The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-04-30

The Forty First annual Con-
Vention of the Mass. State
Union of Women's Clubs,
meeting Patriots Day at Shi-
lob, proved a tremendous sue
cess with the church bee
hive of activity from early
morning until well into the
night. The visiting ladies were
the guests of the Daffodil
Philanthropic Club, Mrs. Irene
Jones, president. A report of
the meeting appears in a Sc
perate story elsewhere in the
Guardian.
Patriots Day also saw the
appearance of the West Med
ford Girls Choruses as guests
o fthe popular Gretchen Jack
son program, Radio Station
WBMS, Boston. Nineteen girls,
three from Everett, have been
kept pretty busy. They sang
in the recent Diamond Ball
Chorus following appearances
before the Prime Minister of
Barbados and in a program
sponsored by the Laymen's
Federation of the Melrose
Council of Churches. A second
daughter has been born to
Mr.. & Mrs. Stanton Bell and
her name is Paula Marlene
Mrs, Bell is the former Patri-
cha Evans who joins her mo-
Their in conducting the popu.
lar Evans School of Music
classes in piano choral sing
ing. Godparents are Mr..
Mrs. Alberta Bowen and MI
& Mrs. Charles Evans VIII,
were recent hosts to Mis-.
Ethna Nurse and Mr.. Donald
Nurse of Brooklyn. And from
Chicago we learn that the ba-
by daughter of Mr.. g. Mrs
Bill Marquis is named Suzanne
Lee. The parents are certainly
selecting pretty names for the
baby girls. And, reserve a date
for the coming Mothers Day
Concert & Tea, Sunday May
9th, to be presented at Shiloh
by the Pastors Guild. More
details later.
Speaking Of cute kids, WE
understand. that Medford'S
own Roberta Emmons, Caro-.
Bliss and Diane Madden pro-
vided a pretty trio of dancers
for the 1855 Diamond Ball
Enthusiastic workers on the
Diamond Ball committee in
cluded Mrs. Sara Nelson, Mrs
Evelyn Tyner, Mrs. Elmiria
Matthews and Mrs. Vivier
Freeman. The question has
arisen whether the annua.
practice of community May
Parties will be revived this
year. Was once a fixture. The
Medford School Department
recently appointed Specia.
Police have been approved by
the City Council. They in
clude Mr.. Charles Roberts, Mr.
Percy E. Evans, Mr.. Charles
Eastman, Mr.. William Lewis
all of this community. Anc
announcements of candidates
for the coming Municipal
Elections are already under
way without any Civic Clut
organized here to launch can
didates.
CIVIC CLUB
In a written response to &
recent question as to how WI
vision the set-up and opera.
ton Of a local civic club which
we think should be a part o.
any sizeable community, whe-
ther Medford, Maiden, or Bos-
ton. First, we suggest it bt
non-partisan, so as to proc
both parties, and not bt
owned by either one. Second
1t should not be concerned
only with the running of can.
didateS and civic progress, bui
should have a special endea-
vor with committee for keep.
ing contact with meetings al
City Hall, the State House anc
federal sources for legislation
and job opportunities con-
corning the people so thai
they will be well informed il
advance. This phase woulc
call for guest speakers, city
state, and federal, in many
fields of endeavor, and of ma,
ny races, in a program of mu-
tual aid. Third, this clut
would have a fair community
representation assembled re-
gularly to meet with the Of
flcials at City Hall. This group