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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1928
Page
5
Trinity Church Concord Massachusetts announces an all day meeting with box lunch on Wednesday February 4 and events including a prayer session at 4 p.m. further services on March 4 at 9 a.m. Holy union and address at 9 a.m. church school and Bible class at 11 a.m. morning prayer and sermon to follow.
A church listing by Rev Laird W Snell shows a Wednesday March 7 all day sewing meeting with box lunch and 4 PM evening prayer. A Friday March 9 Boy Scouts gathering is scheduled for 7 46 PM.
Guests enjoying a holiday winter outing at The Northfield Hotel in East Northfield include Dr and Mrs W B Bartlett and Miss Bartlett Mr and Mrs P A Davis and Mr and Mrs H B Hoomer of Concord.
W Bulger captured the skeet title at Belmont Spring CC on the holiday with scores 22 24 22 a total of 68 beating nearest rival 66.
In a triangular contest Friday night the Knights of Columbus topped the Elks 38 to 28, pushing their season total to 430 points vs 390 for the Hibernian and 380 for the Elks as the Knights built a 40 point edge.
The Concord Musical Club was entertained by Mrs. Roger D. Scham at 70 Mortument Street yesterday afternoon. A pleasant program of music concluded with a social hour. Rev. Theodore H. Evans of St Paul’s Cathedral Boston spoke at the 11 oclock Trinity Church service on Sunday.
The Concord Union Bible Society met Thursday afternoon in the Chapel of the Trinitarian Congregational church with Mrs. Ole Olson as hostess. Washington's Birthday was observed at the Concord Home for the Aged and the Deaconess Home with special holiday dinners. Mrs. Mabel A. MacCallar, now of New Haven, Conn., conveyed her Main street house to Martin Duskin of Fair Haven Road, including two acres. the 100 year old house is described as old.
The First Church of Christ Scientist at Monument Square Concord hosts a 10 45 a m Sunday service with lesson subject MAN. A Sunday school follows at 10 46 and a Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 45 p m. The reading room is open weekdays 2 to 5 p m.
The Minute-Man Council reports winter camping at Concord Camp growing in popularity. Troop 5 traveled through a blizzard and found the camp comfortable despite adverse conditions. Seventeen scouts from Troop 1 Concord Junction stayed over from Monday to Saturday. Troop 3 of Waltham had seven boys and Troop 7 Waltham departed Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Scoutmasters are urged to reserve with Headquarters to avoid conflicts.
Postmaster Fred A. Tower, cooperative observer for the United States Weather Bureau, recorded 4 below zero at 6:30 Sunday morning. It marked the season's second lowest temperature, with surrounding districts reporting as cold as 10 below.
Lenten devotions were held at St Bernard's church on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7 45 with Benediction on Wednesday and Stations of the Cross on Friday Ashes were blessed and distributed at both masses Ash Wednesday and at the evening service Ash Wednesday when there was a sermon and Benediction.
Corinthian Lodge A F and A M hosts Ladies Night at the Ma sonic Temple tonight. After a banquet at half past eight there will be entertainment by musicians and a reader from the Boston Conservatory of Music.
Concord High School track team competed in two interscholastic meets. At Andover on Saturday February 18 Romeo ney George ees Flannery defeated Kueeier High and Prouty High. In the B A A meet at West Saturday det retiréd Quincy High. John Robinson and Pup ker finished second and third in the 1000 meter trial heat. Ricker was awarded third in the final with a time of 2 minutes 34 seconds, though the final was judged by trial times.
A Middlesex rink game saw the First Class Team defeat Next Year s Team 5 to 1 in a fast match. Almy scored twice for the winners while Woodworth netted the lone goal for next year s squad. Referees were Fenn and Sturtevant with Cook and Davis as goal umpires. Time was 15 minute periods.
The new 56 foot ski jump at Middlesex School hosted several jumpers from the school and Concord. Participants included Lundrey Knutson Overgaard Jacobsen Howe and Appleby with Leif Nashe faculty director performing a standing jump of seven feet. Additional jumps were made by Mr B Taylor Hubbard Adams Reid Ficke and F Spreckels. The sport’s inauguration at the school stems from Nashe’s enthusiasm and effort.
