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MICHAEL ARMSTRONG HAROLD H. PARSONS
REUBEN BROOKS
CHARLES E. STORY
WILLIAM D. CORLISS
WILLIAM S. WEBBER, Jr.
CLIFFORD G. CORLISS CHARLES H. BARRETT
ARTHUR C. DAVIS
ESSAYS AND ARTICLES RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY OF CAPE ANN ABBIE F. RUST, Chairman
TO INTEREST ARMY, NAVY AND VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS
GILBERT W. O'NEIL, Chairman ON ANNIVERSARY BALL ALLEN F. GRANT, Chairman
ON ANNIVERSARY BANQUET GEORGE FRYE MERRILL, Chairman
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CHURCHES-SUNDAY SERVICES
WALTER C. KING, Chairman
CHARLES A. MURPHY
REV. SIDNEY GORDON
DR. REGINALD COURANT
REV. GEORGE E. RUSSELL
FRANK D. LOW
REV. GEORGE H. LEWIS
REV. ARTHUR W. WARREN
H. HERBERT KEYES
MRS. EDWARD B. HALLETT
REV. M. M. JACOBUS
REV. MYLES D. KILEY, P. R.
TO INTEREST COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS MRS. CLARA H. WASS, Chairman FOR CHILDREN'S FETES
MRS. GUY S. SWETT, Chairman
ELIZABETH L. ALLING MRS. HAROLD H. PARSONS
MRS. M. FRANCIS BUCKLEY
ROSALIND PEARCE
ELLEN F. COSTELLO
MRS. ELMER P. RICHARDSON
JOSEPHINE G. COSTELLO
RALPH P. IRELAND
CATHERINE CHISHOLM
MRS. ERNEST A. SAUNDERS
LIZZIE S. CURTIS
MADELINE H. SILVA
SARAH A. CLEMENT
GEORGE E. PARSONS
ANNA B. CHISHOLM
MARY COSTELLO
MRS. ROY C. WELLS
MRS. ARTHUR K. SMITH
MRS. ERNEST H. CURTIS
MRS. ALFRED MCNAMARA
MARTHA ERNST
MRS. DAVID S. WHEELER
MABEL ANDREWS
MRS. DEBORAH D. MOULTON
MRS. ISAAC PATCH
MRS. ARTHUR C. DAVIS
KATHERINE HECKMAN
MRS. ALBERT D. HODSDON
MRS. JOHN J. McDONALD
MRS. ARTHUR W. WARREN
MRS. ISAIAH W. EMERSON
ELEANOR MOORE
PRISCILLA MOORE
MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS
CONSTRUCTION
TIMOTHY F. HOLLORAN, Chairman WILLIAM D. LUFKIN W. AUSTIN MADDIX
CHORUSES
GEORGE B. STEVENS, Chairman COL. C. F. WONSON, Vice Chairman
ROBERT S. ANDREWS MRS. CARLETON H. PARSONS
G. ALLYN BROWNE
GILBERT N. PETTINGILL
E. ALAN BROWN
GEORGIE A. RENTON
FRANK BRIER
EDWARD E. PETERSON
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON
ALICE C. COLBY
MARY C. DEWAN
TERESA ERWIN
C. LOUISE FRIEND
JENNIE B. DOUGLASS
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GEORGE A. BLANCHARD MISS BAXTER
MRS. CLARA A. FRIEND
MRS. ARTHUR B. SEWALL
C. LOUISE FRIEND
MYRON TARR
FRED M. GORMAN
THERESA L. YORK
RICHARD P. HAMMOND
ROY W. WONSON
OSBORNE W. LANE
PATRICK J. O'BRIEN
MRS. CHARLES G. LANE
MRS. CHARLES C. NELSON
MRS. HARRIET R. KING
MISS ADELAIDE L. RAY
RACHEL L. NAUSS
MRS. GEORGE B. STEVENS DR. PHILIP P. MOORE
DECORATIONS EZRA L. PHILLIPS, Chairman
REUBEN BROOKS MRS. EZRA L. PHILLIPS
MRS. LELIA F. FRENCH
MRS. IRVING POMEROY
ELIZABETH HAMMOND
MRS. JAMES R. PRINGLE
ENTERTAINMENT OF GUESTS JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, Chairman
FINANCE
COL. JOHN W. PRENTISS, Chairman; WILLIAM J. MacIN- NIS, KENNETH J. FERGUSON, KILBY W. SHUTE, DANIEL T. BABSON, JEREMIAH COOK, WILLIAM E. KERR, W. A. ROBERTS, Vice Chairmen; ISAAC PATCH, Treasurer.
