Report of the city of Somerville 1958, Part 17

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Publication date: 1958
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Republican - Continued


Candidates


Wards 1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Totals


Senator-2nd Mid. Dist. Gaetan R. Aiello Edward M. Rowe Blanks


80


84


164


474


355


829


73


77


150


Representative-24th Mid. Dist.


Edward R. Brooks


205


313


353


282


1153


Ralph F. Champa


174


259


324


238


995


Arthur Vitt Vitagiano


163


265


293


231


952


Constant Macarelli


1


Blanks


262


375


521


448


1606


District Attorney


William G. Andrew


194


137


272


341


261


454


351


2010


James F. Mahan


36


33


76


82


66


74


89


456


Blanks


38


27


56


74


73


99


76


443


Clerk of Courts


Charles T. Hughes


220


148


333


390


308


537


417


2353


Blanks


48


49


71


107


92


90


99


556


Senator-3rd Mid. Dist.


Constant Macarelli


1


1


Blanks


267


197


404


497


400


1765


Representative-25th Mid. Dist.


Arthur E. Eld, Jr.


3


35


38


30


13


43


Agnes Frohock Alice Larson


1


1


William J. Moran


2


2


Blanks


1218


984


2202


Register of Deeds


William B. Bailey


188


127


266


353


255


439


339


1967


George L. Leavitt, Jr.


