History of North Reading, Part 11

Author: LePage, Samuel M
Publication date: 1944
Publisher: Wakefield, Mass. : Item Press
Number of Pages: 142


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Lieut. Ebenezer Damon


David Parker, Jr.


Lieut. Thomas Hartshorn


Levi Flint


Benjamin Flint, Jr.


Samuel Eaton


Ephriam Pratt


Ebenezer Buxton


Asa Hartt


Benjamin Herrick


John Upton


Samuel Herrick


Isaac Upton


Stephen Buxton, Jr.


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Daniel Damon John Burnap, Jr. Nathaniel Graves Ebenezer Damon, 3rd Joseph Holt, Jr.


Amos Upton, 3rd David Wright Job Bancroft Benjamin Macintier Stephen Curtis


Samuel Elenwood


TWO MONTHS' SERVICE AT CAMBRIDGE IN 1776


Lieut. Ebenezer Flint John Burnap Hesekiah Flint


George Flint Aaron Flint Benjamin Flint


Thomas Eaton


TWELVE MONTHS' SERVICE IN 1776


Lieut. Thomas Hartshorn


Amos Sheldon


Stephen Curtis


Nathaniel Sheldon


Samuel Taylor


Nathaniel Sheldon, Jr.


Joseph Holt


Samuel Elenwood


Abraham Sheldon


Adino Carter


SERVICE IN THE NORTHWARD ARMY IN 1776


Capt. Hesekiah Upton


Ezra Damon


Lieut. Benjamin Flint


Jabes Upton


Thomas Eaton


John Burnap


Lieut. John Dix


George Flint


James Foster


Eleser Flint


Ens. Joseph Lues


Levi Flint


Jonathin Bacheler


Ephriam Pratt


Jacob Upton


Ebenzer Flint, Jr.


Stephen Buxton


Nathan Foster


Henery Putnam


Jonathin Flint


Hesekiah Flint


William Flint


Ens. William Saywer


James Flint


Amos Upton, Jr.


Ebenezer Upton


Timothy Russel


Ebenezer Damon


Archlus Macintire John Hayward


Dn. Amos Upton


SERVICES DONE AT DORCHESTER IN 1776 Ebenezer Eaton Stephen Rolf Samuel Damon Samuel Taylor Joseph Burnap William Upton


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SERVICES DONE AT YORK IN 1776


Samuel Herrick


Olympias Upton


Jonathin Bacheler, Jr.


Daniel Hart


Lt. David Damon Benjamin Flint, Jr. Lt. Jonathin Flint George Flint


Jonathan Flint, 3rd


Jacob Mackintire


William Nichols


Zackriah Shelden


John Clark


David Upton


SECOND DRAFT TO YORK IN 1776


Ens. William Sawyer


David Parker


Daniel Graves


Elijah Upton


Daniel Graves, Jr.


Josiah Hayward


Caron Flint


David Macintire


Benjamin Upton


Zachariah Sheldon


Solomon Macintire


Joseph Holt, Jr.


George Upton


Isaac Upton


IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY


Thomas Anderson


Timothy Eaton, Jr.


Benjamin Flint


Joseph Lewis


Zacheriah Gray


Ephriam Pratt


Reuben Gould


Timothy Russell


Jacob Burnap


Elijah Upton


Nathaniel Eaton, Jr.


Benjamin Upton


Amos Upton, 3rd


THE GEORGE F. ROOT POST 181, AMERICAN LEGION PAST COMMANDERS


Stewart P. Batchelder 1919


Horace H. Jones 1920


Clifton E. Mack 1921


Minot W. Morse 1922


Harold F. Upton 1923


Stewart P. Batchelder


1924


Charles J. McMenamin


1925


Henry J. Larson 1926


Harold J. Conron 1927


Edward J. Learly 1928


Lawrence H. Sime 1929


Percy R. Weaver 1930


Willis F. Croswell


1931


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Cornelius J. Donga


1932


Bernard O. Tyler


1933


Henry J. Larson 1934


Daniel H. Shay 1935


Alfred F. Gill


1936


Sherman H. Murphey 1937


Theodore F. Tarbox


1938


Walter M. Early


1939


Carl A. Proctor 1940


Joseph J. Reardon 1941


Arnold J. Johnston 1942


Joseph H. Washburn


1943


John F. Ercoline


1944


NORTH READING GRANGE No. 239, INC.


