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Rev. Simeon Doggett, a graduate of Brown University, whose resi- dence here for years was the building that today is the Taunton Woman's clubhouse, was elected preceptor and Miss Sally Cady assistant. The academy, "founded for the purpose of promoting piety, morality and pa- triotism, and for the education of youth in such languages and such of the liberal arts and sciences as the trustees shall direct," was dedicated July 18, 1796, in the presence of a large audience of townsmen, with a discourse on "Education, its Objects and Importance," by Principal Doggett, and the singing of an "Ode to Science," written by Deacon Jazaniah Sumner. Rev. Mr. Doggett was accounted one of the foremost scholars of Brown Uni- versity, and during his stay here, from 1796 to 1813, he bore the brunt and the burden of directing the academy and teaching the increasing number of pupils. During that period he had as his mainstay Hon. Seth Padelford, LL. D., treasurer of the academy. Brigadier-General James Williams was indispensable to the progress of the school, as was also his son, Hon. John Mason Williams, LL. D. The English pupils in the school were taught reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic, the higher branches of mathe- matics, English grammar, composition, the elements of criticism, geography, outlines of history and chronology, logic and ethics. The boys were taught the art of public speaking; the girls, needlework and all branches of the fine arts. The languages were taught those preparing for college, and literary and moral lectures were delivered by the preceptor and by Rev. Perez Fobes, of Raynham, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Luther Bailey, also a graduate of Brown University, succeeded Mr. Doggett in the academy principalship in 1813, and remained until 1816, when he entered upon the duties of the settled ministry. His successor was Otis Pierce, a man of equal mental calibre, and he was succeeded in 1818 by John Brewer, of Harvard, a teacher of ability and attainments. Then came Preceptor John Wilkins, of Harvard; after which Mr. Pierce
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was reappointed to the office, which he held until 1821. Throughout all this early preceptorship an influential friend of the academy, also, was Rev. John Pipon, secretary to the board of officers. John Goldsbury, a Brown University graduate, succeeded Mr. Pierce, and remained until 1823, when . John Lee Watson, a Harvard graduate, became the principal, holding the office five years. Frederick Crafts, a graduate of Brown University, and later the first principal of the Taunton high school, was preceptor nine years, to 1838. John W. Bellows, of Harvard, held the office one year; Nicholas C. Clark, of Harvard, was there until 1842; Rev. John D. Sweet, of Brown, until 1844, when Preceptor Bellows returned for a year and a half. Samuel R. Townsend, of Harvard, came here in 1847, and he was succeeded by Henry B. Wheelwright, of Harvard. Of the women teachers of that early period since Miss Cady, there were Misses Godfrey, Burgess, Warner, Smith, Brewer, Dean, Williams, Tillinghast, Barry, Hale, White, Cushing, Baylies, Pennell; and among the prominent trustees were Hon. Oliver Ames, Jr., of Easton, and Hon. Samuel Crocker, who faithfully ad- ministered and increased the funds of the academy.
In the year 1852, "the old building, venerable in its associations, but most uncomfortable for purposes of instruction," was finally forsaken, and the present brick structure built, the old building being still in use as a tenement house on Washington street. The dedicatory address of the new academy building was delivered by Professor C. C. Felton, of Harvard University; an introductory address by Rev. Erastus Maltby, himself a Latin and Greek scholar and linguist; an historical sketch by Rev. Charles H. Brigham, a hymn by Hodges Reed, and a choral hymn under the direc- tion of William B. Crandall. In the afternoon, Governor Marcus Morton presided at a banquet at Templar Hall, and the speakers were men of prominence throughout the State. Principal Wheelwright, on. retiring from the preceptorship in 1855, opened a private school for boys at his residence at Oakland. Then Hon. John E. Sanford, of Amherst College, was the preceptor for a year and a half, until he opened his law office. Henry S. Nourse, of Harvard, was the preceptor two years; Joseph A. Hale, of Harvard, a year and a half; William E. Gordon, five years; Robert E. Babson, for one term; James L. Perry, a year; Henry Leonard, four years; William H. French, one term; Josiah C. Bartlett, 1870 to 1871, and again from 1877 to 1880; J. Russell Reed, 1871 to 1874; Arthur Driver, 1874 to 1877; Frederick T. Farnsworth, 1880 to 1888. William F. Palmer was the principal from 1888 to 1896; William A. Lackaye from 1896 to 1899; Alfred Meigs, from 1899 to 1902; Frederick T. Farnsworth from 1902 to 1908, when the school's activities closed. From that time onwards the institution has taken its place as an academy of sciences, with the free high school as a permanent factor in this city.
