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4 News Briefs and Personal dslfr CHELSEA REVERE The newly appointed Park Commission met last evening in the City Hall and organized with Dr Michele Nigro as chairman and Robert OKeefe as secretary. The other' member Is Ex-Councilman John E. Greenan. The commission appo.nted Guy R. Sweeney aB supervisor of playgrounds.

There will be no race at the Revere Cycle Track tomorrow evening. Tne next meet will be July 11, when tho 50-mile Golden Wheel race will be staged by Manager Nat Butler. He will also bring over several of the crack pro sprinters from Newark for a special match race. Thomas M. Sayward of this city, who is now State vice president of the Eagles, is a candidate for president, ana large number from this city will attend the convention in Haverhill next Sunday, when the election will be held.

The side ramp of the overpass leading from Broadway to the Parkway, coming from Chelsea, will be opened to traffic tonight for the first time to relieve the congestion the night before the 4th at Revere Beach. Fire apparatus and firemen will be on duty at the Point of Pines after 6 this evening and apparatus will be quartered in the garages of Mayor Ca-sassa on the Boulevard. HYDE PARK DISTRICT The holiday will be ushered In this district tonight, with a band concert, from 10 to 12, In Cleary sq, and a display of fireworks. This was announced today by City Councilor Clement A. Norton.

Officers of Mgr James J. Chittlck Council, K. of will be Installed next Monday night by Dlst Deputy John W. King and suite. Lecturer Michael J.

Walsh has arranged for an entertainment and luncheon. A community patriotic service will be held Sunday afternoon In th First Union Church, Rcadville. Speakers announced Include William L. Anderson, chairman of the G. A.

R. Memorial committee and attached to the office of Mayor Curley; Commander James T. Flynn of the G. A. Rvof Roxbury, who was in Camp Melgsdurlng the Civil War days; Thomas C.

Doggett of the S. of and Rev C. L. Page. BROOKLINE The Kiwanis Club will send 14 deserving boys of the town away to camp at Winchendon Monday for two weeks.

Chief of Police Rutherford Is chairman of the committee. Each year the club provides a number of boys with a few weeks of vacation. The Peoples Symphony Orchestra of Boston will provide a series of concerts for residents on Brookline Field during eight weeks of the Summer. The first will be the evening of July 34 and thereafter each Tuesday and Thursday evening. Will Lodge, assistant director of the orchestra, will conduct the concerts, which were arranged by the Chamber of Commerce and will take the place of the band concerts on the Cypress-st Playground In other years.

The American Legion band will participate la the gTeat parade at Plymouth during the State convention of the Legion. A sum has been appropriated by the local post to transport the men there. Ernest R. Caverly, new superintendent of schools, has gone to Fletcher, to spend the Summer. Sergt James D.

Casey, who was the traffic officer at Washington sq, until his recent appointment, has been presented a pen and pencil set by the men nthe Beacon-st line. DORCHESTER DISTRICT A M-irdl Gras and carnival is being arranged by Mattapan Post, A. for the week of July 13, near Mattapan sq. Numerous features are being planned, Including a midway, vaudeville, music and a circus act. Commander Richard E.

Llndstrom heads the committee. Adams st, between Dorchester av, Fields Corner and Ashmont st, which has been closed to traffic for several weeks, was opened yesterday. The section la front of St Ambroses Church has been macadamized and the smooth surface is appreciated by motorists. The improvement has been long sought by property owners. The board of directors of the Dorchester Board of Trade voted to request the city to repave and recondition Dorchester av from Savin Hill to the Milton line, a main thoroughfare and in a deplorable condition, according to the directors.

Jeremiah E. Burke, superintendent of schools, suffering for some days with laryngitis at hia home on Alban st, is much improved and was able to be out yesterday. A new standard, symbolical of Christ, the King, was presented to St Ambrose Fife and Drum Corps at its meeting last evening In the parisn hall, Fields Corner. The corps is composed of 100 boys tinder direction of Rev William Gross. Rev Richard J.

Williams of New Brunswick blessed the flag and explained its meaning. Parents of the corps were guests. Miss Marion Young of the Savin Hill section was tendered a prenuptial shower last evening in her home, 106 Pleasant st. Guests were present from Brockton, Salem, Lynn and sections of Greater Boston? Miss Youngs engagement was recently announced to Frank J. Sheehan of Brockton.

Mr and Mrs Harry Needle of 52 As-pinwal road announce the arrival of a son, Robert Theodore, and will be glad to see visitors after July 4. The grounds around St Ambrose Church, Adams st. Fields Corner, have been beautified. The reconditioning of the street in front of the church adds to the landscape effect. The annua union church services of the Uphams Corner churches will be gin on Sunday, with Rev Llewellyn W.

Hamer of the Stoughton Street Baptist Church preaching. Mr and Mrs I. Friedlund of Mattapan observed their silver wedding anniversary today at their home. WEST ROXBURY DISTRICT The annual memorial mass for de parted members of Our Lady of Lourdes' Court, M. C.

O. will be held tomorrow morning in St Thomas' Church, Jamaica Plain. The annual outing of the court will take place on July 12 at Nantasket Beach. The chief ranger, Mrs Margaret Gatley, vim In charge. Joseph G.

Anderson of chairman of the committee for the annual outing of Roslindale Eoard of Tiade July 29. Many features have been arranged for the Fourth of July program on Healey Playground, Roslindale. City Councilor Peter A. Murray and Rep, reser.tative Joseph A. White have arranged a most elaborate program for the children.

A band concert will be given tomorrow at Fallon Field, Roslindale, under auspices of the city of Boston and another concert will be given at Billings Field. These are being held in conjunction with the Independence Day celebration. Baseball games between local teams will be played tomorrow afternoon on each playground. Mr and Mrs George M. Hamilton and their daughter, Florence, of Newburg st, Roslindale, will return heme Sunt day following a vacation trip through tee western part of the country, SOMERVILLE The School Committee yesterday elected William J.