Children of West Concord Woman's Club members enjoyed games music and refreshments at Odd Fellows Hall last Friday afternoon. Supervisors Mrs W I Park and Mrs Laura Kingman oversaw activities while Mrs Betty Pratt provided music for games and dancing. Little Miss Mary McAtley and Mrs Jamie Adams helped with hosting as candy favors were handed out.
The funeral for Mrs. Josephine Garfield widow of Frank Garfield was held Saturday afternoon at her home 32 Walden Street. Rev Dr Gail Cleland led a simple service with Mrs Henry P Thorpe singing. Burial followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. She was born in Lowell 73 years ago and lived in Concord most of her life. She leaves a son George W Garfield of Concord Junction and three daughters Mrs Fred Sohier of Littleton Mrs Florence Thurstons and Miss Ethel Garfield of Boston.
The Gilbert and Sullivan opera Yeoman of the Guard will be presented by Middlesex School in Eliot Hall on Friday and Saturday March 9 and 10.
The report shows Macone and Batche as top guns after a windy match. Bulger and Swett each posted 24. Cooks and Martin Bulger tied for second with 24, giving Cooke an edge on the afternoon.
Concord February 29 The Concord Lodge of Elks finished a series of whist parties with a Thursday event drawing a large crowd. Tadina won the ladies first prize, Margaret Clattane second, Mabel Grufdalt third, and Genevieve Hill consolation. Peter Ash led the men and took first with Cull second Gaudet third and Gardin consolation. Burke and Gaudet were tied for best season score. a $25 prize was split. The Concord State Guard Veteran Association will hold its reunion banquet and meeting March 7 at 7:30 pm at Colonial Inn.
Miss Dora Jagling recuperates at home after illness. Phoebe Hastings of Malden visited Miss Mary Lind Say. Kenneth Manosh hosted eighteen youths on February 25 for his twelfth birthday anniversary. Richart Prendergast returns from four years aboard the SS Colorado. George Walker and Oscar Carson enjoyed a mid winter camping trip at Lake Badda cook in. Mrs Stella Burns travels to Syracuse and then Pennsylvania to visit her son. Christian Endeavor Society attendance marks Middlesex Local Convention in Maynard. Miss Gertrude Driscol of Cottage Street enters Rutland Sanitarium. Rev Edward J McLaughlan, former resident now in Randolph, visits friends here.
The regular meeting of the Hursnac Grange was held at I.A.F. Hall last Monday evening. A heated debate compared the benefits of home training for girls with college domestic science training. Mrs. Margaret Alexander supported Home Training. Chester Kelley spoke for College Training, with Home Training winning the discussion on points.
The Norwegian Evangelical Free Church on Lang Street marked its seventh year after the edifice was built with a mortgage burned in a festival service. Rev Johnson led the address, Oscar Levine and Roxbury quartet performed, and a building lot donation for a parsonage was announced by pastors Christofferson, Anderson, and Hven.
The annual Concord Town Meeting will be held at the State Armory on Monday March 5 at 7:30 o'clock. The Finance Committee has approved department appropriations and the proposed West Concord sewer system. They also support a General Court petition to authorize up to 500 000 to build a new High School. The land between Harvey Wheeler School and Commonwealth Ave may not be taken. The High School, Zoning By Law, sewer plan and West Concord land taking are expected to trigger debate.
After two weeks in the cage Middlesex School cuts its baseball squad to 17 under Faculty Coach Wendell Phillips Raymond. Veteran players include August Smith captain and Alexander from New York with Lawrence Hirsch. Pitchers include Dudley Robinson Louis Jones Richard Almy Edwin Davis. Opening game set for Saturday April 17 against Harvard University freshmen.
Pastor Gail Cleland leads services and Bible classes at the Congregational Church on March 4 and 30. The program includes Sunday School at 9 30 a m, Bible Class at 10 45 a m, and Morning Service, with a youth gathering at 6 30 p m led by Ralph Hemenway. The Wednesday program features a sermon and neighborhood fellowship.
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