Official Programme of the Celebration in Salem, Mass. Old Home Week July 26 - 31 1909; Presentation of Gifts to U.S.S. Salem; Illumination of the Shore, Military and Civic Parade, Reception of Officers and Crew, Banquet at the Armory
I have decided to captioned each page of this program. The reason I have listed everyone that was on these committee's is so that families that are doing a search of ancestors will find them. Without listing them, the families of these individual would never know something about their ancestors involvement in this period of history and an occasion they had something to do with. It is time consuming, but the nice emails I get from family members for their appreciation of my other postings, motivate me. It also keeps my mind sharp and my fingers nibble (smile.)
Many of the individuals listed I have recognized from prior searches on historical items I have. I have an archive of a Salem shop keeper and many of these individuals ancestors are mentioned. I am also familiar with Daniel Low the silversmith, for I collected souvenir spoons for awhile and I have some of the ones he made.
I will be listing John Hurley's papers in groups to make it easy for searches. So enjoy! This program measures 6 x 9 inches and consist of eight pages with a decorative cover of embossed and engraved quality printing on textured paper
At the end of this blog there is some biographical information on Honorable John F. Hurley
Here is some information on John F. Hurley:
From 1838 when the city was incorporated, until 1917, John Hurley was the most elected of all prior mayors at that time. He was elected a total of six time mayor of Salem. Mayor Hurley was one of Salem's most colorful political figure ever elected. He was know for his great mutton chop sideburns. These so named sideburns were made famous by Civil War General Ambrose Burnside and they were known at first as Burnside's and some how by the end of the century it evolved into the name sideburns.
Hurley had worn his Burnside's from after the civil war until his death. Another distinct attribute was that he wore a stovepipe top had, even when it became unfashionable he wore one. You could always pick him out of a crowd for that top hat and mutton chops sideburns. Mayor Hurley was a member of G.A.R., the fraternal civil war veteran association and was a member of Post 34 of Salem.
Mayor Hurley was mayor at the time of the Great Salem Fire of June 25, 1914. The fire destroyed approximately 1300 building, with 20,000 people losing their homes and 10,000 jobs. This great tragedy weighted so heavily on Mayor Hurley, that he never again sought public office.
When he died in 1935 he had a requiem high mass at Immaculate Conception Church that was filled to capacity and then interred at St. Mary's Cemetery. His funeral was attended by many politicians of the day,. Present in 1935 was Mayor George J. Bates and ex-mayor Denis J. Sullivan of Salem, G.A.R. Veterans comrades James Carney and Edward I. P. Benson, Legionnaires and throng of citizens.
Many of the individuals listed I have recognized from prior searches on historical items I have. I have an archive of a Salem shop keeper and many of these individuals ancestors are mentioned. I am also familiar with Daniel Low the silversmith, for I collected souvenir spoons for awhile and I have some of the ones he made.
I will be listing John Hurley's papers in groups to make it easy for searches. So enjoy! This program measures 6 x 9 inches and consist of eight pages with a decorative cover of embossed and engraved quality printing on textured paper
At the end of this blog there is some biographical information on Honorable John F. Hurley
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| This is the front cover of the program with an embossed knotted rope around an engraved seal of the City of Salem in gold. |
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| Here you see the closeup of the embossing and engraving of the seal. |
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| Official Programme of the Celebration in Salem, Mass. Old Home Week July 26 - 31 1909; Presentation of Gifts to U.S.S. Salem; Illumination of the Shore, Military and Civic Parade, Reception of Officers and Crew, Banquet at the Armory |
