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Executive Board Sept. 9, 1927.
The regular meeting of the Eecutive Board was held at the Loring-Greenough House September ninth and was opened by the President. Because of the absence of the recording secretary, mrs. Walter Eldridge, it was voted that Mrs. Henderson should act as secretary pro tem. Those present were Miss Howard, Mrs. Dillaby, Mrs. Sears, Mrs. Edric Eldridge, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Seabury, Mrs. Grabill, Mrs. Henderson. In the absense of Miss George, the treasurer's report was read by Mrs. Henderson, and showed as balance of $2115.89 for the Tuesday Club and $967.60 for the Loring Greenough House. It was decided that Mrs. Frederick Glazier Smith, General Federations Director for Massachusetts and Mrs. Walter B. Leach, 4th District Director be invited to attend the opening meeting of the Club. Interesting reports were given by the Chairmen of various committees. It was decided that November fifteenth should be an "open meeting" day. Mrs. Farnsworth Baker's resignation from the board was accepted, and it was voted that Mrs. Robert M. Myers should fill her place. The advisability of adopting two rules, gleaned from the book of a neighboring club was discussed, but no action was taken. The first rule was that
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if a member of the executive board should be absent for three consecutive meetings without just cause, she should be dropped from the Board. The second was a change in the guest fee, advancing it from twenty-five to thirty-five cents. Places were discussed for the "celebrations" to be held in honor of the cancellation of the mortgage on the Loring Greenough House and also the Mother Goose Village activites. It was decided that the motor trip to visit the Pendleton Collection at Providence should take place Monday, October thirty-first. Adjournment followed.
Respectfully submitted, (signed) Lucy E. Henderson Sec. Pro Tem.
copied by Blanch U. Eldridge Rec. Sec.
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The Trustees of the Loring-Greenough House announce the cancellation of the mortgage and cordially invite you to a reception in honor of all contributors to the Fund Tuesday, the twenty-seventh of September nineteen hundred and twenty-seven from three until five o'clock Special exercises at four o'clock Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Present at the gate
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Boston Evening Transcript, Wednesday September 28, 1927 Historic Mansion Preserved for All Time
Tuesday Club of Jamaica Plain Completes Three Years of Untiring Labor to Buy Loring-Greenough House and Burns Mortgage on the Property
By invitation of the Loring-Greenough House trustees, a notable group assembled in the mansion at 12 South street, Jamaica Plain, yesterday afternoon, to celebrate an achievement of the Tuesday Club, and organization of 400 women. Mrs. Thomas G. Rees, the president, was in charge of the exercises. A letter of regret was recevied from Governor Fuller. Mayor Nichols was among the guests and a pituresque figure was John Greenough of New York city, a representative of the family whose home this was for six generations. His mother was married there and lived sixty-four years beneath its roof. Mr. Greenough was among the most generous contributors to the fund for purchasing the property. Mrs. Frederick Glazier Smith, General Federation director for Massachusetts and Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, General Federation secretary were among those who congratulated the club on the cancellation of the debt. In three years this club has raised $64,000 for this purpose. The largest contribution was $5000 and the smallest fifty cents, given by a wage-earning woman who for years took a car at the corner of the beautiful garden. The ceremont of burning the mortgage constituted the chief feature of the open house program. It was in July 1924, that the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club started on a venture with a very definite end, the saving of the only remaining historic mansion in that section of Boston. The first year, led by Mrs. Albert W. Goodnow, found the plan well organized. Under the guidance of Mrs. Thomas G. Rees, the second year brought even greater encouragement, and during the third year, with Mrs. Rees still in the presidency, the goal was reached. The beginning of the season of 1924 found this club of women with a house, whose purchase price was $53,000. In September, local painters, decorators, carpenters and other tradesmen assumed responsibility for the renovation of certain parts of the house as their gift to the good cause. Many and varied activities of the club members during the year brought the mortgage down to $30,000. With renewed vigor and courage the members in 1925 repeated their efforts of the previous year and again attacked the problem of reducing the mortgage and the indebtedness was reduced to $23,000. Last January a "special gifts" committee with Mrs. Arthur N. Broughton, Mrs. Gaspar G. Bacon and Mrs. Rees as joint chairmen, was formed to carry through a campaign to clear the remaining $20,000 of the mortgage. As originally planned there were fifty on the committee, each asked to raise $400, assisted by three others of her own choosing. A few men in the community gave valiant co-operation. A number of the committee fell by the wayside but there were thirty-eight whole held out to the end and with varying success did their best. Twentytwo of these exceeded the quote assigned, some of them many times over. The total expense of the drive was $127.75, a low figure which indicates that numerous incidental expenses were met by the individual members of the committee. Miss Elizabeth W. George, treasurer of the club, managed the funds. Sixty-four thousand dollars has passed through her hands for the house in three years, which represents the price paid for the property and all running expenses which include heat, light, taxes, insurance, interest, and repairs. On Aug. 1 the cancelled mortgage was returned to her.