Item:

Salem, Massachusetts Tercentenary Military, Society, Trades & Civic Parade Committee Medal

When Acquired: December 20, 2005
Acquired From: eBay.com Auction
Ormond, Florida
Price Paid: $23.50
Manufacturer: Whitehead - Hoag Company
Newark, New Jersey
Age: 1926
Notes: This medal was given to one the following members of the parade committee:

Chairman: Major Augustus G. Reynolds
Councilor Thomas A Donahue
Councilor G. Arthur Bodwell
Mrs. Rebecca Adkins
Mrs. Mary Dooley
Mrs. Agnes Hamilton
Mrs. Sophia Heyworth
Mrs. Grace Lemire
Mrs. Anna M Leonard

The reverse side depicts: the ship "St. Paul" the statue of Salem's founder Roger Conant and the words "Settled by Roger Conant MDCXXVI; Salem, Mass.;  Tercentenary; 1626 - 1926. The obverse depicts the seal of the City of Salem.