FREDERICK W. ALLEN JOSEPH O. PROCTER
COL. A. PIATT ANDREW
CLIFFORD G. CORLISS
CHARLES D. BROWN
HOWLAND TWOMBLY
THOMAS P. BOLGER
FRED A. SHACKLEFORD
ROGER W. BABSON
ARTHUR J. MITTON
HARRY BRAY
ALFRED B. CLARK
QUINCY BENT
JACOB MARKS
DR. ARTHUR BROUGHTON
R. BARNES ELLIS
THOMAS J. CARROLL
CHARLES F. BRAY, JR.
WILLIAM G. BROWN
JOSEPH GEARY
JACOB D. COX
COSTELLO C. CONVERSE
JOHN CLAY
WALTER S. HUBBARD
PRESTON J. MARCHANT EVERETT G. PARTRIDGE JOHN A. STODDART JOHN S. POMEROY
ARTHUR C. DAVIS
PERCY W. WHEELER
EDWARD B. CHANDLER
ALLEN J. TUCKER
GEORGE FEITZ
WILLIAM E. ATWOOD
CHARLES E. FISHER
MARY BROOKS
HOLLIS FRENCH
DR. PHILIP P. MOORE
JOHN C. GRAY
LINCOLN S. SIMONDS CHARLES A. STEELE
JOHN GREENOUGH
EDMUND FANNING
MARY SILVERIA
ELLEN E. SMITH
MRS. RUTHEVERETT BROWN
MRS. CHARLES F. WONSON
SCENE IN THE HARBOR COVE
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MRS. MARGARET FARRELL EDWARD S. GRIFFIN HOLLIS H. GRIFFIN DR. ROY GARLAND CHARLES T. HEBERLE JOHN HAYS HAMMOND CLARENCE A. HIGHT EDWARD J. HORTON ALBERT P. HUBBARD MRS. FREDERICK G. HALL
JOHN A. JOHNSON WILBUR F. LOCKE HARRY REVMAN JOSEPH KERR
ARTHUR G. LEONARD CHARLES T. JEFFERY
EPES W. MERCHANT
SUMNER Y. McKENNEY
GEORGE E. MAHONEY JOHN F. PERKINS N. CARLETON PHILLIPS GEORGE H. PERKINS EZRA L. PHILLIPS
MRS. SAMUEL A. RAYMOND
MISS CAROLINE SINKLER
GEORGE O. STACY JOHN C. SPRING
MRS. ELIZABETH SOUTHER GEORGE H. SOMES
STEPHEN W. SLEEPER
HENRY D. S. SCHMIDT HENRY B. TAYLOR
MANUEL H. VIATOR GEORGE A. WORDEN
WILLIAM S. WARREN, JR.
TIMOTHY HOLLORAN
ARDEN C. WEBB ELLIOTT WADSWORTH
GEORGE B. STEVENS ANNE MARSHALL
HOMER R. MARCHANT
HARRY H. WIGGIN
MRS. DEBORAH D. MOULTON
HERMAN F. LION
RALPH P. IRELAND
MRS. JOHN P. MELANSON
GEORGE F. FULLER
ALD. HARRY G. PEW
FELTON BENT
ALD. MARTHA N. BROOKS
FRANK E. JONES
E. B. SARGENT
MILLARD J. WHIDDEN
CLIFFORD B. TERRY JAMES R. PRINGLE WILLIAM MOORE
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG
MRS. ISAIAH W. EMERSON
CHARLES E. STORY KENNETH B. SHUTE JOHN THOMAS ANTOINE A. SILVA
CHARLES H. BARRETT
JOHN H. GRIFFIN
MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS
DOROTHY BURNHAM
HOWARD F. CORLISS
EDWARD V. AMBLER
FRED W. TIBBETS FRANK H. GAFFNEY, JR.
