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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1930
Page
3
Members of the Indian Past Presidents Association of the 11th District Massachusetts Federation of Woman's Clubs gathered at a Methodist Episcopal church for a reunion meeting. The luncheon drew more than 100 attendees with a reception and entertainment led by district leaders including Mrs Sawyer, Mrs Arthur, and Mrs Chas ey, under the hospitality of Marlboro and Brookline clubs.
Local notices announce a May meeting at the Mrs Louisa Comeau home on 17 Ord Street hosted by Comeau and Mrs Margaret. Prizes awarded to Jen Kaskiewicz and Jea her with Albina Sinicki receiving honorable mention in a poster contest by the Massachusetts Society for the Union of Crusity.
Ninety guests attended the annual Past Presiders association reunion of the ilth district Massachusetts State Federation of Woman's clubs at Hudson Methodist church vestry. Twenty one of two district clubs were represented. Luncheon served by church Ladies Aid. The reception committee included Mrs. Emily W. Dunbar and others. Mrs. Sarah L. Chamberlain, oldest Nast President, introduced successor Mrs. Charlotte Stockbridge. Entertainment featured a one act sketch Outwitted by Mrs. Frye and Mrs. Gurney along with songs by Katrina Gegner and Kenneth Howe. Next reunion planned in Waltham with the Mother's club as hostess.
Wayland marks the 150th anniversary of its separation from Sudbury in 1780 with a Friday evening program at the old First Parish Church starting 7:45. The event, hosted by the Town committee, is followed by an Old Fashioned Dance at the Town Hall with Brigham's Orchestra of Marlboro. Church exercises are free and dress in period costumes is encouraged.
February visitor numbers reached 36 480 an increase of about 6 000 from a year earlier. Germany contributed 3 485 visitors this February, while Grécho Sloviakia, Holland and Roumania saw marked rises in travel this year, reflecting broader European influx.
Forest and brush fires sweep New England with rain seen as only relief. Millions in timber lost as volunteers aid crews from Maine to New Hampshire. Dozens of buildings damaged or destroyed. hundreds of families displaced and multiple rescues reported.
Churches from Ashland Dover Framingham Kingston Natick Wayland and others convened at Marlboro First Church to discuss missions worship and fellowship. Rev Albert H Beaumont was chosen moderator. Rev Henry E Oxnard and Rev Theodore F Russell were re elected registrar and treasurer. The next meeting will mark the association 100th anniversary in Sherborn.
Boston dispatch notes stenographers at work in District Attorney Warner's office typing a long report on the Oliver B. Garrist case. The piece cites an April deadline and hints at high police officials' involvement. Nearby items mention night work in Southern mills linked to cotton industry decline and Canadian beer seizures in Cleveland.
National Guardsmen in full gear with machine guns confined the traditional Ohio penitentiary as about 200 troops manned the interior and 800 more guarded surrounding streets. The 3900 inmates awaited the next move with two convicts reported shot yesterday amid tense expectations.
Fess Williams and his orchestra, acclaimed as top jazz act, perform at Lyonhurst tonight for the last time this engagement. The colored musicians return by popular demand after Easter Monday’s opening to delight dance fans with new routines and stunts, with news they may back Jolson in a forthcoming talking picture.
The Payville Athletic Association presented a successful minstrel show in Southboro Town hall and repeated a benefit performance at West Waete hospital for disabled veterans and staff. Steve Bray led the popular orchestra and cast members were treated to refreshments afterward.
The report notes Jamies Moylan, 55, found dead on a basement couch with a gas tube nearby, death listed as self-inflicted. It also mentions a New York incident where two men argued with a millionaire nightclub owner named Block, who was killed as he and his wife prepared to enter an elevator. police report $6,000 on his person. Elmer L. Ford’s funeral was held at S C Gage’s funeral parlor. service led by Rev. Percy G. Beatty, with bearers named and burial at Pinewood Cemetery, relatives from Concord and Nova Scotia attending.
A Dance and Card Party hosted by the Y P R U of the Unitarian church drew a good turnout at the Elk's Home in Marlboro. Newell's orchestra provided music for dancing with refreshments served during intermission. Bridge and whist were played in the lower hall with awards and prizes arranged by committee members including Misses Jones Proctor Pack Fletcher and others.
The record lists balances for New York and Boston exchanges with totals including a Treasury balance of 172 155,078.95. Figures show large sums such as 1,317 900,000 and 167,000,000 for various balances and securities, indicating a summary of financial holdings across markets.
Marlboro announces official Federal census figures by director Colin McDonald of Lowell via representative William H. Wells. City population shown at 15 504, up 556 since 1920 and 1600 since 1910 with 703 unemployed and 153 farms over three acres.
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