. The
friends and members of st. Bar
tholmew church, Cambridge, have
asked us to invite everyone to
their annual and June 30th Moon
Light Cruise and Dance. The mes
danes Bosfield, Fisher and others
have tickets to sell. Incidently
the Major and Mrs, Hugh Bos-
field celebrated their 10th ami
versary last week. Don't forget
Ralf Coleman's "Greener Grass, "
June 18th, at the Dudley.
Medford scouting will be nicely
aided this year by the Junior
Matrons club with the announce
ment that member of the Boy
Scouts will be club-sponsored to
Boy Scout camp for week and
one girl will be club-sponsored
to Girl Scout day camp for
season. We hope other organiza-
lions will also pitch in and help
some youngster to summer
camp.
DEATH OF MRS. SCHENCK
Mrs. Sara Van Buren, Schenck
has passed on to another world.
She was rs years old, a native of
New York state, wife Of a for
mer Assistant U. S. Attorney
and one Of Medfords pioneers,
since she spent most of her years
hereenriching this community and
city. Part Indian, she was, to the
last, a militant fighter against
unAmerican practices. Most of
her life was spent fighting dis
examinations against colored
people. She possessed a brilliant
mind and a keen understanding
of local, national and world
affairs. AS a woman sometimes in
advance Of her times, she often
COMPOUNDED prominent men and
sadly enough she was often mis-
understood. Mrs. Schenck gave
her life to others and kept very
little for herself. She was promi-
nent as club worker for many
community organizations and was
charter member of the famous
pioneer Lucretia Mott Mothers
Club organized here in 1911. She
worked for the famous Monroe
Trotter Equal Rights League,
being a close friend of Editor
Maude Trotter Steward; she
worked for the NAACP, and in
1946 she served on the local FEPC
committee and delivered a fiery
speech at the State House hear
ings which helped push through
this important legislation. Mrs.
schenck spent her remaining
years at the w. Medford Com
munity Center where she directed
the never since equalled Historic
& Education studies, including
race history. In 1916 she and the
writer promoted a Medford Trot-
ter Memorial program before