CHARLES A. RUSSELL
MRS. WILMOT A. REED
WILLIAM D. CORLISS
HAROLD H. PARSONS
WILLIAM A. PROCTER HENRY F. BROWN HENRY H. PARSONS
JOHN A. RADCLIFFE
CECELIA BEAUX
GILBERT W. O'NEIL
ABBIE F. RUST
ALLEN F. GRANT
GEORGE FRYE MERRILL
WALTER C. KING
MRS. CLARA H. WASS
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
COL. CHARLES F. WONSON
PARKER W. WHITTEMORE MISS MARY KAY DR. M. W. JACOBUS
CARLETON H. PARSONS, Esq.
YACHT RACES
JONATHAN S. RAYMOND, Chairman BENJAMIN H. COLBY WILLIAM H. VIVIAN
EVERETT A. FLYE F. WILDER POLLARD
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TRADES EXHIBIT CHARLES T. HEBERLE, Chairman TRANSPORTATION
ANTOINE A. SILVA, Chairman
WILLIAM L. ALLEN
GEORGE F. PRATT
WILLIS C. BRAY
WILLIAM T. PRATT
RAYMOND CARTER
WILLIAM H. REED
EDWARD CARPENTER
DAVID SIMPSON
JOHN F. FOSTER
SUMNER D. VIBERT
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PARADE
RALPH P. IRELAND, Chairman
MISS MABEL H. SAMPSON
FLORENCE MEARS
MRS. MARIE N. REARDON
MRS. ARTHUR W. WARREN
ELINOR BRADLEY
FREDERICK ROWE
MRS. ADA F. COLLINS
ELLEN ROWLEY
KATHLEEN CARROLL
WILFRED H. RINGER
MRS. MARTIN L. WELCH
MRS. JOHN J. SUNDBERG
GRACE CASWELL
MRS. ALBERT H. PURDY
MRS. FREEMAN DECKER
CARRIE M. SARGENT
MABEL M. ANDREWS
ERNEST W. FELLOWS
MARY A. FANNING
MARTHA J. BURKE
ERNESTINE HARDING
MARY M. COSTELLO
RITA M. HILTZ
JOSEPHINE G. COSTELLO
MRS. EDWARD PROCTER
MRS. ALBERT A. MADSEN
ROSE M. McNEIL
HELEN PATTEN
MILTON L. FULLER
ROSALIND COURANT
MRS. LUTHER HARVEY
MARY E. WHEARTY
MRS. MARTIN O'HERNE
MARY BERGSTROM
BESSIE PARSONS
ILA BERRY
IDA M. PROCTER
MRS. ESSIE B. BLANCHARD
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
EVELYN C. DAGLE
MADELINE SILVA
MARY A. DEWAN
MRS. ELMER P. RICHARDSON
TO MEET SUMMER PEOPLE HON. JOHN THOMAS, Chairman BELL RINGING AND SALUTE CAPT. KENNETH B. SHUTE, Chairman ANTOINE A. SILVA WILLIAM D. CORLISS
TO INTEREST FRATERNAL ORDERS CHARLES E. STORY, Chairman
E. MABEL SMITH
BLANCHE TARR
CLARA W. HAYDEN
REV. MYLES D. KILEY, P. R.
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SCOUT ACTIVITIES
MRS. ISAIAH W. EMERSON, Chairman
ISAAC ANDREWS MRS. GUY S. SWETT
DOROTHY BURNHAM
DR. MARY PARKER
MRS. CHARLES M. CLARK
MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS
JOHN J. COGGESHALL
MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
MRS. G. W. PETTINGILL
MRS. EARL O. ANDREWS
MRS. ALBERT D. HODSDON
EMMA ANDERSON
MRS. EFFIE P. LANGSFORD
EDNA J. RUNDQUIST
EARL PALK
MRS. WILLIAM H. RICKER
REINHARD S. SPECK
MRS. ANNIE G. JEWETT
SUMNER D. VIBERT
EARLE O. PHILLIPS
MRS. FRANK D. GRIFFIN
ELVIN A. BROWN
MRS. ERNEST H. GRIFFIN
SEATING
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, Chairman
HOWARD F. CORLISS
GEORGE E. MacDONALD
