Concord Legion Post Elects 1924 Officers And Plans May Play
At the James J. Mansfield Post 198 American Legion meeting in the Veterans Building Lieut George L Prescott was elected commander for 1924 with a full slate of officers named. A May play is planned with rehearsals to start soon and a social hour followed the meeting. Numerous Christmas gatherings and family visits are noted along with several obituaries and holiday reflections. Assistant entries report tax return forms mailed for January deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mansfield
American Legion
George L. Prescott
Michael J. Dee
Herbert Buttrick Hosner
Elmer 8. Joslin
Howard B. Daniels
Horton Edmands
Burleigh L. Pratt
Edward B. Caiger
Woman's Auxiliary
Eugenie Marie Foss
J. William Byron
Bernard McGrath
William Ryan
Alice Hagerty
Margaret Craig
Catherine Gleason
Sarah Towler
May O’conner
Pauline Bodman
Mary Tobin
Nedlie Nelson
Catherine Hayes
Christmas Party Held by AOH Ladies at Hibernian Hall
Division 44, Ancient Order of Hibernians Ladies Auxiliary, hosted a party for about 250 children and their mothers at Hibernian Hall. Performances by Misses Isabella McBreen Flora Brown Mary Mara Margaret Tobin and others featured recitations songs and folk dances. Santa Claus distributed toys and candy as ice cream and cakes were served.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Hibernian Hall
Isabella McBreen
Floira Brown
Mary Mara
Margaret Tobin
Millrgaret Metgemn
Elizabeth Venti
Robert Dee
Santa Claus
Wiliam Dee
Henry F. Hickson
Ellen Keefe
Clarence Meagher
Mary Tobin
Katherine Feury
Mary Manning
Dancing Party Brightens First Parish Gathering
The vestry of First Parish Meeting House hosted a holiday dancing party last Thursday evening for local youths. Patronesses included Mrs. H Robert Bygrave Mrs. Allen French Mrs. George Ss. Keyes Mrs. Hugh Frazer Smith Mrs. B. Stewart Murgihy Mrs. Russell Robb Mrs. Thomas Mott Shaw Mrs. Walter K. Shaw Mrs. C. 8. Todd and Mrs. Hayden Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Robert Bygrave
Allen French
George Ss. Keyes
Hugh Frazer Smith
B. Stewart Murgihy
Russell Robb
Thomas Mott Shaw
Walter K. Shaw
C. 8. Todd
Hayden Whitney
Dr Norman Spencer and son Depart Concord for New York
Dr Norman Spencer and his son left Concord early Friday for New York. He will stay with his brother Major Theodore K Spencer who is on furlough from military duties. Dr Spencer plans to return January second.
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Pr. cNorman
Spencer and Son
Concord
New York
Spencer
Theodore K. Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Christmas Party Hosted by AOH Auxiliary No. 44
Monument hall hosted a Christmas party for children of members and parishioners. Santa William Dee handed out toys and candy as kids performed dances recitations songs and games. Ice cream and cookies were served. Fr. Michael Mahar Fr. Henry Ryan attended. Mary Manning presided with Stella Hickson chairing.
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Monument Hall
Ladies Auxiliary
AOH, No. 44
William Dee
Santa Claus
Micheal Mahar
St Bernard’s
Kenry Ryan
Mary Manning
Stella Hickson
Mary Meagher
Mary Tobin
Katherine Fewry
Lucine Finch Her Mammy's Stories
James Donnell Bennett in the Record-Herald Chicago appraises Lucine Finch's work as a vivid blend of New Orleans nursery tales and Southern plantation life. He notes the eerie religious stories mixing Old Testament imagery with Ethiopic demonology, rendered in a serious grotesque tone.
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Lucine Finch
New Orleans
Africa
James'donnell Bennett
Record-Herald
Chicago
Company H Seeks Twenty Recruits After Discharges
Twenty enlisted men of Company H received honorable discharge Thursday evening and twenty new volunteers are needed to fill the ranks. Supper at Bey Armory promises a lighthearted event as the unit seeks replacements for its vacancies.
