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MEMORIAL OF THE
BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
OF THE
TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM
1900
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Glover's Farm 600 Acres 1640
T.STOM'S HILL
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MEMORIAL
OF THE
BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
OF THE
INCORPORATION
OF THE
Town of Framingham
MASSACHUSETTS
JUNE, 1900
" A New England town, a Massachusetts town, a Middlesex town, is the work of almost every man and woman within its borders." Address of SENATOR HOAR
Printery of Gen. I. Clapp SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
PLAN OF FRAMINGHAM PLANTATION
1699. Complied from surveys made by J.Gore & J.Sherman & specifications in deeds & grants. By Josiah H.Temple . Published by order of the Town.
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Hay Mile Square 1693
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The Leg
MEMORIAL
OF THE
BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
OF THE
INCORPORATION
OF THE
Town of Framingham >
MASSACHUSETTS
JUNE, 1900
" A New England town, a Massachusetts town, a Middlesex town, is the work of almost every man and woman within its borders." Address of SENATOR HOAR
Printery of Grp. I. Clapp
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
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COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL VOLUME
JOHN H. TEMPLE, Chairman CONSTANTINE C. ESTY FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON JOHN M. MERRIAM JAMES E. MCGRATH
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
TN presenting the Memorial Volume of our Town's Bi- Centennial Celebration your Committee desire to offer a few words of explanation to its interested readers. It is true that the completion of the work of publication has been delayed, but this fact has not arisen from idleness or lack of interest in its preparation on the part of those who have had this work in hand.
For some months after the celebration and until all details of expense incurred had been adjusted and paid, it was a matter of uncertainty whether sufficient funds would be left in the Treasurer's hands to warrant the publication of any Memorial Volume, and the amount which finally re- mained available was small. Notwithstanding this lack of funds however, we have constantly aimed to prepare and publish a Memorial which should be worthy of the delight- ful and successful series of events and scenes, which it is intended to describe and illustrate and so make them more real to a later generation than ours, and we trust that the book will prove to have been worth waiting for.
We have also felt that the volume would have greater interest and value for many of its readers, if some historical notes prepared by our Bi-Centennial Historian, suggested by, but not strictly relating to, events of the celebration, were inserted, together with the portraits of some of the distin- guished and noble citizens of former years, whose life work has helped to sustain the fair name and fame of "Old Framingham."
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
We are under special obligation to our printer, Mr. Geo. L. Clapp, for constant assistance in our endeavor to obtain accurate details of information and the best quality of illus- trations, and also to the "Evening News" for its courtesy in loaning some of the cuts which were used in the prep- aration of its valuable "Bi-Centennial Souvenir Edition."
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. ACTION BY THE TOWN, AND WORK OF PREPARATION.
PAGE
FIRST ACTION BY THE TOWN . 3
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF EIGHT
4
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE OF THIRTY-THREE
5
ORGANIZATION OF BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
·
6
REPORT OF COMMITTEE, AND APPROPRIATION BY THE TOWN 6 . .
LIST OF GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMIT-
TEES .
8
LIST OF INVITED GUESTS
14
CHAPTER II. EXERCISES OF SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1900.
ACTION OF FIRST PARISH 19
ORDER OF SERVICE AT FIRST PARISH 20
SERMON BY REV. CALVIN STEBBINS. 22
MINISTERS OF FIRST PARISH
41
SERMON BY REV. FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 42
MINISTERS OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 49
SERVICES AT PARK STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 50
SERVICES AT BETHANY UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
50
SERVICES AT HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 50
SERVICES AT SOUTH FRAMINGHAM M.E. CHURCH 51
SERVICES AT ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 51
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CONTENTS
PAGE
ACTION OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH
51
ACTION OF FIRST PARISH 52
ACTION OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
52
PROGRAM OF UNION SUNDAY AFTERNOON SERVICE AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH 52
ORIGINAL HYMN BY REV. CHAS. A. HUMPHREYS 53
ADDRESS JOSEPH PARKER WARREN :-
"CHURCH LIFE IN FRAMINGHAM IN THE 54
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY " .
