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$4,300.00
Mar. 9 Isaac C. Damon Library 1,000.00
Donation
$1,300
Isaac C. Damon P. C. Cem. 100.00
Allen
1,000
Nellie Rice Fiske P. C. Cem. 100.00
Loker 2,000
Library Funds
27,900.00
Ella E. Draper
$500
James Draper 500
Grace Campbell Draper
1,000
James Sumner Draper 5,000
Sarah Webster Heard
3,100
Jonathan M. Parmenter 10,000
Ada H. Wellington
500
Lydia Maria Child
100
Cynthia G. Roby
3,200
Harriet Coburn Damon
3,000
Isaac C. Damon
1,000
Cemetery Funds
17,900.00
Jonathan M. Parmenter $5,000
Various Perpetual Care 12,900
Income
2,161.31
Poor Funds
$175.25
Library Funds
1,213.82
Cemetery Funds
772.24
$52,261.31
$52,261.31
May 23 Elsie Bull P. C. Cem. 100.00
Alice C. Maude P. C. Cem. 100.00
Dec. 31 Interest and coupons 2,161.31
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RESERVE FUND
1932 Apr. 4-Dec. 31
1932 Mar. 9 Appropriation $5,000.00
Recon. Cochituate Rd. from State
Rd. to 500 ft. beyond Conn. Path
$17.82
'Treasurer's Expense
62.63
Collector's Expense
250.00
Town Clerk's Expense
7.51
Election Expense
4.90
Police Department
93.00
Board of Health
150.00
Old Age Assistance
1,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
986.48
Vocational Tuition
48.27
Insurance
1,016.15
Surety Bonds
60.00
Interest
1,200.00
To balance
103.24
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
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1932 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
SUMMARY
Levy
$38,817.73
Interest
Taxes Tax Titles
$2,831.03
181.84
Deposits
114.96
$3,127.83
Miscellaneous
Checks not cashed $6.10
Licenses and permits 189.25
Rent of Town Hall 29.00
Court fines 44.50
Library fines
62.33
Accounts Receivable Sale of lead (Moth Ext.) $28.00
Sealing ( Sealer's Dept.) 19.73
Sealer's fees, (Sealer's Dept. ) 28.00
Sale of Antitoxin (Health Dept.) 27.00
Bill to W. & L. Eng. Co. (Highway) 23.00
Services of District Nurse 13.00
City of Boston ( School)
16.26
Refunds
Interest overpayments
$41.08
Excise abatements 100.94
Treasurer's fees 4.00
146.02
Miscellaneous
Bill for killing dogs (to be paid by County)
7.00
113
331.18
154.99
114
Refunds, Departmental School-telephone and sale of books $9.19
Police-damage to beacon and telephone 65.65
Highway Department 5.00
Collector's Dept., adver-
tising 29.02
Water Board-Pt ch
and release 2.54
111.40
Refunds, Outside Relief Welfare-Wellesley
$915.00
Natick
596.75
Newton
18.91
Framingham
125.36
State Treasurer
756.85
Health-Fred Harvey
175.00
Soldiers' Relief
Westford
142.50
Athol 30.00
2,760.37
Refunds, State Treasurer
Vocational Tuition $323.91
Old Age Assistance 3,979.45
Veteran's Exemption 58.41
State Aid
1,055.00
Tuition and Transporta- tion of State Wards 585.64
6,002.41
Gifts, State of Massachusetts Toward Highway Appropriation $4,486.32
Toward School
(Teachers' Salary) 4,270.00
Share of Income Tax 9,408.00
Share of Corp. Taxes 1,966.08
20,130.40
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Collections Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $7,805.53
Moth Assessments 297.25
Transferred to "E. & D." 1,750.61
8,102.78
$40,721.36
$40,721.36
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EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
1932
1932
$1.28
Jan. 1
$31,780.62
Oct. 25 Tax Titles
1,678.20
Jan .- Dec.
Tax Title Redemptions 2,942.29 Tax Title Credits 248.20
Mar. 7
Additional 1932 Poll Assessments 18.00
9 Closed accounts
134.82
Dec. 22 Additional 1932 Real Estate Assessments
116.33
Additional 1932 Poll Assessments 32.00
31 Balance Revenue 1,836.98
Bal. Estimated Receipts
1,750.61
$38,859.85
$38,859.85
Nov. 28 Tax 'Titles
5,612.82
'To balance
31,567.55
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Apr. 4 1929 Excise Refund
.
