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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
6
The Enterprise Company hosts a Wednesday pull at Mariboro Massachusetts. Wi Wain tied indicates a tying event or match announced in the notice.
Watered as second class matter 46 1908 at the Post Office at Yinder. Subscriptions copies 1 per year six months 50c three months 25c postpaid in advance. Names appear Waynara Concord Sudbury Acton and other towns. President Morse Treasurer Pryr and Lawton listed.
An all day sewing session is planned at First Parish Meet House in Concord 18 to craft comfort items for Belgian soldiers and refugees. Donations include blankets, woolen jerks, handkerchiefs, towels and socks. Belgian relief boxes are collected Saturdays at Houghton's doorway.
The Concord Belgian Relief Committee launches Belgian Day with a red money box at Miss [Name]'s shop each Saturday. Each dollar feeds one person for a week as funds are sent to Mr. O'Niel at the Federal Trust Co for food aid to Belgian sufferers.
Local column shows multiple public notices and sale ads. Listings include hay for horses, a Victrola for sale with price, parcel post roast chicken, and poultry for sale. Advertisers: A B Worthley, W P, Martin Diskin, D Lovering, Anna D Lovering. Concord Mass and surrounding towns mentioned.
The King’s Daughters of the First Parish met with Mrs. John Watson on Middle Street. Several talks and visits occurred, including remarks on citizenship and a lecture by Marion Booth Kelley. Notables include Miss Belle Davidson visiting from Boston, and John M. Keyes recovering after surgery. Local society meetings, church events, and obituaries are listed with several residents attending or hosting. Local officials and military members also participated in armory rededication events and related balls.
Commander Richard R. Flynn installed officers of Ralph P. Hosmer camp 655 U S W V at A O U W hall on Thursday. James Otis Porter assisted. new officers include Joh Haggerty Commander Thomas Todd Jr Senior Vice Commander John C Anderson Adjutant J William Byron Quartermaster Frank N Prescott Officer of the Day George P Haggerty and Philip A Davis Officer of the Guard. Flynn, longtime installer, paid tribute to late Commander Cyrus H Cook and received a warm greeting from Concord veterans. Refreshments followed the ceremony.
The piece weighs which commander was supreme in warfare. Military authors often favor Hannibal over other famed captains in history, though the question remains debated.
The Concord group met in the Trinitarian church vestry on a Wednesday afternoon for its 101st annual gathering. Officers elected include Clerk Mrs. Charles B Brown and Treasurer Mrs. Herbert Hosmer with a large turnout. Directors named include Mrs Sherman Hi oar and several others. A directors meeting will organize and elect officers for the coming year. A 75 member supper featured creamed chicken cold tongue ham and Washington pies with tea and coffee.
Members of A O H Division 56 in the A U W hall celebrated the annual officer installation led by County President James J. Harrold of Waltham. New officers included Michael Hopkins as president, Edward McKenna vice president, John Dempsey recording secretary, Charles J. Hogan financial secretary, John F Manning treasurer, Hanlon sergeant at arms, Michael H. (unclear) chairman of standing committee, and David Carey. The event ended with a Colonial Inn feast hosted by Mine Host Sutter, featuring turkey and all the trimmings, speeches by Rev. Michael Mahon, Rev. Daniel Lynch, Rev. Dennis Lynch, County President Harrold, J. Williams, and Edward McKenna applauding the evening.
Rev J Herbert Yeomans of Boston will speak at Odd Fellows Hall Concord Junction on Sunday evening January 31 at 7 20 o clock. He will discuss What This Spiritualism and Who These Spiritualists drawing on years of investigation. The Truthseeker society will incur expenses and take a collection. All sincere truth seekers invited.
Attar gul attar ot rose gardens across Kaziulak Brause Uslak Adrianople zepore Damascus and the Isle of Cashmere. A thousand rose leaves yield one dram of attar and five hundred pounds of leaves produce only an ounce of the precious oil.
The Agricultural Extension school runs February 1 to 5 in Concord with sessions for farmers and wives. Prof. Ralph W. Rees will discuss fruit growing, Prof. John C. Graham will lecture on poultry, Prof. George F. Story on daily work, and Haines covers soil fertility. Miss Comstock heads the Women's Section with Miss Hopkins assisting. Dr. Rufus W. Stimson presents the Magadchu Massachusetts Plan for state aided vocational ed. Tickets: week 1.00, single day 0.26.
Concord Council K of C plans a Tuesday night banquet at Monument Hall with Caterer Whittemore of Boston. State Deputy Louis Watson and State Secretary Daniel Gallagher among guests. Company I to attend U S Inspection Thursday led by 1st Lieut Benjamin Grey. Col H W Damon praised Company I after Thursday night inspection with 54 enlisted men and three officers present.
Mrs George M Baker president of the local Woman's club was appointed Friday to the state committee of the Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs to secure surgeons kits for surgical dressings. A basket of plain goods will be placed on Mrs Prescott Keyes porch for donations. Mrs Baker plans sewing meetings to assemble the kits and urges Concord to participate in this important community effort.
The Concord Women’s Guild held its annual officers election Monday evening. Past officers included Polly White president Mary Byron vice president Julia Mahoney treasurer Emma Clahane secretary. Mahoney and Clahane declined reelection. White and Byron were reelected. Elizabeth Brennan named treasurer and Rose Wallace secretary for the new year.
The annual Woman's club dramatic offering directed by Mrs. A. B. Hitchcock Jr. will be staged in Monument hall on Feb 23 both afternoon and evening. The program features Bernard Shaw's The Man of Destiny with additional numbers to be announced later.
A fragment listing individuals including Peter Bergeron Fred C Baker Richard P Hallisik John Linehan Wells P Root and several Mrs entries such as Mrs Whitall Mrs George C Hatch Mrs D B Jones and Mrs Taylor indicating a social or organizational roster in the newspaper.
Mrs Richard F Wood addressed 500 attendees at a joint meeting of the Woman's Club of Greenville and surrounding towns in Greenville New Hampshire. She spoke on Dickens His Wife and His Works, delivering a pleasing lecture that complemented Dr William Strong's illustrated talk A Winter Tour in Shansi. The auditorium gathering despite a storm drew a large audience.
The new gtereopticon lantern recently bought by the church was tested at the Brotherhood Tuesday event and proved very satisfactory despite being a first tryout.
A regular meeting of the Woman's Parish Association of the First Parish was held despite a severe storm. Albert Doolittle of the high school Agricultural department spoke on the Concord extension school set for the first week in February. Rev. F. A. Powell of Manchester, N. H., discussed The Cause of Free Religion before tea hosted by Mrs. G. G. Morrell and Mrs. Russell Robb.
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