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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1925
Page
3
Faceball players and fans attend a mass meeting at Mastonic hall on March 16 at 7 30 P M to organize baseball sentiment for the coming season. The event is open to all residents and may form an organization with fund raising plans if approved.
A Concord fan proposes uniting top players from Concord and Maynard to form twilight and weekend teams. The plan would name Concords in Concord and Maynard in Maynard and use out of town players if needed. A naval post intertown series could be revived as a trial this season with potential future repeats.
Mrs Porter aged 85 died Wednesday evening at her daughter Mrs Thomas Usher's home where she had lived eight years. Born in Napan Nova Scotia she is survived by two sons and two daughters in Nova Scotia a sister in Allston and a father in Boston. Funeral held Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev C M Redstone officiating. Friends traveled from Boston Bookline Allston Revere. Bearers named Roy Thomas Scott Stanley McKay Chester Pamben Frank Rand Frank Goeter and Herbert Usher. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery.
Jamen T. William's illness delayed the program as Mrs. Jecsien Marsden presented a serious yet humorous reading. Mrs. Russel Bacon performed piano solos with Mrs. DL Prat accompanying. Maud Marra reported on a Federation meeting in Malden and described proceedings. The club donated 10 to the International College at Springfield and organized a successful food sale with tea service by Mrs. Fred Baker and Mrs. W. H. Hunter.
First Parish Caneood and Trinitarian Church announce a packed week led by Rev. Carl Cleland with services, a boys special, patriotic gathering, and a Philippines lecture. The King's Daughters meet, Young People’s classes, Walden Pond Boys Club drill, and mid week gospel study follow. Notables include Mrs Edgarton hostesses and Rev. Dr. Cleland touring Littleton.
Cc B Tilson of Wattham departs after five and a half years directing Middlesex County Extension Service. He led poultry development, lime promotion, alfalfa and clover, fertilizer use and apple production while expanding agriculture across towns. Ralph Donaldson of Bridgeton Nova Scotia takes over as County Agent, moving with his family to Waltham to assume duties.
Mrs. Thomas Todd Jr. presided as president for the first time at the Concord Union Bible Society meeting. Members served Emerson Hospital benefits. Hostesses Mrs. John G. Watson and Mrs. Frank Pierce arranged refreshments. Next meeting set for March 26 at Mrs. Henry J. Smith’s home with Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Charles Bowers as hostesses.
Alfred Windall of Concord received instruction and experience as a member of a Middlesex County Extension Service Achievement Club and was awarded a large bronze medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for outstanding garden work last summer. Offered through the generosity of the Weston Gardens, Weston, Mass.
Concord updates show Exalted Ruler Mulcahey presiding as Benjamin Derby is named Exalted Ruler for the coming year and a slate including W Sheehan as Leading Knight and Austin D. MacRae as Loyal Knight is chosen. Other officers include William L. Fitzpatrick Lecturing Knight, Dr John J Fallon Secretary, Rev L Buren Treasurer, and James M Chase Tyler.
Hawthorne Chapter 48 Order of the Eastern Star held a regular meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Concord Junction with Worthy Matron Ruth P. Wheeler presiding. Anna Hall led a whist party and refreshments were served by Katharine Adams. Wheeler plans to serve as secretary at Elcta Waltham March 26 and at Paul Revere Bedford May 21.
The Kings Daughter of the First Parish will meet March 17 at 2 P M at Mrs Charles G Edgrton s Elm street Theeday The hostess will be Mrs Charles G Edgarton and Mrs Clarence S Bodish. Rev Dr Cleland spoke on What Ails Our Youth in the morning at First Parish Meeting House and in the evening on The Walk Through The Fields, the second in his monthly series Walks in Galileo.
The Concord Female Charitable Society meets this afternoon at Main Street home of Mr Hans W Miller with President Mrs Henry F Smith Jr presiding. Refreshments follow at social half hour after the session.
Midyear reports from Concore High School show graduates now in their first year at college or normal school performing well without exception and receiving a liberal share of honor marks during the past month.
The King's Daughters of the First Parish hold a food sale in the vestry of the First Parish Meeting House on Friday March 13 at 3 PM.
The Concord Parent-Teacher Association plans a Monday March 16 meeting in Eaton Hall High School Building with a talent program by Concord students. Earl Pearson of Concord Massachusetts has received a large bronze medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for outstanding garden work last summer, awarded through Hillcrest Gardens of Weston Massachusetts.
Mia Frank EB Cutter of Miin atreet announces the engagement of her daughter Misa Gretote Cutter to Dr. Randolph 8. Anderson of Richmond Virginia. Miss Cutter attended Mia White’s School in Boston and Mixes Wheelock’s Kindergarten School. She is a descendant of the Woods family, early settlers of Concord. Dr. Anderson graduated from the University of Virginia in 191? and Harvard Medical School in 1923 and is connected with Reston City Hospital.
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