51


36


95


93


83


109


114


581


Blanks


29


34


43


51


62


79


63


361


County Commissioner


John F. Cahill


82


52


118


153


106


180


143


834


Frederick Lowe


65


30


93


104


71


130


92


585


Jesse A. Rogers


82


91


129


158


141


205


196


1002


Blanks


39


24


64


82


82


112


85


488


Register of Probate


Winston W. Bell


148


88


187


260


205


320


250


1458


Warren J. Fitzgerald


79


69


162


169


120


215


177


991


Blanks


41


40


55


68


75


92


89


460


1


270


ANNUAL REPORT


STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1958


Candidates Wards 1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Totals


Number of Votes Cast 4423 4765 4769 6402 5648 4912 5464 36383


Senator in Congress


John F. Kennedy


3766 4253 3866 5303 4742 3532 4273 29735


Vincent J. Celeste


534


364


747


922


747


1226 1077


5617


Lawrence Gilfedder Mark R. Shaw


11


15


17


18


8


21


15


105


Blanks


97


120


129


140


139


119


92


836


Governor


Foster Furcolo


3452 3913 3523 4758 4238 2927 3561 26372


Charles Gibbons


827


652


1087


1468


1237


1826


1749


8846


Henning A. Blomen


38


43


31


44


33


27


26


242


Guy S. Williams


10


7


7


18


8


11


9


70


Blanks


96


150


121


114


132


121


119


853


Lieutenant Governor


Robert F. Murphy


3471 3924 3496 4717 4314 3054 3690 26666


Elmer C. Nelson


697


531


1026


1286


1028 1648


1551


7767


Harold E. Bassett


18


15


18


25


30


30


19


155


Francis A. Vottano


83


71


65


117


98


44


55


533


Blanks


154


224


164


257


178


136


149


1262


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin


3496 3962 3507 4822 4400 3147 3765 27099


Marion Curran Boch


682


487


1004 1190


929


1565 1480


7337


Fred M. Ingersoll


32


31


24


44


34


25


21


211


Julia B. Kohler


34


24


22


45


29


35


29


218


Blanks


179


261


212


301


256


140


169


1518


Treasurer


John F. Kennedy


3485 4003 3452 4798 4358 3081 3658 26835


John E. Yerxa


714


488


1051


1256


987


1622


1538


7656


Warren C. Carberg


18


20


21


27


19


26


25


156


John Erlandsson


29


29


26


42


31


24


25


206


Blanks


177


225


219


279


253


1.59


218


1530


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley


3542 4039 3599 4942 4472 3231 3849 27674


Thomas H. Adams


632


428


916 1091


886


1505


1376


6834


John B. Lauder


22


17


10


22


17


23


15


126


Arne A. Sortell


32


26


23


49


26


22


20


198


Blanks


195


255


221


298


247


131


204


1551


Attorney General


Christian A. Herter, Jr. 1081


841


1445 1835 1450 2009


1998 10659


Ed. J. McCormack, Jr. 3165 3680 3137 4302 3962 2745 3288 24279


Charles A. Couper


25


25


15


28


19


18


15


144


Gustaf B. Nissen


5


14


9


10


13


23


13


87


Blanks


148


205


163


227


204


117


159


1214


15


13


10


19


12


14


7


90


271


BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


State Election - Continued


Candidates Wards 1


2 3


4


5


6


7 Totals


Congress-8th Dist. Torbert H. MacDonald Gordon F. Hughes Blanks


4744 4246 3028 3684 15702 1428 1188 1764 1638


6018


230 214


120 142 706


Congress-11th Dist.


Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. 3522 4093 3575


11190


Elliott H. Stone


682 447 994


2123


Blanks 219


225 200


644


Councillor


Joseph Ray Crimmins 3172 3785 3134 4368 3895 2922 3486 24762


John P. Forte


1062 798 1461 1782 1565 1858 1815 10341


Blanks


189 182


174


252 188 132 163


1280


Senator-2nd Mid. Dist.


3080 3704


6784


Francis X. McCann Edward M. Rowe Blanks


1635 1535


3170


197 225 422


Senator-3rd Mid. Dist.


James J. Corbett


3776 4207 3896 5338 4782


21999


Blanks


647 558 873 1064 866


4008


Representative-1st Mid. Dist.


Thomas F. Coady


3788


3788


John J. Toomey


3447


3447


Blanks


2295


2295


Representative-24th Mid. Dist.


G. Edward Bradley


2951


3094 4109 3538


13692


Michael J. Simonelli


2989


2689 4076 3388


13142


Lawrence F. Bretta


2458


2862 3544 3914


12778


Edward R. Brooks


754


1024 1261 1131


4170


Ralph F. Champa


880


905 1218 897


3900


Arthur Vitt Vitagliano


692


903


1228 886


3709


Blanks


2545


2830 3770 3190


12335


Representative-25th Mid. Dist.


3116 3875


6991


Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr. Arthur E. Eld, Jr. Agnes E. Frohock


1495 1319


2814


1271 1066


2337


William J. Moran Blanks


1598 1718


3316


District Attorney


James L. O'Dea, Jr.


3313 3481 3179 4481 3976 2789 3285 24504


William G. Andrew


884 986 1305 1550 1377 1929 1914


9945


Blanks


226 298 285


371


295


194


265


1934


2344 2950


5294


272


ANNUAL REPORT


State Election - Continued


Candidates Wards 1 2 3 4


5


6


7 Totals


Clerk of Courts


Charles T. Hughes


975


720 1309 1629 1321 1903 1845


9702


Edward J. Sullivan


3190 3751 3193 4396 4010 2812 3358 24710


Blanks


258


294


267


377


317


197


261


1971


Register of Deeds


William B. Bailey


1284 1089 1677 2252 1739 2201 2213


12455


Edmund C. Buckley


2917 3391 2867 3829 3614 2541 3033


22192


Blanks


222


285


225


321


295


170 218 1736


County Commissioner


Thomas B. Brennan


3415 3856 3362 4687 4285 3035 3646 26286


John F. Cahill


742


586 1135 1330 1030 1643 1551


8017


Blanks


266


323


272


385


333


234


267


2080


Register of Probate


Warren J. Fitzgerald


967


727 1277 1551 1279 1828 1780


9409


John V. Harvey Blanks


3110 3659 3180 4376 3957 2832 3373 24487


346


379


312


475


412


252


311


2487


STATE ELECTION


Question No. 1 Law Proposed By Initiative Petition


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 73 in the affirmative and 132 in the negative and was ap- proved in the Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirmative and 17 in the negative?


