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TOWN HALL-DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 2, 1902
NEEDHAM'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
A RECORD OF THE EXERCISES AND A MEMORIAL OF THE CELEBRATION AT NEEDHAM MASSACHUSETTS ON THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INCORPORATION
Published by the Celebration Committee Compiled by Thomas Sutton
Printed at Needham by George W. and Winthrop M. Southworth 1913
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WILLIAM G. MOSELEY, Chairman
CONTENTS
FIRST STEPS
9
Celebration Committee Invitations and Acceptances Interesting Letters
13
19
FIRST EXERCISES
27
First Parish Church Bicentennial Chronicle
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THE CELEBRATION
First Parish Church
43
First Baptist Church
59
Evangelical Congregational Church
63
Methodist Episcopal Church
77
St. Joseph's Church Christ Church and First Church of Christ, Scientist
85
Bicentennial Hymn
94
Address of Dr. W. H. P. Faunce
97
Historical Loan Art Exhibit
111
Athletic Events
117
Children's Entertainment
123
Address of Charles Francis Adams
126
Bicentennial Poem
157
Address of George K. Clarke
161
Civic and Trades Parade
173
Grand Army
187
Fire Department
193
Banquet and Addresses
199
Ball
227
Results
231
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THOMAS SUTTON, Secretary
ILLUSTRATIONS
Town Hall (Frontispiece)
Chairman of General Committee Secretary of General Committee
Members of General Committee Band Stand
Needham Railroad Station
Lyon's Bridge
Meeting House and Minister of 1811 First Parish Church
First Baptist Church
Evangelical Congregational Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christ Church St. Joseph's Church Town Hall (Decorated)
Dr. Faunce, Charles Francis Adams, George K. Clarke, Mrs. J. G. A. Carter
New Century Club Committee
High School Building
Public Library Building Official Medals New Dedham Avenue Bridge
New Avery School Building
Needham Heights Square
Stand Pipe and Pumping Station
Needham Heights Business Section (2)
Soldiers' Monument
Needham Business Section
The Governor, The Lieutenant - Governor, Congressman Weeks, The Secretary of State
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HENRY T. CHILDS
JOHN A. TILTON
WILLIAM A. PROBERT
THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AS APPOINTED ON THE GENERAL COMMITTEE IN 1910
FIRST STEPS
EDGAR H. BOWERS
GEORGE W. SOUTHWORTH
HON. EMERY GROVER
AUSTIN POTTER
WILLIAM CARTER
HOWARD A. CROSSMAN
FIRST STEPS
The question of celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town in a fitting manner had been in the minds of the citizens for some months, but the first action taken by the town was at the annual meeting in March, nineteen hundred and ten, when it was voted that the moderator (William G. Moseley) and the present board of selectmen (John A. Tilton, William A. Probert and Henry T. Childs) together with twenty-one citizens to be appointed by the moderator, serve as a committee to take into con- sideration the celebration of the two hundredth anni- versary of the incorporation of the town, said com- mittee to report thereon with recommendations at the next town meeting.
The moderator appointed Emery Grover, Thomas Sutton, William Carter, T. Otis Fuller, Joseph B. Thorpe, Charles E. Stanwood, John F. Mills, Edgar H. Bowers, William Gorse, George K. Clarke, James H. Whetton, William Mitchell, Howard A. Crossman, Charles H. Crowley, Frank W. Scotton, William E. Hurd, George H. Walker, James Mackintosh, George W. Southworth, Alger E. Eaton, Henry D. Blackman.
At the first meeting of the committee William G. Moseley was chosen chairman and Thomas Sutton, secretary.
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The chairman appointed the following sub-com- mittees to take charge of different features of the cele- bration, viz .:
ORATION -Emery Grover, John F. Mills, Thomas Sutton.
GUESTS-Edgar H. Bowers, William Gorse, George H. Walker.
DECORATIONS- Howard A. Crossman, Alger E. Eaton, *James Mackintosh.
BANQUET AND BALL- William A. Probert, James H. Whetton, Henry D. Blackman.
PRINTING AND PROGRAM-George W. South- worth, tCharles H. Crowley, George H. Walker, James F. Ryan.
HISTORICAL COLLECTION-T. Otis Fuller, George K. Clarke, Thomas Sutton.