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| The U. S,. S. Salem was built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, at Quincy, Mass., and was launched July 26th, 1907. She is four hundred and twenty-three feet long, forty-six feet wide, and draws nineteen feet of water. |
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| SATURDAY THE 24th SHIPS ARRIVAL; Anchor off the Willows, Hart's Battery shoot greeting manned by Cadets, Mayor Hurley does official call on Commander Key, Ship opens to public from 1:30 to 5 during stay, except Tuesday and Friday, Crew on shore leave. MONDAY THE 26TH: Fireworks from float off Willows; Band concerts by Salem Cadet, Juniper and Lynn Cadet at the Willows; Columbus and Harbor View Avenues and Dustin Street closed to vehicles; Illuminated boat parade, Governor Douglass, USS Salem and mammoth search lights, The President yacht, the Sylph from Beverly; Dolphin from Gloucester; Mammoth bonfire; TUESDAY THE 27th- PRESENTATION: Key entertains Hon. T.G. Pinnock and daughter Miss Lorna ship sponsor, silver service and clock, TALKING MACHINE and records (some valued at $25) given by Columbia Phonograph Company, Seal of City of Salem to be placed on main mast of ship, Parade from Common to Washington Square west, to Essex, Washington Street, by City Hall to Federal, Flint, Chestnut, Summer, Essex, Washington to Engine House, Lafayette to Central and Essex to the Common and ends with Marine Societies give dinner to USS Salem officers at the Salem Club, Now and Then to entertain |
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| WEDNESDAY THE 28th PARADE AND BANQUET: Hurley, as Chief Marshal, Major General William Stopford, Chief of Staff head parade followed by Three division: FIRST Grand Army, Salem Cadets, Company H S.H. Wilkins marshal, Dr. J.H. Seale, chief of staff; SECOND Salem Merchants exhibits David G. Whelton, Marshal, R.E. Egan, Chief of Staff; THIRD Fire Department, Veteran Firemen and city departments, Albert Pierce, Marshal, Earl Curtis, Chief of Staff followed by bands and drum corps. Public banquet at Armory with Colonel J. Frank Dalton, Secretary of Navy, George Von L. Meyer, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Congressman Gardner. THURSDAY THE 29th CREW ENTERTAINMENT: Rowell Field, Salem Neck, music by Salem Cadet band, Sports contest: shoe race; Go-as-you-please, 10 minutes; milk contest; peanut rolling match; backward run; rescue race; boxing; baseball. Collation in the Adamanta Field, Mr. W.H. Harrigan Director, dance party in Franklin Building music by Salem Cadet orchestra managed by Mr. M.J. Reardon, William H. Colbert and Albert Pierce FRIDAY THE 30 RECEPTION: On ship from 2 to 5 PM music by Salem Cadet Band SATURDAY THE 31th BASEBALL: Game Highland Athletic Club at Bridge Street Grounds |
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| SILVER SERVICE: Made by Daniel Low and Company, consisting of silver waiter, coffee urn, coffee cups, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and a large centre piece. The funds were raised from "dime contributed by the people." THE CLOCK: Presented by the Salem Marine Society and the East India Marine Society. A standard ships timepiece, striking the regular ships' bells from one to eight. The clock is of dull bronze on a bronze base |
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| Here is a close-up of the silver service. Daniel Low & Co that made this service set was established in 1867 in Salem. Low's reputation as a source of unusual gifts and fine gold and silver articles soon earned a reputation for the store and the confidence of his patrons. His company started the Souvenir spoon craze that took the country by storm, mainly by the introduction in 1887 of a Witch spoon as a souvenir of Salem and its association to Witchcraft Trails., His son, Seth F. Low designed the first Witch Spoon. The second Witch spoon was largely responsible for the craze that swept across the country in the collecting of Souvenir spoons. |
