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33
12
13
Meats and Provisions
52
40
11
1
Cord wood
2
....
....
Kindling wood in bags
3
3
....
....
....
-
Totals
316
215
72
29
INSPECTIONS
Clinical thermometers
247
Coal certificates
3
Ice scales
9
Marking of bread
113
Marking of food packages
120
Glass graduates
45
Hawkers' and Peddlers' licenses.
100
Peddlers' scales
22
Transient vendors
12
Oil jars
274
Test made gasoline devices.
33
Inspection milk jars.
1
Measurements for municipality.
2
Junk scales
5
Milk jars
6
Fibre cartons
1
Berry basket
1
Beer barrels
2
Total
996
Butter
39
39
....
....
2
Flour
5
5
....
Confectionery
1
Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. CANTFILL, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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CITY OF QUINCY
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
FEBRUARY 19, 1934.
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy and Members of the City Council:
The Department of Public Welfare respectfully submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1933.
The year of 1933 was the worst ever experienced by the Depart- ment of Public Welfare. Business was at a standstill, unemploy- ment increasing rapidly, and Quincy's two chief industries, granite production and shipbuilding, were virtually, if not actually, shut down. The more thrifty of the unemployed had at last reached the end of their resources, and were now constrained after two years of waiting to ask for relief.
This was the condition at the beginning of the year. With de- moralizing suddenness came bank holidays, a temporary freeze-up of municipal credit, and bitter winter weather.
Despite meagre equipment, insufficient working force, limited resources, the department solved each new problem as presented. It came through the year with a record of never having refused aid where it was needed; of allowing no family to go cold, hungry, or unsheltered, when their plight was brought to its official at- tention.
In the accomplishment of this staggering task, a peak load of 1,887 families, or over 10,000 persons, were cared for as to food and necessities. The population of Quincy is in the neighborhood of 75,000. The figures speak for themselves as to per cent of popu- lation aided.
The following is the financial statement for the year 1933:
Appropriations and Transfers
Salaries
$21,981 00
Expense
4,900 00
Equipment
50 00
Auto maintenance
3,125 00
City Home
8,200 00
Mothers' aid
24,500 00
Outside aid
580,906 83
Old age assistance
78,400 00
$722,062 83
Expended
Salaries
$21,977 59
Expense
4,899 19
Equipment
50 00
Auto maintenance
3,061 79
City Home
8,187 80
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Mothers' aid 24,271 75
Outside aid
580,895 57
Old age assistance 78,157 29 $721,500 98
For details of expenditures reference is made to report of Auditor of Accounts.
RECEIPTS FOR 1933
Outside Aid
State Department of Public Welfare $76,697 60
Other cities and towns 12,599 12
Individuals 485 50
$89,782 22
Mothers' Aid
Cash
Old Age Assistance
Reimbursement from State
$25,124 35
Other cities and towns
2,003 32
27,127 67
City Home
Number of inmates, January 1, 1933
34
Number of inmates admitted during year 1933. 74
Total number during the year 1933 108
Number discharged during the year 1933 82
Number of inmates in City Home, January 1, 1934 .... 26
Mothers' Aid
Number of families aided under Chap. 118, Jan. 1, 1933 Number of individuals aided under Chap. 118, Jan. 1, 1933
32
Number of families having no settlement.
3
Number of families having settlement-other cities or towns
6
Cases closed during the year 1933.
1
Cases added during the year 1933.
7
Number of families aided under Chap. 118, Jan. 1, 1934
35
Number of individuals aided under Chap. 118, Jan.
1, 1934
157
Outside Aid
Number of families aided under Chap. 117, Jan. 1, 1933 Number of individuals aided under Chap. 117, Jan. 1, 1933
950
Number of families having no settlement
476
or towns
235
Number of families added during the year 1933. 878
Number of individuals added during the year 1933 ....
4,190
4,750
Number of families having settlement in other cities
150
5,951 25
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Number of families discharged during the year 1933 681
Number of families aided under Chap. 117, Jan. 1, 1934 1,147
In Massachusetts Hospital School at Canton. 2
Division of Child Guardianship
24
Being cared for in private families, minors
7
Being cared for in private families, adults
3
Being cared for in Tewksbury Infirmary
2
Being cared for in Pondville Hospital
1
Being cared for in private hospitals
14
Being cared for in Mass. General
Hospital (out-
patient)
12
Old Age Assistance
Number of individuals aided under Chap. 118, G. L ...
283
Number of cases added in 1933
102
Number of cases closed by death
25
Number of cases transferred to other cities and towns
12
Number of cases receiving hospital care during 1933
14
Number of cases settled in other cities and towns ....
