TEA GIVEN BY MR. AND MRS. SURETTE USHERS IN THE FOURTEENTH SEASON OF THE CONCORD SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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This year one hundred and twenty-five students, from all parts of the country, are availing themselves of this excellent opportunity to increase their understanding of music. Many teachers attend the course each year and are greatly stimulated and helped to work out their own way of teaching within the broad principles underlying the art of music. The school will run for four weeks; the major part of the work is carried on by Mr. Surette and Mr. Augustus D. Zanzig. Mr. Surette is consultant advisor to colleges and schools throughout the United States and lecturer in the Graduate School of Education of Harvard University and of Smith College, and supervisor of music in the public schools of Brookline. Mr. Surette will give a complete course in the appreciation of music, and Mr. Zanzig will give lectures, conferences and practical demonstrations on the teaching of music in schools. Dr. Archibald T. Davison of Harvard, director of the now famous Harvard Glee Club, will give talks to the students and direct their singing, and Edward Yeomans will also speak. Mr. Wesley Weyman will teach pianoforte and conduct a class in the interpretation of music. He has studied pianoforte playing abroad and given concert tours in Germany, England and Scandinavia and has been soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra. He now carries on lectures, classes and private lessons in Boston, New York, Cleveland and Washington. Mr. Richard Tattersall of Toronto will teach harmony and give organ lessons; he is organist and choir master in Old St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, Examiner Toronto University and Toronto Conservatory of Music, and a member of the Staff of Toronto Conservatory.
Mr. and Mrs. Surette were “at home” on Sunday afternoon to the students of the summer school, ushering in the course in this delightful way. Among those from Concord attending the session are: Miss Julia Bygrave, Miss Anne Chamberlin, Miss Elizabeth Darling, Miss Helen Locke, Mrs. Seabury Short, Miss Margaret Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Uhler and Miss Elizabeth Wood, |
LIEUTENANT PERCY ADAMS RIDEOUT
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Various misunderstandings having lately arisen in regard to the military history of the late Lt. Percy Adams Rideout, we are asked to print the record given below which may be found by consulting various World War Publications.
Lt. Rideout had many warm friends in Concord and elsewhere who remember that a brief outline of his life and war service was published in the newspapers at the time of his death. His birthplace was Ashburnham, Mass., but he came to this town with his father's family when he was two years of age. He attended the public schools of the town and graduated from the Mass. Inst. of Technology in 1911. Married Miss Helen Van Cleve Palmer of Braintree in 1913. Having graduated from “Tech” in the Dept. of Civil Engineering his specialty being highway construction, he was employed in government road construction in the south. He left his work there, coming home to enlist in the summer of 1917. A determination to go at once into active service led him to enlist as a private in the 101st Engineers at the First Corps of Cadets Armory in Boston, August 15th. |
WORLD WAR RECORD OF PERCY ADAMS RIDEOUT
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Born in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 16, 1888.
Killed in Action in France, Oct. 8, 1918. |
Percy A. Rideout, enlisted, August 15, 1917 at the First Corps of Cadets Armory, Boston, Mass., as a private in Co. F, 101st U. S. Engineers. He was very soon promoted to First Class Sergeant; he left Boston with his regiment for overseas, Sept. 23, 1917. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 4, 1918, but did not receive his assignment until April 1, when he was sent to the 116th Engineers, at Angiers, to train raw troops. Not content away from the “Front,” he volunteered for service with the First U. S. Gas Regiment and was assigned to Co. D, June 1, 1918. He was commissioned First Lieutenant, July 13, 1918, but did not receive this commission until two days before his death. His regiment was attached to General Headquarters, and was for some known as “The Thirtieth Engineers.” With them he took part in the Chateau-Thierry offensive, the St. Mihiel drive, and in the Argonnes-Meuse operation up to Oct. 8, when he was killed in action at Cierges near Montfaucon. This casualty occurred while he was commanding the implacement of a battery of Stokes mortars preparatory to sending over a smoke screen to cover the advance of Infantry.
Lieutenant Rideout was buried, October 10, 1918, with full military honors at Froidos, about fourteen miles southwest of Verdun. When the American dead were permanently concentrated under government direction, he was reburied at No. 1232 Meuse Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Grave No. 31, Block G, Row No. 30.
He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, with the following citation:
For extraordinary heroism in action at Cierges, France, Oct. 4, 1918. Lieut. Rideout made an extended reconnaissance in advance of the outposts, fearlessly exposed himself to enemy machine-gun fire, being several times knocked down by exploding shells. The information he secured was valuable to the Infantry, giving them knowledge of the exact location of machine-gun nests. During the action this officer directed the laying of the smoke barrage from an exposed position, remaining at his station throughout the operation in spite of severe shell and machine-gun fire continuing to display the highest courage until he was killed by shell fire.
