NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Vol. X. 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, May 2, 1912 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Many of the summer colonists of 
Sea street, Manchester, plan to re- 
turn again this season. There will 
be some changes. The first arrivals 
were the Edmund K. Arnolds and 
Amory Eliotts, both of Boston, 
April first. The N. L. Amsters of 
Brookline, who were at ‘‘Rock 
Crest,’’ the Black cottage, are re- 
turning to the same cottage. The 
Russell Tysons of Chicago, who 
were abroad last season, will oc- 
cupy the picturesque Proctor cot- 
tage again this season. The Charles 
W. Wards of Brookline plan to 
spend the summer in Europe. The 
Misses Bartlett of Commonwealth 
avenue, Boston, will be at their 
beautiful estate, also Mrs. Henry S. 
Grew at her estate adjoining. 
The George Wigglesworths of Mil- 
ton, will maintain their loyalty to 
their Sea street estate. The Phillip 
Chases of Milton (Anna Wiggles- 
worth) contemplate taking a Eu- 
ropean trip. Mrs. George Peirce of 
Brookline will again domicile her 
household at ‘‘Grey Lodge.’’ The 
Luces, who were tenants of the 
other Peirce cottage last season, do 
not return. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Eben D. Jordan, 
maid and valet were passengers on 
the Laconia, leaving East Boston 
Tuesday for Queenstown and Liver- 
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Hon. A. Shuman of Boston and 
Beverly Cove, gave an_ informal 
luncheon at the Boston athletic as- 
sociation Monday in honor of Senor 
Manuel L. Quezon, resident commis- 
sioner from the Philippines to the 
United States. Among those pres- 
ent were, Moorfield Storey, T. B. 
Fitzpatrick, Jerome Jones, Alexan- 
der Steinert, C. H. Blackall, A. C. 
Ratechesky, Edwin A. Shuman, Dr. 
John H. MeCollom, Addison lL. Win- 
ship, Arthur P. Stone. 
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The recent birth of a daughter to 
Ethel Barrymore-Colt, the noted 
actress, is of much interest to North 
Shore society since Mrs. Colt’s sis- 
ter-in-law became the bride of An- 
drew Weeks Anthony of Boston. and 
Beverly Farms the past winter. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The National Capital Horse show 
was held on Wednesday and Thurs- 
day and continues through today 
and tomorrow. The International 
at London is scheduled for June 
17-29. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Perey Haughton of 
Charles River village, Boston, who 
occupied the Storer cottage at 
Smith’s Point, Manchester, last sea- 
son, are receiving congratulations 
on the arrival of a daughter. 
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Mrs. Robert 8. Bradley of Boston 
and Pride’s; Mrs. William Lowell 
Putnam of Boston and Manchester; 
Miss Elizabeth P. Sohier of the Bur- 
gess Point, Beverly, colony and Miss 
Elizabeth G. Houghton of the Mag- 
nolia contingent have been recently 
elected on the executive board of 
the Massachusetts association op- 
posed to the further extension of 
suffrage for women. 
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Miss Ellen Bancroft, who died at 
her home at 247 Beacon street, Bos- 
ton, Wednesday, had been identified 
practically all her life with Boston 
and Beverly, where her summer 
home in Hale street had been oc- 
cupied by her ancestors and family 
for two hundred years. Miss Ban- 
eroft was the daughter of the late 
Thomas Poynton and Hannah Ban- 
eroft of Salm, where she was born 
seventy-three -years ago. On _ her 
mother’s side she was the grand- 
daughter of Judge Putnam of 
Salem. She is survived by a brother, 
Robert Hale Bancroft, whose Boston 
home is at 249 Beacon street, ad- 
joining his sister’s residence. He 
and his family also summer at 
Beverly. 
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Mrs. Edgar J. Bliss of Boston, 
arrived this week at Beverly Farms, 
and opened her summer residence, 
‘“‘The House on the Rocks,’’ Hale 
street, for the season. 
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Francis I. Amory and Miss Marv J. 
Amory of Boston and Beverly Cove, 
were passengers on the Kaiser Wil- 
helm ITI, which sailed from New 
York Tuesday. Miss Margaret 
Stackpole accompanied them, 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
Jieut. David MacDougal Le Bre- 
ton, U. 8. N., stationed at the Bos- 
ton Navy Yard, and Miss Pauline 
Stanford Persons, daughter of Medi- 
cal Director R. Z. A. Persons of the 
United States Naval Home, Phila- 
delphia, were married Monday at 
the home of the bride. The cere- 
mony was performed by Chaplain 
W. H. I. Reaney, stationed at the 
Philadelphia Navy Yard. Lieut. Le 
Breton is the son of Albert Le Bre- 
ton of San Francisco and West Man- 
chester, and his mother was Nopie 
MacDougal, daughter of the late 
Admiral David Stockton MacDou- 
gal. 
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Charles 8. Mellen, president of the 
New York, New Haven & Hartford 
railroad and Boston & Maine rail- 
road systems, has had built at his 
country seat, Council Grove, Stoeck- 
bridge, the largest conservatories ia 
the state. Their only equals in 
Lenox are those of William D. 
Sloane at Elm Court. Mr. Mellen 
will build this spring a new Italian 
garden at Council Grove which also 
will be the finest in the Berkshires. 
It was the intention of Mr. and Mrs. 
Mellen to open their place Wednes- 
day. 
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From Shanghai, China, comes the 
announcement of the engagement cf 
Roger Pieree, son of Dr. M. -¥. 
Pierce of Milton, and member of the 
firm of Houghton. Mifflin & Co., 
Boston, to Miss Ruth Eliot, grand- 
daughter of former President Eliot 
of Harvard. Mr. Pierce is a gradu- 
ate of Harvard, elass of ’04, and is 
about thirty vears of age. He has 
been travelling with President Eliot 
and the latter’s party as Dr. Eliot’s 
secretary. in the trip which Dr. and 
Mrs. Eliot undertook last fall. In 
the party were Miss Ruth Ehot and 
her mother. Miss Ruth Eliot is the 
daughter of Charles Eliot, a son of 
Dr. Eliot. who achieved prominence 
as a landseape painter and who died 
several years ago. 
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Polo matehes seheduled are as fol- 
lows: May 15-25. Washington Mav 
25-June 4, Philadelphia County elub. 
Polo at Lakewood closed April 29th. 