19
Number of cases unsettled
18
Being cared for in the Wellington Home
6
Being cared for in the Falconer Home
1
Being cared for in the Masonic Home
1
Being cared for in the McAuley Home
1
Respectfully submitted,
ROLAND BROBERG, Commissioner of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF PARK DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 18, 1934.
HON. CHARLES A. Ross, Mayor, Quincy, Massachusetts.
DEAR SIR :- The Park Department hereby submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1933, showing the vari- ous activities of the Board and the uses of our parks and play- grounds by the public.
Faxon Field
It has been necessary for the Park Department to spend but little on this field, as early in the Spring, Mr. Henry M. Faxon, who has so generously contributed to its development and main- tenance ever since his gift of this tract of twenty-one acres to the City in 1919 and 1922, had the surface of the football field regraded and seeded and the shrub hedge bordering on Woodward Avenue, Coddington Street and the southern artery pruned and weeded. At the southerly end of the field, near the High School, further grading was done, so that a playing area might be pro- vided for the smaller children. The grove on the westerly bound- ary was carefully trimmed and makes a beautiful background for the open part of the field.
The five tennis courts presented to the City by Mr. Faxon on May 28, 1929, and since that time maintained by him, under the able supervision of Mr. Almon Deane and his assistant, Mr. William Bowyer, were in constant use from April 16th to Octo- ber 1st. As evidence of their increasing popularity during the first year there were 10,369 playing hours, while in 1933 the playing hours had increased to 20,636: A most successful tourna- ment was conducted during the season for trophies donated and presented by Mr. Faxon, September 14th, to the winners of the several matches. The courts have become a recreational and social center, contributing greatly to the happiness of the people of Quincy.
Supervised Play
Supervised play was conducted for five weeks on the nineteen playgrounds under the direction of the Park Department and supervision of Franklin B. Mitchell and a personnel of nineteen female instructors. The average daily attendance was 2,500.
Winter Sports and Skating
During the Winter, ice was cleared and illumination provided for skating at Manet Lake, James S. Perkins Field, Butler's Pond, St. Moritz, and Sailors' Home Pond. Hockey rinks and nets were also maintained. The toboggan slide was kept in operation at St. Moritz.
Pond Street Playground
Early in the baseball season, residents of Mill Street com- plained of boys playing baseball in the street. The Department secured permission from Mr. Henry M. Faxon for boys to play on this lot of land, on which there was the remains of an old cellar. This old cellar was filled in by ash dumpings and topped with gravel. The boys who used this playground were excep-
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tionally industrious and earnest, and they graded the field them- selves and made a backstop, the Park Department furnishing them with a few boards and some wire.
Fore River Club House
The Fore River Club House was repaired under a special appro- priation under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works. This club house has been rented to various organizations for dances and other entertainments.
Whiton Park
At this park the grounds were maintained in good order and the hedge trimmed.
William T. Shea Park
Because of the complaints lodged by neighbors and the small area of the park, the playground apparatus was removed and settees were placed under the shade trees for the convenience of the public.
Merrymount Park
Merrymount Park was very intensively used during the past year for baseball, football, soccer, outings, track meets, drill and bowling on the green. The bowling green was opened for the first time this year, and a great many delightful games were played. The Quincy Bowling Green Club had its opponents from Milton, Boston and Portland. A tournament was conducted for which a trophy was donated by Dr. E. V. Hardwick.
Faxon Park
The sylvan effect of this park was maintained by trimming trees.
Tennis Courts
Tennis courts were maintained on the grounds of the South Junior High School, Fore River Field, Merrymount Park, Adams, Welcome G. Young and John Wendell Moses playgrounds. These were in constant use from early in the morning to sunset.
Baseball and Football
The Park Department conducted a baseball and football league in season.
Permits
The following is a résumé of the permits issued for the vari- ous playgrounds and purposes during the past year:
Fore River Field:
Baseball, Soccer, Football
242
Merrymount Upper Field:
Baseball, 187; Football and Soccer, 6 193
Henry L. Kincaide Playground: 187
Baseball, 184; Football, 3
Ward Four:
Baseball, 167; Football, 10 177
Dennis J. O'Neill:
Baseball, 148; Football, 11
159
Merrymount Oval:
Track, 103; Football, 27 130
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Alfred N. LaBrecque:
Baseball, 115; Football, 11 126
James S. Perkins: Baseball 123
John Wendell Moses: Baseball 116
Merrymount Lower: Baseball 77
Faxon Field:
Soccer, 51; Drill, 5 56
Merrymount Pageant Field: Outings and Picnics 35
Fore River Club House:
Entertainments 24
......
