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MANCHESTER 
R. E. Newman has been in Provi- 
dence and New York this week clos- 
ing some advertising contracts for 
next season’s advertising in the 
Breeze and the North Shore direc- 
tory. 
Mrs. Long announces Tuesday 
evening, October 31st, Town hall, 
Manchester, as the opening evening 
for the class in dancing. Tickets 
can be obtained for the series on 
that evening. Class work from 7.30 
to 9 .o’clock, and general dancing 
from 9 until 11 o’clock. 
Miss Elsie E. Northrup has taken 
a position as clerk at the Industrial 
School for Crippled and Deformed 
Children, 241 St. Botolph street, 
Boston, of which Francis J. Cotting 
is the president, and not as assistant 
secretary to Mr. Cotting as was 
stated last week. 
The proposed Manchester Band 
met Wednesday evening, when the 
required number, with the exception 
of one were present, so it would 
seem an assured venture. Many are 
interested and look forward to the 
winter’s work. 
The High school orchestra have 
organized for the year with Ralph 
Hayward, cornetist; Miss Dora 
Marshall, pianist; Allen McKinnon, 
Joseph Carey and Miss Porter, vio- 
linists. 
Surprised Mr. McGregor 
About sixty friends of James Mc- 
Gregor, the well known caretaker 
of Miss Adele G. Thayer’s es- 
tate at West Manchester, called at 
the place Wednesday evening and 
gave him a genuine surprise. Mr. 
McGregor has been in Manchester 
almost thirteen years, as caretaker 
of the Thayer estate. Miss Thayer 
has recently sold her place and has 
built a new summer home at Dublin, 
N. H. Mr. McGregor is to go to 
Dublin early next month to take 
charge of this new estate. 
Thus it was that three score of his 
friends at Manchester and Beverly 
Farms, gave him a surprise Wednes- 
day evening. By prearranged plan, 
some of the active ones in the party 
had cleared the carriages from the 
barn and substituted chairs and set- 
tees. About 8 o’clock Mr. McGregor 
was told that one of the horses in 
the barn needed attention so in 
haste he went to the place and 
turned on the lights. When he saw 
so many people seated and standing 
around he was almost stunned. He 
didn’t know what to make of it; 
but soon awoke to the situation and 
proceeded to make the best of it. 
There was plenty of refreshments 
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and everybody joined in the spirit 
During the evening Mr. McGregor 
of the occasion and had a good time. 
was presented with a handsome 
leather upholstered chair, the pres- 
entation being made by George S. 
Sinnicks. 
Meanwhile a few ladies were with 
Mrs. McGregor at their cottage and 
a delegation of the men went to the 
house and presented Mrs. McGregor 
with some silver tea spoons. The af- 
fair was very successfully con- 
ducted, William Hawkesworth, a 
neighbor of Mr. McGregor, being 
the leading light in arranging the 
party. 
Parent-Teacher Association 
The opening session of the Man- 
chester Parent-Teacher Association 
was held Wednesday evening at the 
Price school. The meeting princi- 
pally was for the reception of the 
new teachers of the school corps, 
who were cordially welcomed to 
Manchester by the hospitality com- 
mittee, Mrs. G. A. Knoerr, chair- 
man; Supt. Mackin, Mrs. Beaton, 
president of the association; Miss 
Anne Clark, secretary, who in turn 
made the teachers and parents ac- 
quainted. 
The new teachers are Miss Belle. 
Porter of Stoughton, instructor of 
English at the High school; Miss 
Lilla Alger of Needham, commercial 
teacher at the High school; Miss 
Edith Folsom of Brockton, assistant 
principal at the Priest school; Miss 
Nolan of Portland, successor to 
Miss Jones at the Price school and 
Miss Fanny Knight of Manchester 
formerly located in Wakefield, as- 
sistant in first grade. 
The musical and literary program 
comprised selections by the High 
school orchestra, composed of: Prof. 
Hayward, cornetist ; Miss Dora Mar- 
shall, pianist; Miss Porter, Messrs. 
Carey and McKinnon, violinists. 
Mrs. J. W. Lee favored the com- 
pany with songs, Mrs. Edith Will- 
lams, accompanist; Mrs. W. C. 
Rust was to have played piano se- 
lections, but was obliged to be ab- 
sent owing to indisposition. Post- 
master Wheaton gave the practical 
talk of the evening bringing to the 
notice of the parents and teachers 
the benefits of the Postal Savings 
Bank now established in Manches- 
Postmaster Wheaton urged such 
savings by the school child as a very | 
safe investment. 
Supt. Mackin made an announce- 
ment of the Gloucester Teachers’ 
lecture course. 
Union Suits and Sweaters at 
Bell’s, Central square, * 
BREEZE 
Grand Army Camp Fire — Francis 
M. Stanwood Arranged 
Interesting Program 
Grand Army hall, Manchester, — 
was filled to overflowing last Friday 2 
evening when a delightful program 
of addresses, readings and music 
was presented under the direction of 
Francis M. Stanwood of the summer 
colony, a member of the Post Asso- 
ciates. The camp fire was arranged 
in honor of the post, and the mem- 
bers of the WRC and Sof V were 
invited to partake of the good 
things offered. General Chas. H. 
Taylor of the Boston Globe, was, as 
usual, overflowing with wit and hu- 
mor, and was given a great ovation 
by the gathering. 
After words of weleome by Com- 
mander Enoch Crombie, fourteen of 
the veterans marched into the room 
led by a drummer. They sang, 
‘“We are the Boys.’’ Miss Brenda 
Cook sang and then Mr. Stanwood 
gave a talk on Patriotism. The key- 
note to his remarks was that ‘‘ where 
the heart is, thers is patriotism.’’ 
He spoke of the placing of Lee’s 
statue at the National capital, which 
he believed was the wrong kind of 
patriotism and was out of harmony 
with Northern patriotism. 
Following Mr. Stanwood’s ad- 
dress, which brought forth much ap- 
plause, Miss Marcia Taylor, Mr. 
Stanwood’s niece, sang very sweetly 
‘“The Star Spangled Banner.’’ She 
was forced to respond to an encore. 
‘‘New England’s Dead’’ was the 
subject of a reading by Mrs. Seddie 
Follett. Mrs. anys sang a patri- 
otic selection. Stanwood then 
read a poem ‘the ‘Angels of Buena’ 
Vista.”’ 
General Chas. H. Taylor was then 
introduced, though he needed no in- 
troduction to a gathering of this 
kind in Manchester, as he is well 
known to every Grand Army man, 
and he has been here on several oc- 
casions to address the post. «He 
was brimming over with good wit 
and humor, and story telling. He 
prefaced his story-telling by a brief 
talk on ‘‘Suecess in Life.’’ ‘‘What- 
ever you do,’’ he said, ‘‘do just a 
little more than is expected of you. 
The man who waits for luck to come 
to him, will wait a long while. for it 
will never come. We all need the 
microbe of industry and ambition. 
There is a great deal in knowing who 
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