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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
VOL. IX 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Rogers of 
New York, will remain at their 
‘‘Mystery Isles’’ cottage at Beverly 
Farms until January, after which 
time they will go to the Bermudas. 
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At the National Theatre, Wash- 
ington, Monday night, Miss Ethel 
Barrymore, sister-in-law to Miss 
Primrose Colt, fiancee of Andrew 
Weeks Anthony of the Beverly 
Farms colony, appeared in ‘‘The 
Witness for the Defence.’’ Among 
those having box parties to witness 
Miss Barrymore’s performance were 
Clarence Moore and several mem- 
bers of the official set. Mr. and 
Mrs. Joseph Leiter were in atten- 
dance that evening at the Belasco: 
Theatre, where Miss Grace LaRue is 
playing in ‘‘Betsy.’”’ 
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An announcement of much inter- 
est in capital society and official cir- 
eles is the appointment of Lieuten- 
ant John W. Timmons, of the Bu- 
reau of Ordnance, Navy Depart- 
ment, to succeed Lieutenant Com- 
mander Leigh C. Palmer as naval 
aid to President Taft. Lieutenant 
Commander Palmer was recently 
selected by Mr. Meyer, Secretary of 
the Navy, as his personal aid. Lieu- 
tenant Timmons is from Ohio. He 
is the son-in-law of former Vice 
Pres. Fiarbanks. President Taft by 
the selection of younger officers for 
his naval aids has brought about a 
change from the régime of former 
President Roosevelt, who had_ his 
brother-in-law, Capt. W. S. Cowles, 
Commander Cameron McR. Winslow 
and Commander W. S. Sims during 
his administration. Mrs. Timmons, 
wife of the Lieutenant, spent the 
summer at Beverly Farms with Mr. 
and Mrs. Warren Fairbanks. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lithgow 
Devens of Boston and Manchester, 
are sailing December 9th for Eur- 
epe. They will be absent from the 
North Shore next season, having 
rented their cottage on Forest 
street, Manchester. 
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Herbert Mason of Boston and 
Peartbreak road, Ipswich, has been 
appointed as special police officer by 
the selectmen of Ipswich. 
MANCHESTER, MASS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1911. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The social world of Pittsburg is 
actively engaged in planning for a 
brilliant kirmess. It will be held 
in Carnegie Music hall, December 
13th, 14th, 15th and 16th under the 
auspices of the Women’s Industrial 
exchange. In the beautiful and ar- 
tistic Venetian dance the debutantes 
of the season will appear. They will 
include Miss Lois McGinley of the 
Manchester colony. In the carnival 
dance Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Curry 
of the Magnolia contingent will par- 
ticipate. Mrs. Herbert DuPuy and 
Mrs. Herbert Hostetter will chaper- 
one the polo dance. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Lester Leland have 
been spending a portion of the week 
in Boston. The holiday they spent 
at West Manchester. They are re- 
moving to Boston for the winter 
early next week. 
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Following the announcement of 
the dates for the official receptions 
and dinners in the White House has 
come the list of dinners which will 
be given for President and Mrs. 
Taft by the members of the Cabinet. 
The Secretary of State and Mrs. 
Knox will be the first to entertain 
the President and Mrs. Taft. They 
will give their dinner on January 
4th. Other dates are: The Secre- 
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac- 
Veagh, January 11th; the Attorney 
General and Mrs. Wickersham, Jan- 
uary 18th; the Postmaster General, 
January 25th; the Secretary of the 
Navy and Mrs. Meyer, February 
1st; the Secretary of the Interior 
and Mrs. Fisher, February 8th; the 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 
February 16th; the Secretary of 
War and Mrs. Stimson, February 
23d, and the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, March 2d. Although the Vice 
President does not appear in the 
list of those who give these Cabinet 
dinners, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman have 
made it a custom to entertain the 
President and Mrs. Taft each year. 
Their dinner will be given in Decem- 
ber, before the opening of the official 
season. 
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Miss Mabel T. Boardman returned 
to Washington from her western trip 
Monday night. 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
The 8. V. R. Crosby summer home 
at West Manchester, is still open, 
owing to the continued illness there 
of Mr. Se none none Dic mother. 
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The new mural painting ‘‘Israel, 
the Light to the Nations,’’ is placed 
in the vestry of the Temple Israel, 
Commonwealth avenue, Boston. Ar- 
thur M. Hazard, who painted this 
great picture, is one of a famous 
coterie of artists, who have sum- 
mered on the North Shore at East 
Gloucester. The painting is 10 x 52 
feet and covers 520 feet of wall 
space. 
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Miss Lois McGinley of Pittsburg 
and Manchester, as a debutante of 
the Pittsburg season, is enjoying a 
continual round of pleasures of a 
social nature. December 8th will be 
a dinner in honor of the debutantes 
with Mrs. Charles Arbuthnot, Jr., as 
hostess. December 19th there will 
be a cotillion at the Pittsburg club 
given by Mrs. Finley Hall Lloyd. 
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At the brilliant reception. Mrs. 
Charles Arbuthnot, Jr., gave for her 
debutante daughter, Miss Elizabeth 
Shaw Arbuthnot Thursday after- 
noon of last week at Pittsburg, as- 
sisting the hostess were Mrs. D. 
Herbert Hostetter and Miss Marion 
McGinley, also Miss Lois McGinley 
of the debutante coterie. 
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Miss Leslie Bradley of Boston 
and Pride’s is among those directing 
the sale in aid of the Children’s 
Island Sanatorium, which opened 
Monday in the Warren Chambers, 
Boston, and is to continue until De- 
cember 16th. The Vincent, Stew- 
art, Wellesley and Radcliffe college 
clubs are assisting at the sale. 
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Dr. and Mrs. Reginald H. Fitz’s 
protracted season on the North 
Shore at West Manchester, will be 
brought to a close December 11th. 
Their winter home is at 18 Arling- 
ton street, Boston. 
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Francis W. Fabyan and _ family 
brought their long season at West 
Manchester to a close Wednesday. 
The holiday season was spent at the 
Fabyan farm at Buzzard’s Bay. 