Acoustic Shell: Concerts 19
Merrymount Band Stand:
Concerts
13
Merrymount Tennis Courts 7
Montclair:
Baseball 19
Total permits issued 1,703
In addition to the above, all suitable playgrounds and a tract owned by Mr. Henry M. Faxon at Water Street and Quincy Ave- nue were used afternoons by the schools during the baseball and football seasons.
Co-operation
This Department has co-operated extensively with the Public Works Department and the Welfare Department. Because of the very small appropriation this Department was allotted, the only possible way it could have carried on was with the assistance of the Welfare help. During the Summer months we had an average of twenty-five Welfare men daily working in the Depart- ment. The equipment includes two dilapidated trucks, the larger of which, when not in use by the Department, has been loaned to the Public Works Department. For financial statement, refer- ence may be had to the auditor's accounts.
Respectfully submitted,
YRJO M. MATSON, Chairman, WM. J. SPARGO, Secretary, J. ERNEST COLLINS.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1933 Published by the Trustees 1934
TRUSTEES, 1933 COL. GEORGE E. ADAMS, Chairman
GEORGIANA C. LANE, Secretary
PAUL A. COLETTI, Treasurer
MRS. HENRIETTA C. THOMAS
ĮELIZABETH A. GARRITY
VINCENT J. READDY
LIBRARIAN GALEN W. HILL
STAFF
GERTRUDE F. CALLAHAN, First Assistant
MARGARET L. STEARNS, Cataloger
SARAH B. KINGMAN, Children's Librarian
MARTHA E. ROSVALL, Chief of Circulation * ALINE F. BLAKE, Assistant
+VIOLA FRANCIS, Assistant
VIRGINIA GILES, Assistant
MARGARET M. HEBERT, Assistant
DOROTHY HENRIKSON, Assistant
HELENE HODGKINSON, Assistant in Children's Dept.
MARTHA H. SISSON, Assistant
M. GENEVIEVE SURETTE, Assistant
+DOROTHY K. WHITE, Assistant
JESSIE D. WILFORD, Reference Assistant
BRANCH LIBRARIANS
*MABEL S. BAXTER, Baxter Branch
A. ZAYMA CONNOLLY, Hospital Service MARIE CORAYER, Parkway Branch
MABEL E. CORIATI, General Palmer Branch
MURIEL L. Cox, Montclair Branch
MARION L. DAVIS, Norfolk Downs Branch
M. LOUISE DINEGAN, Lakin Square Branch LAURA A. DUNCANSON, Atlantic Branch CAROLYN KITTREDGE, Manet Branch *PHOEBE A. LINDBERG, Temple Branch
MABEL F. PORTER, Merrymount Branch FRANCES B. RAYMOND. Squantum Branch
DORIS E. RIZZI, Temple Branch CATHERINE SAVILLE, Wollaston Branch
Janitor JOHN V. MEAD
* Resigned.
+ Part time ¿ Deceased
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DIRECTORY AND LIBRARY HOURS
MAIN LIBRARY, 40 Washington St. Tel. Pres. 0081. Open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. daily except Sunday. Open Sundays (for reading only) October to May, 2-6 P. M.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' HOUSE, 25 Spear St. Open daily except Saturday and during vacation, 1.30-6 P. M. Open Saturdays and daily during vacation, 10-12 A. M., 1.30- 6 P. M.
BRANCHES:
ATLANTIC, 137 Sagamore Street Atlantic Open every afternoon, 1-6 P. M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, 7-9 P. M.
BAXTER, 139 Water Street, South Quincy Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-6, 7-9 P. M.
GENERAL PALMER, Adams Shore School, Pelican Road Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1.30-6 P. M. Open Monday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
LAKIN SQUARE, 507 Beale Street Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 1-6 P. M. Open Tuesday and Saturday, 7-9 P. M.
MANET, Atherton Hough School, Houghs Neck Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-6 P. M. Open Monday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
MERRYMOUNT, Merrymount School, Agawam Road Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1.30-6 P. M. Open Monday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
MONTCLAIR, 91 Holbrook Road, Montclair Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-6 P. M. Open Monday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
NORFOLK DOWNS, 6-8 Tyler Street, Norfolk Downs Open every afternoon, 1-6 P. M. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
PARKWAY, 1248 Furnace Brook Parkway, W. Quincy Open every afternoon, 1-6 P. M. Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7-9 P. M.
SQUANTUM, Squantum School, Huckins Avenue Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 1-6 P. M.
TEMPLE, 516 Washington Street, Quincy Point Open every afternoon, 1-6 P. M. Open Monday and Friday, 7-9 P. M.
