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G y Norman of Beverly and Newport has placed an 
der with Arthur Binney, the naval architect, for a 
-foot schooner yacht of the Gloucester fisherman 
and one which will furnish the best of accommo- 
s for long cruises as well as speed. Mr. Norman 
a prominent member of the Eastern and New York 
acht Clubs and has offered a number of valuable 
hies for the big boats of the Eastern Club next 
C With the New York Schooner Queen coming 
ver into these waters for a greater part of the sum- 
er, next season ought to see some great schooner 
acing. It is believed that the boat will cost upwards 
£ $30,000. 
Miss Helen Taft was guest of honor at a beautifully 
inted breakfast last Saturday at the Chevy Chase 
ub with Capt. Graham L. Johnson as host. Mrs. 
Vickersham, Mrs. Leonard Wood and Mrs. WwW. W. 
Witherspoon received. Fifty-five guests greeted Miss 
Maft. The favors for the ladies were corsage bouquets 
sf violets and small gold pins. The breakfast was 
rved in the large ball-room with floral decorations of 
white and yellow chryanthemums. 
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Season subscribers to the series of concerts of the 
Pittsburg Orchestra association which opened Monday 
evening of this week, were Grant Curry, Mrs. Herbert 
Du Puy, and Mrs. Herbert Hostetter of the North 
Shore colony. 
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Miss Helen Taft unveiled the statue of Maj. Gen. 
Frederick William Von Steuben in Lafayette square, 
Washington, at its dedication Wednesday of this week. 
President Taft and Count Von Bernstorff gave address- 
es. Boston sent a delegation of German-American men 
women of prominence to the dedication. The sta- 
tue was designed to commemorate the services of the 
distinguished German-American patriot Baron Von 
Steuben. 
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_ Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, who are enroute 
to St. Petersburg, were recently in Berlin. The Czar’s 
object in receiving Mr. Hammond is to interest foreign 
‘and American capital in Russian mining enterprises. 
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Last Friday evening, Dec. 2, the Assistant Secretary 
‘of War and Mrs. Oliver gave a theatre party compli- 
mentary to Miss Taft, who saw the performance of 
“Alias Jimmy Valentine’’. Mrs. Taft occupied a box 
at the opening performance of ‘‘Judy Forgot’’, Miss 
Marie Cahill in the leading role, on Monday evening of 
this week. : 
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A. Piatt Andrew. Asst. Secretary of the U. ©: Treas- 
ury, who was in Gloucester to vote Tuesday, was the 
‘speaker in the evening at the banquet of thé Massachn- 
‘setts Bank Officers Association in Boston. Hon. Mr. 
_ Andrew is a brother-in-law of mayor-elect Isaac Patch, 
 Esq., of Gloucester. 
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MANCHESTER, MASS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1910. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mrs. Lucius J. Knowles of Worcester and Manches- 
ter, is in Pittsburg, the guest of her parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. John R. McGinley. On Dec. 14 she will attend 
the wedding of Miss Ruth Lindley Miller and Wm. 
McKinnan Reed, a social event of prominence which 
has precipitated much social entertaining in Pittsburg 
for the bride-elect. Miss Ada Montgomery McCrea, 
daughter of James McCrea, president of the Pennsyl- 
vania R. R., is in Pittsburg for the same function. 
Miss McCrea is a bride-elect also and will wed at 
Ardmore, Pa., at some future date, Richard Hays Haw- 
kins of Pittsburg, son of Judge W. G. Hawkins. 
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The first of the formal dinners to be given in honor, 
of Pres. and Mrs. Taft will take place Monday evening, 
Dec. 19, with Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman as host 
aud hostess. Pres. and Mrs. Taft’s hosts will be mem- 
bers of the Cabinet, who will entertain in their order 
as officially ranked in their departments. 
At the debutante ball, at the hotel Somerset, Boston, 
Monday evening, given by Mrs. Fiske Warren in.honor 
of Miss Rachel Warren and Miss Margaret Pearmain, 
a young relative, the ushers included from North Shore 
sceiety circles, Thomas P. Beal, Jr., Cameron Bradley, 
Roger Amory, J. Templeman Coolidge, 3d, and Beverly 
Rantoul. 
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The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Beek- 
man Winthrop gave a dinner party in honor of , Miss 
Helen Taft Monday evening of this week at Washing- 
ton. 
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Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter gave a small luncheon Monday, 
complementary to Miss Marjorie Colton, who left this 
week to pass the winter in Porto Rico with her brother, 
who is the Governor of the Island. 
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Pallbearers at the funeral of Capt. Francis Burr, 
of the Harvard football team of 1908 and prominent 
+n the class of 1909 included 8. Dacre Bush, 2nd, of the 
Tamilton colony; John W. Cutler and Nathaniel Simp- 
kins, Jr., of Beverly Farms. The services were held 
Tuesday afternoon of this week at Appleton Chapel, 
Harvard College. The pallbearers were intimate 
friends of the deceased in college.. There was. a ;pro- 
fusion of floral tributes. Bishop Lawrence officiated. 
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Last Friday. President and Mrs. Taft were among 
the guests at the exhibition drill given at Fort Myer in 
aid of the Army Relief Society in which both cavalry 
ard artillery troops participated. Tea was served, in 
the Post Exchange. Pres. and Mrs. Taft occupied a 
kcx with several officers of the Post. 
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Miss Nancy L. Flagg closed her cottage studio,,‘*The 
Barnacle”’ at Annisquam Tuesday and was a passenger 
Wednesday on the outgoing Canopic from Boston to 
Genoa for her annual winter sojourn abroad. 
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