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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
9
More than a score of New England fighting men overseas who believed no one would send a Christmas box will receive gift packages on Christmas morning or when mail arrives from Boston.
The Post's Overseas Christmas Box Editor arranged and shipped boxes to New England division soldiers in France. Generals Edwards and Hodges endorsed the effort and labels from overseas soldiers arrived at Red Cross HQ for inclusion. Each box included cake, a briar pipe, tobacco, cigarettes, papers, gum, a tobacco pouch, and a holiday card funded by the Post.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul holds a general meeting at Cathedral School Hall next Sunday at 9:45 a.m. It marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 with attendance at a special mass and Holy Communion, followed by breakfast in the school hall.
The writer jokes about language, confusion with tinkers dam and French, contemplates self expression in French, and notes the Christmas holidays are over with the speaker spending the holiday in kitchen police.
A speaker jokes about potatoes and dish cloths while defending own role as kitchen police. He comments on the hired girl and her regularity, implying she could help in the kitchen for a few days. The tone mixes humor and mild defiance in a domestic scene.
A lighthearted fragment recalls sleeping until seven minus a quarter on Christmas morning and a neighbor who blew a horn at six forty five. Ida teases Mable about a man who promises telegramflowers, while the speaker muses about sending flowers themselves.
Fragmentary wartime letter describes soldiers and hosts in town dining with Max Glocoses mother while saluting officers. The writer jokes about presents from girls, a Dutch helmet joke, and sentiment over cost versus thought. Copyright notice notes continued publication.
The German government will investigate German crimes in Belgium including deportations of Belgian workers theft of machinery and the murders of Edith Cavell and Captain Fryatt. Named responsible are General von Sauberzweig former Brussels governor General Baron Kurt von Manteuffel at Louvain and Baron von der Lanecken Brussels civil governor during Cavell's execution.
Members of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith gathered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for Mission Sunday with solemn vespers and benediction. Rev. Bernard F. Creamers of the Mill Hill Fathers spoke, noting his years as a Philippines missionary and intent to return to fieldwork next year with Archbishop Dougherty’s approval.
Father Creamers spoke of a vast field for missionary work in the Philippine Islands saying it surpasses China Uganda and Africa in fruitfulness. He claimed about 6000 absolute savages inhabit parts of the Philippines with some head hunters and reports of human sacrifices in Mindanao.
Rabbi Harry Levi told Temple Israel that World War II liberalized Jewish faith and altered social outlook. He noted the front line experience shapes youths views of God life and death and that old creeds no longer suffice. The war has brought Jew and non Jew closer and reduced prejudice between faiths.
Next week Boston Post Sunday Magazine will feature an amusing story by editor and satirist George Jean Nathan titled The Triple Expense. Nathan is presented in his most entertaining vein.
Norton, longtime political editor of the Boston Post, is chosen by the trustees to direct publicity for the Boston Elevated system. He brings broad public affairs experience and broad national ties, aiming to strengthen ties between the L and the public. He is married and resides at 4 Sunnymead Terrace, Allston.
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