The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-08-14
VEST MEDFORD

IS planning the annual Field
Day at Digger Park. Jim Sher-
wood and his co-workers are
cooking up fine program
Of prize events, including track,
and a softball game between
out-or-town clubs, probably
teams from Woburn and BoS-
ton. After an absence. softball
is coming back to the park
which at one time was a great
center of baseball activity. The
park needs a backstop to help
in this recovery. Tennis is also
flourishing at the park and
among those seen participating
is Bill Vargas, former Tufts
college tennis, team star, who
recently completed his hitch
in the Army. Also reported
home from the service is Joe
Paris. Among recent visitors
to Medford have been Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Frazer, Mrs. Barbara
Press, Mr.. Irwin Press and Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Taylor, all of |
st. Adams, New York; Mr.. and |
Mrs. Connie VIM of Worcester,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hen
derSon and daughter Mildred |
OF indianapolis. Mrs. Frazer is
the sister of Mr.. Al Hayes. The
Press and Taylor families came
to attend the wedding of their
relative Wallace Kountze. The |
Hendersons are all former Med !
fordites and are living in IN
diana where Mr. Henderson is
now connected with the very
progressive Flanner House. Mrs. !
Madeline Digger Garrett leaves
this week to visit her daughter
Barbara Anderson at San Die
go, California. While on the
Coast she will also visit the
SnoWdons and Stewards, among
other former Medfordites. Up
from the Cape for a brief visit |
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Mof- |
f1tt but more and more Med |
1ordites have been going in the
opposite direction to enjoy the
cool Cape air. The Four g. TWEEN
ty Club enjoyed their annual |
outing last Sunday in the Mid |
dlesex Fells Reservation. John |
Matthews enjoyed a fine birth !
day party held at the Center
last Saturday evening, complete |
with orchestra. Wedding bells |
certainly have been busy ini
recent months. Carolyn Mel |
sons wedding was followed by !
that of Bert and Wally. And |
now we hear that Community !
Center director Wieth Rawlins |
Will hear wedding bells. Also !
popular airforce veteran Charlie |
Pariss. 1t really looks like the
small army of eligible bache-
iors are making their last des-
perate stand. Please phone or
mall all news item before Mon
days.
James Lorenzo "sarg" Brooks, |
for many years one of Medford's |
most beloved citizens, passed |
away quietly Aug. 4, 1864 at
the U. S. Veterans hospital,
Ii Jamaica Plain. He was 70
years old, A former resident
of Springfield and of Boston
where he was born, Brooks had
the honorable and unique dis
tlnction of serving Uncle Sam
IN two wars and in two branches
OF the service, yet very few
nelghborS realized the quiet
and soft Spokn Brooks had put |
IN army service with famous
Old L Company, Mass. Sixth
Regiment, during the Spanish
American War, and then had
sailed the seas with the u. S
Navy during the First World
war. He was also a retired en-
ploye of the City of Boston
Highway Department; a mem
Der of the st Augustine Cath
ole church, also a member of
the Spanish American Vets the
american Legion, and VFW.
The "Sarg", as he was fondly
known to his friends, retained
an active interest in the pro-
gress of his people and lived |
TO see and rejoice in the newly |
won patterns of progress. He |
suffered a severe blow in the
loss of his wife Ellen who pass
ed onward in 1914. But like
the gallant soldier that he was
the Sarg marched onward con- |
trloutlng as much good to
others as he could, along the
way. Funeral services were held |
saturday morning, Aug. 7, at
MS late home, 1913 Harvard
Avenue, with Father Hennessv
officiating. Burial was at Oak
Grove. Surviving are in-laws
Mrs. Mary Christmas, Mr.. and
MRS. Edgar Hamm, Mr.. Phillip
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Banks, other relatives and fri
ends.