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CARRIAGE No. 2. - Joel C. Tyler, of Leominster, Great Senior Saga- more ; Augustus P. Calder, of Boston, Great Junior Sagamore ; Henry S. McCulloch, Gloucester, Secretary of Executive Com- mittee.
CARRIAGE No. 3. - J. Peter Gardner, of Danvers, Great Chief of Records ; Fred. Dobie, of Amesbury, Great Keeper of Wampum ; Samuel P. Tenney, of Chelsea, Great Sannap ; William H. Kemp, of Gloucester, Treasurer of Executive Committee.
OTHER CARRIAGES. - Great Representatives Fred. O. Downes, of Bos- ton, William T. Litchman, of Marblehead, Willard C. Van Derlip, of Boston, William Scampton, of Danvers ; Great Guard of Wig- wam, Edwin F. Whittier, of Worcester; Great Guard of Forest, Walter F. Butts, of Waltham; Great Mishinewa, William A. Blossom, of Boston.
SECOND SUB-DIVISION.
COLOR, - ORANGE.
Chief of Division. DANIEL S. CHASE.
Aids.
Carlton T. Weaver. Elbridge H. Lufkin. Herbert H. Wallace. Herbert K. Sargent.
Edward S. Kimball.
Elias White, Jr.
Excelsior Drum Corps.
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Manataug Tribe, No. 1, Marblehead. WILLIAM P. BALCOM, Marshal.
Salem Brass Band.
Naumkeag Tribe, No. 3, Salem. JOSEPH H. HAY, Marshal.
Masconomo Tribe, No. 11, Peabody. (Parading with Naumkeag.) ,
National Drum Corps.
Chickataubut Tribe, No. 13, Beverly. ROBERT ROBERTSON, Marshal.
Passaquoi Tribe, No. 27, Haverhill.
THIRD SUB-DIVISION.
COLOR, - GREEN.
Chief of Division. JOSIAH WILSON.
Aids.
Charles W. Wilson. Stephen R. Kearney.
J. Clarence Wilson.
Lynn Cadet Band.
Sagamore Tribe, No. 2, Lynn. WILLIAM W. ALDRICH, Marshal.
Union Drum Corps.
Taratine Tribe, No. 24, Swampscott. HORACE VIVIAN, Marshal.
Thomson . Houston Band.
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Winnepurkit Tribe, No. 55, Glenmere, Lynn. WILLIAM H. CRANE, Marshal. First Regiment Drum Corps.
Nanapashemet Tribe, No. 82, West Lynn. JAMES J. SULLIVAN, Marshal.
Poquanum Tribe, No. 105, Lynn. E. G. CURTIS, Marshal. Unattached Red Men (mounted).
FOURTH DIVISION.
COLOR, - LAVENDER.
Chief of Division. SAMUEL W. BROWN.
Aids.
E. Archer Bradley.
Lyman Hapgood. Moses S. Babson.
Charles W. Brown.
Frank Rowe.
Frank Parsons.
Loren H. Nauss.
George B. Pierce.
Fred. A. Fisher.
Hugh W. Parkhurst.
Elmer W. Babson.
John A. Cole.
Agawam Band, Ipswich.
Constantine Lodge, Knights of Pythias, No. 68. PETER ANDERSON, Marshal.
Vasca Da Gama Band.
Acoriana Society. MANUEL BALCOMB, Marshal.
Riverdale Brass Band.
Carpenters' Union. HORACE DAVIS, Marshal.
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Juvenile Naval Battalion. Captain, Company A, John Ropper. Captain, Company B, Thomas Cosgrove.
Committee of Knights of Labor in Carriages. Charles A. Brown, Geoffrey Fanton, Albert A. Holland, Henry Lupus John Heaney, William Ryan.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters.
COLOR, - GREEN.
Chief of Division. CHARLES O'BRIEN.
Chief of Staff. PATRICK J. FOLEY.
Aids.
John F. Kelly. James O'Neill.
Edward H. Higgins.
William J. Brown. Thomas Gorman. Joseph B. Carberry.
West Gloucester Band.
St. Anne's Court, No. 47, Gloucester. PHILIP F. MOORE, Commander.
St. Margaret's Court, No. 68, Beverly Farms. EDWARD H. HIGGINS, Commander.