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1932
Cash
$11,530.85
Excise Revenue $5,433.80
Taxes 1926
106.26 Special Assessment Revenue 215.00
Taxes 1927
28.73 Tax Title Revenue
11,799.58
Taxes 1928
736.16
Tax Title Deposits
625.08
Taxes 1929
340.64
Overlay 1928
91.56
Taxes 1930
1,704.27
Overlay 1929
268.85
Taxes 1931
35,599.95
Overlay 1930
59.75
Taxes 1932
61,109.26
Overlay 1932
638.15
Tax Titles
11,799.58
Departmental Revenue
1,632.08
Overlay 1931
150.66
Water Revenue
5,611.34
Accounts Receivable
Water Receipts for Appropriation
10,290.93
Middlesex County
7.00
Poor Funds' Income
175.25
State Aid
1,200.00
Library Funds' Income
36.63
Highway Department
400.00
Cemetery Funds' Income
855.36
Public Welfare
25.08
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 260.00
Water Accounts
5,611.34
Com. of Mass., Old Age Assistance
17.00
Temporary Loans
60,000.00
Cochituate Rd. from Legion Sq. north toward Wayland
1,004.87
Excess and Deficiency
31,567.55
Public Welfare
2,177.89
W. & L. Engineering Claims Acct. 5,021.40
Old Age Assistance
480.40
Millbrook Rd. Bridge Reconstruction 05
Interest
589.81
Public Welfare Gift Fund .58
Improvement of Recreational Facili- ties at Baldwin's Pond 2.07
Addition to Wayland Pumping Station .74
$134,602.75
$134,602.75
Respectfully submitted, MABEL T. S. SMALL, Town Accountant.
Wayland, January 24, 1933.
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR for year ending December 31, 1932
TAXES OF 1926
Commitment
$75.90
Balance
$75.90
TAXES OF 1927
Commitment
$28.73
Balance
28.73
TAXES OF 1928
Commitment
$727.76
Balance
727.76
TAXES OF 1929
Poll, Personal and Real Estate
Commitment
$265.60
Abatement
$2.00
Collections
14.25
16.25
Balance
249.35
Excise
Commitment
$156.63
Collections
90.43
Balance 66.20
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TAXES OF 1930
Poll
Balance Abatements
$66.00
Collections
134.00
200.00
Balance
28.00
Real Estate and Personal
Balance
$16,664.39
Tax Title charged back
59.40
$16,723.79
Abatements
$482.90
Collections
13,474.20
Tax Title credits
1,721.50
15,678.60
Balance
1,045.19
Moth
Balance
$54.50
Collections
$34.50
Tax Title credits
7.00
41.50
Balance
13.00
Excise
Balance
$1,565.42
Refunds
2.62
$1,568.04
Abatements
$46.11
Collections
844.45
890.56
Balance 677.48
TAXES OF 1931
Poll
Balance
$560.00
Commitment
18.00
Refund
2.00
$580.00
121
$228.00
Abatements Collections
$4.00 354.00
358.00
Balance Old Age Assistance
Balance
$288.00
Commitment
9.00
Refund
1.00
$298.00
Collections
$188.00
Abatements
27.00
215.00
Balance Real Estate and Personal
83.00
Balance
$68,667.69
Refunds
112.75
Tax Titles charged back
79.75
Abatements
$567.41
Collections
32.668.10
Tax Title credits
2,119.00
35,354.51
Balance
33,505.68
Moth
Balance
$140.50
Collections
$62.50
Tax Title credits
8.50
71.00
Balance
69.50
Excise
Balance
$3,414.02
Debit from Interest
.02
Refunds
5.78
$3,419.82
Abatements
$47.77
Collections
1,667.46
1,715.23
Balance 1,704.59
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222.00
$68,860.19
TAXES OF 1932
Poll
Commitment
$1,898.00 32.00
Commitment
$1,930.00
Abatements
Collections
$6.00 1,242.00
1,248.00
Balance
682.00
Old Age Assistance
Commitment
$966.00 17.00
Commitment
$983.00
Collections
635.00
Balance Real Estate and Personal
Commitment
$136,180.09 116.33
Refunds
13.75
Abatements
$557.76
Collections
75,348.35
Tax Title credits
3,411.02
79,317.13
Balance
56,993.04
Moth
Commitment
$332.75
Collections
$200.25
Tax Title credits
6.50
206.75
Balance 126.00
Excise
Commitment
$5,851.00
Commitment
1,672.16
Commitment
815.88
Commitment
146.19
Refunds
91.77
$8,577.00
123
348.00
Commitment
$136,310.17
Abatements Collections
$454.36 5,155.81
5,610.17
Balance
2,966.83
Total Balance
$99,612.25
THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, Collector of Taxes, Town of Wayland.
