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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1922
Page
4
Concord community notes cover homes moved and rented, church services and summer plans, fire alarm at a grass fire, garden and house changes, weddings and travel abroad, and children’s Sunday activities at the Unitarian Church. Names include Cadwet, Tolman, Smith, Wheeler, Chamberlain, Holden, and Hutchinson among others.
The Concord Woman’s Club outlines its 1922 23 program with meetings planned though full details not yet ready. Items include lectures by Prof. Al irea M. Stearna, Mrs. L. Cora Towle and Miss H Northend on topics such as Youth Gardens and Antiques, plus an annual meeting and home talent entertainment.
Long vacation marking the closing of McAllister School was observed on Tuesday June 6 with a farewell dinner in the dining hall. Headmaster David C. McAllister acted as toastmaster and speeches followed from Everett H. Smith and form presidents.}}
At the annual meeting in Concord the Parent Teachers Association elected officers for 1922 1923: President Mrs Raymond Wheeler Vice President Mrs Charles M Byron Treasurer Mrs Thomas J Byron Secretary Mrs Harry W Brigham A motion approved a $20 appropriation for contingent expenses to entertain invited guests of the National Educational Association this summer. Blanche Minuto performed piano selections and a guitar tour followed with refreshments served.
Trinity Church School will hold its annual picnic on Saturday June 10 at Walden Pond. Children meet at Richardson's Corner at 10 o'clock and travel by motor to the picnic grounds for baseball swimming and games. If stormy it will be postponed to June 24, with Mrs Herbert B Smith supervising arrangements.
Mrs. Thomas Todd Jr chairs hostesses for Camp Edwards in Groton on June 20 with committee members Mrs. Charles H. Towne and Mrs. Henry P. Thorpe. A quiet outdoor luncheon and lawn lounging are planned as the soldiers prefer a calm program.
Miss Rachel Wheeler of Nina Acre corner received a handkerchief shower at the Belmont residence of Mrs. Raymond C. Robinson this afternoon. About 25 relatives and friends drove from Concord to attend. Wheeler announced her engagement to Russell H. Pope of Brockton. At the Winchester horse show on Monday June 5, Miss Dumaine won the ladies jumping class on Pat Rooney and captured the jumping championship aboard Glen Morris, Ballyclough aiding Peter Roache's brown gelding.
Concord secures a day on the Floating Hospital through a June 3 armory entertainment. A $150 fund raiser was led by Mrs. Walter B Wood. A detailed receipts and disbursements report will follow. The Concord Cooperative Bank has sold 300 to 400 shares of the second series and loaned $29,000 for current buildings and new homes.
The Trinitarian Church schedules a Friday midweek service at 7:45 PM on June 16, a Saturday June 17 Sunday school picnic at Punkatasset Farm with auto transport and boxed lunches, and a Sunday June 18 sermon by Mr. Cleland titled The God of the Open Air followed by The Man who Endured.
A Wallingford resident known as a Buffalo nan ran a mail fraud scheme by luring army deserters with promises of legacies and collecting $50 per deserter. The ruse succeeded for a time, but the schemer was arrested for using the mails to defraud. police say the fraud may run into millions if extended.
The Concord hall hosted a June 7 event by the Ladies Auxiliary with white outfits for girls and Sunday best for boys. The program featured solo songs, recitations, dances, and a flag reading, with participants including Eleanor O Connor Agnes McBreen Mary Hennessy Dorothy Finnan and Elizabeth Burns among others.
Al bert W. Lee and Mrs. Lee celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the Lynn home on June 9 1922 in outdoor lawn festivities attended by about 60 friends and relatives. Lee has been with Concords Municipal Electric Light plant and later Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance. Guests enjoyed blooming peonies syringas roses and garden scenery. Gifts totaled nearly 100 dollars as out of town guests joined sisters in law and spouses of Mrs Lee. Refreshments of punch ice cream and cake were served.
Tuesday at about 11 o clock Richard Hartnett noticed a seven passenger Cadillac touring car on Walden Street bearing a Ford registration number. Police arrested three men John Hart Louis Langlois and Robert Langlois of Lawrence. Langlois fined $50 for using a false registration plate. The Cadillac remained at Torrey and Vialle's garage until Friday when correct Boston registration was secured and the car was removed. One man had prior court record.
Elio Stefanelli and Laura Furelli were married in Wal tham at St Marys church on Sunday June 11. The couple will reside on Belknap Street in Concord.
Local post office announces advertised letters for women Mrs L Lynch A J Wedinghouse M P five men Bf Hewitt V E Peppard listed for pickup with dates not shown in fragment.
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