The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-01-23
west MEDFORD

oIle community were featured
IN church music, although for
years it has been known that
many good voices OF tenor
baritone and bass exist in the
community but are only occas-
slonally heard in group hymnal
singing. The effort to bring
these fine male voices into the
blend Of a choir is an excellent
plan and would add enrichment
and beautiful variety possibiIi-
ties with the already establish
ed youth Junior Choir and the
women's voices of the Adult
Choir. The available range of
voices would be wonderful.
Ihere are many war veterans
here who could possibly rival
the famous 372nd DePaur Choir
us if organized and trained.
Meanwhile the Pastor invites
all male chorus candidates
from 8 to 80 to sign up now.
The West Medford Girls Choir
us, Mrs. Adele M. Evans, direc-
tor, will sing at the annual
Scholarship Concert of zeta
Phi Beta Sorority Sunday, Jan.
81, at st. Marks in Boston.
Here is Choral group that is
bringing many honors to our
city.
Medford High School which
has been represented by great
athletes from this community
appears to be entering into a
new phase of acquiring great
er numbers of local boys on its
sports teams than any time
in the past. For example, the
MHS basketball Team has four
local boys in uniform, senior
and JaVee. They are led by
sensational Cecil Isaacs, a re-
gular center who helped upset
Somerville last week. Other
coming hoopsters for Mis- are
Al Hayes, Johnny Johnson, and
Eddie Darlington. When have
we had four local MHS basket
ball players during any one
year in the past? And there
are five local boys, Varsity and
JaVee, on the Mis- track
squads. They are AL Kountze
Jr, Michael Bonner, George and
William Taylor, and Ernest
Furbler. Most all of these boys
are rockies being trained for
next year with bright pros
poets. They represent an en-
couraging sign of increased
athletic activity of our boys
from this community. In every
way they should be encouraged
The community has expert
enced en- exceptional Sick
List. We urge all friends to
visit or write the many people
listed Sere as being sick and
confined. Among those we
should hav listed is Mr..
John Pearl of the friendly up
town store who is suffering from
a recent fall. Local people al
ways remember the courteous
and excellent service of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl.
Chester A. Lanier
The entire community has
been saddened by the passing
of Mr.. Chester Arthur Lanier.
one of our best known Medford
residents, who slipped away
last Saturday, Jan. 16, to re-
join his beloved wife, Wilhel-
nina, who preceded him two
winters ago. Mr.. Lanier was
IA yrs old. He was born in Gary
burg, North Carolina, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. bred Lanier
of that city. Coming North SIS
years ago, Mr.. Lanier married
Mrs. Wilhelmina Turner, a ma
tive Of Grafton, Vermont. They
would have observed their
f1ftieth anniversary on March
II, 1858. Thirty of those happy
and final years we're spent in
Medford where they raised their
family including Medford's most
outstanding colored boxer, Ches-
ter Lanier Jr., who won the
N. E. Amateur heavyweight
title and John L. Sullivan Tro-
ply and who at one time was
mentioned as a possible can
didate for the Bay State Com
mission. A member of Shiloh
and once a crack member Of
the Shiloh Bowling Team of
the Medford Church Bowling
League, Mr.. Lanier, himself,
was great booster of clean
sports. He was one of the COM
munity's earliest businessmen,
establishing the oldest commu-
nifty trucking and express bust
ness in 1922, serving many CT
ties. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Shiloh
Baptist, Pastor Phillips officiat-
ing. Burial was at Oak Grove
Cemetery. Surviving are his
son, Chester Jr., two daughters
Veronica Lanier and Persis
Chisolm, a sister, Mrs. Pearl
Mclean of Bridgeport, other
relatives, and a host Of friends.