April 20, 1917. 
NORDH SHORE GBREBZE 
11 
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
MANCHESTER ASSOCIATION ENTER- 
TAINS PATRIOTIC ORDERS AT 
MEETING IN PRICE SCHOOL 
HALL. 
The assembly hall of the Price 
school in Manchester was packed to 
overflowing on Wednesday evening 
for the meeting of the Parent-Teach- 
er association. The association enter- 
tained Allen post, 67, G. A. R.; Allen 
2elief corps, and Col. H. P. Wood- 
bury camp, S. of V., with a patriotic 
program. The address of the eve- 
ning was given by Past Division 
Commander H. Harding Hale of the 
Sons of Veterans cf Mass. Music 
was furnished by the Orpheus club. 
Mr. Hale declared the “rubbing of 
elbows” of parent and teacher in the 
work of the association should be 
beneficial in shaping the ideals, habits 
and life of the child. “The mother 
plants in the mind of the child ideals 
of patriotism in the home,” he said, 
“and the school fans into flame those 
ideals.” He told the story of the lad 
aboard Paul Jones’s vessel, which car- 
ried the first American flag into a 
French port. When the little fellow 
was asked why his mother had let 
him come so far from home on a 
hazardous mission he replied that he 
was the only son she had to give. The 
questioner was amazed and declared 
that while America had such mothers 
and such boys it was unconquerable. 
Mr. Hale said all of America’s 
-wars had been fought by boys, most 
of them just out of the public schools. 
The teacher has a wonderful oppor- 
tunity to teach patriotism and to cul- 
tivate good citizenship, he said. He 
thought the teachers were doing their 
duty in that direction and prophesied 
a more united America in the next 
generation as a result of the fusion of 
the various races in our population. 
“We are living in unusual times 
when we must change our theories 
to meet the conditions of the hour. 
It is a good policy to be filled with 
that patriotism which inspired the 
boys of “61, and to realize the need 
of men who will uphold the ideals of 
those men. As men have rallied to 
the support of their flag in the past 
let us trust they will do so at this 
time.” 
The program opened with the sing- 
ing of “The Battle Hymn of the Re- 
public” and “Columbia, the Gem of 
the Ocean” by the audience. Mr. 
Hale’s talk followed. The audience 
then sang “The Star Spangled Ban- 
ner” and gave the flag salute. “Amer- 
ica” was sung at the close. 
During the business session a letter 
from Mrs. Higgins, the state presi- 
dent of the Parent-Teacher associa- 
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tion was read. She enclosed a com- 
munication from Payson Smith, di- 
rector of education, asking for the 
coéperation of the association through- 
out the state in a campaign to abolish 
unnecessary display and expense in 
connection with graduation exercises. 
A committee was appointed from the 
Manchester association to cooperate 
in the campaign, consisting of the 
following: Mrs. Grace K. Beaton, 
Mrs. G. A. Knoerr, Mrs. George B. 
Northrup, Mrs. E. F. Height and 
Mrs. Otis M. Stanley. Miss Annie 
Clark was appointed press chairman. 
The nominating committee for the 
annual meeting, which is held in May 
this year, was named as follows: Miss 
Nellie Leonard, Mrs. John Baker and 
Mrs. Robert Stoops. On motion of 
Miss Lulu Chapman an invitation was 
extended to the neighboring associa- 
tion to attend the conference to be 
held in Manchester Town hall on 
May 22 at which Payson Smith, di- 
rector of education, will be the 
speaker. 
A notice of the entertainment to be 
given in Town hall on May 18 for 
the benefit of the Parent-Teacher as- 
sociation was read by the secretary. 
The affair will be under the auspices 
of the women’s gym class and will 
consist of a sketch, “Mrs. Jarlies’ 
Wax Works,” vaudeville skits and 
general dancing. A candy sale will 
be held in connection, the proceeds 
of which will go to the junior class 
of the high school for its Washing- 
ton trip fund for next year. 
A social hour was held following 
the meeting. 
Economy is commendable, but do 
not try to put both feet into one shoe, 
Noven Book Marks. 
The Holyoke Insurance Co. of Sa- 
lem, of which Walter L. Harris of 
Manchester and Salem is_ president 
and treasurer, sent out an interesting 
book mark at Easter time, one of 
which reached the White House, and 
in acknowledgment came a card which 
said : 
“The President and Mrs. Wilson 
appreciate your thought of them, and 
thank you for your good wishes.” 
The bookmark carried the follow- 
ing legends: 
If you have the 
twenty-seventh Psalm, 
If your pocket book is empty, read the 
thirty-seventh Psalm. 
If people seem unkind, read the fifteenth 
chapter of St. John. 
If you are discouraged about your work, 
read the one hundred twenty-sixth Psalm. 
If you are all out of sorts read the 
twelfth chapter of Hebrews. 
If you are losing confidence in men, read 
the thirteenth chapter of First Corin- 
thians. 
If you can’t have your own way in 
everything, keep silent and read the third 
chapter of St. James, 
d 
““blues,’’? read the 
Another interesting card, to be used 
for a similar purpose, has been sent 
out by the enterprising Holyoke. It 
has to do with the war and this 1s the 
message it carries :— 
April 6th, 1917, War declared betweea 
United States and Germany. 
The Red is the emblem of progress, 
The color of blood in its youth; 
The Blue is the emblem of virtue, 
The color of homelife and truth; 
The White is the emblem of friendship, 
: : 
The color of peace to all men; 
And where the Red, White and Blue 
Are once hoisted to view, 
They shall never be lowered again. 
Put something by for a rainy day, 
even if it isn’t more than an umbrella, 
and be sure to put it where somebody 
won't steal it. 
