Gloucester Section 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GLOUCESTER OFFICE, 171 MAIN STREET. 
A Word to the Advertisers. 
The publisher of a summer paper 
which is issued eight weeks in the 
year, not content with soliciting 
business for his own publication, is 
stating to Gloucester advertisers 
that they should not patronize the 
Breeze because it is a Manchester 
institution, and patronizing it is 
simply sending money out of town. 
There is an old saying that ‘‘if 
your competitor talks about you put 
him on your payroll,’’ and while we 
ean hardly recognize the summer 
publication as a competitor, we are 
nevertheless glad to have him talk 
about us, as every little helps. 
The North Shore Breeze is pub- 
lished for all of the North Shore 
from Beverly to and including all of 
Cape Ann, and it is published every 
Friday of the year. , Its offiice of 
publication is in Manchester, be- 
cause that is a central point in the 
territory which it covers. The 
Breeze maintains an office in Glouc- 
ester for which it pays rent. No 
other weekly publication has .any 
office in this city. The Breeze em- 
ploys and pays weekly wages to 
three Gloucester people whose 
money is spent among the merchants 
and storekeepers of this city. No 
other weekly Gloucester publication 
employs on a stated salary any per- 
son whatsoever. 
There is no weekly paper printed 
in Gloucester either in the summer, 
the winter, or all the year round. 
The weekly paper referred to is 
printed out of town in an office that 
does not employ any Gloucester 
help. 
The North Shore Breeze has a eir- 
culation more than twice as large 
as any other weekly paper published 
anywhere on the North Shore, from 
Beverly to Rockport. This is not an 
idle boast but can be substantiated 
by actual figures. 
It is recognized everywhere as 
the leading society journal of the 
North Shore, and its subscription 
list is constantly increasing as well 
as its advertising patronage. It is 
the best medium with which to reach 
all of the people; the summer resi- 
dent, as well as those who make 
their home the year round on the 
North Shore and on Cape Ann. 
An Orderly Strike. 
Many are the words of commenda- 
tion that are being said regarding 
the conduct of the striking quarry- 
men at Bay View and _ Lanesville. 
It has been an orderly, quiet and 
well conducted strike. The men 
made a demand for a new scale of 
wages and because it was refused 
them, they struck and since the first 
of the month work on the mammoth 
quarries on the back of Cape Ann 
has been at a standstill. 
The men have been orderly and 
self respecting. There has been no 
rioting, no disorder and no scenes of 
violence. Most of the men engaged 
in the granite quarries of Cape Ann 
are of foreign birth and of limited 
education, but they have proven 
good citizens and men of whom any 
community might well be proud. 
Whether they win or lose in their 
demands for what they consider a 
more adequate scale of wages, they 
have at least won the respect and 
good-will of their fellow citizens for 
the sober, quiet and peaceful manner 
in which they have sought to enforce 
their demands. 
The YMCA Game. 
The YMCA instituted a new game 
last week which proved highly suc- 
cessful, the results being extremely 
gratifying to the members and 
friends of that popular organization. 
Under the leadership and direc- 
tion of Secretary Berry, a four days’ 
campaign for new members was con- 
ducted, the slogan of which was 
‘“Get into the Game.’’ When the re- 
turns were all counted Saturday 
evening, it was found that 228 new 
members had been added, bringing 
the total membership well over the 
700 mark. It is an astonishingly 
good record and Secretary Berry 
and the captains of the different 
teams are to be congratulated upon 
the great work they have accom- 
plished. 
The Gloucester YMCA has become 
an important factor in the social, re- 
ligious and political life of the city. 
It is alive and stirring, and is daily 
getting in closer touch with the 
great mass of people. 
There is no reason why the mem- 
bership should long” remain at its 
L. F. WILLIAMS, MANAGER 
present figure. The impetus that 
has just been given the institution 
by the four dags’ game, should bear 
fruit for many days to come and we 
confidentially expect to see the 
membership increased to 1,000 with- 
in a very short time. 
BUILDING AT LONG BEACH. 
Many Improvements Being Made at 
that Popular Resort. 
Long Beach seems bound to bene- 
fit from the action of the owners of 
Brier Neck in ordering all summer 
cottages from that property. At 
first the evicted cainpers turned their 
eyes toward Good Harbor Beach but 
the City Fathers turned a deaf ear 
to the request for locations there, 
and now the Brier Neck colony are 
swarming down upon Long Beach 
and the indications are that that 
charming stretch of sea coast will be 
even more popular and attracti 
thn ever. 
A number of new cottages are al- 
ready under construction and many 
of those on Brier Neck will be re- 
moved to sites along the beach as 
soon as weather conditions permit. 
Charles P. Hale has five new and 
substantial cottages under way and - 
it is probable he will build several 
more in time for them to be ocecu- 
pied the coming season. Many other 
improvements have been made at 
Long Beach since the season closed 
last September. The sea wall has 
been extended .and the plank walk 
now extends almost the entire length 
of the beach. 
At the Gloucester end of the 
beach the buildings, booths and pa- 
vilion are all to be renovated and 
improved and it is planned to add 
further attractions for the amuse- 
ment and benefit of visitors. 
Long Beach, which of late years 
has been rather quiet, will boom the 
coming season and will once again 
take its place as the most popular 
of the resorts in this section. 
Miss Marion Coombs of Clifton- 
dale, will be the guest over Sunday 
of Miss Dorothy Griffin of Common- 
wealth avenue. 
Miss Grace D. Hicks of East Mil- 
ton, was the guest Sunday, of Miss 
Belle O. Lane of Riverdale. 