Organized November 11, 1904 PAST MASTERS


*Abraham C. Stickney 1905


Amos W. Doten


1906


*Wallace F. Upton


1907


Arthur E. Abbott


1908 - 1909


Lester R. Hayward


1910 - 1911


Fred A. Childs


1912 - 1913


Harvey G. Turner


1914 - 1915


Ralph A. Littlefield


1916 - 1917


Lyman E. Abbott


1918 - 1919


William J. Sullivan


1920


Guy G. Russell


1921 - 1922


Arthur E. Abbott 1923


Grace 1. Gowing


1924 - 1925


Chester R. Welch


1926 - 1927


Raymond L. Turner


1928 - 1929


Lucie E. Hayward


1930 - 1931


Carlton B. McIntire


1932 - 1933


Anne H. Turner


1934 - 1935


Harry McMenamin 1936


George L. Loud


1937


Wilson A. Smith


1938


Leslie T. Cutcliffe 1939


Raymond E. Hayward 1940


Francis M. Hayward


1941 to Mar. 5


Wilson A. Smith 1941


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*Charles J. McMenamin 1942 to Feb. 4 Raymond E. Hayward 1942


Norman W. Darling 1943


* Deceased.


CHARTER MEMBERS OF NORTH READING GRANGE No. 239


Abraham Stickney


Ellsworth Pierce


Leslie Nichols


Mrs. Ellsworth Pierce


Miss Cora Marshall


Hovey D. Eaton


Mrs. George K. Dodge William Wallace Davis F. S. French


Minnie Upton


Mrs. Francella Upton


Mrs. F. S. French


Mrs. Lizzie Holt


Miss Emily Turner


Edward A. Carpenter


Herbert L. Abbott


Mrs. Effie Carpenter


Mrs. Herbert L. Abbott


Mrs. Effie Case


E. B. Abbott


Fred A. Childs


Miss Mabel J. Abbott


Alice V. Gould


Sidney C. Gould


Frank Case


Stanley W. Nichols


Miss Addie Gowing


Charles H. Nichols


Miss Grace Gowing


Mrs. Agnes M. Nichols


Joseph D. Gowing


Mrs. Annie S. Nichols


Mrs. Joseph D. Gowing


Charles N. Averell


Mrs. Rebecca Holt


Mrs. Charles Averell


Miss Nellie Holt


Miss Edith F. Holt


Miss Clara Holt


S. O. Holt


Howard Mosman


Miss Grace Holt


Miss Clarabel Mosman


Mrs. S. O. Holt


Martin L. Hayward


Mrs. Harriet Burditt


Mrs. Martin Hayward


Arthur A. Burditt


Lester R. Hayward


Mrs. Blanche -Burditt


Ralph M. Hayward


M. G. Robinson


Mrs. Elizabeth H. Gardner


C. R. Forsythe


W. W. Plummer


Wallace Upton Mrs. Charlotte Upton John K. Upton


Mrs. W. W. Plummer C. E. Tarbox Owen E. Power


Allen Upton


Mrs. Owen E. Power


Arthur F. Upton


Mrs. Maria Upton Walter D. Eaton


Ralph E. Pringle Mrs. Ralph E. Pringle


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Mrs. Anna B. Eaton Walter S. Campbell . Henry W. Campbell Mrs. Henry Campbell James W. Peabody Miss Martha R. Abbott