Crotty vice principal of the Northeastern Junior High School at a salary of $2500. He wdl succeed George K. Coyne, promoted to the position of master of the Western Junior High School. The latter was graduated from the Somervilla High School In 1921, received the degree of bachelor of education after a year at Boston College in 1928, and later was awarded the degree of master of education by Boston College Graduate School. He was graduated from the Salem Normal School, was elected a cadet teacher by the Somerville School Committee in 1924, and for three yeans has been vice principal of the Northeastern Junior High School.

Nathaniel Colbert was elected a teacher of manual training In the Southern Junior High School at at salary of $1930. Chief of Police Thomas Damery baa assigned 75 sergeants and patrolmen, with Capt Ernest Howard in command, to duty tonight at Richard The vacation arrangement by Rev Trum Field, where at midnight Mayor Everett I Farnsworth of Greenwood Murphy will apply torch to a hues Memorial Church and Rev Norman bonfire. Two bands will furnish musio King of the Central Congregational during the evening who wu. Suiph? 4'S. ST.

mend a site for a new police station and authorize the Issue of bonds amounting to $225,000, to be borrowed 3 debt limit, for the same. If the Aldermen do not favor my selection of a site in Union sq, it is up i to them to recommend something elso months. Last night a surprise fare- for my consideration, he said last well party was given her at the home night. It is high time that definite I Mrs G. W.

Patten, 55 Waldeck st. She was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. Mrs John T. Hearn and family of 86 Elm road, Ashmont, are at tee Rockcliffe, Rockaway, Nantasket Beach, for the Summer. J.

F. Clifford and family of 1136 Dorchester av left this morning for their Summer cottage In East Weymouth. There will be a fireworks exhibition tomorrow night on tee Savin Hill Playground, a feature of tee July 4 program arranged by Councilor Joseph McGrath of Ward 13. The display will start between 9 and 9:30. Louis Gaines, 32, of 39 Cambridge st, Boston, and John Hass, who refused to give an address, were arrested this morning at 3 oclock at Columbia road and Washington st by patrolman William Lee of tee Fields Corner Station, who ordered teem to proceed to the box at the point of his revolver.

One of tee men was carrying a bundle which contained cigars, cigarettes and a pair of plyers. At tee time of the arrest Samuel Goldberg of 177 Talbot av reported his store had action be taken, he added. The Highland Congregational and First Baptist Churches will hold a union service Sunday morning in the latter church. Rev H. I.

Peterson, pastor of the former church, will Ainthrn.n "7he Place of Christianity Amid Changing Conditions. Rev P. Freeman, pastor of the Eaptist Church, wUl spend July with his lain-ily at pnon. Me. Tke funeral of John William Eklof.

59, for 3o years a letter carrier in Som. an1 took Pce this afternoon at his residence, 272 Willow av. in addition to relatives and family friends, there was present a delegation of clerks and carriers from the State-p Station, to which Mr Eklof naa been attached many years. Floral trioutes were numerous. The service was conducted by Rev Ljnn J.

Rad Cf the Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, of which ttm- Was a member. Charles H. Kills, tenor, sang, and burial was ia Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. He is survived by his wife, Mrs E. May.

Ek- w. inVerrs na MarJ Eklof; four BUNKER HILL DISTRICT The whist party conducted at ths home of Mrs Hannah OConnell in aid of Bunker Hill Post 26, A. Band, was a gratifying success, socially and financially, a substantial sum being netted. Many useful prizes were awarded the winners. Refreshments were served.

Mrs OConnell was assisted by Mrs Mae E. Woodworth, president of Bunker Hill Post Auxiliary; Mrs William Scholl, Mrs J. Rod-well, Mrs Mary Hawkins, Mrs Mary Hennigan, Mrs Daniel Crowley, Mrs James Gover, Miss Leona Mellish, Mrs Joanna OConnell, Miss Minnie Carney, James Gover, Joseph Green, Adjt John J. Madden, Chaplain James F. Powers, Fred Fitzgerald, Martin J.

Flynn, Joseph H. Wilson, Edward J. Freill, Robert Doherty, Joseph Green and Edward Gross. Mr and Mrs Henry J. McCarthy of 65 Chestnut st and Catherine Leonard, daughter of attorney and Mrs Timothy F.

Leonard, have been spending their vacations at Mt St Marys, Hooksett, N. H. They have visited Sister M. Henry (Muriel McCarthy), a Sister of Mercy of Manchester, H. Ladies Auxiliary, Division 3, A.

O. will conduct a pie social In St Marys Womens Clubhouse, Monument sq, next Wednesday evening. Mrs Annie Coyne is In charge. All members are urged to attend. EAST BOSTON DISTRICT Tonight there will be band concerts In Belmont Park, First ection, and McLean Park, Fourth Section.

Tomorrow there will be similar concerts ou Giblln sq, World War Memorial Park and on the steps of the East Boston High School. Court officer Thomas C. Carr ana Mrs Grace M. Dalton, second assistant clerk of the District Court, started today on their annual vacation. Thomas J.

Noblock, 5, of 445 Border st, while playing with other children on Condor st, last evening, ran into the street between two automobiles and was struck by one, which was driven by Gordon Paine of Melrose. The lad received contusions and abrasions to the arms and legs and was attended in tne East Boston Relief Hospital by Dr Arthur G. Holland. Tonight in the yard of the Black-inton School a mardi gras will be opened by a delegation of Orient Heights women. It will continue tomorrow night and next week.

The proceeds are for the Franciscan Sisters who conduct a convent on the top of Orient Heights hill. Motorcycle policeman Evans was the complainant this forenoon in court against six men whom he charged with speeding. A fine of $10 was imposed on each by Judge Brown and the sentence was suspended. EVERETT Ex-Councilman Frank M. Carpenter, who recently made charges against the Board oT Public Welfare, died yesterday morning In Bridgewater, after a long sickness.

At one time he was clerk of committees of the City Government. Recently he was In tee real estate business and ran for various publio offices. He leaves two sisters. Edward 8. Bryant, head of tee college preparatory department at tee Senior High School, will study at Har-vard Summer School during tee vacation.

He is a candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy. Union services will be held this Summer by the Everett-sq churches. Renovations will be made in tee First Con gregational Church. Next Sunday the union service will be held in the First Baptist Church, with Rev Harold C. Abbot preaching.