Taunton Teachers' Club .- For purposes of mutual instruction, improve- ment and diversion, the Taunton Teachers' Club was formed in 1896, and since that time their meetings have been held uninterruptedly and the Taunton public in general has been the gainer in the development of its plans whereby leaders in all modern lines of investigation in scholastic fields, and those of current events, have been heard here on the public plat- form. Miss Inez E. Bassett, recording secretary of the club in 1923, has compiled the following information with regard to the beginnings and prog-
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ress of the organization : It was through the efforts of Henry W. Harrub, then principal of the Weir Grammar School, later superintendent of Taun- ton schools, that the club was started, and with him were associated princi- pals and teachers of most of the schools. The first of the records of the club have not been found, but Mr. Harrub was the first president of the club; Louis E. Philbrick the second president; and David Miller, then principal of the high school, the third president.
The club met at City Hall, December 6, 1900, a discussion on "Mark- ing English Papers" being led by Miss Blanche Grant. December 11, Professor S. B. Cole, of Boston, gave a lecture on "The Purpose of Music in the Public Schools," illustrated by exercises and selections from a class of children brought with the speaker. January 1, 1901, Professor Joshua E. Crane, of the Public Library, spoke upon "The Public Library and Its Relation to the Public Schools." March 6, Judge Fuller gave a talk on his trip to the buried city of Pompeii. April 23, Miss Ellen Thompson gave a lecture on "Oxford's Walks and Gardens." May 8, there was a lecture by Charles A. Hathaway, of the high school, on "The Harvest of the World Garden." June 4, Rev. William S. Long, of Stamford, Connecti- cut, gave an address upon "Nature and the Child."
The officers for 1901-1902: President, David G. Miller; vice-president, Louis E. Philbrick; recording secretary, Miss Elizabeth R. Bliss; corre- sponding secretary, Miss M. Elizabeth Mackenzie; treasurer, Miss Maud J. Bray. October 1, 1901, G. I. Aldrich, of Brookline, gave an address upon "The Schools of the Twentieth Century." November 5, President Faunce, of Brown University, spoke on "The Training of the Will." December 3, Mrs. W. L. Rutan gave an address upon "Folk Lore." January 21, 1902, Rev. A. E. Winship spoke upon "Rascals or Saints." March 4, Herbert W. Lull, superintendent of schools at Newport, gave a talk upon "For Citi- zenship." April 5, there was a discussion on "Development of Subjects versus Development of Pupils," by Superintendents Bates, of Fall River; Hatch, of New Bedford, and Boyden, of Taunton. May 4, 1902, Rev. Samuel V. Cole gave a lecture on "Personiality as an Educational Force."
New officers elected this year were: Recording secretary, Miss Char- lotte B. Crane; corresponding secretary, F. Arthur Walker; treasurer, Miss Margaret C. Black. On October 8, an address was given by George I. Aldrich on "English in the Elementary Schools"; November 12, by Profes- sor Capen, of Tufts College, on "A Word for the Public Schools"; Decem- ber 9, by Superintendent Willard E. Small, of Providence, on "Thinking in the School Room"; January 20, 1903, by Professor Walter B. Jacobs, of Brown University, on "Institutions that Educate"; February 24, by Pro- fessor Arthur C. Boyden, of Bridgewater Normal School, on "Nature Study"; March 31, by Dr. Silas D. Presbrey, on "Alaska and the Yellow- stone"; May 8, by Henry Turner Bailey, on "Design in the School Room"; June 2, by Superintendent Russell of Brockton on "The Successful Teacher."
The club had a membership of sixty-five in 1903-4, when the new officers were: President, Louis E. Philbrick; vice-president, Miss Mary Hamer; recording secretary, Miss Louise B. Sears; corresponding secre- tary, Miss Edith E. Hathaway; treasurer, Miss Ora Strange. October 23, Miss Mary MacSkimmon, of Brookline, gave an address on "Ninth Grade
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Work"; November 30, Charles F. Sinnott, of the Bridgewater Normal School, on "Teaching Geography in the Grades"; January 18, by Miss Ora Strange, on "Days in Sunny Italy"; February 8, by Dr. Fred W. Atkinson, superintendent of Newton schools, on "Education in the Philippines."