Miss Blanche Pringle Henry Upton Mrs. Henry Upton I. A. Flint


Mrs. I. A. Flint


Charles F. Burditt


Mrs. Charles Burditt


Mrs. Virginia Stickney


Charles W. Carleton


Willard P. Turner Mrs. Annie B. Turner


George L. Ditmars


Mrs. George Ditmars


Mrs. Irving Batchelder


Miss Mabel Turner


Miss Elizabeth Batchelder


Miss Marion Turner


Miss Addie M. Putney


Amos Doten


Mrs. Amos Doten


Mary C. Abbott


Chauncy C. Morris Leland D. Batchelder Miss Annie B. Hogan


LIST OF MEN AND WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II-1942


Adams, John W.


Arguin, Edgar A.


Aiken, Joseph B.


Arnett, Dorothy


Allen, Frederick C.


Atkinson, Norman J.


Apperti, James M.


Austin, Ira B.


Bacheller, John F. .


Blais, Charles A., Jr.


Barmby, Albert


Blais, Reitha G.


Bartlett, Joseph F.


Blais, Albert V.


Beaudry, Carl S.


Bradley, Edward P.


Beaudry, Edward L.


Bridge, Herbert S.


Beaumont, Richard J.


Brooks, Gerald F.


Beaumont, Robert A.


Brooks, Richard A.


Belair, Leon J.


Burditt, Charles S.


Belair, Robert G.


Burrows, Frederick J.


Bennett, Charles A.


Burrows, Robert N.


Bennett, Ralph E.


Burt, Frank R.


Berglund, Charles W., Jr.


Burt, Raymond W.


Berglund, Robert O.


Burt, Warren M.


Berglund, Ruth


Burt, William


Carder, Joseph S., Jr.


Carder. Walter A. Caron, Roger G. Carlson, Rufus E.


Carpenter, Walter F. Ceaser, John W. Chaddock, Robert Chamberlain, Ogden D.


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Mrs. Charles Kidder T. L. Foley


Harrison F. McIntire Miss E. Ethel Fairbanks


Chase, Merwin L. Chisholm, Douglas S. Chisholm, Joseph H. Clark, Ernest W. Cole, John H. Conron, William H. Correlle, Bernard J. Corton, Edward W.


Cram, Clarence E. Crosby, Robert N. Croswell, Alfred G. Croswell, Ellsworth Croswell, Lendorth A. Croswell, M. Roscoe


Cutcliffe, Leslie T. Cutter, Howard M.


Daley, George L.


Donle, Earl R.


Delano, Earl H., Jr.


Donovan, Robert H.


DeSpencer, Arthur V.


Doucette, John E., Jr.


DeSpencer, John


Doyle, Louis R.


Dewhurst, Philip D.


Doyle, Oliver E.


Dewhurst, Roland H.


Duggan, Alfred T.


DiSanti, Louis


Duggan, Edward J. Durney, Charles A., Jr.


Durney, Robert F.


Eaton, Alden R.


Eldredge, Howard S.


Eaton, Paul S., Jr.


Elitov, Ira Leon


Edmond, Renard


Ellis, Charles H.


Eisenhaure, John D.


English, Everett A.


Eisenhaure, Robert P.


Evans, Edward F., Jr.


Eldredge, Edwin C.


Evans, Harry F.


Falke, Donald E.


Foote, Warren I.


Falke, Herbert H.


Foster, Thomas M.


Flibotte, George A.


Foye, Robert H.


Garland, Kenneth J.


Gould, Payson S.


Gibbons, Raymond T.


Gould, Hubert R.


Glover, Samuel G., Jr.


Green, Clifford P.


Goodwin, Dana A.


Green, Evelyn R.


Gorman, Eugene N.


Green, Henry J.


Guenard, Howard H.


Hanley, John L. Harding, Arthur P.


Herrick, Ralph E., Jr.


Hoffman, Elmer V.


Harriman, Irving L.


Hoffman, Robert J.


Hatfield, E. Arthur


Hogan, John P.


Hayward, Francis M.


Henshaw, Stanley C.