Bass River Court, No. 30, Beverly. PETER M. RIORDAN, Commander. Lafayette Band, Salem.
Essex Court, No. 16, Salem. JAMES J. MURPHY, Commander.
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Emerald Court, No. 53, Peabody. JAMES B. CARBREY, Commander. Salem Cadet Band. Lafayette Court, No. 14, Lynn. MICHAEL S. KEENAN, Commander.
George Washington Court, No. 85, West Lynn. EDWARD W. SHANNAHAN, Commander.
Invited Guests in Carriages.
Hon. Owen A. Galvin, Boston ; Hon. John P. Dore, Boston ; Rev. Hugh Roe O'Donnell, East Boston ; James J. Mclaughlin, Esq., Boston ; James F. Supple, Esq., Boston ; Charles A. Murray, Esq., Newton; John C. Hayes, Esq., Lynn; Dr. Joseph D. Gouch, Somerville ; John H. Watson, Esq., Beverly ; Jeremiah G. Tennessey, Esq., Boston ; Rev. Thomas Tobin, Rockport.
SIXTH DIVISION.
COLOR, - PURPLE.
Chief of Division. AUSTIN B. BRAY.
Aids.
Willie B. Bray. W. Arthur B. Smith.
Frank Miller. Sumner F. Quimby.
John Q. Bennett.
Walter Cressy.
Charles H. Cleaves.
Charles S. Marchant. Frank P. T. Logan. Simpson Lyle. Benjamin F. Witham.
Lynn Brass Band.
Diana Temple, No. 2, Rathbone Sisters (in carriages). COMMITTEE : Mrs. Alden C. Brown, Mrs. Henry O. Smith, 3d, Mrs. Charles W. Parrott, Mrs. Fitz W. Blatchford.
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Four Floats, Tableaux Illustrating Historical Events.
I. THE LANDING OF CHAMPLAIN.
A float ten by twenty feet ; twelve characters, representing the Landing of Champlain, in 1606, at LeBeauport, now Gloucester. Cham- plain in appropriate costume, his officers, French sailors, and Indians with appropriate settings.
2. DRAMATIC SCENE AT STAGE FORT IN 1625.
The Dorchester Company were here under Conant. The Pilgrims also established a base of fishing operations at Stage Fort for the fish- eries. For some reason or other a party in England opposed the Pilgrims in their fishing operations. Accordingly, a ship under command of Captain Hewes was dispatched from England and landed at Stage Fort, seized the Pilgrims' stage, and intrenched themselves behind a barricade of hogsheads. Miles Standish, sum- moned from Plymouth, appeared on the scene and demanded that the usurpers surrender. This Hewes refused to do, and bloodshed seemed imminent, when Roger Conant appears in the capacity of arbitrator and proposed a compromise, which was adopted, by which each party maintained its stage. This was fittingly repre- sented by twelve men.
3. SIGNING THE DEED OF CAPE ANN.
Representing the signing of the deed of the land of Cape Ann by Samuel English, Indian, who claimed the Cape by right of descent. This was shown appropriately by three selectmen attired in Puritan costume, English being attired as an Indian chief, with a com- panion, in front of a log cabin, with table, ink horn, etc.
4. GLOUCESTER IN THE REVOLUTION.
An allegorical presentation representing Gloucester in the Revolution, the decorations of which were red, white, and blue. The Goddess of Liberty, George Washington, a soldier and sailor, typical of Gloucester's efforts in the struggle for freedom, was shown with the necessary fittings.
All the boats were drawn by four horses, each led by men attired as knights. Every effort had been made to procure correct costumes of the periods in question, the services of one of the best cos- tumers in the country having been secured.
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Nineteen Floats, School Children.
I. A PATRIOTIC SCENE, - OUR COUNTRY.
Group of twenty girls, bearing various devices, in the shelter of a canopy supported by columns, twined with the national colors. Festoons of bunting connect the columns and encircle the group.
2. THE NATION DAWNS, - SONS OF LIBERTY.
Group of twenty boys, bearing banners and gold and silver stars, emblematic of the hope and promise of the young republic. A pillared canopy shelters the group.
