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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1935
Page
5
Ed Harris Orchestra will furnish music for a fall social event at Warner Hall hosted by the Concord Cardinals. John Bartolomeo chairs the event with October 11 set for a trip to New York, a notable social gathering following a concluded baseball season.
Tomorrow Thursday October 24 the James Mansfield A L will conduct a program at the Veterans Hall. The night includes boxing exhibition wrestling events and athletic demonstrations. Out of town talent is expected and speakers are planned for the program with football figures likely to appear.
A club hosts an Extension Service speaker who discusses educational and instructive topics. The talk aims to inform members about practical applications and community resources available through Extension programs.
Miller hosted a jovial jand beano at the Elks Hall with lively entertainment and dancing while Henry Martell joined in the cheerful season of activities and merriment.
Laurence Petersen sets a 2 o'clock afternoon game between the Yankees and the Athletic Club to be played on the gridiron.
The ceremony united Miss Eleanor C Lawrence and John Lawrence of Concord with twin brother William R Lawrence as best man. Barbara E. Clubb served as junior bridesmaid, Maxwell Lawrence as usher, and William Clark assisted. The couple will live on Assabet Avenue. Mr Lawrence works with Bursaw Oil Co and is connected to Concord High School and Middlesex Insurance Partnership. The bride wore white roses and baby’s breath. matron of honor aqua lace and satin. She is a former officer of Hawthorne Chapter OES.
Rev A W Whitner and family settle on Main Street as new pastor of the Congregational church. Miss Bernice Downey helps a young woman after a Chelmsford truck crash injures her, taken to Lowell Hospital. Little Rose Marie Spinney, one year old, celebrated a Sunday visit with relatives. Winona Rebekah Past Noble Grand Club elects officers with Mrs Pam of Littleton as president and Mrs Lillie Morrison as treasurer. next meeting at Mrs Wells on November 4.
West Acton Sergeant Joseph T Leon Post elections at the West Acton fire house last Friday night reappointed Emile Noterman as commander and Herbert Owen as senior vice commander James Gibney as quarter master John P Sisson as officer of the day Harry Scribner and John J Davis to county posts Henry Scribner named. Installation set for November 15 with first post anniversary observed in December. whist prize winners at the last party listed as Mrs.
Belmont High defeated Concord High 6 to 7 in a closely contested Middlesex League game. Key moments included a safety off a bad pass by McGrath and scoring plays by Belmont’s Aldrich and Lennon for Concord, with S Flannery converting the extra point. Officials were Lynch, Cavanaugh, and LaForme with four 10 minute periods.
The Concord Women’s Club announces an art exhibition at the Concord Public venue. Members invite the community to view works by local artists and support ongoing club activities.
The Woman's Club hosts an annual bridge party with tea and a small admission fee. Proceeds support the Abby F. Rolfe Scholarship Fund and the Club Community Chest.
Burleigh L. Pratt won the annual Turkey Tournament at Concord Country Club finishing 2 up. Results list several players with scores down or up and include J. Buttrick 10 down and W. Faversham Jr 55, D. W. Comins Jr 67.
Rev. Alfred W. Stone preached on Is the World Growing Better at West Concord Union Church. His children’s talk covered The Choir as the vested choir directed by C. Waldo Mac Williams sang with Miss Nina Ruble at the organ.
Preparations for the third season of Evening Community Classes at Concord High School are nearly complete with a large enrolment likely. Stenography by Miss Caroline Hosmer begins Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with typewriting by Miss Ruth Derby on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sunday services at 10 45 Sunday School at 10 45 Testimonial Meeting every Wednesday at 7 45 Reading Room hours 2 to 5 weekdays holidays Proba tion After Death is the lesson subject for October 27 with Biblical and Mary Baker Eddy citations. A Trinity church fair at Scout House provided a roomy, orderly sale with tea and salad supper.
Mr and Mrs Halleck Lefferts spent the night with Mr and Mrs Newell Garfield. Lefferts serves as headmaster at Pomfret School in Connecticut.
