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Feb. 23, 1917. 
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
OBSERVANCE OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY 
oF MorHers’ CONGRESS AND 
CuiInp WELFARE Work. 
A well attended and _ interesting 
meeting of the Parent-Teacher asso- 
ciation was held in Price school hall, 
Manchester, on Monday _ evening. 
Despite another gathering the same 
evening there was a large audience. 
The occasion was the observance of 
the 20th anniversary of the beginning 
of the Mothers’ Congress and Child 
Welfare work. The speakers were 
Mrs. Grace K. Beaton of Manchester 
and Mrs. C. Neal Barney of Lynn. 
Mrs. Beaton gave a comprehensive 
and interesting sketch of the organ- 
ization from its inception. It had its 
erigin with Mrs. Theo. Barney of 
Washington and Mrs. © Phoebe 
Hearst of California and Washing- 
ton, who financed it through its first 
stages from their own private in- 
ocmes. 
“The organization has grown until 
it now covers 38 states,” she said, 
“and has enrolled 100,000 members 
The love of children and their wel- 
fare is the power that has stood be- 
hind this movement and is responsi- 
ble for its success. It is purely a 
work of love; none of its officers 
draws a salary and many of them in- 
ceed have spent large sums from 
their own incomes for the work; for 
instance, Mrs. Geo. Johnson of Phuila- 
delphia furnished all the funds for 
instituting the organization in her 
state. Last year Mrs. Porter organ- 
‘zed it in Texas and our Mrs. Mears 
in Maine. Our beloved president 
Mrs. Higgins has done a wonderful 
work.and no one will ever know how 
much of her own money has gone in- 
to it. The Congress of Mothers has 
seen a great opportunity in the pris- 
ons to separate erring children from 
hardened criminals and was respon- 
sible for passing a law allowing states 
to provide funds to enable dependent 
mothers, who otherwise would be 
obliged to send them away, to keep 
their children at home. This law has 
been adopted by 28 states.” 
Mrs. C. Neal Barney of Lynn, the 
next speaker, gave a most practical 
and helpful talk on “Discipline of the 
Child in the Home” and her words 
created a profound impression, 
. “When we speak of discipline,” she 
said, “we are.very apt to think it 
means punishment of some kind, but 
this is not necessarily so. It is true 
there are many cases when it should 
“ean punishment, but generally speak- 
ing it means something broader and 
Jarger than that; discipline means 
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NORTH SHORE BRIERZE 
MANCHESTER 
Members of Col. H. P. Woodbury 
camp, S$. of V., observed Washing- 
ton’s birthday at their regular, meet- 
ing on Tuesday evening. Each mem- 
ber had a part in the program which 
consisted of readings on Washington. 
Patriotic Instructor J.C. Mackin gave 
a brief talk. Following the meeting 
play was resumed in the pitch tourna- 
ment and the floormen gained an- 
other game, bringing their lead up to 
15 games. 
A near serious accident occurred at 
the Cove last Saturday, when a stove 
blew up in the cellar basement, where 
Warren Heath, with two assistants 
was at work repairing lobster pots. 
Just at the moment the explosion 
came, Mr. Heath, who was near the 
stove, stooped over to pick up a piece 
ef stock. This move undoubtedly 
saved him from serious injury, as 
where he was standing, a veritable 
shower of stove covers and smaller 
pieces of cast iron filled the air, pass- 
ing directly over the spot where his 
head was. 
Rep MEN HAvE 
Bic NicuHt. 
Red fire lighted Manchester streets 
Wednesday evening when the mem- 
bers of Conomo tribe of Red Men, 
augmented by large delegations from 
Wingaersheek tribe of Gloucester and 
Wonosquam tribe of Rockport pa- 
raded from the railroad station to the 
Town hall » buildinggrs the Great 
Sachem of Massachusetts, Dr. Fred- 
erick Bryant paid a visit to Manches- 
ter, accompained by George W. 
Emerson, the great chief of records, 
and A. W. Ellison, the great guard 
of wigwam. About 110 Red Men 
were present. Fifty-five members of 
Conomo, tribe answered the roll-call, 
including 11 charter members, and 16 
past sachems. Letters were read 
from four absent brothers. 
One of the pleasant incidents of 
the evening was the presentation bv 
Mr. Emerson, on behalf of the local 
tribe, of a past sachem’s jewel to 
Leonard Andrews, who has been col- 
lector of wampum of Conomo tribe 
since its institution 24 years ago. 
Speeches were made. by. Dr. 
Bryant—one to palefaces, four of 
whom made application’ for member- 
ship, and one to the tribe. Brothers 
Young and Jones of Lynn sang a 
duet, and Past Sachen Léavitt of 
Lynn sang a bass solo. | 
The grand climax of: the evening 
was the. serving of a cock stew in the 
banquet hall. It was one of Bill 
Spry’s best. and proved a treat espec- 
jally to the visitors, who know. of 
Manchester’s fame as a great place 
for “eats.” 
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GLOUCESTER-MANCHESTER © 
"BUS 
Wit, Exrenp MANCHESTER LINES 
BEGINNING Monpay, FEs. 26. 
4 
Shepherd & Story, the new prop- 
rietors of the Gloucester-Manchester 
bus line, succeeding Story & Green- 
wood, announce that beginning next 
Monday, Feb. 26, they will lengthen 
out their lines in Manchester, begin- 
ning with the first afternoon trip and 
continuing the rest of the day. On 
these trips instead of coming to the 
square and stopping for the return 
trip to Gloucester the “busses. will 
come to the square and continue on 
through ‘Central street to Pine, thence 
through Pleasant and School streets 
back to the square. It will be possi- 
ble to do this without affecting the 
running time. Patrons should re- 
member that this arrangement does 
not operate with the morning trips. 
Vhe schedule will continue the bal- 
ance of the winter as before, as fol- 
lows: 
Leave P. O. Sq., Leave Central 
Gloucester Sq., Manchester 
*7.00 a.m. aio Oae Wile 
9.00 9.30 
*10.30 *11.00 
12.00 noon 1.00 p.m. 
2.00 p.m. 2.30 
4.00 4.30 
5.15 6.00 
6.30 7.00 
7.30 8.00 
9.30 10.00 
10.30 =e 1400 
1.00 11.30 
*Omitted Sundays and Holidays. 
**Saturdays only. 
By this new arrangement Manthes- 
ter people are offered a fairly good 
‘bus service through its main arteriés 
—through Summer street, which ex- 
tends from Gloucester line to the 
town, and through School street, and 
also on the outlying Pine and Pleas- 
ant street sections. ad?), 
CoLoNIAL Parry. 
A colonial party was enjoyed by 
Friendship circle in the vestry of the 
Baptist church, Manchester, on Tues- 
day evening. ‘Tableaux were: “George 
and Martha Washington,” Winthrop 
Younger and Miss . Bessie .. Harris; 
“Three Little Sisters; “Dollie, Mad- 
ison.” Miss Ruth Spry, and ‘‘Amer- 
ica,” Miss Inez Babcock. Rey. A.,G. 
Warner sang a solo with. the, first 
tableau, Mrs. W. B. Calderwood with 
the second and third and Mrs. Alice 
Lee with the fourth. A dialog, “The 
First Flag.” was recited by Winthrop 
Younger and Miss Bessie Lethbridge. 
Poems on Washington were read. by 
Mrs. William Follett and ‘William 
Matheson., Winthrop Younger. sang. 
“The. Man . We. Always ...Ldve.’ 
Games were played and refreshments 
served, 
