The following item was in the July 8, 1920, Lowell Tribune (page 1, column 6):
Birthday Surprise
Last Thursday being little Miss Claribel Mason's eighth birthday, Mrs. Franklin Petry and children took it upon themselves to give her a surprise at their home and invited a number of her friends in to spend the afternoon. A most enjoyable time was had by all, after which refreshments of cake, strawberries and lemonade were served. Those present were; Vera, Neva and Dorothy Smith, Myrtle Surprise, Constance Thompson, Maxine, Wayne, Persis and John Wilbur Petry, Mrs. Franklin Petry, Mrs. Hugh Clark and children, Mrs. Eva Mason and daughter, Claribel.
