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MANCHESTER WOMAN’S CLUB 
Dickens’ Centenary Observed 
The semi-monthly meeting of the 
Manchester Woman’s club was held 
at the Congregational chapel Tues- 
day afternoon, the president, Mrs. 
Emma EK. Stanley, presiding. 
During the business session, the 
announcements were as_ follows: 
Resignation of Miss Annie EK. Lane 
as recording secretary; entertain- 
ment February 29th, 7.45 p.m., by 
February committee, District Nurse 
fund. The resignation of Miss Lane 
was accepted with deep regret. 
Her unfortunate accident, while 
skating some weeks since, has neces- 
sarily deprived her of the use of 
her right hand. Mrs. Ruth Hoar 
was appointed to succeed Miss Lane. 
A rising vote of thanks was ten- 
dered the retiring secretary for her 
efficient services. The entertain- 
ment on the 29th will be held at the 
Congregational chapel and is for de- 
vising ways and means for increas- 
ing the District Nurse fund. It is 
hoped there will be a goodly pa- 
tronage. 
The committee for Mareh to ar- 
range for some affair for the Dis- 
trict Nurse fund will inelude Mrs. 
J. W. Campbell, Mrs. L. C. Carter, 
Mrs. ‘F. G. Cheever, the Misses 
Anne Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Mary G. 
Clarke, Mrs. H. W. Clarke, Mrs. C. 
L. Crafts, Mrs. B. M. Crombie and 
Mrs. Edward Crowell. 
At the close of the business ses- 
sion a cornet solo, ‘‘Angel’s Sere- 
nade’’ by Braga, was. effectively 
rendered by Ralph SS. Hayward, 
Miss Jessie M. Hoare, accompanist. 
Their joint efforts were cordially 
received. 
Mrs. Lillian Fuller Jackson of 
Lynn, was next introduced. As the 
afternoon’s literary period was ar- 
ranged to observe the Dickens’ cen- 
tenary, Mrs. Jackson was heard in 
a Diekens’ program. The first part 
of the speaker’s lecture-recital was 
a synopsis of the early life of the 
author, and a partial discussion of 
his works supplemented by readings 
from them. Dickens was born in 
Chatham, England, February 7th, 
1812. 
In deseribing Dickens, Mrs. Jaeck- 
son stated that he was a man of 
many graces of person, had a great 
inborn sense of car- 
was endowed with 
sense of humor, 
ricature, and 
manv gifts. 
His surviving 
desirous to have the 
ical aspects of his 
minimized and his splendid sue- 
cesses emphasized. But it was just 
the hardships of his early life that 
relatives are most 
early biograph- 
struggling life 
work 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
for incaleurable good. Ex- 
tracts were read from his early love 
letters: to his sweetheart of that 
period. . A romance that ended 
quite tragically for the woman, who 
declined Dickens’ offer of marriage 
and who later had to apply to him 
for aid. This stinging defeat in his 
early love affairs caused the later 
determination and aspirations of 
this celebrated author. All the 
sting of that period was obliterated, 
when after 23 years, he met Mrs. 
Foster and noted time’s changes in 
his former sweetheart. 
Dickens’ books are but reflections 
of his own life and his people. All 
his famous characters are but— 
real persons under assumed names 
walking the paths he and they had 
trod. The vicissitudes of his own 
family, their joys and woes are in 
many cases depicted, such as, David 
Copperfield and Little Dorrit. 
Being a great lover of books, he 
was not of the nature to make a 
good business man. He became a 
newspaper reporter and a contribu- 
tor to the magazines. His first book 
of note was ‘‘The Pickwick Papers’’ 
and after the introduction of Sam 
Weller, his fame was _ established. 
Mrs. Jackson recited a _ selection 
from Mr. Pickwick rehearsing his 
awkward predicament in getting 
lost at night in a strange hotel, and 
getting into the wrong room. <A 
portion of the Christmas Carol and 
Brete Harte’s poem on ‘‘Dickens in 
Camp’’ written as a tribute to the 
universal esteem of his writings 
were also recited by Mrs. Jackson. 