Superintendent Frank E. Parlin, of Quincy, spoke, May 15, on "Char- acter in the Public School"; April 18, Professor A. C. Boyden, of Bridge- water Normal School, on "Evangeline Land"; May 16, Mr. Firbush, of the State Board of Agriculture, on "How to Attract Birds to Our Homes"; June 17, a reception to the school board, with concert, and brief remarks by Mayor Warner and others.
The officers for 1903-4 were: President, Mrs. Hattie B. Woodward; vice-president, Miss Mary Hamer; recording secretary, Miss Rosa L. Dow- ney; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary A. Howe; treasurer, Miss Emma F. Blake. On October 4, an address was given by Miss Sarah L. Arnold on "Mothers and Schools"; November 1, by Walter Sargent on "A More Abundant Life"; November 22, Benjamin Chapin gave as an impersonation an historical study of Abraham Lincoln; December 2, S. Frederick Hopkins, art supervisor of Boston, gave a stereopticon lecture on "The Moorlands of Lorna Doone"; January 20, Rev. Philip Moxom, of Springfield, on "Every Man a Genius"; February 13 there was a Round Table at the Winslow Church; March 14, Superintendent Clarence F. Boyden gave a travel talk on "Italy"; June 9, an informal social, with entertainment by the Beethoven Quartet, and talks by teachers.
The officers for 1905-6: President, Mrs. Hattie B. Woodward; vice- president, Miss Mary Hamer; recording secretary, Miss Elizabeth Fuyatt; corresponding secretary, Miss Inez F. Lucas; treasurer, Miss Lillian F. Maxwell; October 20, the address was by Superintendent Aldrich, of Brookline, on "The Education of the Parent"; November 14, by Miss Mabel L. Bragg, of the Lowell Normal School, on "Story Telling"; December 8, by Louis C. Elson, of the New England Conservatory of Music, on "Scot- tish History and Song"; January 12, there was a Round Table discussion on "How Far Is a Teacher Responsible for the Moral Training of the Child"; January 22, F. Hopkinson Smith gave readings from his works; February 2, an address by Rev. A. E. Winship on "Educational Assets and Liabilities"; March 3, Professor George H. Palmer, of Harvard University, on "The Necessary Qualifications of a Teacher"; March 6, C. F. Boyden on "Pompeii."
The club observed its tenth anniversary, May 2, 1906; May 24, Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells spoke upon "Personality and Mannerisms." The officers for 1906-7: President, Miss Mary Hamer; vice-president, Chester R. Stacey; recording secretary, Ernest L. Hayward; corresponding secretary, Miss Bertha L. Johnson; treasurer, Miss Grace H. Trefethen. November 6, Miss Margaret Deland talked on "Gardening"; December 4, Superintendent Gregory on "Self Help"; January 18 there was a concert by the Tufts Glee and Mandolin Club.
April 18, there was a special service at St. Thomas Church, by invita- tion of Rev. Malcolm Taylor; April 30, lecture by Colonel T. W. Higgin- son on "The Southern Problem of Today"; May 17, by Superintendent Small, of Providence, on "Education Old and New"; May 24, closing en- tertainment, with orchestra, vocalist and reader. The officers for 1907-8:
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President, Chester R. Stacey; vice-president, Miss Ora Strange; recording secretary, Ernest Hayward; corresponding secretary, Miss Florence J. Davis; treasurer, Miss Annie G. Howard. November 6, entertainment by the Royal Gypsy Company; December 11, address by Rev. Charles F. Dole, D. D., of Boston, on "The Public School and the Problem of Evil"; Janu- ary 8, Superintendent W. H. Holmes, of Westerly, Rhode Island, on "Class Individual Instruction"; February 14, Dr. Hamilton W. Mabie on "Litera- ture as a Personal Resource"; March 11, Round Table discussion on "Spelling"; April 24, Charles H. Morrill, of the State Normal School, Hyannis, on "Industrial Education"; May 22, Round Table discussion on "Some Reasons Why Parents Do Not More Frequently Visit Their Chil- dren's School Rooms"; June 12, social, and a farce comedy.
The officers for 1908-9: President, Chester R. Stacey; vice-president, Miss Hannah M. Turner; recording secretary, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; corresponding secretary, Miss Luella E. Leslie; treasurer, Miss Lucy B. Bliss; November 20, address by Hamlin Garland on "The Joys of the Trail"; December 17, Leon H. Vincent on "American Humor, from Arte- mus Ward to Mark Twain"; January 21, Dr. D. F. Fox on "Characters We All Have Met"; February 11, Professor Marshall L. Perrin on "Travelers and Travelling in Norway"; March 30, Edward Avis, bird mimic; June 11, a social, and a play by members of the club, entitled "A Box of Monkeys."