He will conduct the services also on July 12 and 19. Rev Charles H. Davis will be In charge of tee next three Sunday services, tee first two of which will be held in the Baptist Church. On Aug 9 and the succeeding Sundays of tee Summer the services will be held in the First Methodist Church, Norwood sfi Rev Mr Davis will preach on Aug 9 and Rev Hugh MacCallum on-the remaining Sundays. MALDEN There will be a big, celebration of July 4th in the Edgeworth District with Cradock Park as the center of activities.

Alderman Daniel J. Sullivan Is charman. There will be a band concert by the Colonial Band. There will be a baseball game between tee Cradock Club and Santa Marla Council, K. of C.

More than 100 prizes will be distributed to winners of athletic events in the Forest Dale District tomorrow afternoon, the program to start at 2. The committee consists of L. E. Goldsmith, A. O.

Frey, William Johnson, W. L. Goktfwnlth, S. E. Ayers and Henry Sletterlnk.

Miss Sylvia Cibel, daughter of Pres A. B. Cibel of the Boston Dye House, will sail tomorrow for New York from France. She has been studying a year at tee Sorbonne. In the Fall she will enter her graduate year at Smith College.

Rev John A. Nyden, pastor of the Swedish Methodist Church, and family left today for Ossining, where Mr Nyden will take part in toe dedication of an old peoples home. They will return next week. Mr Nyden will leave then for Chicago to attend a meeting of trustees of Wesley Acad-emy and Theological Seminary to elect a president. Mrs Ada L.

Morelen, widow of Dr Alonzo W. Morelen, died yesterday at the borne of her nephew, W. R. Lewis, 21 Glenwood at. She had lived here several months since tee death of her husband, who was a former Maine publisher.

The body will be taken to Dresden, Me, for burial. Malden Post, A. Is planning a series of wrestling bouts at the Pearl-st Stadium on Tuesday evening, July 21 Joseph J. Walsh Is chairman, assisted by Adjt Linton W. Silllker, secretary, and Ralph McQuesten, finance officer.

Rev W. Quay Rosselle, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Is at Round Pond, Me, for the Summer. In connection with the Fourth of July celebration In the Linden District, a new field house at Hunting Field will be dedicated tomorrow afternoon. Boy Scouts will give a demonstration In charge of Scoutmaster James A. Westhaver.

Mayor Hastings will be the principal speaker at tee field dedication. There will be a band concert and distribution of ice cream and candy In charge of the Mothers Club, Mrs C. H. Reynolds, chairman. The Linden All Stars and St Josephs teams will play a balf game.

In Arcanum Hall yesterday afternoon, a whist party was held aid of the St Josephs Church building fund. Mrs J. J. McDermott and Miss Carolyn Cottier were In charge. Free Ice cream will be distributed in the various wards tomorrow afternoon, under the auspices of th City Government, which appropriated money for the purpose of entertaining the children.

ROXBURY DISTRICT The reorganized St Alphonsus Association baseball team will reenter the second half cf the Dorchester Twl League season. Manager John J. Buike has gathered together a team of ballplayers who will be up in the fight for top honors. Manager Burk expects to book out-of-town games for July and August. He may be reached at Garrison 8928 or at the St Alphon-auV Association clubrooms, 80 Smith st.

The team had a workout last evening at the Fens. City Councilor Edward L. Englert will be honorary chairman of the Ward 11 July 4 committee. He has arranged for the free distribution of Ice cream to the children of the ward tomorrow. The refreshments will be served at 10:30 at Cedar and Center sts, John J.

Connelly Playground, Theodore Roosevelt School, Cornwell-St Playground and at the John W. Murphy Playground. Races will be staged at all playgrounds at noon. There will be a fireworks display tomorrow night at 10 oclock at Jamaica Pond. A fireworks display will be staged tonight at the J.

J. Connelly Playground. Roxbury Post, A. is cooperating with the city officials. A band concert will also be given tonight.

The Roxbury Post, A. Band will appear in addition to a professional band. Alexander MacDonald is chairman of the committee. Thomas F. Maguire, vice president of the Roxbury Post Band, will be In charge of the Legion activities.

Arrangements are being made for the Old Home Week celebration' In this district. It is planned to hold a parade on Saturday, Aug 1, as the finale of the program, A pageant of historical events will be a feature of the parade. Civic, religious and military organizations will be represented on the committee. Joseph G. Baxter heads the general committee.

Judge Frankland W. L. Miles is honorary director of the celebration, which will open Monday, July 27. Hon Walter R. Meins heads the local committee, assisted by Councilor Herman L.

Bush, attorney Charles H. Savage, Pres Thomas F. Phelan of the Mt Pleasant Improvement Association, L. B. Balicer, Dr Julian D.

Lucas, William P. Macey and Commander William N. Hasson of Roxbury Post, A. I MEDFORD Chief of Police Connors has arranged for extra details all over the city tonight in anticipation of activities and the heavy traffic through the city due to the week-end holiday. The swimming races and novelty water sports of Medford Post, A.

tomorrow will take place at 10:30 Instead of 10 at the Mystic River Basin, near the Armory Bridge and Mystic Valley Parkway. The hours for the track sports at the High School Field In the afternoon has been changed to 2:45. The Juvenile parade from the High School grounds to the athletic field will start at 2, headed by Medford Post, A. L. The band concert at night, followed by fireworks at the Winthrop-St Playground, will beVrom 7:30 to 9:30 m.

The playgrounds of the city will open for the 14th season Monday and continue eight weeks under the direction of Raymond S. Tobey, assisted by a score of Instructors. The sessions will be from 9 to noon and from 2 to 5 pm, except on Saturday afternoons, at these grounds Medford Common, Tufts Park, Morrison Field, Wellington ground and Brooks Playstead. The school grounds will open next week under the supervision of the School Department, for children under 11, and instructors are being appointed from the Civil Service eligible list. Instead of from the teaching staff of the schools.

The Medford Club will hold a smokei and entertainment for members and their friends In the house on Summit road tonight. Mrs Sarah E. Smith, aged 79, widow of Samuel Smith, and mother of Mrs Thomas A. Qualey, 8 Albion st. South Medford, died today.

