Parents:
Eugene H. Harper-#40718788
Annie Adams Harper-#40718789
Marriage to Margaretta Howe
Announcement: Boston Herald(Boston, Massachusetts)
Sunday, September 23, 1934-P. #46
Mrs Margaretta Howe is Bride in Weston Chapel
Mrs. Margaretta Howe,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Howe of the Boston Post Road,Weston,was a attractive bride at her marriage yesterday to Dr. Edwin A. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Harper of Bedford, Va. The four o'clock ceremony in the Unitarian Chapel of Weston was preformed by the Rev.Palfrey Perkins of Kings Chapel, and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Old Family lace and a veil of lace were worn by the bride with her white satin gown, and she carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Louise Howe, her sister, and Miss Dorothy Hillies of Philadelphia were her attendants.
Their gowns were peach taffeta, worn with brown hats and accessories. Miss Helen Kendall of Walpole was the attractive flower girl.
Mr. Robert Harper was the best man for his brother, and the ushers were Mr. Richard Day of New York,Mr. James Hall of Pittsfield, and the bride's brother, Mr. Owen Howe Jr., of Weston. The bride is a graduate of Concord academy and received her degree from Radcliffe last June. Dr. Harper was graduated from Harvard Medical School.
Note -excerpts from original letter(from his documents that I have) from the Secretary Of the Harvard Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha-honorary medical fraternity: to Mr. E. A. Harper 1924 McElderry St.-Baltimore,MD-My Dear Mr. Harper. It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that you have been elected to Membership in the Harvard Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical fraternity!
Article: :Thursday,December14,1922:Award $14,000 to Exeter Boys: Trustees give Scholarships to Deserving Students of High Rank-Exeter,N.H.,Dec. 18-(listing of Edwin's)-The largest of Scholorships were won by Edwin A. Harper of Bedford,Va- NOTE-(article goes on to list other winners)
Article: Boston Herald(Boston Massachusetts)-P. 26
Friday -June 19,1931
"Nine Noted Men Are Presented Honorary Degrees By Harvard"
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees on nine men, whose achievements were listed by President Lowell in the following words:
Listed for Edwin A. Harper:M.D. cum Laude
Several other articles on Edwin's School Education:
Clippings from his personal items:Class of 1922
Exeter College ends its Year:
Honors and prizes:The number of boys from Boston and vicinity who won honors and scholarships is noticeably large: Teschemacher scholarships,for students who are going to Harvard College, $250 each year of the college course,provided their conduct and standing are satisfactory- awarded to Edwin A. Harper!
2nd article: same clipping- The prize for general excellence($50) for that member of the Senior class who,having been two or more years is recognized on the ground of scholarship and general character as holding the first rank, is awarded to Edwin Adams Harper.
Article: June 23-NOTE-(this article - from items of documents etc. of the Harper Family that I have) Does not have title or year!- Bedford Boy Graduated From Harvard College-
Cambridge , Mass., June 23,-Edward Adams Harper, of Bedford,Va was among nearly 1,500 candidates to receive degrees at the end of the 231st year of Harvard University. Some 600 degrees were awarded undergraduates in the college, nearly 400 in law and medical graduates schools. Mr. Harper's degree was a B.S. from the college and carried with it highest honors as one of the most prominent members of the class!
Article-(Original Letter from-Harvard University Medical School)- Boston 17, Massachusetts-(Dated-April 18,1930-from David L. Edsall, M.D.(Dean) and Worth Hale M.D.(Assistant Dean)- Mr. E. A. Harper-Vanderbilt Hall- Dear Mr. Harper: At the meeting of the Administrative Board yesterday, it was voted to accept your petition to take three months of your fourth year Medicine at the John Hopkins Hospital. Yours Sincerely,(signed Margaret B. Hodges-name typed underneath Margaret B. Hodges(Secretary).
