The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-05
WEST MEDEORD

next fail. This belief is based
on the prospect that COM
munity nom partisan civic club
will be organized here for that
purpose either at the Church
or Center, or perhaps will hold
meetings in both. Question is:
when will the first meeting be
called?
Mrs. Helen Wilson Johnson
has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Dolores
jeanette, to Mr.. Edward c..
Washington Jr of Boston. They
will be married this month
Feb. 19tn, at Charles Street
AME. Church. Always popular
here, Dolores has been a mem
Der of both the Shiloh and w.
Medford Girls Choral groups.
Mrs. johnson is the widow of
the late Chauncey Johnson.
One of the pioneer Bay State
policeman of color, Dick Banks
Of Arlington, retired, was
/ stricken last week and rush
ed to the Vets hospital in
Jamaica Plain. The Banks IA
mily of Arlington is closely re-
lated &c the Medford COM
munity in church and civic
affairs. MRS. Lena Banks Walk
er having served faithfully for
many long years.
Among the large number of
Medford High seniors who
| joined the Armed Forces last
week was popular Buddy Lang
ford. Army coaches might be
quite Interested to know that
Buddy was a star of the win
ming Mis- Soccer Team, a
member of the track team, a
member of the City baseball
Park league, the City Basket
ball League, and also excelled
in football and boxing, he be-
ing a relative of the famous
Sam Langford. With all his
sports talent Buddy was also
a prize art student in High
chool. He was given a fine
send-off party by his friends
here last week.
Also serving Uncle sam. is
Mr.. Ashley Thomas, radio
operator who has been elected
vice president of the Med
ford Civil Defense communica-
tons unit. Hospital Lab Tech
Cortland Digger has left for
Howard University Washington
to further his studies. Ted
Rose, former Boston Latin
schoolboy ace, competed fol
Tufts College freshmen in the
BAA meet last week. Inter
racial Medford High student.
have been combining IN {
dance orchestra of consider
able promise as we'll as popu-
larity. A prediction of things
to come: A local Boat Club
with members operating their
own canoes, Sailboats and out
board motor craft on the Mys-
tic River and Lakes. And Won
dering how they could have
missed all the fun SO long,
Think IL over. All news must
be in BY Sundays.
CARL H. CHISOLM
The Community extends its
deepest sympathy to the IA
mi1y and relatives of the late
Carl H. Chisolm who passed
away suddenly Jan. rs, last
week Wednesday, following an
operation at the Chelsea Mem
orial hospital Devoted husband
| and father Of two children, the
late Carl Chisolm was married
to his young and devoted wife,
the former Persis Lanier, only
five years ago. He was only
30 years of age an A. G. E..
welder and a World War II
veteran. The young couple
were expecting their third child
shortly.
In spite Of an army disabi-
| lily, Carr was one of the most
cheerful and popular young
men in the community. Deeply
religious and a hard worker
he was always ready to be
helpful to others in addition
to his own family and friends.
His sorrows were heightened
in recent months by the loss
of his mother, Mrs. Ethel D.
Chisolm, and both grandpar-
erts of mis- children, the late
Mr.. 81 Mrs. Chester Lanier Sr,
He leaves to mourn: His de-
voted wife, Persis: two daugh-
ters, Susan and Lynette; his
father, Theodore M. Chisolm
Sr; two brothers, Theodore w.
and Rodney M; two sisters,
| Portia and Mabel, a sister-in-
Jaw, Beronica; two brothers
in-law, Chester and Stanley;
other relatives and a host of
friends. Pastor Phillips con-
Quoted funeral services Jan.
90, last Saturday afternoon at
Shiloh. Burial was at Oak
Grove Cemetery.
GRANT A. m. (.