. The New England magazine . n,much of the stimulus which has madethe best social life of Lynn what it club has attained, in its ten ortwelve years of wholesome work, a ranksecond to no organization of the kind ina city of this size. To the club is duemuch that the women of Lynn have ac-complished in connection with theschools of the city, in classes for mentalimprovement, and in organizing and ad-vancing charities and various publicwork. Of the numerous social clubs for men. THE CITY OF LYNN. 515 the Park and the Oxford are the mostnotable. The Park is the older organiza-tion, is made
. The New England magazine . n,much of the stimulus which has madethe best social life of Lynn what it club has attained, in its ten ortwelve years of wholesome work, a ranksecond to no organization of the kind ina city of this size. To the club is duemuch that the women of Lynn have ac-complished in connection with theschools of the city, in classes for mentalimprovement, and in organizing and ad-vancing charities and various publicwork. Of the numerous social clubs for men. THE CITY OF LYNN. 515 the Park and the Oxford are the mostnotable. The Park is the older organiza-tion, is made up of men of affairs, andby virtue of the character of its member-ship carries much weight in city occupies comfortable club rooms inCity Hall Square. that a great and prosperous social bodycould be, but has been much its leadership and managementwere inaugurated the Charity Balls whichgreatly improved and enlivened the sociallife of the whole city. From theseballs, and from a charity bazar held in its. The New Quarters of the Oxford Club —From the Architects Sketch. The Oxford Club certainly holds aforemost place among the organizationsof the city. In the size and prominenceof its membership, and in the vigor andprogressiveness of its present life, it is aclub of which any city might be in 1881, its rapid growth hasbeen phenomenal. With a modest begin-ning of twenty or thirty members, thesefirst ten years of its history have broughtthe club to a membership of nearly fourhundred. A large portion of the strong-est men of the city appear on its roll ofmembers, which also includes many ofthe younger business and professionalmen. The achievements of the clubhave kept pace with its marvellousgrowth. In its social aspects it has con-tributed in full measure to the comfortand pleasure of its members. Its exten-sive and comfortable rooms, which weredestroyed by the great fire, were thecentre of many of the best entertain-ments, lectures, and mus
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