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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOLES 
North Shore as well as Boston and Washington 
society 1s interested in the announcement of the engage- 
ment ot Miss Laura Merriam of Washington to James 
F. Curtis ot Boston and Manchester. Miss Merriam is 
the daughter ot the tormer governor ot Minnesota and 
a sister of Mrs. John Tyler Wheelwrignt of Boston. 
She has many friends among the North Shore girls, 
including Miss Helen Taft as one of her most intimate 
companions. in July Miss Merriam’s engagement to 
former representative Theron M. Catlin of Missouri was 
announced. Not many weeks aiter Miss Merriam, with- 
out giving any reasons, announced that she had broken 
her engagement. The most lkely reason, which could 
be attributed to her action, was that Mr. Catlin had 
lost his seat in Congress because of the large sums otf 
. money spent to secure his election in violation of the 
law. The announcement of the engagement of Miss 
Merriam and Mr. Curtis cast a different light on the 
matter, however, and Washington and Boston society 
circles now declare that Mr. Catlin was dismissed in 
favor of Mr. Curtis. Mr. Curtis is very well known in 
Boston and on the North Shore. He was born at Man- 
chester-by-the-Sea, the son of Greely Stevenson and 
Harriot (Appleton) Curtis. A member of the Harvard 
class of 99, he was awarded the degree of LL. B., in 
1903 since which time he has been connected with the 
law firm of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Thayer of 
Boston. From 1906 to 1909 he was assistant attorney 
general of Massachusetts; in 1909 he became assistant 
district attorney of Suffolk county and since then he 
has been assistant secretary of the treasury at Washing- 
ton, where he met Miss Merriam. Mr. Curtis is a mem- 
ber of the Tavern, Harvard, Country, Boston, Tennis 
and Racquet, New York Harvard, Metropolitan and 
Washington and Chevy Chase clubs. It is reported that 
the wedding, a brilliant affair, will take place in the 
late fall. 
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“Briar Rock,’’ the delightful summer home of Mrs. 
William McMillan at Magnolia was among those which 
were closed last week. Mrs. McMillan has returned to 
St. Louis where she will remain for the greater part of 
the winter. The Robert Treat Paines, 2d, who have been 
at Coolidge’s Point all season at their attractive cot- 
tage there, have also returned to Boston. Mr. Paine is 
a well known lawyer and is a director of many corpora- 
tions. There are a number of children in the family 
and all are fond of out-of-door life and take an active 
part in all the out-door sports which Magnolia, more 
than any other resort, perhaps, can afford. While the 
Paine cottage is really in Manchester the family is always 
considered as belonging to the Magnolia colony. Mrs. 
_H. G. Curry of Pittsburg who has been at her cottage 
on Hesperus avenue, Magnolia, all summer has also re- 
turned to her city home, 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, October 18, 1912. 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
Miss Cintra Hutchinson of Beverly Farms and Phil. 
adelphia was maid of honor at the brilliant wedding 
Saturday o1 Miss Ruth Huntington Flint of Brookline, 
daughter otf Mr. and Mrs. George H. Flint to William 
Shepard Seamons of New York. The nuptials were 
periormed by Rey. Edward Cummings at the South 
Wongregational church, Back Bay at noon. The brides- 
maids were the Misses Constance Zerahn of Milton, 
and Marie Lee of Beverly Farms. Woodbury Seamons 
of New York a brother ot the groom, was best man and 
Ralph DeBlois Flint, Harvard ’07, John Anderson Sweet- 
ser of Brookline, Lawrence Miller of 'luxedo Park, 
DeCourcey Fales, Gilbert Johnes, Jr., and Francis 
Bangs, all of Harvard °11, were the ushers. Following 
the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the 
bride's parents, Kilsyth road, Brookline. 
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Many North Shore people were among those who 
gave Dr. Carl Muck such a splendid ovation at the first 
season's performance of the Symphony orchestra last 
Hriday aiternoon upon his return to Boston after an 
absence ot several years. Major and Mrs. Henry L. 
liigginson, and Mr and Mrs. Wallace Goodrich of West 
Manchester, Mrs. Arthur Little and her daughter, Mrs. 
A. Nicholas Reggio of Beverly Farms, Mrs. Wil- 
ham Caleb Loring and the Misses Louisa and 
Katherine Loring of Pride’s crossing, Mrs. Joseph Le- 
favour ot beverly Cove, Mrs. 8S. Reed Anthony of Bev- 
erly Farms, Mrs. W. H. Aspinwall of Manchester, Miss 
Leslie Bradley of Pride’s, Mrs. Russell S. Codman of 
Manchester, Mrs. Bernard C. Weld of the Farms, Miss 
Margaret W. Paine of Beverly and Mrs. Barrett Wend- 
ell, Jr., of the Farms were among the prominent society 
folk present.. 
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Congressman and Mrs. Andrew J. Peters, who have 
been the guests of Mrs. Peters’ mother, Mrs. John C. 
Phillips at North Beverly, have returned to Washington 
for the winter. They will not have the house in Hillyer 
Place, which they occupied last season, but have leased 
the residence of Mrs. George W. McLanahan, 1001 21st 
street for this winter. 
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Mrs. Robert D. Evans of Beverly Cove, who has 
been enjoying an autombile trip through the Berkshires, 
has returned to her North Shore home. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Searle and family, who 
have been at their Ipswich cottage all season will not 
return to Boston until quite late. It will be about the 
first of December when they open their Boston house. 
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Mrs. S. Parkman Blake and Miss Marian Blake, her 
daughter, have closed their place at West Manchester 
for the season and have returned to their Boston house. 