ADDRESS BY ADDISON BALLARD, D.D. : - " PASTORS AND LAITY OF FRAMINGHAM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY " 55 ADDRESS BY CHARLES S. WHITMORE : - "THE BEGINNINGS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN FRAM- INGHAM" . · 60
ADDRESS BY HENRY G. SPAULDING, D.D. : - "RECOLLECTIONS OF SOME PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN OF FRAMINGHAM" . 62
ADDRESS BY FREDERICK E. EMRICH, D.D. : -
"A SEER'S VISION OF THE FUTURE" 69
MINISTERS OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH . 69
PROGRAM OF UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY SERVICE AT GRACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 70
PROGRAM OF UNION SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE AT GRACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 71
ADDRESS BY REV. LUCIUS R. EASTMAN, PASTOR OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH . 74
CHAPTER III. EVENTS OF MONDAY,
JUNE 11, 1900.
NOTE ON DECORATIONS .
. 89
FIRE DEPARTMENT EXHIBITION
89
CANOE FLOAT . 90
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER IV. EVENTS OF TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1900. CHILDREN'S DAY.
PAGE
EXERCISES IN THE SCHOOLS
93
PRIZE ESSAY BY HELEN HAZEL VIDETO : - "A
HISTORY OF FRAMINGHAM" . ·
93
PROGRAMS OF BI-CENTENNIAL EXERCISES IN ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 98
CHILDREN'S PROCESSION . 112 .
CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT 114
ATHLETIC EVENTS OF TUESDAY 115 .
BI-CENTENNIAL CONCERT AND BALL
116
CHAPTER V. EVENTS OF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1900.
MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION 121
ORDER AND ROUTE OF THE PARADE 121 .
RECEPTION OF GOVERNOR CRANE 123 ·
ROSTER OF THE PARADE
·
124
FIRST DIVISION, MILITARY AND CIVIC
125
MILITARY ESCORT
126
INVITED GUESTS AND OTHERS IN CAR-
RIAGES 127
CIVIC SOCIETIES 129
TOWN FLOATS
129
FRAMINGHAM HOSPITAL EXHIBIT 130
SECOND DIVISION, TRADES AND FARM PRO- DUCTS
THIRD DIVISION, MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITS 131
FOURTH DIVISION, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MERCHANTS 134
FIFTH DIVISION, FIRE DEPARTMENT 137
HISTORICAL NOTES ON HARMONY GROVE, MOUNT WAYTE, AND INDIANS OF FRAMINGHAM 183
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CONTENTS
PAGE
PROGRAM OF LITERARY EXERCISES AT MOUNT
WAYTE · . 144
BI-CENTENNIAL HYMN BY REV. FREDERICK L. HOSMER 145
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY PRESIDENT OF THE DAY SAMUEL B. BIRD, ESQ. . 146 ·
HISTORICAL ADDRESS BY HON. C. C. ESTY 147 POEM BY MISS EDNA DEAN PROCTOR : - " FRAM- INGHAM" 157
ORATION BY HON. THEODORE C. HURD 160
ADDRESS BY HON. GEORGE F. HOAR . 173
ATHLETIC EVENTS OF WEDNESDAY 175 .
BI-CENTENNIAL BANQUET .
176
LITERARY EXERCISES AT BANQUET
OPENING WORDS BY PRESIDENT OF THE DAY SAMUEL B. BIRD AND TOASTMASTER WAL- TER ADAMS, EsQs. 180
TOAST, " THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA " 181
TOAST, "THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASS-
ACHUSETTS," RESPONSE BY HON. JAMES J. MYERS ·
182
TOAST, " THE UNITED STATES NAVY," LETTER OF CAPT. CHARLES J. TRAIN
184
TOAST, "THE FRAMINGHAM OF TODAY,"
RESPONSE BY CHAIRMAN OF SELECTMEN JOHN H. GOODELL, EsQ. .