Hudson, William H., Jr. Hutchings, Luther M.


I vester, Homer


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Dole, Thomas F.


Janigan, Edward J. Jenkins, Robert M. Johnston, Clarence E.


Jones, Horace H., Jr. Jordan, Thomas M. Jordan, Paul


Keenan, Ernest Kenrick, Edwin M. Kern, Edward P.


Kilcollins, Thomas, Jr. Killeen, Kenneth Kitchell, Charles A. T.


Kordek, Walter J.


Lake, John C. Laserson, Leon


Leary, Edward J. LeGrow, George D.


Laserson, Ralph M.


Lord, Albert S.


Lord, Walter L.


Lowry, Francis T.


Loud, Lewis E.


Luther, Frances


Loud, Robert W.


Lutz, Harold J.


MacDonald, William J.


Merrill, Robert M.


Mack, John A., Jr.


Metcalf, Ernest C.


Mackenzie, Newell G.


Metcalf, Robert E.


MacKillop, Kenneth J.


Middleton, Warren C.


Macleod, Herbert W., Jr.


Miller, Albert F. Miller, Edward J.


Macleod, William T.


Madden, Earl J.


Mills, Joseph W.


Mahan, J. Robert


Mitchell, Robert E.


Marchetti, John W.


Morris, Farnum F.


Margeson, Roger E.


Morton, Edgar C.


Mercer, Arthur L.


Morton, Forrest L.


Mentus, John


Mosher, Herbert E.


Mentus, Michael


McAuley, Leslie M.


Merrill, Almond R.


McCarthy, William D.


Merrill, Joseph F., Jr.


McCoubry, Arthur F.


Merrill, Leslie W.


McDonald, Edward J.


Merrill, Richard E.


McIntire, Sidney L.


McMillan, Archibald J. A.


Nadeau, Joseph Nelson, Doris I. Norton, Howard L., Jr.


Noyes, Frederick J. Nutter, Harry W., Jr. Nutter, Luman S.


Ober, William H. O'Brien, Donald F.


O'Brien, Lawrence R. O'Doherty, Charles W.


Owens, Frank E.


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Margeson, Harold


Morris, Robert


Page, Herbert S. Patterson, Frank A.


Peck, Harvey J. Penney, John C. Phillips, Harold F.


Pierce, Warren R.


Piercy, Robert E.


Piercy, William G. Pike, Kenneth M.


Pomeroy, Ralph K.


Powell, George F. Powell, Robert B.


Putnam, Christopher C.


Ralston, Charles W.


Roberts, Lester C.


Rich, Donald


Robinson, Alden N.


Richardson, Elwood L., Jr.


Richardson, Harold A.


Rodgers, Ernest H. Rowe, Harry A.


Russo, John N.


Samson, Carl L.


Smith, Oliver H.


Sarcone, Anthony


Snyder, Irving L.


Sarcone, John R.


Southwick, Warren S., Jr.


Schultz, Chester


Spear, John W.


Schultz, Cornel H.


Spindler, George H., Jr.


Scott, Bernard F.


Stanton, Michael J., Jr.


Scott, Daniel J., Jr.


Steber, Edwin M.


Scott, Robert A.


Steber, John F.


Sheppard, Arthur W.


Steber, Stanley


Sheppard, Stephen P.


Steber, Wesley H.


Sheppard, George E.


Stephens, Harold J.


Sias, John H.


Stephens, Leonard W.


Simms, John W.


Sullivan, Charles F.


Small, Robert E.


Swenson, Gustave


Smith, Leo W.


Sweet, Leonard E.


Swett, Fred A., Jr.


Tarbox, Robert W.


Towne, Arthur C.


Tarbox, Theodore F., Jr.


Tsibidas, James


Taylor, Donald D.


Turcott, Paul F.


Taylor, Harry E. Turner, Robert E.


Taylor, Herbert C., Jr. Tustin, Harris L.


Thompson, Delton A. Tustin, Malcolm J.