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| John F. Hurley, Chairman, Charles H. Danforth, Secretary HurdMoulton, Thomas L. Mead, S. A. Goodhue, H. F. Dolan FINANCE: S. Herbert Wilkins, Hon Joseph N. Peterson, Daniel Low, Dan A. Donahue, William B. Mansfield, P. F. Tierney, John R. Moulton, L. E. Pedrick, Josiah H. Gifford, Paul N. Chaput PROGRAM: Hon. J. D. H. Gauss, H. P. Kelsey, James N. Clark, Captain J. C. Entwisle, S. A. Goodhue, H. F. Dolan, William T. Jeffery, Charles A. Archer, C. R. Washburn, Christian Lantz ILLUMINATION FIREWORKS: H. R. Rice, M. L. Sullivan, Lyman E. Hurd, Alfred S. Harris, Hon. Joseph N. Peterson, B. P. H. Gilbert, Joseph F. Appleton, John F. Cabeen, J. C. B. Smith, R. B. Chalmers, M. J. Dole, D. G. Whelton, William E. Adams, Fred A. Fuller, W. S. Perry, H. W. Hardy, G. S. Rogers, E. H. Brunette, T. F. Little, Joseph F. Quinn, J. S. Moulton, William E. Hayward, William Barnard, G,. W. Carr, LaForrest Norton, E. W. Hobbs, V. S. Peterson, Philip Stingle |
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| PRESENTATION: Hon. John F. Hurley, Alonzo F. Titus, Willard B. Porter, Austin Quinby, John M. Wilson, Charles A. Archer, M. J. Doyle, Lewis F. Cass, Rufus D. Adams, Captain J. C. Entwisle, Lyman E. Hurd, Hon. David M. Little, Prof. E. S. Morse, Hon. T. G. Pinnock, Harlan P. Kelsey PARADE: Lieut.-Col. J. E. Spencer, M. J. Doyle, Thomas L. Mead, Capt. E. J. Whelpley, Capt. Charles A. Dawson, Lieut.-Col. S. A. Johnson, Albert K. Woodbury, Lieut.-Col. J. F. Dalton, Robert C. Schneider, M. J. Reardon, Pierre Michaud, W. Everett Hoyt, E. J. Fabens, William H. Nicholas, 3rd, V. S. Peterson, William H. McSweeney BANQUET: William S. Felton, George B. Farrington, William O. Chapman, Fred E. Warner, Harry A. Whitehead, George W. Pickering, A. T. Newhall, James F. Whelton, Elias Voyer, J. Clark Brown ENTERTAINMENT OF THE CREW: M. J. Reardon, Charles J. Collins, Herbert Osborne, L. W. Jenkins, William H. Colbert, Albert Pierce, S. L. Lovett, J. D. Hanscom, John h. Delury, Arthur Sullivan DECORATION: R. D. Adams, Chairman, H. M. Batchelder, Daniel Low, W. D. Dennis, Dan A. Donahue, Captain Joseph R. Miller, John C. Robson, C. E. Ebsen, William N. Andrews, Al. Dennett, Frank A. Neff TRANSPORTATION: Captain E. B. Trumbull, George Taylor, Ebsen S. Lord, Captain William M. Swasey, Thomas C. Brown, George W. Pitman, Robert E. Pollock, James J. Tierney, Charles L. Whipple, J. J. Cahill PUBLICITY: W. B. Porter, E. O. Foster, Fred Tebbets, Harry E. Webber, William A. Horton, H. C. Gauss |
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| A poem called SALEM THE CITY OF PEACE by Henry C. Gauss |
Here is some information on John F. Hurley:
From 1838 when the city was incorporated, until 1917, John Hurley was the most elected of all prior mayors at that time. He was elected a total of six time mayor of Salem. Mayor Hurley was one of Salem's most colorful political figure ever elected. He was know for his great mutton chop sideburns. These so named sideburns were made famous by Civil War General Ambrose Burnside and they were known at first as Burnside's and some how by the end of the century it evolved into the name sideburns.
Hurley had worn his Burnside's from after the civil war until his death. Another distinct attribute was that he wore a stovepipe top had, even when it became unfashionable he wore one. You could always pick him out of a crowd for that top hat and mutton chops sideburns. Mayor Hurley was a member of G.A.R., the fraternal civil war veteran association and was a member of Post 34 of Salem.
Mayor Hurley was mayor at the time of the Great Salem Fire of June 25, 1914. The fire destroyed approximately 1300 building, with 20,000 people losing their homes and 10,000 jobs. This great tragedy weighted so heavily on Mayor Hurley, that he never again sought public office.
When he died in 1935 he had a requiem high mass at Immaculate Conception Church that was filled to capacity and then interred at St. Mary's Cemetery. His funeral was attended by many politicians of the day,. Present in 1935 was Mayor George J. Bates and ex-mayor Denis J. Sullivan of Salem, G.A.R. Veterans comrades James Carney and Edward I. P. Benson, Legionnaires and throng of citizens.
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| This is the Honorable John F. Hurley official city photograph; He is wearing a classy top hat and in his lapel button hole he is wear the membership pin of GAR, the Civil War Fraternal Organization that was at its height of their influence due to the large number of dedicated members As I find more information I will add it, |
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