The observance of the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Cape Ann by English colonizers (1623) and the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Gloucester as a city (1873) was celebrated between August 25 and August 30, 1923. Preparations began in 1921 with the appointment of twenty-five citizens to an executive committee to formulate a proposal. Their plan closely followed that of the 250th celebration that had been held in August 1892 with the exception of the banquet, ball, and art exhibition, which were abandoned at the last minute.

The first 300th Anniversary Committee meeting was held on January 31, 1922, with the election of Fred. W. Tibbets as chairperson (who, after his death in early 1923, was replaced by the Hon. Charles H. Barrett), Edward Dolliver as treasurer, and Harold H. Parsons as secretary. Subsequently, over 3,600 local people were nominated by this group to assist in all aspects of the event. Also instrumental to the success of the celebration were Col. and Mrs. John Wing Prentiss who hosted meetings at their Eastern Point home, “Blighty,” and secured pledges of financial support from such individuals as Mrs. James C. Farrell and John Hays Hammond. The project cost approximately $60,000 ($38,450 of which came from local donations) and the cash on hand at the final accounting amounted to $19.20.

After months of planning, a failed attempt to curtail expenses by changing the celebration to just three days (August 16 to 18), and continuous substitutions that were made right up to the very last day, the program carried out was as follows: 

Saturday - Amateur athletics.

Sunday - Historical sermons by Gloucester’s religious leaders; Fishermen’s Memorial service; concert at Stage Fort Park; carillon concert; and a reunion of Gloucester’s returned sons and daughters.

Monday - Fishermen’s race for the Lipton Cup; performance by the Waino Band; 21-gun salute; carillon concert; literary events; illumination and exhibition of naval and coast guard vessels in the harbor; and a bonfire.

Tuesday - Yacht races; Mayor’s luncheon; dedication of proposed memorial; Civic and Military Floats parade; carillon concert; and the presentation of the pageant Gloucester at Stage Fort Park.

Wednesday - Children’s entertainment; Decorated Automobile and Firemen’s parade; firemen’s exhibit; baseball; carillon concert; and a band concert followed by fireworks.

Thursday - Carillon concert; second performance of Gloucester; and a Fisheries and Trade Exhibit.

Most of the events took place at Stage Fort Park, and it is estimated that over 50,000 people attended the celebration with more than 1,000 out-of-town visitors being accommodated in private homes. These visitors came from California, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Iowa, and from as far afield as Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and Panama, and one from the Philippines. In a testament to the tenor of the event, there was not a single arrest made for a serious crime against person or property throughout the six days.

This collection was donated to the Cape Ann Historical Association by the 300th Anniversary Committee. It consists primarily of financial records, correspondence, and publications. It includes signed letters from city, state, and national leaders, among them a letter from Rudyard Kipling and a telegram from former U.S. President William H. Taft, as well as drawings and a wood cut and seal.

The Book of the Three Hundredth Anniversary Observance of the Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann in 1623, and the Fiftieth Year of the Incorporation of Gloucester as a City, which gives verbatim accounts and details of all the committees and events, was edited by James R. Pringle and published by the Publication Board of the Three Hundredth Anniversary Executive Committee in 1924. There is a copy available in the museum library, call# 974.45 M51, Gloucester Shelf.

1. Box 1: Seal design; ribbon; bulletin; financial accounts; clippings; Pres. Taft telegram
2. Box 2: Bills & receipts; pamphlets; prizes; programs; invitations; correspondence
3. Box 3: Bills; stamp; woodcut
4. Box 4: Correspondence; guest list
5. Box 5: Papers of the Committee on Literary Exercises, Daniel O. Marshall, Chair
6. Flat File [Drawer F, Archives Room]: Plans for proposed stadium

Box 1

Folder 1

1. Original design of 300th Anniversary Seal. (Anthony J. Kamp, artist). [1923]

2. Ribbon. [1923]

3. 300th Anniversary Bulletin (8 copies). [1923]

4. Gloucester Day Committee Financial accounts & newspaper clippings. [1909]

5. Telegram from William H. Taft, expressing his regrets that he cannot attend the Gloucester Day Pageant of 1909. [1909]