She was born in Manchester, Eng, and lived in this city more than 40 years. She leaves four sons and four daughters and 12 grandchildren. The sons are Lieut John Smith of Engine 5 of the South Medford Fire Station, Robert Smith and Samuel Smith of this city and Albert E. Smith of Stoneham. The other daughters are Mrs W.

E. Scott, Mrs F. W. Hubley and Mrs George AdamB. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon.

The first of a series of 10 union services by the Protestant churches West Medford will be held Sunday morning at 10:40 In Trinity Methodist Church. Rev Ambler Garnett, pastor of the church, will preach on the theme. The Upward Climb. Frederick A- LeBuff of this city has been elected secretary of the Knights of Pythias Fast Chancellors Association. He Is a West Medford business man.

Patrolman Michael Mahoney discovered that the gasoline filling station at William st and Broadway, South Medford, had been entered early today. Sergt Blake and patrolman Mahoney investigated the break and found that $25 In cash was taken from the office. ARLINGTON The Arlington Pals had a game scheduled for tomorrow morning with Hauls All-Stars, but today the game was canceled and this leaves nothing here In the line of sports for tomorrow. Dr C. L.

Blakely, town veterinarian, has Issued a statement that since the first of this year there have been four positive cases of rabies one dog and three cats. A number cf persons have been bitten by dogs, but owing to immediate and expert attention there have been no bad results. Dr Blakely has reported to the selectmen and they In turn will probably have to take action toward Inoculation among the dogs. The marriage Is announced of Miss Ruth A. Cutler, daughter of Mr and Mrs George B.

Cutler of 2075 Eeacon st, Waban, and Alvah O. Ring, son of Mr and Mrs Obadiah E. Ring of 19 Glen av. Mr Ring, a graduate of Arlington High and Tufts College, la principal of the Groveland High School. The bride also graduated from Tufts and was a teacher in Brookline.

The couple will live In Newton. Carpenters employed on new houses In Huntington road have complained to the police of the loss of tools from the buildings. Thomas Bowen of 19 Bellrock st, Everett, was bitten on the left leg by a dog yesterday while on Pine Ridge road. Dr Blakeley took the usual precautions against rabies. The funera of Mrs Flank J.

Priest took place tils morning at her resi-otnee, 26 Whittcmore st A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated In St Agnes Church by the pastor, Rev Matthew J. Flaherty with Rev Joseph P. Murphy deacon and Rev William V. Nagle subdeacon There was a very large attendance. Mrs Priest being well known.

There was a profusion of floral tributes. Mrs Priest was a member of St Agnes Court, C. D. of and a delegation from it was the honorary escort. The active bearers were Harold J.

Rogers, Bernard H. Rogers, Edward McCarthy, John Priest, Daniel McCarthy and Christopher Erns. The music was under the direction of Edward P. II-hngworth, organist. Mrs Anna Driscoll sang a Pie Jesu.

The burial was in Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Havana Golf Courses Havana, Cuba, has four magnificent golf courses, SOUTH BOSTON DISTRICT Congratulations are being extended to Eugene P. Durgin, a number of years assistant superintendent at the L-st Baths, who has been promoted to be a deputy superintendent with eev-eral baths of the city under his direction. He is a Representative from Ward 7 and has served on many committees from the South Boston Citizens Association securing improvements for the district. A committee of 100 from Perkins Post.

A. and an equal number of young women disposed of many small flags last night during the community celebration program at Columbus Park. The features will continue tonight. A bronze tablet has been placed in the hall of the John A. Andrew School as a memorial to the young men from it who served In the World War.

The classes of 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 furnished the funds. Edgar L. Raub is master of the school. John B. Wenzler has called the attention pf the Street Commissioners to the need of a traffio sign on East Broadway near st.

A number of residents have complained of the speed of cars along that thoroughfare. MELROSE Intentions of marriage have been filed at the office of City Clerk Klrmes by Oscar F. Schumann of 100 Lebanon st, Melrose, and Mrs Lillian S. M. Fraser of 96 Main st, Everett; Kendall C.

Schofield of 35 Waverly pi, Melrose, and Miss Vivienne M. Harper of 21A Tucker st, Medford. Funeral services for Sydney V. Elms of 19 Avon st, were held this afternoon In the First Congregational Church, with numerous relatives and friends attending. The pastor.

Rev Richard H. Bennett, officiated. Burial was In Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Mr Elms died at the Melrose Hospital, fol-lowing an operation. He was 54 years old, a native of Revere, and had resided in this city 12 years.

He was a member of the Masons In Burlington, Vt. Surviving him are his wife, Mr Celia Elms; two sons, Richard V. of New York and Howard of Melrose; two grandchildren; a sister. Miss Eva V. Elms of Malden, and three brotn-ers, Francis H.

of Scarsdale, Harvey of Birmingham and Raymond H. of Arlington. Returns have been made to the city clerks office of the following recent marriages: Frederick F. Bowden Jr of 56 Vinton st, Melrose, and Miss Hope Bradford of Cambridge, in Cambridge June 6 with Rev Ralph E. Bailey officiating; Melvin R.

Burt of Somerville and Miss Evelyn J. Brett of 907 Main st, Melrose, in Somerville, with Rev L. J. Radcliffe officiating; Robert E. Scarborough of 15 Baxter st, Melrose, and Miss Dorothy Niles of Malden; In this city, June 26, with Rev John L.

Ivey officiating; Arthur Reddish of 83 Lake av, Melrose, and Mrs Mabelle C. Edmands of Cliftondale, in this city, June 27, with Rev G. H. Leinlng performing the ceremony; Arthur W. Clemons of 847 Main st, Melrose, and Miss Irene W.

Kress of Andover in that town, June 24. Funeral services for Wilfred A. Hatch, who died from Injuries suffered while working at the Melrose Wet Wash Laundry on Tremont st, were held yesterday afternoon at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Clayton Hatch, 33 Appleton st. Rev Harold V. Jensen, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated and burial was in Wyoming Cemetery.

