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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1929
Page
1
A church fair at the Concord First Methodist Society on Thorgau Street runs tomorrow from 2 to 9 pm. Proceeds go to welfare work and superdales. attendees include many schoolchildren and guests, with Edwin Markham delivering poetry in the Town Hall.
The Concord event honored poet Markham with a civic reception featuring President Lincoln R. Soule of the P T A and remarks about his career as teacher editor and journalist. Alfred Wheeler Stone shared anecdotes and community singing accompanied by Gertrude Rideout on piano.
A penny sale held in Monument Hall on Friday evening in Concord benefited St. Bernard's parish. A women’s committee of the church led by chair Miss Annie L Brennan oversaw the event with members including Mrs. John H Goulding Mrs. Ellen Keefe and others.
Alfred Olsen son of Mr and Mrs Christian Olsen of Concord and Miss Hilda A Taylor of Westchester were married Saturday in the bride’s home by Rev Charles J Burton of South Baptist Church Worcester. The bride’s brother lit the candle. bridesmaid Miss Cora L Heywood of Brooklyn. Best man was Clarence Olsen. ring bearer William C Taylor. After a wedding trip they reside on Lowell Road Concord, at home after December 1. Olsen a former Concord High School football star and captain, graduated 1915 with honors. He belongs to Corinthian Lodge A F and A M and Walden R A Chapter.
South Acton guests included Mr and Mrs George Hyndman and Myrtle Hyndman of Brockton plus several others from Boston Beverly Everett and Brockton. The South Acton Reading club met at Headquarters Ayler on October 22 donation day at the Harriet G Sawyer home aiding agen women. The Larrabee family now occupies Patrick Callan’s Maple street house while the Bayeur family rents Walter Hayward’s Liberty street tenement.
West Acton reports a fall foliage filled picnic enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. G. Holton and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cram. Locals attended an organ recital at Boxboro Congregational Church led by Hazel Hooper with Rev. Arthur Jeffries. Louis Levarone aided an ace client after a finger injury. Herbert Owens left Merriam shop due to ill health. Acton Grange plans their Halloween Dance for October 30. Mrs. Lillian Hanna and associates installed officers at Winona Rebekah Lodge.
The weekly church service and harvest season program received praise with Wheeler and others featured in the program. An exhibit of vegetables fruit and pottery filled the hall. Next Sunday the speaker Mr tries will discuss a conundrum and the evening service occurs as usual. A ladies Society meeting is set for October 24 at 3 o clock with Miss Alice Riggs as speaker on Intimate Gimpezas of Everyday Mohamad ism in costume. Sunday School attendance grows and a revived chd boys class with Mr Arthur Lee as teacher is hoped. Several ladies visited the Edison Shop in Maynard and viewed electrical appliances with refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Leon French visited Goffstown New Hampshire on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Kaulback of Manchester New Hampshire and their daughter were guests at Stone Farm last Sunday. Legion Auxiliary officer elections occurred Monday night. Inauguration is planned for the eighth Monday in November with state officers in attendance. W Taunton and family were in a Wayland automobile accident last Wednesday returning from Boston. steering gear failed and the car hit a tree. Taunton remains under a physician’s care and others are back to work soon with minor injuries. Eleven Memorial Congregational Sunday School members attend Religious Education classes at Grace Congregational Church in Framingham every Tuesday evening.
The West Concord Union Church in West Concord Massachusetts lists upcoming events led by Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone including an Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor, choir rehearsals, and a Sunday morning service with a two part illustrated lecture on the Life of Christ. The West Concord Parent Teacher Association reports a reorganization with a nominating committee and plans a active program for the new school year.
Willow Rebekah Lodge in West Concord convened Monday evening at Odd Fellows Hall. Esther Leigh presided for the first time with newly installed officers led by Mrs. Elsie McClellan West Past Noble Grand of Willow Rebekah Lodge and District President. Arlington attendees installed Ida F overall Lodge officers. Concord Odd Fellows building to move to a renovated hall formerly vacated by Lakeert W Carter offering improved lodge rooms.
Fragmentary report notes a sale conducted under the finance committee's oversight with involvement by an individual named W. Carter. Details on date location and outcome are incomplete in the readable text.
Mrs Robert Walker chaired the West Concord Womans Club with several officers listed. The club treasurer reports the treasury swelled significantly from the proceeds of a sale.
The West Concord Woman's Club hosts a fashion show in Association Hall next month on Friday November 1. Gilchrist Co. of Boston provides the styles under Mrs Beatrice Macomber's direction. A club quartet will sing and tea will be served with Mrs Ruth Clédves as hostess.
Help wanted for a textile mending shop in Detroit seeking an experienced sewer. Steady work and transportation provided. Apply to Mrs. Howard Billings at So. Acton, Massachusetts. Two weeks' notice.
The Concord Community Committee elected Mrs. E. Benjamin Arm Rong as secretary and Mrs. Douglas Nutter as treasurer after resignations by Miss Mary and Mrs. P. Baterst. The notice lists services at Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord Massachusetts including Sunday School at 9:30 and Morning Service at 10:45 with a sermon on happiness.
At Congregational Church Roxbury Circle No 4 hosts a Saturday supper and a Chinese entertainment event from 2 to 5 pm with a food sale in the vestry run by Circle No 9 led by Mrs Fred Jones. Also promoting a biannual recreation and religious education events with contact for details through Mrs Wallace B Conant.
At the Concord Woman's Club meeting on Monday November 4 Sybil Foster Education Secretary of the Massachusetts Society of Mental Hygiene will speak on Mental Hygiene Problems of Childhood. On November 6 the first Current Events Lecture by Mrs Claude N Gilson will be presented.
The Ladies Union of the West Concord Union Church met in the church parlors on Tuesday afternoon with President Mrs. Allison in charge. A considerable amount of work was done by the women present. Refreshments were served, with Mrs. Irving S. Durén as hostess for the afternoon.
Harvey Wheeler of West Concord won the first game 2 to 0 against Peter Bulkeley Emerson team to take the best of three series for the Concord school soccer championship played at Emerson Playground on Thursday. Searls Harms Curtin starred for the victors while Di Ce Swan and others stood out for the opposing side.
The match ended Emerson 0 Concord 2 with goals by Harme and Curtin. Teams included Flannery Flannigan DiCicco and E Hayes, with captains Flannery for Freshmen Hughes for Sophomores Williams for Juniors and Cock for Seniors. Ruth Emmins coaches the girls teams as they begin preliminary work at Cone High.
Miss Mabel C Morison starts new duties as bookkeeper at A Merriam Company factory replacing Miss Ferna Site who recently filled the position A special meeting of the Acton Agricultural Association will be held in town next Wednesday at 730 oclock A town hall meeting on May 4 will be held at the same place A turkey dinner is planned for 7 oclock Frank A Merriam named president of the Southcoast Improvement Association Merriam brings wide experience and congratulations are due Sylvia Winifrea and Mildred Harris returned Thursday after a three month trip that included Yellowstone Park and North Dakota the auto tour covered several thousand miles Fernane the former bookkeeper at A Merriam Co factory resigned and left for Harmony.
In Middlesex County Massachusetts the probate court calls heirs and creditors to show cause why the estate of Mary Brosnahan late of Concord must be granted. The hearing is set for the twelfth day of December 1929 at ten o'clock noon in the county court. Witness First Judge Joan Coquire and Loring Posenet.
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