186
TOAST, "THE BLESSINGS OUR FATHERS HAVE BEQUEATHED AND THE DUTIES THEY HAVE ENJOINED," RESPONSE BY HON. JOHN P. BROPHY .
190
LETTER OF REV. FREDERICK L. HOSMER 194
TOAST," THE JUDICIARY OF MASSACHUSETTS," RESPONSE BY HON. JOHN W. HAMMOND 196
TOAST, "COLONIAL DAYS AND TIMES," RE- SPONSE BY HON. WILLIAM M. OLIN .
200
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COPY OF ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THIS TOWN IN 1700
204
TOAST, "THE NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL," RE- SPONSE BY HENRY G. SPAULDING, D.D. 205
POEM BY REV. DR. SPAULDING, " THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE " .
206
TOAST, " THE LADIES," RESPONSE BY SAMUEL J. ELDER, EsQ. 210
TOAST, "THE SPIRIT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY," RESPONSE BY REV. JOHN F. HEFFERNAN 214
TELEGRAM FROM PRESIDENT MCKINLEY 218
CHAPTER VI. MISCELLANEOUS.
HISTORICAL EXHIBIT 223
RECEPTION AND HISTORICAL EXHIBIT OF THE
FRAMINGHAM D.A.R.
. 230
BI-CENTENNIAL MUSIC ·
232
HISTORICAL NOTES ON MUSIC IN FRAMINGHAM . 233
FIREWORKS AT SAXONVILLE .
.
.
242
HOSPITALITY
.
244
NEW TOWN SEAL
.
.
245
TREASURER'S STATEMENT
.
. 248
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PLAN OF FRAMINGHAM PLANTATION, 1699
Frontispiece
. facing
2
VIEW OF FRAMINGHAM COMMON IN 1808
OFFICERS OF GENERAL COMMITTEE 4
OLDER MEMBERS OF GENERAL COMMITTEE 6
CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES
8
CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES
10
CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES 12
CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES 14
16
FIRST PARISH MEETING HOUSE
22
OLD MEETING HOUSE, FRAMINGHAM
36
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .
42
PARK STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
46
HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BETHANY UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
54
FORMER DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF FRAM- ·
62
FORMER DISTINGUISHED
CITIZENS OF FRAM-
INGHAM .
66
EDWARDS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
68
SAXONVILLE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
GRACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 70
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
74
ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHAPEL
·
FORMER DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF FRAM-
INGHAM . . ·
78
.
50
INGHAM
·
CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES
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ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
ST. GEORGE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - . facing 80 ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM METHODIST CHURCH 82
ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH . 84 ARCH ERECTED IN 1898 TO HONOR MASSACHU- SETTS VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SPANISH WAR 88
FRAMINGHAM HOTEL
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM HOTEL
96
OLD STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
104
HIGH SCHOOL AND OLD ACADEMY
VIEWS OF THE CHILDREN'S PROCESSION 112
122
MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 1 MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 2 128
130
132
134
136
138
146
FORMER DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF FRAM- INGHAM · .
148
OLD TOWN HOUSE, ERECTED 1808
168
MENU OF BI-CENTENNIAL BANQUET ·
178
SPEAKERS AT BANQUET .
.
184
MEMORIAL LIBRARY 200
FRAMINGHAM COMMON AND TOWN HALL
BANQUET SOUVENIR PLATE . 218
HISTORICAL EXHIBIT AT V.M.C.A. HALL 224
D.A.R. EXHIBIT AT OLD ACADEMY BUILDING 230
VIEWS IN EDGELL GROVE CEMETERY
232
THE RICE HOUSE ON RICE HILL
THE OLD RED HOUSE ON UNION AVENUE
244
FRAMINGHAM HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 3 MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 4 MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 5 MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES PROCESSION, NO. 6 SPEAKERS AT LITERARY EXERCISES
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ACTION BY THE TOWN AND WORK OF PREPARATION
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FROM A PAINTING BY DANIEL BELL
View of Framingham Common, in 1808
THE CELEBRATION
OF THE
BI-CENTENNIAL
OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM
CHAPTER I.