The only celebration of the Fourth arranged in this city is a free entertainment for boys and girls in the Melrose Theatre at 1:45. The youngsters will gather at City Hall at 1 and will march to the theatre. Melrose B. B. C.

will play Melrose Council, K. of tomorrow afternoon at 3 at Messenger Meadow for the baseball championship of the city. Tomorrow forenoon Melrose-B. B. C.

will play the Wakefield Town team at Wakefield. Donald Brooks, son of C. P. Brooks of Melbourne av. Is at the C.

M. T. C. at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Union services of the First Congregational, First Methodist Episcopal, First Unlversallst and Unitarian Churches will begin next Sunday at the Methodist Church and Rev Richard H.

Bennett, pastor of the First Congregational Church, will preach. The Melrose Ministerial Union has voted to conduct a religious survey nere next October. The purpose is to discover the religious preference of each family and to interest as many as possible in local churches. READING Carl M. Spencer has resigned as chairman of the School Committee and Arthur W.

Coolidge has been elected in his place. Mr Spencer will continue as a member of the board. Mr Coolidge has served three years on the committee and was reelected this year for another term of three years. The Fire Department responded to 152 calls for the first half of this year, which is below the average for the past few years. Last year there were 270 alarms for the first six months.

The heavy rains this Spring, which kept down the number of grass and brush fires, are largely responsible for the drop in the number of calls. Last year In April alone there were 119 calls. Fatrolmen Earl Hutchinson and Francis Johnson returned today from their annual vacations so the entire police force will be on duty for the holiday. Patrolmen Thomas E. Wall and Harold W.

OBrien will start on their vacations next Monday. At a meeting of Court Reading, Cato-olio Daughters of America, last evening, it was decided to hold the annual outing on Sunday Aug 2, at Salem Willows. Meeting) will bo suspended till the first Thursday In September. Maurice Delano will be the speaker at the meeting of the Metropolitan Reading Poultry Association next Monday evening The first In the series of union services of the Baptist, Congregational, Methodist and Unitarian Churches for the Summer was held last evening in the First Baptist Church. Sunday morning services for the next two Sundays will be' field in the same church.

Rev William T. Murphy Jr will be in charge. WATERTOWN Rev Gabriel Farrell Jr, formerly of Somerville and until recently pastor of the Church of the Messiah In Rhine-beck, has begun his duties as director of the Perkins Institution for the Blind here. The retiring director, Edward E. Allen, had been head of the Institution for more than 40 years.

Whltey McDermitt. 1930 Water-j town High School baseball captain, will play against the Boston Braves, next Wednesday night when the big leagues play the Boston Postoffice team at Russell Field, North CanfT bridge, In a game for the benefit of the band of William Karris Post 196 (postal employes! American Legion. A large number of Watertown fans will be on the bleachers to see McDermott In his first game against big leaguers. Charles River Beach apparently will continue closed for some time as the result of an erder of the Metropolitan District Commission closing all beaches between the Larz Anderson Bridge in Cambridge and Galen-st bridge, Water-town. The water between these points has been found polluted The local beach was not opened this year on account of water conditions so that the order made liitb change in conditions.

A Metropolitan beach opposite the Watertown beach had been opened but is not affected by the closing order. There will be no bonfire in tee city tonight for the first time In several years. The appropriation for tee celebration of July 4 waa reduced $500 this year by the Aldermen, so that tee fire was eliminated from the program. There will be special fireworks of an elaborate nature In Merritt Park tomorrow afternoon on Quigley Play-stead, in charge of Alderman John Burke, and in Merritt Park, in charge of Alderman William Hendry. In the morning the children may attend one of three shows in the Olympia Theatre and Mayor Whalen has provided from the fund Ice cream for them.

The All-America Garment Company on Webster av. where a strike is In progress, says that no wage cut was made In the shop, as the strikers have asserted. The proprietors, Shapiro Bros, assert that the cause of the strike is refusal of the employers to recognize tee newly adopte'd union, the Industrial Needle Workers of America. The funeral of Mrs Hanson, 38, of 19 -Heard st, wife of fireman Clarence P. Hanson of Ladder 1, and mother of Arthur Hanson, tee captain of the 1931 Chelsea High School baseball nine, will take place tomorrow morning, with a high mass of requiem in St Roses Church.

She also leaves her parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Dobbyn of Addison st; another son, Robert; daughter Phyllis, -three sisters and five brotners, ail of Chelsea. The burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. CAMBRIDGE The camp3 conducted foy the School Department will open Monday morning at the High School grounds, Haggerty School anil Fresh Pond, and the new one at the Houghton School. The children will go through a program of hygiene and also will be instructed in various handicrafts. Patrolman Edward J.

Comerford of City Hall, Mrs Comerford and their daughter, Mrs Grace Rice of Needham, will Journey to New Rochelle, Monday for their "vacation. Free ice cream will be distributed to children in all sections of the city tomorrow under the direction of the City Council. There will be public dancing at Thorndike Field, Main st, near Moore st, and the Rlndge Field Shelter Building, North Cambridge. Recreation Department officials hop that the closing of the Gerrys Landing beach at the order of the Metropolitan authorities because of the pollution of the Charles River above the Larz Anderson Bridge will be only temporary. of bathers were disappointed yesterday when they learned that they could not use the water at that beach.

Life guards will remain at tee beach, warning persons not to go into the water. The home of Mrs Juliet Smith at 14 Howard st was reported entered yesterday and a radio, clock and small amount of money were taken. En- trance Is believed to have been gained by false keys. On the first floor, tee apartment occupied by Arthur Fara-, dise, the thief took $18.50. In tee suite of William Hays in the same house, tee china closet was forced open.

James E. Walsh, 30, of 141 Chestnut av, Jamaica. Plain, a member of Sinclair Post, A. baseball team of Boston, received a serious injury last night on tee Russell Hoyt Playground when struck by a stone hurled by someone in the crowd. He was taken to the Relief Hospital for treatment.

The team was boarding a truck preparing to leave the field when the stone was thrown. Police are endeavoring to find out who was responsible. On Cambridge Field last night the Police Department baseball team met defeat at the hands of the Andy Dillon Club, 13 to 6. A large crowd witnessed the game which proved to be quite thrilling, with officers Bateman and Casey getting home runs. Special officer Frank McLaughlin of the Central-sq station this morning extinguished a fire In a sedan at Massachusetts av and Temple st.