The lecture was instructive and well 
received. Tuesday evening Mrs. 
Jackson gave the same program at 
the Ipswich Woman’s club. 
During the social period tea was 
served, Mrs. A. C. Needham and 
Mrs. F. C. Rand pouring. Mrs. R. 
Allen served as hostess. 
At the next regular. meeting, 
Mareh 5th, Miss Emma _ Latimer 
Fall will give an address on ‘‘ Every 
Day Law for Women.’’ Mrs. W. 
B. Walker will be the hostess. 
MANCHESTER 
Get your Oysters for Sunday at 
Manchester Fish Market. Open 
Saturday nights and Sunday morn- 
ings. Ay 
Ear Muffs 25e at Bell’s Central 
square store. * 
Lamson & Hubbard Winter Hats 
at Bell’s. 
P.R. Oysters at Attention a 2 
Market, 25 Central street. 
Stag Brand Shirts $1 at Bell’ S 
Central square store. 
MANCHESTER CHURCHES 
BAPTIST CHURCH — Rev. A. G. 
Warner, pastor. Public worship, 
10.45 a.m. Bible school, 12.15, ves- 
try. Men’s class, 12.15, auditorium. 
Young People’s union, 6.00. Eve- 
ning service, 7.00. Prayer meetings 
Friday evening at 7. 30.; Communion 
first Sunday in -the month. All 
seats are free at every service. 
ORTHODOX CONGREGATIONAL 
—Rev. L. H. Ruge, pastor: Sunday 
morning worship, with sermon, 
10.45. Bible school 12.00. Evening 
worship with sermon, 7.00. Prayer 
meeting Tuesday, 7.30, in the chapei 
Woman’s Missionary society the 1st 
Thursday of each month. Sittings 
can be obtained of A. S. Jewett. 
SACRED HEART CHURCH—Rev. 
Mark Sullivan, pastor. Masses, 
7.00, 8.30 and 10.30 o’clock. Sun- 
day school at 2.30 o’clock. Rosary, 
Instruction and Benediction of the 
Blessed Sacrament, 3.30 o’clock. 
Week Days.—Morning mass at 7.30 
o’clock. Advanced class Friday 
evening at 7.30 o’clock. 
Rev. L. H. Ruge will preach at 
the Congregational church Sunday 
morning on ‘‘Christian Chivalry.’’ 
Friday, March Ist, at 3 o’clock 
in the afternoon in the Baptist ves- 
try, Miss May Houston of the Wo- 
men’s Home Mission society will 
speak upon ‘‘Work Among the In- 
dians.’’ In the evening Miss Hous- 
ton will take for her subject, 
‘““Work Among the Negroes.’’ All 
are cordially invited to these meet- 
ings. Supper will be served at 5.30 
p.m. by the ladies of The Home 
Mission Cirele and all ladies of the 
church and parish and officials of 
the chureh are invited to be pres- 
ent at this hour and meet Miss 
TTouston. An offering will be taken 
for the work of the society. 
Rev. Denton J. Neily of Glouces- 
ter, will exchange pulpits with Rev. 
A. G. Warner at the Baptist church, 
Sunday morning. Sunday evening, 
Rey. A. G. Warner will speak on 
The Working Man and the Saloon. 
Wednesday evening, February 28, 
the A’s and B’s of the Baptist 
ehureh will give their social in the 
vestry. The social fee will be a 
silver offering. 
The Ladies’ Prayer cirele will 
meet with Mrs. Edward Bradley on 
Pine st., Thursday at 3 o’clock. 
The fourth vesper services under 
the auspices of Harmony Guild will 
be held in the Congregational 
church, Sunday, February 25th, at 
5 p.m. All are cordially invited to 
attend. 
