Vol.. X. 
Manchester, 
ORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Mass., Friday, 
April 26, 1912 
No. 17 
SOCIETY NOTES. 
Princess Catacuzene, daughter of 
the late Maj-Gen. Frederick D. 
Grant, reached New York Wednes- 
day on the steamship Kaiser Wil- 
helm II to attend the funeral of her 
father today. 
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Capt. Ernest H. Pentacost, of 
Topsfield, former commander of the 
Cunarder Saxonia, member of the 
Royal Naval Reserve and of the 
maritime committee of the chamber 
of commerce commenting on the Ti- 
tanie disaster stated: ‘‘The Titanic 
should have been on the extreme 
southerly route in view of the fact 
that nearly every steamer had re- 
ported ice on the lane which she 
followed.’’ Capt. Pentacost mar- 
ried Miss Marion Pierce of the Tops- 
field contingent. 
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The wedding of Miss Brooks of 
New York and Frank Reece of Bos- 
ton and West Manchester was quiet- 
ly solemnized yesterday at the 
Brooks’ summer home at Wood- 
mere, L. I. Mrs. Reece gave his 
bachelor dinner at the Essex County 
elub last Saturday evening. 
Miss Elizabeth Bigelow was in 
Manchester Wednesday, as_ the 
guest of the Misses Read of Read’s 
Island. The young women were 
noted at the Minstrel show in the 
Town hall, given by the GAR, and 
S. of V., members and assistants. 
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The late Mrs. Alfred 8S. Dabney 
(Tina Sears) who died recently in 
Boston, was a sister of Frederick R. 
Sears, Herbert M. Sears and Philip 
S. Sears of the Beverly contingent. 
Mrs. Frederick R. Sears was a sister 
of the late T. Jefferson Coolidge, 
Jr., so that Mrs. Sears and her sis- 
ter, Mrs. Lucius Manlius Sargent, 
are doubly bereaved by death’s 
messenger entering both family cir- 
cles, that of the Sears family and 
the Coolidge family. 
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After several month’s visit in 
London. with their son and daugh- 
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William 
Phillips, Mrs. John C. Phillips of 
the North Beverly colony is on the 
North Shore again. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
George Nixon Black of Boston 
and Manchester, has returned from 
his European trip. 
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A musieale will be given at the 
home of Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee, 
Faulkner Farm, Brookline,, Thurs- 
day, May 2, at 4 p. m., in aid of 
the summer work of the tuberculo- 
sis class and social service of Em- 
manuel echureh. Mrs. Frank bB. 
Bemis of the Beverly Farms colony 
and Miss Alice Sargent are in 
charge of the affair. 
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At the Denison House special per- 
formance of ‘‘The School for Scan- 
dal,’’ given through the generosity 
of Mr. Craig, at the Castle Square 
theatre, Boston, Tuesday afternoon, 
tea and ices were served by mem- 
bers of the Vincent elub, under the 
direction of Miss Ruth Nickerson. 
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Among the club members, who 
served as waitresses, were Misses 
Leslie and Rosamond Bradley, of 
the Pride’s contingent. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Conover Fitch of 
Chestnut Hill and Manchester, who 
left New York, on the last trip to 
the Adriatic, will join the former’s 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra C. Fitch, 
and Miss Helen Fitch, who sailed 
for the Mediterranean several 
months ago. 
Mrs. George von lL. Meyer of 
Washington and Hamilton, was in 
Boston for the funeral services of 
her late cousin, T. Jefferson Cool- 
idge, Jr., of Boston and Manchester. 
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Mrs. Rebecca W. Walker of Com- 
monwealth avenue, 3oston, has 
opened ‘‘Ashleigh,’’ her beautiful 
summer home on Main street, Ham- 
ilton. 
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Gordon and Robert Means of 
Beverly Farms’ permanent colony 
are cousins of Maleolm D. Whitman 
of Brookline, whose engagement to 
Miss Jennie Crocker of San Fran- 
cisco, was recently announced. The 
late Charles F. Crocker, the San 
Francisco magnate, was the father 
of Miss Crocker. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel S. Simp- 
kins, Jr., (Olivia Thorndike), whose 
wedding was solemnized last June 
at Emmanuel church, Boston, are re- 
ceiving congratulations on the ar- 
rival of a son April 16, at their 
apartments in The Royal, Beacon 
street, Boston. The little arrival is 
the first grandchild in either family. 
Later in the season the young peo- 
ple and their heir are expected at 
Beverly Farms. 
At a recent dance given in Wash- 
ington, by Maj. William E. Horton, 
U. S. A., at the Chevy Chase club, 
Mrs. George S. Patton, Jr.. (Bea- 
trice Ayer of Boston and Pride’s) 
assisted in receiving guests at the 
large dinner, which followed the 
dancing. Miss Katherine Ayer, who 
was visiting her sister, participated 
in the funetion. 
Mrs. William Lowell Putnam of 
Boston and Manchester, while on a 
recent trip to Stockbridge, gave a 
talk at Miss Caroline Lawrence’s 
residence, Where she was house 
guest. 
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Mrs. Warren B. P. 
Weeks of Commonwealth avenue, 
Boston, and Beverly recently regis- 
tered at the Muenchinger-King cot- 
tage at Newport. 
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Frederick Winthrop of Boston 
and Hamilton, who married Miss 
Sally Thayer. is now plunged in 
mourning, together with several 
other prominent North Shore fami- 
lies. Mr. Winthrop’s bereavmeent 
is occasioned by the death of his 
brother, Robert Dudley Winthrop, 
of New York. Beekman Winthrop, 
assistant seeretary of the navy, 1s 
another brother bereaved. 
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Ilon. A. Piatt Andrew, assistant 
secretary of the U.S. treasury, has 
had a handsome new fishing 
schooner owned in | Gloucester, 
named after him. It was recently 
launched at Essex for Capt. John 
Chisholm of Gloucester. John Ilays 
Hammond and Gov. Foss have like- 
wise been honored by Gloucester sea 
captains. 