RECEPTION-John A. Tilton, William Carter, William E. Hurd.
ATHLETICS -* Charles E. Stanwood, Joseph B. Thorpe, William Mitchell, Frank W. Gorse.
CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT-Henry T. Childs, William Mitchell, Frank W. Scotton.
CIVIC AND MUNICIPAL PARADE-James F. Ryan, Austin Potter, Henry D. Blackman.
James F. Ryan, Frank W. Gorse, Austin Potter were chosen to fill vacancies.
On the twelfth day of January nineteen hundred and eleven, the committee made a report of progress and recommended an appropriation of three thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the proposed cele- bration, but at the annual meeting in March, the sum of two thousand dollars was deemed sufficient by the town and so voted.
Resigned
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ALGER E. EATON
CHARLES H. CROWLEY
JOHN F. MILLS
GEORGE H. WALKER
EDMUND G. POND
GEORGE K. CLARKE
FIRST STEPS
The general committee held eighteen meetings before all arrangements were made to successfully carry on our celebration. A summary of votes passed is as follows:
Voted :- That the celebration be held on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth days of September.
That five hundred dollars be appropriated for decorating town buildings.
That two hundred and twenty-five dollars be appropriated for athletics.
That the school children be given an entertain- ment in the town hall, and that each pupil in our public schools be given a medal commemorating the occasion.
That the Needham Military Band be engaged to furnish music.
That the Board of Trade be invited to assume the responsibility of the trade procession.
That the civic and municipal committee act in conjunction with the committee appointed by the Board of Trade in making arrangements for a municipal and trade parade.
That a conveyance be furnished to Galen Orr Post No. 181, G. A. R., for the veterans.
That fifty dollars be appropriated to help the fire- men entertain their guests.
That each of the several churches in town be in- vited to observe the celebration in an appropriate man- ner in the forenoon of Sunday, September the seven- teenth.
That arrangements be made for a civic oration in the town hall on Sunday evening.
That John F. Mills and William H. Carter be a committee to mark places of historic interest in town.
That Mrs. J. G. A. Carter be invited to write an anniversary poem.
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That George K. Clarke Esq. be invited to give an historical address.
That an invitation be extended to Charles Francis Adams to deliver an address.
That a loan art exhibition and collection of antiques be held in the hall of the High School Building.
That a banquet be held on Tuesday afternoon, September the nineteenth, followed by speaking by in- vited guests and grand march and ball in the evening.
That the following persons be invited as guests of the town:
His Excellency William H. Taft
President of the United States Hon. George von L. Meyer Secretary of the Navy Hon. Edwin U. Curtis Collector of Port of Boston Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge U. S. Senator Hon. W. Murray Crane U. S. Senator Hon. John W. Weeks Member of Congress
His Excellence Eugene N. Foss
Governor of Massachusetts
His Honor Louis A. Frothingham
Lieutenant-Governor Secretary of State
Hon. Albert P. Langtry
Hon. J. Stearns Cushing Councillor
Gen. Gardner W. Pearson
Adjutant General
Hon. Allen T. Treadway
President of Massachusetts Senate
Hon. Joseph Walker Speaker of House
Hon. Charles H. Pearson Senator First Norfolk
Rev. Edward L. Horton
Chaplain of Massachusetts Senate Hon. Edgar J. Sherman Justice of Superior Court Mr. Horatio Hathaway
Representative to General Court
Hon. James H. Flint Judge of Probate
Hon. John F. Merrill County Commissioner
Hon. Silas Stone County Commissioner
Hon. Evan F. Richardson County Commissioner
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FRANK W. GORSE
FRANK W. SCOTTON
JAMES F. RYAN
THATCh
HENRY D. BLACKMAN
WILLIAM E. HURD
FIRST STEPS
Mr. Samuel H. Capen Sheriff of Norfolk County Mr. Henry D. Humphrey Treasurer of Norfolk County
Hon. Alfred F. Barker District Attorney
Frederick G. Katzmann, Esq.
Assistant District Attorney
Hon. James M. Swift Attorney General
Hon. Charles E. Hatfield
Hon. John F. Fitzgerald
President Charles W. Eliot
Mayor of Newton Mayor of Boston Harvard University Hingham, Mass.
Hon. John D. Long
Hon. Herbert Parker
Lancaster, Mass.
