Miss Adele G. Tite 4 he com- 
panion and Miss Elizabeth Cordner of 
Boston, and of the North Shore colony, 
were of those sailing from Boston on the 
Canopic last Saturday. Miss ‘Thayer 
will pass some time in Egypt. Miss 
Cordner will travel in Southern Italy and 
Greece and will be absent for four 
months or more. 
Mrs. James McMillan of Manchester 
and Washington, has announced the en- 
gagement of her granddaughter, Miss 
Grace McMillan Jarvis, to Preston Gib- 
son, a young literary worker and drama- 
tic writer, of Washington. Mr. Gibson 
is a son of the late Senator Randall Lee 
Gibson of Louisiana and a nephew of 
Mrs. White, wife of Associate Justice 
E. D. White of the United States su- 
preme court. He is also closely related 
to Mrs. William F. Draper of Massa- 
chusetts, whose husband was former 
ambassador to Italy. Miss Jarvis was 
one of last season’s debutantes. She 
spends her summers at the _ beautiful 
county home of Mrs. McMillan, Eagle- 
head, at Manchester. Her engagement 
will be read with much interest by her 
many North Shore friends and acquaint- 
ances. 
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince 
of ‘‘Princemere,’? Wenham, sailed on 
the Adriatic from New York Wednes- 
day week, and in accordance with their 
usual habit they will go to Pau, France, 
for the hunting season. “They have a 
charming place there named Anglade. 
They will be joined later by Mr. and 
Mrs. Herbert Thorn King (Edith Ty- 
ler,) who also have a home there, and 
Mrs. George Lee Peabody. 
It is a matter of conjecture as to 
whether or not Count von Bernstorff, 
who succeeds the late Baron Speck von 
Sternburg as German ambassador to this 
country, will spend the coming summer 
on the North Shore. The embassy has 
made its summer headquarters here for 
several years and the late ambassador was 
very fond of the North Shore. The 
count, his American-born countess and 
their accomplished young daughter are 
interesting diplomatic and social Wash- 
ington immensely since their recent ar- 
rival. ‘They have been given a most 
cordial reception on every hand. The 
new ambassador is tall, of a slight figure, 
and wears a blond mustache. A typical 
German in appearance, he is accom- 
plished, cultured and splendidly educated. 
He speaks English fluently. He is 
athletic and looks remarkably young for 
his age, which is 46 years. 
Commenting on the great Red Cross 
movement the Boston Herald ina special 
article last Sunday highly complimented 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
AXEL MAGNUSON 
CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS 
Bridge Street - 
Telephone 174-3 
P. O. Box 14 
MAGNUSON & HYLEN 
FLORISTS AND LANDSCAPE GARDENERS 
DECORATIONS AND FUNERAL WORK 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA,MASS. 
PETER HYLEN 
A. H. Higginson, President. 
W. B. Calderwood, Supt. 
C. W. McGuire, Treasurer 
DANZLD'ME NGO Noe, Manchester-by-the-Sea, 
MASS. 
Marine Railways, Boat Builders 
Paints, Oils, Varnish, Cordage, and all kinds of Hardware constantly on hand 
Yacht and Boat Repairing of every description, Yacht Tenders always in stock 
Boats stored for the Winter. 
ment of Launches. 
‘We carry everything appertaining to the equip- 
Spray Hoods Made to Order 
towed in and out of channel, free of charge. 
Boats hauled on our railways, 
TELEPHONE 254 MANCHESTE 
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JOHN Is; ALLEN (22522 Frenne reas 
PLUMBER 
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF ALL GAS LIGHTING MACHINES. 
Work done at Fair Prices. 
Estimates given on all kinds Steam and Hot Water Heating. 
Miss Mabel T. Boardman of Manches- 
ter and Washington on the splendid work 
she is doing. The introductory para- 
craph says: ‘‘A popular Washington 
society girl, cultured and beautiful, is de- 
voting a large part of her life to one of 
the most comprehensive charities in the 
world, a charity in which the federal 
government is in partnership with every 
man, woman and child in the United 
States. The organization is the Ameri- 
can National Red Cross, and the young 
woman who is one of the most energetic 
workers in its management is Miss Ma- 
bel T. Boardman, the sister-in-law of 
Senator W. Murray Crane of Massa- 
chusetts. Her great work, which is lit- 
tle known throughout the country, shows 
what a woman can do for humanity in a 
broad, liberal, way.’’ 
Baron and Baroness Knoop (Emily 
Sargent) are receiving congratulations at 
their home in England on the birth of a 
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sar- 
gent, the parents of the baroness, will 
spend the winter as usual in Egypt. They 
have a beautiful place at Magnolia. 
THE ITALIAN RED CROSS. 
Miss Louisa P. Loring of Pride’s 
Crossing, secretary of the Essex Division 
of the American Red Cross, sends the 
Breeze the following information con- 
cerning the Italian Red Cross: 
‘* This society is thoroughly organized 
and its officers are competent to deal 
with the conditions now existing. 
“©The Red Cross has large hospitals 
in the principal cities served by the most 
competent doctors and nurses’ It has 
also several hospital trains, stations for 
relief at railway stations and docks, field 
hospitals and corps of litter bearers and 
first aid men. ‘The litter bearers are 
mounted on bicycles, on the scene of 
action they dismount and fasten the 
bicycles together two make to wheeled 
litters. 
““'The funds of the Society can be 
used for war or army relief only, but the 
Society is generously subsidized by the 
national and municipal governments, as 
well as by general subscriptions for its 
civil undertakings. Among the latter, 
the preventive treatment of malaria in 
the Campagna and Pontine marshes is 
of great importance; by its means, the 
victims of the disease have been reduced 
from 26 to less than one per cent of the 
population; 30,745 cases were treated in 
1907 and sanitary lessons given, as well, 
by the nurses and doctors in charge. 
“Tn 1907 the first aid relief on the 
docks in Genoa treated 2,254 accidents 
and 3,635 in the sulphur mines in Sicily. 
‘“The American Red Cross sent a 
little over $11,000 to the Italian Red 
Cross for the relief of the sufferers by the 
eruption of Mount Vesuvius; the report 
of the Red Cross work after that catas- 
trophe gives an excellent idea of careful 
administration and accurate accounting. 
‘* Registration and investigation to 
prevent fraud, rigid sanitary rules, the 
purchase of tools and agricultural imple- 
ments, and every effort made to make 
the people self supporting and self reliant. 
‘“The Red Cross takes part in the 
regular military manoeuvres, contributing 
hospitals, field hospitals, doctors, nurses 
and bearers, all of which will now be 
used in the earthquake relief.’’ 