Dr. Edwin Adams Harper was a Physician-in Lynchburg,Va-he lived on Link Road with his wife-Margaretta Howe Harper and children-Faith Kendall Harper(never married),Edwin Adams Harper(Nickname-Teddy),Jr,Owen Howe Harper
Eugene H. Harper-#40718788
Annie Adams Harper-#40718789
Marriage to Margaretta Howe
Announcement: Boston Herald(Boston, Massachusetts)
Sunday, September 23, 1934-P. #46
Mrs Margaretta Howe is Bride in Weston Chapel
Mrs. Margaretta Howe,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Howe of the Boston Post Road,Weston,was a attractive bride at her marriage yesterday to Dr. Edwin A. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Harper of Bedford, Va. The four o'clock ceremony in the Unitarian Chapel of Weston was preformed by the Rev.Palfrey Perkins of Kings Chapel, and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Old Family lace and a veil of lace were worn by the bride with her white satin gown, and she carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Louise Howe, her sister, and Miss Dorothy Hillies of Philadelphia were her attendants.
Their gowns were peach taffeta, worn with brown hats and accessories. Miss Helen Kendall of Walpole was the attractive flower girl.
Mr. Robert Harper was the best man for his brother, and the ushers were Mr. Richard Day of New York,Mr. James Hall of Pittsfield, and the bride's brother, Mr. Owen Howe Jr., of Weston. The bride is a graduate of Concord academy and received her degree from Radcliffe last June. Dr. Harper was graduated from Harvard Medical School.
Note -excerpts from original letter(from his documents that I have) from the Secretary Of the Harvard Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha-honorary medical fraternity: to Mr. E. A. Harper 1924 McElderry St.-Baltimore,MD-My Dear Mr. Harper. It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that you have been elected to Membership in the Harvard Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical fraternity!
Article: :Thursday,December14,1922:Award $14,000 to Exeter Boys: Trustees give Scholarships to Deserving Students of High Rank-Exeter,N.H.,Dec. 18-(listing of Edwin's)-The largest of Scholorships were won by Edwin A. Harper of Bedford,Va- NOTE-(article goes on to list other winners)
Article: Boston Herald(Boston Massachusetts)-P. 26
Friday -June 19,1931
"Nine Noted Men Are Presented Honorary Degrees By Harvard"
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees on nine men, whose achievements were listed by President Lowell in the following words:
Listed for Edwin A. Harper:M.D. cum Laude
Several other articles on Edwin's School Education:
Clippings from his personal items:Class of 1922
Exeter College ends its Year:
Honors and prizes:The number of boys from Boston and vicinity who won honors and scholarships is noticeably large: Teschemacher scholarships,for students who are going to Harvard College, $250 each year of the college course,provided their conduct and standing are satisfactory- awarded to Edwin A. Harper!
2nd article: same clipping- The prize for general excellence($50) for that member of the Senior class who,having been two or more years is recognized on the ground of scholarship and general character as holding the first rank, is awarded to Edwin Adams Harper.
Article: June 23-NOTE-(this article - from items of documents etc. of the Harper Family that I have) Does not have title or year!- Bedford Boy Graduated From Harvard College-
Cambridge , Mass., June 23,-Edward Adams Harper, of Bedford,Va was among nearly 1,500 candidates to receive degrees at the end of the 231st year of Harvard University. Some 600 degrees were awarded undergraduates in the college, nearly 400 in law and medical graduates schools. Mr. Harper's degree was a B.S. from the college and carried with it highest honors as one of the most prominent members of the class!
Article-(Original Letter from-Harvard University Medical School)- Boston 17, Massachusetts-(Dated-April 18,1930-from David L. Edsall, M.D.(Dean) and Worth Hale M.D.(Assistant Dean)- Mr. E. A. Harper-Vanderbilt Hall- Dear Mr. Harper: At the meeting of the Administrative Board yesterday, it was voted to accept your petition to take three months of your fourth year Medicine at the John Hopkins Hospital. Yours Sincerely,(signed Margaret B. Hodges-name typed underneath Margaret B. Hodges(Secretary).
