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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
9
Concord clubs and the Concord High School team prepare for hockey at Concord and nearby towns. Practice has begun on several ponds as winter sports await. Mrs Mahan and family spend winters in Miami, a long standing custom.
The solemn ritual of the Elks annual memorial service was performed Sunday afternoon at Elks Hall by Concord Lodge officers led by Exalted Ruler William Graham Murray.
West Concord W Club meets in Odd Fellows hall on Friday December 6 with Mrs Herbert J Gurney giving The Art of Living Miss Davis Boyd soloist and Mrs Edith B Jones hosting tea If weather permits Concord High School interclass football championships begin this week Freshmen Sophomores play Tuesday Juniors Seniors Thursday playoff next Tuesday Freshmen captain Tripoli DiCicco Sophomores captain Howard Heyliger Junior captain Allan Murray Senior captain John Sullivan
The Curtsemas Fair by the Ladies Union of West Concord Union Church runs Saturday December 7 in Association Hall. Featured is the play It Cant Be Done with Gladys Graham Margaret Reid Eleanor and Helen Clubb in roles, having won praise at Hawthorne Chapter OKEs and Willow Rebekah Lodge prior presentations.
South Acton residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Dean of Groton and Mr and Mrs Clarence Robbins of Wayland. Anna F Sage visited Medford, and the Wells hosted a party of twenty at Main Street. Chickering family members moved to West Acton. Eloise Barker was ill at home on Main Street.
Announcement of a son Albert Russell to Rev. and Mrs. J Russell Case of Turnbridge Vermont. Mr Case is son of Rev John Case formerly of this town. Congregational church annual business meeting set for Thursday December 6 at 7 30 pm in the vestry with strong member attendance urged.
The Acton column lists Thanksgiving visitors and holiday gatherings around South Acton. Names include Mrs Harmon Rudolph, Mrs Jesse Reynolds, Mr and Mrs Fred L Burke, Mr and Mrs Frank G L Stiles, Blanche Chase, Joseph Wass, and many others visiting relatives in Melrose, Manchester, Brookline, Watertown, Brigham, North Acton, Marblehead, Pepperell, Winchendon, Boston, and South Boston.
John J. Mulaney performed as soloist and received praise from Edward W Copplema. The pairing appears in a local event recap highlighting musical participation and recognition.
Members and past members of St. Bernard’s Parish gathered at Monument Hall on Thanksgiving Eve for the annual reunion. Edward Finan chaired the entertainment with David Sheehan and Thomas Hutchinson assisting. The program featured Helen Kan, Margaret McCarthy, Natick’s The Three Bellés, Murphy Brothers, Dima Dempsey, Harmon ica Gang, and sketches by Gillis and Burque. A dance followed with refreshments overseen by Mrs. Ellen M. Keefe and a committee including Annie Brennan Catherine Hagerty Low Delory Mary Hayes Beth Sheehan Catherine Hayes Thomas J. Byron James J. Byrne and Thomas Flanagan.
The town schedules a special meeting with five articles including a proposed Edison Co current purchase. The Electric Light Board report is before voters. Board majority Boward B Caiger and August G Zegler oppose the purchase while minority Robert Bowser supports it. The group releases a joint statement outlining the situation.
The Catholic Daughters of America at Our Lady Help of Christians plan a charity bridge and whist party in Warner Hall West Concord next Tuesday evening December 10 with prizes and entertainment. The West Concord Union church Ladies Missionary Society runs a prayer meeting at the Deaconess Home for Aged Women this evening led by Mrs. John E. Ruble. "So's Your Aunt Emma" was presented Monday at the Deaconess Home by the Senior Society of Christian Endeavor under Mrs. Edith Bailey, pleasing the Home guests.
The success of It Can't Be Done by the Star Points Hawthorne Chapter of the Eastern Star extended to Monday evening in Odd Fellows Hall West Concord for Willow Rebekah Lodge with equal acclaim. The cast includes Miss Gladys Graham and Miss Margaret Reid with Mil e. The Association Hall will host a repeat performance Saturday as part of the West Concord Union Church Christmas sale under the Ladies' Union direction.
At Rickles Shoe Store crowds seek fashionable high heels despite cold weather. Store staff note continued demand for stilettos and platform styles, with boxed displays and seasonal promotions drawing shoppers.
West Concord Massachusetts Union Church announces a week of services and meetings led by Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone. December 8 to 13 features morning and evening sermons, Sunday school, junior and senior Endeavor societies, Boy Scouts, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Grenfell Association annual meeting with Albert Gould, choir rehearsal, and Union Club elections.
The Concord Cooperative Bank announces lost deposit books and payment hold. Treasurer H F Smith states books 2155 and 16810 may be replaced under Chapter 590 acts of 1905. Notice given from Malden Massachusetts with dates November 12 1929 and December 4 193? by Moody Treasurer.
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