The officers for 1909-10: President, Louis E. Philbrick; vice-president, Miss Hannah Turner; recording secretary, Miss Margaret G. Cash; cor- responding secretary, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; October 15, a social and reception ; November 5, Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd, "The Latest News from Mars"; December 3, Peter McQueen on "Sport, Travel and Adventure in Wildest Africa"; January 21, Dr. Charles A. Eastman on "Indian Home Life"; February 16, Melville E. Freeman on "Books That Have Influenced Our Lives"; March 16, Rev. Henry . R. Rose, on "Parsifal and the Holy Grail"; April 12, Ralph Hoffman on "A Bird's Year"; June 3, social and entertainment.
The officers for 1910-11; President, Miss Mary Hamer; vice-president, Miss Charlotte Crane; recording secretary, Miss Margaret G. Cash; corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Lewis; treasurer, Miss Grace Trefethen. October 11, a social and reception; November 11, Brown University Glee Club; December 15, Henry Turner Bailey on "The Town Beautiful"; Feb- ruary 3, Marjorie Benton Cooke with original monologues; February 24, Snowden Ward on "Humor and Pathos of Dickens"; March 21, Edward Avis on "An Evening in Birdland"; April 21, Homer B. Hulbert on "The Passing of Korea"; May 26, a social.
The officers for 1911-12: President, P. Byron Reid; vice-president, Miss Alice Howard; recording secretary, Miss Cora Whittaker; corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Lewis; treasurer, Miss Grace Trefethen. October 11, a social; November 14, concert; January 5, picture play and reading by Albert Armstrong; February 5, dramatic readings by Mrs. Christabel W. Kidder; March 5, George W. Spencer on "Flat Wheels"; April 30, Frederick Clark on "Northern China"; May 31, readings by Speaker Joseph E. Warner and Miss Dora Lincoln.
Officers for 1912-13: President, P. Byron Reid; vice-president, Miss Alice M. Howard; recording secretary, Miss Mildred Wheeler; correspond-
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ing secretary, Miss Theresa Hogan; treasurer, Mr. Glasheen. October 18, Halloween party; November 8, Professor William L. Phelps, of Yale Uni- versity, on "Culture and Happiness"; December 6, Miss Theodate L. Smith, of Clark University, on "The Montessori System of Education"; January 17, Mrs. Christabel Kidder, reader; March 5, Professor E. Spencer Baldwin on "Socialism and Social Reform"; April 8, play, "The Dress Rehearsal," by club members, under direction of Fred W. Howes; May 16, social, with original monologues.
The officers for 1913-14: President, George Bulfinch; vice-president, Frederic T. Farnsworth; recording secretary, Miss Alice Dean; correspond- ing secretary, Miss Theresa Hogan; treasurer, Miss Florence Davis. October 17, reception and social; October 29, Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, "Life on the Labrador"; January 9, Howard White, entertainer; February 17, Mrs. Christabel Kidder, dramatic readings; March 11, Professor Bliss Perry, of Harvard, on "American Newspapers and Magazines"; May 22, drama by members of the club, "The Rose o' Plymouth Town"; June 10, social and entertainment provided by Brown University Glee Club.
Officers for 1914-15: President, George Bulfinch; vice-president, Fred- eric T. Farnsworth; recording secretary, Miss Alice Dean; corresponding secretary, Miss Helena Reggett; treasurer, Miss Carrie I. Davis; October 14, 1914, Mary Aubin, lecture on "The Responsibility of American Citizen- ship"; November 13, reception at high school hall; January 15, 1915, Mar- shall Darrach recited "The Merchant of Venice"; February 19, Professor Bliss Perry gave a lecture; March 16, the Fuller Sisters gave a recital; in April there were club dramatics and dance, and in May entertainment and social.
Officers for 1915-16: President, Frederic T. Farnsworth; vice-president, Fred U. Ward; recording secretary, Mrs. Allie Woodbury; corresponding secretary, Miss Helena Reggett; treasurer, Miss Carrie I. Davis; October 22, 1915, harvest party at high school; November 19, Dr. Hamilton Holt, editor of the "Independent," gave a lecture on "The Federation of the World"; January 7, 1916, Professor C. T. Copeland, of Harvard, gave read- ings from Kipling; February 11, symphony orchestra concert; March 6, Richard Cabot, M. D., gave a lecture on "Law, Heroism and Miracle"; April 12, Rev. Arthur Phelps, M. D., lecture on "Going Some"; May 5, concert and dance.
