The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-03-06
NEST MEDEORl

bury, a director of Mission work
Tor the Mass. Baptist Conven-
ton, will be Shiloh's guest
speaker at the morning service
before what should be a ca
paclty congregation. Mission
workers are people of wide
travel and interesting stories
SO th2t Mr.. Woodbury's lecture
ana forum question period
should be well received. Shiloh
Is planning many interesting
programs including those of the
Easter season. Mr.. Lawrence
Williams of the Trustee Board
urges all Parsonage PLEDGES
who haven't yet made their
donations to do so at this time
Never has the church been so
much needed and appreciated
at this time. Let us keen it'll
strong. Mrs. Ruth Thorpe has
written us fine letter of the
great Worl; and inspiration she
mas found in the Shiloh Sunday
evening q p. M services which
feature Bible lectures and free
forum discussion by the audi
ence, with everyone relaxing
and taking a part in a very
snort hour, leaving everyone re-
treShed. And Mrs. Jean Knight
sends a note from the 400 Club
wishing speedy recovery for
Mrs Welma Washington. We
welcome all news notes from
readers. The Community Sick
List has never reached such
proportion in the memory OF
this reporter who has been at
the desk for the last twenty
four years. Our latest report
finds Mrs. Ethel D. Chisolm
seriously i'll at the N. E. SAM
tarium in Stoneham from which
Mrs. Miriam Moff1tt was released
This week. Mrs, Gladys Willis
is, at this writing, at Lawrence
Memorial hospital recovering
from injuries received in a re-
cent automobile accident Mr.
Ransome H. Mccoy, veteran
Railroad employe reports he is
just able to return to work
after a year during which he
underwent two major opera
lions following internal injuries
suffered while on the job when
he was thrown violently as
changing railroad cars were be-
ing coupled in New York fol-
lowing his return run from
Chicago And the popular We
teran Parker House waiter, Mr.
Lewis f. Woods. also of Jerome
street, is recovering from in
juries veteran Parker House
waiter, Mr.. Lewis F. Woods, al
so Of Jerome, is recovering from
injuries suffered some months
ago from a fall down the stairs
of d subway tunnel on his way
home from work. To these and
all our other sick friends we
wish a speedp recovery Our
recent visitors included Mr..
and Mrs. Terrill Smith ana son.
Garry, from New York. The
Community was shocked as well
as saddened by the passing of
Mrs. Phillips and Ed Lovelace
with funerals held the same day
Our deepest sympathy to both
families Both obituaries appear
the Guardian this week.
EDWARD LOVELACE
Edward Ed" Loveiace who
served the Boston & Maine Rail
road for 36 faithful years,
walked outdoors in the rain
last week to tame one last look
at his beloved home town be-
fore collapsing in the street
Thursday, Feb. Is. Efforts of
friends to rush him by ambu-
lance to Lawrence Memorial
hospital proved in vain. Ed
could have told them. He had
worked hard for the Railroad
and had retired only a few
years ago with a disability
which had left him a very sick
man. With little hope of re-
coverv he had been GONZALES
cling at his home at 176 Jer-
ONE street attended by his
faithful and devoted wife,
Florence, one o fthe most be-
loved women of the community.
A hard quiet worker and cheer
full companion, Ed Lovelace, a
native of Winchester, loved the
country and simple country
life. He had lived in Medford
more than forty Of his IS yrs
Funeral services were held Feb.
27 last Saturday at the Bland
Undertaken Chapel in Cam
bridge with the Rev. Roger Will
liamS officiting Burial was az
Oak Grove. He leaves to mourn.
his beloved wife, Florence, one
daughter Mrs June Lockett,
two brothers William NJ and
Henry H. Lovelace, and a host
of other relatives and friends