Hon. Frederick D. Ely Dedham, Mass.
Hon. Byron B. Johnson
Mr. Frederick H. Newell
Waltham, Mass. Washington, D. C. Somerville, Mass. Lowell, Mass.
Rev. George Whitaker
Rev. N. Tillinghast Whitaker
Professor Channing Whitaker
Rev. Charles E. Sawtelle
Rev. John D. Waldron Rev. Newton Black
Rev. T. J. Danahy
Rev. Edward Marsh
Rev. J. Adams Puffer
Mr. Don Gleason Hill
Town Clerk, Dedham, Mass.
Mr. Fred H. Kingsbury
Mr. John H. Faulk
Town Clerk, Wellesley, Mass. Town Clerk, Dover, Mass.
Mr. Lester Newcomb
Chairman Selectmen, Dedham, Mass.
Mr. Thomas D. Coleman Chairman Selectmen, Wellesley, Mass.
Mr. James A. Chickering
Chairman Selectmen, Dover, Mass.
Rev. John F. Gleason Amherst, Mass.
Rev. Robert L. Webb Haverhill, Mass.
Rev. Frederick Pember West Roxbury, Mass. Mr. George N. Smith Wellesley, Mass.
Tyngsboro, Mass. Needham, Mass.
Needham, Mass. Needham Heights Newton Upper Falls Needham Heights Needham, Mass.
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NEEDHAM'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
LIST OF PERSONS ACCEPTING INVITATION
His Excellency Eugene N. Foss Governor
His Honor Louis A. Frothingham Lieut. Governor
Hon. John W. Weeks Representative in Congress
Hon. Albert P. Langtry Secretary of State Attorney General
Hon. James M. Swift Hon. J. Stearns Cushing Hon. Charles H. Pearson Hon. Joseph Walker
Councillor
Senator
Hon. Charles E. Hatfield
Hon. Byron B. Johnson
Hon. Frederick D. Ely
Hon. James H. Flint
Hon. John F. Merrill
Hon. Silas A. Stone
Hon. Evan F. Richardson
Mr. Horatio Hathaway, Jr.
Representative to General Court
Rev. George Whitaker Somerville, Mass.
Rev. N. T. Whitaker
Lowell, Mass.
Prof. Channing Whitaker
Tyngsboro, Mass.
Mr. John H. Burdakin
Register of Deeds Norfolk County
Mr. Samuel H. Capen Sheriff Norfolk County
Mr. Henry D. Humphrey Treasurer Norfolk Co.
Rev. Edward A. Horton
Chaplain Massachusetts Senate
Rev. Robert L. Webb
Haverhill, Mass.
Rev. John F. Gleason South Amherst, Mass.
Mr. Thomas D. Coleman
Selectman, Wellesley, Mass. Mr. George N. Smith Selectman, Wellesley, Mass. Mr. Fred H. Kingsbury
Town Clerk, Wellesley, Mass.
Mr. John H. Faulk Town Clerk, Dover, Mass.
Rev. Charles E. Sawtelle Baptist Clergyman Rev. Edward Marsh Methodist Clergyman
Rev. J. Adams Puffer Unitarian Clergyman
Speaker of House Mayor of Newton
Ex-Mayor of Waltham Judge Superior Court Judge of Probate Court County Commissioner County Commissioner County Commissioner
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CHARLES E. STANWOOD
JAMES H. WHETTON
WILLIAM GORSE
WILLIAM MITCHELL
JOSEPH B. THORPE
FIRST STEPS
Rev. Newton Black Episcopal Clergyman Rev. John de LaM. Waldron
Congregational Clergyman
Mr. J. C. Brimblecom Editor Newton Graphic
Mr. John F. Ryan Editor Wellesley Townsman
As the time of the celebration drew near, there was a general increase of interest among the citizens, who with commendable pride put their estates in order so that well kept lawns and handsomely decorated buildings were the order of the day. Business places and manufactories were also profusely draped with bunting and the national colors. The streets were cleaned, and in many places the sidewalks edged, so that the town presented a tidy and well kept appear- ance.
Under the direction of, and largely through the efforts of Mr. Edmund G. Pond, a beautiful Band Stand was erected on the Common, at a cost of nearly six hundred dollars. The Needham Board of Trade gave one hundred dollars; the balance was contributed by citizens interested in the object, who appreciated the public spirit of those who organized and developed the Needham Military Band.