3. PROGRESS OF SELF DEPENDENCE, - DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAGS. Pyramid decked with boys and girls bearing banners. Upon the base are the earliest banners of colonial days. The successive steps reveal the changes of later time, while over all and crowning the apex is "The Star Spangled Banner."
4. GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST, - DOMESTIC LIFE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO.
A living room in Puritanic days. The fire-place with high mantel appears, while fire arms are suspended upon the wall in readiness against time of danger. Characteristic furniture and employment fill out the scene.
5. THE NATION'S HOPE, - YOUNG AMERICA.
A canopy, draped in colors and festoons, sheltered and protected a group of young children, the future guards of the Republic. The · children bore stars and banners.
6. A SCENE FROM ACTUAL LIFE, - "OUR BEST CATCH." A description of this tableau was in order after the exhibition.
7. THE GUIDING HAND, - THE TEMPLE OF FREEDOM.
Upon the Chair of State, beneath a pillared canopy, sat the Goddess of Liberty. Front of the temple stood Uncle Sam, watched over by the Goddess, as he looks meditatively into the future. Between the pillars sat representatives of the various virtues which are the strength of the nation.
8. OUR COLORS, - THE STARS AND STRIPES.
The sentiment of loyalty to our Republic, represented by a group of twenty little girls, bearing gold stars and banners, encircled by festoons of bunting.
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9. OUR SEA-GIRT HOME, - A GLOUCESTER SKETCH.
A seashore scene. The sea appears with the beach and rocky back- ground. Upon the beach children are sporting in the sand.
IO. OUR EARLIEST VISITORS, - THE NORTHMEN.
A characteristic boat of northern architecture with its master at the bow and pilot at the helm bears its crew armed with shields and weapons, as it plows its way through the unknown waters to the strange land.
II. A HOLIDAY SKETCH, - LOYALTY TO THE COLORS. Group of twenty-six boys exhibits a lesson in love of flag and country, with banners and patriotic devices.
12. THE COUNTRY'S FOUNDATION, - THE SHIP OF STATE.
A ship plowing the blue sea bears on her sails the emblems of her strength and safety. Upon the deck is her crew who sail under the banners inscribed above them, and become invisible bulwarks of defence.
13. A REMINISCENCE, - THE BOYS OF '61.
An open tent reveals the soldiers' quarters. Before the tent is a camp scene of stacked arms, groups of soldiers, camp-fire, and colors on a staff.
14. EXCELSIOR, -SILVER, GOLD, AND DIAMONDS. Faith in our future, illustrated by a group of twenty small children.
15. GLOUCESTER, - THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW.
Beneath a many-pillared canopy, Gloucester, England, gives greeting to her American namesake. The characters were illustrated by suggestive costume.
16. TYPES, - A REVIEW.
A resume of the costumes of the periods of our history.
17. OUR GUIDING STAR, - THE SPIRIT OF CAPE ANN. Upon a raised dais stands the spirit before a huge shell. Her right hand rests upon an anchor, her left upon the raised oar. In the foreground extends the sea, bordered by a rocky shore.
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FLOATS. - School Children (Grand Parade).
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18. A PICTURE OF A LONG AGO, - A SKETCH OF FAITH. Group of thirty girls dressed in white and wreathed in headdresses of green.
19. A REALISTIC SCENE, - THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.
A boat containing a group of little girls engaged in the pleasures of childhood. A dove, typical of innocence, nestles amid flowers, at the bow. In the stern are two girls at study in pursuit of knowledge.
SEVENTH DIVISION. TRADES.
Chief of Division. WILLIAM T. MERCHANT.
Patriarchs Militant Band, from Steamer "New York."
Boston and Gloucester Steamboat Company, three teams : First team, different kinds of Fish, driven by Frank Mess. Second team, Mellen's Food, driven by Leonard Cook. Third team, Cured Fish Products, driven by Henry B. Hamilton. These teams furnished by Willis C. Bray, Boston.
William G. Brown & Co., Dry Goods, one team, driven by Frank Bar- ber, with outrider, Herbert Stacy.
