The Westford Wardsman, May 4, 1918
Center. Arthur H. Burland and family have moved back to Westford.
Mrs. Edward Fisher, Mrs. Thomas F. Fisher and Mrs. Edwin F. Amesbury were among the out-of-town members of the Tadmuck club present at the annual luncheon in the Unitarian vestry on Tuesday.
P. Henry Harrington, Graniteville, was the only bidder for the job of completing the work on the firehouse. He will now carry the work through to completion, and later, when the grading is finished, it will complete one of the best results in village improvement accomplished in a long time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bosworth and baby son returned this week from Lebanon, N.H., where they have been staying for a number of weeks with Mr. Bosworth, much improved in health.
Communion service will be observed at the Congregational church on Sunday morning at the close of the regular preaching service. The C.E. meeting will be held in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Robinson announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Grace Mae Robinson, to James Blaine Hartford, the marriage to take place on Wednesday, May 8.
Mrs. A. H. Sutherland had the misfortune to fall and fracture a rib while busy about the house on Monday.
A threatening fire got started on William R. Carver’s land, formerly known as the Davis land, Tuesday afternoon. The neighbors and the fire department responded to the call for help and the fire was under control before damage of any amount was done.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Meyer very pleasantly entertained the Camp Fire Girls at their home on Wednesday evening. Members of the Boy Scouts were the special guests of the evening.
Harry Stiles is building an addition onto the east side of his house.
The silent policeman has been placed at the corner [Lincoln St. at Boston Rd.] near the Congregational church. Drivers of automobiles and other vehicles will please take notice and conform to requirements.
The senior class of Westford academy have presented a handsome service flag to the school as the class gift from the graduating class. This will be formally presented at the graduating exercises and in the meantime the flag is flown daily to the breeze at the school. It has twenty-one stars and is a significant reminder of the part the young men who have been students within its walls, and who are of draft age are taking part in the country’s service.
Fifteen members of the Dramatic club of Boston university came up to Westford on Friday evening of last week and gave an excellent entertainment to a large and appreciative audience, there being about 200 in attendance. “Stop thief,” a lively three-act comedy-drama, was the vehicle chosen for their talents and many humorous situations and the vagaries of kleptomania were well brought out. Music was furnished for the evening on piano and violin by the Misses Precious of Forge Village. A supper was served for the entertainers in the town hall previous to the entertainment, in charge of Mrs. Hartford, Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Fletcher. At the close of the evening the group giving the play were conveyed back to Boston by automobiles. The affair was under the auspices of the home guard.
Tadmuck Club. The closing event in the calendar of the Tadmuck club season was the luncheon and annual meeting which took place Tuesday in the Unitarian church under very pleasant auspices. The simple luncheon, in keeping with the times, was served at 1:30 by the D. L. Page Co. Mrs. F. A. Meyer, Mrs. W. E. Wright and Mrs. A. W. Hartford were the assisting committee in charge. National colors, potted plants and centers of marguerites at each table made up the simple but effective decorations.
At the close of the luncheon Miss Howard introduced Mrs. William C. Roudenbush, who acted as toastmistress, and who filled that strenuous office with much grace and spirit. Mrs. A. E. Loveless was introduced and presented a stirring five-minute paper, “Woman’s opportunity of the hour,” given with characteristic sincerity and ability. This was followed by a bright original poem written and read by Mrs. Goldsmith H. Conant, entitled “The model Tadmucker,” and was a tribute to the woman who works and serves and saves in this trying period of war.
Mrs. Louis H. Buckshorn presented “The joys of the calendar committee” and the skit was of the brightest and full of interest to every member of the club family gathered about the tables. Next came an interesting part of the program, when a beautiful large silk flag was presented to the club by the retiring president. “The unfurling of the flag,” by Miss Clara Endicott Sears, later in the week, but their plans were changed later.
It is reported that the government is to lease the farms along Clark road for the use of the soldiers for sham battles, etc., but that the houses are not to be leased.
Ayer
News Items. A soldier at Camp Devens, evidently of French extraction, feels a little lonely by the tone of his letter sent to this office, dated April 15, which is as follows: “Dear Sir—I would like to get acquainted with your fine looking girls. You have got some fine looking girls in your town, so I want you to put my name in your paper. My name is David R. Barks, Camp Devens, Mass., Co. D, 33rd Engineers.” 0) {
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