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950 or 260 towns and cities were 
affiliated with the Board of Agricul- 
ture, and they raised $100,000 
worth of produce. Outside of this, 
of course, much was done inde. 
pendently with the children, as in 
Gloucester. 
The soil about Gloucester and, in 
fact, all of Cape Ann has been much 
maligned, but the speaker expressed 
the theory that it does not matter so 
much about the quality of the soil as 
knowing what to do with it and 
what to plant. <A great authority 
has said that the best place in the 
world to raise dahlias is within 10 
miles of Gloucester. 
Gardening is one way of solving 
the high cost of living problem and 
is also an answer to the question of 
keeping boys and. girls in’ school 
when money for the home is needed, 
The school gardens, while good, are 
not ideal; the home garden is the 
best. Dr. Klaxton has said that a 
boy ean contribute $75 to $3800 
yearly to the support of the home 
with a garden, Gardening has also 
the advantages of increasing home- 
keeping and home interests, patriot- 
ism for the hometown or city, of 
being work that children can do and 
ean do well, and that is well paid. 
The most successful gardens of 
school children have been in those 
towns and cities where a paid super- 
visor has been employed. Manches- 
ter is a good local example of this 
poliey, The city should make an 
appropriation, said Mr. Treland, for 
good tools, correct preparation of 
the ground, ete.; exhibitions and 
prizes will also do a great deal to 
encourage the garden movement 
among children; an organization is 
quite necessary, In closing, Mr. 
Ireland expressed the hope that 
some time credits would be given in 
the Gloucester schools for garden 
work : 
After Mr, Treland’s address, a 
program was given by Miss O'Neill, 
who sang two vocal solos very 
sweetly; Miss Egbert, who read two 
of her own poems, ‘The Evening 
Song’? and ‘Little High Flver,”’ 
and dames Whitcomb — Riley's 
“That Old Sweetheart of Mine’ so 
pleasingly as to gain the unqualified 
approval of the audience; and Miss 
Dorothy Burnham, whose spirited 
rendering of ‘“‘Four Cautionary 
Tales and a Moral,”? by liza 
Lehman, was enthusiastically re 
veived by all present. Miss Burn. 
ham is the possessor of a splendid 
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voice, and her histrionie ability 
makes her a favorite with everyone, 
particularly with the little ones. 
The program was unusually good in 
every number, and the committee in 
charge received many commenda- 
tory remarks for the choice of ent..- 
trainment, 
Mrs. Walter Nelson, of Glouces- 
ter, was a guest of the Oscar P. 
Storys, Magnolia ave., the first of 
the week, 
The fish market which was ecar- 
ried on for years at Manchester 
Cove by the late John Heath has be- 
eome the property of Frank Lomas- 
ney, of Beverly Farms. 
Wilbur Theatre 
The problem now being discussed 
in Boston is how it is possible to 
erowd as much laughter as is ocea- 
sioned by ‘fA Pair of Sixes’? in the 
short space of three hours. The 
average person may go a year with- 
out laughing as much or as heartily 
as he will at a single performance of 
this sensationally suecessful farce, 
which has been attracting all Boston 
and half of New England to the new 
and beautiful Wilbur Theatre. 
This play eannot remain much 
longer at the Wilbur, and those who 
sire to see it in its Boston form are 
advised to make reservations early. 
Enlist Aid of School Children in 
Stamping out Tent Caterpillar 
The ravages of the tent caterpil- 
lar have been so destructive to frit 
trees throughout Massachusetts for 
the last two or three vears that the 
State Board of Agriculture this vear 
intends to enlist the help of the 
school children in stamping out this 
pest, Notices have been sent to the 
superintendents of all the school 
that the board is offering four silver 
eups, two to be awarded to the pud- 
lie schools of towns or cities of over 
five thousand inhabitants, and two 
to the schools of towns under five 
thousand, whose pupils colleet.the 
greatest number of egge masses be- 
tween March 20 and Mav 1. The 
pupils are to report daily to their 
grade teacher the number of ege 
masses which they have collected, 
and the teachers in turn will make 
reports to the superintendent. The 
superintendents are to report to the 
Seeretary of the State Board of 
Agrioulture not later than May 4, 
1918. 
At this season of the year the 
masses of this caterpillar are 
easily deteeted as there are no 
leaves on the trees, and they form 
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a small black band around the limb. 
On cutting these open one will find — 
them filed with thousands of minute — 
eggs. These eggs begin hatching 
about the time that the leaves open, 
and the caterpillars then form the 
unsightly webs which have been 
such a prominent feature of the 
landscapes of Masachusetts for the 
last couple of years. The board — 
hopes that with the aid of the 57o- 
000 school children of the state 
most of the eggs can be destroyed 
before the hatching season begins. 
‘*Presidential Interference.’’ 
Senator Clapp has answered a 
summons from the White Heuse, and 
has refused to listen to the Presi- 
dent’s advice upon the shipping 
bill. The Senator onee remarked 
that ‘‘high as I hold a seat in this 
great body I will retire to private 
life before any man shall become the 
keeper of my conscience or judg- | 
ment.’*> Only once before in recent 
years has a Senator refused to listen 
to the President, and that was when 
“Senator LaFollette declined Presi-— 
dent Taft’s invitation to eall. At 
the time it was claimed that this was ~ 
because of personal ill-feeling be- 
tween the two distinguished gentle- 
men. But there is no strain between 
President Wilson and the Minnesota 
Senator, and while the latter takes 
his stand on the ground that he is 
resisting  ‘‘presidential — interfer-_ 
ence,’’ the most of Washingtonians © 
have been saying that sinee Senators 
do little else but listen to other 
people’s views upon public ques-— 
tions, and advise constantly with © 
their fellow men, that they fail to get — 
the point as to why Senator Clapp 
should draw the line so rigidly with | 
the President of the United States. 
On the oceasion of the visit Senator — 
Clapp remained with the President — 
for a time, and they doubtless found 
the weather neutral territory ‘for 
continuing their little chat. ‘ 
CARD OF THANKS 
The family of the late Mrs. - 
Thomas Pierce wish to thank the 
many friends and neighbors for 
their kind expressions of sympathy — 
and also for the floral tributes 
which they reeeived in their- recent 
bereavement. .. ae 
Mrs. Abbie A. Steele, 
Edward W. Pieree, — 
William L. Pieree, 
Samuel P. Pierce. 
Pride’s Crossing, Mareh 10. 
The Breeze $2 a year postpaid. 
