Vol. X 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The persistent rumors to the effect 
that the Dr. J. H. Lancashires have 
‘leased the late R. C. Hooper estate at 
‘West Manchester are not founded in 
truth. Although they have several 
places under consideration, they have 
not arrived at a decision. 
Mrs. Richard J. Monks has closed 
her house “Edgewood” at Manchester, 
“but will come down the shore for 
week-ends throughout the winter. 
Mrs. Monks and daughter, Miss Grace 
Monks are at The Victoria, Boston, 
for the winter. 
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One of the pleasant: social functions 
of the coming »week will be the re- 
ception at the Copley-Plaza,- which 
Mr. and Mrs. Eben D. Jordan will 
sgive Thursday-at 4.30 o’clock in honor 
of Mr..and Mrs. Robert Jordan. The 
.eards announce music. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Andre Nicholas 
Reggio (Claire Means), have closed 
‘their cottage at Beverly Farms and 
are established for the winter-on Belle- 
vue street, Brookline. 
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The death early Monday morning 
of Thomas B. Gannett, a retired busi- 
“ness man at his home 3 Channing 
street, Cambridge, removes another 
‘old-time summer resident of the 
_ North Shore. For a number of years 
Mr. Gannett had been spending the 
‘summer at The Brownlands, Man- 
chester. He was a member of the 
Essex County club. He was former- 
_ ly a member of the sugar refining firm 
of Nash, Spaulding & Co., and was 
_at the time of his death a director of 
the Revere Sugar Refinery. Only 
three days before his death Mr. Gan- 
nett had been at the offices of the 
' company, at 2 Broad street, Boston, 
-and seemed in excellent health. He 
_ is survived by his wife and four chil- 
dren; Thomas B. Gannett, Jr., Mrs. 
Edgar Crocker, 6f Cambridge, Mrs. 
Frederick A. Burlingame of Short 
Hills, N. Y., and Robert T. Gan- 
nett, a sophomore at Harvard. De- 
ceased was a member of the Harvard 
class of 1870. 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, December 13, 1912 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Barr are in 
New York for a week, as is their cus- 
tom to spend a week or ten days out 
of each month at the Ritz-Carlton, 
since Mrs..Barr has given up her 
country home in Westchester, Co., 
N. Y., where she spent a part of the 
time before her marriage two years 
ago to Mr. Barr. Previous to that 
she had been in Paris for several 
months with her daughter, who was 
a student there. Mr. and Mrs. Barr 
will make visits to Washington in Jan- 
uary and February, where Mrs. Barr 
lived for several years during her 
first marriage, in the home of her late 
father ?in-law, George A. Fairfield, 
(son of the late U. S. Senator Fair- 
field) of the U. S. Coast and Geode- 
tic Survey, whose house was a ren- 
dezvous for many distinguished 
scientists, statesmen and diplomats, as 
well as old Washingtonians. After 
Mrs. Barr’s daughter finishes school, 
she will be in Washington a great deal 
when relatives and old friends will 
entertain her. Mrs. Barr’s_ son, 
Richard Cutts Fairfield was named 
for his ancestor who married the sis- 
ter of Dolly Madison and to which 
family the famous beauty and belle 
of Washington, Adele Cutts belonged, 
The latter was the wife of Stephen A. 
Douglas and afterwards married Gen. 
Williams. 
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Mrs. Arthur Little entertained at 
luncheon yesterday afternoon, at her 
Boston home, in honor of Miss Mar- 
gery Lee. She and Miss Anne 
Means, Mrs. Little’s daughter, are 
prominent debutantes of the winter, 
and long have been intimate friends. 
Both summer at Beverly Farms. 
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Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ames have 
sent out cards for a fancy dress ball 
at 306 Dartmouth street, Boston, on 
Jan. 17, in honor of Mr. Ames’ niece, 
Miss Olivia Ames, who isa debutante. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Searle cios- 
ed “Inglisby,” their summer home at 
Ipswich, on Monday of last week and 
returned to their winter home, 280 
Commonwealth avenue, Boston. 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
Many of the golfers who are famil- 
iar figures on the links of the North 
Shore clubs during the summer are 
now being heard from at the various 
golfing clubs of the south. Last 
Saturday at Pinehurst, N. C., where 
Donald Ross of the Essex County 
club, Manchester, is in charge winters, 
George H. Crocker of Fitchburg, and 
a member of the Essex County club, 
won the Presid¢nt’s trophy in the final 
round of the opgning golf tournament, 
with 7 up and 6 to play. Robert 
Gould Shaw won in the second divi- 
sion, 6.up.and 5 to play. 
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Mrs. John C. Phillips has cards out 
for a dance at Copley hall, Boston, 
Monday, Jan 6, to meet her daughter- 
in-law, Mrs. William Phillips, and 
Miss Margaret Putnam, the debutante 
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Put- 
nam-of Marlboro street, Boston. Mrs. 
Phillips only recently opened her Bos- 
ton home after a long season at Mo- 
raine Farm, North Beverly. 
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Ahl of 
Hamilton «will close their house after 
the holidays and will go to Palm 
Beach for the remainder of the winter. 
They have:a cottage there. 
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The Sewell H. Fessendens of Man- 
chester and Chestnut Hill, are occupy- 
ing the hotise of the late E. V. R. 
Thayer, at 1 Raleigh street, Boston, 
this winter. 
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Frederick Ayer of Boston and 
Pride’s Crossing reached the age of 
four-score and ten years Sunday and 
the aniversary was quietly celebrated 
with a family dinner gathering at the 
home of his son-in-law and daughter, 
‘“Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wood at 
21 Fairfield’ street, Boston. Mr. 
Ayer is in remarkable health, for a 
man of his years. He goes down 
town from his Commonwealth avenue 
residence practically every day, to his 
business offices in Milk street. He 
enjoys riding and walking and by these 
diversions in part keeps his excellent 
health. He is always familiar on the 
North Shore roads and bridle paths. 
Mr. Ayer was born at Ledyard, Conn, 
