Acton Socials, Trips, and Hall Plans Highlight Week
West Acton residents hosted gatherings while others attended meetings and events. A look at visits to Salem Beverly Concord Junction Littleton and Foxboro shows town life through church socials lodge events and public hall progress. The I O O F and G A R activities plus registration details for March 6 town meeting frame the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Whitcomb
George H. Reed
Grippe
R. B. Moore
New York
Ruth Foster
Salem
Beverly
George Gillough
Lynn
Boxboro
W. H. Teele
Winona Rebekah Lodge
G. A. R. Hall
Helen Reed
Wonsa’s Club
Concord Junction
Citizens’ Caucus
Town Hall
Acton Centre
W. ©. Tyler
South Acton
Universalist Church
Y. P. 8. C. EB. Society of the Baptist Churen
Littleton
Isaac Davis Post
Edmund Dow
Dow
Lod Post
Concord
Acton Lodge
William Beach
Foxboro
Clayton Beach
Bridgewater
Daniel Beach
Board of Registrars
Fire House
Nationwide baby week plan spreads beyond United States
The general federation of women's clubs proposes nationwide baby week for March 4 with extensions to Canada and the Philippines. British West Indies and Alaska inquiries hinge on understanding baby week. Wisconsin Nebraska Maryland and other communities plan campaigns including birth registration days and window publicity contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
General Federation of Women’s Club
United States
British West Indies
Federal Children’s Bureau
Saskatchewan Commissioner of Public Health
Manila
Children’s Bureau
Valdez
Nome
Alaska
Children's Bureau
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Omaha
Lincoln
Maryland
Guests of Willow Rebekah Lodge Enjoy Sleigh Ride
Willow Rebekah lodge of Concord Junction hosted a sleigh ride to a village Wednesday evening as guests of Winona Rebekah lodge. The Concord guests offered entertainment including vocal solos by Miss Williams readings by Miss Holden and a storytelling event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Concord Junction
Winona Rebekah Lodge
Concord
Miss Williams
Holden
Acton Notes Include Vacations and Local Visits
Miss Lena McCarthy takes a week's vacation from school duties in Everett while Mrs Florence teaches at Coburn. William C Edwards visits Natick relatives. 10 Middlesex Central Pomoney club members attend Berlin event. WCTU meets at Mrs EB Phalen's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena McCarthy
Everett
Florence
Coburn
Low
C. B
Bittleton
William C. Edwards
Natick
Charles Edwards
Frederickson
Lillian
Olson
Quincy
Middlesex Central Pomoney
Berlin
EB. A. Phalen
William c. Coughlin
Fore River Iron and Ship*Building Co
Francis Bacon
Davis, King & Co
Littleton
Christian
Maynard
Concord Junction
Exercises In School Show Attracts Large Audience
Pupils from centre schools presented a vivid program for many visitors on Monday. The show featured Washington songs, flag-related numbers, recitations by Ruth Noyes and others, plays by primary and grammar school students, and patriotic selections including Lincoln and George Washington themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre
Washington
William Styles
Ruth Noyes
Lincoln
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Meeting on Remains of Old Hotel in Town Hall
A Town Hall gathering organized by the Woman's club drew about 50 residents on Tuesday to decide how to handle the remains of the old hotel. A committee was formed to proceed and report later. members include Miss Charlotte Conant, Miss Charlotte Allan, Mrs. Gertrude Daniels, Mrs. Maria Laker, Horace F. Tuttle, William H. Kingsley, Luther Conant Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Charlotte Conant
Charlotte Allan
Gertrude Daniels
Maria Laker
Horace F. Tuttle
William H. Kingsley
Luther Conant, Jr
Local Notes From North Acton And Boston Visit News
North Acton residents report H E Goodrich staying in Boston for the present and Miss Ruth Goodrich is quite ill. Mrs Buzzel visited friends in Boston recently and Miss Lena McCarthy with Florence White were home over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Goodrich
Boston
Ruth Goodrich
E. C.cheney
Local Social Gathering Noted After Dinner