JAMES P. CLARK
WILLIAM T. HUDSON
LESTER S. DAY
EVERETT G. PARTRIDGE
JEREMIAH FOSTER
ERNEST S. PARSONS
WILLIAM D. LUFKIN
W. AUSTIN MADDIX
SPORTS
WILLIAM MOORE, Chairman
DR. EARLE O. ANDREWS
CARL PIGEON
HAROLD L. ARMSTRONG
WINSLOW PARKHURST
RALPH CUNNINGHAM
WILMOT A. REED
ROBERT J. CALLAHAN
ERNEST SAUNDERS
PATRICK J. CURLEY
JAMES A. SUDBAY
THOMAS J. CARROLL
FRED DUNBAR
W. NORMAN FISHER MORRIS F. FOLEY
TIMOTHY HARRIGAN LEO CHISHOLM
HAROLD E. GEARY
EDWARD K. BURNHAM
DR. JOSEPH A. FIALHO
WILLIAM J. HATCH
GEORGE V. FISHER
WILLIAM H. MARSTON
DR. EDWARD D. HUBBARD
JOHN A. STODDART
CHARLES H. HILTON
GEORGE E. MacDONALD
DR. NICHOLAS LOURIE
WILLIAM J. CRAWLEY
GEORGE B. LOW
GUY S. SWETT
JOHN L. McNEIL RAYMOND HOLLAND
JOHN H. GRIFFIN
EDWARD V. AMBLER
LAFAYETTE HUNT
DR. GEORGE H. NEWHALL
WILLIAM MURPHY
DR. CHARLES C. NELSON
LAWRENCE J. HART
CHARLES O'MALEY
LESTER W. HARRISON
ROY L. PARSONS
STACY McNAIR
WESTON U. FRIEND
JAMES BROWN
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PAGEANT
JAMES R. PRINGLE, Chairman
MRS. J. R. PRINGLE
NATALIE HAYS HAMMOND
ETHEL H. BRADLEY
JEREMIAH FOSTER
ARDEN D. WEBB
GILBERT O'NEIL
CHARLES A. RUSSELL
CARRIE E. PARSONS
WALTER MARCHANT
FANNIE BULKLEY
THOMAS J. CARROLL
MRS. WILLIAM T. SHUTE
ERNEST H. FELLOWS
CHARLES A. INGALLS
A. PIATT ANDREW
CHARLES E. STORY
WILFRED H. RINGER
CHARLES W. THOMPSON
HAROLD E. GEARY
ANTOINE A. SILVA
ALD. HARRY G. PEW
CLIFFORD B. TERRY
MRS. EDWARD D. PARSONS
ALLEN F. GRANT
ARTHUR C. HOMANS
MR. & MRS. FRANK W. PARSONS
RED CROSS
DANIEL T. BABSON, Chairman
MARTHA J. AVARD
MRS. ALBERT P. HUBBARD
MRS. MABEL DALE DR. HARPER E. WHITTAKER
CAROLINE E. EHLERT
PARADE
JOHN A. RADCLIFFE, Chairman
CHARLES A. MASON
ROY L. PARSONS
HOMER R. MARCHANT
WILLIAM S. CASEY
SIMEON YOUNG
CHRISTIAN D. SAUNDERS
CHARLES E. STORY
CARLETON H. PARSONS
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG DR. ELMER W. BABSON
SHERMAN G. HARRIMAN COL. A. PIATT ANDREW
WILLIAM T. GAMAGE
ARTHUR E. HERRICK
C. HOMER BARRETT
CHARLES D. CORLISS
HAROLD H. PARSONS
ANTOINE A. SILVA
REUNION RETURNING SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WILLIAM E. KERR, Chairman
EDWARD K. BURNHAM LUCY LAWRENCE
MARTHA N. BROOKS
CHARLES S. NAUSS
SUZANNE S. CENTER
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
WILLIAM D. CORLISS
ABBIE F. RUST
CHARLES A. INGALLS
IDA M. UPHAM
ORVILLE S. IRELAND MAUDE B. WETHERELL
MARTHA A. LOW
PERCY W. WHEELER
FRANK D. LOW
MRS. CLARA H. WASS
P
OLD GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN OF A YANKEE TYPE FAST DISAPPEARING
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PUBLICATION OF HISTORY OF THE CELEBRATION
CLIFFORD B. TERRY, ESQ., Chairman REV. ALBERT H. MADSEN, PH. D.
