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 Miss Lillian Williams, principal of Sherman School (seated). Standing behind table: Harold A. Swaffield [?], principal of Roger Ludlow High School. Standing: Mrs. Samuel Friedman, Mrs. Herbert A. Cochrane, Mrs. Francis A. Carroll, Mr. Arthur J. Bennett, Chief of Police, and unidentified woman.</text>
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