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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1936
Page
2
The First Church of Christ Scientist Concord lists services at 10 45 Sunday and Sunday School with a Wednesday testimonial meeting at 745. Reading room hours 2 to 5 pm on weekdays and holidays. The Lesson Sermon subject for December 13 is God the Preserver of Man with a Golden Text from Psalms 16 1.
The Concord Men’s Club met Tuesday evening at the Trinitarian Congregational Church banquet hall. Harold G. Frost directed the supper. President Frank J. Googins presided and introduced Capt Bruce Pirrie Educational Director of the CCC who gave an address on the organization’s work.
Concord Rotary Club held its weekly meeting at the Colonial Inn Thursday noon. President Thomas L. Sanborn presided as Rev. Laurent DB. Barber spoke on the Gaspe Peninsula and showed photos from his trip. He was very interesting and received hearty applause.
Mrs Michael J Ryan of Lowell Road announces the engagement of her daughter Dorothy to Martin J Diskin of Fairhaven Road No wedding plans have been made.
At Warner Hall West Concord the court met with Grand Regent Miss Madeline Ryan presiding and voted to hold a penny sale December 9 at Harvey Wheeler School Hall with Miss Florence King as chairwoman. New members were welcomed and the next meeting December 15 will be a Christmas Social. Transfers of deeds were recorded for J Donald McCallar to Teto Floria and Robert Montague to G Johanson. A bridge tea for the Women’s Parish Association was held at First Parish Church vestry with Miss Myra Curkin and Mrs. Hollis S Howe in charge.
The Radio Ensemble of the New England Fellowship visits West Concord Union Church on Friday December 11 at 7 30 p m under the church choir. Director C Waldo MacWilliams leads the event with free admission and an offering to be collected.
The Y PSC E of West Concord Union Church hosted the Christian Endeavor Union gathering with about one hundred youths from Pepperell Stow Littleton Groton Ayer Shirley Maynard Acton West Concord and nearby towns. President Charlotte Lane presided and Elizabeth Pickard led the games.
Rev Kenneth R Teed preached on The Kingdom and Christian Steward ship at morning service and told a pertinent children story What Mother Owes Bradley and What Bradley Owes Mother The choir was directed by C Waldo MacWilliams with Nina Ruble as organist About forty canvassers joined the Every Friend Canvass for financial pledges in the afternoon followed by a collation led by Mrs Frank C Leighton and Mrs Robert E Cousins The YPSCFE met at 630 PM
The Old Concord Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Chapter House on Saturday afternoon for a reading of Christmas stories by Mrs. Charles H. Towle. The group also sang Christmas carols and enjoyed tea served by West Concord members with Mrs. William Trefren as hostess and Mrs. Warren B Goddard and Mrs. Anson Hix pouring.
Mrs A J Adams of Concord now sits up and sees visitors after illness. A well baby clinic under Red Cross Nursing committee was held at Harvey Wheeler School. James Bakum of McKinley street rests comfortably after emergency appendectomy at Emerson hospital last week. Edward Leahy, former Great Berrington and local junior high teacher, visited with friends. Out of town guests included Rev Alfred and Miss Mildred Stone, Mr and Mrs A J Shelton and Colon Roberts of Southport Maine, Miss Rhoda Dauke of Passaic New Jersey, and Mr and Mrs Frank Cote of South Boston. Miss Olga Kozak earned a nurse diploma from Framingham Union Hospital. Relatives attended graduation exercises.
Regular officers will preside led by War Benjamin F. Clark at Corinthian Lodge A F and A M in Masonic Temple Concord next Monday evening. A memorial service for Ralph Cooper Whidden who died November 24 will follow the work with refreshments. Rev Kenneth R Teed pastor of West Concord Union Church will deliver an interesting message.
The Concord Athletic Association board led by President Russell F. Parsons is pushing preparations with tireless energy. By laws were discussed on Thursday and a special committee to prepare membership cards was named. Another meeting is set for tonight as activities are expected to start soon.
A Mothers Club backward party was hosted Monday at the Manse home of Mrs. George Loring Thurlow on Walden street. Members arrived dressed and coiffed backward and walked backward. those absent paid a penalty. Mrs. John Robinson led the event.
The Cord Taxpayers Association held its annual meeting Monday at president Wilford C. Saeger's Main Street home. Due to other town activities, it was adjourned to December 18 in the High School auditorium.
Troop 1, West Concord Girl Scouts, met on Thursday December 3. Mrs. Frank Waite, committee chair on badges and awards, introduced Miss Peterson from the Massachusetts Extension service who spoke.
Thousands of rodents were banquetted Saturday night by farmers and residents as Middlesex County held its seventh annual rodent campaign guided by the Extension Service in cooperation with State College and the Agriculture Department. Rev Robert Wood Coe preached at Middlesex School chapel service. Emerson Study Group met at Major and Mrs Clem ent S Edwards home to discuss Emersons Divinity School address. Concord Musical Club gathered for Christmas carols under Mrs Eleanor Short at Great Meadows Road home.
On Friday evening in December the Concord Legion Band will hold its first On to New York party at the Veterans Building. The event features an old fashioned basket party and dance with general dancing to follow.
The Concord Hockey Club enlarges for winter with a new rink near Crosby's Pond. The facility will host home games and be lit for night play. Henry Murray manages. most players from last year return.
A recount of the November 3 election in Concord shows Francis B K Kelly at 1076 votes while Leverett Saltonstall falls to 2185 from 2187. The Board of Registrars of Voters conducted the tally at the Town House on Thursday evening.
Concord Grange P of H hosted Lecturers Night in Ellis Hall drawing nearly 100 Grangers from Cambridge Lowell Stow Melrose Somerville Bedford Heath Medford and Everett. Mrs Edgar Clark received a bouquet from Master Macone for long service as the Grange’s best member. The annual Christmas party was set for December 15.
Rev. George L. Thurlow leads the Trinitarian Congregational Church morning service at 10.45 am after a 9.30 church school. Sermon on stewardship. Afternoon program features Every Friend Canvass. Young People’s Society meets 7 pm. Midweek service Wednesday at 7.45 pm at the Manse.
First Parish in Concord led by Rev Edward P Daniels schedules church school and kindergarten at 945 am and a morning service at 1100 am with sermon Finding Our Souls in the Age. A flute solo by Frederick Allen and chorus music accompany the service. The Emerson Society meets 530 pm for Christmas ornament making under Miss Helen Chamberlain. The Kings Daughters meet Dec 15 at 230 pm hosted by Mrs Norman Spencer to pack Christmas boxes for the South and local distribution.
West Concord Woman's Club held a Home Talent Day in the new Odd Fellows Hall Friday afternoon with president Mrs Murdock MacLeod in charge. The short play How the Story Grew drew peals of laughter as the cast including Mrs Frances Logan Mrs Alice Fernald Mrs Virginia Robus Mrs Isabel Conant Mrs Ruth Cleaves Mrs Cora MacLeod Mrs Claire MacKenzie and Mrs Dorothy Montague delivered strikingly effective acting. An amusing and profitable penny sale closed the open meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Concord National Bank of Concord Massachusetts will be held at the banking house on Tuesday January 12 1937 at 3 45 o clock in the afternoon for the election of Directors and the transaction of any other business which may properly come before the meeting. FE Payson True Cashier.
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