Folder 2

1. Gloucester Day notes, accounts, final expenses, and expenditures report & newspaper clippings. 1911

2. 2 Gloucester Day account books of donations & expenses. 1907, 1910

3. 300th Anniversary Account Book. 1923

4. 2 Large check books. 1922-1923

5. Gloucester Daily Times Newspapers (4 copies). Aug. 25, 1923

Box 2

Folder 1

1. 2 deposit notebooks. 1922, 1923

2. Pamphlet This Week in Boston. Aug. 12 -18, 1923

3. Pamphlet The Postal Telegraph. Aug. 1923

4. Programming: Prizes awarded; Pageant Drama; Memoranda; Fire Dept. Parade Route& participants; Draft of program; Official program Children’s Day Program (3 copies). Aug. 29, 1923

5. Regatta program. Aug. 28, 1923

6. Invitation for auto carnival participants. Aug. 18, 1923

7. Know Gloucester brochure. [1923]

Folder 2 Misc. Correspondence:

1. Letter to Gloucester 300th Anniversary Secretary Harold H.Parsons from S.M.P.Smith (Newport, R.I.). Aug. 3, 1923

2. Letter to Harold H. Parsons from Perkins Box Co. (Worcester, MA). Oct. 9, 1923

3. Letter to Harold H. Parsons from A.G.Ireland of the West Gloucester Grange #286. Oct. 5, 1923

4. Letter to Harold H. Parsons from Susan Ricker of the Annisquam Village Hall Association. Oct. 8, 1923

5. Letter to Harold H. Parsons from Louis Rogers of the Rockport Granite Co. Oct. 10, 1923

6. Letter to James R. Pringle of the Gloucester 300th Anniversary Committee from Malcolm Nichols of the Internal Revenue Service, Boston. Sept. 18, 1923

7. Letter to Harold H. Parsons from Mrs. Ada Smith of Concord, MA, with newspaper clipping about the 90th birthday of Gloucester-born Henry Francis Smith. Aug. 16, 1923

8. Invitation to fellow Rotary clubs from the Gloucester Rotary club invitation committee chairman to attend the Gloucester 300th Anniversary celebration. Aug. 17, 1923

Folder 3 Assorted bills & receipts. 1922-1923

Folder 4 Assorted bills & receipts. 1922-1923

Folder 5 Assorted bills, receipts, misc. notes, and correspondence. 1923-1924 Correspondence:

1. Letter to C. Homer Barrett from T.J. Carroll, General Manager of Gorton-Pew Fisheries. Aug. 1923

2. Letter to Fred W. Tibbetts from John Hays Hammond, Jr. Sept. 12, 1922

3. Letter to J.S. Raymond from Harold H. Parsons in regard to the Yacht Races for the 300th Anniversary celebration. April 30, 1923

Folder 6

1. Souvenir Guide & Handbook to 300th (3 copies). [1923]

2. Official Program (2 copies). [1923]

3. Invitations (15). [1923]

4. Blank file cards (name, address, etc. 6 copies). [1923]

5. Circular (7 copies). [1923]

6. Invitation set, in envelope. [1923]

Box 3 

Folder 1

1. Bills approved for payment. 1923-1924

Loose:

2. Cancelled checks. 1922-1926

3. Stamp of 300th Anniversary Seal. undated

4. Wood cut of Map of Cape Ann. undated

5. Vouchers. 1922-1923

Box 4

Folder 1 Misc. correspondence:

1. Two letters from A. Piatt Andrew re: the Fishermen’s Races. Aug. 1, 1923

2. Letter to Allen F. Grant (City Clerk of Gloucester) from G.S. Blakeway. Jan.16, 1924

3. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the 300th Anniversary Committee) from Sarah Macauley. Sept. 22, 1923

4. Letter to Colonel Prentiss from Abbie Rust (Chairman of the Essay Committee). Feb. 27, 1923

5. Letter of inquiry from Tex Castle (producer and manager of cowboy contests) to the 300th Anniversary Committee. Jun. 27, 1923

6. Letter to the Editor of the Boston Herald from Kenneth Ferguson (Chairman of the Fishermen’s Race Committee) re: inviting fishing vessels to compete. Jul.19, 1923