The Town Hall was painted and the dome gilded, every public building in the town was draped with bunt- ing, the decorations of the Town Hall being most artistic in design, photographs of which are filed with the archives of the town.
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SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
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The Town of needham requests the honor of the presence of
as its quest at the Celebration of the Bicentennial Wheniversary of the incorporation of the Town on Sunday Monday and Tuesday September 17.18.19. 49Mat Needham, Massachusetts
presence at the banquet on Tuesday evening will be especially appreciated, and it is hoped that he may find it possible to honor the Town on the other days.
William'&. moseley: Chairman Henry I. Childs. William A. Profert, Austin Potter. Selectmen of Needham.
Thomas Sutton, Secretary of special committee for celebration.
THE OFFICIAL INVITATION
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
The White House, Washington, May 26, 1911.
HONORABLE JOHN W. WEEKS, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Weeks :-
The President has requested me to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of May 25th and to thank you cordially for your courtesy in asking him to attend the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of the town of Needham, Mass- achusetts, on September 18th. As he has tentative engage- ments in the West on the days you mention, he regrets exceedingly that it will not be possible to accept your most attractive invitation. It affords him much pleasure, how- ever, to send his best wishes for a successful anniversary.
Sincerely yours, CHARLES D. HILLES, Secretary to the President.
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Washington, Sept. 17, 1911
The President regrets his inability to accept the courteous invitation of The Town of Needham to be present at the
Celebration of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town September 17, 18, and 19 1911
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SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
Buckfield, Oxford Co., Me., Aug. 30, 1911.
My dear Sir :-
I am in receipt of your kind invitation to the Bicentennial of Needham, it having been forwarded to me here where I am staying a few weeks. I am not likely to return to Massa- chusetts in time to attend at Needham, and I am therefore obliged to forego the pleasure of being with you at that time. I can only send my thanks for the courtesy extended me and my cordial good wishes for the occasion. Needham is one of our ancient towns, and its historical associations in the past and its present progressive spirit which has made it such a delightful town, well justify the honor you do it by this commemoration.
Very truly yours,
JOHN D. LONG.
Go Home Bay, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 3, 1911. My Dear Mr. Sutton :-
To you and to your Committee I return appreciative and hearty thanks for the honor of the invitation from the town of Needham, to its notable celebration. I accept it with the earnest hope that nothing will arise to prevent my attend- ance, at the banquet certainly, and at other exercises if pos- sible. I end my vacation here on September 8th, going to Boston at once.
The good name and leadership of New England were creat- ed by the town loyalty, town meetings, town schools, town character,-and Needham shares nobly in that lustrous history. Your anniversary commemoration will not only testify to gratitude and faithful remembrance on the part of the living present, but the occasion will direct attention to sources of civic worth and integrity, too often neglected in these strenuous times.
May propitious skies and favoring circumstances help fulfil your plans.
Sincerely yours, EDWARD A. HORTON. To MR. THOMAS SUTTON, Sec'y.
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9 September 1911. West Roxbury, Mass.
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The Rev. Frederick Pember presents his compliments to the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee for the celebration of the bicentennial anniversary, and begs to thank them for their very kind invitation to be present. He deeply regrets that a prior engagement makes it impossible for him to accept it. He will be in the White Mountains, New Hamp- shire, which will deprive him of what would have been a great pleasure.
South Amherst, Mass., Sept. 8, '11.
MESSRS. WM. G. MOSELEY, THOMAS SUTTON, HENRY T. CHILDS, ET AL.,
Dear Sirs :-
I appreciate the honor you have conferred on me in inviting me to the Banquet at the Bicentennial Celebration. Save a seat for me. I hope to be present.
Yours sincerely,
J. F. GLEASON.
Haverhill, Mass., Sept. 14, 1911.
My dear Bro. Sutton :-
I am in receipt of the invitation to the celebration of the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Needham.
As you well know I have a warm place in my heart for the old town and for many of its good people.
My heart therefore says, go to this celebration and renew old acquaintances, and I shall obey this command.
I thank you for the invitation and anticipate much pleasure in attending the exercises. Will you kindly send me a program of the celebration.
