NEW SECRETARY FOR LOWELL Y M C A NAMED
W A Morse of Nashua N H has been unanimously called to be general secretary of the Lowell Young Men's Christian Association. He has accepted and will move here once a successor is chosen. The Lowell club had been without a secretary for three months since M C Williams resigned in July. W S Dillon had led the work in the interim. Morse's appointment is expected to renew vigor in the winter program and improve results, with details of his plans not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Morse
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Nashua
N. H
M. C. Williams
Lowell
Morse
Corner Store and Tenement Offer Near Northern Depot
A corner store opportunity with meat and groceries plus a meat refrigerator. Off Westford street are three nicely repaired tenements at $7.00 per month. A choice large sunny tenement is $11.00 per month near the Northern Depot. Contact T. H. Elliott at 34 Central Street, Tel. 908-2.
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Westford Street
T. H. Elliott
Central St
Colorado and Belle of Richmond at the Opera House
The Lowell stage opens a fall season with Augustus Thomas's Colorado a four act drama praised for visual design and a strong cast led by Miss Bianca West. The Belle of Richmond a Southern romance starring Miss Henrietta Browne and Mr Sidney S. Toler follows, with Andrew Mack slated for Friday and Saturday performances of Tom Moore. The Blondells headline Through the Centre of the Earth on Monday October 13, a lavish Katzenjammer Kids spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Augustus Thomas
Lowell
Arizona
Alabama
Bianca West
Kitty
Tom Doyle
Walker M. Dennett
Frank Austin
Wayne Carlock
Richmond
Opera House
Portland
Henrietta Browne
Nellie Mason
Sidney
Toler
Gerald Gordon
Andrew Mack
Tom Moore
Mack
Rich and Harris
Blondells
Londells
Katzenjammer Kids
Y W C A Appeals for Funds to Remodel John Street Home
At a monthly board meeting the Young Women’s Christian Association accepted a gift of John Street Congregational church property from James G. and Martha M. Buttrick of Lowell, Massachusetts. The donors memorialize their mother Lucretia Buttrick and hope the gift will catalyze a major remodelling project to provide a well equipped gymnasium dining facilities and expanded classrooms for the city’s young women, with fundraising to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Young Women's Christian Association
John Street Church
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lowell
Mass
Carll
John Street Congregational Church
Lucretia Buttrick
John Street
James G. Buttrick
Martha M. Buttrick
Miss Buttrick
A C
Great Lafayette to Visit Academy with Grand Production
The Great Lafayette brings 50 to 60 associates and three carloads of scenery for a five performance run at the Academy of Music. The show features rapid changes and impersonations from John Philip Sousa to Teddy Roosevelt and Dom Paul with a lifelike lion in The Lion's Bride. Open tonight with good seats still available. matinees Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Lowell
Academy of Music
John Philip Sousa
Dom Paul
Teddy Roosevelt
Academy
Margin Stuffing Plea from Meredith Nicholson in Atlantic
Meredith Nicholson asks for wide margins in print to allow space for notes and apologies. He urges publishers to leave liberal whitespace so readers can annotate and temper the reading experience, avoiding a cramped, edge-cut layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Nicholson
Atlantic
Extra Offering in Ladies' Fleeced Hose Bargains
Basement bargain department offers one case of 89 dozens of fast black seamless ladies fleeced hose at 7 cents a pair or four for 25 cents. Also note Burdock Blood Bitters claims to aid digestion by strengthening the stomach.
Fraternal Lodges Hold Meetings and Degrees
Lowell lodges conducted regular sessions with several events. The Elks and Prosperity Circle I O A met in Forestier hall or nearby venue, enrolling many members and reviewing seven applications. Mechanics Lodge No 11 I O O F performed the third degree on a candidate and earned attendance. A O O W in Lowell discussed an upcoming entertainment and planned preparations for a future event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosperity Circle I. of A
Forester’s Hall
Mechanics, Lodge
No. 11
Lowell Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Franklin Debating Club Meeting Features Essays and Visit
The Franklin Debating club met in its rooms last evening with Councilman Casey expected to speak soon. Timothy Mack recited The Benefits of Bond Reading, David J. B. McCann read A Trip to Boston, Patrick Begley presented The Tariff Question, and Hazen Pillsbury served as critic offering useful insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Debating Club
Casey
Timothy Mack
David J. B. McCann
Boston
Patrick Begley
Hazen Pillsbury
Saloon versus the wage earner discussed by M J Fanning
Hon M J Fanning of the American Anti-Saloon League spoke at Central M E church on temperance and its impact on wage earners. He argued drink drives wages lower and called the wage problem vital, noting temperance as a key factor in improving worker conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Fanning
American Anti-Saloon League
M. E
Plumber John Barry Bags A Large Owl In Maine Wood
John Barry the plumber, dissatisfied with his prior record, hunted in the North Common yesterday afternoon at dusk and, from a high tree top limb, fired once to bring down an exceptionally large owl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barry
Maine Woods
North Common
Congregational Ministers Salaries in 1900s Church Finances
Rev Dr Asher Anderson surveys fifth year statistics on salaries in Congregational churches. Among 4435 reporting, most paid 300 to 1000 dollars, many small Southern churches, two thirds paid under 2000, only 217 above 2000, with limited over 4000. Anderson urges higher salaries and notes generous missionary giving. He links church poverty to modest clerical pay and warns parishes must fund ministers to ensure good service.
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Congregationalist
Asher Anderson
Meriden
National Council of Congregational Churches
South
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Home Missionary Society
Anderson
Clerks Refuse Morphine Sale Amid Odd Exchange
A humorous exchange where a clerk declines a morphine sale to a customer who questions his appearance. Despite the back and forth, the clerk maintains policy, while the customer presses for the drug. The scene highlights tension between commerce and compliance.
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