Frank O. Griffin, four-horse team, Lumber, Burton Mckenzie, driver. James A. Burnham, barge, " Houses for Sale." L. D. Lothrop, one team, Fishing Tackle, Antone Silva, driver. Seth L. Cole & Son, one team, Florist Display, John H. Gilmore, driver. Pulcifer & Witham, one team, Grocers, Edward Lufkin, driver. Tarr's Isinglass Company, one team, James E. Pinkham, driver. Griffin & Co., one team, Wood and Coal, William N. Griffin, driver. Thomas H. Hunt, one team, Furniture, George H. Tarr, driver. Blatchford Brothers, one team, Soda Waters, Gilman B. Blatchford, driver.
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B. Haskell Sons, five teams, Groceries, Loring B. Haskell, Cornelius F. Strong, James T. Frost, Charles C. Canning, Roscoe Saunders, drivers.
Stovene Oil Polish Company, Newmarket, N. H., one team, Fred. H. Carr, driver.
George J. Tarr Company, one team, Oils, John F. Brooks, driver.
Leonard's Dock and Dandelion Bitters Company, Lynn, one team.
Haswell's Photographic Studio, Salem, one team.
Osman Babson, one team, Milk from Pearce Farm.
Fernwood Lake Ice Company, four teams, Ice; James E. Lovett, Parker M. Howe, Wallace Malonson, Harry Reed, drivers.
Cole Brothers, one team, Plumbers; John M. Cole, driver.
Singer Machine Company, two teams; L. S. Downes, Edward F. Holly, drivers.
Charles S. Tappan, four teams, Clothing. Butman & French, two teams, Dry Goods.
Stacy's Clothing Store, one team, Fred H. Batchelder, driver.
Ferdinand's Blue Store, Boston Highlands, one team, Furniture ; Joseph Queeney, driver.
George Todd, one team ; Patrick Sweeney, driver.
After the parade was dismissed, the different military and civic organizations taking part went to various halls, church vestries, and lofts where lunch was served. By two o'clock every one had passed in review. The Mayor entertained a large number of distinguished guests at an elaborate luncheon at City Hall.
The men from the ships of war received magnificent ovations everywhere. It had been intended to give them a spread before they returned to their ships, but on account of the severe storm it was omitted. Soon after the various spreads were over, people began to
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return home, but it was long after midnight before the last train Boston-bound pulled out of the station.
The Committee on Parade were : -
William H. Jordan.
Joseph C. Shepherd.
Jonas H. French.
William T. Merchant.
Charles A. Russell. Samuel W. Brown,
William H. Rider.
Thomas Conant.
Benjamin F. Cook. David B. Smith.
Austin B. Bray.
Warren A. Bennett.
Charles C. Cressy.
William A. Homans, Jr.
David O. Frost.
William W. French,
George Morse.
Charles W. Crowe,
John C. Pierce.
Richard P. O'Reilly.
Addison P. Burnham.
Frank A. Wonson.
William H. Perkins.
John E. Thurston.
Herbert C. Taft.
George H. Procter.
THE HISTORICAL TABLEAUX.
In the parade no feature attracted more attention than the five floats illustrating prominent events in Gloucester's history. The com- mittee having charge of them were very fortunately selected. Upon the chairman, Mr. James R. Pringle, devolved much labor, and many hours did he give to his task. As the later historian of Gloucester, and on that account thoroughly acquainted with the many events which made its history, Mr. Pringle brought to the work enthusiasm that guaranteed success, and executive ability of a high order. The tab- leaux were correct in even the minutest detail, and all the points of scenery, costume, and make-up were carefully carried out. The result obtained justified the arduous labor he cheerfully gave to his task.
The committee were : -
James R. Pringle. Mrs. Mary P. Lloyd.
George Steele, Jr. Mrs. Charles F. Wonson.
Winslow L. Webber. Benjamin C. Cook.
Archibald N. Donahue. Chester Marr.
Fitz E. Oakes, Jr.
Charles E. Story.
Howard F. Ingersoll.
Mrs. Eva T. Cook.
James Crawley. John J. Somes.
Mrs. William J. Maddocks.
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THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Upon the principal of the Sawyer Grammar School, Mr. Zenophon D. Tingley, devolved the task of preparing from the children of the public schools suitable tableaux. That he did well the work imposed, the enthusiasm which the children aroused in the parade well showed. Co-operating with him were many of the teachers, and right cheerfully and willingly did they give of their time and labor. The nineteen floats were well conceived, the ideas well carried out, and the bright and happy faces of the well-dressed boys and girls illustrating prominent and patriotic events and ideas will long remain a pleasant memory to those privileged to see them.