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS For the Year Ending December 31, 1932
Value of Real Estate April 1, 1932
$5,246,576.00
Value of Personal Estate April 1, 1932
548,331.00
Total
$5,794,907.00
Value of Real Estate April 1, 1931
$5,187,576.00
Value of Personal Estate April 1, 1931
580,625.00
Total
$5,768,201.00
Increase in Real Estate
$59,000.00
Loss on Personal Estate
32,294.00
December Assessments
$4,950.00
949 Polls Assessed April 1, 1932
1,898.00
17 Supplementary Polls
34.00
Old Age Assistance
983.00
Horses Assessed
94
Cows Assessed
252
Sheep Assessed
10
Neat Cattle
63
Swine
1,158
Fowl
7,037
Dwelling Houses
1,168
Number of Motor Vehicles
1,172
Tax on Motor Vehicles
$8,485.23
Abatement on Motor Vehicles 1929 Lists, $807.98; 1930, $46.11;
1931, $47.77 ; 1932, $454.36
1,356.22
Moth Tax
332.75
Tax Rate on Property
$23.50 per $1000 of Valuation
Tax Rate on Motor Vehicles
$29.92
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Abatements
Year
1926
$ 2.00
1927
0.00
1928
42.95
1929
2.00
1930
548.90
1931
593.41
1932
563.76
Town Appropriations
$158,665.87 2.00
Overlay Deficit, 1926
Overlay Deficit, 1931
740.84
State Tax
7,605.00
State Tax for Parks
8.81
Old Age Assistance Tax
966.00
County Tax
7,612.47
Tuberculosis Hospital
1,296.03
Overlay
1,189.81
Total
$178,086.83
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax
$12,578.44 1,878.44 59.89
Bank
8,500.00
Old Age Assistance
3,800.00
Highway, Appropriation Off-Set
4,486.32
Other Estimated Receipts
7,515.00
Available Funds voted by the Town
225.00
Total Deductions $39,042.73
To be Assessed on Polls and Property
$139,044.10
Old Age Assistance Taxes $966.00
Number of Polls-949 $1,898.00
DANIEL BRACKETT, SIDNEY LOKER, CLARENCE S. WILLIAMS, Assessors of Wayland.
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Corporations
Motor Vehicles
REPORT OF THE WAYLAND PLANNING BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1932
Nineteen thirty-two has been a busy year with the Way- land Planning Board.
Having completed the skeleton of the first accurate Town map ever made, a work which has taken several years, the Board has had copies made, one of which was presented to the Board of Selectmen, another of which is to be placed in the Public Library, and others will be available for Town Officers as needed. Copies for the public will be made at cost.
At the request of the Board of Selectmen, a survey was made of Castle Gate South for use in connection with the possible laying out of this road.
Feeling that, with so much money being expended for wel- fare, the Town should be using the laborers available for work that would be of permanent value, the Board was of the opinion that the project which would offer the most opportunity for hand labor, and at the same time return the most benefit to the Town would be a system of drainage for the village of Cochituate, where there is much standing water and objection- able conditions regarding sewage. Plans have been prepared showing two large sections of the village with possible methods of draining them. These will be presented at the Town Meeting, it is expected. The work can be done piecemeal and spread over a long time, or it can be done at one stroke. Drain pipe will be required to complete the plan fully, but otherwise the project calls chiefly for labor. If this is carried out even in part, it will add greatly to the healthfulness of Cochituate and to its attractiveness as a place to live.
The surveys made are enlargements of sections of the Town plan and further enlargements will be made as funds are available.
The Board called together the zoning committee appointed by the Town for its first meeting and is much interested in its progress. We believe that the Town should adopt a suitable zoning law as soon as proper preparation can be made.