A community event hosted by John Raymond concluded with whist games and refreshments including cookies candy and cocoa reported as warmly received by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Raymond
Sudbury Residents Report Health and Cold Weather Impacts
Mrs Walter Stone shows improvement and Hiram Haynes remains in a comfortable state. Mr Stiles has ample coal at the station. Many residents who delayed ice house filling are acting during the cold snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stone
Hiram Haynes
Mr. Stiles
James Walker dies at Framingham Hospital remembered as Sudbury’s elder
James Walker passed away at Framingham hospital last week and funeral services were held Saturday February 19. A respected Sudbury native he spent his life in the community. He leaves one son Clifford to mourn his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Framingham Hospital
Walker
Sudbury
Clifford
Oe Club Delights With Readings and Music Ceremony
The oe club held a prominent meeting on Wednesday February 16 featuring readings and music. Miss Margaret Summerhays sang several solos with accompaniment by Mrs. Harry Maynard and Lydia Hannesbeck presented readings and a synopsis of Mary Magdalene. A large audience applauded the performance and the social committee organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oe Club
Thev
Conservatory of Music
Emerson School of Oratory
Margaret Summerhays
Strauss
de Bussy
Harry Maynard
Sudbury
Lydia Hannesbeck
Mary Magdalene
Shane
Epworth League Hosts Lincoln Entertainment at Church
Reverend Claire G Davis traced the Methodist church history on Sunday morning. The Epworth League postponed Lincoln entertainment in the evening with Miss Myra Fairbanks assisted by Lawrence Hadley in charge. Miss Minerva Kempton was named third vice president with assistants Mrs Henry White Roy Hawes and Webster Lowell. Young ladies plan a stereopticon lecture and oyster supper Friday night with twenty five cent charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire G. Davis
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Lincoln
Myra Fairbanks
Lawrence Hadley
Minerva Kempton
Henry White
Roy Hawes
Webster Lowell
Five Local Bachelor Girls Host Valentine Party at Exchange Hall
Five bachelor girls hosted a social valentine dancing party in Exchange Hall on Saturday. The hall featured crimson and yellow heart decor with a drum motif and a candy shower mechanism during a waltz. About 35 couples attended, including guests from nearby towns, with Lawton's orchestra of Maynard providing music. The event was led by Katherine Fletcher Winona Hayden Grace Ieson Marjorie Kimball and Elma Leavitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Hall
Lawton
Orchestra
Maynard
Katherine Fletcher
Winona Hayden
Grace Ineson
Marjorie Kimball
Elma Leavitt
Ladies Social Circle Meets at Universalist Church
The Ladies' Social circle will meet with Mrs. C H Fairbanks Thursday at 2 PM. A large attendance filled the Union services Sunday at the Universalist Church with many from West Acton. The sermon centered on Matthew 5 6 and about 40 attended the West Acton lecture by Rev H G Durham of Fitchburg on the drama Experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Fairbanks
West Acton
G. Durham
Fitchburg
Turkey
Prayer meeting and sermons announced for weekend
Friday evening prayer at 7 30 and Sunday services at 10 30 12 P 8 C E at 6 TM preaching service at 7 Rev Rayman Fritz preached a very interesting and able sermon on the lives of Washington and Lincoln Sunday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E
Rayman-Fritz
Washington
Lincoln
Local Notes Roundup of Ills Visits and Social News
Readers report multiple community members ill with grippe and other ailments, recoveries, and travels. Several residents visit relatives in Boston or New York state, while local events include a Saturday dance at Exchange Hall and a Christian Union gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Fletcher
Aburnham
Lane
Evelyn Tape
Harold Madieros
New York State
Fred Ziegler
Roxbury
A. G. Ziegler
Elizabeth
Page
B. C. Page
H. H. Young
Concord Junction
Marion Cole
Ruth French
Pletcher’ Cornet
Boston
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