The committee were : -
Zenophon D. Tingley.
Miss Honora Lane.
Charles H. Gamage.
Miss Hattie E. Wheeler.
Freeman Putney.
Miss Mary C. Whalen.
Albert W. Bachelor.
Miss Katie J. Fardy.
Herbert C. Taft.
Miss Martha A. Morey.
Albert W. Clarke.
Miss Bertha Lane.
Miss Isabel D. Balson.
Miss Isabelle N. Kennedy.
Miss Ida M. Upham.
Miss Annie S. Millard.
Miss Mary H. Tibbets.
Miss Annie S. Webber.
Miss Susanne S. Center.
Miss Ida E. Wonson.
Miss Carrie W. Sawyer.
Miss A. Maude Bray.
Miss Jennie F. Steele.
Miss Annie M. Lakeman.
Miss Mary F. Duffy.
Mrs. Clara Benton.
Miss Ida M. Procter.
Mrs. Mary P. Lloyd.
Miss Mary S. Priestly.
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MAYOR'S LUNCHEON.
A T the close of the Parade, the Mayor, Hon. Asa G. Andrews, gave an elaborate luncheon at the City Hall to a large number of invited guests, city officials, and others. It proved a most pleasing incident and was much enjoyed. Brief speeches were made by the Mayor, Hon. John Platt, of Gloucester, England, Hon. John W. True, New Gloucester, Me., William H. Jordan, Esq., chairman Executive Committee and chief marshal, and others.
It was hoped that the Hon. James Platt, of Gloucester, England, would be present, but official duties preventing, he sent his son, John Platt, Esq., to represent him and the municipality. At the formal banquet of Wednesday it was expected that Mr. Platt would respond to the toast to " Old Gloucester "; the lateness of the hour prevented, but at this luncheon Mr. Platt took occasion to make a most felicitous speech in reply to the greeting of the Mayor, as follows : -
Mr. Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen : I felt very much honored when asked by my native city of Gloucester, England, to be present on their behalf at your annual celebration. I little thought when coming that your city would present such a magnificent spectacle as it does. You are to be congratulated on the very tasty way in which the decorations have been carried out and upon the successful issue of your plans. Old Gloucester sends her greeting to the fair city of the same name in New England, and asks you, Mr. Mayor, to accept from her on behalf of your city, this album of views as a memento of the occasion. They have all been specially taken, and an endeavor was made to get together as representative a set as possible. You will find the grand old cathedral in all its magnificence shown from many points of view ; also many of the old houses for which the city was once famous. Alas, too many of them have had to make way for the march of modern improvements. The views of the large works and manufacturing establishments will show you that your namesake is not standing still. My father, who has visited this city several times, asked me to say how sorry he was not to have been able to accept your kind invitation to take part in the festivities, but his loss has been my gain. Again, in the name of the old city, I give you good greeting and trust your future will be even brighter than your glorious past.
At the conclusion of his remarks he presented Mayor Andrews for the city a handsome illuminated album bound in Russia leather, con- taining many views of Gloucester, England, and portraits of her Mayor, council, and prominent officials, bearing a massive silver plate on which engraved are the words " View of Gloucester, England, 1892." Inside in exquisitely colored lettering is the inscription, " Presented by the
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citizens of Gloucester, England, to the citizens of Gloucester, Mass., U. S. A., on the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town, August, 1892." The album is an elegant and substantial book, and has been placed in the Mayor's office, City Hall. His Honor, Mayor Andrews, briefly accepted the gift with kind words of felieitous appreciation.
Following the Mayor, Hon. John W. True, of New Gloucester, Maine, spoke briefly, as follows, and closed by presenting the resolu- tions adopted by the citizens of New Gloucester in town meeting assembled.
TOAST : "New Gloucester, our daughter, once a wilderness, now blossoming as a rose."