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CO. H
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Trinity Church Concord Mass Week of Activities
The Rev. Smith O. Dexter presides as rector with events from January 3 to January 7. Junior Auxiliary evening dance on Thursday, Jan 3. Boy Scouts meet Friday, Jan 4 at 7 45 P M. Holy Communion, church school, and sermon Sunday, Jan 6. Annual Parish Meeting and supper Monday, Jan 7.
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Trinity Church
Concord
Smith O. Dexter
Wanted Cook for family of adults
Short notice classified item seeking a cook for a family of adults. Write or telephone T. W. Surette. Tel. 187. 13 1t.
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T. W. Surette
Notable alumni lists from various colleges and schools
The OCR excerpt lists numerous students and staff with affiliations to Phillips Andover, Annapolis USNA, St Anselm's Manchester NH, Brighton Seminary, Smith Northampton, Mount Holyoke So Hadley, Yale New Haven, Phillips Exeter Exeter NH, McAllister Lancaster, Harvard Cambridge, Lawrence Groton, Choate Wallingford CT, Salem Normal, Brown Providence, Lowell Textile, Williston, New Jersey teaching posts, Mass General Hospital, Radcliffe Cambridge, Baltimore MD, MMI Hingham, Antioch Yellow, Bowdoin Brunswick, and other institutions. Names include Tolman, Chandler, McManus, Dexter, Wheeler, Lord, Chamberlin, Merwin, Blanchard, Roberts, Mullaney, Crowe, Duggan, Smith, Tobin, Walcott, Snyder, Connorton, McKenzie, Goddard, Henessey, Sullivan, Thornton.
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William Tolman
Phillips Andover Academy
Charles Tolman
U.S.N.A
Annapolis
William Byron
St. Anselm’s College
Manchester
N. H. John
Edward McManus
Brighton Seminary
Helen Dexter
Smith College
Northampton
Elizabeth Wheeler
Mt Holyoke College
So Hadley
Joseph Lord
Yale College
New Haven
Dean Chamberlin Fom
Phillips Exeter
Exeter
Collingswood
N. J
Helen Chamberlin
Mass. General Hospital
Marion Peterson
Mass
Elizabeth Cole
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Betty Dumaine
Caroline Keyes
Baltimore
Richard Tobin
WU. S. Marines
Hingham
Frances Walcott
Antioch College
John Snyder
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
John Connorton
Lowell Textile
Ronald McKenzie
Langdon Goddard
Harvard University
James Henessey
John Sullivan
John Thornton
St. Anseins College
N. H
Advertised Letters List at Local Post Office
The notice lists dozens of names including Mr and Mrs Ayers, Mr and Mrs Baker, Miss Balch, Dr Donald Fay, Hon N B Robb, Miss Katherine Balch, Miss Jessie Bradford, Miss Ruth Kelly, Dr Elizabeth Hoyt Stevens, and J William Byron Postmaster. The compiled sheet shows addressees awaiting pickup at the local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Casci
Will Davis
Clifford Spense Grayson
Peter Hurd
Donald M. Fay
Saxton W. Fletcher
Emor Harding
Wm. T. Hunter
Walter S. Leland
Elwin Lear
Francis Wheeler Loomis
William McCarthy
Charles Mellen
Carl F Mahler
S . Miller
Simon Olsen
Horace J. Phipps
Charles S. Robinson
Colin Richmond
N. H Robinson
N. B Robb
Herman Schreiber
G . Stickney
Jos. P. Whitmore
Herbert J. Wiles
Neal Turner
Frederick G. Winsat, Jr
John Gilbert Winout
Geo. C. Kellogg
Ruth Kelly
Virginia Morrill
Verna Morgan
Alice Manley
Lillian B Mathewson
Suzzie Muzzie
Candan T. Mullen
Lillan Ranquist
Elizabeth Hoyt Stevens
Alma Stowell
Dolly Stickney
Sarah Scott
Charles W. Thomas
Harry Terrill
Beatrice Tanner
Steve Williams
Elizabeth Woodman
Wraham Murray
J. William Byron
Milk Inspectors Report Shows Varied Farm For Cleanliness
Concord Board of Health report through December 1923 lists farms and markets with per cent solids and fat but notes cleanliness varied. Wright Farm Very Clean Fed. Maplewood Farm Clean. Punkatassett Farm Dirty. Sturtevant Market Fairly. Old Acres Farm Very Verrill Clean. Massachusetts Requirements 12.00 3.35 as standard. Inspector A. H. Abrussell signs off. Furnished room for rent on Francis St Concord Junction.
