MANCHESTER SECTION 
A. meeting of the. Haphazard club 
will’ be held next Tuesday’ evening 
with Mrs. F.°G.- Cheewer,.Bridge’ st. 
Dr. and Mrs: Geerge--W, Blaisdell 
are planning to leave. “Manchester ‘'a 
week from next Monday for a fort- 
night’s trip South. 
"The next. meeting -of the Brothee: 
hood will be held on Monday evening, 
March 19, when the: speaker will be 
State Treasurer Burrill. 
Manchester had one woman 
braved’ the elements’ Monday and 
came to Town hall*to cast her vote 
for a member .of..the..school .commit- 
tee. . 
The commatider ‘of Col. H. P. 
Woodbury camp, S: of V.; requests 
all brothers to be present at the meet- 
ing next, Tuesday, evening when new 
members are to be taken in.’ 
Mrs. Catherine McDonald and two 
daughters, who have been stopping at 
the home of Daniel. T.- Chane left 
Tuesday fer, Woburn, where Mrs 
McDonald intends to:make her home. 
The board.of sewer-commissioners 
-and the board. of. water commission- 
ers, the personnel of each of which is 
the same, met on Wednesday evening 
to organize for. the, ensuing year. 
George E. Hildreth was eleéted chair- 
man of both boards/: No appoint- 
ments were made at the meeting. 
Arrangements have, been completed 
for the baseball ° ‘movies’ to be given 
in Town hall next Friday afternoon 
and evening, March 16, under the aus- 
pices of the Baseball association. 
Stanley Wonson of Essex, who pro- 
vided the entertainment for the Par- 
ent-Teacher association, is to supply 
the machine and films. Admission 
for adults will be 15 certs and for 
children ro ‘cents. It is hoped if the 
first show. is a success to hold one 
every week or two weéks throughout 
the season’ for the benefit of the ‘base- 
ball team. | Aft the’ ‘aftertioon show 
for children only, icé cream cones 
will be on’ Sale. A ‘committee of 
young ladies is being ‘Organized -to 
make and: sell candy during the eve- 
ning show arid to Cooperate through- 
out the season as an auxiliary to ‘the 
entertainment committee. ~ Archie 
Cool will sing a solo at the evening 
show and the proeram will include a 
feature, picture “The Battle,” pro- 
duced (by Griffith,- who broueht out 
“The ‘Birth of a ‘Nation. ° Blanche 
who 
Sweet will play the leading ‘part. 
Different programs aré arranged for 
afternoon and evening. 
Friday, March 9; 1917. 
A recount of the vote for assessor 
for one year will be held in the office 
of the town clerk on Monday evening, 
March.12, at7.30 0 clock. “Jettrey’S. 
Reed’ received just one more vote 
than F. Clifford Rand, his opponent, 
the vote being 213 to 212. 
The heavy snow fall’ furnished 
work for a big gang of laborers on 
Tuesday and Wednesday and_ help 
was not hard to find since the in- 
crease in wages had gone into effect. 
The snow imade auto traveling diffi- 
cult. A big truck belonging to 
Sprague, Breed & Brown of Beverly 
broke down Wednesday and had to 
be towed into a Manchester garage 
by one of the company’s other trucks. 
remodeled and made _ to 
using your own materials, by 
Trafton, milliner, at Gertrude 
shop. adv. 
The coal situation in Manchester 
was brightened this week by the news 
that a barge load of coal was due to 
arrive today. Samuel Knight’s Sons 
Co. have a barge on the way, which 
reached Boston yesterday. Work 
has been pushed rapidly on the dyna- 
miting of the ice in the channel and 
the thaw yesterday helped weaken 
the ice. A tug was expected in this 
morning to break up the ice in the 
harbor. 
Children’s Day will be observed by 
the Manchester Woman’s club on 
Saturday afternoon, March 10, in the 
Chapel. Members” children between 
the ages of 5. and 16 are admitted on 
presentation of mothers visiting card. 
Members who have no children are 
privileged to invite one child by writ- 
ing name on visiting card. Members 
may invite any ene of children 
on payment of 25 cents for each child. 
The ‘Pearl Keating Players” will be 
the entertainers. Mrs. Wm. Hooper 
will be hostess of the afternoon. 
A feature of the entertainment ot 
Allen Relief corps to be held in Town 
hall next Wednesday evening, March 
14, will be the appeal to patriotism in 
songs and readings, particularly ap- 
propriate at this time. Among those 
who will take part will be Mrs. 
Rebecca Andrews Lambert, soloist ; 
Mrs. Harriet Brewster © Pragnell, 
‘eader, and the High School glee club. 
A’ piano duet will be played by 
Misses Wilson’and Marshall. There 
will be a farce bv home talent, “No 
Men: Wanted.” Tickets are on sale 
by the committee or may ‘be had 
the door. 
Hats 
order, 
DG. 
Mrs. F;.V. H. Forbes of San Fran- 
cisco is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred 
Vickery, Brook st. 
Miss Doris Trafton of the Gertrude 
shop attended the Milliners’ conven- 
tion at Ford hall, Boston, this week. 
Mrs. Forster Tenney and baby are 
spending part of the time with the 
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 
Kitfield, at the Cove, while Mr. Ten- 
ney is in California. 
Ten candidates received the initia- 
tory degree at the meeting of North 
Shore lodge, A. O. U. W., on Tues- 
day evening. The degree team of 
Benoni lodge, A. O. U. W., of Clif- 
tondale exemplified the degree. A 
large number of guests was present 
from Gloucester, Salem, Beverly and 
Boston. The work was carried out 
in a splendid manner. Two applica- 
tions for membership were received. 
One of Spry’s fine clam stews was 
served. 
The 25th anniversary of Col. H. P. 
Woodbury camp, 8S. of V., will be 
celebrated in Town hall on Wednes- 
Gay evening, March 28. Speakers 
will include Hon. Fred E,. Bolton, the 
past commander-in-chief, who insti- 
tuted the camp 25 years ago. Divi- 
sion Organizer E. W. Homan and 
Hon. C. O. Bailey will also be speak- 
ers. Entertainment will be furnished 
by out of town talent. Representa- 
tives from all camps in the district 
will be present. Members of the G. 
A. R., associates, members of the re- 
lief corps and all who are eligible to 
membership are invited to attend. 
The town officials will also be invited 
to take part in the celebration. Dance- 
ing will follow the exercises. 
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Floyd and child, 
who are now making their home in 
Jamaica Plain, where Mr. Floyd has 
been connected with a large construc- 
tion undertaking, are soon to move to 
New Britain, Conn., where Mr. Floyd 
will have charge of another large job. 
Owing to the nature of his work, in 
moving about from place to place, Mr. 
Floyd has decided to establish a home 
in Manchester, and he will therefore 
move here in a few months and will 
occupy the rooms to be vacated by 
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hooper, on Nor- 
wood ave. The latter will move into 
the tenement in the Hooper home- 
stead, Washington street, when Mr. 
and Mrs. Alfred C. Hooper shall 
have become established in their new- 
ly renovated home on the corner of 
Washington street and Norwood ave. 
FIRE, LIABILITY. AUTOMOBILE. LIFE, 
ACCIDENT. HEATH. BURGLARY, 
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE 
WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
SURETY BONDS 
School and Union Streets, 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