He saw smoke coming out of tee machine and then saw teat a rear cushion was on fire. The car was locked so the window had to be broken to get at the fire. The owner of tee car, believed to be a woman, was shopping. William Egan of 5 Norris st has been appointed a playground instructor In Attleboro and will take up his new duties In that city Monday. A false key worker took $65 when he entered the home of G.

Poulas at 121 Pacific st yesterday. The entire house was ransacked. Harry Jefferson of 2100 Massachusetts av and James Rogan of 159 Harvey st are In the Cambridge Hospital with Injuries after being struck by an automobile yesterday afternoon at Massachusetts av and Dudley st. North Cambridge. The automobile, according to police, was operated by Elliott H.

Bishop of 59 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville. Jefferson received lacerations of the face and a possible fracture of the skull and Rogan also has injuries to the skull. Charles McLeod of 39 Essex st was arrested early this morning on a charge of drunkenness after the automobile he was alleged to have been driving struck a parked machine In front of 14 Ellsworth av. McLeods car is said also to have struck a telephone pole and also tee house. The parked machine Is owned by Leo Dugan of 14 Ellsworth av.

DEDHAM The playgrounds throughout tee town will open Monday. They will be open dally except Saturday from 10 a to 12 noon, and from 1:30 to m. There will be new playgrounds In the Oakdale and Rlverdale sections. John Heaphy, athletic director of the High School, will be supervisor. Edna M.

Baker of Milton has entered a suit for divorce in the Norfolk Probate Court from Charles E. Baker of Milton on tee grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. They were married at Quincy Aug 8, 1926, and have one child, of whom the mother seeks the custody, with alimony. The Riversides baseball team will meet the Endicott A. tomorrow morning on Stone Park.

In tee afternoon the Riversides will meet the St Francis Holy Name team of Charlestown and on Sunday the first game cf three-game series with the Dedham Sporting Club will be played. At the meeting of the Rotary Club yesterday at Haven Hall Community House, John Anthony, newly-elected president, took office. Elmo Taylor was presented a past president's badge by John Anthony. A report on the recent clambake was made by Percy Chamberlain. Pres Frank Shaw of tee Reno, Nev, Rotary Club attended.

Dr Joseph P. Finn and Sidney Colburn were admitted to membership. Patrolmen Charles McAuliffe and Thomas Bready have been assigned by Chief Henry R. Wragg to traffic duty for the rest of the Summer. The civil session of tee Norfolk Superior Court, which has been in session at the Courthouse the past eight weeks, adjourned yesterday.

Judge David Dillon complimented tee jurymen on their service. A display of fireworks will be given tomorrow night on the grounds of the Dedham Country and Polo Club at 9 pm. Chief Henry R. Wragg of the Police Department will have 15 special policemen on duty about town tonight and during the Fourth. Mrs Angelina de Falco of Avery st, this town, was found guilty ay Judge Edward F.

Hanify yesterday in the Superior Court at Boston of the larceny of $1500. She will be sentenced July 8. WALTHAM City Engineer Henry F. Beal was In consultation yesterday with engineers of the State Department of Public Works relative to plans for the separation of grades at the Beaver Brook crossing of the Boston Maine Railroad on the Boston Post road. This is considered one of the worst crossings In the State and it holds a preferred position on the list of grade crossings which the State plans to eliminate in Us State-wide program.

Elimination plans prepared by the Public Works Department contemplate moving the present line of Main st a maximum distance of about 120 feet easterly, beginning at Foster sq and continuing to Grove Hill Cemetery. No date has been announced for the actual start on the project but It is hoped that operations will begin by early Fall at the latest. Thomas Silver, 21, of 20 Bennett st, who escaped from Waltham Police Station after being booked on a charge of breaking and entering and has since been sought by the authorities, surrendered yesterday and was given a suspended sentence of three months in the House of Correction. The break in which he was implicated, with two other young men, was In a building of the Clematis Brook Sand Gravel Company early' In the year, when a quantity of tools was stolen. The third case of infantile paralysis to occur in Waltham this year has been reported to the Public Welfare Commission, the patient being Leonard Douglas, 16, of 12 Lyman st, a brother of the girl reported late In June aa having the disease.

The first case occurred last January. Herbert B. Hosmer, executive of the Minute Man Council of Boy Scouts, har announced that Catnp Barker, the councils camp, in Douglas, will open next Monday morning. The School Committee has approved the proposed sale to the State cf about 1 acres of land In the rear portion of the Lawrence School yard, on Trapelo read. This area is too remote from the school building to be of use for school or playground purposes and the Walter E.

Fernald State School wishes to add It to Its present holdings. The Legislature this year appropriated $i000 to purchase the land from the city. WEYMOUTH The funeral of Arthur L. Hobart, a former business man of Weymouth Landing, who died In Taunton, took place yesterday afternoon at the chapel In the village cemetery He was once a resident of East Braintree. Mrs G.

Alvin Grover, formerly Miss Susie Litchfield of this town, died in Toms River, J. She was a graduate of the Weymouth High School and a teacher in the local schools several years. Mrs Fred F. Pitman died yesterday In her home, 121 Weschester road, North Weymouth. The funeral took place this afternoon at the chapel of C.

C. Shepherd, South Weymouth. The service was conducted by Rev J. Caleb Justice of the Union Congregational Church. The burial was In Mt Hope Cemetery.

The Weymouth Pals will play the Winchester team in that town tomorrow afternoon and on Sunday afternoon Winchester will come to North Weymouth for a game. The Colonial Point Improvement Association of Weymouth Heights has arranged for the holiday a series of tennis matches and In the evening there will be a neighborhood fireworks display. The North Weymouth Yacht Club will keep open house on the holiday. In addition to this there will be a series of outboard motorboat races. Last evening a whist party was la charge of Mrs Lyons.

Mrs Willis M. Rand of North Weymouth will leave Sunday night for St Stephen, to visit her brother and sister at the old homestead. WELLESLEY Sergt Ernest Fisher and patrolmen James Cavanaugh and Charles B. Tim-onons of the Police Department started on their vacations yesterday. The people of Wellesley again were treated to a concert on the Wellesley College carillon by Edward B.