Cordially yours,
ROBERT L. WEBB.
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SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
Needham, Mass., Sept. 4th, 1911.
MR. THOMAS SUTTON, Town Clerk of Needham, and Secre- tary of Special Committee.
Dear Sir :-
The invitation to be a guest of the Town of Needham at the celebration of the Bicentennial Anniversary of its in- corporation is accepted with words of David Ps. 16:6 "The lines are fallen with me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage." Born by the Lordly Hudson, son of the Empire State, since 1892 the Old Bay State has been my love, and the past of Old New England very precious.
Trusting to worthily honor the Town, I am yours in service to preserve the Commonwealth. God bless the Town of Needham.
Yours truly,
REV. JOHN DE LAMONTAIGNE WALDRON.
HON. WM. G. MOSELEY, Needham, Mass. My dear Sir :---
I thank you and the citizens of Needham for the honor conveyed in the invitation to the Bicentennial Anniversary, and will do any work however humble to bestow the honor which is due to the men and women who have contributed to the civic life of our town.
Sincerely yours,
J. ADAMS PUFFER. Sept. 10, 1911.
August 22, '11.
MR. THOS. SUTTON, Needham, Mass.
Dear Sir :-
Please find inclosed my check for $25.00 toward defray- ing the expenses of the bicentennial of the town of Needham. I shall be on hand to participate in the celebration along with six other former residents of the town. Wishing you every success, I am
Yours very truly,
JOHN SPICER.
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BAND STAND ON NEEDHAM COMMON
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD STATION AT NEEDHAM
FIRST EXERCISES
The FIRST CHURCH IN NEEDHAM 1711 32 1911
HISTORICAL TABLET UNVEILED
MONDAY, MARCH 20 At 7.30 o'clock
PROGRAM
Organ Voluntary
Mrs. Edith Lyman
Welcome
Rev. J. Adams Puffer
AN OLD - TIME SERVICE
Short Prayer
Anthem -"Before Jehovah's Awful Throne "
Reading of Scriptures
Rev. Newton Black
Hymns "Russia," "Complaint" Rev. Edward Marsh
Long Prayer
Rev. J. D. Waldron
Hymns-"David's Lamentations," "Northfield "
Extracts from Jonathan Townsend's Sermons
Rev. William R. Lord
Anthem "Jerusalem My Glorious Home"
HISTORICAL SERVICE
Unveiling of Tablet
Frederick S. Kingsbury Emily Holland Kingsbury Alvin Gay Stevens
The Beginning of Our Church
George K. Clarke
Music of Ye Olden Time
John F. Mills
Extracts from Early Records
William W. Peck
Hymn "Old Hundred "
Benediction Rev. Edward Marsh
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SOCIAL HOUR IN THE CHAPEL
EXERCISES AT THE FIRST PARISH
Anticipating somewhat the celebration in Septem- ber, the First Parish church held a memorial service on March 20, to commemorate the beginning of public worship in Needham, the principal feature of which was the unveiling of an historical tablet in the pres- ence of a large audience. The exercises were all of deep interest and closely followed. After an organ voluntary by Mrs. Edith Lyman, the pastor, Rev. J. Adams Puffer, extended a hearty welcome. Then followed an old time service participated in by Rev. E. Marsh of the M. E. Church, Rev. Newton Black of Christ Church, Rev. J. D. Waldron of the Evangelical Congregational Church, and Rev. Wm. R. Lord of Dover. Old time music was rendered by a choir seated in balcony at the rear of the church, Geo. E. Mitchell, leader, accompanied by stringed instruments.
The tablet, which is the design and handiwork of J. F. Holmes, is of mahogany, with gilt intaglio letter- ing. It is five by seven feet, surrounded with white bordering and surmounted with scroll-work of Colonial style of the same color, and received many compli- ments. It is placed on the wall at the right, facing the pulpit.