The Board has met regularly and feels that a great deal has been accomplished with the small appropriation available this year.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE For the Year Ending December 31, 1932
Wayland Police
State Police
Assault
1
2
Threats and intimidation
2
Breaking and entering
2
5
Larceny
6
1
Larceny of automobile
8
Burning of building
1
2
Disturbing the peace
7
11
Liquor laws violation
5
26
Tramps
1
Non-support
1
3
Unregistered car
2
Operating after license revoked
1
Leaving scene of an accident
1
Driving under the influence of liquor
3
4
Driving so as to endanger
1
2
Insanity
3
Arrested on default warrant
1
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HARRY W. CRAIG,
Chief of Police.
2
Delinquency
2
Drunkenness
3
Motor laws violation
1
Runaway children
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REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS
The Cochituate and Wayland companies have answered ninety-four alarms the past year. Twenty-four of these were for buildings, the remainder for brush, woods and grass fires.
The department has had no large woods' fires to contend with this year ; all being of a minor nature and easily controlled with the new equipment for forest fire work.
This accounts for the substantial balance from the appro- priation for the year.
The Engineers are not asking for any special appropria- tions for the fire alarm system or new apparatus even though a new truck of larger capacity is needed for the forest fire equip- ment and the alarm system is not dependable.
The year ends with all equipment in good condition.
We have purchased Foamite equipment for both companies as the installation of oil burners in many homes is an added fire risk.
THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, ERNEST H. DAMON, ALBERT J. KEACH.
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REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Pay Roll
D. Graham
$1,283.55
Roy Campbell
30.00
Charles Brackett
5.00
$1,318.55
Schedule of Bills
General Chemical Co .:
Creosote
$110.38
Charles Massie : Repairs
7.23
Arthur Hunt :
Team on Sprayer
60.00
Wayland Motors : Gasoline and repairs
3.84
Private work
327.90
Sale of lead
28.00
DANIEL J. GRAHAM,
Superintendent.
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REPORT OF GAME WARDEN
During the year of 1932 I have looked over ninety-four sportsmen's licenses and patrolled one hundred and twenty-six hours ; had four cases in court for violation of fish and game laws-two cases shooting on posted land, two cases fishing without a license.
The cases for shooting on posted land were filed and each case for fishing without a license was fined ten dollars.
CHARLES M. MAGORTY, Game Warden.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Board of Selectmen :
This is a report of work performed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending November 30, 1932.
Sealed Not Sealed
Platform scales over 5,000 lbs.
5
Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.
9
Counter scales
14
Spring balances
38
Computing scales (platform)
6
Slot weighing scales
2
Weights (avoirdupois)
98
2
Liquid measures
26
1
Gas pumps
32
1
Molasses pumps
1
Quantity stops on pumps
127
Kerosene pumps
10
Milk bottles tested
150
Yard sticks
1
Total
519
Trial Reweighing
Correct Over Under
Coke (in bags)
4
1
Wood (in bags)
4
1
Flour (in bags)
5
Coal (in bags)
4
1
Fees collected-$47.73.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT B. MARCHAND, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
Cochituate, Mass., January 20, 1933.
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year of 1932.
Contagious Diseases 7
Scarlet Fever
Measles
56
Chicken Pox 46
Dog Bite 8
Tuberculosis
1
Influenza
2
Mumps
60
Licenses Granted
Alcohol 11
The permits issued by the Board are as follows :
Building Cesspool
1
Keeping Goats 1
Keeping Swine 4
Hauling Rubbish
1
Conduct Undertaking Establishment
1
The Board has investigated many complaints during the year. All contagious diseases that were reported were taken care of, but nothing can be done unless the case has been reported by the physician in charge or by the head of the family. The Board wishes that everyone would realize the necessity of knowing the General Laws governing contagious cases.
The Board has received a bill from the City of Quincy amounting to $858.00.
Owing to the fact that this family has gained a residence in this Town it is compulsory for us to pay the bill.
We intend to list this in the warrant for unpaid bills.
WALDO L. LAWRENCE, Chairman, ERNEST H. DAMON, Clerk, JOHN J. LINNEHAN,
Wayland Board of Health.