CHARLES A. RUSSELL
THOMAS J. CARROLL
MARY BROOKS HAROLD H. PARSONS
DANIEL O. MARSHALL
WILFRED H. RINGER
PUBLIC SAFETY
CAPT. JOHN E. PARKER, City Marshal, Chairman
PUBLICITY HENRY F. BROWN, Chairman ADDISON G. BROOKS RICHARD W. FREEMAN
PRESS WILMOT A. REED, Chairman HISTORICAL TABLEAUX MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS, Chairman
MARY BROOKS MRS. THEODORE D. PAUL
OTTO BOSSELMAN
MR. and MRS. G. R. PARSONS
BRANT DEXTER
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
MRS. LELIA F. FRENCH
PERCY ROGERS
ERNEST W. FELLOWS
MR. and MRS. W. H. RINGER
RHODA MONTGOMERY
JENNIE V. RUTH
FRANK G. SPECK
MRS. ERNEST H. GRIFFIN
LUE E. LOW
MRS. THOMAS A. STEELE
IRENE VENO
MRS. RALPH P. PARSONS
ANNA B. CHISHOLM
ANNABELLE STEVENSON
MRS. CHARLES W. WISE
EBEN COMINS
MRS. RUTHERFORD SHEPARD
CITY BEAUTIFICATION WILLIAM D. CORLISS
FIREMEN'S DAY
HOMER R. MARCHANT, Chairman
JOHN A. ANDERSON
GARDNER M. POLAND
GEORGE W. CURRIER
WILLIAM S. SMITH
FRED DUNBAR
CORNELIUS F. STRONG
JOHN FUGE
WILLIAM SYMONDS
EDWARD HEARN CHARLES W. STEINBERG
LAFAYETTE F. HUNT
WILLIAM S. WEBBER
JOHN J. HINCKLEY .
FRANK B. PARSONS
WILLIAM F. POLAND, JR.
GEORGE E. WATSON
LOUIS FRANCIS
FRANK STANWOOD
JOSEPH MOULTON
RUSSELL SARGENT
HENRY BURKE
BENJAMIN HARVEY
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PERMANENT MEMORIAL
CARLETON H. PARSONS, ESQ., Chairman
FRANK E. DAVIS
MRS. J. CLARENCE LEE
MRS. JAMES R. PRINGLE
EZRA L. PHILLIPS
CHARLES S. BOTT
GEORGE W. WOODBURY
JOHN J. BURKE
CHARLES D. SMITH
DR. SNOW P. F. COOK HON. JOHN THOMAS
ALLEN F. GRANT HON. JOHN A. STODDART
ALBERT P. HUBBARD
MRS. FREEMAN SELIG
REUBEN BROOKS
RICHARD L. MOREY
RECEPTION, INVITATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR SPECIAL GUESTS
COL. A. PIATT ANDREW, Chairman MAYOR WILLIAM J. MacINNIS
CHARLES A. RUSSELL, ESQ. JOHN A. RADCLIFFE
GEORGE F. MERRILL, ESQ. KENNETH J. FERGUSON
HON. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND N. CARLETON PHILLIPS
COL. JOHN W. PRENTISS ALD. MARTHA N. BROOKS
HAROLD H. PARSONS
FISHERMAN'S RACE
KENNETH J. FERGUSON, Chairman MAYOR WILLIAM J. MacINNIS
CAPT. HENRY M. ATWOOD JONATHAN RAYMOND
CAPT. CLAYTON MORRISSEY
GEORGE F. FULLER
THOMAS J. CARROLL
CAPT. WILLIAM H. THOMAS
FRANK C. PEARCE
CAPT. MARIAN J. COONEY
CAPT. JOHN A. McKINNON
GEORGE ROBERTS
CAPT. BENJAMIN PINE
ALEX McDONALD
WILMOT A. REED
ROY L. PARSONS
J. NEWMAN SHEA
T. RALPH FOLEY
CAPT. MARTIN L. WELCH
BENJAMIN H. COLBY
COL. JOHN W. PRENTISS
DECORATED AUTOMOBILES
MRS. JOHN P. MELANSON, Chairman
MR. and MRS. C. H. BARRETT JOHN F. PERKINS
MRS. DAVID F. MAY W. NORMAN FISHER
EVERETT A. FLYE FRED A. FISHER
WILLIAM G. BROWN, JR. MRS. STEPHEN MARTIN
CHARLES T. HEBERLE
REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE
ALDERMAN HARRY G. PEW, Chairman HENRY F. BROWN MRS. GUY S. SWETT
EDWARD V. AMBLER MISS DOROTHY BURNHAM
CHARLES E. STORY
JOHN H. GRIFFIN
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MUSIC WILLIAM D. CORLISS, Chairman
FRANK H. GAFFNEY, JR.
