Church Information Bureau Opened in Little Building
Members of the Christian Science faith have established an information bureau in Room 837 of the Little Building to tell affairs of the church.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1920
Page
5
Members of the Christian Science faith have established an information bureau in Room 837 of the Little Building to tell affairs of the church.
An official statement cites high demand for information about the unprecedented situation in Mother Church affairs and notes the large number of inquires received. The notice signals forthcoming updates and clarifies the church’s need to respond systematically.
Letters and telegrams received by individual Christian Scientists in Boston prompt a voluntary information committee to record facts and chronicle events. The committee, led by Luther P. Cudworth with Grace C. Jacobs as secretary, offers the Mother Church’s support and aims to assist organizations nationwide.
Events throughout the day include a 11 a.m. Baptist ministers and Civil War veterans meeting at Kingsley Hall, 2 p.m. gatherings for 101st Engineers and Ward 19 League of Women Voters, 2:30 p.m. rent profiteering hearing in State House room 313, a 3 p.m. reunion for 196-1917 Association at Shawmut Church, and a 6 p.m. dinner for Phillips Exeter alumni at the Hotel Somerset plus banking and legion events.
About 25 workers, many from western Massachusetts, are enrolled in a social service class run by Stockton eee under Associated Charities. The program trains volunteers to assist social workers and emphasizes helping the poor become self reliant.
A column revisits Josiah Quincy and his era in Boston. It notes the lineage from Josiah Quincy senior to Josiah Quincy Jr and the renowned mayor and Harvard president. It recounts the Lafayette reception in 1824, the Faneuil Hall market, and personal memories evoked by Quincy’s life and family ties.
Irish tenor John O Sullivan of the Chicago Opera Company gave his second season recital at Symphony Hall before a good sized audience. The program, under the League of Catholic Women, showcased his brilliant voice and seasoned experience with the company. A feature was the new song Trail to the King of G dedicated to him.
The Massachusetts campaign for the Ireland loan shifts to western counties Hampden Hampshire Franklin and Berkshire under State director Patrick J Moynihan. He plans rallies and targeted quotas in towns including Westfield Turners Falls Greenfield North Adams Pittsfield Holyoke Northampton Easthampton with national speakers announced to bolster support.
The national committee on prisons and prison labor led by Adolph Lewisohn announced a new programme for the next months. Prison labor is a major focus and includes establishing a federal market for prison made goods in conference with labor standards.
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