Officers for 1916-17: As before, with the exception that Miss A. Belle Young was elected treasurer. October 6, Miss Mary McGill gave a "Scotch Evening"; November 10, Professor William L. Phelps, lecture on "The Novel of Today"; January 12, concert by the Gerardi Trio; February 2, Mrs. Gertrude B. Fuller, lecture on "My Brother's Keeper"; March 2, Arthur Kachel, reading, "The Music Master"; April 10, the Copley Quartet of Boston, and Miss Virginia Weills, reader.
Officers for 1917-18: As before, with Miss Edna B. Lawton as correspond- ing secretary, and Augusta E. Stewart, treasurer. November 2, John Kendrick Bangs, "Other Salubrities I have Met"; November 16, Professor Thomas Crosby, "The Liars"; January 11, Brown University Musical clubs; February 1, address by Mrs. Christabel W. Kidder; March 8, the Burke Trio.
Officers for 1918-19: President, Fred U. Ward; vice-president, Albert
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H. Cochrane; recording secretary, Miss Clarice McCarten; corresponding secretary, Miss Edna B. Lawton; treasurer, Miss Addie F. Hopkins. October 7, Apollo Quartet and Miss Margaret Penick, reader; November 25, President Burns, of Oneida Institute, on "An Epic of the Kentucky Moun- tains"; December 12, Mark Sullivan, of "Collier's," on "Editorially Speak- ing"; January 10, Arthur Fisher, reading, "The Tailor-Made Man"; Febru- ary 17, Rev. Warren Giles, on "The Square of a Symmetrical Life"; April, recital by Mrs. Grace Bonner Williams.
Officers for 1919-20: President, Albert H. Cochrane; vice-president, Clinton E. Carpenter; recording secretary, Miss Katherine L. Bragg; cor- responding secretary, Miss Katherine E. O'Sullivan; treasurer, Miss Gladys W. Chase. November 12, recital by Havens Trio; December 9, Arthur W. Evans, "What America Means to Me"; January 9, Dallas Lore Sharp, read- ing; February 3, concert by Pilgrim Quartet, Mr. Hines reader; April 14, Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, "A Recreated World."
Officers for 1920-21 : As before. November 4, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, "The Pilgrim's Progress: America, 1620-1920"; December 3, Margaret Stahl, reading; January 13, concert, Julia Ritter McCormick, soprano, and Beryl Moncrieff, violinist; March 10, Woon Ying Chun, "China and Jap- anese Penetration"; April 4, Boston Chamber of Music Club.
Officers for 1921-22: President, Clinton E. Carpenter; vice-president, Miss Addie Hopkins; corresponding secretary, Miss Inez E. Bassett. No- vember 2, concert by Lucy Marsh; December 2, Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, "Reminiscences of My Brother, Theodore Roosevelt"; January 12, Denis McCarthy, readings from his poems; February 10, concert by Boston Chamber of Music Club; March 21, Elizabeth Pooler Rice, readings. During the year, Angelo Patri was a speaker, and a health week was con- ducted by the health committee of the club, together with other organiza- tions of the city and state.
Officers for 1922-23: President, Paul Tyler Kepner; recording secretary, Miss Dorothea Cotton; October 23, Herbert Adams Gibson, "The Next Move in the International Game"; December 12, Phidela Rice, reading; January 13, concert, Madam Florence Ferrell, soprano, Theodore Durlesh Kaivieh, violinist; February 8, Thomas L. Masson, editor of "Life," "What Is Your Biggest Asset?".
Officers for 1923-24: President, J. Turner Hood; vice-president, Miss Edith B. Williams; recording secretary, Miss Katherine McMahon; cor- responding secretary, Miss Inez E. Bassett; treasurer, Miss Margaret Wilkins.
Elementary Teachers' Association .- The Taunton Elementary Teach- ers' Association was organized in September, 1912, with 114 charter mem- bers, to promote a closer union among the women teachers of this city, to raise the standard of excellence in the teaching profession, to advance the interests of women teachers of the city, to create in the community a deeper sense of the dignity of the profession and the importance of the interests it represents, and to strengthen the bond which unites the home and the school. These facts concerning the association were obtained through the courtesy of Miss Mary Carr, the president.
