The guardian., 1953-07-04
WEST MEDFORD

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Pastor Phillips and two fine
solos sung by Miss Mae Harris
one of a very talented musical
family. Her dad, Mr.. Wesley
Harris Sr., is veteran band
musician and her sister, Eunice,
is perhaps the only girl clarinet
player in the community. Look
ing over the more than so years
of Shiloh we note many music
ally talented families have par
ticipated in community church
GARDEN PARTY
The first Shiloh June Garden
Party g. Supper to be presented
at the New Parsonage was held
Saturday, June 9th last week |
under perfect summer weather
as a good attendance of both
Elders and youth enjoyed the
green lawn and shade tree re-
taxation amidst the many tab
les of cool drinks, home baked
pastry, watermelon, ice cream,
and a fine outdoor portable |
grill presided over by Jim Sher-
wood who dished out delicious |
toasted roll hot dogs with all |
the fixings and there were equ-
ally fine hamburgerS, too. The
many volunteer workers aiding
the Pastors Guild, did a splen-
did Job throughout the day. II
the evening, the many assembled
guests enjoyed a supper of bak-
ed beans, potato salad, ham,
rolls, and punch. A feature OF
the program was Community
Fashion Show presented by COM
mittee chairman, Mrs. Madeline
Garnett, with Miss Leona Lang
ford serving as NC. The home
folks audience gave repeated
applause as a group of very
pretty and attractively attired
girls of varying ages paraded as
models displaying the latest
summer dress fashions many OF
which were especially home
made for the occasion. There
were out of town visitors, bal
looms croquet and music. Every
one seemed to have enjoyed this
first of what may be a series
of outdoor programs at the
Parsonage which in its land
area and location certainly of
fers more outdoor possibilities
for not only the church but also
other organizations Of the COM
munity. Among those in attend
ance was Mr.. Oscar Green, prize
winning General Electric mach
mist whose splendid compost
ton What FDR Meant TO Me-,
won the top prize, an expensive
radio, in the 1858 Letter Writing
contest sponsored by the United
Electrical Radio g. Machinist
union News publication. Mr..
Green, a Hampton grad and
Army vet, received the happy
news last week and his story
which emphasized Fair Employ
ment, was published in the US.
News, edition of June "a. The
Junior Matrons Summer Formal
was a huge success. Presented
June 26 at the Charter Room Of
N. E: Mutual Hall, the affair
produced two winners from
Medford as Mr.. g. Mrs Frank
Hazel Jr., won the Waltz Con-
test. Well, anyway, they're form
er Medfordites. Music was prov
ided by Stan Harris g. his Or
chestra.
Accompanying his family here
from North Carolint is MSgt. |
Charles Anderson, U. S. Marine
Corps. the only colored M-Sgt. |
in the U. S. Marine Motor trans
port. Sgt. Anderson is the hus
band of the former Barbara
Dugger. Speaking of the serv-
ice One of the congratulatory |
telegrams sent to the newlyWed i
Mr.. g. Mrs. Roland Clark, came /
from Colonel Henry Sandridge
in Korea And a service buddy
sent a message from the Philip
pines via the American Relay
Radio Ham networks. The local
radio Han phoned thG house per
sonally. The message went half !
way around the Globe in short |
order. Small world.
The Garden Club wants your
application for the July Is
September Is Prize Medford |
Community Yard Beauty con-
test. Among the three judges
will be an expert from Horti-
cultural Hall, Boston. If you
have a rose-bush or some gar
den spot, or any attractive yard
ARRANGEMENT, whatever, that
deserves merit, simply contact
Mrs. Iver Furr and she will ar
range for an application and
even a camera photo of your
place to put you in the prize
competition. The Garden Club
met recently at the home of Mr..
& Mrs. Zev Singleton, Cam
bridge, with Mrs. Sewell special
guest. Miss Ann Dinard became
a ,,ert, y,aeYt1loar
Don't forget the July IS
Church Picnic on your Saturday
day of. And the July II tn
Community Center Saturday