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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
3
A detailed assembly guide describes building a variable condenser using two bottles as cores, tin foil, waxed paper insulators, a wooden base, a roller, and a rheostat. It covers mounting, wiring, a B battery box, and a cabinet with a glass front and switches for tuning inductance and capacitance.
The passage honors soldiers who endured training camps and gas attacks, those who fought in France, and those still suffering from wounds and gas exposure. It pays tribute to the dead and the living, honoring their courage.
A new monument near Verdyne Verdun commemorates the French Sixty-ninth division’s defense of Dead Man's Hill on May and June 1916. Jacques Froment Meurice’s sculpture shows a dead soldier rising with a flag as Generals Nivelle Berthelot and others attend the blessing. The face bears the inscription Tis n'ont pas passe. An American Legion delegate attended with other Americans noting the link to 1918 operations.
A lone Grand Army of the Republic veteran, aged and bent, honors fallen comrades on Memorial Day by placing his post flag on graves near Boston. Once part of a flourishing post, he remains the last survivor, fulfilling vows to parade, cemetery visits, and services as the last Union survivor nears death.
The passage questions who doubts that the World War spirit was shaped by the Memorial idea of serving humanity. It argues this dedication honors patriotic sacrifices of those who preceded.
Maynard hosts a May Day program by Roosevelt school children on Monday at 2 00 pm and 7 20 pm at Parker Street Hall. The event features songs folk dances crilixs and patriotic exercises with a May Queen crowning and May pole dance. Admission is ten cents for children and twenty five cents for adults.
Albert Ledgard of the Mohican Hotel, New London, says Thomas Meighan and a Paramount company are filming Homeward Bound along the Connecticut shore. The star and his wife are housed at the Mohican, with a private secretary on duty to manage crowds of fans daily.
Leonard Smith commander of the local Legion says the state legion sanctions the Maynard Legion’s approval of Sparks Circus on Memorial Day. The circus will be confined to Memorial Day afternoon with services from sunrise to noon, and officials emphasize proper observance. The selectmen sought the Legion’s approval before granting the permit, and the post agreed the circus would stay off streets until after services. The circus offered its band for cemetery parades, showing harmony with town and state Legion on Memorial Day observances.
Frank J. De Mars Post A L accepts invitation to attend the Union Patriotic Service in a body at the Congregational Church May 27 at 7 00 P M. Other organizations may reserve seating by applying to the pastor. A white male quartet of Piedmont College Juniors will sing and speak. These young men represent the best life of Georgia and will provide a splendid program.
The Country club greens were in excellent condition as golfers from locals and out of town played from early morning until dusk. Deputy Chief of Police John Connors is noted as a devoted golfer who often plays nine holes and sometimes 36 holes. Frank Brayden also enjoys golf and is noted as a regular player on a fine team.
George K. Burton visits friends in Hudson while the Ladies Auxiliary prepares a food sale at ams Company store Thursday afternoon. Boy Scouts assist at the VFW post fundraiser and Poppy Day shifts begin Thursday. The Wellesley Hudson High baseball game in Wellesley is postponed to next Monday night. Mrs Adolphus Daigneault, returning from a mission, was knocked down near St Michael's church by a turning vehicle. she was taken to her home on Winter Street for recovery.
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hudson hold a meeting at the State Armory with Commander Thomas F. Tierney presiding. A strong turnout, six new candidates pledged, and plans for Poppy Drive and joint Memorial Day services at the Unitarian Church on May 27 are announced. Many high school girls will help sell poppies. Poppy Day funds aid French war widows and orphans.
A brief humorous set on family disputes and social quirks. It notes that the side to take is the outside and mocks those behind fences or wheels. It humorously claims a husband seeking shaving advice ends up after an alibi and says birth dates do not reflect age.
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