LOCAL SECTION 
MANCHESTER 
Miss Gladys Semons is home from 
Jackson college for the summer vaca- 
tion, 
Miss Gwendolen -Glendenning was 
home from Wickford, R. I., over the 
last week-end. Her — school - closes 
next week. 
Robert J. 
is connected with the Boston Herald, 
was in town over the week-end, a 
guest of the Dr. J. A. Browns, Old 
Neck. 
Miss Helen Wing, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Oscar B. Wing, School st. 
received her A.B, degree from Hol- 
yoke college this week. Mrs. Wing 
has been at South Hadley for the 
Commencement week exercises. 
George Beaton passed a successful 
examination last Friday for the medi- 
cal corps of the U. S. A., and will 
shortly leave for Allentown, Pa., for 
preparatory instruction before sailing 
for France sometime within the next 
month, 
William Walen was successful in 
his examination for enrolment in the 
U. S, A. medical corps on Monday. 
He was immediately accepted with 
the rating of second class drug clerk. 
He will report for duty Monday, 
June 25. 
Miss Dorothy Blaisdell, youngest 
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. 
Blaisdell, is one of the Manchester 
girls to receive a college diploma this 
year. At the Wheaton college Com- 
mencement next week Miss Blaisdell 
will be one of the young women hon- 
ored by having a part; she will make 
the presentation of gifts. Miss Elsie 
Murchie of Calais, Me., who has been 
-a frequent visitor to Manchester with 
Miss Blaisdell, has written the class 
poem, 
The Red Cross drive will be 
launched in Manchester on Monday 
evening when a mass meeting of the 
citizens of the town will be held in 
Town hall. Rev. W. H. Rider of 
Essex will address the gathering and 
other speakers will add their efforts 
to the cause. It has not been an- 
nounced what Manchester’s quota of 
the $100,000,000 fund, which is to be 
raised next week, will be, but there 
should be no hesitancy on the part of 
anyone about giving generously, All 
who go to the meeting next Monday 
should be prepared to aid the cam- 
paign in every way. 
Garland of Boston, who . 
Friday, June 15, 1917. 
See eee ee ee 
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DEMONSTRATIONS IN CANNING AND 
DryinG FRuit AND VEGETABLES. 
Public demonstrations will be given 
at the Manchester Town hall on Mon- 
day and Tuesday afternoons, June 18 
and 19, at three o’clock, by represen- 
tatives of the Amherst Extension 
Service. 
On Monday the demonstration. Hal 
be the canning of fruits and vege- 
tables by Miss Tuttle, and a talk: by 
Miss Sayles on meal planning. On 
Tuesday the demonstration will be in 
drying fruits and vegetables, by Mr. 
Cheneworth, and a talk by Mr. Far- 
ley. Everybody is invited to attend 
both of these demonstrations. 
ENVIABLE Rep Cross RECORD. 
Manchester’s Red Cross record is’ 
an enviable one! She was among the 
very first to send boxes of gifts to 
our soldiers last year on the Mexican 
border and her campaign for new 
members for the National Red Cross 
last fall was one of the most success- 
ful in the whole country. Not many 
people know what has already been 
done in the workroom in the fire en- 
gine house. Manchester has com- 
pleted her nine equipments, a large 
number for a town her size and has 
sent over 70 knitted wool sweaters 
and knitted socks to one of the Naval 
training stations. Now comes still 
another appeal—this time from the 
President of the U.S. On page;5 of 
the BREEzE is the entire subject of the 
appeal. 
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS. 
The Manchester Committee on 
Food Production co6dperating with 
representatives from the Essex 
County Agricultural school are taking 
an agricultural census of the town. 
Areas of 1-8 acre or more of. each 
crop are listed. 
There are still a few garden’ plots 
available on the property of» Mrs. 
Bradbury. Anyone wishing the use 
of some may obtain it by applying to 
Austin Morley. 
List oF MANCHESTER ENLISED MEN 
WANTED. 
The Red Cross wishes to obtain a 
complete list of all Manchester men 
who have enlisted, with the branch 
of service to which they are attached. 
Will the families of such men please 
send this information to F. J. Merrill, 
president of the Manchester branch. 
MANCHESTER 
Miss Ethel Spry has a position in 
the office of G. A. Knoerr. 
Miss Natalie Lloyd of Boston has 
been spending the week with Mrs. 
Chas. A. Lodge, Bennett st. 
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Marshall have 
announced the engagement of their 
daughter, Miss Dora May Marshall, 
to Gordon Blanchard Northrup, son 
of Mr. and Mrs. George Northrup. 
At a formal luncheon on Wednesday 
afternoon at her home, Miss Marshall 
made the announcement, which was a 
great surprise to her friends, 
Yesterday promptly at noon all of 
the pupils in the Manchester schools 
were gathered into their respective 
rooms and sang “The Star Spangled 
Banner.” This was done at the re- 
quest of the commissioner of educa- 
tion and was done simultaneously in 
every school in the state in observance 
of flag day. 
Baseball fans in Manchester should 
wake up and support their team if 
they care to see the game go on. 
Manchester has one of the best teams 
in this part of the state and it costs 
something to keep a good team to- 
gether and pay expenses of visiting 
nines. The last two games have been 
very poorly attended. The game last 
week was as snappy as anyone could 
wish and should stimulate attendance 
at tomorrow’s game. Our old rivals, 
the United Shoe nine of Beverly will 
play in Manchester and the fans ought 
to turn out in old time style and sup- 
port the local team, And don’t for- 
get to drop at least a quarter in the 
hat! 
It seems almost incredible that a 
town like Manchester people could be 
so thoughtless and wunappreciative, 
making it necessary for the Commit- 
tee on Public Safety to post such a 
notice as this: 
“This land is being cultigntee 
under the direction of the 
Committee on Public Safety 
by arrangement with the 
owners of the land. It is a 
patriotic work. 
“Crossing this land is a . 
damage to this work 
and is forbidden. 
“Persons so devoid of re- 
pect for this cause and 
others’ rights, should, and 
will be treated as trespassers 
under the law.” 
FIRE, LIABILITY, AUTOMOBILE, LIFE, 
ACCIDENT, HEALTH, BURGLARY, 
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE 
WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
SURETY BONDS 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
School and Union Streets, 
