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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1924
Page
2
The Concord weekly notes multiple April activities including the Central Pomona Grange meeting in Lincoln on the 22nd, a Mikado performance on April 25 and 26, and a subscription dance at the Concord Country Club on April 5. Various local clubs, meetings, and announcements follow, with details on participants, venues, and postponed events.
Katherine Sullivan expresses sincere gratitude to organizations teachers scholars friends and neighbors for sympathy and floral offerings during the bereavement and in the late George T. Ames illness and passing.
At Monument Square Concord services are held Sundays at 10 45 and Wednesdays at 7 15 with testimonies of Christian Science healing. Sunday school for ages up to twenty meets at 10 45. A free reading room in the church offers authorized literature for reading, barring Sundays and holidays from 2 15 to 5 pm. All are invited to attend and use the reading room.
Mrs. C H Smith previews a display of trimmed hats on Friday at Miss Houghton’s shop on Main Street in Concord. The event promotes fashion accessories and local shopping.
Troop 1 Concord Roy Scouts of America shows strong leadership with Scoutmaster and three assistant leaders. Seven-year veteran Herbert Smith, Whitney Smith, and James Borland guide 46 members, including 30 active, 6 candidates, and 6 associates. Senior Patrol Leader Scott Otis Whitney and patrol leaders John Whipple, Archimed Rood, and Lewis Dexter reflect merit and service. Eleven boys earned First Class tests, with two near completion. Activities include bird-house contest, bird feeding stations, Memorial Day wreaths, Red Cross posters, and a life-saving commendation for Scout Dexter Jr. A Fitchburg Camp trip, a Punkatasset Hill hike, and a February cooking and skills session at Fair Haven Bay highlight the year.
Mil k inspection figures list Clean to Fairly Dirty grades for farms and stores on River Road Garfield Punkatasset Farm Jones Old Acres Grassland Verrill Graves Maplewood Sturtevant Market Stefainovitz Farrell Bartolomeo Wright Farm Belows Anderson Store with inspector Alden H Russell noting cleanliness levels and values. Fire at John M Eaton's on Musketquaid Road burns library items including window casing curtains and bookcase section. cause undetermined.
The annual open meeting outlines the social service work connected with the hospital and highlights the church service committee's community outreach efforts.
The nominating committee of the Concord Woman's Club announces nominees for the April 14 annual meeting. Positions include Vice-president Lealie R. Moore and Treasurer Benjamin Ingham for 1924 1926, plus assistants and directors. Committees name numerous members across reception social door keepers and year book work.
Concord Union Bible Society met Thursday at the Sudbury home of Mrs Henry F Smith Jr with Mrs Charles H Towle presiding after her California trip. Sympathy was sent to Mrs Thomas Todd on her husband’s death. A sewing session ended with tea hosted by Mrs Smith Jr and Mrs Bowers. Next gathering planned April 24 at Mrs A B Black’s Main Street home.
The First Parish Church held its last Vespers of the season on Sunday. A trio composed of Marion A. Barker violin Edith Jewell viola and Eleanor Lentz Diemer violin cello offered a program including aeillet Mozart Beethoven Gluck Handel and Mendelssohn. Rev Loren B Macdonald gave a brief address. Mrs Smith will sell trimmed hats at Miss Moughton’s for the coming season.
The King's Daughters of the First Parish Church met in the vestry on Tuesday last with Mrs. B. Farnham Smith presiding. They completed layettes and garments for Dr. Grenfell in Labrador and served a luncheon. The next meeting is set for April 8.
A church committee led by Mr Flannery plans a post Lent play with Smith O Dexter Jr as assistant to the Parish Treasurer succeeding Hayden Whitney Jr who is at Harvard. Various local groups meet in Hibernian Hall and Trinity Church events are scheduled with food sales and liturgical services through April.
Mr and Mrs Wallace B Conant have returned from a two week trip visiting Washington D C Norfolk Virginia and intermediate places including stops along the way The couple traveled for leisure and sightseeing and reported a pleasant journey with no incidents of note.
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