MANCHESTER SECTION 
The Arbella club will meet in the 
chapel on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 
12, at four o’clock—L. M. Jones, 
secretary. 
There will be a meeting of the 
North Shore Horticultural society 
this evening at which the building 
committee will have something of in- 
terest to say about fund for the new 
building. It is said that the amount 
raised toward the $20,000 is now 
within the last few hundred dollars 
of the mark set for the campaign. 
Officers of the special aid commit- 
tee, which meets each Thursday af- 
ternoon in the emergency room to 
make bandages for the use of the 
Harvard Unit with the allies, have 
been elected. Mrs. W. H. Coolidge, 
Jr., is chairman of the committee and 
Mrs. A. S. Peabody is secretary and 
treasurer. The committee sent away 
its first box of supplies to the Peter 
Bent Brigham hospital for steriliza- 
tion before shipment abroad the first 
of the month. Since its organization 
2100 compresses had been folded and 
64 cut gauze bandages had been made. 
Also 27 knitted articles were includ- 
ed. ‘The committee is continuing its 
weekly meetings in spite of the 
many demands of the holiday season. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Members of Conomo tribe of Red 
Men had the pleasure of listening to 
a most interesting talk Wednesday 
evening by Past Sachem Fred Tirrell 
of Moswetuset tribe of Cliftondale. 
Mr. Tirrell is a close student of 
Indian history and what he had to 
say Wednesday evening showed that 
he knows considerable about the life 
and habits of the particular tribes 
that dwelt in this section of the coun- 
try before the time of the Puritans 
as well as more definite knowledge 
concerning the aborigines after the 
colonial days. He brought with him 
a collection of stones, spear and ar- 
row points and the like, gathered for 
the most part in this section of the 
country. Following his talk on the 
history of the Indian, Mr. Tirrell re- 
cited parts of Longfellow’s Hiawatha 
to illustrate his conception of Indian 
picture writings, the drawings being 
very interesting as showing the vari- 
ous methods employed by the primi- 
tive Red Man to communicate to his 
kin. After the meeting a cock stew 
was served. Among the out-of-town 
visitors was Deputy Ellison and a 
delegation from Lynn. 
Friday, December 8, 1916. 
Friends of Mrs. Howard M. Stan- 
ley sympathize with her in the loss of 
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Aiken, 
who passed away Monday night at 
her home in Dorchester. Her body 
was brought to Gloucester, her form- 
er home, for burial, Thursday. 
It is understood that the firm of 
Horace Standley’s Sons are to go into 
the garage and automobile supply busi- 
ness the first of January, in connec- 
tion with their blacksmith business. 
They are to take over the Regent 
Garage (Harold M. Bater), the build- 
ing being a part of the blacksmith 
shop property. 
Miss Doris Peters gave a party to 
13 of her little friends in honor of 
her 8th birthday Monday afternoon, 
Dec. 4th, from 4 o’clock to 6, at the 
home of her aunt, Mrs. Manuel Silva, 
Forest st. Games were played and a 
dainty collation was served after 
which the little ones departed for 
their homes wishing Miss Doris many 
more happy birthdays. She was the 
recipient of many little gifts. 
Invitations are being given out for 
the first of a series of winter dances 
to be given under the auspices of the 
Winter Social club. These dances 
are being run solely for the purpose 
of providing a social evening now and 
then throughout the winter. Anyone 
who has not been provided with an 
invitation, may arange for a ticket by 
getting in touch with C. Elmer Smith. 
Subscribtion, 25c for ladies, 50c for 
gentlemen. 
The new, totally indirect lighting 
system, which has been installed in 
Town hall, was tried out for the first 
time last Saturday afternoon at the 
Arbella_ concert. The old glaring 
lights have been removed and all of 
the lighting is done by four big lamps 
of about 650 candlepower each, <A 
powerful reflector is used to cast the 
light against the ceiling, which inten- 
sifies the power of each light to about 
1300 candlepower. The new lights 
are easy for the eyes. and cast no 
shadows. The stage lights have been 
changed so that a row of concealed 
lights illuminates the stage without 
interfering with the vision of any- 
one in the audience. The new lights 
were installed by G. A. Knoerr. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Salem Commercial School 
Day and Night Students admitted next Monday 
‘Mary 
Miss Gladys Hildreth will have a 
vacation from her duties at the bank 
next week. 
A large delegation of Red Men will 
go to Gloucester next Wednesday 
evening by auto bus to join with the 
tribes in Gloucester and Rockport in- 
a gala night. The high officials of the 
order of Mass. will be present and 
there will be a supper. 
Mrs. Katherine E. O’Brien, wife 
of William L. O’Brien, died last Fri- 
cay at her home, Lincoln st., follow- 
iig an extended illness. The funeral 
was held Monday from the Sacred 
Heart church and burial was in Mt. 
Benedict cemetery, Boston. Mrs. 
(’Brien leaves, besides her husband, 
one son. 
Manchester people who went into 
Boston the past week had another 
glimpse of Bucentaur, the barge built 
in Manchester last summer for the 
Technology pageant in Boston. The 
barge has had quite a career since it 
left Manchester. After its use in the 
big celebration it was sold. It broke 
from its moorings in the Charles 
river, during a storm one day, and 
was sunk. Later it was raised and 
used by a new owner as a houseboat. 
Recently it was sunk again. It has 
just been raised and the battered hulk 
lays along side of the B. & M. tracks 
half out of water. 
There were plenty of suggestions 
oi Christmas at the gathering held in 
the Congl. chapel last evening and 
the Christmas Preparedness sale of 
Harmony Guild was a decided suc- 
cess. About 200 persons visited the 
Chapel to purchase and to enjoy the 
entertainment provided. Well stock- 
ed tables greeted early purchasers 
with a beautiful array of all sorts of 
handiwork suitable for ‘Christmas 
gifts. The following ladies presided 
over the various tables: Mrs. Ray- 
mond C. Allen, handkerchiefs; Mrs. 
Oscar F. Raymond, ribbons; Mrs. 
Baker,  greeneries; Miss 
Fannie Knight, cretonne; Misses 
Abbie Floyd and Annabelle Lodge, 
ice cream. Mrs. W. H. Sullivan pre- 
sided over the tables where chocolate 
was served. Miss Elizabeth Went- 
worth was in charge of the entertain- 
ment committee which staged a sil- 
houette play, “The Ballard of Mary 
Jane.” Those who took part were 
Misses Josephine Ray, Lulu Chap- 
man and Ruth Norris. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
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