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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
10
The Selective Service Officers' Association unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Congressman James A. Gallivan's bill before Congress to route all alien slackers from the United States. The group held its first annual outing at Nantasket.
After a dinner with 25 local boards represented President William M Curtis led a meeting where resolutions included support for returning dead New England soldiers to their families for reburial but were rejected by others Officials Judge Timothy J Ahearn ex Governor Samuel McCall and Frederick Junisky spoke praising draft boards Fifty five Boston draft division men and twelve appeal agents attended Sports included swimming shot put tug of war and several track events Winners named include Emerson Ahearn Junisky Conlon Perkins Gillespie Kilduff Craig Crossen Joslin Curtis and others Local board members won a tug of war against the government agents and police supervision followed a police escort tour of the beach and bath house
Dr. Patrick McCarten delivered a parchment from the Dail Eireann to Vice-President Marshall. The document signed by Arthur Griffith and Sean O Ceallaigh expresses Ireland’s gratitude to the Senate for urging the American Peace Commission to secure a hearing for President Eamon De Valera and the Irish Peace Commission at Paris. The Dublin resolution pledges peaceful aims and enduring ties with the United States.
A half holiday was observed in Rockland to celebrate the arrival of the Pelican, the first steel trawler to dock with a catch of ground fish. The trawler belongs to East Coast Fisheries Company, which announced a merger of Maine canning and fisheries firms with a distributing station at Rockland.
Brookline Playground Association presented a four episode pageant titled Victory of the Gardens at Brookline Field drawing a crowd of thousands. Over 1000 children from all Brookline playgrounds acted under Samuel K Nasdn with dances by Miss Mary Fay. Pictographs were filmed for federal use to promote children garden activities.
President Wilson informs a postal employees committee that wage increases cannot be granted now. He aligns with earlier railroad wage policy and says no raise for government workers until the cost of living campaign is advanced. National officers signal plan to relay results to local groups.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts presided with Edward J. Gainor president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Edward J. Ryan president of Railway Mail Clerks' Association and Charles F. Flaherty president of the National Federation of Postal Employees among those present.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans extended sessions to speed its report on amendments to the peace treaty. Negro delegations urged race equality and American trusteeship over Germany's African colonies while other minority groups and nationalities are expected to testify. Senators Williams and King exchanged sharp remarks about who would be heard, including Egyptian Irish Indian and Jewish communities.
After a morning open session the committee will close its doors to consider pending amendments. The first proposal to be taken up is expected to seek elimination of a measure, signaling the next phase of formal action.
Charles Frederick Hoffman, treasurer of the Cathedral of St John the Divine and a Columbia University trustee, died today at his Newport summer home from heart trouble after a summer-long illness.
The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws elected officers at its 29th annual meeting session at the Hotel Vendome. President William A. Blouht of Pensacola Florida vice president Hollis R. Bailey of Boston Massachusetts treasurer W O Hart of New Orleans Louisiana and secretary B E Gilmore of Madison Wisconsin were chosen.
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