FRANK ROWE
WILLIAM A. HOMANS
WILFRED H. RINGER
HOMER R. MARCHANT
GEORGE B. STEVENS
HAROLD H. PARSONS O. W. LANE
FRANK C. PEARCE
PRINTING
HAROLD H. PARSONS, Chairman
CHARLES H. BARRETT
HOWARD R. MERCHANT
LORING B. BLATCHFORD
GEORGE E. MAHONEY
WITHAM D. CORLISS
GEORGE R. PARSONS
CHARLES E. DAVIS
EVERETT G. PARTRIDGE
CHARLES A. DONAHUE
ALVAH W. PERRY
JOSEPH GEARY CHRISTIAN D. SAUNDERS
ALBERT S. GRIGG
ANTOINE A. SILVA
GILMAN C. HARVEY MILLARD J. WHIDDEN
PRESTON J. MARCHANT
COMMITTEE ON MAYOR'S LUNCHEON GUESTS The Mayor ex-officio, HON. WILLIAM J. MacINNIS, Chairman
LITERARY EXERCISES
CHARLES A. RUSSELL, Esq., Chairman
REUBEN BROOKS REV. DR. J. CLARENCE LEE
ALLEN S. BURNHAM
DR. PHILIP P. MOORE
MRS. ROBERT T. BABSON
DANIEL O. MARSHALL
FITZ J. BABSON
ALBERT H. MCKENZIE
HON. JOHN L. BATES
LINCOLN S. SIMONDS, ESQ.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM
DR. SNOW F. P. COOK
CATALINA DAVIS
GEORGE B. STEVENS
MRS. LELIA F. FRENCH
KILBY W. SHUTE
DR. EDWARD B. HALLETT
JAMES R. PRINGLE
J. HOLLIS GRIFFIN
FREDERICK JEWETT
LIGHTING
FRANK H. GAFFNEY, JR. Chairman
WALTER L. BROWN, JR. SIDNEY DAVISON
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WARREN A. BENNETT FRANK W. LOTHROP
CHARLES M. CLARK ALLEN J. TUCKER
WILLIAM H. COFFIN
INVITATIONS
HON. CHARLES HOMER BARRETT, Chairman Executive Com- mittee, Chairman
COL. A. PIATT ANDREW
HAROLD H. PARSONS
ALLEN F. GRANT FRANK E. DAVIS
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CHARLES A. RUSSELL, ESQ. HON. ISAAC PATCH CHARLES D. SMITH, ESQ.
GROUNDS
JOHN H. GRIFFIN, Chairman CHARLES H. BARRETT ILLUMINATION OF CITY AND HARBOR COL. A. PIATT ANDREW, Chairman HOUSING
EDWARD V. AMBLER, Chairman
DOROTHY BURNHAM
GEORGE E. MacDONALD
A. B. CLARK
MRS. ESTHER ORCHARD
ERNEST DEANE
REINHARD S. SPECK
WILLIAM W. EASON
ANNIE RENTON
J. FRED FERGUSON
GEORGIE RENTON
CORA GROVER
MRS. MAE WINCHESTER
RAYMOND HOLLAND
SARAH STETSON
RICHARD L. MOREY
HALLS AND TENTS
HOWARD F. CORLISS, Chairman
FRANK L. CHANDLER
GEORGE R. PARSONS
CHARLES H. CARROLL
ARTHUR B. SEWALL
SIMEON B. HOTCHKISS
JOHN A. STODDART
JOSEPH B. PARSONS
ALLEN J. TUCKER
ALBERT H. PURDY
CLARENCE E. MARTIN
MARKING HISTORICAL PLACES
DOROTHY BURNHAM, Chairman
MARY BROOKS ALFRED E. PRESSON
D. CHAUNCEY BREWER
MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS
SUSAN BABSON
MRS. HARRIET H. MAYER
NATHALIE D. CLOUGH
ABBIE F. RUST
WILLIAM T. CUNNINGHAM
KILBY W. SHUTE
FITZ J. BABSON
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
ALBERT D. HODSDON
JOHN D. WOODBURY
CLARA A. FRIEND
PROF. C. F. BRADLEY
DR. CHARLES H. MORROW
DAVID S. WHEELER
HELEN MANSFIELD
MARIETTA M. WONSON
GEORGE E. MERCHANT
MRS. ANNIE JEWETT
RALPH P. PARSONS
MRS. GEORGE RICKER
MRS. WILLIAM A. PROCTER
FIREWORKS ALLEN F. GRANT, Chairman WARREN A. BENNETT HON. PERCY W. WHEELER
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ADDISON P. BURNHAM WILLIAM S. CASEY JOHN H. GRIFFIN
ARTHUR G. GRIMES MORRILL WIGGIN ALD. HARRY G. PEW
FISHERIES EXHIBIT
THOMAS J. CARROLL, Chairman
ARTHUR C. DAVIS
RALPH D. MARSHALL
JOHN B. FREEMAN
ARTHUR L. MILLETT
FRED A. GRANT
PAUL B. OAKLEY
W. DENNIS LUFKIN
HENRY E. PINKHAM
WILLIAM E. MacDONALD
PERCY C. PARKHURST
BENJAMIN PINE
FRANK C. PEARCE
WILLIAM H. THOMAS
CHARLES T. SMITH
COL. CHARLES F. WONSON
D. SHERMAN TARR
BADGES
The committee on badges, N. Carleton Phillips, chairman, fur- nished the requisite ribbon insignia which go with affairs of this kind, the central feature being the official seal, having for its motif, a ship of the type of 1623, under sail, with the city in the background with two codfish in the lower sections and the dates, 1623-1923, a representation of which is on the title page of this work.
DECORATIONS