Dr. Edwin Adams Harper was a Physician-in Lynchburg,Va-he lived on Link Road with his wife-Margaretta Howe Harper and children-Faith Kendall Harper(never married),Edwin Adams Harper(Nickname-Teddy),Jr,Owen Howe Harper
Parents:
Eugene H. Harper-#40718788
Annie Adams Harper-#40718789
Marriage to Margaretta Howe
Announcement: Boston Herald(Boston, Massachusetts)
Sunday, September 23, 1934-P. #46
Mrs Margaretta Howe is Bride in Weston Chapel
Mrs. Margaretta Howe,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Howe of the Boston Post Road,Weston,was a attractive bride at her marriage yesterday to Dr. Edwin A. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Harper of Bedford, Va. The four o'clock ceremony in the Unitarian Chapel of Weston was preformed by the Rev.Palfrey Perkins of Kings Chapel, and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Old Family lace and a veil of lace were worn by the bride with her white satin gown, and she carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Louise Howe, her sister, and Miss Dorothy Hillies of Philadelphia were her attendants.
Their gowns were peach taffeta, worn with brown hats and accessories. Miss Helen Kendall of Walpole was the attractive flower girl.
Mr. Robert Harper was the best man for his brother, and the ushers were Mr. Richard Day of New York,Mr. James Hall of Pittsfield, and the bride's brother, Mr. Owen Howe Jr., of Weston. The bride is a graduate of Concord academy and received her degree from Radcliffe last June. Dr. Harper was graduated from Harvard Medical School.
Note -excerpts from original letter(from his documents that I have) from the Secretary Of the Harvard Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha-honorary medical fraternity: to Mr. E. A. Harper 1924 McElderry St.-Baltimore,MD-My Dear Mr. Harper. It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that you have been elected to Membership in the Harvard Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical fraternity!
Article: :Thursday,December14,1922:Award $14,000 to Exeter Boys: Trustees give Scholarships to Deserving Students of High Rank-Exeter,N.H.,Dec. 18-(listing of Edwin's)-The largest of Scholorships were won by Edwin A. Harper of Bedford,Va- NOTE-(article goes on to list other winners)
Article: Boston Herald(Boston Massachusetts)-P. 26
Friday -June 19,1931
"Nine Noted Men Are Presented Honorary Degrees By Harvard"
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees on nine men, whose achievements were listed by President Lowell in the following words:
Listed for Edwin A. Harper:M.D. cum Laude
Several other articles on Edwin's School Education:
Clippings from his personal items:Class of 1922
Exeter College ends its Year:
Honors and prizes:The number of boys from Boston and vicinity who won honors and scholarships is noticeably large: Teschemacher scholarships,for students who are going to Harvard College, $250 each year of the college course,provided their conduct and standing are satisfactory- awarded to Edwin A. Harper!
2nd article: same clipping- The prize for general excellence($50) for that member of the Senior class who,having been two or more years is recognized on the ground of scholarship and general character as holding the first rank, is awarded to Edwin Adams Harper.
Article: June 23-NOTE-(this article - from items of documents etc. of the Harper Family that I have) Does not have title or year!- Bedford Boy Graduated From Harvard College-
Cambridge , Mass., June 23,-Edward Adams Harper, of Bedford,Va was among nearly 1,500 candidates to receive degrees at the end of the 231st year of Harvard University. Some 600 degrees were awarded undergraduates in the college, nearly 400 in law and medical graduates schools. Mr. Harper's degree was a B.S. from the college and carried with it highest honors as one of the most prominent members of the class!
Article-(Original Letter from-Harvard University Medical School)- Boston 17, Massachusetts-(Dated-April 18,1930-from David L. Edsall, M.D.(Dean) and Worth Hale M.D.(Assistant Dean)- Mr. E. A. Harper-Vanderbilt Hall- Dear Mr. Harper: At the meeting of the Administrative Board yesterday, it was voted to accept your petition to take three months of your fourth year Medicine at the John Hopkins Hospital. Yours Sincerely,(signed Margaret B. Hodges-name typed underneath Margaret B. Hodges(Secretary).
