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NORTH 
SHORE BREEZE 
A CIVIC BUILDING 
Every town on our shore should 
be equipped with a _ building to 
minister to the welfare of the com- 
munity as a whole. Many towns and 
some cities have been awake to the 
needs of welfare buildings in the 
communities. The idea has been ex- 
pressed in many places in YMCA 
and YWCA buildings. At Bar Har- 
bor sueh a house has been construct- 
ed and maintained by private sub- 
seription. In Magnolia a Men’s club 
has been successfully operated. 
Manchester and Beverly Farms 
need a building ministering to the 
same side of human life. But neither 
of these places is large enough to 
maintain a YMCA or a YWCA and 
the maintenance of a neighborhood 
house by private subscription will 
open other still more serious prob- 
lems. But this type of a building for 
social welfare work could and should 
be provided for by taxation. In Man- 
chester there has long been a need 
for such a building and the increase 
in taxation occasioned by its erec- 
tion would be negligible compared 
with the benefits to be acquired. In 
Beverly Farms the problem is a lit- 
tle more difficult because of its dis- 
tanee from the center of Beverly. 
But this very distance is an argu- 
ment in itself. Beverly owes Bever- 
ly Farms a good municipal building. 
This new building should house the 
library, care for the local organiza- 
tions by furnishing a_ good hall, 
where the Pilgrims, GAR, WRC, and 
the Knights of Columbus can meet 
and where other public meetings 
mav be held. There should be 
eymnasium, bathing and _ bowling 
facilities provided. 
Such a building can and should 
be provided for under the welfare 
clause in the city charter of the 
Citv of Beverly. The Manchester 
charter is broad enough to present 
no serious legal difficulties. The 
towns along the shore are not large 
enough to maintain the YMCA with 
its sectarian lines but they are large 
enough to require the service of a 
miliar institution. The cosmopolitan 
character of the town populations 
along the shore must be considered 
and eared for as well as the year 
round residents. The presence of 
such a building would be invaluable 
to the floating summer population. In 
America the ideas of community or 
neighborhood houses maintained by 
the municipality has not been de- 
veloped because in many of the 
places demanding such service the 
work has been done by organiza- 
tions independent of the municipality 
But the cities of Germany have been 
very successful in the development 
of this idea. There is no reason why 
every one of our shore towns can 
not have an efficient building doing 
the work of the YMCA in larger 
places on broader lines and to both 
sexes. 
To provide for this in Manchester 
it will be necessary to present an 
item for the annual town meeting 
warrant. In Beverly Farms the task 
will require more patience and hard 
work but as Beverly Farms inter- 
ests are committed to those of the 
City of Beverly, that city ought to 
be willing, and with enthusiasm, to 
provide for Beverly Farms a suit- 
able municipal building. 
The organization of such an enter- 
prise could be adjusted simply, by 
the appointment of an unpaid com- 
mission of three or five members 
representing the various interests of 
the community. The detailed work 
could be developed by committees. 
under authority from and subject to 
the central commission. The time 
has come for broader lines of social 
work and the North Shore should 
not hesitate to lead if need be in 
such an innovation. 
Clarence Strong Pond. 
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Chapman-Preston. 
A very pretty home wedding took 
place Wednesday evening when 
Carrie Preston, eldest daughter of 
the late Harlan H. and Mrs. Alice 
Preston, was united in marriage to 
‘John C. Chapman at her home, 13 
Brook street, Manchester. The house 
was decorated with goldenrod, pro- 
ducing a most striking effect. Only 
the immediate relatives of the bride 
and a few friends of the groom were 
present. From Beverly Farms were 
Mr. and Mrs, William H. Blanchard, 
Miss Rena Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. 
C. Guy Williams, Mrs. William 
Blanchard, members of the family of 
the bride’s mother. Irwin Davis, of 
Beverly Farms, a cousin of the 
bride, played the wedding march for 
the ceremony. Rey. A. G. Warner 
of the Baptist church of Manchester 
officiated. Mrs. Chapman is a well 
known Manchester girl, very popu- 
lar among the young people, and the 
groom is also favorably known to 
‘ble, to improve it. 
MANCHESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Floyd re- 
turned Wednesday from a brief trip — 
to Bangor, Me. 
Charles Elmer Smith returned the 
latter part of last week from a va- 
cation of two months in New Bruns- 
wick. 
The first meeting of the Manches- 
ter Woman’s club this fall will be 
held on Tuesday, October 7th. Miss 
Mabel Boardman will speak on ‘*In 
ternational Work of the Red Cross 
Society.’’ Directors tea. Member- 
ship tickets for the coming year may 
be obtained of Mrs. Harriet T. 
Tlooper, Washington street, Saturday 
and Monday from 4 to 8 p. m. Sept. 
28 and 30. 
Miss Leola Sargent of Essex is the 
guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Hil- 
dreth, Pleasant street. : 
The Glee club and the Athletic as- 
sociation at the local High school © 
have elected their officers for the 
coming year. For the A. A. the 
officers are as follows: President, 
Joseph Carey; secretary, Gordon— 
Cool; treasurer, Ralph Stearns. Miss 
Gladys Semons was elected presi- 
dent of the Glee club; Miss Esther 
Northrup, vice-president; secretary, 
Miss Antoinette Vidal; treasurer, 
Miss Frances Norrie. Both the ath- 
letic association and the glee club 
are comparatively new organizations 
at the Manchester High school, the 
latter having been formed only last 
year, largely through the influence 
of Miss Porter, the English teacher. 
The girls, all of whom are deeply in- 
terested in vocal music, did some ex- 
cellent work and, although a num- 
ber of their best singers are absent 
this term, intend to support their 
reputation of last year and, if possi- 
Mr. Hayward, 
former sub-master at the High 
school, influenced the organization 
of the athletic association when he 
first came to Manchester, two years 
ago. Up to that time athletics had 
been rather overlooked at the school 
but the boys entered into the spirit 
of the association with fine enthus- 
iasm under Mr. Hayward’s guid- 
ance. Without the presence of Mr. 
Hayward and some of their best 
athletes, the members still feel that 
they can do good work this year un- 
der Mr. McCusick, who is taking the 
position of sub-master at the school. 
a 
Manchester people since his work on 
one of the summer estates brought 
him to this town. The young people 
will reside at the Preston home, 
Brook street, for the present. 
