50 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and’ Reminder 
Masconomo Park 
Manchester-by-the-Sea 
Sept. 1, 1916: 
EW towns of Manchester’s size can boast so many civic 
improvements and no town of its size can point to a 
better planned park system. A few years ago the work 
of improving Beach st. along the water front was started. 
For a time little progress was made and many were in- 
clined to scoff at the idea of ever doing anything to better 
the appearance of the marshes that greeted the eye as one 
‘ighted from a train or passed along the route to Singing 
Beach. Today visitors to Manchester are moved to en- 
thusiasm at the beautiful little Masconomo Park. The 
Manchester park board has striven its utmost to bring 
about changes which would lead to the still better ap- 
pearance of the land along the harbor. 
some opposition, but it is fast disappearing. 
Masconomo Park grew considerably in size this year 
by the improvement of considerable reclaimed land. <A 
large portion filled this season will be added to the park 
next year. Just at this time the little park is at its best. 
A broad expanse of green lawn with winding gravel walks 
and quantities of flowers and shrubs make this a beautiful 
spot. The harbor in the background sets off the park 
to advantage. When the trees have reached a fuller 
growth they will add much to the appearance of the 
tract. 
Masconomo Park another season will furnish an 
ideal site for Manchester’s band concerts. 
Bosh X COUNT YG. Acer. 
Witt GATHER IN MANCHESTER THIS 
MontTH FOR PARADE AND 
OUTING. 
Manchester is to have the honor of 
entertaining the largest assemblage of 
Civil War veterans it has seen in 
about a quarter of a century on Sat- 
urday, ;Sept. 16, when nearly 400 
members of the G. A. R. of Essex 
county will assemble for an outing at 
Tuck’s Point. Practically the entire 
25 Posts in the county will be repre- 
sented. Final arrangements for the 
day have not been made, but it is 
possible that Governor McCall and 
Congressman Gardner will be among 
the speakers. 
The members of the various Posts 
will form in line in Beach st. near the 
railroad station and will be headed by 
Junior Vice-Department Commander 
Edwin P. Stanley of Manchester, who 
will act as marshal.. The Beverly 
There is still 
Farms band will lead the march 
through Union, Central, Bridge and 
Harbor sts. to Tuck’s Point. It is 
requested by Mr. Stanley that people 
along the line of march display the 
flag and decorate their dwellings for 
the occasion. At Tuck’s Point a box 
lunch and coffee will be provided by 
George R. Dean (Bullock’s Bakery). 
Thomas Swasey, president of the Es- 
sex County association of the G. A. R., 
will invite’ Governor McCall to be 
present and deliver an address and 
it is hoped to have Congressman A. P. 
Gardner, who has always attended the 
annual gatherings, deliver an address. 
Department officers of the G. A. R. 
and Women’s Relief Corps will be 
invited to attend and deliver addresses 
and it is expected that acceptances will 
be received from most of them. 
People who own automobiles are 
solicited to lend them to convey the 
many older men, who will be unable 
to endure the long march to the meet- 
ing place. _ Manchester is signally 
honored by being selected for the 
parade and outing, which probably 
will be the last one to be held in the 
county, as the members are fast be- 
coming too enfeebled to endure stren- 
uous marching. The honor comes to 
Manchester partly in recognition of 
the fact that it is the home of the new 
' Junior Vice-Commander of the De- 
partment of Massachusetts and future 
commander of the department. It 
has been 24 years since Manchester: 
has entertained a similar gathering. 
She (recalling college days)—What 
became of. our man of might? 
He—Oh, he married the woman of 
mustn’t.—Judge. 
Ocean liners are only beginning to 
know the respect they are capable of 
inspiring as fighters, 
