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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
13
A playful exchange between Mrs Croesus and a caller arranges tickets for Professor T undi’s lecture course on Bud dhism, underscoring shared affection for flowers and culture.
A radio from the Mast Hampton reports severe weather with a 45 mile per hour easterly gale that caused the anchor of the Boston Lightship to drag while repairs kept windlass from holding. The vessel stated it was entering the harbor.
Wireless messages from the ship were received by a local station but Navy officials at the Charlestown yard could not establish direct radio contact with the liner up to late last night.
The failure to establish contact was attributed to adverse weather conditions. Officials cited heavy rain and strong winds as the main hindrance to communication links and timely response.
Docking arrangements are set for the Patricia at Commonwealth Pier this afternoon. A fleet of welcoming boats will depart Boston piers at 11 a.m. The Patricia is due to anchor near noon and tie up between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Onboard are the 102d and 103d Machine Gun Battalions the 101st Field Signal Battalion and other Yankee Division units plus casuals. The 101st includes former New England Telephone workers whose striking colleagues are elsewhere.
On the transport are the 1024 Machine Gun Battalion with 24 officers and 14 men, the 103a Machine Gun Battalion with 27 officers and 748 men, the 101st Field Signal Battalion with 20 officers and 470 men, and the Wist Ammunition Train with three officers and one man.
The report lists unit components and personnel for the 6th Division including Wist Field Artillery 1 officer 11 men and 4th units with officers and enlisted totals. It covers field artillery detachments ordnance shop mail detachment sales commissary unit and nurse corps plus casual officers and civilians with overall counts and percentages.
The transport Winifredian with 89 officers and 2091 men of the Yankee Division is due to dock Friday morning after reaching outer harbor tonight. The 101st Ammunition Train with 21 officers and 860 men sails on the New Jersey and reaches Boston next Tuesday April 22 ahead of the division parade. Tickets specify meeting boats and cannot be reused on alternate ships unless the vessel heads to meet the Winifredian Friday morning.
A key committee says it will raise its Victory Loan quota with tremendous energy, aiming to surpass previous campaigns and speed the loan over the top. The plan is described as one of the most important tasks facing the drive.
Executive Chairman N. Penrose Hallo addressed committeemen detailing advantages for workers buying the new issue. He highlighted the 4 3 4 percent interest bear ing bond and the 3 3 4 percent past bond, interconvertible, with no oversubscription. He urged active outreach, noting its rapid maturation and appeal to buyers of all sizes to keep bond value near par.
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