- ANNIVERSARY DINNER 
Of the Manchester Club in Town Half Last 
Evening the Event of the Season 
_ The first anniversary dinner of the 
Manchester Club, held last evening in 
the Town hall, 
event of the season. The dinner was 
served at 7.15, and was followed by a 
short entertainment. Schlehuber’ of 
FREDERICK J. MERRILL, President 
Lynn was the caterer, and the dinner 
was $1.50 a plate. 
The club was organized a year ago 
in October, and occupies cozy rooms 
on the entire second floor of the Blais- 
dell building on Beach street. What 
might be called, perhaps, the business 
men of the town, constitute its mem- 
bership, for the most part. In review- 
ing in brief the history of the club 
last night President Merrill spoke of 
its excellent financial condition and its 
prosperity in every way. 
There were 65 of the 77 members 
present last night and all joined in 
making the occasion one of pleasure. 
for all. Though the thermometer was 
was the most select 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
hovering around zero without it was 
warm enough within. 
After a social half hour which most 
of the members spent gathered 
around the impromptu fireplace in 
the southerly corner of the hall all 
sat down to the tables, which ran 
down either side of the hall and 
across the end furthest from -the 
stage. The following menu was thor- 
oughly discussed to the satisfaction 
of all: ; 
Consomme Julienne — Breadsticks 
Baked Chicken Halibut—Brown Sauce 
Parisienne Potatoes 
Hot Roast Chicken —Stuffed 
Mashed Potatoes Cranberry Sauce 
Roman Punch 
Chicken Croquettes and French Peas 
Celery Radishes Olives 
Cream Fritters— Wine Sauce 
Chicken Salad 
Frozen Pudding 
Assorted Creams and Sherbet 
Salted Nuts Sugared Ginger 
Rolls and Butter Cakeand coffee 
After the dinner a few introductory 
remarks were made by Pres. Merrill, 
after which the evening was turned 
over to Chairman Kimball of the en- 
tertainment committee, who had Dud- 
ley Prescott of Boston, the well 
known humorist, musical, mechanical 
and animal mimic, asthe feature. Mr. 
Prescott is a ventriloquist of superior 
ability and his quaint character deline- 
ations were amusing. His entertain- 
ment lasted almost an hour. 
Long’s orchestra of three pieces 
played during the dinner and again 
at the close of the evening, when all 
joined in a “sing.”’ 
The committee in charge was: 
Alfred C. Needham (chairman), Hor- 
ace Standley, J. N. Lipman, F. G. 
Cheever and J. A. Lodge. The 
entertainment committee was com- 
posed of George Kimball (chairman), 
Fred KK. Swett, A> S. Peabody, 
Arthur Olson, Lorenzo Baker and F. 
C. Rand. 
“Johnnie get your hair cut” at 
Keenan’s, Post-office building. ‘a 
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MANCHESTER 
It was 4 below zero at Manchester 
this morning in some parts of the 
town, and 2 below at Sheldon’s 
Market. 
Agent Joseph Cawthorne of the 
American Express is taking a two: 
weeks’ respite from his duties, and 
Jos. O’Neil of China, N.Y., agent at 
Pride’s this summer, is substituting. 
Raymond L. Newton will be the. 
attraction at the Wednesday Evening 
club next week. He will give his lec- 
ture on the “Jeanette Expedition to 
the North Pole.” Long’s orchestra 
with ’cello soloist will also take part 
in the evening’s programme. 
Mrs. Perry won the lady’s prize at 
the whist party in aid of the new 
Sacred Heart church building fund 
this week. Wm. Cook won the gents’ 
prize. Edward Morley and Martin 
Flaherty won at “45.” 
E. G. Merrill, the Salem photo- 
graper, has put a new collection of 
photographs in his case on the Old 
Corner Store. Persons intending to 
have work done before Christmas 
should attend to it right away, before 
the rush. - 
Freight Wreck This Morning 
There was a bad freight wreck at 
Beverly this morning on the inward 
track of the main line just north of 
the Gloucester branch junction. The 
Rockport freight had backed onto 
the main line after coming up the 
branch and was run _ into by the 
freight from Newburyport. ~ Cars 
were piled up on top of each other all 
along the track this morning at 8 
o'clock, from the U.S. Machine Co.’s 
plant to the junction. 
Diaries for 1907 now ready at 
Floyd’s. a 
H. M. & R. E. HODGKINS, 
PAINTERS, 
Beverly Farms, Mass. 
Tel. 27-12. Lock Box 1104. 
Get Ready for Christmas 
‘COME TO THE OLD CORNER STORE. Ask for Dennison Crepe Paper 
Napkins, Handy Boxes for Crepe and Tissue Paper, Dennison’s 
Glue, Paste, Patriotic Decorations, Xmas Bells, Cards, 
Tags, Seals, Holly Boxes, Wax for Sealing, 
Handkerchiefs, Mufflers—all these and 
more, for beauty and use. 
It’s THE PLACE You KNOW 
GEO. F. ALLEN, Mancuester, Mass. 
CHARLES HOOPER 
UP-TO-DATE STYLES 
.. IN 
FALL and WINTER 
SHOHS 
11 Central Square, Manchester, 
