Vol. XIII 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, January 15, 1915 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The completion of a part of the upper floor of the 
new building at the Essex County club, Manchester, gives 
the use of five bedrooms, now available for the use of 
members and subscribers, and their families and guests. 
The completion of the new building means added com- 
forts and added attractions for those who would enjoy 
a few days at the Shore in winter. 
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Mrs. W. Murray Crane has just concluded a week 
in Washington with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William 
J. Boardman. While there she was entertained at a tea 
given by Mrs. Boardman and Miss Mabel Boardman, the 
latter Mrs. Crane’s sister. 
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The engagement is announced of Miss Esther Slater, 
daughter of Mrs. Horatio N. Slater of 448 Beacon st., 
Boston, and Benjamin Sumner Welles, son of Benjamin 
Welles of New York. It is probable that the marriage 
will take place in Webster, although no date has been set 
for it. The Slaters occupied the Dewart house at Man- 
chester Cove when they were on the North Shore two 
seasons ago. 
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Arrangements are rapidly being made for the big 
Flemish Kermess, or Belgian Fair, which will be given in 
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Jan. 20, 21, 22 and 23, for 
the benefit of the New England Belgian Relief Fund, 
under the direction of Herbert Jaques and Augustus N. 
Rantoul. A very elaborate musical and dramatic program 
has been arranged under the direction of Mr. Franz Zer- 
rahn, and will consist of exhibition dancing in costume, 
showing the Grecian, the European folk dancing and the 
latest dances. ‘There will be dancing at the thé dansant 
every afternoon in the central plaza of the kermess. Miss 
Dorothy Jordan, assisted by members of the Vincent Chit; 
will give dancing exhibitions. The Toy Theatre Company 
will entertain. 
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Mrs. Lester Leland is opening her Boston house at 
422 Beacon st., for a course of six French readings by 
Mme. Jeanne Roulet-Pavey of New York. The first of 
these was on ‘Tuesday of this week, Jan 12. The other 
dates are Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 9 and March 23. 
The readings will be repeated at the house of Mrs. Robert 
Treat Paine, 2d, 264 Beacon st., beginning on Wednesday, 
Jan. 13, and continuing on Jan. 27, Feb. Io, Feb. 24, March 
10 and March 24. The selections will be from celebrated 
French plays. Mme. Roulet-Pavey is of the Societe de 
Lecture et de Recitation de Paris. The following are the 
patronesses: Miss Mary S. Ames, Mrs. Gorham Brooks, 
Mrs. Alexander Cochrane, Miss Eleanor Cotton, Mrs. 
Stephen V. R. Crosby, Mrs. Greely S. Curtis, Mrs. Wil- 
liam C. Endicott, Mrs. George R. Fearing, Jr., Mrs. John 
Lowell Gardner, Mrs. John Chipman Gray, Mrs. E. Eliot 
Guild, Mrs. M. G. Haughton, Mrs. Francis Lee Higginson, 
Mrs. Henry Lee Higginson, Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. Lester Le- 
land, Miss Longfellow, Mrs. Robert Treat Paine 2d, Mrs. 
William Lincoln Parker, Mrs. Dudley L. Pickman, Mrs. 
Robert Shaw Russell, Mrs. John L. Saltonstall, Mrs. 
‘ Theodore Russell Sullivan, Mrs. J. J. Storrow, Mrs. Bay- 
ard Thayer, Mrs. John Thayer, Mrs. Roger S. Warner, 
Mrs. Bayard Warren. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The engagement of Miss Gertrude L. Amory, daugh- 
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt Amory of 293 Beacon st., 
Boston, and Constantine Hutchins, son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Constantine F. Hutchins of Boston, was announced Sun- 
day by Mr. and Mrs. Amory. Miss Amory is an only 
daughter. She has two brothers, Harcourt Amory, Jr., 
Harvard 716, and John S.-Amory. Mr. Hutchins is a 
Harvad man, class of 05. He has a brother, Davis 
Hutchins, and a sister, Mrs. George Glover Crocker, Jr. 
(Julia Hutchins), of Marlboro st., Boston. The Amorys 
summer at Pride’s Crossing. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Higginson, Jr., are receiving 
congratulations upon the birth of their fourth child, a 
daughter, at their house, 215 Commonwealth ave., Boston, 
Wednesday of last week. 
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Members’ Day at the horse show of the New Riding 
Club, Boston, which comes on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1s calling 
forth the usual amount of interest among the members 
and those entitled to the privileges of the club. Richard 
M. Saltonstall, secretary of the club, has offered a cup 
in Class III for hack pairs, and in the class for saddle 
tandems, Charles A. Stone has offered a cup. To the 
winner in the special class for ladies’ hacks, Robert S. 
Bradley has offered a wrist watch. The entries will close 
on Jan. 18. There are several prizes for the invitation 
day horse show on Saturday, Feb. 13, which are a cup 
offered by Edwin S. Webster in the combination pony 
class, a cup presented by George S. Mandell for the best 
pair of jumpers, and the Motley Cup for ladies’ hacks— 
park or road. The entries close on Feb. 8. The regular 
ribbons will be awarded in all classes. 
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The Sewing Circle held its weekly luncheon with Miss 
Jane Peters of 143 Bay State road, Boston, on Wednes- 
day. The list of hostesses for the luncheons for the re- 
mainder of the season are: Miss Margaret Rotch, who 
will entertain at her home , 182 Beacon st., on Wednes- 
day, Jan. 20; Miss Elizabeth Mason Paine of 264 Beacon 
st., who will entertain on Jan. 27; Miss Sylvia Warren of 
261 Marlboro st., who will act as hostess on Feb. 3; Miss 
Muriel Saltonstall of 99 Bay State road, who will enter- 
tain on Feb. 10; Miss Louise Inches of 386 Beacon st., 
who will be hostess on Feb. 24, there being no luncheon 
on Feb. 17, as it is Ash Wednesday; Miss Margaret Allen 
of Chestnut Hill, secretary of the Sewing Circle, who will 
entertain on March 3; Miss Isabella Councilman of 78 
Bay State road, who will act as hostess on Mar. 10; Miss 
Anne Hubbard of 79 Bay State road, who will entertain 
on March 17, and Miss Mary Johnson of 253 Common- 
wealth ave., who will give the final luncheon of the sea- 
son on March 24. 
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wales of the North Bev- 
erly colony, announce the engagement of their daughter, 
Susan Hervey, to Herbert Duncan Rollason, Brown ’13, 
of Cambridge. 
Tur MoperN BirRDMAN appears to be successful in 
all things but the color of this tail plumage. 
