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GLOUCESTER 
Invitations have been sent out by 
Mrs. Edward T. Russell announcing 
the engagement of her daughter 
Katherine Baxter to Maurice QO. 
Whipple. The wedding will take 
place Feb. 8, in Boston. The Rus- 
sells are prominent summer visitors 
to Gloucester and have .a beautiful 
home at Eastern Point, near’ the 
Ramparts. 
At a recent meeting of the Aris- 
ton elub, the following officers were 
elected: Albert E. Robinson, presi- 
dent; Donald R. Perkins, vice presi- 
dent; Carl E. Crittenden, secretary ; 
Edward J. Flaherty, treasurer. 
The members of the St. Botolph 
elub, Boston, and their friends Were 
invited this week to a private view 
of the sculptured works of Charles 
Grafly of Philadelphia, the famous 
sculptor, who has a cottage-studio 
at Lanesville. The exhibit was held 
at the club rooms on Newbury street. 
The coming two weeks a public ex- 
hibition will be held. 
Rev. Wm. P. Stanley of Ports- 
mouth, N. H., was the guest of 
his mother, Mrs. John Stanley, of 
Middle street, early in the week. 
John Hays Hammond of Fresh 
Water Cove, who has been in Russia 
and Germany for the past two. 
months, has returned to New York. 
Counsel for plaintiff in the case of 
Arvilla Brown of Riverdale vs. the 
city of Gloucester, where’ the jury 
awarded plantiff $400 for injuries 
for a fall on Prospect street, has 
filed a motion for a new trial on the 
ground that the amount of damages 
was inadequate. 
George W. Belonga has decided to 
close out his Lynn shoe factory and 
devote his attention to the Brett 
Lumber Company. Mr. Belonga un- 
til recently was considering an offer 
from the Gloucester Board of Trade 
to locate his shoe factory in: that 
city. He employed 200 hands. 
Mrs. Otto Johnson is visiting her 
‘son Joseph Parks of Central Falls, 
NEE 
Col. Charles H. Wonson, the most 
prominent advocate of free fish in 
the city of Gloucester, has gone to 
Washington to appear before the 
Congressional committee on behalf 
of the: president’s recommendation 
placing fish of all kinds on the free 
list. 
The Ladies’ Society of the Inde- 
pendent Christian Church held their 
monthly meeting and supper in the 
vestry of the church Wednesday ev- 
ening. 
MUSIC. FESTIVAL. 
Brilliant Success: Of The Gloucester 
Choral Association’s Annual 
Entertainment. | 
Monday and Tuesday evenings and 
Tuesday afternoon the eighth annu- 
al musie festival of the Gloucester 
Choral Association oceurred at the 
City Hall, and at all the perform- 
anees. the hall was thronged with a — 
most brilliant assemblage. The pro- 
gram Monday evening consisted of 
Mendelssohn’s: ‘‘Hymn of Praise’’. 
The soloists were Miss Evelyn Blain, 
soprano, and Charles Hackett, tenor. 
The music as in previous years was 
under the direction of Arthur S. 
Wonson. 
‘*Maust,’’ Gounod’s iene opera, 
in concert form, was the program 
Tuesday evening, and it was ren- 
dered in a manner particularly pleas- 
ing to the large audience present. 
The matinee program consisted of 
selections by the Boston Festival 
Orchestra and solos by Miss Griggs 
and Mr. Hackett. One of the pleas- | 
ing features of the Festival occur- 
red Monday. evening when the Ac- 
oriana National Band of this city, 
presented Mrs. Arthur S. Wonson 
with a handsome bouquet of carna- 
tions and Mr. Wonson with a bouquet 
of mixed pinks. Miss Blair, the sol- 
oist was also presented with a bou- 
quet of white roses. 
The ushers at the festival concert 
were: Major E. B. Thomas, Adju- 
tant William R. Putney, ~ Quarter- 
master Lester P. Paige, Captain R. 
Wilton Harvey, Captain S. August 
Tinnekin. Captain. Joseph F. Carlz, 
Captain Pieree N. Hodgkins, First 
Lieutenant William F. Greely, First 
Tieutenant W. Conrad Thurston, 
First Lieutenant Harry J. Donald- 
son, First Lieutenant Roy L. Parsons 
Second Lieutenant Herman F. Tuck- 
er. Second Lieutenant William A. 
Bolger, Second Lieutenant Charles 
M. Clark, Second Lieutenant vereie 
S. Joyee. 
Richard L. Morey, for many years. — 
de-vt~ collector of taxes, has been 
elected collector of taxes by the mun- 
icipal council. The office of col- 
lector was until recently held by 
City Treasurer Dolliver, but by vir- 
tue of an ordinance recently pas- 
sed it was separated from the treas- 
urership. 
St. John Guild held a very enjoy- 
able social time at the Parish house 
on Wednesday evening. There was 
a large attendance. a 
Miss Eugenie M. Heller is spend- 
ing. a few weeks in New York City. 
