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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
2
Colonel C N McConnell, senior aid and chief of staff to J C Black, toured the Boston HQs inspecting encampment plans. He praised the thorough preparation and predicted this year’s encampment would surpass recent years. McConnell and his family will stay at the Hotel Vendome during encampment week.
Local Grand Army men plan a big Melrose celebration for next Wednesday with U. S. Grant Post of Chicago as honored guests. A parade through Melrose streets will include veterans from Malden Everett Saugus Stoneham Wakefield and other posts along with Sons of Veterans militia and Spanish War Veterans. An evening mammoth campfire will be held in City Hall and business will close during the holiday observance chaired by Commander A A Carleton.
Judge Emmons cautioned homeowners to secure houses during the G A R encampment and parade schedule. Police in civilian dress will guard closed homes to deter burglars while residents attend the events.
An eight to twelve year old girl, dressed in a black and white dress with blue eyes and German features, was found crying on Boylston Street near the Common. She was taken to police stations, then to the Chardon Street Home, fed, and slept while no one claimed her. Patrols and officers sought guardians as the girl described hunger and a longing for her mother.
A fire at 168 West Brookline street in Miss Elizabeth Goodwin’s lodging house caused $200 in damage and was covered by insurance. Thieves stole $18 in money and $300 in jewelry, while Miss Mary McCarthy reported a gold watch and six rings missing from her dresser. Frank Berry, a lodger, left a lighted pipe in his room and later found flames. Police believe sneak thieves entered after the fire was under control.
Miss Alice Quinlan of Meriden Connecticut recounts a cure for catarrh of the stomach after months of suffering. She credits Ta-Ni-Ta with a marked improvement in three days and a full cure in six weeks, saying doctors gave only temporary relief. The ad claims endorsement by doctors hospitals and druggists and offers free medical consultation and a medical book.
Members of the Women's Relief Corps from several states gather in Boston for G A R week and debate the handsomest member. The Post prints two candidate photographs sent by friends, highlighting enduring features admired by soldiers and sweethearts from the war era.
Local Veterans of the Engineer Corps prepare extensive arrangements for a reunion at 18 St James avenue. Comrade C W Sweetland leads as president. The group promises full accommodations for the entire week, funded if necessary, with death in the unit reducing numbers in recent years.
Boston veteran writes to the Boston Post asserting that veterans and their families cannot obtain grand stand seats on Boylston and Tremont streets. He notes his post has donated funds yet cannot secure tickets for families, and cites another commander offered fewer seats than requested. He suggests visiting comrades are prioritized over veterans in seating.
One of the most respected organizations to be present during encampment week will be the National Army Nurses Association of which Mrs Addie L Ballou of San Francisco is national president and Mrs Fannie T Hazen of Cambridge Massachusetts president. The headquarters of the organization will be at the Curtis on Mt Vernon street and the annual convention will be held Monday morning in Social Hall Tremont Temple.
A Boston Post poem by Willie Doolittle honors returning blue uniforms and brave boys in gray who fought for the flag. Comrades gathered in bars of Boston reflect on faces wrinkled with time and praise the veterans for their sacrifice and good work done.
A healthful summer drink with milk iced water lemonade and mineral waters Sanford's Ginger is delicious cooling and purifying. Insist on Sanford's for quality flavor and strength with years of standard.
Malaria prevails in many New England sections especially rural areas where germs infest wells and springs. The ad promotes Sanford's Ginger as a safe travel aid claiming it kills disease germs in water relieves cramps and pain and quickly checks summer ills and colic.
An ad style note promises relief for summer colds and chills by adding Sanford's Ginger with sugar to ice water, urging readers to obtain Sanford's for safe cooling and soothing effects.
An occasional cup of Sanford's gin ger tea offers comfort and strength. The note highlights a simple restorative drink quoted as soothing and uplifting for the reader.
Boston will showcase the marble Prospect Hill tower in Somerville as a highlight of the G A R encampment. Mayor Chandler arranged with Edison Electric Company to light the tower at night, marking the spot where the first American flag unfurled.
W A Wetherbee, chairman of the decorations committee, defends arches around the Public Garden entrances amid early criticism. He notes the structures are skeletal now and will transform by Saturday with electric lights and laurel, predicting residents will reassess their initial impressions.
Very few men have a war record equal to that of Colonel Charles A. Gay of Cambridge. When but a mere boy, at the age of years, he began a military career marked by early service and notable exploits.
Colonel Gay known as little Charley earned parental consent to enlist as a drummer boy responding to Lincoln’s call. He rose from drummer to corporal then colonel, wounded 19 times, and fought at Cold Harbor, Sherman’s march, Wilderness, and Gettysburg. He served Massachusetts units and joined later cavalry companies. He will be major drummer boy on the 16th.
Newton Aug 11 Darius Cobb artist sculptor plans to join his old G A R comrades next Tuesday and march with Cambridge Post 85 He will wear a Prince Albert coat and white belt instead of the usual uniform coat marking his return to the post with his late brother Cyrus as longtime members
Mrs Abbie E Krebs national secretary of the Ladies of the G A R and wife of veteran Henry Krebs heads California’s contingent. Her business empire runs 50 000 acres of redwood forests and she oversaw the 28 company redwood exhibit at the St Louis fair. California delegates total about 380 from General Thomas Post San Francisco with 20 accompanying ladies and arrive Monday.
Daughters of Veterans led by Miss Althea Field of Clinton plan a Hotel Vendome reception and dance during encampment week. The Army Nurse Association of Massachusetts hosts a State House Hall of the Flags reception on August 17. Tent 22 Medford opens Royall House on August 19, and Tent 4 with Post 56, Corps 2 and Camp 56 will host open houses at Phillips Brooks House. An encampment trolley trip is planned and delegates will be served lunch at State House Cafe midweek. Field chairs information and press committees for visitor care.
President George H. Cavanagh of the First Massachusetts Cavalry Association says headquarters will be at Lancers Armory Bulfinch Street on August 15 and 16 with a reunion to be held at the same location in Pig Vermont.
From Aug 15 to Sept 9 the Chicago & Northwestern Union and Southern Pacific railways sell first class tickets from New England to Los Angeles and San Francisco and return for less than regular fare one way. Tickets good on all regular trains. Special parties leave Boston Aug 17 and 24, personally conducted from Chicago, stopping one day each at Denver, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake. For rates call or write J I Brittain general agent 390 Washington street Boston Mass.
The Spanish War Veterans parade next Monday is expected to feature about 1000 marchers. Commanders in full legion dress with white gloves and campaign hats will lead, with Sailors in blue and 38 camps from the state contributing. Headquarters at Phoenix Hall 734 Washington Street. Commander in Chief George H. Monks will oversee the event.
Malden Aug 11 the Grand Army parade will feature the Drummer Boys of ’61 Led by Harlin O Paige of Malden A Civil War drummer boy who joined at 15 after leaving Lowell he kept time during the Baltimore mob scene and later served in the regular army until after the war’s end Paige has since returned home and will appear in the parade
A longtime Malden home dweller resided on Bryant street for years and is employed daily at the Charlestown Navy Yard, reflecting a steady local livelihood and commuting pattern noted in the fragment.
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