YES


. NO


Summary


The proposed measure provided that every former public employee, other than a judge, who is pensioned or retired for disability, shall report to his re- tirement authority, annually, his earnings from gainful occupation during the preceding year: and that, if such earnings, plus the pension, exceed the reg- ular compensation of the position formerly held, the pensioner shall refund that portion of his pension equal to such excess or the entire pension if such excess is greater than the pension. A refund, if required, shall not include any part of a pension represented by salary deductions from or special pur- chase by the former employee. The requirement of a refund is not applica- ble to income received in or prior to 1958.


Question No. 2


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic bev- erages?


YES


NO


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BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages? · ·


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises? . NO


YES


NO


YES


Question No. 3


A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?


YES.


· NO


B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county? . NO


STATE ELECTION


Candidates


Wards 1


2 3 4


5


6 7 Totals


Question No. 1


YES 2161 2200 2472 3163 2779 2616 2824 18215


NO


1088 1126 1083 1617 1413 1213 1460


9000


Blanks 1174 1439 1214 1622 1456 1083 1180


9168


Question No. 2


A. YES 3046 3216 2978 4183 3635 2806 3442 23306


NO


775 700 1028 1248 1177 1421 1378 7727


Blanks


602


849


763


971


836


685


644


5350


B. YES 2843 3020 2784 3958 3465 2689 3235 21994


NO


688


635


938 1107 1050 1299 1236


6953


Blanks


892 1110 1047 1337 1133


924


993


7436


C. YES


2928 3052 2992 4210 3736 3107 3578 23603


NO


546


516


700


849


780


935


876


5202


Blanks


949 1197 1077 1343 1132


870 1010


7578


Question No. 3


A. YES 2959 3101 2930 4097 3593 2878 3390 22948


NO


743


755 1051 1302 1149 1339 1350


7689


Blanks


721


909


788 1003


906


695


724 5746


B. YES 2827 2910 2722 3894 3399 2704 3180 21636


NO


777


762


1082 1309 1164 1377 1382


7853


Blanks


819 1093


965 1199 1085


831


902


6894


YES


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ANNUAL REPORT


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


The Listing Board of the City of Somerville respectfully submits the following report for the year 1958.


Listing of males, twenty years of age and upwards, for poll taxes, and listing of females, twenty years of age and upwards ..


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS W. ORPEN, Chairman DENNIS L. DONOVAN ALFRED S. WASS LEO F. HENEBURY, JR. THOMAS J. O'BRIEN


Listing Board of the City of Somerville


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BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


POLICE LISTING CITY OF SOMERVILLE 1958


Wd.


Prec.


Males


Females


Total


Males


Females


Total


1


1


911


877


1788


1


2


701


789


1490


1


3


712


746


1458


1


4


842


880


1722


1


5


837


898


1735


4003


4190


8193


2


1


503


494


997


2


2


658


739


1397


2


3


508


619


1127


2


4


872


949


1821


2


5


798


902


1700


2


6


734


800


1534


4073


4503


8576


3


1


777


914


1691


3


2


738


877


1615


3


3


795


924


1719


3


4


687


845


1532


3


5


566


867


1433


4


1


923


1019


1942


4


2


648


720


1368


4


3


835


1090


1925


4


4


895


1019


1914


4


5


874


1002


1876


4


6


946


1132


2078


5


1


674


737


1411


5


2


727


790


1517


5


3


747


814


1561


5


4


713


812


1525


5


5


735


806


1541


5


6


760


849


1609


6


1


747


879


1626


6


2


853


990


1843


6


3


664


846


1510


6


4


639


813


1452


6


5


677


862


1539


3580


4390


7970


7


1


845


967


1812


7


2


757


890


1647


7


3


780


895


1675


7


4


949


1075


2024


7


5


802


912


1714


4133


4739


8872


GRAND TOTALS


28829


33039


61868


3563


4427


7990


5121


5982


11103


4356


4808


9164


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ANNUAL REPORTS NOTICES


Notices were sent to Voters who did not appear on Police Listing taken January 1, 1958.


