NORTH 
S H OR E 
BREEZE 29 
Normandy Peasant Market. 
A visit to the S. V. R. Crosby es- 
tate, West Manchester, just before 
going to press this noon found the 
plans for the outdoor fete in aid of 
the Sunnyside Day Nursery of Bos- 
ton, all underway, and a generous 
number of patrons on hand to en- 
courage the cause. The sudden fa- 
vorable change in the weather this 
morning was so encouraging, the la- 
dies in charge decided to hold the 
fete. The scene is a very pictur- 
esque and realistic one to those fa- 
miliar with Normandy. The matrons 
and young people assisting have 
spared no pains to costume the affair 
true to life, and in many eases quite 
elaborately, and they make a charm- 
ing picture as they travel back and 
forth over the greensward selling 
flowers, candies, doughnuts, cookies, 
ete. Edibles such as fruits, candies, 
vegetables, ete., predominate at the 
booths indicative of market supplies. 
Special features are the imported 
artificial silk corsage flowers from 
Paris. They are in the little French 
green band-boxes and have proved 
a great seller. Normandy pottery, 
decorated with figures of peasants, 
are special goods offered for sale. 
The fete continues through today 
- and tomorrow morning and promises 
to have a big patronage now the 
weather has proven so propitious. 
The committee wishes to thank the 
following people for contributions: 
MaeMilken, Max Bros., Hoffman, W. 
Spring, Cedar Acre Farm, Peirce, 
Comley, E. G. Merrill, photographer, 
Dreicer & Co., Cobb, Bates & Yerxa. 
Others have been acknowledged in 
the program book of the fete which 
was issued. 
HAMILTON-WENHAM. 
Hamilton was en fete last Satur- 
day, when the. Essex Club was en- 
tertained at Sagamore Farm, Con- 
gressman A, P. Gardner’s estate at 
Hamilton. The South Hamilton sta- 
tion was the outlet and inlet of hun- 
dreds of the visitors. They came by 
the train and in numerous autos. 
Their blue badges were prominently 
exposed to view. A big American 
flag was flung to the breeze across 
the street from the South Hamilton 
station and it gave a patriotic wel- 
come. The entire highway from So. 
Hamilton to Beverly was alive with 
gaily decorated autos enroute to 
Sagamore Farm. 
Mrs. John C. Phillips is reeuper- 
ating at’ ‘‘Knobbfield,’’ Wenham, 
from a severe illness she passed 
through during her absence the past 
weeks from Wenham, 
Entertained at Marblehead. 
Miss Anne Hathaway, society ed- 
itor of the North Shore Reminder, 
entertained the New England Wo- 
men’s Press Association on Wednes- 
day afternoon of this week at an in- 
formal reception given at the Morey 
estate, Marblehead Neck, the beau- 
tiful summer home of J. Chancellor 
Crafts of Brookline. The New Eng- 
land Women’s Press Association is 
too well known to need any intro- 
duction. Sufficient to say that it 
numbers among its members many 
of the most famous and best beloved 
writers of the times. 
With members in every section of 
the country from Maine to Califor- 
nia who were originally New Eng- 
landers, one of the pleasant features 
of the affair was the perusal of re- 
grets sent by those who resided at 
such great distances as to make 
their presence impossible, but whose 
sincere appreciation of the thought 
that they would be missed by the 
coterie who could enjoy the hospital- 
ity of the day, was most pleasing. 
The Morey estate with its great 
mansion and extensive grounds lent 
itself most attractively to an infor- 
mal gathering and the guests were 
amply repaid for any difficulty in 
reaching their destination by the 
splendid panoramic view of Marble- 
head and vicinity enjoyed from the 
verandas of the house. The decora- 
tions were extremely beautiful, gol- 
den rod, sumac and cut flowers 
making the house a veritable bower 
of loveliness and the one pleasant 
afternoon of the week was a special 
dispensation. An informal buffet 
lunch was served during the after- 
noon with Miss Mary E. Preston 
presiding, assisted by President Ida 
M. Pierce, Ex Pres. Bessie Brown 
Cobb, Miss Susan Thayer Bowker 
and Miss Bessie Brainard. 
Among those who accepted invi- 
tations were: Mrs. Agnes Dalrymple 
Bishop, Miss Susan Thayer Bowker, 
Miss Bessie F. G. Brainard, Mrs. Ed- 
ward G, Brown, Miss Elizabeth Burt, 
Miss Jessie C. Chamberlain, Mrs. 
Bessie B. Cobb, Mrs. N. J. Daggett, 
Mrs. George Downs (Georgie Shel- 
don), Mrs. Inez E. Fox, Miss Marion 
T. Hosmer, Mrs. Lillian C. Kirtland, 
Mrs. Jessie L. Leonard, Mrs. Mary 
J. Lincoln, Mrs. Myra B. Lord, Miss 
Helen Maguire, Mrs. Alice Turner 
Nye, Mrs. Ida M. Pierce, Mrs. Isa- 
belle A. Potter, Mrs. Bernard J. Pen- 
dleton, Mrs. Ella C. Richards, Bar- 
oness Rose Posse Strong, Mrs. Lulu 
S. Upham, Miss Floretta Vining, 
Mrs. Clara Whitonstone, Mrs. Har- 
riet Prescott Spofford, Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Stuart Phelps, Mrs. J. Earl 
Hathaway, Mrs. Charles H. Davis, 
MANCHESTER. 
The residence of Dr. and Mrs. 
George W. Blaisdell on Union street, 
was the scene of a delightful after- 
noon tea Wednesday, given by Miss 
Alice Blaisdell in honor of her sis- 
ter, Miss Ruth J., whose engagement 
to Abbott Hodgess Hoare was an- 
nounced last week. 
One of the new laws in Massa- 
chusetts is that relative to payments 
to employees for personal injuries 
received in the course of their em- 
ployment and to the prevention of 
such injuries. Employers of labor 
will be interested to know that the 
George E. Willmonton agency is 
now. prepared to issue policies cover- 
ing this risk, and Mr. Willmonton 
will no doubt be glad to enlighten 
anyone interested in the new en- 
actment. 
Jessie F, Rust to Patrick Kelleher 
both of Manchester, land Pleasant 
street, Manchester, 90 by 120 feet. 
Mrs. Clarence Carver of Danvers, 
is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. E. 
Newman, Pleasant street. 
Lamson & Hubbard straw hats at 
Bell’s. eo 
The Essex County association, 
WRC, will hold its annual business 
meeting in the Manchester Town 
hall on Wednesday, September 13th. 
WRC members please take notice. 
Manchester fans will have the 
pleasure of witnessing a snappy 
game at the Brook street play- 
grounds, Labor Day, between the 
strong Wesley Club baseball team of 
Peabody and the Crickets. The team 
played here several weeks ago and 
put up a good match. The line-up 
of their team is as follows: Peil, 3b; 
Larabee, ss; Smith, N. E., p. or 2b, 
(Capt.) ; Smith, A. F., 1b; Hallowell, 
p. or 2d; Goodwin, R., lf; Moulton, 
ec; Goodwin, H., ef; Page, rf; Kelley, 
p; Whitaker, MeMillan. 
Mrs. F. P. Pickering, Mrs. Frank E. 
Moore, Mrs. Charles Moore, Mrs. 
Emmeline Tower, Mrs. Guy Lincoln 
and many who are not members of 
the association. 
during 
SEPTEMBER 
may be obtained at 
The Leach Cottage 
41 Central St, 
Manchester 