ACTION BY THE TOWN AND WORK OF PREPARATION.
The first action taken by the Town of Framingham in regard to the celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of its Incorporation as a Town in 1700, was a vote passed at its Annual Meeting held March 5, 1897. Under Article 26 of the Warrant for this meeting which read : -
"To see if the Town will appoint a committee to take into consideration the celebration of the two hundredth anniver- sary of the incorporation of the town and report at a future meeting, pass any vote or take any action relative thereto." It was
Voted, that a Committee of seven be appointed by the Chair to report at a future meeting. The Chair appointed Edgar Potter, John H. Goodell, Willard Howe, Charles J. Frost, Francis C. Stearns, C. C. Esty, Chas. W. Coolidge.
Voted, that the Moderator be added to the committee.
Previous to this action by the Town, however, the matter had for some time been under consideration by the Framing- ham Historical Society and it was at the suggestion of mem- bers of this organization and the result of action taken by its Board of Managers at a meeting held December 7, 1896, that the above Article was inserted. The Committee appointed as
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TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
above stated held several meetings during 1897-8, and at the Annual Town Meeting held March 7, 1898, under Article 17 of the Warrant, reported as follows, their report being accept- ed and adopted by the Town : -
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
ON CELEBRATION OF THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN.
The Committee appointed under Article 26 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held March 5, 1897, "to take into consideration the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town," would submit the following report : -
It has been the custom for centuries for nations, states and municipalities to celebrate great events in their history. Your committee believes this to be wise. It stimulates a love of home and promotes a patriotic feeling. If done in a becoming manner, it brings vividly before the mind the labor and toil and perhaps the privations of our ancestors in laying the foundation upon which the superstructure of nation, state or town has been built.
Entertaining these views, the government of the Common- wealth has, wisely we believe, encouraged these celebrations by providing by statute that cities and towns may raise money by taxation for this purpose. Many towns and cities have already availed themselves of these privileges and had celebrations that were creditable to them and to our civilization.
The bi-centennial of a town of the importance and dignity of Framingham should not be allowed to pass without a prop- er observance, but should be made an occasion to stir the warm impulses of the heart of every man, woman and child within its borders.
The celebration should be one in which all may participate, and calculated to increase in every one a love for the good old town and its institutions.
In view of these considerations, your committee recommend that the Town celebrate the Two Hundredth Anniversary of its Incorporation in June, 1900, and that the Selectmen ap- point a Committee of not less than twenty-five or more than
John M. Merriam, Vice Chairman
Samuel B. Bird, Chairman John H. Temple, Treasurer Officers of General Committee
Peter N. Everett, Secretary
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
thirty-three, to arrange for such celebration, prepare and sub- mit to the Town estimates of the cost of such celebration, fill any vacancies in their number and do all things necessary to make such celebration worthy of the Town and the occasion.
Respectfully submitted,
EDGAR POTTER, JOHN H. GOODELL, WILLARD HOWE, C. J. FROST, F. C. STEARNS,
C. C. ESTY, CHAS. W. COOLIDGE, SAMUEL B. BIRD,
Committee.
