May 26, 1916. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 25 
Patriotic Bodies Honor Comrade Edwin P. Stanley 
VER two hundred persons paid 
their respects to Junior Vice De- 
partment Commander Edwin P. 
Stanley at the reception tendered him 
by the patriotic orders of Manchester 
in the Town hall, Manchester, Fri- 
day evening. The hall was decorated 
with American flags, palms and cut 
flowers. Heading the receiving line 
was Town Clerk Alfred S. Jewett, 
patriotic instructor of Allen Post, G. 
A. R., the next in line being Edwin 
P. Stanley, the newly elected depart- 
ment officer in whose honor the func- 
tion was held. The others in the re- 
ceiving line were F. A. Mole, of No. 
Adams, Department Commander; 
Edward S. Knight, chairman of the 
Manchester: Board of Selectmen; 
Senior Vice Department Commander 
Denny of Worcester; Mrs. Loa 
Stuart Wadsworth of Boston, Past 
Department President of the Wo- 
man’s Relief Corps and president of 
the Aid Association for the Old Sol- 
dier’s Home; Enoch Crombie, Com- 
mander Allen Post; Mrs. Barbara 
Cook, President of Allen Relief Corps 
of Manchester; O. J. Seabold, or A-+- 
lington, Department Press Correspon- 
Gent, S. of V., and John L. Prest, 
Commander Col. Woodbury Camp, 
S. of V., Manchester. 
Members of the G. A. R. posts, 
Woman’s Relief corps and of Camps 
of Sons of Veterans from Gloucester, 
Essex, Beverly, Salem and Danvers 
attended the reception and greeted 
the new department officer. 
After everyone had paid his re- 
spects to the Department officials, 
Mrs. Raymond C. Allen sang “The 
Star Spangled Banner,” Miss Helen 
Cheever playing an acconpaniment. 
Edward S. Knight extended the wei- 
come of Manchester to the visitors 
and paid tribute to Mr. Stanley. Mr. 
Knight spoke of the beauties and na- 
tural resources of Manchester whici 
have led to its becoming one of the 
wealthiest sum'ver resorts in Amer- 
ica. He spoke of its civic develop- 
ment, which compared favorably with 
larger cities. “Sore of our young 
iren went away and others have re- 
mained here in Manchester and have 
filled positions of trust in our village. 
Of the latter I know of none of great- 
er worth than my friend Edwin P. 
Stanley, who has recently received 
this honor at the hands of his com- 
rades.” 
Alfred S. Jewett told of a life-long 
friendship with Mr. Stanley. He 
told of the enlistment in ’61, of Mr. 
Stanley’s service during the war, of 
his imprisonment and his final re- 
turn to Manchester where for nearly 
30 years he has been Town Treas- 
Ure 
Department 
brought the greetings and tribute of 
the Department of Massachusetts to 
Commander Mole 
the new officer. He said that he had 
met Mr. Stanley at Gettysburg and 
learned to love and respect him. He 
pointed out that Mr. Stanley would 
in the course of two years be elevated 
to the office of Commander of the 
Department of Massachusetts “the 
best department in the G. A. R.” 
Press Correspondent Seabold paid 
tribute to Mr. Stanley and compli- 
mented the local camp of Sons of 
Veterans upon their flourishing con- 
dition. A solo by Mrs. Frank G. 
Cheever followed. Senior Vice Com- 
mander of the Department, Mr 
Denny, said that as the officers of the 
Department knew the new Junior 
Vice Commander better, the better 
they liked him. He spoke about the 
services of the soldiers of ‘61 to 65 
and spoke of the European war of 
today. He declared that the Presi- 
dent should be backed up by a united 
country in his international relations. 
“T have no patience with those people 
who oppose preparedness,” he said. 
“We did not raise our boys primarily 
to be soldiers, but God help us 1f our 
boys don’t come to the front in time 
of need. The boys of today, how- 
ever, are just as courageous as the 
boys of ’61 and we have nothing to 
fear.” 
Mrs. Wadsworth extended the 
greetings of the association she repre- 
sents and told of the work being done 
for the old soldiers. Assistant Quar- 
termaster-general Weatherby  pro- 
phesied a splendid success for Mr. 
Stanley in his new office and in the 
succeeding offices he will hold. He 
said that today there are 9,086 mem- 
bers of the department, but in two 
years when Mr. Stanley will head the 
department the number will have 
melted away to about 7,500. He also 
made a plea for preparedness. 
In conclusion Post Commander 
Enoch Crombie pinned the badge of 
the junior vice commander upon Mr. 
Stanley, who in reply to the presenta- 
tion speech of Mr. Crombie said he 
would do his best to fulfil the duties 
of his office with credit to his Post, 
the Town and himself. A solo by 
Mrs. J. W. Lee, “The End of a Per- 
fect Day,” and remarks by Francis 
M. Stanwood concluded the program. 
Refreshments were served. Long's 
orchestra provided music. 
MANCHESTER CHURCHES 
Special union memorial services 
will be held in the Congl. church next 
Sunday morning at 10.45 o’clock. The 
sermon will be preached by the pastor, 
Rev. Charles A. Hatch. Special mu- 
sic, appropriate to the occasion, will 
be rendered by the choir. An anthem, 
“Gloria,” will precede the sermon. 
Following it the choir will sing, “To 
Thee, O Country,” and Mrs. Sargent 
will sing a solo. A male quartet will 
sing, “Tenting Tonight.” The fol- 
lowing patriotic organizations will at- 
tendin a body: Allen Post, G. A. R ; 
Allen Relief Corps; Col. Woodbury 
Camp, S. of V., and the Boy Scouts. 
There will be no morning service at 
the Baptist church next Sunday, tre 
congregation uniting with the Congl. 
church for the annual memorial ser- 
vice. The Sunday school will mect 
as usual and Rev. A. G. Warner wiil 
preach in the evening on “Heroes and 
Hero Worship.” 
Mansfield once made a _ vigorous 
objection to a couple of scene-shifters, 
who, after some laborious work in 
the flies, came to the stage breathing 
heavily as a result of their exertions. 
Mansfield nearly froze them with a 
look. Then he summoned Quinn. 
“The breathing of those men annovs 
me,” he said. ‘“I’d answer to the law 
if I stopped it,” was the ready re- 
sponse of the IJrishman.—Christian 
Register. 