The résumé of activities during the year 1922-23 indicated the general trend of the purpose of the organization from the beginning. Heads of
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committees were appointed in September to carry on the special work of the association : Membership committee, Miss Ella Hoye; legislative, Miss Lizzie Pierce; hospitality, Miss Eleanor Coyle. During September and October there were cake and candy sales, clambakes and whist parties. In November, Brunelle Hunt, of Bridgewater Normal School, gave an address on "Things That Make for Progress in Classroom Work." In December the secretary of the Teachers' Council was empowered to repre- sent the teachers in their request of the superintendent for new readers and spellers. Dr. Greene, of the Taunton State Hospital, gave a talk on mental tests. At the January meetings, matters pertaining to the tenure and pension bills were talked over. In February the first in a series of lectures was given by Rev. J. I. J. Corrigan, S. J., the topic being "Charac- ter and Character Building." In March, Father Corrigan gave an address on the topic, "The Role of the Emotions."
The officers of the association have been as follows:
1912-13-President, Miss Mary A. Howe; vice-president, Miss Mary J. Walsh; secretary, Miss Carrie I. Davis; treasurer, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; executive com- mittee: Misses Ella F. Gilroy and Nellie W. Staples. Officers, 1914-President, Miss Mary A. Howe; vice-president, Miss Elizabeth Whiting; secretary, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; treasurer, Miss Margaret J. Smith; executive committee: Misses Grace Trefethen and Ella Gilroy. Officers, 1915-President, Miss Mary A. Howe; vice- president, Miss Elizabeth J. Whiting; corresponding secretary, Miss Addie F. Hopkins; recording secretary, Miss Katherine L. Bragg; treasurer, Miss Margaret J. Smith; executive committee: Misses Grace H. Trefethen and Margaret L. King. Officers, 1916-President, Miss Grace H. Trefethen; vice-president, Miss Hannah E. Turner; recording secretary, Miss Katherine L. Bragg; corresponding secretary, Miss Addie F. Hopkins; treasurer, Miss Ida J. Pierce; executive committee: Misses Teresa G. Hogan and Helen F. McCormick. Officers, 1917-President, Miss Grace H. Trefethen; vice- president, Miss Hannah E. Turner; recording secretary, Miss Katherine L. Bragg; corresponding secretary, Miss Addie F. Hopkins; treasurer, Miss Josephine McNamara; executive committee: Misses 'Teresa G. Hogan and May L. Crawshaw. Officers, 1918-President, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; vice-president, Miss Carrie I. Davis; re- cording secretary, Miss Josephine Quail; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary Carr; treasurer, Miss S. Angeline Wilbur; executive committee, Miss Elizabeth Bliss and Miss Alice S. Dean. Officers, 1919-President, Miss Mary E. O'Connor; vice-presi- dent, Miss Carrie I. Davis; recording secretary, Miss Josephine Quail; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary Carr; treasurer, Miss S. Angeline Wilbur; executive committee: Misses Alice Dean, Ida J. Pierce, Mary Hoye and Mabel Perry. Officers, 1920-Presi- dent, Miss Carrie I. Davis; vice-president, Miss Mary Hoye; recording secretary, Miss M. Josephine Quail; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary M. O'Neill; treasurer, Miss Margaret J. Smith; executive committee: Misses Mabel Perry, Katherine Britt and Esther Crane. Officers, 1921-President, Miss Mary Hoye; vice-president, Miss Mary Carr; recording secretary, Miss Elizabeth Martin; corresponding secretary, Miss Alice S. Dean; treasurer, Miss Margaret J. Smith; executive committee: Misses Grace Howe and Anna Reilly. Officers, 1922-President, Miss S. A. Wilbur; vice-president, Miss Beulah Ross; corresponding secretary, Miss Alice S. Dean; recording secretary, Miss Elizabeth Martin; treasurer, Miss Margaret J. Smith; executive committee: Misses Mary Burke and Marguerite Claffy. Officers, 1923-President, Miss Mary Carr; vice- presidents: Misses Margaret J. Smith, Alice S. Dean, Florence L. McNamara; recording secretary, Miss Christine McCarthy; corresponding secretary, Miss Rose L. Downey; treasurer, Miss Ida J. Pierce; executive committee: Misses Mabel. Emery and Mary Galvin. Officers, 1923-24-President, Miss Mary Carr; vice-presidents: Misses Mar- garet J. Smith, Alice S. Dean, Florence L. McNamara; recording secretary, Miss Mary A. Keliher; corresponding secretary, Miss Rose L. Downey; treasurer, Miss Margaret L. King; executive committee: Misses Mary E. Galvin, Mabel W. Emery, Teresa Hogan, Helen Smith. The membership in 1923 was 120.
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