7. Letter to the Editor of Progress Enterprise in Lunenburg, Novia Scotia, from Kenneth Ferguson (Chairman of the Fishermen’s Race Committee) re: inviting fishing vessels to compete. Jul. 19, 1923

8. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Celebration Committee) from J.M. Hutchinson (custodian of the Bostonian Society). Aug. 1, 1923

9. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the 300th Anniversary Committee) from The Reed Fair Company, including two brochures detailing their portable soda fountains and waterproof booths. Aug. 1, 1923

10. Letter to Mr. Corliss in regard to a bill sent to the Anniversary Committee for approval. Sept. 18, 1923

11. List of Fishermen’s Race participant vessels, prizes, schedule.

12. Proof for paper advertisement of the Gloucester 300th Anniversary.

Folder 2 Bay State File (alphabetical A – L) Containing misc. correspondence relating to preparations for the 300th Anniversary celebration, including:

(A)

1. Letter to C. Homer Barrett (Chairman of the Anniversary Committee) from A. Piatt Andrew. Jun. 21, 1923

2. Letter to C. Homer Barrett (Chairman of the Anniversary Committee) from Walter T. Kenney of the American Historical Film Co. re: producing a “motion picture film of Gloucester in history and the activities of Tercentenary week.” July 14, 1923

(B)

1. Letter to the Executive Committee of the 300th Anniversary from Henry

2. F. Brown (manager of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce) re: publicity for the Anniversary celebration. Nov. 17, 1922

3. Letter to Fred W. Tibbets from Roger W. Babson. Oct. 3, 1922

(C)

1. Statement from Governor Channing H. Cox Commemorating the 300th

2. Anniversary of the Settlement of Gloucester. Jul. 23, 1923

3. Letter to Governor Channing H. Cox from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the 300th Anniversary Committee) in regard to controversy surrounding the first permanent settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (Gloucester vs. Plymouth). May 2, 1923

(D)

1. Letter to Edward Dolliver (Treasurer, Gloucester Tercentenary Committee) from Harold Parsons (Secretary). May 24, 1923

(E, F)

1. Letter to A. Piatt Andrew from Arthur Elson in regard to a book he is writing on Cape Ann. Nov. 2, 1922

2. Letter to Fred W. Tibbetts (Chairman of the Tercentenary Committee) from the parish clerk of the First Parish Church (Unitarian) in regard to the church’s participation in the celebration and its prominence since its foundation was co-existent with the settlement of Gloucester. March 25,1922

3. Letter to Ernest Fellows (Superintendent of Gloucester City Schools) from Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) in regard to students writing essays about the history of Cape Ann. June 24, 1922

4. Listing of the administration of the First Church in Gloucester (Unitarian), founded by Rev. Richard Blynman in 1642. Undated

(G)

1. Blank sample pamphlet of the Official Guide and Handbook of Gloucester and the Anniversary Celebration. [1923]

2. Letter to Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) from printers Gerrish and Eade (Lynn, MA). May 24, 1922

3. Letter to Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) from George E. Russell (Chaplain of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Institute) in regard to including the Fishermen’s Memorial Service in the 300th Celebration activities. May 11, 1923

4. Letter to Fred Tibbetts (Chairman of the Tercentenary Committee) from unknown individual detailing the Girl Scout Captains and Officers of the Gloucester Council of Girl Scouts. July 14,1922 

5. Letter to Anna V. Hyatt from Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) in regard to her appointment as Chair of the Art Exhibit for the 300th Celebration. Sept.24, 1922

6. Letter to Fred Tibbetts (Chairman of the Tercentenary Committee) from Anna V. Hyatt. Sept. 27, [1922]

7. Letter to C. Homer Barrett (Chairman of the Anniversary Committee) from Samuel R. Jones. May 19, 1923

8. Letter to John Hays Hammond from Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) asking him to help persuade the President to attend the 300th Anniversary Celebration. June 7, 1923

(H, I, J, K, L)

1. Telegram to Sir Thomas J. Lipton from Harold Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) inviting him to attend the Fishermen’s Race on Aug. 27th to view the winner of his offered trophy. Undated