Titcomb, Lewis A.


Tustin, George O.


Towne. Henry H. Twomey, Michael C.


Umberhand, Laurence A. Upton, Edgar E. Upton, Sherwood A.


Veacock, James R., Jr. [ 124 ]


Wallace, James H.


Waugh, Robert B.


Ward, Fred T.


Whitehouse, Lincoln


Warren, Burton F.


Whitton, Harry A.


Warren, Charles J.


Whitton, James F., Jr.


Watkins, Gordon S.


Wilmot, Donald E.


Watkins, Herbert S.


Wilmot, Merrill


Watkins, Stewart R.


Wilmot, Prescott M.


Waugh, Anna


Wistuba, Francis H.


Waugh, Frank M.


Wistuba, Lillian


Waugh, Harold F.


Witas, John


Yebba, Salvatore


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The Tercentenary Celebration


The movement for the celebration of the Three Hundredth Anni- versary of the establishment of the Town of Reading had its inception in the Town of Wakefield. During the early Summer of 1943 a suggestion was passed along to the selectmen of North Reading, Herbert E. Mosher, Earl L. Coolidge, and Carlton B. Mclntire. At their meeting in June the matter was discussed and a Tercentenary Committee appointed. On this executive committee was Dr. Samuel M. LePage, Charles Ford and Arthur G. Eaton.


Charles Ford


Samuel M. LePage The Executive Committee


Arthur W. Eaton


After the executive committee had considered the various phases of the proposed celebration, talked with the committees of both Wakefield and Reading, they decided that the best method of making a beginning was to call together representatives of the various local organizations, such as the Legion, the Grange and the various women's organizations. The first meeting was at the parish house of the Union Congregational Church on the evening of October 28, 1943. At this meeting Elizabeth Batchelder was appointed secretary of the larger committee. After thorough discus-


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sion it was decided to appoint sub-committees as follows: Historical, Antiques and Old Fashioned Things, Markers, Music, Colonial Tea and Old Home Day. It was also further decided that a History of North Read- ing should be compiled and published.


Another meeting was held at the Library, on the 30th of November at which plans were further discussed and the organization of the commit- tees perfected. As finally constituted these committees stand as follows:


HISTORICAL Mrs. Arthur A. Burditt, Chairman


L. Clifford Monroe


Richard B. Abbott


Mrs. E. Ethel Little


Mrs. Lester Hayward Mrs. Grace Esty Mrs. Sherman Murphy


Mrs. William Doten


MARKERS


Mrs. Charles Ford, Chairman


Mrs. Arthur A. Burditt


Harold Upton


Herbert Wilson


Lester Hayward


Charles Burditt


ANTIQUES AND MODERN HANDICRAFT


Mrs. C. Earl Watson, Chairman


Mrs. Arthur A. Burditt Mrs. Carlton B. Mclntire


Mrs. Guy M. Crosby, Jr.