These were in charge of Ezra L. Phillips and included the placing at Blynman Bridge and other central places of large ban- ners appropriately inscribed and the direction of the bunting and flag embellishment throughout the entire city.
OTHER COMMITTEES
The seating committee, Michael Armstrong, chairman, had charge of procuring the seats used in the auditorium tents. Daniel T. Babson was chairman of the Red Cross Committee which was prepared for any call that might be made on it. Wil- liam D. Corliss on music and city beautification had a most im- portant assignment in procuring requisite music including orches- tras and bands.
The lighting, mainly at Stage Fort Park, called for ex- perience and ample facilities, much of the festivity being at night. The entire battery of the Gloucester Electric Company, under the direction of Frank H. Gaffney, Jr., an official of the com- pany, adequately met this requirement. The whole lighting scheme was on a most satisfactory basis.
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Important work was that of the city engineer, chairman of the ground committee. He drew the seating plan for the pageant, and assigned locations for the various tents and booths.
Postmaster O'Neil, a Y. D. veteran, chairman of the com- mittee to interest army, navy and veteran organizations had a large part in the success of the occasion.
Alderman Antoine A. Silva, a master truckman, officiated well in his department of transportation. Charles E. Story, chair- man of the committee to interest fraternal orders and Mrs. Clara H. Wass, to interest community and social organizations did much to intelligently direct mass action.
PRESS HEADQUARTERS
Ample provision had been made for the press under the direction of Wilmot A. Reed, a working journalist of long ex- perience who knew just what was required. Headquarters were established in the old Board of Trade rooms in the basement of the Gloucester National Bank building where every facility for writing and information was afforded, a battery of telegraph in- struments with a corps of operators being installed for the prompt transmission of news. A little army of special men from the leading newspapers of the eastern section descended on the city for the purpose of writing up the various events.
Badges and passes giving them the entree to everything in- cluding a special press boat for their accommodation during the races, were furnished.
At the conclusion resolutions were passed by the visiting pressmen expressing their appreciation of the courtesies extended declaring that rarely had they been shown similar consideration.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
At the 250th anniversary observance official representatives of Gloucester, England, the mother city, and New Gloucester, Me., which was settled by people from this town in 1738, were present and voiced the congratulations of those communities. On this occasion, circumstances were such that delegations from both places were unable to be present.
However, Gloucester City, New Jersey, settled nearly 300 years ago by the Dutch, was officially represented for the first time by a delegation which entered into and thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings.
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They included Mayor James H. J. McNally, Councilman Walter H. Craig, City Clerk Allen W. Redfield, City Treasurer Harris C. Powell, Rev. M. E. Eric, Joseph McHenry, secretary to the mayor and Harry H. Williams.
They were royally entertained by Mayor MacInnis and the citizens generally and were among the guests of honor at the luncheon tendered Sir Thomas Lipton at "Blighty" Monday and were participants in the grand parade and other functions.