2. Telegram to Harold Parsons from Sir Thomas Lipton accepting the invitation. Undated

3. Letter to Harold Parsons from Sir Thomas Lipton thanking him for the photographs from the race and expressing his pleasure with his visit to the Gloucester 300th Anniversary Celebration. Sept. 14, 1923

4. Letter to Fred W. Tibbetts (Chairman of the Tercentenary Committee) from Sir Thomas Lipton’s Offices informing him of the shipment of the silver trophy for the Fishermen’s Race. The letter includes a description of the trophy and its inscription. May 4, 1923

5. Correspondence between the Thomas J. Lipton Company and Harold Parsons in regard to the letter of acceptance of the trophy required by U.S. customs officials to clear the trophy from duty assessment. May 14, 1923-April 22, 1924

Folder 3 Bay State File (aphabetical M – Z) Containing misc. correspondence relating to preparations for the 300th Anniversary celebration, including a list of absent sons & daughters:

(M)

1. Letter to Mayor and Municipal Council from C.H. Barrett (Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Anniversary) requesting approval of the budget and program for the celebration. May 12, 1923

2. Letter to C.H. Barrett from the Municipal Council explaining the nature of the involvement of the council in the preparations for the celebration and confirming support for the Tercentenary Committee’s activities. Undated

3. Letter to Anne Marshall from C.H. Barrett (Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Anniversary). June 3, 1923

4. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Anniversary Committee) from Carl Elsner of the Melkon Cinema Laboratory (Cambridge, MA) offering the company’s services to film the Tercentenary Anniversary celebration. July 6,1923

5. Letter to the Publicity Committee of the Tercentenary Anniversary from H.M. Regan of Merry-Regan Photographic Service (Boston, MA) offering their services to photograph the Tercentenary Anniversary events. July 11, 1923

6. Letter to the Mayor of Gloucester from C.H. Miller (Cambridge, MA), who composed a hymn celebrating the Tercentenary Anniversary and submitted it for the Mayor’s approval and use in the celebration. July 23, 1923 

(P, Q)

Official program (3 copies) of Tercentenary Celebration events, Undated

1. Letter to Col. John W. Prentiss (Chairman of the Tercentenary Finance Committee) from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) with an attached list of the members of the finance committee. Aug. 5, 1922

2. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) from Col. John W. Prentiss (Chairman of the Tercentenary Finance Committee) expressing his position that the finance committee approve all expenditures in advance for the celebration in order to stay on budget. Aug. 23, 1922

3. Letter response to Col. John W. Prentiss from Harold H. Parsons informing him that his suggestion for finance committee approval of expenditures was approved. Aug. 26,1922

4. Letter to Mrs. James R. Pringle (Secretary of the Park Commissioners of Gloucester) from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) in regard to using Stage Fort Park during the summer of 1923. Aug. 26, 1922

5. Letter to Col. John W. Prentiss (Chairman of Tercentenary Finance Committee) from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) in regard to Chairman Tibbets’ illness and issues with the historical pageant proposed for the celebration. Mar. 15,1923

6. Letter to Col. John W. Prentiss from Harold H. Parsons in regard to Mr. Tibbets’ resignation from the chairmanship due to ill health. Mar. 24, 1923

7. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) from N. Carleton Phillips of the Russia Cement Company in regard to unfavorable public sentiment toward the proposed historical pageant for the Tercentenary celebration. April 4, 1923

8. Letter to N. Carleton Phillips of the Russia Cement Company from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) responding to questions about the bill approval process for the Tercentenary Anniversary expenses. April 17, 1923

9. Letter to Col. John W. Prentiss from Harold H. Parsons in regard to the election of C. Homer Barrett to the chairmanship of the Tercentenary Committee. April 22, 1923

10. Letter to Roy L. Parsons from [Harold H. Parsons] in regard to the death of former Chairman Tibbets, the election of C. Homer Barrett as the new Committee Chairman, and the finalization of the Tercentenary Celebration dates. April 22, 1923

11. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) from Dr. W.H. Pomeroy in response to an invitation to attend the Tercentenary Celebration and sing in the chorus exercises. June 22, 1923

(R)

