Middlesex Women’s club to meet at Colonial hall in May
The Middlesex Women’s club holds its annual meeting in Colonial hall on Monday May 7 at 4 o clock to review records and officers reports, elect new officers, and handle routine business. A note outlines dues due by July and rules on transferred tickets. A May 38 excursion to Old Boston is described with charges and guides.
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Middlesex Women’s Club
Colonial Hall
Middlesex Street
Old Boston
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
Park Street
J. A. Waterman
Boston
B. W. Clark
Charles Griffin
Mabel Hill
Modern women and knitting clash in old fashioned critique
A Rochester Herald column ponders the appeal of 50 year old domestic virtue amid modern city life. It contrasts women who knit with social gossip and asks whether contemporary men prefer traditional homemaking or progressive independence, urging patience as women adapt to rapid change.
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Rochester Herald
Priscilla
Mr. Blank
Los Angeles Hosts Great Biennial Convention of Women’s Clubs
Opening day at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting in Los Angeles highlights the city as a hub for women’s clubs and musical societies. The Friday Morning club leads with 6500 members and a $20,000 1899 clubhouse in a pavilion style design. Its president is Mrs. Shelly Toth 1st.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Los Angeles
California
National Federation
Woman's Clubhouse
National Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Shelly ‘Toth
Parks for Boys Duty of City to Provide Playgrounds
Editorial argues for public playgrounds as essential part of education and city life. It urges equipping a 400-child site for about two hundred dollars with swings sandboxes and gardens, citing parks like Central and Jacobi as models. It stresses public support from churches clubs and citizens and links play to humane urban beauty and Christianity.
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Boys’ Republic
Exeter
Andover
Groton
Milton
St. Paul’s
Eton
Harrow
Boston
John Woodbury
Metropolitan Park Commission
Public Library
New York City
Jerome
Jacobiis
Central Park
Hopkinson Smith
New York
Lowell
F. H. B. calls public spirit for citizens to take interest
A short fragment notes that every public spirited citizen should be interested in the life we share, attributed to F. H. B., urging civic engagement and concern for communal matters.
Art class learns Flemish Dutch German art with Miss Whittier
The Woburn Women's club art class completed a course of lectures on Flemish Dutch and German art led by Miss Helen A. Whittier of Lowell Massachusetts. Her directness and quiet methods increased class enthusiasm and knowledge. Her criticisms are clear and helpful with references to pictures museums and books. Photographs and reproductions enhance the text.
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Woburn Women's Club
Helen A. Whittier
Chelmsford Street
Lowell
Mass
Boston Transcript
Whittier Letter Controversy Sparks Family Memoir Debate
Boston Transcript April article by Samuel T. Pickard challenges a Century Magazine claim that Whittier's poem Memories was inspired by a letter romance. The piece identifies Mary Emerson Smith as the real muse, tracing Whittier’s letters and life events from Haverhill to Amesbury, including schooling, marriages, and possible parallels to Moll Pitcher.
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Boston Transcript
Samuel T. Pickard
Whittier
Century Magazine
Lowell
C. S. Hovey
Park Street
Mr. Whittier
Mary
Jamas
Covington, Ky
Haverhill
Mary Emerson Smith
Nehemiah Emerson
Emerson
Haverhill Academy
Boston
Kennebunk
Cincinnati
Miss Russ
Miss Smith
Hartford
Tb Mo
Life and Letters
New England Review
Ramoth’s Poem Title and Hill Memory Surmise
Ramoth adopted the poem, rejecting the initial title Eleanor. The hill that inspired it may have been near his Haverhill birthplace, though this is not certain. It could also be linked to memories of Miss Smith.
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Ramoth
Eleanor
Haverhill
Women’s Auxiliary Reform Group Elects Wright Secretary
The local committee of the Women’s Auxiliary Civil Service Reform association met Wednesday at chairman Mrs Frederic k Greenhalge’s home and organized by electing Mrs George C Wright secretary and treasurer. Mrs Robert Ware of the executive committee attended and explained the methods of the organization.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Civil Service Reform Association
Frederick. Greenhalge
George C. Wright
Robert Ware
Seasonal vegetable preparations and techniques
Practical seasonable suggestions for preparing vegetables amid high meat prices. From puree of turnips to pickled beets and beet saute, squash au gratin, fried salsify, and stewed oyster plant. Each method outlines steps, ingredients, and cooking times for flavorful, economical dishes.
Nature Book Display at Prince's Book Store
Lowell readers can view a fine assortment of nature books at Prince's book store. The display features volumes on birds fish trees wildflowers brooks and mushrooms, claimed to be the finest collection shown in Lowell.
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Prince's Book Store
Lowell
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Women’s Club Bulletin
Dr. Smith
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Yale College
Station House
Criminal Club
Mr. Smith
Ballardvale
Campbell’s Milk Food
Campbell’s
Danny Ei
Campbell’s Mills
Broad ST
Cal
Congress
Thomas
Whittler
Moll Pitcher
Ramoth Hill
James Russell Lowell
Atlantic Monthly
Ramoth Gilead
Hampton
Amesbury
Civil Service Committee
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fiorence E. Shant
Woman’s Dept
Equitable Building
Mary ©. Hant
Hildreth Building
Merrimack Street
Rhodes’ Hair Store
NEW York Cloak & Suit CO
Sonn Staeer
H. Blanner and
Freedman Bros
Burbank & Company
Telephone
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E. H. Barker
Geo
F. Sturtevant
Chas. D. Page
E. Burns
EB. Burns
Bridge Street
E. A. Wilson & Co
Optician
Geo. G. Rogers
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