Responded to by John W. True, Chairman Seleetmen of New Gloucester : --
Mr. President : It is with pleasure that we respond to this sentiment for the sons and daughters of New Gloucester. They rejoice with you on this occasion. They recall the one hundred and fifty-seven years since their township was granted to the citizens of Cape Ann, and that with a prompt and unanimous voice called the same New Gloucester. For forty years the township was under the fostering care of the Proprietors, who were among your best citizens. In 1774, we became a town. Her troubles were then over. The wilderness was fast giving way to the encroachments of civiliza- tion. The savages of the forest were driven back, her stockade was in dis- use, her meeting-house was built and a learned pastor settled, schools were organized, and all the things which make for peace were well under way. Her years since have been full of prosperity. She ever recalls her pioneer. In 1874, we celebrated the centenary of our town organization. On that occasion your city was nobly represented by the late Hon. John J. Babson, whose presence and fitting speech are gratefully remembered. Gloucester by the sea is our mother, and New Gloucester, among beautiful hills and inter- vales, has no desire to disown her. We rejoice in it. Recently our citizens assembled and in heartiness expressed themselves in words of congratulation in regard to your two hundred and fiftieth anniversary and this magnificent occasion. We have a mutual and filial pride. Our earlier family names and ties were in common. With you we can send greetings to Gloucester in old England, and with you share her congratulations. Sincerely and in affection, the town, once a wilderness, now blossoming as the rose, salutes Gloucester by the sea.
THE DAUGHTER SENDS GREETING TO THE MOTHER.
The citizens of New Gloucester, in mass meeting assembled, passed by unanimous vote the following preamble and resolutions. The secretary of the meeting was directed to forward a copy to John J. Somes, chairman of Committee on Invitations : -
Tuy the
Citizens offrant Eng: hun to them
.. Aunit 1892.
ALBUM, presented by Mayor and Town Council, Gloucester, England.
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Whereas, We ever felt an abiding interest in the town of Gloucester, in the old Commonwealth of Massachusetts, intensified at the present time by the near approach of its two hundred and fiftieth anniversary, a town from which our own derived its name, and from whence many of our ancestors came,
Therefore, We resolve hereby, as a filial daughter, to send greeting to the old mother town on her anniversary day and to express the great admi- ration we feel in her past and present prosperity.
Though her municipal life spans two hundred and fifty years, she seems to show no signs of approaching age. Her form is not bent with the weight of misspent years ; no wrinkles of wrong-doing furrow her brow; her feet seem to tread no moss-grown paths; her arm is neither weakened or shortened in its ability for great endeavors ; the hum of business along her wharves and in her busy streets is not the moan of approaching decay, but rather the joyous merriment of the youthful maiden surrounded by the good things of earth, and with a mind filled with the noblest aspirations for the future.
We rejoice that the old mother-town long since outgrew the modest habiliments of town government and was enabled to clothe herself in more imposing garments such as became a great and prosperous city. We rejoice in her material and intellectual growth and in the success which has attended her every effort in the uplifting of humanity.
We love with reverence the mighty ledges of Cape Ann and the green fields of Essex, for they were pressed by the feet of many of the noblest men and women in the days of their youthful glee, who wrought out for us in the wilderness the town in which we feel a pardonable pride.
We resolve again to renew our greetings and to send our warmest con- gratulations to the city of Gloucester on its auspicious anniversary day, and to declare the assurance we feel that old Gloucester town, though now a city, is yet far from having reached its maturity, and that great as has been the success that has crowned her efforts in the past, when another two hundred and fifty years have rolled their course, it will be found that intel- ligence and enterprise have continued to direct her councils, and that she will be able to show greater development in every department of human progress.
OTIS C. NELSON, Chairman. JAMES M. THOMPSON, Secretary.
NEW GLOUCESTER, Aug. 22, 1892.
The entire affair was a fitting close to the day's parade, and was much appreciated by those privileged to be present. The Mayor proved a most admirable and charming host. The lunch was finely served, and reflected credit upon the caterer.
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THE ANNIVERSARY BALL.
T "HE anniversary reception and ball at City Hall, on Thursday evening, was a brilliant social success. As originally planned it was to have taken place in the big tent on the Stage Fort grounds, but the severe storm made a change in the plans imperative. The hall was beautifully decorated with palms, flowers, and bunting. Two hundred couples were present on the floor and many people filled the balcony.
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