Gloucester Section 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GLOUCESTER OFFICE, 171 MAIN STREET. 
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITIONS. 
Salem has just been enjoying a 
very successful exposition of the 
products manufactured in that city, 
and now on Tuesday next, Newbury- 
port comes to the front with a four 
days’ “Made in Newburyport exposi- 
tion” which is expected to and doubt- 
less will attract wide attention to the 
greatly diversified industries of that 
bustling little city at the mouth of the 
Merrimac. 
These expositions are a good thing. 
They serve to advertise in a practical 
way the industrial resources of a 
town or city, and lead manufacturers 
to investigate the advantages and 
benefits to be derived from locating 
in the city so advertised. 
In the long run the most prosper- 
ous city is the one that has the most 
diversified industries. Newburyport, 
for instance, is a better city in this 
respect than Marlboro. ‘The latter 
depends almost wholly upon shoe 
manufacturing and at times the city 
suffers severely from dull periods; 
while in Newburyport, with its many 
smaller manufactories employing in 
the aggregate about as many hands as 
the shoe factories of Marlboro, there 
are practically no dull seasons and the 
general run of business amounts to 
about the same throughout the year. 
Gloucester should fall in line in this 
exposition business although the ex- 
position, if one is held, should be 
given sometime during the summer 
when the city is filled with visitors. 
Fishing being the chief industry, it 
would naturally hold first place in any 
such exhibit, but special efforts should 
be made to exploit the various other 
industries that have sprung into ex- 
istence during the past few years, the 
growth and success of which will be 
an inducement to others to locate 
here. 
THE WESTERN AVENUE SEA WALL. 
The park commissioners have ad- 
vertised for bids for the construction 
of another section of the magnificent 
sea wall that is being built along 
Western avenue and which is to ex- 
tend along Stage Fort Park. 
This work, commenced three years 
ago, is one of the most important 
ever undertaken by the park depart- 
ment of Gloucester. Already several 
hundred feet of sea wall have been 
constructed extending from a point 
about one hundred feet east of the 
Annisquam river nearly to ‘the junc- 
tion of Western and Essex avenues. 
It is the rendezvous of thousands of 
people during the warm days and eve- 
nings of the summer months and is a 
source of constant delight and en- 
chantment to all who visit it. 
The commission is doing good 
work and the money seems to have 
been economically and wisely ex- 
pended. 
MAIN STREET CONDUITS OPPOSED. 
At a meeting of the Municipal 
Council, Monday afternoon, the mat- 
ter of the Main street conduits came 
up for consideration on a question as 
to whether the granting to the New 
England Telegraph and ‘Telephone 
Company the right to lay a conduit 
in that thoroughfare constituted the 
granting of an exclusive franchise, in 
violation of the City Charter. Mayor 
Patch was of the opinion that the city 
had a right to grant the franchise, 
while Alderman Donahue took the 
opposite view. 
Antone A. Silva, president of the 
Central Labor Union, was permitted 
to address the council in opposition 
and warned the council that if it did. 
not live up to the provisions of the 
charter he would cite the 
into court. The matter was finally re- 
ferred to City Solicitor Cunningham 
for an opinion. 
Patriot’s Day. 
Patriot’s Day was quietly observed 
in Gloucester, practically all business 
being suspended. Many attended the 
afternoon and evening dances at the 
Armory, while others took advantage 
of the holiday to take in the ball 
game at Stage Fort Park, between 
the Gloucester High School nine and 
the Chelsea team. The Olympia the- 
atre was also crowded both afternoon 
and evening. 
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. Smith spent 
Easter with their daughter, Mrs. Al- 
phonso Tarr of Newburyport. 
Miss Arizona Reed of Essex ave- 
nue has returned from an enjoyable 
trip to New York, Washington, Bal- 
timore and Mt. Vernon. 
members * 
L. F. WILLIAMS, MANAGER 
ITALIAN GARDEN PARTY. 
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED 
IN AID OF ADDISON GILBERT 
HOSPITAL. 
The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Addi- 
son Gilbert hospital, Gloucester, will 
hold an Italian Garden party in the 
City hall, April 25 and 26, which, ac- 
cording to the plans of those having 
the matter in charge, will be one of 
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the most artistic, beautiful and unique 
entertainments ever given in Glouces- — 
Lene 
The entertainment will be Italian 
in all its features and will consist 
of music by an Italian orchestra, Ital- 
ian songs and dances, feature acts by 
members of the YMCA, music by © 
a mandolin club and solos by Misses 
Rebecca’ Andrews -and Christina 
Whitty. 
The hall will be prettily decorated 
and the floor will contain a number — 
of booths, which will be in charge of 
the following committees: 
Flower committee, Miss Charlotte 
Yates, chairman; Miss Blanche Pew, 
Miss Lelia P. Maddocks, Miss Helen 
Thompson, Miss Ella Johnson, Miss 
Lillian Brown, Miss Beulah King, 
Miss Hester Johnson, Miss Margaret 
Alling, flower girls. | 
Punch servers: Mrs, Frank W. 
Homans, chairman; Mrs. Robert W. 
Phelps, Mrs. Oscar Howland,. Miss 
C. Louise Friend. Assistants, Miss 
Nellie Regan, Miss Margaret Cun- 
ningham, Miss Margaret Wells, Miss 
Rose Londergon. 
First Baptist Fred 
booth: Mrs. 
Fisher, chairman; Mrs. Frank Mac-. 
Pherson, Mrs. Frank O. Griffin, Miss 
Miriam Rice, Miss Mabel Garland, 
Miss Ernestine Harding, Miss Susie 
Hall. 
Universalist: Mrs. Howard Steele, 
chairman, Miss Sally Steele, Miss 
Lucy Steele, Miss Margery Stan- 
wood, Miss Marguerite Shute. As- 
sistants, Mrs. John J. Stanwood, Mrs. 
Allan Rowe, Mrs. Horace A. Smith, 
Mrs. Edward S. Griffin, Mrs. Joseph 
EK. Garland, Mrs. Sarah A. Fisher, 
Mrs. Fred Allen, Miss Lucy B. Davis, 
Miss Catalina Davis. 
Unitarian: Mrs. F. A. Docherty, 
chairman, and assistants. 
Chapel Street Baptist: Mrs. Nellie 
Parsons and assistants. 