WOLLASTON, 41 Beale Street, Wollaston Open daily except Saturday, 1-6, 7-9 P. M. Open Saturday, 9-12 A. M., 1-6, 7-9 P. M.
HOSPITAL SERVICE, Quincy City Hospital Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2-5 P. M.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
To His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Quincy :
The sixty-third annual report of the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library is submitted herewith.
On account of the economic depression the library department was obliged to operate on a reduced budget for the year 1933, the appropriation being about fifteen per cent less than in 1932. The allotment for books was decreased over forty-five per cent, which resulted in fewer books being purchased than in any year since 1921.
The effect of this on the circulation is set forth at length in the report of the librarian. However, in spite of this, there is satis- faction in reporting that all the branches and functions of the department were kept intact and there was a total circulation of over 900,000 books. The unit cost per book circulated was the very low figure of seven cents, which shows clearly the economy in management of the department.
During the year the Lakin Square branch was moved to a more central location, and as a measure of economy the trustees were able to secure from the school department the use of the school library in the Adams Shore School as quarters for the General Palmer Branch.
The library has been fortunate in receiving the continued co- operation of the Wollaston Garden Club. This public spirited organization regraded the lawn at the Wollaston branch, set out bulbs for spring blossoming and kept the window boxes in the branch building filled with flowers throughout the year. Acknowl- edgment is also made of the valuable work done by men of the civil works administration, consisting of exterior and interior painting, refinishing interior woodwork and making other numer- ous and much needed repairs, including the mending and repair of books.
The trustees record with regret the passing away on October 6, 1933, of Miss Elizabeth A. Garrity, a member of the board. Miss Garrity was a woman of literary mind and of an educational nature and always displayed a keen interest in the work of the library.
In December the board received the resignation of Miss Mabel S. Baxter, librarian of the Baxter Branch at South Quincy. Too much cannot be said regarding the service which Miss Baxter ren- dered to this library extending over a period of forty-five years. A member of an old Quincy family, she displayed the utmost of de- votion, the greatest of loyalty and a keen and active interest always in her work as a member of the staff. The branch, which by vote of the trustees several years ago was named for her and which she brought to so high a state of efficiency and usefulness, is per- haps the best memorial to attest the splendid quality and character of her service. The board was loath to accept her resignation but realized that her faithful work had earned a well deserved retire- ment. A vote of the trustees was placed on record setting forth their appreciation for the long continued service of Miss Baxter and a testimonial, hand embossed on parchment, was presented to her as a token of the esteem in which she was held.
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The trustees take this opportunity to note the continued zeal and efficiency of the librarian and members of the staff and to thank the Mayor and city council for their continued support and co- operation.
Respectfully submitted GEORGE E. ADAMS, Chairman. GEORGIANA CUSHING LANE, Secretary.
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TREASURER'S CONDENSED STATEMENT-1933
Thomas Crane Endowment Fund
*Securities Dec. 31, 1932
$8,940 75
Balance in bank Dec. 31, 1932 154 39
Receipts, interest on invested funds 385 00
Receipts, interest current deposits 60
Note, Quincy Cooperative Bank 250 00
$9,730 74
Payments, mortgage interest, etc.
$415 48
Payments, a/c Land Court expense title Laban Pratt property
250 00
Balance in bank, Dec. 31, 1933
124 51
*Securities Dec. 31, 1933
8,940 75
$9,730 74
Crane Memorial Fund
*Securities and real estate Dec. 31, 1932 .... $23,900 00
Balance in bank, Dec. 31, 1932 197 00
Receipts, interest on invested funds
250 00
Receipts, interest on current deposits. 1 31
Receipts, miscellaneous
2 00
$24,350 31
Payments, mortgage interest, etc.
$360 00
Payments, interest on note
5 00
Balances in bank, Dec. 31, 1933
31
*Securities and real estate Dec. 31, 1933
23,900 00
$24,350 31
Ellery Channing Butler Fund
Principal in savings bank Dec. 31, 1933 .. $1,000 00
Balance in savings banks Dec. 31, 1932. 1 94
Receipts, interest on deposits 35 35
$1,037 29
Payments, miscellaneous
$24 52
Balance in savings bank Dec. 31, 1933.
12 77
Principal in savings bank Dec. 31, 1933
1,000 00
$1,037 29
Alice G. White Fund
*Securities Dec. 31, 1932
$980 25
Balance in bank Dec. 31, 1932
10 09
Receipts, interest
50 78
$1,041 12
Payments, music books
$9 57
Balance in bank Dec. 31, 1933
51 30
*Securities Dec. 31, 1933
980 25
$1,041 12
* For list of securities see Treasurer's report for 1931. No changes have been made in investments in 1932 and 1933.
