NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER WOMAN’S CLUB 
Dr. Leon H. Vincent Lecturer For Opening Meeting of New Year. Sub- 
Ject—‘‘Franklin as a Man of Letters’’. 
The Manchester Woman’s Club 
held their opening meeting of the 
New Year Tuesday afternoon, the 
president, Mrs. Tenney, presiding. 
The announcements of club inter- 
est during the business session had 
reference to the parliamentary law 
class which meets this evening with 
Mrs. Nellie M. Rogers. The current 
events class will meet Jan. 10, with 
Mrs. Carrie L. Knight. 
Previous to the lecture by Dr. Vin- 
cent, Alfred L. Saben, principal of 
the Manchester High school, render- 
ed most acceptably ‘‘Roses of June’’, 
a vocal selection by Gerald Lane. He 
was accompanied by G. Allyn Brown. 
Dr. Vincent, who has such a hap- 
py style in presenting his historical 
lectures, gave the salient points of 
his address in his usual inimitable 
style. He does not forget the humor- 
ous touches which enliven such ad- 
dresses. In his treatment of Franklin 
he had great latitude to do so. Conse- 
quently he proved very entertain- 
ing. 
Dr. Vincent stated in part that 
Benjamin Franklin was the young- 
est son of 18 children. He was ap- 
prenticed early in his youth to his 
brother, James Franklin, a news- 
paper publisher. He read good books 
and reproduced their style in his 
writings. Personally he was a writ- 
er of inherited powers. 
In relation to colonial longevity, 
he stated that Franklin’s father died 
at 89 years, his mother at 85 years. 
He was born Jan. 6, 1706, at Milk 
street, Boston. 
In alluding to his literary style 
and characteristics, he mentioned 
the influence of the colonial paper 
called ‘‘The Spectator’. He was a 
skeptic as to religion. He was a 
great devotee of Bunyan. 
As to his family relations bearing 
on his career, he mentioned the 
quarrel which ensued between the 
brother James and Franklin over 
the latter’s surreptitious contribu- 
tions to his brother’s paper under a 
nom de plume. He married Miss 
Deborah Reed, a witty and spirited 
woman of Phila., whence he went 
after leaving Boston. 
Tlis places of residence beside Bos- 
ton were London, then again, Phila- 
delphia, where he published the 
Pennsylvania Gazette, which laid the 
foundation for American journalism. 
He was also the founder of subscrip- 
tion libraries. The Philadelphia 
library started from his endeavors 
in this respect. 
As an inventor he is particularly 
famous for inventive genius. Some 
of his inventions were lightning 
rods, the Franklin stove, watertight 
compartments in_ ships, movable 
arms for libraries, double spectacles, 
which have been modified in thou- 
sands of ways, the mangle and 
others. 
The characteristics, which gave 
him so much success, was his tact, 
diplomacy, general knowledge of 
life and innate ability. He was 
not ‘‘a learned ignorant man’’. He 
had the needful, close contact with 
the small actualities of life. He was 
witty and open minded. At 6914 
years he was doing great things. He 
was quoted as saying that in his 
methods he tried to ‘‘save people 
from being jealous of me’’. He was 
not mercenary. He eared not for 
the material results of his labors so 
long as his pride and ingenuity were 
satisfied. 
His literary productions famous 
for condensed expression include 
‘Poor Richard’s Almanac’’, pro- 
verbs and maxims, sententious say- 
ings, social and educational satires, 
epilogues, political papers and auto- 
biography. In his urbane and inimi- 
table style he founded American lit- 
erature. He was a forerunner of 
Mark Twain, 
His public service was manifold. 
It embraced statecraft, literature 
and science. He founded modern 
electrical science. He was a human- 
ist, the friend of man. He thought 
war was idiotic, peace just. He was 
a signer of the Declaration of In- 
dependence. 
As a man of letters he aiaich a dis- 
tinetive step forward for the founda- 
tion of our national literature. His 
art was self conscious, hence its suc- 
cess. 
Tea was served at the close of the 
lecture by Miss Anne Clarke and 
Miss Lila G. Goldsmith. Mrs. Grace 
kK. Beaton was the hostess of the day. 
Jan. 17, the elub will hold ‘‘Home 
Day’’. The feature will be theatri- 
eals. Mrs. Charlotte E. Brown will 
manage the performance. Mrs. 
Catherine Campbell will be the hos- 
tess. 
It is an easy matter to size up a 
man if his dog crawls under the 
house when it sees him approaching. 
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A little daughter arrived Sunday: 
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm... 
Melvin of Bennett street. 
Miss Gertrude Goldsmith, who is 
a member of the faculty at the Salem 
Normal school, spent the holiday | 
season in Vermont. 
The officers of Col. H. P. Wood- 
bury camp 149, S. of V., will be in- 
stalled next Tuesday evening, Jan. 
10, at-G. A. R. hall. 
Men’s Fur Caps at Bell’s. 8 
Miss Louisa MeIntire of Westfield, 
N. J., a former member of the local 
school corps, was the guest of Mrs. 
Edward S. Knight of School street, 
over the holidays. 
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plummer 
Andrews were in town over New’ 
Year’s visiting the former’s grand- 
mother, Mrs. Slade, Brook street. 
Mr. Andrews is working at the ay 
eral Electric in Lynn. 
It is understood that the large va-. 
eant barn at the Summer street en-. 
trance to the Essex County club is 
to be torn down before spring and 
the property on which it is located! 
improved. The club recently bought | 
this from the Mahoney heirs. 
Miss Laura F. Carney, the district 
nurse, spent the holiday season in. 
Boston the guest of friends. She al-. 
so renewed her affiliations with the’ 
Boston Nurse’s Club while there.! 
Since her return Miss Carney 54 
DATION 
been in attendance on several cases.. 
Emerson Shoes at Bell’s. *] 
The officers of Liberty Rebekah 
lodge, IOOF, were elected last Fri-. 
day evening as follows: Mrs. EH. L.° 
Valentine, noble grand; Miss Clara. 
Sargent, vice grand; Miss Jennie: 
Sargent, rec. secy; Mrs. Susan M.. 
Andrews, fin, secy; Mrs. Emily Stan-| 
ley, treas.; John R. Allen, al 
tee 3 years. 
A committee of which Dr. W. H. 
Tyler is chairman is arranging for 
the annual banquet of the N. S. Hor- 
ticultural society, which is to be 
held in the Town hall on Wednes- 
day evening, Jan. 25th. The supper 
will be served promptly at 6.30 and 
will be followed by brief after-din- 
ner speechmaking, the only speakers 
being two men connected with the 
Boston society, probably. A choice 
entertainment program is being ar- 
ranged, to be composed almost en- 
tirely of out of town talent. Dancing 
will bring the evening to a close. | 
Queen Quality Shoes at Bell’s. * 
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