In fulfilment of the duty thus imposed upon them, the Board of Selectmen, which for 1898 consisted of Willis M. Ranney, Harry C. Rice and Melville E. Hamilton, after giving the matter careful consideration, selected as the Com- mittee of Thirty-three on the Celebration of the Town's Bi- Centennial Anniversary the following : -
SAMUEL B. BIRD,
COMER A. BELKNAP, CHARLES H. FULLER,
ENOS H. BIGELOW,
JOHN H. GOODELL,
NATHANIEL I. BOWDITCH,
PATRICK HAYES,
THOMAS L. BARBER,
WILLARD HOWE,
CLARENCE T. BOYNTON, FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON,
JOSEPH C. CLOYES,
JOHN F. HEFFERNAN,
CHARLES W. COOLIDGE,
AUGUSTUS M. LANG,
CHARLES L. CURTIS,
JOHN M. MERRIAM,
JOHN M. CURRY,
LEWIS M. PALMER,
CONSTANTINE C. ESTY,
SIDNEY A. PHILLIPS,
JAMES R. ENTWISTLE,
PHINEAS G. RICE, GEORGE A. REED,
RICHARD L. EVERIT, ALFRED M. EAMES,
EDWARD J. SLATTERY,
PETER N. EVERETT,
FRANK C. STEARNS,
JOHN H. TEMPLE,
LUTHER F. FULLER, CHARLES J. FROST,
WILLIAM H. WALSH.
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This "Committee of Thirty-three" met by invitation of the Selectmen at the Municipal Rooms, Monday evening, October 3, 1898, twenty-two members being present, and was called to order by Charles J. Frost, its oldest member. Tem- porary organization was effected by the choice of Samuel B. Bird as Chairman, and Peter N. Everett, Secretary. At a meeting two weeks later the same officers were permanently chosen and John H. Temple was made Treasurer. John M. Merriam was afterwards elected as Vice-Chairman. It is worthy of note that only two changes in the original mem- bership of the Committee of Thirty-three took place until their work was completed. C. C. Esty, Esq., having been early selected as the Historian for the Bi-Centennial exercises declined his appointment as a member of the Committee and Frederick M. Esty was elected in his father's place, and E. H. Bigelow resigned February 1, 1900, on account of absence in Europe, his place being assigned to Edward J. Brown.
The first important duties before the Committee were to decide upon a general outline of the prominent features of the proposed celebration, appoint sub-committees of citizens to carry out the details of the different events, and obtain an appropriation from the Town for the necessary expenses.
The Town at its Annual Meeting, March 8, 1899, accepted and adopted the following : -
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE BI-CENTEN- NIAL CELEBRATION.
The Town at its last annual meeting voted to celebrate its Bi-Centennial, and instructed its Selectmen to appoint a committee to make the necessary arrangements therefor.
The Committee have had several meetings for conference, have appointed sub-committees, and have partially decided on a program for a two day's celebration, the first day to be largely for the children, with exercises in the schools, a procession, and entertainment; the exercises for the second day will consist principally of a military, civic and trades' procession, historical addresses, oration, poem and music. A banquet and ball, ringing of bells, salute and fire- works.
Phineas G. Rice John M. Curry
Luther F. Fuller Charles J. Frost
Francis C. Stearns Older Members of General Committee
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee hope and expect to have every person in the Town take an interest and an active part in the celebra- tion.
By Section 11 of Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes, a town may raise by taxation an amount of money not exceeding one tenth of one per cent of its valuation for the purpose of celebrating its centennial.
Framingham may raise about eight thousand three hun- dred dollars ($8,300) for that purpose.
Your committee, after a careful estimate of the probable expense, respectfully recommend the Town to raise, by tax- ation the present year, the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000) to be expended under their direction in celebrating the Bi-Centennial of the Town, in June, 1900.
Respectfully submitted by the Committee,
SAMUEL B. BIRD, Chairman.
Accepted and adopted by vote of the Town, March 8, 1899.
FRANK E. HEMENWAY, Town Clerk.
The list of Sub-Committees will be given on another page. The success of the various features and events of our celebra- tion was largely the result of the earnest efforts put forth by these Committees, all working in harmony with and under the direction of the General Committee. The program for a two day's celebration as originally presented in the General Committee was substantially carried out, though many of its details were revised and new features added at subsequent meetings. Each part of the program as finally decided upon will have its appropriate place of recognition in the different chapters of this volume.