NOTICES SENT TO VOTERS NOT ON POLICE LISTING MARCH 17, 1958


Ward


Men


Women


Total


One


231


258


489


Two


246


239


485


Three


239


265


504


Four


337


394


731


Five


251


249


500


Six


225


274


499


Seven


274


285


559


1803


1964


3767


...


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RECREATION COMMISSION


THE RECREATION COMMISSION 1958


THE REVEREND NAZARENO PROPERZI, Chairman


(Term Expires January, 1961)


Term Expires January


MEMBERS


Mrs. Marion M. Cabral 1960


William J. Crotty


1961


William J. Koen 1960


Edward M. McCarty 1961


William E. McNamara 1961


Robert S. Phillips 1960


Harold D. Taylor 1960


Dr. T. Leo White 1961


Mrs. Nora C. O'Shea


1960


Secretary To The Commission: CHARLES C. KELLEY


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REPORT OF THE RECREATION COMMISSION


December 31, 1958


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville


Gentlemen:


Whereas this year's Annual Report includes a Report of the Superintendent to the Recreation Commission which sum- marizes what has taken place during the ten years (1949-1958) of his tenure in this position, this Report will record only the highlights of the past year.


Frequently a person interested in the Recreation Commis- sion's extensive program, who is aware of what is being done for the promotion of wholesome enjoyment by Somerville's Public Recreation Service, expresses the opinion that possibly one of the reasons why many people in Somerville know so little about the scope of the Commission's program, despite all efforts to keep the public informed, is that each participant sees only that part of the program with which he himself, or other members of his family, is concerned. And possibly this is so. The Commission has always been of the conviction that a "satisfied customer" is the best form of publicity, and if these people express their satisfaction to others, Somerville residents throughout the year should be well aware of the public recreational opportunities available to them.


As for family participation, the word "togetherness" seems to be a popular one these days. Although Somerville does not have the facilities either indoors (swimming pools, etc.) or out- doors (picnic areas, etc.) to permit much family participation as a unit, a survey would reveal that there are more Somerville families whose members participate in the public recreation program than in any other community. Several mothers, and these the parents of large families, have ventured to state that they don't know what they would do without the Commission's program. Despite the constant exodus of many Somerville residents to other communities, there are still many families participating in the Commission's programs to the third gen- eration. Many of the adults have been identified with the Commission's activities in some form since childhood. And yet the enigma is still there: - Why don't Somerville citizens realize what an extensive program is being conducted for them


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by the Public Recreation Service under capable qualified lead- ership, and the resulting values? Surely if they did they would be more conscious of the need for better facilities, additional year-round personnel, and more equitable salaries in keeping with a profession generally accepted by certain governmental and educational authorities as being on a level with education. The public itself eventually will have to provide the solution to this enigma. The Commission has done everything possible in every direction to fulfill its obligations to the community, and has endeavored to keep the public currently informed as to what it is doing, its accomplishments, its needs, and its problems.


ACTIVITIES PROGRAM


The words expansion, establishment, and extension have practically become bywords in Somerville's Public Recreation Service. However it seems as if the saturation point has been reached. Already "bursting at the seams" in many directions, we just can't absorb any more programs under existing condi- tions. Both the Ceramics Clubs For Adults and the Senior Citizens Club have expanded to their capacity. For the former there is a waiting list almost the equivalent of the more than two hundred persons now participating weekly in this program. And the Senior Citizens group has had to limit its membership to one hundred. It now remains for some other agency to establish a similar program in some other part of the City. In various degrees the same might be said of some of the other activities. For example, a third outdoor Twilight Basketball League was successfully established at Lincoln Park for boys of junior-high-school age in May of this year. This makes the third Twilight Basketball League covering all age groups, and it appears there can be no further expansion in this direction. Where expansion might be possible, in certain activities, there remains the problem of enlisting personnel. In addition to the activities mentioned above, it is worthy of mention that the Recreation Camera Club has come into its own during the past year and is deserving of being classified as one of the Commis- sion's successful activities. The Arts And Crafts Clubs For Boys And Girls continue to grow both in membership and pro- duction. Weekly, from October to June, between sixty and one hundred boys and girls under twelve years of age participate in this program at the Brown, Morse, and Southern units. When one considers the number of items constructed in the Arts And Crafts Clubs and the Ceramics groups, in Handcraft on the Summer Playgrounds and in the Indoor Centers, and in the Model Aircraft Clubs; and the trophies, oscars, medals, ribbons, and certificates won in the various leagues, tourna-


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ments, and on the playgrounds; it seems that every home in Somerville must have concrete evidence of some form of par- ticipation in the Recreation Commission's programs.