Mrs. Herbert W. Macleod


Mrs. Louis M. Gowing Mrs. Frank M. Merrill


Mrs. Charles W. Griswold


Mrs. Sherman H. Murphey


Mrs. Augustus W. Hamlin Mrs. Daniel H. Shay


Mrs. Lester R. Hayward Mrs. Raymond Turner


Mrs. Harold F. Upton


MUSIC


Mrs. Reuben W. Eisenhaure, Chairman


Mrs. Joseph F. Fraumeni Mrs. Samuel M. LePage


Mrs. Lyman E. Fancy Mrs. Philip Sewell


Mrs. J. Louis Eisenhaure Mrs. Walter Gallant


Mrs. Collins Putnam


COLONIAL TEA Mrs. Samuel M. LePage, Chairman


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COLONIAL TEA ARRANGEMENTS


Miss Sarah Whitcomb


Mrs. Bertha Nichols


Miss Nellie Holt


Mrs. Myron Robinson


Miss Abbie Holt


Miss Bernice Batchelder


Mrs. Anna C. Eames


Mrs. Philip Mclntire


Mrs. Louise Mack


Mrs. Frederick P. Flint


Mrs. Gardner Steele


Mrs. Charles J. Hastey


FOOD Mrs. Hovey D. Eaton, Chairman


Mrs. Grace Mclntire


Mrs. Minnie Upton Lake


Mrs. Lester Batchelder


Mrs. L. Clifford Monroe


Mrs. Louis Gowing


Mrs. Amos Doten


Mrs. Guy Crosby


Mrs. Edward D. Parker


Miss Dorris Burditt


Mrs. Charles Ford


Mrs. Thomas Foley


Miss Elizabeth Batchelder


SERVING


Ruth Upton Kileen


Vivian Robinson Eisenhaure


Dorothy Abbott


Pearl Hayward Richardson


Helen Gowing


Olive Flint Snyder


Ethel Burditt Berry


Marjorie Hayward Griffith


Madalyn Esty Sweetland


Marjorie Upton Tounge


HOSTESSES Mrs. Arthur A. Burditt, Chairman


Mrs. Carrie Upton Thomas


Mattie Abbott Smith


Mrs. Gertrude Eaton


Mrs. Arthur Jackson


Miss Grace Gowing


Mrs. Wendell Pyle


Mrs. Charles M. Gardner


Mrs. Roy Richardson


Alice Upton Abbott


Miss Bessie MacLane


Mrs. Ethel Little


Marion Upton Livermore


Miss Amy Batchelder


Mrs. Helen Cozzens


Nellie Upton Bancroft


Anette R. Macdonald, WAC


Barbara Monroe Hutchinson


Mrs. Roy Eaton


Mrs. Alden Eaton


TEA TABLES AND APPOINTMENTS Mrs. Lester Hayward, Chairman


Mrs. Louis Upton


Mrs. Herbert Dennison


Mrs. Roy Esty


Mrs. Chandler Eaton


Miss Mabel MacKay


Mrs. Marjorie Crosby


Mrs. Earl Stafford


Mrs. Henry MacDonald


Mrs. Bertha Upton Coran


Miss Helen Zimmerman


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POURERS FOR THE TEA Mrs. Amos Doten and Mrs. Harold Upton Mrs. Charlotte Upton and Mrs. Arthur Eaton Mrs. Edward Parker and Miss Addie Gowing


DECORATIONS


Alice MacKay Crosby


Mrs. Milton Robinson


Helen Weston


Mrs. E. Leslie Shaw


Mabel Eaton


Miss Harriet Esty


Genevieve Coran Balsor


Elizabeth Batchelder Doten


Ruth Burditt Kinnie


Mrs. Shirley Drew


Marion Gowing


Mrs. Edward Choate


PROGRAM FOR THE TEA Barbara Furze Monroe, Chairman The Upland Club Choral Singers


Bernice Fancy


Florence Pomeroy


Harriett Hamlin


Eva Umberhand


Pauline Fraumeni


Ada Stickney


Alice Gallant


Edna Berglund


Mary Dalton


Laura Tarbox


Rosette LePage Hazel Eisenhaure, Accompanist


Dramatics-Barbara Furze Monroe


Violinist-Debora Upton


Pantomime-Robert, Elinor and Jean Foley


The Minuet-Marcia and June Batchelder


Recitation --- Susanne Griffith


Piano-Jean Eisenhaure


COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DAY


Harold Conron, Chairman


George Loud Charles Hughes


Richard Monroe Edward Coran


OLD HOME DAY The North Reading Grange No. 239 in Charge


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THE PROGRAM FOR THE TERCENTENARY OBSERVANCE


MAY 28 - 30, 1944


SUNDAY, MAY 28


Special services in all the churches commemorating the founding of the town. At the Union Congregational Church, the old cello, the first musical instrument used in the Old Second Church, was restrung and used to accompany one of Isaac Watts' hymns. During the service Deacon Hovey D. Eaton lined out a hymn in the style of yester-year.


