4 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
March 23, 1917. 
We shall be better prepared than usual to store plants for the winter. 
Several well known North Shore summer residents 
are among the members of the Eastern Yacht club, who 
have ordered six more 60-foot patrol boats capable of a 
speed of 25 miles an hour. These, with the two pre- 
viously contracted for by members and with other fast 
boats, will make a squadron of at least 12 craft for duty, 
if need be, in the first naval district, which extends from 
Eastport to Chatham. The owners of the eight boats 
are: 1, The flag officers of the Eastern Yacht club, 
Commodore H. ‘M. Sears, Vice Commodore Max Agassiz 
and Rear Commodore J. S. Lawrence; 2, Fleet Captain 
Oliver Ames, C. F. Ayer, F. S. Eaton and Osborne 
Howes; 3, Nathaniel F. Ayer, Jr.; 4, B. D. Barker, C. M. 
Barker and D. C. Percival; 5, H. A. ‘Morss, C. A. Morss, 
FE. Morss and J. W. Morss; 6, A. Winslow, E. S. Webster 
and C. A. Stone; 7, Dudley L. Pickman, A. Hemenway, 
W. P. Wharton and Sabin Sanger; 8, Charles P. Curtis. 
These boats have been ordered as a patriotic response to 
the call of Rear Admiral William R. Rush, commandant 
of the first naval district. The swift craft will be used 
for the training of men in coast defense work and in the 
event of war, will be Se! value to the government, 
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In the death of Mrs. Florence Chapman Dalton, 
widow of Henry R. Dalton, the North Shore loses an- 
other of its old-time summer residents. Mrs. Dalton 
died on Thursday, Mar. 15, at her Boston residence, 181 
Beacon st., after an illness of four or five months. Mr. 
Dalton died about two and one-half years ago. For 
many years Mr. and Mrs. Dalton had spent their sum- 
mers at Beverly Farms, their place, “The Pines,” being 
located at West Beach Hill. Mrs. Dalton is survived by 
two sons, Philipa S. Dalton of Milton and Henry R. Dal- 
ton of Boston, and by three daughters, the Misses Eliza- 
beth L. Dalton and Ellen B. Dalton, who reside at the 
family home in Beacon street, and Mrs. Alford W. Cooley 
of Milton, who was formerly Miss Susan D. Dalton. 
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Another North Shore resident to pass away during 
the past week was Leverett Saltonstall Tuckerman of 9 
Hereford St., Boston, well known Boston lawyer and 
graduate of Harvard in the class of 1863. He died Mon- 
day, at the age of 68 years. Mr. Tuckerman was born 
in Washington, D. C. After graduating from college he 
practiced law in Salem and Boston. In 1871 he was 
given his degree of LL.B. by Harvard. He was actively 
interested in charitable and social welfare institutions. 
He was a member of the Somerset club, the Harvard 
club, the Eastern Yacht club, the Bar association of Bos- 
ton, the American Forestry association, the American 
Civic association, the Appalachian Mountain club and 
other organizations. His wife, formerly Miss Grace Rich- 
ardson of Lynn, survives him. 
Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in 
the year’s steady sifting, some of them turn into friends. 
Friends are the sunshine of life—John Hay. 
We are offering an unusual collection of 
PERENNIAL PLANTS 
And a choice lot of Conifers. 
NORTH SHORE NURSERIES & FLORIST CO., Beverly Farms 
F. E. COLE, Prop. 
Telephone, Beverly Farms 43 
ORK is being rushed on the second largest aeroplane 
factory in the United States, which is being built at 
Marblehead for The Burgess Company, makers of many 
aeroplanes and seaplanes for the United States Army and 
Navy and for the Allies. The steel frame of the build- 
ing is nearly all in place and it is expected that the fac- 
tory will be put into use by April 5. It will be of brick 
with steel frame, steel sashes and slow-burning roof and 
will be on Orne street, Little Harbor, about one mile from 
the present factory. 
There is so much work on hand now that the present 
plant is sadly overtaxed and cannot begin to keep up with 
orders, so both will be kept busy for many months. The 
force now employed numbers more than 150 skilled 
mechanics and this number will be doubled as soon as 
the new factory is in full use. Two shifts are being em- 
ployed. 
The building will be 300 feet long and 100 feet wide 
and 32 feet high. It is so designed that in parts it is to 
be two stories high and everywhere throughout the fac- 
tory there will be twenty feet of clear space between the 
floor and the roof. The high sections will be for hoist- 
ing planes and getting them out of the way of the work- 
men on the floor. The only aeroplane factory that is 
larger is that of the Curtiss Company near Buffalo, which 
is 500 feet long. 
There are being constructed at The Burgess Com- 
pany’s plant a considerable number of machines for the 
army—mostly coast defense hydroplanes—and a. still 
larger number for the navy—mostly small scout planes. 
It is not violating any confidence to say that there 
is in sight a much larger amount of work for both 
branches of the service and, if war comes, the Marble- 
head concern will be awarded contracts, it is expected, 
for scores of planes of various types. Its machines ‘sent 
abroad have made noteworthy records against the Ger- 
man planes and have shown up well in chasing sub- 
marines, patrolling coasts and bomb dropping. 
It is recognized that there are in this country now 
a sufficient number of aeroplane plants to turn out large 
numbers of high-grade machines exceedingly fast and 
that once they are given the orders to go ahead they will 
show a production which may surprise the European 
governments. Of course, it is only fair to say that the 
orders from Europe have helped largely to put the fac- 
tories here in condition to handle large orders. 
To say well is good, but to do well is better; 
Do well is the spirit, and say well the letter ; 
If do well and say well were fitted in one frame, 
All were won, all were done, and got were all the gain. — 
How can you help being happy if you are healthy 
and in the place you want to be.—Solitary Summer. 
In your thoughts and in your conversation never 
dwell upon the negative side—R. W. Trine. 
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