The choice of the second week in June as the date when all the work of preparation should culminate in the celebra- tion itself, proved a most fortunate one, for the weather, on which so much of the pleasure of such an occasion depends, was perfect. It is also reason for sincere gratitude that no accident which proved at all serious occurred at any time.
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TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
LIST OF COMMITTEES. GENERAL COMMITTEE.
SAMUEL B. BIRD, Chairman,
JOHN M. MERRIAM, Vice-Chairman,
PETER N. EVERETT, Secretary, JOHN H. TEMPLE, Treasurer.
COMER A. BELKNAP,
CHARLES J. FROST,
ENOS H. BIGELOW,
CHARLES H. FULLER,
EDWARD J. BROWN,
JOHN H. GOODELL,
NATHANIEL I. BOWDITCH,
PATRICK HAYES,
THOMAS L. BARBER,
WILLARD HOWE,
CLARENCE T. BOYNTON,
REV. FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON,
JOSEPH C. CLOYES,
REV. JOHN F. HEFFERNAN,
CHARLES W. COOLIDGE,
AUGUSTUS M. LANG,
CHARLES L. CURTIS,
LEWIS M. PALMER,
JOHN M. CURRY,
SIDNEY A. PHILLIPS,
FREDERICK M. ESTY,
PHINEAS G. RICE,
JAMES R. ENTWISTLE,
GEORGE A. REED,
RICHARD L. EVERIT,
EDWARD J. SLATTERY,
ALFRED M. EAMES,
FRANCIS C. STEARNS,
LUTHER F. FULLER,
WILLIAM H. WALSH.
SUB-COMMITTEES. The chairman of each Sub-Committee was a member of the General Committee.
FINANCE. JOHN H. GOODELL, Chairman.
Thomas L. Barber,
Joseph C. Cloyes,
Samuel B. Bird, James R. Entwistle.
INVITATIONS. SIDNEY A. PHILLIPS, Chairman.
Samuel B. Bird, Rev. Franklin Hutchinson,
Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Phineas G. Rice,
Clarence T. Boynton,
Edward J. Slattery,
Peter N. Everett,
Francis C. Stearns,
Willard Howe,
John H. Temple.
Lewis M. Palmer, Music
Rev. Franklin Hutchinson, Literary Exercises Joseph C. Cloyes, Salute
Sidney A. Phillips, Invitations
Chairmen of Sub-Committees
THE ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
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RECEPTION.
SAMUEL B. BIRD, Chairman.
Walter Adams,
Charles D. Lewis,
Enos H. Bigelow, M.D.,
Bernard F. Merriam,
Arthur C. Blanchard,
John M. Merriam,
George A. Brock,
Rev. Abel Millard,
James L. Brophy,
E. Lewis Moore,
Charles W. Coolidge,
Rev. Patrick B. Murphy,
George E. Cutler,
Charles E. O'Neil,
Rev. Lucius R. Eastman,
Lewis M. Palmer, M.D.,
Rev. Fred'k E. Emrich, D.D.,
Sidney A. Phillips,
David T. Flynn,
Edgar Potter, Rev. John Peterson,
Clifford Folger,
George A. Reed,
Charles J. Frost,
Harry C. Rice,
John H. Goodell,
Edward J. Slattery,
Eleazar Goulding,
Ernest C. Smith,
Melville E. Hamilton,
Franklin H. Sprague,
William H. Hastings,
Rev. William H. Tower,
Rev. John F. Heffernan,
Horatio F. Twombly,
Frederick B. Horne,
James J. Valentine,
Willard Howe,
Rev. Freeman T. Whitman,
Rev. George E. Huntley,
Simeon H. Williams.
Rev. Franklin Hutchinson,
Rev. Alfred Woods.
EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS.
ENOS H. BIGELOW, M.D., Chairman.
Elbridge C. Barber, Joseph B. Johnson,
Samuel F. Blodgett,
Harrison Kingman,
Clarence T. Boynton,
Willis A. Kingsbury,
Orville W. Collins, M.D.,
Jesse W. Parmenter,
Harry D. Eastman,
John H. Parsons,
Rev. Fred'k E. Emrich, D.D., David T. Flynn, J. Minot Harrington,
Walter N. Sharp, M.D.,
Francis C. Stearns.
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James R. Entwistle,
Edward F. Kendall,
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TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
CHILDREN'S PROCESSION. GEORGE A. REED, Chairman.
George F. Amadon,
John P. Freese,
Samuel F. Blodgett,
Irwin G. Marsh,
Nathaniel I. Bowditch,
George J. Masterson,
George W. Buck,
Peter McPhee,
Willis B. Chamberlin,
George A. Merrill,
Clarence W. Coolidge,
William H. Smith,
Frederick M. Esty,
William H. Walsh,
Thomas A. Finn,
Henry Whittemore,
CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT. CLARENCE T. BOYNTON, Chairman.
Stearns G. Davenport,
Matthias Hollander,
Alfred M. Eames,
George L. Shutts,
Michael E. Fitzgerald,
Alfred N. Thompson,
James E. Hall,
Arthur C. Winch.
Alfred J. Heath,
MILITARY, CIVIC AND TRADES' PROCESSION.
WILLIAM H. WALSH, Chairman.
Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Edward L. Hearn,
Edward J. Brown,
Abner Jones,
Eugene A. Clark,
James W. Jones,
Robert Dawson,
John P. Kyte,
Edward L. Decker,
Luke R. Landy,
Edward L. Deschamps,
Isaac N. Marshall,
Alfred M. Eames, John S. McNeilly,
James R. Entwistle,
Albert H. Ordway,
Frederick M. Esty,
Francis E. Pope,
A. Howard Fiske,
George A. Reed,
Arthur M. Fitts, Clifford Folger,
James F. Ryan, Alanson B. Stearns,
Edward Gleason,
Allston D. Swan,
John H. Goodell,
John J. Van Valkenburgh,
William F. Gregory,
Nathaniel C. Videto,
Arthur V. Harrington,
Harry N. Winch.
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THE ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
LITERARY EXERCISES.
REV. FRANKLIN HUTCHINSON, Chairman.
George D. Bigelow,
John M. Merriam,
Howard K. Brown,
Fred L. Oaks,
Robert Dawson,
Frank W. Patch, M.D.,
Rev. Lucius R. Eastman,
Sidney A. Phillips,
Luther F. Fuller,
Michael J. Shannon.
Rev. John F. Heffernan,
MUSIC. LEWIS M. PALMER, M.D., Chairman.
Joseph S. Adams,
Dennis J. Maguire,
S. Newton Cutler,
William H. Smith,
Fred A. Dawson,
Whittle Poor,
W. Frank Hurd,
John J.Van Valkenburgh.
ATHLETICS. PATRICK HAYES, Chairman.
Harry W. Bean,
Harrie M. Howe,
Harry W. Burke,
James W. C. Lewis,
Gustavus Clapp,
William O'Callahan,
John M. Curry,
Lewis M. Palmer, M.D.,
Herbert W. Damon,
James P. Shay,
William A. Gaines,
George T. Stevens,
John H. Keyes.
William E. Sullivan,
BANQUET. CHARLES L. CURTIS, Chairman.
Edward J. Brown,
Patrick Hayes,
Melbert C. Brown,
Arthur D. Leland,
Sanford M. Cutting, Frank M. Pratt,
Everett L. Eames, Brainerd Rice,
Charles H. Fuller,
Charles O. Trowbridge,
Edward C. Hardy,
Edgar S. Twichell,
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