THE HOUSING PROBLEM
Although the automobile going and coming with rapidity from neighboring sections was an effective adjunct in solving the housing problem, in addition to the fact that many were enter- tained by friends, yet more than a thousand people secured ac- commodations through the agency of the efficient chairman of the housing committee Edward V. Ambler, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Ambler made a systematic canvass of house- holders willing to accommodate these visitors and was prepared to meet an emergency call of large proportions.
This work reached mainly entire strangers attracted here by the advertising and articles in the metropolitan newspapers. Among those were people from Cuba, Panama, Mexico, Canada and one from the Philippines. A surprisingly large number were noted from California, Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Missouri and the far west. The committee had some interesting problems to meet, but were equal to every contingency. All left for their homes lavish in their praise of Gloucester hospitality and the originality and uniqueness of the entire celebration.
The utility of the automobile as a factor in solving the traffic problem on occasions of exceptional demand was signally demon- strated. At the 250th anniversary celebration in 1892 on the day of the grand parade so great was the travel on the Gloucester branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad that trains leaving Boston at eight in the morning did not reach here until two or three in the afternoon and many gave up the attempt to get here.
The general vogue of the automobile and the good roads solved the problem in the present instance. Probably double the number were in attendance, the majority going and coming in their own conveyance. The railroad handled all traffic with com- paratively no delay.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
The chairman of this committee was City Marshal John E. Parker. Cape Ann in summer has a population of 50,000 and this was doubled during the week of the celebration.
It speaks volumes for public protection at its highest that the records show not a single arrest for a major crime against person or property. Not an accident was recorded. This is cer- tainly a remarkable showing. This is further accentuated by the manner in which the automobile traffic and parking was handled especially on the day of the parade and the nights of the Pageant. It is estimated that 8000 automobiles were thus controlled. Stage Fort Park and Essex Avenues were the main parking places. The local police were assisted by men from the State constabu- lary and the Boston and Beverly departments.
SCOUT ACTIVITIES
The Boy and Girl Scouts demonstrated their usefulness. The Boy Scouts, some 100 strong, under Scoutmaster John I. Cog- geshall, and the Girl Scouts under the direction of Mrs. Isaiah W. Emerson, participated in the parades and acted as ushers at the Pageant and in various other ways during the celebration.
CHAPTER X AFTERMATH OF THE CELEBRATION
CONGRATULATORY LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE PAGEANT OFFICIALS-PRESS OF THE NATION PAY TRIBUTE TO THE INDOMITABLE GLOUCESTER SPIRIT
N ATION-WIDE was the interest in Gloucester's Tercen- tennial observance. The press of the country teemed with congratulatory notices regarding the manner in which the ob- servance had been conducted and hailed Gloucester and Glouces- termen as worthy descendants of those indomitable spirits who founded the Bay colony, a place truly "sui generis," standing alone, in its class, in the country's maritime annals.
Judged by the yardstick of a practical commercialism this observance "paid" handsomely in the amount of advertising and notice which it received, and which no other agency could have accomplished. Its picturesque fishing interest and its intrepid fishermen, its quaint and beautiful shores, attracting the sum- mer sojourner and the lover of the beautiful in nature, exploited many fold, brought home vividly to many the desirability of a closer acquaintance with the place and its people.
A few only of these notices may be given here. Those that follow are representative of the trend of individual expression and editorial column :
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS The Lieutenant-Governor State House, Boston
August 29, 1923.
Hon. William J. MacInnis, Mayor of the City of Gloucester, Mass .:
My dear Mayor MacInnis :- Will you please accept this note of thanks and appreciation of the courtesies and hospitality extended to the writer upon the occasion of my recent visit to Gloucester to represent the Commonwealth at your 300th anniversary celebration. The delightful reception accorded your guests and the excellent ar- rangements for handling the celebration are matters on which you are to be complimented and congratulated. Trusting that I may have the pleasure of knowing you better as time passes, please believe me with renewed thanks
Cordially yours, Alvan T. Fuller.
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From Speaker Young :
House of Representatives, Speaker's Room, State House, Boston.
My dear Mayor MacInnis :- The members of the House of Repre- sentatives are indeed proud that they were permitted to take part in the Tercentenary Celebration of the city of Gloucester. On their be- half, I wish to extend to you and to the people of the city our ap- preciation of your courteous invitation, our thanks for the splendid hospitality which we received at your hands, and our best wishes for the success and prosperity of Gloucester.
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