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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
I herewith submit my report for 1932. There have been twenty-one licenses issued to dealers to sell milk in the Town of Wayland. The milk sold is from cattle inspected under State and Federal Supervision.
JOHN J. LINNEHAN, Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
December 30, 1932.
Number of Cows inspected
397
Number of Young Stock
104
Number of Pigs
739
Number of Goats
15
Number of Dog quarantined
11
Number of Dogs killed of Rabies
2
Number of Goats killed of Rabies
2
Respectfully submitted,
F. J. BIGWOOD, Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
As Inspector of Slaughtering for the unexpired term of WV. C. Neal of 1932, I have inspected the carcasses of 26 animals and found them all in healthy condition.
Signed, WARREN F. LAWRENCE, Inspector of Slaughtering.
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REPORT OF WAYLAND DISTRICT NURSE
Madam President and Members of the Wayland District Nursing Association :
I hereby submit my twelfth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1932.
One child was sent to a health camp at the expense of the Association.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health offers free to Wayland pre-school children a monthly health examina- tion. The future health of your boys and girls depends very much upon these most important first years of life, so make the most of this chance to safeguard your child's health and take advantage of this opportunity. A date will be set later.
It is hoped that the Organization will be able to resume the Dental Clinic next year. At the present time it is one of our most needed health projects. Due to unemployment, many parents have found it impossible to attend to their children's teeth.
Nursing visits
683
Cases opened during the year
89
Prenatal visits
18
Deliveries attended
3
Advisory visits
91
Friendly visits
30
Welfare visits
69
Respectfully submitted,
MARY E. McNEIL,
District Nurse.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Wayland :
Materials
The past year there has been used 59,516 gals. of bitumin- ous material on our highways, 42,761 gals. of Tarvia, and 16,755 gals. of cut back and asphaltic oil. 28,974 gals. of tar used was on Chapter 90 maintenance roads.
Fencing
Eight hundred feet of cable guard rail was constructed on Concord Road to replace wooden fence. Seven hundred and eighty-four feet of wooden fence was replaced in various parts of the Town caused by decay or destruction by machines.
Culverts
Two hundred feet of pipe was laid on Millbrook Road to remedy a bad situation at High Street. Four culverts were constructed across roads where stone culverts had become inadequate.
The dry bridge on Millbrook Road was replaced by one of cement four feet square.
There has been one hundred and thirty men employed at one time or another on the regular work of the Highway department.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR H. DUDLEY, Highway Surveyor.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The following is a summary of the number aided during the year.
Number of adults aided
82
Number of children aided
123
Total 205
Number aided here, settlement elsewhere
85
Number aided here, settlement here
93
Number aided elsewhere, settlement here
27
Number aided under Mothers' Aid law
3
Number in State institutions
1
Respectfully submitted,
RONALD S. CAMPBELL,
MARTIN A. HOLMES, THOMAS W. FROST.
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
January 19, 1933.
Your attention is again called to the fact that the law pro- viding for the relief of persons of seventy years or older is not a "Pension"-it is "Old Age Assistance".
The need of such assistance must be determined by a thorough investigation along many lines. One of these is the ability of the family to support. The intent of the law is to enforce family responsibility and not to substitute the State for the family.
Number of cases aided during 1932 21
Number of cases not allowed for various reasons 6
Number of deaths during the year 2
RONALD S. CAMPBELL, Agent.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Appropriation for 1932 Expense for 1932
$350.00
268.71
Unexpended balance
$81.29
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN B. WRIGHT, CAMILE PERODEAU, FRANCIS R. GLADU.
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE
Following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service as developed during the year in Wayland.
A great deal of interest was manifested by the local fruit growers and market gardeners and many requests were received for individual farm visits. Motion pictures were taken in the town that will be used in promoting better spraying methods the coming year. A general fruit meeting was held and also a meeting on apple storage.
Fifteen visits were made to individual dairymen and poultrymen.
Judges were furnished for the Cochituate Grange Fair.
Wayland farmers attended meetings of various kinds at the Extension office. Conspicuous among these are Joseph Decatur and Ronald Campbell. Mr. Decatur grew 28 acres of potatoes with an average yield of 380.99 bushels an acre. Mr. Campbell grew 8 acres which averaged 368.45 bushels. Mr. Decatur has been carrying on some experimental tests in potato varieties and fertilizers.
