Engagements 1934 (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 24pp. HARDCOVER Printed boards. This is a rare item of social history or ephemera. Assumedly given away free by Wheaton's printers of Fore Street, Exeter. Calendar & dairy which is interspersed with all kinds of additional information that they considered potentially useful at the time. Radio stations, postal information, sizes of cities, meanings of Christian names and various other topics. Sml. stain to cover, but generally in very good order. A little pencil annotation noted in places, which can easily be erased. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. **A very unusual and very rare item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Original-Fotoporträtpostkarte, in Tinte mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift signiert.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. On offer is a pair of club meeting minutes covering a total of 24 years of the Ever Ready Guild, a women's charity club that was initiated in 1928 at the East Weymouth Congregational Church in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 15 miles south of Boston. These minute books cover the periods of 1934-1944 and 1950-1964. Newspaper records between the 1930s-1960s show that, as well as the Weymouth guild, there were Ever Ready Guilds operating out of churches in Ohio, Illinois, Maine, Indiana, Delaware, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. In the 1936-1937 Annual Report, Guild secretary Katherine Wright discusses their general activities: ".to promote the spiritual and social life of the young women of the church, most of our members are active in the Sunday School and the Choir, we donate to the basket at Christmas time, which Mr. Newton distributes, also the Red Cross, the Pilgrim association, we contribute our time to the LSU and also to the fair and we pledge $125 to our Church which we earn in various ways" [Dec, 1936]. These minute books provide a remarkable look into the impressive structure and organization of a 100% women-led, long-running charitable club. The record-keeping is impeccable with each meeting being recorded in intimate detail and the names of members, the executive officers, their activities and finances being meticulously kept. The guild's activities represent a 'deep dive' into the social fabric of the time from the interactions among guild members to the many locations they would visit and how they would allocate their funds. From a genealogy perspective, these books include the names and addresses of hundreds of Weymouth and area women born in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each meeting's minutes are long and detailed, so excerpts only give a general sense of the type of content: ".Treasurer reported a balance of $39.84. Ethel Sylvester reported on new members. Ruth Newton reported that the Norwegian Glee Club would not be available until fall. Louise Williams reported that $40.60 was realized on the rummage sale. The president asked that a note of thanks be sent to Mr. Reidy who kindly allowed us the use of his vacant store. The sewing for the hospital was turned in to Helen Tirrell and she gave out dish towels to be hemmed" [May 14, 1940]. ".Motions made and seconded the Guild pay $1.20 for a square in the Social Union quilt. Plans for the Xmas party to be held Dec 28Each member to bring a 10 cent gift also a gift for our mystery palls to the Christmas party" [Nov 23, 1943]. ".Thelma Chalmers informed us that the Lincoln Ensemble Choir from Brockton would be at our churchThis is a colored choir and very well worth hearing. It was decided to have a miscellaneous sale on Feb 14th at the home of Ruth Burrill, each member to bring two articles to the value of 50 centsBerdice Gibson was welcomed as a member of the Guild" [Jan 21, 1956]. As mentioned, there are hundreds of women's names recorded in these books representing members over the years. Some members seem to have been "lifers", active in the guild from 1934 through the 1960s. A tiny sampling of the many women referenced include: S. Evelyn Lindquist (1896-1977) , Ebba Wise (1898-1984) , Cora Shores (1906-1969) , Mollie Wrin (1903-1995) , Marion Fulton (1907-1998) , Katherine Wright (1897-1971) , Maud Averill (1903-1987) , Gladys Robinson (1902-1978) , Hazel Haley (1904-1982) , Doris Briggs (1905-1995) , Olive Briggs (1900-1989) , Winnifred Blanchard (1917-1989) , Meredith Murch (1917-1980) , Beryl Wentworth (1903-1983) among many others. This pair of manuscripts would be an excellent addition to a collection related to the Boston area, Christian charities, women's social clubs or women in leadership positions. It would be an exceedingly handy tool for one interested in Massachusetts genealogy or history in general. The books measure 10.5x8 inches and 9.5x8 inches respectively. They are both in overall good condition with normal age wear, particularly with a.

482 S. Gr. 8°, goldgepr. HLdr., Decken mit Batikpapier bezogen, Buntpapiervorsatz. Etikettenreste und kl. Abgeschabte Stellen am Rücken. Schmutzstreifen am Deckenbezug, hinten gr. Fehlstelle. Kl. Stockflecken und Verfärbungen im Buchschnitt. Flieg. Vorsatzblätter etwas wasserwellig, Blasenbildung im Spiegel. Papier etwas gebräunt. Sonst innnen noch guter und sauberer Zustand. Texte in Französisch, Englisch oder Deutsch. Übersetzungen in diese drei Sprachen bei Wiedergabe von Vertragstexten in Originalsprache. Farbige Abbildungen von Verkehrszeichen. Bibliotheksexemplar mit den üblichen Kennzeichen in Buchschnitt, Vorsatz u.Titel. 1200 gr.

various sizes and formats some rusting to staples where present, good condition overall. The two menus that are the earliest pieces in this group, date from the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa in the summer of 1932, where Douglas Hogg, Viscount Hailsham, was among the delegates during his time as Secretary of State for War in the National Government; both are signed by him and his wife Mildred, along with other attendees, including Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain the subsequent Prime Ministers during whose terms Hailsham returned to the office of Lord Chancellor (the present PM's signature, Ramsay MacDonald is present in the archive in the form of a later TLs). During his second term as Lord Chancellor, Hailsham's health faltered, and the letters here present to his wife Mildred wishing her husband a speedy recovery are from Samuel Hoare (First Lord of the Admiralty), John Simon (Home Secretary), Ramsay MacDonald, and the King's Private Secretary, A.H.L. Hardinge. These last are notable for being during the latter months of the short reign of Edward VIII; also present is a certificate with the cypher of his successor at the head,sending Hailsham a medal (not present) to be worn at George VI's Coronation. Samuel Hoare's letter is the lengthiest of this group of letters, and has the distinction of going beyond an expression of sympathy to 'send you a little gossip' over its four pages primarily with regard to one of Edward VII's parties ('a grim afternoon [.] Quantities of self-conscious people, most of them in very ugly dresses [.] and looking more bored than words can say', but also with reference to how difficult it is to trust Germany's intentions at the present time. Overall, the archive offers a few different perspectives on Hailsham's presence and role during a difficult period in domestic and international affairs.