SUMMER PLAYGROUNDS


If play is the life of the child, certainly it is the business of the Recreation Commission's staff, including the leadership, clerical, and maintenance personnel, both full-time and part- time. Perhaps at no time of the year is this more evident than in the Summer Playgrounds program. Beginning early in the Spring season when the leadership personnel is selected, the members of the full-time staff - supervisory, clerical, and maintenance - start to carry out their respective functions in preparation for the opening of the Summer Playgrounds sea- son, and from then until the final day of the season there are no idle moments. There is no way of recording what takes place during those eight weeks. It is beyond any layman's conception. And the 1958 season was no exception. It has been said in jest that a canopy should be set up to cover the skies over Somerville from May until September in order to permit the Recreation Commission to conduct its extensive outdoor programs. Humorous as this may sound, it seems to be the only sure way of doing it. One day's rain results in post- ponements too numerous to mention, and requires multiple adjustments in schedules. Fortunately, the past wet Summer season did not affect our programs extensively, except in Softball, since the rains came at favorable periods as related to the playgrounds program.


In general, it was a successful Summer season. Numerous applicants for male as well as female vacancies resulted in all positions being filled well in advance of the pre-season training period. However, a larger than average turnover of personnel resulted in a more inexperienced corps than usual, especially in the Heads of Units positions. At the same time we were fortunate in having a veteran supervisory corps, a welcome condition in any organization.


Program-wise, the past Summer season had its share of highlights. The "Boston Traveler", in support of President Eisenhower's Physical Fitness program, supported a feature Summer activity in twenty-three Massachusetts communities. Somerville was fortunate in being one of those selected. As a result of correlating its annual Baseball Clinic with Inter-Play- ground Baseball Day, the Recreation Commission was able to obtain a double feature. Both activities were given extensive


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publicity in the "Traveler" over a period of several days. The articles were well written, and gave not only Somerville citizens but thousands of residents throughout Metropolitan Boston an opportunity to read about the Commission's extensive program. As a result, the Commission received many, many favorable comments. All winners in both the Local and Inter-Playground Baseball Days were presented medals, and the boys selected to play in the All-Star games conducted on the final day of the Baseball Clinic were presented with autographed certificates.


ONE CASE WHERE A PADDLE IS NEEDED


Inter-Playground Paddle Tennis Doubles Champions 1958. Paddle Tennis is another popular Summer activity in which the degree of participation and the skill of the players is exceeded only by their enthusiasm.


The number of participants in both the Baseball Clinic and Inter-Playground Baseball Day was greater than in any pre- vious year.


It is difficult to find new words to describe the two regular major attractions of the Summer Playgrounds season - the Inter-Playground Athletic Meet and "PLAY DAY". Each of these events was conducted with its customary smoothness, under ideal weather conditions. The adult attendance at the Athletic Meet was the highest to date, and 160 of the 165


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points were distributed among five of the seven athletic units, with only 8₺ points separating the first playground, Trum, from the third playground, Shaw. Competition in all events was closer than usual, with Shaw Playground capturing the Class A title, Conway Playground the Class B. title, and Trum Playground the Class C title as well as the Inter-Playground title. In the "PLAY DAY" program, the addition of new games of current interest proved a stimulating attraction, and the Folk Dances wene not only colorful but were presented with the eclat of the Ballet Russe.