The theme for the sermon by Dr. Samuel M. LePage was "Our Heritage."


At the Baptist Church the regular Memorial Day services were held with the George F. Root Post No. 181, American Legion and the Auxiliary in attendance. Rev. Norman Eisnor, the pastor of the church, delivered the message.


THE LEGION PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY


8:30 A. M. - The Dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves in all the cemeteries.


10:30 A. M. - Worship at the Baptist Church.


1:30 P. M. - At the Park Street Cemetery, with color guard, firing squad and the James Hildreth Band furnishing the music.


2:00 P. M .- At the Harmony Vale Cemetery with color guard, firing squad and band.


2:30 P. M. - The Memorial Day Parade, starting at the Union Congre- gational Church with soldiers and sailors of World War II, the Legion and Auxiliary, the Civilian Defense Corps and citizens marching to the Riverside Cemetery.


1. Dedication of the new burial plot, given by the citi- zens of the town, for the veterans of all wars, with Daniel Shay in charge.


2. Formation of Hollow Square.


3. Placing of the wreath.


4. Prayer, Rev. Norman Eisnor


5. Choral Selection -- The school children.


6. Roll of Honor-Historian of the Legion Auxiliary.


7. One minute of silence.


8. Selection by the James Ilildreth Band.


9. Address, "Our Revolutionary Soldiers," Dr. Samuel M. LePage.


10. Music by the Band.


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11. America, sung by the assembly and accompanied by the Band.


12. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.


13. Firing of volley followed by Taps.


14. "The Star Spangled Banner," sung by the assembly.


15. The Benediction.


The procession then re-formed and marched back to the Common where poppies were placed on the wreath at the Boulder. Refreshments were served in the Legion Hall.


MONDAY, MAY 29


The Leland D. Batchelder School held a Memorial Day Program in which the early veterans were especially remembered.


TUESDAY, MAY 30


This was Old Home Day, sponsored by the Grange under the leader- ship of Norman W. Darling. . During the day the Grange served refresh- ments from the kitchen in the Old Town Hall.


2:00 P. M. - "The Star Spangled Banner," by the assembly Music-"Ye Old Cello," played by J. Ellis Doucette Invocation-Rev. George A. Smith Response -- "The Lord's Prayer," Malotte. Mrs. Joseph F. Fraumeni


"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching" "Just Before the Battle Mother"


"The Vacant Chair," George F. Root songs sung by the assembly, led by the Choral Group, Mr. Thomas Lumb directing


"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," Bland. Mrs. Joseph F. Fraumeni, soloist


The Address of Welcome-Carlton B. Mclntire, chairman of the Board of Selectmen


Address-Mr. Charles M. Gardner, High Priest of Demeter "Jewels"


"Ring the Bells of Ileaven," George F. Root Songs, sung by the assembly. Led by the Choral Singers


"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"-Julia Ward Howe. Sung by the Assembly


The Benediction-Rev. Norman Eisnor


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This program was followed by a Colonial Tea at the Union Congre- gational Church social rooms at which the following program was given in costume :


1. Songs-Long, Long Ago


Two Rounds - Merrily-row Three Blind Mice


Love's Old Sweet Song, The Upland Club Singers


2. North Reading Town-Tercentenary Poem read by Susanne Griffith


3. Violin-Hungarian Dance No. 6-Brahms, Meditation from Thais-Massenet, by Debora Upton


4. Vouz Dansez Marquise-LeMaire. Jean, Elinor and Robert Foley


5. When You and I Were Young Maggie-Bernice Fancy


6. Piano Medley of old American Songs --- Jean Eisenhaure


7. The Minuet-Mary Mapes Dodge, June and Marcia Batcheider


8. Dance-Jean and Elinor Foley, Barbara Robinson, Susanne Grif- fith, Ellen Kileen and Barbara Tounge


9. Stephen Foster Songs-The Upland Club Singers


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