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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
5
A long list of Maynard residents and guests marked Christmas and holiday visits across families. Here are names, towns, and places of gatherings from Dorchester to Nashua, with many travelers and hosts noted along Main Street and surrounding streets.
Members of the Winona Rebekah lodge held a Christmas tree on Wednesday with over 50 members exchanging gifts each under 100. Walter Tuttle acted as Santa, Mabel Cole played piano, Elinor and Francis Hall danced, and a stump speech by Tuttle provided humor. Officers were elected: Winifred Lawrence N G Ligssie Davis V G H H Gardner rec sec Nancy Chaffin fin sec Minnie Decoster treas. Ice cream cake and coffee served.
About 130 people from Maynard and the Actons took a special train to Boston on Friday evening to attend Rev Billy Sunday at the Tabernacle. The group returned after 11 pm singing hymns and patriotic airs, praising the sermon delivered by Rev William A Sunday.
At the Weavers Union gathering held at Masonic Hall Friday evening officers were elected. William Holt was chosen president with Benjamin C. Brown as vice president and Margaret May as recording secretary. Joseph Parkin became financial secretary James Murray treasurer Martin Kane conductor and Henry Slyvert warden.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Usher marked their 30th anniversary at their Lincoln Street home at Christmas with many relatives present. Married in Lowell, they moved here 26 years ago and have since hosted a large circle of friends including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goettler and daughter Mirna, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Broadbent at dinner.
Trains on the Boston branch ran late Saturday due to heavy Christmas travel. The heavy influx of home comers strained capacity and caused schedule disruptions at the North Station crowds in Boston.
Firemen Frank Smith and William Quinn extinguished a chimney fire at 31 Nason Street Friday evening. A high wind toppled the ladder on the roof, forcing William Priest to aid the crew by replacing it during the blaze.
An ad urges fitting glasses for the elderly to restore reading comfort and daily joy. It emphasizes the emotional value of clear vision and presents PHEL the Eye-man as an experienced optician ready to tailor spectacles as a thoughtful Christmas present.
St Bridget's Church held three Christmas Masses at 7 8 30 and 10 30 with a full sanctuary of flowers candles and a crib display. Rev Walter J Browne led the early mass and Rev P D Meagher the others with A A Hilferty directing a rich musical program including a children's choir and soloists. Vespers benediction and organ selections closed the observance to a large congregation.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor A Merrill Osgood announces a Christ's Coming topic in Christian Fellowship this evening and a 10 45 a m Sunday service continuing the Christmas series The Most Encouraging View in Life with Sunday school at noon. A Men’s Forum is set for 3 pm with Albert Batley as president and Charles Stanley as teacher. An Old Fashioned Watchnight service will close 1916 and begin 1917 with four periods including illustrated sermons and a final consecration led by Rev A M Osgood.
A Sunday afternoon event featured a Christmas tree where Santa Claus greeted children. The program included vocal and instrumental music and a children's choir. Hautamaki gave an address and M Lindroos impersonated Santa Claus.
Eleven members of St. George's Episcopal church Men’s club sang Christmas carols through the streets on Christmas Eve visiting many homes and receiving donations from residents including Easthope Mark Newton George Jay Webster Frank Taylor Binter Cook Ernest Boothroyd Thomas Murray George Cuttell
Large crowds filled both morning and evening services at the Congregational church for Christmas Sunday. The ornate decorations featured holly, evergreens, poinsettias, and silver star clusters. Rev. Frederick N. Rutan gave the morning sermon on meekness and gentleness of the Lord. A Sunday school chorus led Christmas carols in the evening along with a stereopticon show and a varied program of hymns poems and slides illustrating seasonal scenes.
The Main street school teachers left for their homes Friday to spend the Christmas vacation. Miss Barbara Drummey went to Marlboro, Miss Clara Purdy to Wilmot New Hampshire, Miss Doris Carney to Sheepscott Maine, Miss Veronica Purdy to Fitchburg, the Misses Mary Keefe, Mary Coughlin and Rose Wallace to Concord.
Workers at the local exchange of the NETT Company will share a fund this week. All operators will receive a bonus equal to three weeks of pay and the courteous local force is noted as deserving of it.
Mrs Alta Perkins Hunt played the piano as Rev A Morrill Osgood delivered an eloquent sermon titled The Most Important Event in Life. The church was festively decorated with fir evergreens poinsettias and Christmas trees.
James Howard of New York was a recent guest of relatives in Maynard Massachusetts while Victoria Badsil left the household. The notice declares the husband will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Victoria Badsil after she left his bed and board.
Report highlights that a future New Year’s Day will be observed as a legal holiday in Massachusetts. The note mentions widespread customs from European traditions and the general public’s enthusiasm for the holiday.
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