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Wright Farm
Very Farrel
Fairly Coyne
Dirty Maplewood Farm
Clean Sturtevant Market
Fairly Bellows Stock Farm
Fairly Graves
Fairly Curran
Fairly Stefanozicz
Dirty Punkatassett Farm
Fairly Old Acres Farm
Apollo Quartet and ventriloquist to entertain West Concord club
The Apollo quartet of Boston and a ventriloquin from B F Keiths will entertain the West Concord Woman's Club at their annual guest night Friday evening January 4.
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Appollo
Boston
B. F. Keiths
West Concord Woman's Club
Christmas Pageant At Trinity Church School
The Christmas Pageant The Christma Mystery was presented by older children of Trinity Church School under Mrs Herbert B Smith assisted by Mrs George S Keyes and Mrs Hans W Miller Leading roles were played by Eleanor Hosmer Armstead Road C Hayden Whitney Jr Louis Dexter Theodore Chase and Otis Whitney Rector Rev Smith Owen Dexter had an important part in the program.
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Trinity Church School
Herbert B. Smith
George S. Keyes
Hans W. Miller
Eleanor Hosmer
Armstead Road
C.hayden Whitney, Jr
Louis Dexter
Theodore Chase
Otis Whitney
Smith Owen Dexter
Dr John I Sheehan Opens Concord Medical Office
On Sunday January 6 John I Sheehan M D opens a medical office at 1 Court Lane corner of Monument Concord He is a Holy Cross College and Harvard Medical School graduate with internship at Boston City Hospital in surgery and obstetrics He has been resident physician at Long Island Hospital Boston and resigned to practice in Concord.
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John I. Sheehan
Court Lane
Monument Street
Concord
Sheehan
U A
Holy Cross College
Harvard Medical School
Boston City Hospital
Long Island Hospital
Boston
Samuel Hoar Returns From South hunting Trip
Mr. Samuel Hoar has come back after a three week hunting excursion in the South, bringing back tales of the field and season.
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Samuel Hoar
South
Trinitarian Church Schedule Snowballed New Year Events
The Concord Mass church announces a New Year party led by Vera Pierce on Sunday and an enlistment Sunday at 10 45 AM. Rev Gail Cleland preaches The War that is greater than War. About twelve new members to join the church with Holy Communion service. Elizabeth Mullet leads Young Peoples Club at 7 PM with a talk on Stories from the Old Testament Story of the Flood. Clarence Bodfish with Charles Keith set to speak on Men of Tomorrow.
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Gail Cleland
Young People’s Club
Vera Pierce
Chuarch
Young Peoples’ Club
Elizabeth Mullet
News’ Brotherhood
Clarence Bodfish
Charles Keith
Funeral services for Richard F Wood held at home
Funeral services for Richard Farmer Wood were conducted Wednesday at 87 Main Street by Rev. Benjamin R. Bulkeley and Rev. Soren B. Macdonald. The Harvard Male Quartet of Boston sang thy Will Be Done Abide With Me and Crossing the Bar. Bearers were Deccan Coran Patrick O'Brien Arthur Lius and Peter Salvatore. Interment followed in the family lot at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Rev Macdonald led the committal service.
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Sarah Jane (Bannon) Lawrence
Abbott J. Lawrence
Concord
Massachusetts Ceneral Hospital
Gardner W Lawrence
Monument Street
Loren B. Macdonald
First Parish
Sleepy Hollow
Lawrence
Lexington
John
Sarah Ann (Mason) Bannon
Lynn
Abbott
J. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Gardner W. Lawrence
War
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
Austin Lawrence
Westford
Charles H
Emily Ann) Bacon
Francis Bannon
Burnington
Mass
Richard Farmer Wood
Main Street
Benjamin R. Bulkeley
Soren B. Macdonald
Harvard
Boston
Deccan Coran
Patrick O'Brien
Arthur Li Us
Peter Salvatore
Wood
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