MINSTREL SHOW 
MANCHESTER CLuB MINSTRELS STILL 
Livy In CONVERSATIONS OF 
AUDIENCES. 
Even the events of town meeting 
week have not blunted the enjoyment 
of the Manchester club minstrels. 
The jests of the end men, the excel- 
lence of the solos and the liveliness 
and “punch” of the whole show at 
both performances of last Thursday 
and Friday evening were lived over 
‘gain in the conversations of Man- 
chesterites this past week. The vic- 
tims of the thrusts of the ends have 
been subjected to good natured “jolly- 
ing” and the congratulations of the 
town folk have been showered upon 
the participants in the entertainments. 
One of the features of the Thurs- 
day evening show was the presenta- 
tion of a valuable and handsome ( ?) 
bouquet to the “most popular man 
among the young ladies of Manches- 
ter.’ The floral tribute was passed 
reross the footlights and the question 
of the proper titleholder was threshed 
cut by Dr. Willis and Gus Knoerr 
only after the interlocutor had been 
called in as referee. After a lengthy 
consultation it was decided that 
Fletcher MacCallum of Gloucester, the 
gallant, debonair and flirtatious youth 
who presides over the destinies of the 
stamp window at the Manchester 
postoffice, was most deserving of the 
title and the homage rendered. 
Other participants in the gaiety of 
the evening were recipients of vegeto- 
floral offerings. In these days of the H. 
C. of L. the harvest of bouquets was 
as acceptable to the amateur thespians 
as were the dainty blossoms which 
some of the fortunate troupe were 
favored with on Friday evening. 
Charles Hooper was presented with 
e huge nosegay of Brassica oleracea 
after his solo number on Friday eve- 
ning. This rare form of plant life, 
which before the food scarcity was 
better known as cabbage, proved a 
great attraction to the grocer endman, 
Lewis Hooper, who borrowed the 
bouquet for inspection. He was able 
to recognize the variety in spite of 
the lapse of time since he had seen 
one. A handsome and costly neck- 
lace of potatoes and onions was pre- 
sented “Miss” George Beaton after 
her (?) success in “Since Maggie 
Dooley Learned the Hooley-Hooley.” 
Incidentally “Miss” Beaton was re- 
called time and time again to sing 
“Maggie Dooley” and do the accom- 
panying Hawaiian dance. 
Lewis Hooper, the ‘‘colored 
ge’man”’ who displayed an aversion 
to any illumination under certain cir- 
cumstances, was rewarded with an- 
other bouquet of the rare Brassica 
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and little Archie Cool drew a bouquet 
of rare plumage after his song. 
Alfred C. Needham was awared a 
potted Beta vulgaris, which in its 
youth had been a flowering garden 
beet. A card bearing the inscription, 
“You belong on a fish wagon,” ac- 
companied the award for his song 
effort. Gus Knoerr, he of the abbre- 
viated “kilties,’” also drew an ancient 
bit of vegetation. “Uncle Jim” Hoare 
though not a soloist, was presented 
with a handsome potted beet. George 
Sargent and Abbott Hoare received 
bouquets of narcissus and sweet peas, 
respectively) (the= interlocutor, 4}. 
Alex. Lodge, was also presénted with 
a handsome bouquet of narcissus. 
Some change were made in the end 
men’s jokes, Friday evening, bringing 
them up to date to include the fire 
that morning and the marriage of 1 
tellow club member, Austin C. Jones. 
Gus Knoerr “took off’ Rodehever, 
the Billy Sunday chorister, in wel- 
coming the “bunch” from Norwood 
and South Boston. He referred to 
Norwood as the place George F. Wil- 
let “put on the map,” with his town 
manager scheme. “‘Will it’ suc- 
ceed?” he asked. He also put con- 
siderable action into his description 
of a Billy Sunday cocktail—‘“a glass 
of water with a dollar in it.” 
The Thursday night performance 
was attended by a delegation from 
the Saltonstall associates of Salem, 
who recently put on an amateur min- 
strel show. 
The spleridid assistance to the en- 
tire company rendered by the pianist 
of Long’s orchestra, Frank L. Jones, 
was again in evidence at Friday 
aight’s performance. His _ services 
curing the rehearsals and at the fina: 
productions were very valuable. At 
the close of the Friday night show 
the entire company showed the appre- 
ciation felt by all the club members 
toward Dr. F. A. Willis, who directed 
the shows, by giving their leader 
three rousing cheers 
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A son yas born Saturday to Mr. 
and Mrs. William Kelly at the Cove. 
Miss Gladys Semons, Jackson col- 
lege 1918, was home for the week- 
end. 
Mrs. Eugenia Widger returned 
home last Saturday from the Bever- 
ly hospital, where she had been for 
several weeks. 
Curtis B. Stanley, who is employed 
by the American Express Co. in 
Springfield as one of its chief clerks, 
came home for Town Meeting and 
spent the first few days of the week 
here. 
Rufus Long started Monday on his 
vew work as one of the house officers 
in the surgical department of the City 
hospital, Boston. ‘This is in line with 
his training as a student at the Tufts 
College Medical school, he being one 
of a number to pass a successful ex- 
amination for this work. He will be 
at the hospital about 20 months. 
REAL Estate 
Elizabeth P. Sanborn of Glouces- 
ter conveys to Mary F. Allen (widow 
of Wm. Harvey Allen) of Manches- 
ter, one-third interest in land on 
School and North streets, Manches- 
tei 
Witt Mert 1n ANDOVER. 
The Essex County association, W. 
R. C., will meet with Corps No. 127, 
in I. O. O. F. hall, Elm sq., Andover, 
next Wednesday, March 14, at 10.30 
a.m. 
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March 9, 1917. 
