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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1917
Page
4
Crowds gathered as hundreds of canoeists launched the season on the Charles River near Auburndale. The event showcased flags on canoes and a festive mood, while new cement West Bridge provides safer passage for autos and a fenced sidewalk along the riverbank.
Conn April 22 Berlin residents near Hartford 10 miles south have canvassed neighbors and nearly all favor renaming the town to Worthington the historic mother town of New Britain. A meeting tonight may push a petition to the Legislature now in session to authorize the name change. Some suggest honoring Governor Mercus H Holcomb instead.
Residents of Brighton and Allsten districts will meet tonight at 4 o clock in the old Brighton Town Hall to organize a home guard. Hugh Wiley a Brighton patrolman and Spanish war veteran will preside and several prominent men will address the gathering. Wiley and other veterans will serve as drill masters for the home guard unit.
John McCormack performed at Symphony Hall to a full house yesterday afternoon. He presented Beethoven, Brahms, Wolf-Ferrari, Rachmaninoff alongside Irish folk songs noted for his distinctive interpretation. Donald MacBeth and Edwin Schneider accompanied on violin, with Mozart and Bizet pieces featured. The audience applauded for minutes after each encore.
Major Newton H Hall, commander of marines at the navy yard, toured Greater Boston seeking a site for a 400 man camp to train navy recruits from across the country. Overcrowded Newport and Great Lakes stations prompt searches. Beachmont area preferred for sandy bottom and water drill capability with nearby transportation.
The House faces a pivotal debate on the army bill drawn by the general staff and approved by the President. Supporters forecast a substantial majority, while Chairman Dent and nine committee members will spearhead the opposing fight for a volunteer and draft plan. Representative Julius Wahn will present administration views, highlighting a rare Republican push for preparedness measures. Voting is expected after 15 hours of general debate and five minute rule discussions, with Dent and Kahn delivering opening and substitute proposals.
Congressman Gallivan urged enlistments at Ward 18 Democratic Club flag raising in Dorchester. He praised Colonel Logan and called for action and national unity toward victory. Other speakers included Mayor Curley and local leaders as flags were raised and a parade followed.
About 100 members of Fitchburg B Company and Marlboro F Company, Sixth Regiment Massachusetts National Guard, attended a solemn mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Second Lieutenant Aubrey D Corkum led the march from East Armory and the service featured seminarians as deacon and subdeacon plus a sermon by Rev William E Conroy. A choir sang The Cross and the Flag. Nearly 200 St Vincent's Home children joined.
The Flying Squadron has collected over 25 percent of its goal for Roxbury Boys Club. With five days left, two team workers push the Dudley Street clubhouse drive. They plan a late meeting at Intercolonial Hall to wind up fundraising amid rivalries between male and female team captains.
Thirteen year old Rudolph Rapp was taken to Melrose Hospital after a mysterious shooting in the woods near Pleasant Street Stoneham. A 32 calibre bullet was removed from his abdomen during surgery and he says he stepped on a revolver bullet while walking with Winslow Kent. Kent cannot explain the incident and police suspect a pistol used by another boy during target practice in the woods.
The cornerstone of the new First Universalist Church on Highland Avenue Somerville was laid yesterday in exercises drawing visitors from Universalist churches. Rev Harley D Maxwell led the ceremony with the trowel. Rev Leo McCollester delivered the main address. A list of church articles and contributors was placed inside the cornerstone. Remarks followed by Rev George E Leighton and Rev Chester A Drummond ended the ceremony with patriotic song.
The Boston delegation backs Billy Sunday’s revival at the Tabernacle with strong audience reaction. Sunday delivers a forceful sermon while Rockefeller and Finley Shepard appear on the platform. New York crowds resemble other cities in response, with attendance spilling into the two services and outsiders blamed for broader moral concerns.
Under Watch and Ward Society direction Jefferson Parker leads a raid on two West Holyoke resorts known as The Farms district. Eighteen men and 16 women were arrested and a large quantity of liquor seized. Boston officers supported by Hamden county deputies assisted in the operation.
First Lieutenant Jeremiah J Healy of L Company Natick will wed Miss Lucy A Zahn of West Roxbury at St Theresa's Church West Roxbury this morning. The ceremony is set for 8 15 oclock with Colonel Logan and staff in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Murphy of 19 Cameron Avenue North Cambridge celebrated the 25th anniversary of their marriage yesterday. A large gathering of relatives and friends attended a reception last evening. The couple were married by Rev William Blood of St Cecilia Church Back Bay. Many guests from the original wedding attended the reception.
Miss Katharine Shute Woodworth of 3 3 Curtis Avenue West Somerville married Arthur Clifford Goodwin a marine engineer with the New England Gas and Coke Company in Cambridge. The private ceremony was conducted by Rev. J M Witham pastor of the Highland Congregational Church and witnessed by relatives of both families.
Three Mexican men named Peter Batener B Martinez and G Rodinche were arrested in Toledo on a complaint a citizen said they took an American flag from him on the street and tore it to pieces They will face court on a flag mutilation charge
Albert Day of 121 Dafford Street Lawrence and Miss Berah Tyler of 12 View Street Haverhill were knocked down on the State highway this afternoon by two motorcyclists. Pedestrians assisted them and they were taken to their homes with bruises.
The Boston Committee on Public Safety announces plans to cultivate public and vacant lands and assist private gardening. It offers lots, seed, tools, and guidance for schools clubs and individuals to grow staple crops like potatoes corn and beans under supervision with potential crop sharing or ownership options.
Mrs L Northrop of 43 Hildreth St Lowell Mass describes a decade of pain from rheumatic joints. She says she could not walk, spent nine months bedridden, and was almost helpless before finding relief and regained health.
A former patient describes a five year battle with chronic rheumatism and severe joint pain. After trying Var-nesis, stomach upset eased in a week and three months later he regained mobility, doing own work, and recommends the booklet A Word to Skeptics from W A Varney of Lynn Massachusetts. Nurse Nightingale to meet public daily at Liggett’s Riker Jaynes Boston to discuss Var nesis further.
On Weymouth street Holbrook area saw doubled guard tonight after shots fired near the Home Guard detachment patrolling the area. No further attacks have occurred, but a special meeting of the local public safety committee will seek National Guard protection tonight.
A Brighton notice promotes Plant Juice as a herbal remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and related ailments. It cites a local resident Mrs Halli Hastings who reports remarkable relief after using Plant Juice and credits improved digestion sleep skin and energy. The ad notes a salesman from Houghton and Dutton Co. demonstrates the product daily.
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