The above record is confirmed and in some particulars elaborated in “The Story of the First Gas Regiment,” by James Thayer Addison, published by Houghton Mifflin Co. and “The Story of F Company, 101st U. S. Engineers,” The Metcalf Co., publishers and the Technology Memorial Volume. |
CAROLINE LAMSON BROWN
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The death of Mrs. John Murray Brown on Tuesday, June 26th, at the Emerson Hospital in Concord, removed from the scene a type of the handsome, accomplished woman who so well represented old New York in the late sixties and seventies of the last century. Born in the shadow of the old Union Club in New York City, and her six sisters and two brothers there received their early education. Her father was the late Charles Lamson, a merchant of New York, whose business took him to that country, and her mother was the daughter of Capt. Marshall, whose family owned the famous Black Ball fleet of clipper ships. She and her sisters were in school in Paris just before the Germans descended on the city. Mrs. Brown frequently described how she and the other girls would walk in the Bois while the Emperor and Empress were taking their afternoon drive. The young ladies would courtesy and the Emperor invariably removed his hat while the Empress bowed and smiled in her charming manner. Later Mrs. Brown attended with one of her sisters a private school in Belmont and it was here that she met and later married John Murray Brown, son of her old schoolmistress and later senior partner of the publishing house of Little, Brown and Company.
In Belmont she lived for many years and there her children were born. After Mr. Brown's death she remained for some time longer in Belmont, where of course she had many friends and where her devotion to All Saints' Church formed still another tie, but the country always appealed to her very strongly, and after disposing of the Belmont house she settled down permanently on her beautiful Acton farm. She was devoted to Acton and its people and was always an active and willing worker in their behalf.
In April, 1912, as Mrs. Brown was returning to America with her two sisters from the funeral of another sister, Lady Drummond, they had the misfortune to take passage on the ill-fated Titanic. All three were saved, but it is doubtful whether they ever fully recovered from the shock of that frightful and unnecessary tragedy.
Mrs. Brown is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George S. Keyes of Concord and Miss Margery Brown of Acton, and three sons, Murray Brown of Acton, Robert C. Brown of Richmond, Virginia, and Arthur P. Brown, Lunenburg, also three sisters, Mrs. Robert C. Cornell and Mrs. Charles Guthrie of New York, Mrs. Pedro de Florez of Paris.
The funeral services will take place at All Saints' Church, Belmont, at eleven o'clock on Friday morning, June 29th. |
CONCORD WOMAN'S CLUB
Summer Readings
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The Literature Committee presents the following schedule for the course.
July 2. At Mrs. Hans Miller's, 88 Main St. Book to be reviewed, “The Crusader,” Donn Byrne. Leader—Mrs. Mary F. Pride.
July 16. At Mrs. Katherine F. Anderson, Crescent Rd. Book reviewed, “Death Comes for the Archbishop,” Willa Cather. Leader—Mrs. Anderson.
July 30. At Mrs. Frederick H. Chase's, Great Meadows Rd. Book reviewed, “A Passage to India,” E. M. Forster. Leader—Mrs. Chase.
Aug. 13. At Mrs. Mrs. George P. Metcalf's, Nine Acre Corner. Book reviewed, “Mr. Hodge and Mr. Hazard,” Elinor Wylie. Leader—Mrs. Metcalf.
Aug. 27. At Mrs. Leslie R. Moore's, Musketaquid Rd. Book reviewed, “Far from the Madding Crowd,” Thomas Hardy Leader—Mrs. Arthur L. Lamb.
Time of all meetings, 3 P.M. Automobiles will take those desiring transportation, for all meetings except the first, from Miss Houghton's at 2.45. For the first the 3 o'clock bus is available. |
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Bedford
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| Miss Georgia Rowena Haley, daughter of Mrs. James Laffin, Concord Rd., became the bride of Mr. Duncan Piper Whittaker at her home Saturday, June 22. Rev. Frank W. Thompson united them in marriage, the double ring service being used. Miss Elsie Williams of Arlington was the maid-of-honor, the best man being Mr. James O'Dowd of Bedford. Miss Harriet Arnold of Bedford was the flower girl. Ten bridesmaids held white satin ribbon making an aisle from the foot of the stairs to a beautiful fern and rose laden arch in the sun parlor where the ceremony was performed. The bride wore white satin with a tulle veil caught with orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. The maid-of-honor wore pink flowered crepe over pink and carried salmon pink sweet peas. The house was beautifully decorated with iris and peonies. Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker left on an auto trip to Kentucky and on their return will reside in Bedford. Mr. Whittaker is a graduate of M. I. T., his bride a graduate of Framingham Normal School. The couple were the recipients of many beautiful gifts. |
| Mrs. Frederick Sullivan, Sr., and Mrs. Gladys Croswell were the delegates from Bedford to the American Legion Auxiliary Convention held last Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Ocean House, Swampscott, Mass. |
Lincoln
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| Mr. and Mrs. Everett Davidson are on a motor trip to Washington, D. C. |
| Miss Ursuline Bell of London, is visiting Mrs. Richard K. Conant. |
| Mrs. J. J. Storrow has gone to Long Pond, Plymouth for a few weeks. |
| Harriett and Jane Brown took part in a recital which Mrs. Sarah E. Rollins recently gave at her Studio on Huntington Ave., Boston. |
| Mr. E. Russell Davis was married to Miss Susan Graffum of Belmont, at Northampton, Mass., on Saturday, June 23rd, at four o'clock. |
| The Rev. Leslie T. Pennington, who has been a minister of the Unitarian Church for the past two years, has resigned to accept the parish of the Unitarian Church at Braintree. |