All of the Inter-Playground Tournaments (Checker, Jack- stone, Jump-Rope, and Horseshoe) had the best representation of finalists of any season. Undoubtedly the presentation of trophies to the winners contributed to this excellent represen- tation. The Inter-Playground Paddle Tennis Tournament is another major activity which has grown tremendously in recent years, and the quality of play in this Tournament is excellent, with many of the participants showing excellent tennis poten- tials. Revisions in the Tournament requirements are antici- pated in 1959 which should further enhance the appeal of this activity.


The Inter-Playground Volley Ball League during the past Summer season saw its best competition, and a veteran Play Leader returning to the corps from Military Service expressed surprise at how far the respective teams have advanced.


Once again during the Summer season the Commission was fortunate in having its programs televised on three different occasions - Inter-Playground Baseball Day on July 15, the final session of Bicycle Safety Week on August 8, and "PLAY DAY" on August 19.


It is unusual for the Superintendent to single out a play- ground for its accomplishments of a Summer season, but the Superintendent believes an exception is warranted in the case of the Conway Playground. In 1953 when a recommendation was made to the City fathers that the Conway Playground be disposed of, the Recreation Commission, being well aware of what the results would be with the loss of this sizable athletic area, defended its position before the Board of Aldermen. Since 1953 the position of the Commission has been more than justified. Not only has the Conway Playground been within the top five playgrounds in total attendance since 1953, but the past Summer season brought about an exceptional record of accomplishment. Conway captured the Inter-Playground


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Baseball title in both Class A and Class B, and lost the Class C title on the final day of the schedule by a score of 1-0. They placed second in the Inter-Playground Athletic Meet, 7} points from the winner. They captured the Inter-Playground Volley Ball title, as well as the Inter-Playground Checker title and the Junior Horseshoe title. And they also captured two of the three titles in the Inter-Playground Paddle Tennis Tournament, winning Class A and Class B, and losing in the finals in Class C. All in all, Conway enjoyed a most successful season.


Foss Playground is also deserving of recognition, as the staff at this unit operated under most difficult conditions. During the major portion of the season, as a result of the frequently mentioned tide-gate problem, water covered most of the area, and it is to the credit of the staff that they had any degree of success at all. During the last two weeks of the season, construction was begun on the widening of the Artery (which unfortunately is going to affect a greater than antici- pated piece of the playground), and this added to the existing problems. The razing of the old bleachers and wall at Dilboy Field was started during the final week of the Summer season, and safety precautions were taken to insure that no children congregated in the affected area. On the favorable side, it is hoped that by 1959 both Foss Park and Dilboy Field will have a totally new design, although in neither instance is it expected to be what the Superintendent recommended several years ago.


CERAMICS PROGRAMS


The response of Somerville's citizens to the increasingly popular program of Ceramics has exceeded even the fondest expectations of the Superintendent and the Handcraft Super- visor, Miss June DeCourcey. Two evenings a week in the be- ginning soon expanded into three, and currently this activity is conducted on four evenings, two mornings, and one afternoon each week, with a long waiting list of enthusiastic applicants for membership. Although the present adult group is made up aimost exclusively of women, the men are clamoring for recognition, and it would seem that a new calendar would have to be invented in order to work them into the program, inas- much as the present calendar does not contain enough days in the week.


The Senior Citizens Club has a weekly session in Ceramics on Monday afternoon each week, and the Teen Craft Club For Girls meets each Saturday morning in the Commission's Work- shop. At the present time, more than two hundred persons


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take part in the Ceramics programs weekly, with three kilns in constant operation. Beginning with nineteen molds originally, the number has now expanded to a total of more than three hundred; and during the past year alone, it is estimated that more than 10,000 ceramics products have been finished and now adorn the homes of the two hundred happy and proud participants. Mr. Waldo Hainsworth, New England represent- ative for the National Recreation Association, on a visit to Somerville early in the year, unhesitatingly stated, without qualification, that the ceramics pieces he inspected in the Commission's Workshop were the best he had seen in any part of the country.


SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM


The year 1958 will probably be remembered as one of the best in the history of the Senior Citizens Club, with many outstanding activities taking place from early Winter right through the Spring and Summer seasons.




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