1. Letter to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) to Charles H. Russell, Esq. Sept. 24, 1922

2. Letters (2) from J.S. Raymond to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee) in regard to the Yachting Committee for the Celebration. Jan.9 &19, 1923

3. Letter from J.O. Roberts (Mayor of Gloucester, England) to Miss E.H. Hammond in regard to statement and photographs linking U.K. and U.S. Gloucesters for the Tercentenary Celebration. April 28, 1923

4. Letter from J.S. Raymond to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee). May 1, 1923

5. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) To J.S. Raymond, regarding the difficulties facing the Executive Committee following the death of Fred W. Tibbets (Chairman of the committee). May 24, 1923

6. Letter from the Reed Fair Company (Salem, MA) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) in regard to providing fair booths and supplies for the Tercentenary Celebration. July 24, 1923

7. Letter from J.S. Raymond to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). Sept. 27, 1923

8. Letter from John A. Radcliffe (Chairman of the Tercentenary Celebration Parade Committee) to unnamed individual. Aug. 4, 1923

Committee resignation letters:

9. Letter from Bessie Parsons to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) explaining her resignation from the Committee Overseeing School Children in the Parade due to her mother’s illness. Dec. 3, 1922

10. Letter from Deborah Moulton to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) explaining her resignation from the Floral Committee due to ill health. Mar. 6, 1923

11. Letter from Chairman Fred W. Tibbets to Executive Committee explaining his resignation due to ill health. Mar. 21, 1923

12. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to A. Piatt Andrew offering him the position of Chairman of the Executive Committee following the death of Fred W. Tibbets. April 15, 1923

13. Letter from A. Piatt Andrew to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) declining the committee chairmanship due to previous commitments. April 17, 1923

14. Letter from A. Piatt Andrew to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) in regard to the 300th Anniversary Celebration’s Fisherman’s Race. April 20, 1923

15. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to A. Piatt Andrew acknowledging receipt of his letter declining the committee chairmanship and informing him that C. Homer Barrett was elected as the new Chairman of the Executive Committee. April 22, 1923

16. Letter from Thomas P. Bolger (Success Mfg. Company, Gloucester, MA) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) resigning from chairmanship of the Industrial Exhibit Committee due to other commitments. April 25, 1923

17. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to William J. MacInnis, regarding his appointment to the Committee on Public Safety following the resignation of Alderman Parsons. April 29, 1923

18. Letter from A. Piatt Andrew to C. Homer Barrett (Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration), regarding withdrawing the proposal for a night carnival and illuminated parade due to negative feedback from possible participants. May 10, 1923

19. Letter from Florence L. Mears (on the Committee for the School Children Parade) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). May 19, [1923]

(S)

1. Letter from Gertrude Parsons Smith to [Harold H. Parsons] (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration), regarding her acceptance of the chairmanship of the “Wearing Apparel” display at the high school. Undated

2. Letter from George B. Stevens to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration), regarding the chairmanship of the committee to plan the chorus performances. Aug. 14, [1922]

3. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) To George B. Stevens. Aug. 16, 1922

4. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) To George B. Stevens. Nov. 20, 1922

5. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to Mrs. Rutherford Shepard, regarding acceptance of the vice-chairmanship of the Art Exhibit Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration. Nov. 23, 1922

6. Letter from Mrs. Rutherford Shepard to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of The Tercentenary Celebration), regarding her inability to take on more work for the Art Exhibit Committee. Nov. 27, 1922

7. Letter from K.B. Shute (Capt. 102d. Regt., F.A., Mass. National Guard) to C. Homer Barrett (Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration), offering to host/finance a ball during the 300th Anniversary Celebration. May 10, 1923

8. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) To State Street Trust Company, requesting the second part of a book entitled Towns of New England, Old England, Ireland, and Scotland. May 22, 1923

9. Letter from Allan Forbes (President of State Street Trust Company) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration), offering to send the requested book and help in other ways to make connections with Gloucester, England. May 23, 1923

10. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to K.B. Shute (Capt. 102d Regt., F.A., Mass. National Guard), declining his offer to host a ball for the 300th Celebration. May 24, 1923

11. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to George O. Stacy (Chairman of the Park Board) requesting use of Stage Fort Park from August 15th until the end of the 300th Celebration. June 23, 1923