| Mrs. Stephen H. Blodgett died at her home on Thursday, June 21st, of bronchial pneumonia. Funeral services were held at the house on Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Pennington officiated. |
| Mr. Charles A. Snelling has been spending the week at South Dartmouth. He attended the Boat Race at New Haven. |
| Edward Flint, Jr., Chester Peck, Jr., and Clifford Bowles have been awarded a two-day trip to Amherst for their work in the 4-H Clubs this year. Edward was second in the County for Handicraft work, Chester received the award for his all-around good work, and Clifford for his work as a gardener last summer. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Robinson left last Friday for two months' motor trip headed “West.” They hope to see the National Park and other points of interest in that part of the country. |
Carlisle
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| Among the graduates of the Billerica High School is Miss Emily McAllister of this town. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Currier recently enjoyed an automobile trip to Portland, Maine. |
| Mrs. Maria Carr has returned from a recent visit to her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Carr of Hill, N. H. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pickup of Providence, R. I., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oulette and Miss Florence Duren of Boston spent Sunday with Mrs. Marie Duren. Miss Duren is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Oulette while working in Boston. |
| The house on the farm known as the Oscar Robbins place on Curve St. in the north part of the town has been repaired and redecorated and is now advertised for rent, furnished by Mr. Harry F. Drake, who has leased the property. It is always gratifying to learn of the preservation of one of the charming old Colonial dwellings for which this section of new England is noted. |
| The many friends of Mrs. Nettie O. Wilson will be glad to learn that she is improving at the Symmes Arlington Hospital where she recently underwent and operation. |
South Acton Items
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| Next Sunday will conclude the services at the Congregational Church until the first Sunday in August. The members are invited to worship at the Universalist Church during the month of July. |
| Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Barker left on Wednesday to attend the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Congregational Church at Scarborough. Mr. Barker was pastor of this church for three years and both he and his wife looked forward to this visit with a good deal of interest. |
| A lovely church wedding took place on Monday afternoon when Miss Margaret Punch was united in marriage to Mr. Peter Hogan of Charlestown. The bride wore a veil which was carried by her little cousin, Patricia. Her sister was bridesmaid and the brother of the groom was best man. A reception followed, at the home of the bride. The newlyweds left at four o'clock for a week's trip to the White Mountain. |
West Acton
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TORSLEFF—CLARK
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| Miss Henrietta M. Clark and the Rev. Andrew J. Torsleff, both of Acton, were united in marriage. Sunday afternoon, June 24, 1928, at the home of Mrs. Emery W. Clark, in Newton Highlands. Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow, D.D., of Newton Highlands, officiated. Only immediate relatives were present. Rev. and Mrs. Torsleff will be at home in West Acton after October first. |
West Acton Items
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| It was voted on Sunday to continue the sessions of Sunday School at the Baptist Church during the summer months. |
| Mr. R. B. Moore and family left on Wednesday to spend the summer at their cottage at Salisbury Beach. |
| Dr. Roscoe Knowlton and family of St. Petersburg, Fla., are visiting at the home of his father, Mr. F. R. Knowlton. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Cram and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Strong spent the weekend at the cottage of Mr. R. B. Moore at Salisbury Beach. |
| Mr. Thomas Scanlon, who has been janitor of the West Acton school for many years, was taken to the Emerson Hospital on Tuesday, for an operation. |
| Miss Mary Parker went to Biddeford Pool, Me., on Saturday, to spend the summer with her friend, Patricia Baker of New York. |
| Cards are out announcing the engagement of Gertrude Emelia Thompson, daughter of Rev. A. Roy Thompson, and Lester Burton Fogg. |
| Next Sunday is to be Flower Sunday at the West Acton Baptist Church. A committee has been chosen to select the best bouquet which is brought. The sermon by Dr. Wolfe will be appropriate to the occasion. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Durkee went to the dedication of the new Lowell Airport, on Saturday. They were fascinated by the stunt flying and other exhibitions. |
| Miss Mildred Moore held a farewell party at her home for her pupils, on Monday afternoon. Many games were played, and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. |
| Miss Martha Houghton and Mrs. Mary Whitcomb, of this town, have been spending a few days at Biddeford Pool, Me., visiting with Mrs. Vera Baker. |
| Word has been received from Aylesford, Nova Scotia, of the death of Mrs. Cora Sanford, sister of Mrs. Herbert Owen of this town. Mrs. Owen was with her sister at the last. |
| Mrs. Hobart Mead attended the wedding of Miss Emily Priest, daughter of Dr. Guy P. Mead [sic], which took place at their home at 122 Marlboro St., Boston, on Saturday, June 23. The groom was Dr. Charles McKahnn, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is an instructor at the Harvard Medical School and is on the staff of at the Children's Hospital in Boston. |
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