MANCHESTER SECTIO 
Miss Alice Knight came up from 
Baltimore this week for a few days’ 
visit with her sister, Mrs. A. -C. 
Needham, and family, Union st. 
A son was born Wednesday, the 
T4th,-to. Mr. and Mrs. James W. 
Hawkes,--sJr., <df ~7 ~Wymansecst, 
Jamaica Plain. Mrs. Hawkes was 
Miss Mary Barry of this town. 
Ralph, the young son of Dr. and 
Mrs. J. R. MacKinnon, Church st., 
was operated upon Tuesday night by 
Dr. Cook of Gloucester, the ear spe- 
cialist. 
The Manchester club will enjoy a 
Smoke Talk at its rooms Saturday 
night. Refreshments will be served. 
Men’s and ladies’ rubber sole boots 
and oxfords at W. R. Bell’s. adv. 
The May Festival, which members 
of the Relief Corps have been plan- 
ning for ‘an early date in May, has 
been postponed owing to the repairs 
which are to be made at the Town 
hall. 
Mrs. Amy Witt of Belchertown 
has been spending the week with her 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. 
Crombie, Beach st. Mr. and Mrs. 
Roy MacDonald and little daughter 
of Beverly were also here over Sut- 
day. 
Under the direction of the able 
Patriotic Instructor of the Woman’s 
Relief Corps, Mrs. Jeffrey 5S. Reed, 
the Corps, the G. A. R. and the Sons 
of Veterans united at Grand Army 
hall last Friday evening to celebrate 
the 5oth anniversary of Lee’s Sur- 
render. In spite of the fact that a 
number of the speakers and other en- 
tertainers were at the last moment un- 
able to be present, the evening pass- 
ed off very well and the program was 
pronounced excellent. The. Post 
members marched in their uniforms 
and were greeted by the singing of 
“When Johnny Comes Marching 
Hone” by the women of the Corps; 
several of the Grand Army men gave 
short and interesting reminiscences 
of their experience and feelings 59 
years ago upon the announcement of 
the surrender, and Comrades Stan- 
ley and others gave an account of the 
reception of the news here in Man- 
chester; Misses Dorothy Bohaker 
and Ethel Andrews sang “The Little 
Boy in Blue;’ and Mrs. Harriett 
Preston also sang. 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
Friday, April 16, 1915. 
FoRMER PostMASTER WHEATON OF 
MANCHESTER TENDERED A DINNER 
The employees of the Manchester 
postoffice tendered Former Postmas- 
ter Samuel L. Wheaton a compli- 
mentary banquet at the Savoy hotel, 
Gloucester, last Saturday evening, 
the party which included Mr. Wheat- 
on and the employees of the postot- 
fice and the new postmaster, Franix 
A. Foster, making the trip to Glou- 
cester by auto bus. 
At nine o’clock the party—ten in 
number, sat down to one of Land- 
lord King’s splendid dinners, consist- 
ing of the following: 
Olives Anchovies 
Bluepoints on Shell 
Chicken Soup 
Fried Oysters Tartar Sauce 
Julienne Potatoes 
Noisettes of Lamb Chops Bourgeoise 
Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus 
Delmonico Potatoes 
Green Peas Spaghetti Italienne 
Lettuce and Tomato Salad 
Apple Fritters Vanilla Sauce 
Ice Cream 
Assorted Cheese Toasted Crackers 
Demi Tasse 
The dinner, served in one of the 
private dining rooms, was followed 
by a season of speech-making and 
jollity, during which Mail-Carrier 
John L. Prest, in behalf of the em- 
ployees, presented Mr. Wheaton with 
a handsome watch charm, inscribed 
with the emblems of the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows and_ the 
Sons of Veterans, of which organ- 
izations Mr. Wheaton is a member. 
Mr. Wheaton responded in a most 
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appreciative manner. The whole af- 
fair had been a complete surprise to 
him. 
Those present were: Clerks Ernest 
Wilcox, Harry T. Swett and Fletch- 
er MacCallum, Letter Carriers Prest, 
Dennis, Hodgdon, Chane and Marsh, 
Postmaster Foster, and former Post- 
master Wheaton. 
Mr. Wheaton has served as post- 
master for 16 years, and all the em- 
ployees except Miss Johnson have 
entered the office during that time, 
Miss Johnson being in~ the office 
when Mr. Wheaton assumed the 
duties of postmaster. 
A pleasant evening was spent by 
all present and the party returned 
home by auto bus. 
The Boy Scouts were favored last 
night with an illustrated lecture on 
Norway. 
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Hatch have 
had a visit the past week from Mrs. 
Hatch’s parents, Mr. and ° Mrs. 
Walker, from Bangor, Me. 
The annual meeting of the Man- 
chester Woman’s club will be held 
on Tuesday, Apr. 20, at 3.30, in the 
Chapel. . Lunch will be served as in 
the last two years, and it is desired 
that as many members be present. as 
possible. 
Curtain Muslins and Drapery at E. 
A. Lethbridge’s. adv. - 
Enamel Cloth and Shelf-paper for 
“Pick-up and Clean-up Week” at E. 
A. Lethbridge’s. adv. 
Mrs. -F. J... Merrill has gone; to: 
Flemington, N. J., for a visit with 
relatives. Mr. Merrill has also gone 
on a two weeks’ vacation trip to 
Washington and other points in the 
vicinity of New York. 
The sewer commissioners have ap- 
pointed Francis M. Andrews, former 
supt. of the water works, to a posi- 
tion in the sewer pumping station. 
Geo. F. Evans is the general superin- 
tendent of the system. 
Mrs. H. F. Perkins served on the 
Press and Resolutions committee at 
the meeting of the Ladies of the G. 
A. R., at the American House, Bos- 
ton. A very large gathering was en- 
tertained at the reception Tuesday 
evening, by the national. and depart- 
ment officers of the G. A. R. and W. 
R. C., held at this- hotel. 
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