Gammons of Cohasset, given under the auspices of the Wellesley Conference for Episcopal Church Work. Mr Gammons chose for his concert last evening folk songs and hymns, also selections from Bach and Schumann. The streets about the college and campus were well lined with automobllists, who enjoyed the new carillon. William H. White and family of 30 Cliff road have gone to their Summer home at Castlne, Me.

Edwin Gilson, son of Mr and Mrs Alden P. Gilson, has gone to Camp Mowglia In East Hebron, for his third season. Mr and Mrs John J. Meehan and son of Heckle st have sailed for Europe for a tour of two months. Mr and Mrs Winslow A.

Parsons of Wellesley Hills have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Esther Parsons, to Lieut Col Fay Warrington Brabson of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Hamilton, Y. LEXINGTON The Lexington Community Service committee announces that the union services next Sunday will be In the First Baptist Church with the ministers of the churches and their choirs taking part. The Womans Relief Corps held an outdoor meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs Edwin Hutchinson, Allen st. Plans were made for the Fall.

HULL The school of pope Memorial Church will open at 10 a m. Sunday. The bus will leave Allerton at 9:30. This will bo the closing session for the Summer, to reopen the Sunday after Labor Day. The hour of the regular morning service will be at 11 throughout the Summer.

Rev William E. Gillette will pieach and Dr Franklin Dawes will be the soloist. There will be no evening service. been broken into and goods taken val- Joan George Charles Somerville, and Arthur South Braintree two daughters, Mary F. and Dorothy at home; two brothers, Emil, Croton-on-Hudson, and Frank Somerville; and two sisters.

Miss Lillian, Somerville, and Mrs Emma Denehey, Waltham. Somerville Post 19, A. last night elected Alfred Doucet, James Conway, Albano, Miss M. Etta Wallace, William C. Arbuckle, Thomas Mackey.

Arthur Nugent, Alderman Leslie E. Knox and John Ford, delegates to the Plymouth Aug 20-22. Commander Samuel Trustenit zer will be a delegate by virtue of his office- William J. Crotty, vice principal elect of the Northeastern Junior High School, was graduated from the Som erville High School In 1922, Salem Nor ma. School, 1925, and Boston Univer eity, 2928.

He has taught at the West ern Junior High School since 1925. The Broadway Winter Hill Congre gational. Winter Hill Baptist and Broadway Methodist Churches will hold union Sunday services during July and August. The first, Sunday, will be held at tee Baptist Church with Its pastor, Rev George N. Mott In charge.

Miss Mary A. Harris, daughter Ex-Alderman and Mrs Robert C. Har rls, 28 Paulina at, and Miss Estheg Doolin, daughter of patrolman and Mrs P. J. Doolin, 174 Summer st, went Wednesday to Milford, Penn, where they will spend July and August.

Mrs Hannah Carney (nee Hollaran), widow of John F. Carney, died Wednesday night at her home, 27 Springfield st. She was born in County Cork, Ire, 61 years ago, and lived in East Cambridge before coming to Somerville 20 years ago. She is survived by four sons, Francis Dorchester, patrolman of Division 2. Boston; James Walter J.

and John Somerville. A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated tomorrow morning at 9 In St Josephs Church. Burial will be In St Pauls Cemetery, Arlington. Miss Frances P. MacDonald.

16 Kuigman road, with Mrs C. McKinley of Porto Rico, are visiting in New York and Washington. The formir villi visit her brother. Rev J.hn A. MacDonald, C.

SS. at Annapolis. The First Methodist and prospect Hill Congregational Church's -KI he'd union Sunday services In the former church July 5, 12, ID, 26, Aug 2, an at the Congregational Church Aug D. 73, 30, Sept 6. R-v Warren Pr" co Linders (Congregational) and Re O.

ued at $8. Gaines and Hass are being held as suspicious persons pending several breaks in tee district. St Gregorys T. A. S.

baseball nine, winner of 12 straight games, will endeavor to win two more this week-end. Tomorrow at the Norfolk Street Playground the will play the Codman A. A. and Sunday the Munson A. C.

of Cambridge at Dorchester Park, Lower Mills. Both games will start at 3 oclock with Jim Curley and M. Downey twirling for St Gregory and William Murphy on the receiving end. Patrolman Edward J. McGillicuddy of the Fields Corner Station returned to duty this morning after a vacation spent in Pictou, where he renewed old acquaintances.

WINCHESTER Rev Nathaniel J. Merritt, pastor of St Marys Church, left yesterday for a vacation at Osterville. Two Junior lodges of tee Massachusetts Grand Lodge, Sons of Italy, will be Instituted Sunday afternoon at 3:3 In tee Town Hall. A fine program has been arranged and a large audience, including town officials, is expected to attend. The exercises will be conducted by the chairman of the Junior Division, Joseph M.

Magaldi, assisted by Miss Annetta Settimelli. The affair is being conducted jointly by Winchester Lodge and the Winchester Womens Lodge. The committees are headed by Vincenzo Gigliottl and Miss Fhll-omena Corby. The police received more complaints this morning about persons stealing milk from doorsteps in different sections of tee town. One resident of Main st.

a victim of the thieves yesterday morning, again was visited this morning. He lost one quart of milk each day. Harold J. Fitzgerald of 21 Winches-tei pi is enjoying a few days vacation at Osterville. In order that the town will receive the proper policing tonight, every available and special policeman will be on duty.

Chief Rogers has canceled all the days off until Sunday. The officers will have to work overtime, order to keep every beat covered. The day officers also have to work until midnight. The Winchester Lodge of Elks has announced that It will hold a fishing trip Sunday, July 12. The boat will leave the pier of the Lynn Yacht Club at 9 a m.

This fishing trip will be open QUINCY The funeral of Mrs Frank T. OBrien took place this morning at her home, 60 West Elm av, Wollaston. A high mas3 of requiem was celebrated In St Anns Church and burial was In St Josephs Cemetery West Roxbury. Mrs O'Brien was a former resident of the Mission Church district in Roxbury and had lived in Wollaston flvo years. She leaves her husband, a daughter, two sisters and her father, William D.