Dr. Edwin Adams Harper was a Physician-in Lynchburg,Va-he lived on Link Road with his wife-Margaretta Howe Harper and children-Faith Kendall Harper(never married),Edwin Adams Harper(Nickname-Teddy),Jr,Owen Howe Harper
Eugene H. Harper-#40718788
Annie Adams Harper-#40718789
Marriage to Margaretta Howe
Announcement: Boston Herald(Boston, Massachusetts)
Sunday, September 23, 1934-P. #46
Mrs Margaretta Howe is Bride in Weston Chapel
Mrs. Margaretta Howe,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Howe of the Boston Post Road,Weston,was a attractive bride at her marriage yesterday to Dr. Edwin A. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Harper of Bedford, Va. The four o'clock ceremony in the Unitarian Chapel of Weston was preformed by the Rev.Palfrey Perkins of Kings Chapel, and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents.
Old Family lace and a veil of lace were worn by the bride with her white satin gown, and she carried gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Louise Howe, her sister, and Miss Dorothy Hillies of Philadelphia were her attendants.
Their gowns were peach taffeta, worn with brown hats and accessories. Miss Helen Kendall of Walpole was the attractive flower girl.
Mr. Robert Harper was the best man for his brother, and the ushers were Mr. Richard Day of New York,Mr. James Hall of Pittsfield, and the bride's brother, Mr. Owen Howe Jr., of Weston. The bride is a graduate of Concord academy and received her degree from Radcliffe last June. Dr. Harper was graduated from Harvard Medical School.
Note -excerpts from original letter(from his documents that I have) from the Secretary Of the Harvard Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha-honorary medical fraternity: to Mr. E. A. Harper 1924 McElderry St.-Baltimore,MD-My Dear Mr. Harper. It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that you have been elected to Membership in the Harvard Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical fraternity!
Article: :Thursday,December14,1922:Award $14,000 to Exeter Boys: Trustees give Scholarships to Deserving Students of High Rank-Exeter,N.H.,Dec. 18-(listing of Edwin's)-The largest of Scholorships were won by Edwin A. Harper of Bedford,Va- NOTE-(article goes on to list other winners)
Article: Boston Herald(Boston Massachusetts)-P. 26
Friday -June 19,1931
"Nine Noted Men Are Presented Honorary Degrees By Harvard"
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees on nine men, whose achievements were listed by President Lowell in the following words:
Listed for Edwin A. Harper:M.D. cum Laude
Several other articles on Edwin's School Education:
Clippings from his personal items:Class of 1922
Exeter College ends its Year:
Honors and prizes:The number of boys from Boston and vicinity who won honors and scholarships is noticeably large: Teschemacher scholarships,for students who are going to Harvard College, $250 each year of the college course,provided their conduct and standing are satisfactory- awarded to Edwin A. Harper!
2nd article: same clipping- The prize for general excellence($50) for that member of the Senior class who,having been two or more years is recognized on the ground of scholarship and general character as holding the first rank, is awarded to Edwin Adams Harper.
Article: June 23-NOTE-(this article - from items of documents etc. of the Harper Family that I have) Does not have title or year!- Bedford Boy Graduated From Harvard College-
Cambridge , Mass., June 23,-Edward Adams Harper, of Bedford,Va was among nearly 1,500 candidates to receive degrees at the end of the 231st year of Harvard University. Some 600 degrees were awarded undergraduates in the college, nearly 400 in law and medical graduates schools. Mr. Harper's degree was a B.S. from the college and carried with it highest honors as one of the most prominent members of the class!
Article-(Original Letter from-Harvard University Medical School)- Boston 17, Massachusetts-(Dated-April 18,1930-from David L. Edsall, M.D.(Dean) and Worth Hale M.D.(Assistant Dean)- Mr. E. A. Harper-Vanderbilt Hall- Dear Mr. Harper: At the meeting of the Administrative Board yesterday, it was voted to accept your petition to take three months of your fourth year Medicine at the John Hopkins Hospital. Yours Sincerely,(signed Margaret B. Hodges-name typed underneath Margaret B. Hodges(Secretary).
Dr. Edwin Adams Harper was a Physician-in Lynchburg,Va-he lived on Link Road with his wife-Margaretta Howe Harper and children-Faith Kendall Harper(never married),Edwin Adams Harper(Nickname-Teddy),Jr,Owen Howe Harper
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