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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
8
Trinity Church Concord observed Christmas with two services. The first, at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve, was the Midnight Choral Communion. On Christmas Day at 5 p.m. a service of evening prayer with carols completed the day, inviting families and community members to participate.
Concord report notes Samuel Floar Jr 52 elected captain of freshman squash by the Harvard Athletic Association. Floar, an Oak School alumnus, resides on Great Meadows Road in Concord.
In Concord during World War II women formed a trained band of Red Cross Nurses Aides serving Emerson Hospital. More than 100 aides were on call in shifts around the clock while regular staff joined the armed forces. Six veterans remained active postwar on a voluntary schedule supporting patients, births, and emergency needs.
The Harvard Club in Concord will again award a freshman scholarship for entry to Harvard College in fall 1949. Eligible are boys who are seniors in high school and residents of Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Littleton, or Sudbury, Massachusetts. Principals may advise on eligibility. interested candidates should contact G. E. Bates, W. J. R. Taylor, or J. H. Volkmann of Concord.
The Concord Rotary Club hosted its annual Christmas party at Howard Johnsons with a buffet lunch and proceeds aiding a needy family. Members drew names for gift exchanges, each receiving a poem tied to their present. Upcoming programs will feature Oscar M. Jones and Charles R. Voigt organizing speakers.
Mr and Mrs George Lamp of Tremont Street hosted over the weekend with Lynn visiting her sister and family Mr and Mrs Lincoln E Currrier of 106 South Road.
Mr and Mrs Frank B Dodd Elm street were the guests of Harden L Bodkin at Sunday services in Jordan Hall Boston. The speaker was Alexander Magoun professor of Human Relations at MIT.
Mrs William C Skarda and child from 15 Fitchdale Avenue left by plane on Monday to join Mr Skarda in California where he has been transferred by Lever Brothers to a position in that state. Mr Skarda moved two months ago for his new job.
Mr and Mrs Merton H A Baik and daughters Miss Edith Florence and Marjorie and granddaughter Edith of Concord spent the Christmas holiday with Mr and Mrs Oliver N Clark of 15 School Avenue. Mr and Mrs Howard F Ryan and daughter Ruth V Ryan of 10 Hancock Street spent the holiday with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Jack Miller and son Richard of 15 Hume Road Bedford.
Miss Nancy B. Dodge a freshman at the New England School of Art in Boston spends the Christmas holidays at 66 South Road Bedford with her arts.
Sunday school children gathered at the town hall for the St Michael's parish Holy Name Society annual Christmas party. A moving pictures program preceded Santa Claus delivering gifts and candy. ice cream was served. Committee members included Henry J. Berger and Charles F. Murray among others.
The Concord Emerson Hospital, a community center serving nearby towns, benefits from widespread local support. The editor announces a weekly hospital news column, Christmas decorations by the Garden Club, and gifts including magazines funded by the Boston Lunch Club in memory of Mrs. Gordon Hutchins.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Church of Christ for Robert E. Pike Jr three weeks old. Rev Marvin L Derby pastor of the einstehoftelaten-parka ceremony, burial followed.
The Concord Cooperative Bank reports continued growth with net assets up 422 746.24 for the year ended October 20 1948. Capital and surplus rose 479 404.80 since October 15 1947 while cash declined and loans paid off. Total applications of 534 159.79 fund increases include real estate share investments member credits and taxes paid to cities and towns. The bank notes higher deposits and new loans, with 13 16 additional loans and 11004 shares outstanding and an annual exam by Bank Commissioner of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston.
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