Winthrop Woman's Club Meets as Members Plan Events
The Winthrop Woman's Club met in Ellis Hall on Friday Dec 4 at 2 pm. Mrs Wendell A Hodgkins led a singing of America, reports were read, and plans announced for Christmas seal sales, a Christmas play on Dec 18 and a January bridge event for the Emergency Fund. Rev J Lester Hawkins spoke on the Emergency Peace Campaign with a Boston meeting set for Jan 12. Harold F Lindergreen discussed Native Art of Europe. SADIE H SHORLEY.
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Sfth
Winthrop Woman's Club
Ellis’ Hall
Wendell A. Hodgkins
America
Bulletin Board
Federation
George H. Myrick
State Federation
Motion Picture Council
Mass
State Federation of Woman’ Clubs
War
Hodgkins
Art Committee
Theodore Crawford
Theodore E. Waddell
Harrison O.belcher
John W. Fielding
Edwin M. Howard
Harold F
Lindergreen
Europe
Vesper&George School of Art
Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Book of Kells also called Book of Columba
The Book of Kells an Irish illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels is famed as the finest surviving example of early Christian decorative art. Written likely in Iona late seventh or early eighth century the relic passed from Kildare to Kells then to Trinity College Dublin where it remains a treasured work of Irish heritage.
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Book of
Kells
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ireland
Book of Kells
Columba
Iona
Giradius Cambrensis
Kildare
Meath
Rottweiler origins trace to ancient Rome
The article explains the Rottweiler breed began with Roman legions guarding meat on the hoof and later guarding cattle in Rottweil Germany. Through the Middle Ages they served merchants for guarding purses and money, proving fierce protectors against highway robbers.
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Rome
Alps
Europe
Washington Post
Rottweil
Germany
Smelt Compared To Salmon As Notable Food Fish
Describes the smelt as an excellent food fish averaging about eight inches, noting its resemblance and relation to salmon.
Shakespeare’s music influence spans operas and songs across plays
The article links Shakespeare to music and dance forms such as pavane holst and morris dance, noting ballads in Othello and Green sleeves in Falstaff. It cites Schubert settings for Who Is Silvia and Hark Hark the Lark, Mendelssohn incidental music to Midsummer Night's Dream, and Wagner inspired by Measure for Measure.
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Shakespeare
Thomas Morley
Sylvia
Schubert
Richard Wagner
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard III
Henry IV
Henry VIII
Othello
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
Medieval gilds and archers fete Wise on Belgium border
A Boston Globe writer notes Wise Belgium Netherlands town traditions with the Gild of the Arquebusiers and the Gild of the Free Arquebusiers holding biannual medieval celebrations. Bruges Archers' Company of San Sebastian preserves archery contests with about 50 participants at the tower of Bruges.
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Belgium
Holland
Boston Globe
Arquebusiers
Bruges
Archers’ Company
San Sebastian
Flanders
Charles II of England
Duke of Gloucester
Junior Woman's Club Plans Christmas Dance and Donations
The Junior Woman's Club reports numerous donations and votes to renew service to the Post Santa Claus. A informal dance is set for December 28 at the Winthrop Arms with an excellent orchestra. Mrs. J. F. Dolloff led a lesson on club procedure and parliamentary law, thanked for her ongoing guidance. Mrs. Hamilton attended and contributed helpful suggestions. VIRGINIA SENNETT.
Garden Club of Winthrop Woman's Club gathers for December meeting
The Garden Club of the Winthrop Woman's Club met December 7 at 76 Lowell Road hosted by Mrs. John Wilder. Members heard reports, elected officers, planned Christmas outreach to shut ins, and viewed a program on Christmas Favors before adjourning to January 4 at Beacon Villa.
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Garden Club
Winthrop Woman’s Club
John Wilder
Lowell Rd
Melvin Colson
J. Somerby
F. S. Ward
Joseph O'Hern
Ralph Woollett
W. Balkam
P. Stewart
Wilder
E. F. Pierce
W. C. Ward
John Brown
R. S. Woollett
Beacon Villa
Grazing Kangaroos Gather for Deep Grazing and Hunts
The article notes that kangaroos feed by grazing down to the roots, forming mobs when twenty or more gather. Wallabys and wallaroos resemble kangaroos but live among rocks and mountains and are smaller and lighter. In sheep regions, roo hunts occur, with a typical kill of thirty to forty kangaroos and hides valuable for leather.
