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Essex Institute. 
(©)]|_A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE NORTH SHORE ||@) 
Vol. IV. No. 4 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1906 
40 Pages. Three Cents 
The Women’s Club House 
at Magnolia 
Rev. Frederick J. Libby. 
The new club-house for the use 
of all women employed in Magnolia 
was opened on Monday amid great 
rejoicing on the part of those eli- 
gible to membership. Mrs. H. C. 
Foster, the matron, received in- 
formally from three to ten o'clock, 
and she and her able assistants 
were kept busy. Fully a hundred 
flocked in during the afternoon and 
twice as-many in the evening, so 
that there is no question as to the 
desire for such a club home on the 
part of Magnolias women em- 
ployes. It meets a real need. 
The Need of the Club 
Magnolia, with a summer popula- 
tion of between 2500 and 3000, in- 
cluding over 500 women employes 
and 300 or more men, offers no 
amusement in the evening except 
walking. There are no band con- 
certs, no theatres, practically no 
dances, except those provided for 
the hotel guests. This quietness is 
pleasant for those who come to 
Magnolia for that very thing, as 
most people do. The cottagers and 
the guests at the hotels can _ find 
enough to amuse them. But the oc- 
cupants of top-floor bedrooms are 
not in a position to invite in friends 
for a game of bridge or to sit on 
their verandah. Their only veran- 
dah is the beach, which is unlighted 
Continued on page 34 
YE ELDER BRETHREN 
Twenty-eighth Annual Outing of Unique 
Organization Held at Manchester Wednes- 
day — Ninety-eight of the “Boys” Partake 
of Chowder — George Forster Allen Re- 
elected President for 27th Time 
The sun smiled sweetly on the sons 
of Manchester Wednesday, its warm 
rays melted away the clouds of the 
early morning, leaving a pleasant day 
for the “boys” of 50 years or over, to 
enjoy their 28th annual reunion. A 
cool breeze blew across the harbor, 
through the chowder house, and the 
outing was, withal, one of the most 
enjoyable yet held by ‘Ye Elder 
Brethren,” and one long to be remem- 
by them. From the flag pole opposite 
the chowder house floated proudly in 
Continued on page 20 
WOMEN’S CLUB HOUSE AT 
MAGNOLIA JUST COMPLETED 