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George W. Morton Fund
*Securities Dec. 31, 1932
$1,880 50
Principal in savings bank Dec. 31, 1932
3,207 12
Balance in savings bank Dec. 31, 1932
73
Receipts, interest
192 35
$5,280 70
Payments, mortgage interest
$125 00
Payments, insurance, miscellaneous
59 00
Balance in savings bank Dec. 31, 1933 ..
9 08
Principal in savings bank Dec. 31, 1933.
3,207 12
*Securities Dec. 31, 1933
1,880 50
$5,280 70
Cotton Center Johnson Fund
*Securities on hand, Dec. 31, 1932
$1,890 00
Balance in savings bank Dec. 31, 1932 3 64
Receipts, interest
10
$1,893 74
Balance in savings bank, Dec. 31, 1933
$3 74
*Securities on hand Dec. 31, 1933
1,890 74
$1,893 74
PAUL A. COLETTI, Treasurer. HENRIETTA C. THOMAS, VINCENT J. READDY, Auditing Committee.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library:
The report of the Librarian for the year ending December 31, 1933, is herewith submitted:
First, the more satisfactory side. In spite of the reduced ap- propriation which the library suffered with all the other municipal departments in the "depression budget" of 1933, we have managed to operate all the various agencies for the distribution of books without shortening the schedule of hours open. We have reached a new high mark in the number of books loaned for home use, slightly over nine-tenths of a million. The use of adult non-fiction showed a decided gain, over 18,000 more books of this class being loaned than in 1932. The opening of the room at the main library, formerly the children's room, as a separate special department for our books on art, business and technical subjects has not only given us additional shelf and reading room accommodations, but has en- abled us to render a special service much appreciated and compli- mented.
The less agreeable side is a very material result of the nearly fifty per cent cut in our appropriation for books and is represented by the marked decrease in the percentage of gain in circulation in comparison with that of recent years, and the very decided loss in the use of books in the children's departments at the Boys' and Girls' House and all branches.
Use of the Library
A count at the end of the year showed a total of 25,988 active borrowers' cards, a figure representing at least one-third of the population of Quincy. The total number of books issued for home use from all agencies was 901,823, an increase of 24,298, slightly less than 3 per cent as against a gain of 18 per cent in 1932. The chief factor in this decrease was the actual loss of 81,965 in the circulation of children's books from the figures of 1932, and a per- centage loss in adult circulation. However, our per capita circula- tion remains at 12 per cent, a very high figure, exceeded by very few libraries in the country. Reading room facilities have also been taxed often beyond capacity and to properly supervise the large number of people who frequent the main library during the evening hours it has been found necessary to employ a reserve police officer during the fall and winter months.
Book Additions
Though the Thomas Crane Public Library reached the goal in 1933 of bringing its collection of books just over the 100,000 mark, the number of books purchased during the year was less than one- half the purchases of 1932 and less than those of any year since 1921. The withdrawals of books from use were also less than last year, but the children's department, where the wear and tear is necessarily severe, ended the year with 362 less books than at the beginning of 1933. Whatever the book appropriation for 1934, spe- cial attention must be given to building up the juvenile collection.
Branches
As an economy measure the General Palmer Branch Library was moved in April from the store on the corner of Sea street and
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Gannett road to the Adams Shore School, the School Department very generously granting for this purpose the use of the room de- signed for the school library. Probably because the location is off the main thoroughfare and less conveniently accessible, the patron- age has fallen off somewhat since the change was made. The Lakin Square Branch was also moved in April to a store at the corner of Adams and Beale streets, a much more central location for this district. As usual the circulation of books from the branches accounted for over 60 per cent of the total. The Wollas- ton and Norfolk Downs branches showed the largest gains, but all were affected by the decrease in the use of the library by the children. Very little was added by way of additional equipment during 1933, although in some branches there is need of additional shelving.
Children's Work
The loss in children's circulation has already been sufficiently emphasized and accounted for. It has not been the fault of Miss Kingman or Miss Hodgkinson, who have worked hard during the year. An innovation that meant much work was the establish- ment of clubs among the children who come to the Boys' and Girls' House during the summer. Projects such as book mending and dramatic readings were given and with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts a stage was fitted up in the basement, some settees loaned by the School Department and two or three plays were given. Story telling by Miss Hodgkinson and also by members of the Quincy Federation of Women's Clubs has been a regular weekly feature in the Boys' and Girls' House except for the summer. Lack of funds has still precluded the equipment of an exhibit room for the Alice L. Campbell collection of dolls presented to the library two years ago by the late Chester I. Campbell.
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