(T,U,V) 

1. Letter from George E. Vivian to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Committee). Undated

2. Letter from Miss Helen Tibbets (sister of Fred Tibbets) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). April 12, 1923

3. Letter from Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration) to Miss Helen Tibbets, regarding the adoption of a resolution following the death of her brother, Fred Tibbets, former Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration. April 22, 1923

4. Letter from the G.A. Trahan Company (Cohoes, NY) to the Secretary of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, regarding the decoration of the streets and buildings of Gloucester during the 300th Anniversary Celebration. July 18, 1923

5. Letter from G. Brown (Managing Editor, This Week in Boston) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). July 30, 1923

6. Letter from G. Brown (Managing Editor, This Week in Boston) to William J. MacInnis (Mayor of Gloucester). July 27, 1923

7. Letter from William J. MacInnis (Mayor of Gloucester) to G. Brown (Managing Editor, This Week in Boston). July 27, 1923

8. Letter from William J. MacInnis (Mayor of Gloucester) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). July 27, 1923

9. Letter from G. Brown (Managing Editor, This Week in Boston) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). Aug. 2, 1923

10. Letter from G. Brown (Managing Editor, This Week in Boston) to Harold H. Parsons (Secretary of the Tercentenary Celebration). Aug. 13, 1923

(W)

1. Letter from A.H. Wiggin (President of Terminal Wharf and Railroad Warehouse Co., Boston, MA), declining the chairmanship of the sub-committee on yacht racing. Aug. 23, 1922

(Y,Z)

1. List No. 2 (names of absent sons and daughters) for 300th Anniversary Celebration. Undated

2. Letter from W.D. Corliss (Chairman of the Committee on Music) to unnamed individual. June 16, 1923

Folder 4 Invited guests list & letters of acceptance.

Lists:

1. City Government (including Mayor William J. MacInnis; aldermen Martha N. Brooks, Harry G. Pew, Gilbert O’Neil, and Henry Parsons) 1923

2. Executive Committee [1923]

3. Coast Guard and Treasury Department [1923]

4. Army and Navy [1923]

5. Roster of Officers (Rockport, MA) for the following ships: U.S.S. Shawmut; U.S.S. Mahan; U.S.S. Maury; U.S.S. Lark; U.S.S. Mallard; U.S.S. Langley; U.S.S. Breck; U.S.S. Converse; U.S.S. Lardner; U.S.S. Sharkey. Aug. 11, 1923

6. Members of city government of 1892 still living. [1923]

7. Invited guests. [1923]

8. Mayors who have accepted invitation to attend the 300th Anniversary Celebration (contained in letter from Harold H. Parsons, Secretary of The Tercentenary Committee, to Gloucester Mayor William J. MacInnis. July 18, 1923, Aug. 14, 1923

9. State Senators and Representatives who have accepted invitation to attend the 300th Anniversary Celebration. [1923]

10. Members of the Gloucester City (N.J.) Historical Society who will attend the 300th Anniversary Celebration (contained in a letter from the historical society president, David J. Doran, to the Common Council of Gloucester). Aug. 22, 1923

Personal acceptances:

1. Alvan T. Fuller, Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, in a letter to Gloucester Mayor William J. MacInnis. Aug. 29, 1923

