As shown in the post of July 9, 2014 here at The Prism, and as discussed in the post here on July 21, 2014, both my maternal grandfather, Everett S. Carpenter, and his older sister, Ruth A. Carpenter, graduated from Cumberland High School on the same day -- Thursday, June 27, 1907. Shown here in today's post is a scan from an original invitation to the graduation Commencement Reception the evening after the graduation exercises just over 107 years ago. The Commencement Reception was held at 8:00 PM on Friday, June 28, 1907 at Lonsdale Hall in Lonsdale, Rhode Island.
According to a National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form submitted in or around 1984, Lonsdale Hall was built in 1869 by the Lonsdale Company to serve as a community meeting place and commercial center. It housed the local library, club rooms, and a meeting hall on the upper floors with small shops occupying the first floor. In 1888 the commercial occupants were a drug store, barber shop, dry goods store, and bakery. The building was a 3 1/2 story brick structure with bracketed cornice and windows set under segmental arches between brick pillars.
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Scan of the original invitation in the personal collection of the author.
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Copyright 2014, John D. Tew
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