Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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BATTALION H0TE5 BATTALION NOTES THE W. H. S. OFFICERS ' PARTY This year ' s drill was interrupted for four weeks, because of the Influenza epi- demic. There are three large conapanies, and the boys are all co-operating with the officers, to make the battalion one of the best in the history of the school. The officers and non-coms are as follows: Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr.; Captain Co. A, W. F. Maguire; Captain Co. B, 0. W. Rowland, Jr.; Captain Co. C, R. Batten; Adjt., L. F. Douglass; 1st Lt. Co. A, R. A. Reid; 1st Lt. Co B., T. Y. Magee; 1st Lt. Co. C, H. Wilder; 2d Lt. Co. A, W. L. Wal- lace; 2d. Lt. Co. B, J. Reid; 2d Lt. Co. C, C. Peterson. Non-coms: Sergt. -Major, R. Draper; Co. A, 1st Sgt., R. Arnold; 2d Sgt., A. Levine; 3d Sgt., T. Lally; 4th Sgt., T. Dinan; 5th Sgt., A. Lyons; 1st Corp., C. Carr; 2d Corp. M. Griffin; 3d Corp., F. Bowman; 4th Corp. D. Sawyer; 5th Corp., F. Walsh; 6th Corp. J. McPartland. Co. B: 1st Sgt., W. Batten; 2d Sgt., F. Snyder; 3d Sgt., H. Hanson; 4th Sgt., H. Hancock; 5th Sgt., R. Pearson; 1st Corp., A. Moncrief; 2d Corp., R. Surrette; 3d Corp., F. Hackett; 4th Corp. J. Anderson; 5th Corp., J. Low; 6th Corp. F. DeFazio. Co. C: 1st Sgt., W. Garniss; 2d Sgt., A. Anderson, 3rd Sgt., R. Loubris, 4th Sgt., C. Buckman; 5th Sgt., R. Dolbeare; 1st Corp., E. Frizzell; 2d Corp. G. O ' Neil; 3d Corp., O. Quimby; 4th Corp., L. Levine; 5th Corp., G. Ward; 6th Corp. C. Coon. —Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr. The Officers ' Party was held in the Town Hall cr. Dec. 27, 1018, and was a huge suc- cess both socially and financially. There was a short introduction to the matrons, Mrs. Charles J. Doyle, Mrs. Sam- uel Maguire, Mrs. E. F. Howland and Mrs. Thomas W. Batten. Following this was the grand march, led by Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr., and his sister. Miss Alice M. Doyle. The other Wakefield officers fol- lowed in order according to rank. Captain William F. Maguire and Miss Mae McCar- thy, Captain Oliver W. Howland, Jr. and Miss Mary E. Kelly, Captain James R. Bat- ten and Miss Margaret Howland, 1st Lt. Leo Douglass and Miss Katherine Kelly, 1st Lt. Ralph A. Reid and Miss Ruth A. Wood- bury, 1st Lt. Thomas Y. Magee and Miss Mildred Mathewson, 1st Lt. Harold Wilder and Miss Luella Sidney, 2d Lt. William S. Wallace and Miss Dorothy Baker, 2d. Lt. John A. Red and Miss Marion McKie and 2d Lt. Carl G. Peterson and Miss Margaret Anderson. Following the Wakefield officers were en- listed men and officers from Gloucester, Medford, Stoneham and Woburn. At intermission the audience and dancers were delightfully entertained by Miss Alice Doyle, soloist; Miss Mary Cronin, dancer; and Miss Helen Arnold, cornet soloist. The Parker Orchestra furnished the music, and dancing was enjoyed until midnight. Two moonlight waltzes were special features, adding greatly to the evening ' s enjoyment. The furniture was loaned through the kind- ness of Mr. A. D. Jenkins. 23

