The Brookline Friendly Society was a health and human services agency located at 10 Walter Ave. in the area known as The Farm. This photo appeared on page one of the February 4, 1938 issue of the Brookline Citizen newspaper.

• The physician is Richard Cannon Eley who lived at the time on Glenoe Rd. and was a physician at Boston’s Children’s Hospital for 36 years.
• The baby being examined is Richard Flynn, held by his mother, Bridget “Delia” (Staunton) Flynn. She emigrated from Galway, Ireland in 1929; married Michael Flynn, who also emigrated from Ireland, in 1935; they lived at the time on Boylston Place and had four more children.
• The woman standing at the table is Mildred (Kearney) Ward with her third child, Thomas. She grew up on Pearl St. and lived at the time at 57 Walter Ave. with her husband, Thomas, and their children.

Image Courtesy the Brookline Preservation Department