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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
1
A long list of community items covers school concerts yard work and visits from residents and travelers. It notes meetings of the finance and board of health, renovations at Masonic clubs, and upcoming fireworks permits along with weekend hosting and family events across Main Street Hillside Street and nearby towns.
Residents report changes of address from Concord Junction to nearby towns. Car purchases include a Maxwell from Macone Bros and a Dodge from Torrey Vialle. The First Brigade officers’ school is set for June in South Sudbury. Graduations, diplomas, and a mortgage burning in Bedford and Concord are noted. Memorial day parade escorts and a class reception are scheduled. a Newton Concord tennis match was rained out.
Lowell residents attend weddings and visiting relatives while lodge activities and parades mark the week. engagements at Baker's Island and the Fel tus wedding invite circulate as members travel to Nova Scotia and the White Mountains. Adults from Acton Low el l and Maynard join in lodges and graduations at Dartmouth and MIT.
Invitations are issued for the wedding of Miss Evelyn Baker and Hampton Grover Wall at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo Ohio on June 24 at 8 o clock. Miss Baker is the daughter of Mr and Mrs O Baker who are well known in the village.
Miss Ryan of Billerica visited Bedford friends recently. John Q. Blake treats his house to a new coat of paint. Mr and Mrs Thomas Polio were guests of Bedford friends Sunday. Herbert Mills of Somerville stayed with town friends over the weekend. Fay Kenrick visits with his sister Mrs Forest A. Blake Crescent Ave. Charles Wetherbee erects a new garage on Crescent. Miss Margaret Fitzgerald of Concord was a recent Bedford guest. Miss Marie Fisher of Concord visited Miss Lillian Fitzgerald over the weekend. Miss Abigail Bacon hosted a party on Main St Friday. Nomination papers circulated for Nathan A. Tufte of Waltham for district attorney Middlesex county.
Despite disagreeable weather a large audience attended the Friday evening performance A Fighting Chance at the town hall for St Michael s church. Joseph Burke and Miss Eins Bedford introduced the cast between acts and Miss Reynolds of Lexington sang. Kathryn O Dowd and Miss Ryan provided music for dancing after the show.
Miss Doris Straw wed Henry Houston of Boston in a small afternoon ceremony at the bride's Main Street home. The couple left for a brief honeymoon after the vows.
Sunday morning service marked by children's day program at the First Church of Christ. Sunday school children spoke pieces and a children's day concert was held, with the Sunday school session omitted due to the exercises.
Graduation exercises of the Union school will be held Friday. Miss Helen Riese will deliver the valedictory and Miss Madeline Canlett the salutatory.
The Lexington Park open air theatre offers two four act plays this week. The first three days feature Old Glory in Mexico a drama about the current border situation with many thrills. The remainder of the week presents the rolling comedy What Happened to Smith. Special attractions are arranged for the night before the 17th.
The Italian festa was held here with many in attendance though fewer than in former years. Admission charges were less satisfactory than before and cake was skipped. Mrs. Leon E. B. Hawes assisted in charge as in previous years.
Rev Geo H Clarke supplied the pulpit at the Methodist church with good audiences in morning and evening services. The bac calaureate sermon will be preached Sunday morning June 18 by Rev Street at Memorial church in South Sudbury.
H. Willie Bil Willis longtime Sudbury resident and G A R veteran dies at 76 after years of illness. He served his country early and was active in the Methodist church. Funeral held at his East Sudbury home with a large crowd, veterans rites at the cemetery, six Sons of Veterans as pallbearers. He leaves two sisters and three brothers.
At the annual business meeting Mrs. H. H. Rogers served as president pro tem and officers were elected for the year: president Mrs. Waldo Stone. first vice president Mrs. Geo. B. Smith. second vice president Mrs. John C. Hall. recording secretary Mrs. Edw. E. Sanders. corresponding secretary Mrs. B. P. Stills. treasurer Mrs. A. N. Young. auditor Mrs. Walter Stone. Committee chairs include H. H. Rogers program Harry Ames social Wm. M. Ferden manual training Florence Hosmer membership Mrs. F. F. Gerry good cheer Wm. H. Fairbanks current events Eva D. Merrill.
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