The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-06-18
WEST MEDFORD

eight year old Susan Renee
Thorpe, son and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward Thorpe
Sr., and one year old Susan
Ethel Chisolm, daughter of
Mrs. PerSis and the late Carl
Chisolm. Mrs. Edith Jackson
and Mr.. Wallace Hines. both
OF Roxhury, became God Par
ents of the Thorpe children.
Mrs. Madeline Garrett and Mr..
James Jackson of this city
became Godparents of Susan
Chisolm. Mr.. Steward Thorpe
and three of his children, Gail,
Marilyn, and Carol, became
Shiloh candidates for Baptism.
Mrs. Ernest Butler, secretary
Of the Guild was presented
a Bible, as were all the mem
bers of the 1855 MHS Grad
uatlng Glass. The 1855 Grad
yates winning Scholarships
included Miss Lorraine Hen
derSon and Miss Esther FUR.
Graduates Al Kountze Jr. and
Al Hayes Jr. were both let
termen of the Mis- Track
Team of which Kountze was
co-captain. Graduate Buddy
Langford was in the u S
Airforce when his diploma was
handed out. Buddy was a bril-
llant star of the winning Mis-
Soccer Team. His pretty sis
ter, Betsy Langford, was the
second Mis- Cheer Leader
from this community; the
frSt being Mitzi Phillips. Both
girls turned in a fine perform
ance. Graduate Aaronetta
Brown has left for Califor-
MIA where she plans to con-
tlnue her schooling. Lorraine
Henderson plans to attend
Boston University and Esther
Fur may attend Lowell
Ieachers. Perhaps the hap
piest Mis- Graduate is Miss
Dorothy Claire MscDonald
who will marry her schooldavs
sweetheart, Airforce soldier
Cecil IsaacS, at st. Raphaeps
church this coming Sunday
with a reception to follow at
the Center. Cecil was the first
outstanding regular MHS
basketball varsity player from
this community although
others have, in the past, made
the team. And before he gets
his diploma, Johnny Johnson
may become the greatest. The
1855 MHS graduates locally
had a fine record of partici-
patton in many activities in
Guiding drama, music, sports
and television. Congratulations.
SuSan's brother, baby Carl
Chisolm Jr, was Church dedi-
Gated along with his sister.
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wally Kounte on the
birth of. a baby daughter,
Valarie Jean, at the Cam
bridge hospital last Sunday.
One Of the most outstand-
ing graduates of 1855 was Miss
Roma Walters a pre-med gra-
duate from Tufts College who
has resided in Medford dur
ing her college terms but
who came all the way from
far off Antigua among the
islands off Central America.
This is an historic item, since
some of Medford's earliest ci-
tizens of color came here to
the Royal House from the
same island around two hun
dred years ago. These early
people came as bondsmen who
were denied education. Even
to-day the educational faci-
lities in Miss Walters home
are poor and she came to
Tufts badly handicapped and
was forced to put in an un-
believable burden of study.
But she stuck to the task. Not
only did she graduate; Roma
also made the Tufts Deans
list for her final two years!
Even though Roma plans to
continue her studies next fall,
she has already forged one
of the best Medford graduate
success stories Of the year.
Mission Rally
The all-day Shiloh Mission
Rally, June 10, this Sunday.
welcomes all persons interest
ed from Boston and vicinity.
Part of the program includes
the serving of 1870 PM
afternoon Turkey Dinner at
a moderate price for the as
sembled. Many homes will also
welcome the visitors here. The
II am. morning service will
feature the Rev. Elizabeth
Millr of the Mass. Baptist
Convention Department of
Christian Social Relations. The
3 PM service will feature Mrs.
Odessa A. Brooks of the Fore
ign Mission Department Wo-
mems Auxiliary of the Empire
State Baptist Convention of
New York and chairman of the
N. E. Baptist Convention Fore
ign Missions Committee. Mrs.
Elizabeth Newton is chairman
of the Shiloh program and
an interesting and educational
program is promised all who