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Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr. was floor director and had as his aides the other commissioned officers of his battalion. — Marion F. Galvin, ' 19. W. H. S. OFFICERS ATTEND NEW YEAR ' S PARTY OF THE S. H. S. B. The commissioned officers of the Stone- ham High School Battalion held their an- nual Officers ' Party New Year ' s Eve in Armory Hall, Stoneham. After a brief introduction to the matrons came the grand march led by Major Lawrence Craigie of the Stoneham Battalion, fol- lowed by officers from Gloucester, Wake- field, Medford and Woburn, and those in the service. In the grand march the following Wake- field H. S. officers marched according to rank: Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr., and Miss Marion F. Galvin; Captain William F. Maguire and Miss Roselind Levitt; Cap- tain 0. W. Howland, Jr., and Miss Mary E. Kelly; Officer Batten and Miss Alice M. Doyle; 1st Lt. Leo Douglass and Miss Katherine M. Kelly; 1st Lt. Ralph Reid and Miss Margaret Hurley; 1st Lt. Thomas Y. Magee and Miss Mildred Mathewson; 1st Lt. Harold Wilder and! Missi Alicte Lannin; 2d Lt. John Reid and Miss Marion McKie; 2d Lt. Carl G. Peterson and Miss Margaret Anderson. — Marion F. Galvin, ' 19. MEDFORD OFFICERS ' PARTY Officers of the Wakefield High School Battalion attended the annual Officers ' Party of the Medford Officers, Feb. 28, 1919, at the Medford Armory. After a short introduction to the matrons, came a grand march led by Major Otis Jackson of Medford, followed by officers from Wo- burn, Wakefield and Stoneham. In the grand march were the following Wakefield officers: Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr., and Miss Edythe Leavitt; Cap- tain William F. Maguire and Miss Dorothy Baker; Captain 0. W. Howland, Jr., and Miss Mary E. Kelly; Captain Batten and Miss Mary McAuliffe; 1st Lt. Leo F. Doug- lass and Miss Katherine M. Kelly; 1st Lt. Ralph A. Reid and Miss Ruth Woodbury; 2d Lt. William Wallace and Miss Margaret Howland; 2d Lt. John Reid and Miss Mar- ion McKie; 2d Lt. Carl G. Peterson and Miss Mildred Vance. — Major Charles J. Doyle, Jr. JUNIOR PARTY The Junior Class held a very pretty dancing party in the Town Hall, Friday evening, Feb. 7. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags, palms and flowers. After a brief introduction to the ma- trons, Miss Helen F. Gilmore of the facul- ty, Mrs. John G. Reid and Mrs. George C. Willey, dancing was enjoyed until mid- night. Miss Ethel Batten and Master Rogers Fields distributed the dance orders. During intermission the audience was pleasantly entertained with fancy dancing by Miss Ida Esner and cornet solos by Miss Helen R. Arnold, who played in her usual pleasing manner. The result of the dance was exceptional, both socially and financially and much credit is due to the committee in charge consisting of: John A. Reid, chairman; Francis B. Vincent, Helen R. Arnold, Mil- dred F. Willey, Margaret Howland, Mar- garet Hurley, Ernest L. Frizzell, Wilbur M. Batten, Frank R. Hanright and William Wallace. — Margaret V. Hurley, ' 20. Secretary. SOPHOMORE NOTES The Sophomore Class elected officers as follows: Charles B. Carr, president; James J. Low, vice-president; Harold Teakle, treasurer; Cathleen Loughlin, secretary. At a meeting held Jan. 6, 1919, the pres- ident appointed an executive committee comprising the following: Doris Brown, Helen Goodale and Carleton Coon. A color committee was also appointed, com- prising Margaret Kelly, Gertrude Stearns, Doris Mayne and Ruth Brooks. This com- mittee posted in the Sophomore rooms the combinations: Blue, white and gold; green, yellow and gold; and orange and black and gold. On February 12, a meeting was called to select the class pin and colors. The pin was chosen from a design submitted by H. W. Peters Co., Boston. Orange and black were the colors adopted by the class. — Cathleen Loughlin, ' 21. Secretary. 24