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Mason Warner
Chicago Tribune
America
Spanish English Pointer Once Slow and Deliberate
The Pointer originated in Spain with firearms for hunting and evolved into a modern breed through Foxhound blood. Early dogs were slow and deliberate, while contemporary Pointers show stamina speed nose and courage. They concentrate on scent and work, with deep chests strong hindquarters and long necks.
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Spain
Los Angeles Times
Pacific Coast
Quaint Wording and Carvings on Scottish Tombstones
History students and readers of old life find rich detail in Scottish kirkyard stonework. J W von Herbulis notes borderyard monuments show dialect forms and time’s march in carved memory. Dryburgh’s Book of Life stones hint at learned afterlife.
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J. W.O. von Herbulis
Anchor Line
Westerkirk
Thomas Telford
Dryburgh
Scotland
Decorticating Tree Explained as Bark-Shedding Species
A decorticating tree sheds its bark during specific periods of the year, revealing inner layers. This distinctive process occurs seasonally and can affect the tree’s appearance and health characteristics.
Ice Water and Freezing Point Temperature Facts
Ice at any temperature below 32 degrees Fahrenheit will absorb heat from the surroundings without melting until the temperature rises to freezing. At 32 degrees it becomes ice and continues to give up heat as the medium cools. Ice colder than freezing lasts longer under the same conditions than ice at 32 degrees.
Victory Dinner Celebrates Democratic Campaign Unity
The Allied Democratic organizations in town held a victory dinner and dance at Ellis Hall last Thursday evening with over two hundred attendees. Guests included John P. Connolly, John L. Morris, Arthur W. Sullivan, John A. Canavan, Bernard F. Sullivan, Daniel J. Honan, Mrs Elizabeth L. McNamara, and John J. McCarty as toastmaster. Speakers praised party unity in the recent campaign.
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Ellis’ Hall
John P. Connolly
Suffolk -Superior Civil Court
John L. Morris
Charles F. Hurley
Arthur W. Sullivan
County of
Suffolk
John A. Canavan
United States District Attorney
Bernard F. Sullivan
Daniel J. Honan
Elizabeth L. McNamara
Massachusetts
John J. McCarty
Deane Winthrop Chapter Schedules Christmas Party
Deane Winthrop Chapter II S A R held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs G Wallace Tibbetts on December eight. Regent Mrs Ethel Waddell led the meeting with routine business and gifts exchanged. Contributions supported Hillside School for Boys Marlboro Girl Homemakers Scholarship Fund Motion Picture Council Winthrop and D A R Student Loan Fund. Members and guests sang carols under Mrs Georgia C Snow. Vice Regent Mrs Fairfax W Proctor read a paper on Christmas customs in the colonies. The Chelsea Marine Hospital veterans received gifts and refreshments were served with hospitality chairwoman Mrs Harriette E B Whipple.
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Georgia C. Snow
Fairfax W. Proctor
Midget Races at Boston Garden DebutThrill At Indoor Event
The Crosscup- Pishon Post of the American Legion staged the first indoor midget automobile races in the East at Boston Garden. Eleven races featured the daredevil small car drivers, under event director George C. Wiswell of Chambers & Wiswell, Inc. Proceeds benefited the legion charity fund with a repeat program planned for December 17 drawing a large crowd.
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Crosscup- Pishon Post
American Legion
East
Boston Garden
George C. Wiswell
Chambers & Wiswell, Inc
Boston
Earliest Apples Gun by the First Settlers
An article notes that apples grown before 1750 were mainly seedlings from wild stock. Early settlers brought seeds from English trees and distributed scions for grafting. By around 1700 a few valued varieties appeared, named after discoverers or local towns, with limited early distribution.
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New- Yorker
England
Leaf Insects Use Camouflage to Evade Predators
The article explains insects mimic leaves twigs and moss to avoid their natural enemies. Leaf insects remain motionless among foliage to stay safe since birds squirrels and lizards do not eat leaves.
Gray Squirrels Breed Two Litters Yearly
Gray squirrels produce two litters annually with four to six young each. A devoted mother carries the young to a safer retreat if the nest is disturbed.
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