A summary of local happenings includes a ship voyage to India via the Cape of Good Hope with return planned for February, housing changes for Mrs. Mary Cleveland, and Mrs. Malcolm Stanley renting on Hosmer road. Fire crews battled a long burning woods fire near White Ratbit Swamp, and a Marlboro wedding of Leo Hayes and Katherine Sweeney is noted. The Peter Bulkeley Junior High soccer team tied Bedford Junior High Shooters 1 to 1, while Concord High School football began touch football series on Emerson Playground. Fire calls covered brush and grass fires on Virginia road and Brooks street, with a trip to Worcester for Paul Taylor's wealth ceremony and a debut by Elizabeth Marion at the Algonquin Club in Boston with parents present.
Friday evening October 26 an organ recital was given under the auspieces of the Hubbard Street circle of the Woman's Union at Trinitarian.
Following a meeting of Court Our Lady Help of Christians Daugh wi Hall last week Tuesday evening a Halloween minstrel show was presented with Mrs Sally Lynch as chairman. Mrs Eleanor Jenney was the mistress of ceremonies and the cast included Miss Sabina Loretta Carr Agnes Collins Josephine Prendergast O'Brien and others.
The Woman's Union met in the Parish House of the Trinitarian Congregational church. Members presented a program on The Home Life of Colonial Women in costume and colonial setting led by Mrs. Leslie R. Moore. A food sale was held beforehand organized by the Bedford street group chaired by Mrs. T. Henry Mahan.
The Concord Rotary Club met at the Colonial Inn for its weekly luncheon. President EB Pageon True chaired the session. Edwin C. Bagley, Assistant State Commissioner of Correction, delivered an instructive address.
Band members and families return home from Jamaica on a web tour while others attend Millbrook and Concord events. Mrs West Concord recovers after an automobile collision as visitors attend church and enjoyed a local pilgrimage led by Rev Gyson. Rachel Damon departs for California with plans to visit relatives in Oxnard and Fullerton before returning through Canada.
Harvey Wheeler School held a Wednesday evening session led by President Mra. W Harmon. Miss Marion Giuseppe de Lellis of Concord performed two piano groups as attendees enjoyed the instructive talk on the “Pra School Child.”
The West Concord Woman's Club opened its season in Warner Hall Friday afternoon with an illustrated lecture on New England Gardens by E. D. Putnam of Antrim NH. President's Day is set for Friday November 1 with an Eloma Trio entertainment and tea hosted by Mrs. Herbert L. Day. Avis Vesta Fowler is visiting Mrs. B Burr in Derby Conn.
An advertisement promotes community classes offering accurate knowledge and cultural uplift. It suggests joining the program to benefit from its lessons and mentions easy payment terms to buy or own a home, with interest starting November 20.
Mrs Coyne notes women long have fought dirt through cleaning and chores but electric ranges simplify care. Porcelain enamel resists spills, surface units need only a damp cloth, and no scrubbing or boiling parts. Gas is now called clean gas cookery by users.
Mr and Mrs Allen French of Concord note their daughter Miss French has been doing work with the Wellington & Co New York City firm of accountants.
Morning worship at 10 45 am at the Congregational Church with Church School at 9 The Carlisle Young People's Club also meets as part of the day’s activities Local readers are invited to attend and participate at the church venue.
Trinity Church announces services with Rev Dexter as rector emeritus and Rev Charlies Russell Peck as rector. Sunday services include Holy Communion at 8 am and 11 am, Church School, and morning prayer with sermon. Wednesday meetings. Church Aid Society at 2 30 p m.
Rev Alfred W Stone led worship on October 27 at Concord Union Church. A midweek service and neighborhood meeting were held. Rev Joseph Barth ofton spoke for the Women's Parish gathering.
A literary travelernarrative paints Wales as a land of ghosts and warnings. The piece presents a gypsy viewpoint describing Wales as a place where every man is a preacher and a politician, and every shadow feels haunted.
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