2. William D. McFee, Mayor of Haverhill 1923

3. W.V.E. Jacobs, Acting Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 1923

4. Rev. Charles L. Morgan 1923

5. John G. Stevens, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Marblehead 1923

6. Selectmen, Town of Weymouth 1923

7. James H.J. McNally, Mayor of Gloucester City, N.J. 1923

8. Gustave Bates, Mayor of Quincy 1923

9. John M. Webster, Mayor of Somerville 1923

10. John V. Kimball, Mayor of Malden 1923

11. Edward W. Quinn, Mayor of Cambridge 1923

12. Edward T. Simoneau, Mayor of Marlborough 1923

13. Richard B. Coolidge, Mayor of Medford 1923

14. Harland A. McPhetres, Mayor of Lynn 1923

15. James M. Curley, Mayor of Boston 1923

16. John B. Fellows, Mayor of Fitchburg 1923

17. Dr. Paul H. Provandie, Mayor of Melrose 1923

18. Walter H. B. Remington, Mayor of New Bedford 1923

19. Daniel W. Mahony, Mayor of Lawrence 1923

20. Peter F. Sullivan, Mayor of Worcester 1923

21. Edwin F. Leonard, Mayor of Springfield 1923

22. Harry E. Bicknell, Mayor of Northampton 1923

23. Selectmen, Manchester 1923

24. Selectmen, Essex 1923

25. J.M. Grosvenor, Jr., Mayor of Swampscott 1923

26. Robert H. Mitchell, County Commissioner, Haverhill 1923

27. F.C. Billard, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard 1923

28. W.V.E. Jacobs, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (Acting Commandant) 1923 (also included: letter detailing the presence of first-class vessels for the 300th Celebration- Modoc, Tampa, Gresham, Alexander Hamilton)

29. W.W. Lufkin, U.S. Treasury 1923

30. Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Senate 1923

31. James A. Gallivan, U.S. House of Representatives 1923

32. Samuel E. Winslow, U.S. House of Representatives 1923

33. Charles L. Underhill, U.S. House of Representatives 1923

34. Louis A. Frothingham, U.S. House of Representatives 1923

35. A.W. Brewster, Major General, U.S. Army 1923

36. Channing H. Cox, Governor of Massachusetts 1923

37. Jay R. Benton, Attorney General, Massachusetts 1923

38. William A.L. Bazeley, Commissioner of Conservation 1923

39. Martha Brooks, Alderman, Gloucester 1923

40. Freeman Putney, South Weymouth 1923

41. Howland Davis, Vice President, Pilgrim Society of Plymouth 1923

42. Winthrop Sargent, Haverford, PA 1923

43. Roger W. Babson, Babson Park, MA 1923

44. Rev. William Hyde, Weymouth Historical Society 1923

45. John Stoddart, Massachusetts State Senate 1923

46. Office of the Commandant, Navy Yard, Boston 1923

47. Frank G. Allen, President, Massachusetts State Senate 1923

48. John A. Hawson, Massachusetts State House of Representatives 1923

49. G.W. MacLane, Office of the Superintendent, U.S. Coast Guard Academy 1923

50. W.E. Reynolds, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard 1923

51. Hon. Walter P. Hall, Chief Justice, Boston 1923

52. L.R. de Steiguer, Office of the Commandant, Navy Yard, Boston 1923

53. Invitation to news editor of the Associated Press (Boston) (also sent to the new editors of Boston Post, Globe American, Transcript, Traveller, Telegram, [Boston]Herald, New York Times, New York World, New York Sun, and Herald 1923

54. Invitation sent to the Vice-President’s Chamber, Washington, D.C. 1923

55. John W. Prentiss, New York City 1923

Miscellaneous:

1.Envelope (1) from the Office of the Mayor of Gloucester with city logo [1923]

2. Card stock advertisement of the Fire Association of Philadelphia (founded 1817), J.A. Johnson, Inc., Resident Agents General Insurance- Gloucester, MA Undated

Folder 5

Letters of regret:

1. Hull, Chief Justice of the Superior Court, Boston 1923

2. Gillett, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1923

3. Albert W. Bacheler, Boston 1923

4. William C. Adams, Director, Division of Fisheries and Game, State House, Boston 1923

5. Redfield Proctor, Governor of Vermont 1923

6. W.E. Reynolds, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard 1923

7. H.E. Lackey, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1923

8. J.O. Roberts, Mayor of Gloucester, England 1923 9. Mayor of Dorchester, England 1923

10. Selectmen, New Gloucester, Maine 1923

11. William P. Connery, Jr., U.S. Representative (7th District, MA) 1923

12. W.G. Addis, Civil Engineer 1923

13. William A. Neilson, President, Smith College 1923

14. William S. Flynn, Governor of Rhode Island 1923

15. Robert Luce, U.S. Representative 1923

16. Rudyard Kipling 1923

17. Bristish Ambassador, Washington, D.C. 1923

18. Woodrow Wilson 1923

19. L.R. de Steiguer, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy 1923

20. Mayor of Everett, MA 1923

21. James Burton, M.P. (Gloucester, England), House of Commons 1923

22. Louis Brandeis 1923

23. ? Baxter, Governor of Maine 1923

24. Charles W. Power, Mayor of Pittsfield, MA 1923

25. Harold T. Pulsifor, Editorial Rooms- The Outlook Company, New York 1923

26. John Jacob Rogers, U.S. Representative (5th District, MA) 1923

27. Frederick W. Dallinger, U.S. Representative (MA) 1923

28. George Holden Tinkham, M.C., U.S. House of Representatives, (11th District, MA) 1923

29. Secretary Davis, Department of Labor 1923

30. Admiral R.E. Coontz, Chief of Naval Operations 1923

31. Bishop Lawrence, Diocese of Massachusetts 1923

32. U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1923

33. Chester P. Pearson, Mayor of Gardner, MA 1923

34. General Pershing, General of the Armies, Washington, D.C. 1923

35. Maria P. Dyer, Annisquam, MA 1923

36. Major General Clarence R. Edwards 1923

37. A.W. Bacheler, Back Bay [Fitting] School, Boston 1923

38. Arthur P. Rugg 1923

39. A. Lawrence Lowell, President, Harvard University 1923

40. U.S. Secretary of State, Washington, D.C. 1923

41. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 1923

42. Charles Edward Mann, Malden, MA 1923

Box 5

Papers of the Committee on Literary Exercises, Daniel O. Marshall, Chair

Folder 1

1. Correspondence with Ex-Gov. John L. Bates re: invitation to be Orator 1922-23

2. Request for funding for the Literary Exercises, bills & sheet of 1¢ stamps

3. Letters of thanks to participants 1923

Hon. John L. Bates

Prof. George B. Stevens

Rev. Albert A. Madsen

Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander

Rev. Myles D. Kiley

C. Thurston Peterson, Pres. Arthur S. Wonson Choral Soc.

Capt. S.L. Dunlop, GHS Battalion, ROTC

Mason & Hamlin Co.

James R. Pringle

Abbie F. Rust

4. Letter to Daniel O. Marshall announcing his appointment to the Literary Exercises Committee 1922

Invitation to ‘tea’ from Col. John W. Prentiss 1923

Folder 2

1. Correspondence re: publication of 300th book. incl. changes & list of committee members 1924

2. Correspondence re: declined contributions 1923

3. Misc. invitations to speak 1923

Mayor William J. MacInnis

Gov. Channing H. Cox

Cardinal William O’Connell

4. Misc. letters, blank letterhead sheets, empty envelopes

Folder 3

1. Souvenir Guide & Handbook 2. Envelope of tickets 3. Program for Fishermen’s Memorial Service

Official Program flyers (6 copies)

5. Literary Exercises Program (13 copies)

6. Souvenir copy of musical composition “300 Years Ago” by Osborne W. Lane (9 copies)

7. Flyer “Meet me at Gloucester 300th Anniversary” (8 copies)

8. Magazine “This Week in Boston” with article on the 300th

9. Program for the Open Fishermen’s Race (2 copies)

10. Flyer for Track & Field Championships

Folder 4

1. Resolution to publish a book of the celebration 1923

Motion to hire someone to compile the manuscript

Letter announcing Daniel O. Marshall’s appointment to the Committee of Publication 1923

Note from Clifford B. Terry asking Mr. Marshall to inspect the book 1925

2. Cards, plus envelopes, announcing committee meetings (4 blank, 12 filled)

3. Reserved Tickets for Literary Exercises (21) & 2 Platform tickets

4. Literary Committee Meeting notes

5. Letter & list of members of the Reunion of Absent Sons & Daughters Committee 1922

6. Letter & cards inviting participation in a community “sing.” 1922

7. Flyer “Have you registered your rooms” & card 8. Official Program booklet (4 copies)

Notebook containing Committee notes 1922-23

Flat File

Drawer F

1. Preliminary Plans for Proposed Stadium, Stage Fort Park, Thomas Byrd Epps (2 blueprints copies 1 & 2). Oct. 14 & 16, 1922

2. Architect’s drawing of the proposed stadium. Watercolor on board