Ross, a locomotive engineer. Responding to a telephone alarm yesterday noon, Engine 3 of Quincy Point went to a woods fire at the corner of the Southern Artery and Quincy av. The body of Mrs Mary Oxford, formerly a resident of River st, who died Wedneshday in Waltham, was brought to Quincy this afternoon and was buried in Mt Wollaston Cemetery. At the grave the committal service of the Episcopal Church was read by Rev Howard Key Barton, rector of Christ Church, of which Mrs Oxford was one the oldest members. A delegation of Paul Revere Womans Rlief Corps attended the ceremony A woods and grass fire on Des Moines road, Quincy Point, was extinguished yesterday afternoon by Engine 3.

Funeral services for Frank L. Dunn, formerly a resident of the South End, Boston, were held this morning in the Dennis Sweeney Chapel, 74 Elm st. A high mass of requiem was celebrated In the Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk Downs. The burial was in New Calvary Cemetery, Boston. Mr Dunns home was at 42 Royal st, Norfolk Downs, and he was employed by the Tubular Rivet and Stud Company.

He leaves his wife and two children. The vacation school at Bethany Congregational Church will be opened Monday morning, in charge of Miss Laura E. Howe, educational director of the church, and will be In session each -week-day morning, except Saturdays, at 9 during July. The first meeting of Quincy Council, K. of under the newly elected officers, was held last night.

The resignation of Walter Erwin as financial secretary was announced and Thomas Hackett was elected his successor. NEEDHAM Rev George E. Harris of Helena, Hont, has accepted a call to the First Baptist Church here, to succeed Rev George B. Macdonald, who has gone to Canada. Rev Mr Harris, a native Colorado, Is 43 years old.

He Is married and has four children. He received his AB degree from William Jewell College. He also received degrees from William Jewell Theological Seminary and the Newton Theological Seminary. He will come to Needham In September. Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Joseph U.

Clark of 56 Unden st, son of Mrs Isabella Clark, to Miss Mary E. Flynn of Somerville. Mr and Mrs J. U. Clark will reside at 58 Linden st.

About 25 members of the Needham Garden Club visited the HUlcrest Gardens at Weston yesterday and attended a lecture given by Mr Harold C. Stevens of Salem, whose subject was War on Insects. The club members will Journey to Manchester and Ipswich Wednesday, leaving the Town Hall at 8:45 a m. The new playground will open Monday at Greene's Field, under the supervision of Miss Mary Quinn cf Natick and Miss Ruth Burgess of Needham. The hours will be 9 to 11:30 a and 3 to 5 every day except Saturday.

Mr and Mrs N. Kingsbury of Schenectady, are the guests of Mr and Mrs Samuel Kingsbury of Otis st. Mr and Mrs George N. McIntosh of May st and daughter have gone to their Summer home at Chatham. BRAINTREE The Weymouth Mchawks defeated the Braintree Blackhawks at baseball on French Common, South Braintree, last evening in a Juvenile South Shore League game, 5 to 3.

A dancing party was held last evening by the Columbus Club in its rooms. South Braintree. There were 100 couples present. The committee Included Halpin, John Leftch, Frank Tuiley, Joseph Meleconda, Raymond Murphy, Donald King, Frank OBrien, Joseph Hall and A. H.

Hurley. Mrs James Chambers entertained the East M. E. Church Ladles Aid at a silver sea In her home, Commercial st, Eaet Braintree, yesterday afternoon. The First Congregational Church will conduct a lawn party Saturday afternoon and evening, from 3 to 10.

At 6:30 a dinner will be served. A variety of games will be held for the children. BELMONT Hill of the Fire Department Ifsued a permit yesterday to the Arl-mont Country Club for a bonfire on the Belmont side of the links tonight The club will hold open house for members and friends. Tomorow night there will be fireworks and a dance. A six weeks course of Summer school for Junior High School students has been opened under the supervision of John J.

Vantura. Miss Edna Lons, teacher of English in the High School, will spend two months in India, returning In time for the reopening of schools, to nonmembers, and a large attend- E. Crain (Methcdist) will alternate la ance is expected. Those who intend i charge. The Teele Square and Central Theatres will give free s'ows ard ice cream to children at 9:30 tomorrow riormng.

The Jefferson Club of Somerville will conduct a childrens party at the to make the trip should bring their lunch. Aaron Johnson, recently appointed superintendent of the Winchester Park Department, took over his new duties this week. The Winchester Post, A. has ar- ranged a gala program for Winches- ters observance of Independence Day. The program will open at 6 o'clock tonight with a monster carnival and band concert.

The celebration will resume tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. An entertainment will be held for tee children on Manchester Field and at the close free ice cream will be given to the children. At 10 oclock a track meet will be held, with a large list ot events. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. All entries should be given to James Penallgan or entered at the field early tomorrow.

At 1 145 a doll carriage parade will be held. A ball game between the Winchester Post, A. and the Agawam team of Boston will be played at 3:15. During the evening another band concert will be held, and a display of fireworks will be held at 10 oclock. Brown School playground 'tomorrow i morning st 10.

An entertainment rr0 gram will be followed by presentation of Ice cream, candy and balloons. Vice Ires Eugene C. McCabe will be master of ceremonies. The funeral service cf Mrs Lillian B. Eell, 41, of 170 Pearl st, took place this atternoon at the chapel of V.

T- GUI. 16S Pearl st, and burial was at Millers Falls, Mrs Bell was born In Boston educated In Somerville, and ived few years In Kennebunkport, Me. She Is survived by a 12-ycar-old daughter and a sister. Miss Mae Nute of thf Fianklln-sq House, Boston. A Big Mistake He Just look at those magnlfleant ruins.

She I wonder why, In olden they built ruins instead of propel castles 1 Brooklyn Eagle. ACTON A quiet and sane Fourth Is planned here tomorrow. There will be no baseball games between big teams and no large display of fireworks in the evening. Mr and Mrs Harold McClure of Beverly are at their cottage at Fort Pond. The firemen of Acton Center company have been insured against death and accidents in fighting fires.

Mrs Robert C. SUrbuck and daughters of South Acton are at Intervals. Acton Club held a dance last evening in Exchange Hall. 6.