fter joining the efforts of the Dixwell Community Council in fighting for a new Winchester School, my father became a member of the Council's Executive Committee and Chairman of its Health Committee.

As Health Committee Chairman, he would meet, every several weeks, with the membership of different community organizations, provide a film presentation and talk about health issues.

Under his leadership, the Health Committee organized several weekend health fairs for the entire city. They were held at Winchester School. Exhibits covered topics, such as polio, cancer, and heart disease.

At the health fairs, doctors, dentists and other health-care professionals examined, without charge, anyone seeking their services. Lab tests were free, as well. Total attendance for the weekend of the first health fair was over 2500 persons.

As a result of his community work, my father began to know a lot of people in the Dixwell community, beyond his practice. This was occuring as the black population in New Haven was doubling in the '50's to over 22,000.