There were 25 women in attendance at the meetings of the homemaker's day series. This group has been active in Exten- sion work for a number of years. They passed along informa- tion to 206 others, and they report 368 practices which have been improved.
In child guidance work 15 women have been in attendance, and these women passed information to 64 others, as well as adopting 191 new practices in respect to their relationships with their children.
Clothing, handicraft, food, poultry, garden, and canning were the projects in which boys and girls were enrolled. They worked under the leadership of Mrs. Joseph Decatur, Henry
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Hardy, Stanley Hewitt, Miss Beatrice Chute, and Elmer Bigwood. There were 47 members.
The Wayland Clothing Club exhibited their work at a meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association and at the Natick Fair. All six members participated in the County dress contest. Muriel Moran was awarded a two-day trip to the State College for clothing work. Ruth Decatur received this trip for being highest in the County in music work.
Three members attended the County Camp at the State College.
Francis Hartin was a prize-winner for handicraft at the County rally. He also received a two-day trip to the State College for his handicraft work. Alexander Hardy and John Lindstrom took part in the County handicraft contest in Waltham.
The town committee has F. C. Benedict as chairman ; and Mrs. Decatur, Mrs. Frank Draper, and Mr. Henry Hardy as members.
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REPORT OF 200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WASHINGTON
The United States George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission in celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington was entirely in keeping with the idea expressed by the Congress of these United States, and every State had its own officers. Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of Cambridge was chairman for Massachusetts. Hon. Joseph B. Ely, Governor of Massachusetts, was honorary chairman with a staff of sixteen from different sections of Massachusetts representing the Commission. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Wayland was given the honor of appointing a Committee to serve during the year 1932. They felt the three patriotic societies of the Town should care for and suitably observe any event.
Mrs. Nellie Rice-Fiske to represent Wayside Inn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was made chairman ; Arthur Heard Dudley, Commander of Charles H. Alward Post, No. 133, American Legion Incorporated, and Mrs. Evelyn Alward, President of the Charles H. Alward Unit, were also appointed, and later on many more were added to this com- mittee.
Falling in line with towns and cities throughout the Com- monwealth, the festivities opened with a Colonial Ball in Town Hall on February 22nd, 1932. Brigham's full Orchestra gave a concert from 8 till 9. At the conclusion all were invited to stand and unite in singing two verses of America by special request from the Commission at Washington. This was fol- lowed by Grand March and Circle led by John J. Erwin and Mrs. William Hastings, followed by nearly one hundred couples. Many were in Colonial costumes and presented a colorful appearance as they marched up sixteen couples abreast. Dance orders included Waltz, Polka, Schottische, Contra, Quadrille. At eleven o'clock delicious refreshments were served by a
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caterer, after which dancing continued. This party was financed by the Committee and in no way was benefitted by the appro- priation the Town made of $150 at the Annual Meeting in March.
As the new George Washington Memorial Highway was to pass directly through our Town we were called upon to pur- chase the Bronze Tablet and place in a conspicuous position either on a block of granite or a public building in the center of the Town. There seemed to be but one suitable place-"the little common opposite the old meeting house"-and it was the desire of your committee to place it on something suitable to the era it represented. What could be more suitable than two old millstones, the one resting on the ground the gift of Henry Ford to Mrs. Fiske, the upper one, bearing the bronze tablet, a gift from Mrs. Fiske. This stone had ground corn by four generations of the Rice family from about 1750 to 1878, being owned and used by Eliakim, Ezekiel, Samuel and Alonzo Rice in that part of Wayland later called Cochituate.
As the line of march laid out by the Commission was due to arrive in Wayland on June 10th, 1932, at 10 A. M., the inhabitants were notified to assemble and greet George Wash- ington (Lawrence Hart). On his arrival where he addressed the gathering surely all were pleased with the reception given him. After he departed, the Cavalcade which had toured the length of the State bearing the State Dignitaries arrived and the dedication exercises took place which consisted of the fol- lowing :
Patriotic selections by the school children under the direction of Mr. Schleicher.
Address of welcome, John Leavitt, Chairman, Board of Selectmen.
Oration on George Washington by Stacy B. South- worth, Head Master, Thayer Academy, Braintree. Presentation of Tablet to State by Mrs. Nellie Rice- Fiske.
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