The inscription is as follows:
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The First Church in Needham Public Worship 1711 Church Embodied 1720-Parish Organized 1778
First Meeting House built 1712-Destroyed by fire in 1773-Second House built 1774-Taken down and Third House built and dedicated 1837-Moved to present site 1879 and re-dedicated-Chapel built and dedicated Oct. 1888
1720 Jonathan Townsend 1762
Samuel West
1764-1788
1858-1860
Stephen Palmer
1792-1821
William Ritchie
1821-1842
Albert B. Vose
1870-1871
Solon W. Bush
1871-1889
Charles H. A. Dall 1847-1850
Charles A. Allen
1889-1893
James F. Hicks
1852-1853
George G. Channing
1853-1855
Andrew N. Adams
1855-1857
Philip S. Thacher
1894-1901
William W. Peck
1901-1908
J. Adams Puffer
1908-
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John S. Barry
George B. Emerson
1860-1866
Lyman Maynard
1842-1846
FIRST EXERCISES
The little children who unveiled it were Emily Holland Kingsbury and Alvin Gay Stevens, descendants of the first families of the parish. Frederick S. Kings- bury, great great grandson of Rev. Stephen Palmer, and also having a family connection with Rev. Jona- than Townsend, the first minister, read the inscriptions.
The four boys who passed the programs, were also descendants of the early families, and were Harold McIntosh, Raymond Mills, Guy McIntosh and Lau- rence Eaton.
Papers of much interest were read by Geo. K. Clarke on "The Beginning of our Church" and by John F. Mills on "Music of ye Olden Tyme," while extracts from early records were read by Wm. W. Peck.
At the close of the formal program a social hour was enjoyed in the chapel where the Ladies' Aid So- ciety served their guests with an abundant supply of light refreshments. Here were on exhibition relics of the olden time, portraits, books, music, manuscripts of sermons, etc., this feature receiving much attention from the visitors.
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LYON'S BRIDGE
THE BICENTENNIAL CHRONICLE
THE BICENTENNIAL CHRONICLE
As the immediate fore-runner of the celebration, The Needham Chronicle issued on Saturday, Septem- ber 16, a sixteen-page number known as the " Bicenten- nial Chronicle." Of this edition, three thousand seven hundred copies were printed and distributed through the Chronicle's regular channels. It contained articles which, taken together, made a good resume of the his- tory of the town from its founding to the present ; contributions from the older residents ; half-tone views of the public buildings, picturesque spots, and princi- pal business buildings; portraits of town officers and prominent citizens, and much matter of interest con- cerning the town in recent years. The edition was printed in Needham, and was handled entirely by Needham talent. Thirty reams of paper, weighing eighteen hundred pounds, were used in its production. Copies of this edition have been filed in the permanent archives of the town.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM of the BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the TOWN OF NEEDHAM MASSACHUSETTS
September 17, 18, and 19 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
SUNDAY, SEPT. 17, 1911
Special services at all the churches in keeping with the occasion
12.00 M. The First Parish Sunday School, accompanied by delegations from other schools will march to the cemetery and decor- ate graves of past ministers and Sunday School superin- tendents.
3.00 P. M. Band Concert at Needham Heights
4.00 P. M. Vespers at the First Parish Church. Greetings from Ded- ham First Parish (the mother church) and Wellesley Con- gregational, the Second Church in Needham. Double Quartet; Violin Solo, Mrs. F. C. Peabody; Contralto Solo, Miss Adah Gay Fuller.
7.30 P. M. Sacred Concert at Town Hall, by Needham Military Band followed by address by Dr. W. H. P. Faunce, President of Brown University. The Howland Class Male Quartet will sing.
MONDAY, SEPT. 18
9.00 A. M. One mile race.
9.30 A. M. Children's Entertainment in the Town Hall from 9.30 to 12.
10.00 A. M. Base Ball Match between Needham Y. M. C. A. and Swamp- scott A C., on Greene's field.
1.30 P. M. The following list of sports will take place :
100 yard run. Trial heats. 75 yard for boys under 14. Trial heats. Handicapped at start. 100 yard finals. 75 yard, boys under 14, finals. Running high jump Shot put ; 12 lb shot. Broad jump. 220 yard trial heats. Girls under 14, 75 yards. Handicapped at start.
220 yard finals Sack race. Scratch. 440 yard run. Potato race, 35 yard, scratch. 880 yard run.
7.30 P. M. Town Hall. Addresses by Hon. Charles Francis Adams and George K. Clarke Esq. Original poem by Mrs J. G. A. Carter, read by Roscoe A. Carter. Music by Needham Military Band, and Male Chorus under direction of Fred S. Birchard.
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