Winthrop society notices fill week with events
The Winthrop Sun reports the December 12 historical society meeting postponed to the second Monday to avoid clashing with entertainments. Clubs host gatherings, charity sales, and theater outings as Mrs. E F Chisholm and Mrs. Russell Gardner lead Circle and French class activities. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley sail for England, and community groups plan Christmas celebrations and fundraisers.
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Winthrop Historical and Improvement Society
E. F. Chisholm
de Synde Sem
Colonial chapter holds annual meeting and fair preview
The Colonial chapter of O. E. S. met for its annual meeting and officer electionsThursday evening. A Social hall supper fed about fifty. a subsequent business meeting followed. The Ladies Social Union of the First Church of Winthrop will host a two day fair in Social hall Masonic building December 6 and 7 with 10 cent admission, 5 cents for children in the afternoon. An entertainment each evening by Nellie Parker Spaulding and Somerville's orchestra of Winthrop accompanies a sale of varied booths featuring useful and fancy goods, handkerchiefs, dolls, and painted china. A 6:30 p.m. supper on Wednesday includes a coupon for fair and entertainment. Allen R. Roe of Revere promotes Paterson Paige-Detroit and Reliance models with showings and future pricing noted. The Rev. C. W. Henry's rectorship at St. John's Episcopal Church is marked by 145 confirmations in four years, with a forthcoming sermon for those members. The Owl literary weekly from Winthrop High School begins with staff listings and prints at the high school press. News of travels, sales and church events concludes with notices of Mrs. Dunham's sudden trip to Hanover and other local activities and a Unitarian sale December 14–15.
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Winthrop Woman's Club
Isabella
Grossman
Quincy Mansion School
William Ashley
Cliff-avenue
New York
T. B. S. Club
Mildred Crist
Normandie Club
Frank Swift
Roxbury
P. J. Swift
Neptune Avenue
Benjamin L. Colby
Bartlett Road
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Wilma Dearbon Carter
Fellsway
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Emerson College of Oratory
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C. W. Henry
Elliott Hayes
Hanover
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Howard
Dartmouth College
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Newburyport
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Weymouth
Frank A. Floyd
Han Cardence
Freeman's Variety Store
Public Library Update and New Books at Winthrop Beach
The Frost library and historical room are open weekly from 2:30 to 9 p.m. Books can be exchanged Wednesdays and Saturdays at 503 Shirley Street. A new gift includes Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence’s Bacon is Shakespeare and a Stowe genealogy from Daniel C. Stowe. New titles cover ethics, parenting, fiction, biography, and children's literature from various authors and call numbers.
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Winthrop Beach
Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart
London
England
Bacon
Shakespeare
Stowe
Daniel C. Stowe
Local Bridge Club Highlights and Historic Vases Find
Mrs. Frederick Young hosted the Wednesday bridge club with Mrs. Ben Hicks Metcalf and Mrs. Elliot Smith earning handsome souvenirs for top scores. Next week’s entertainments are planned by Mrs. Metcalf as Freeman’s department store promotes handmade Christmas gifts. A historical note recalls the origins of the words Jingo and Jingoism linked to American tensions, and a Fontenoy-sous-Blois dig reveals buried treasure including a vase with coins totaling 10 and 6 francs, with two more vases later found containing sum about 20,000.
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Frederick Young
Ben Hicks Metcalf
Elliot Smith
Metcalf
Fontenoy-sous-Blois
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