Gifts For the Winthrop Community Hospital Christmas Tree Urged
Urges local merchants doctors and residents to donate to the Winthrop Community Hospital as a Christmas tree fund in memory of the emergency operating light sparked by last September storm. The light aided a bleeding patient and others during the blackout revealing communal generosity across various townspeople and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Community Hospital
Telephone Company
Gas and Electric Light Company
Winter Flower Show Shines at Winthrop Event
The Garden Club of the Winthrop Womans Club sponsored a Winter Flower Show December 9 and 10 at Elks Hall. Exhibits by Mae Bennet Brown from Rockport featured pastel flower art while a musical program with piano and trumpet plus carols entertained evenings. The New England Society contributed a strong display as visitors from near and far enjoyed tea, gift shop, and holiday arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Garden Club
Winthrop Womans Club
Elks’ ‘Hall
Rockport
Mae Bennet Brown
John Brown
New England Society
Out
Grant Co Workers To Share In Bonus
Manager Antoni of the W. T. Grant Store at 10 Somerset Ave says employees at the local store will share in the Christmas bonus announced by the W. T. Grant Company. The firm operates in nearly 500 cities and will distribute the bonus to 14,000 employees. All staff with more than six months’ service, excluding executives, will receive a portion determined by tenure.
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Antoni
W. T. Grant
Somerset Ave
W. T. Grant Company
Direct Service To People of Winthrop
Franklin Bell of Winthrop announced Community Fund results showing 4 875 ward care days in 1938 and 5 100 treatments in fund clinics. Net hospital costs reached 22 704 dollars after patient payments, with 38 agencies serving 506 Winthrop residents through 46 campaign towns.
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Franklin Bell
Winthrop
Greater Boston
Community Fund
Bell
Boston
Mr. Bell
Garden Club Plans Meeting Monday In Winthrop
The Garden Club of Winthrop will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday December 19 at 62 Floyd Street the home of President Mrs C D W Jar vis. Eva Gilmore will present a paper on Christmas Greens and Flowers Christmas Carols will be sung and the Exhibits titled Christmas Decorations Luncheon will be served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club of
Winthrop
C. D. W. Jarvis
Floyd St
Eva Gilmore
Nativity Scene Erected On Bennison Grounds For Christmas
Beautiful electric lights and new life sized statues from Italy transform Mr. Charles R. Bennison’s Winthrop Street residence into a grand Nativity display. The scene will open at six o’clock on December 24 and run through January 1 drawing about ten thousand visitors last year across New England.
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Charles R. Bennison
Italy
Bennison
Winthrop, St
New England
Quest & Question Club Xmas Party in December
The Quest and Question Club held a Christmas party on Tuesday December 13 at the home of president Mrs Walter J Staples 214 Somerset Ave at 1 PM A lunch was served. The group donated to Disabled Veterans for Christmas use and planned usual philanthropies. Miss Hildegard Watson demonstrated Christmas Wrappings from Dennison Paper Co Santa delivered gifts.
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Quest and Question Club
Walter J. Staples
Somerset Ave
Edward Richardson
Hildegard Watson
Dennison Paper Co
Miss Watson
Santa Claus
Charles Ordway
John Fleming
Ralph Oxton
Pleasant St
Winthrop Lodge Elks Smoker Aims for Christmas Basket Fund
Invited guests include Bill Cunningham Edward Casey Fred Hoey Jack Onslow Elbie Fletcher Bump Hadley Arthur Donovan and Swede Nelson for the Elks Smoker on Monday evening December 19 at Elks Hall Washington Ave. The event directed by the entertainment committee is a public affair with ladies invited to attend to raise funds for the Christmas Basket Fund.
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Bill Cunningham
Edward Casey
Fred Hoey
Jack Onslow
Elbie Fletcher
Bump Hadley
Arthur Donovan
Swede Nelson
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Elks’ Hall
Washington Ave
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Lehigh American Coal
N. E. Coke
New River
Reliable Ice CO
Broadway
Revere
Winthrop Centre
Highlands
Elizabeth Bratford
Ocean
Xmas Basket Fund
Elks Entertainment
Winthrop and State Theatre
Aide Eal
Boardman Street
North Shore
Lewis
Lewis’ Hotel and Cafe
Boulevard
Boulevard Theatre
TEL
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