Hospital Wedding Brings Hope To Dying Boston Officer
Lieutenant Patrick Lee once of Station 5 wed Elizabeth McCarthy beside a Massachusetts General Hospital cot amid suffering. Both elderly lovers had endured years apart, with Lee gravely ill yet improving, inspiring friends who watched the quiet ceremony with moist eyes and shared memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bridge
Groom
Boston
Patrick Lee
Station 5
Elizabeth McCarthy
Lee
Kate Sanborn's Tea Highlights Granite State Club Event
New Hampshire Daughters' Club hosts a reception in the Venetian room at Hotel Brunswick led by club president Kate Sanborn. Guests include Mrs Governor John B. Smith and Senator Blair, with two hundred attendees, ornate garb in gray and garnet, poems read, and songs led by Mrs Martha Dana Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Daughters’ Club
Kate Sanborn
Hotel Brunswick
John B. Smith
Senator Blair
Micah Dyer, Jr
Kate Tannatt Woods
May Alden Ward
Helen M. Winslow
Streeter
Concord Woman's Club
A. J. McCutcheon
Norumbega Club
Harriet Tuttle Folsom
Annie Head
Helen Wetherbee
Frances C. Martin
F. Maude Joy
Phebe Jenks
Eewin C. Miller
Wakefield
Benjamin
Martha Dana Shepard
Judge Aldrich
Aldrich
S. Blanchard
Pillsbury
Adelaide Palmer
John Brainerd
S. Lewis
John W. Dunklee
Charles Greenleaf
Neils
L. J. Gray
Ladd
Bostoniana Club
Edwin Sanborn
S. A. Jenness
Clara Fowler
Charles W. Bradstreet
Josephine Jenkins
A. A. Miner
O. M. BE. Rowe
Nathaniel Head
F. A. Busseque
Emma E. Brown
Norcross offers a wide range of imported handkerchiefs
Norcross lists hundreds of styles carefully chosen from Irish Swiss French lines. Includes silk and linen for men women and children plus mufflers. Also advertised are molasses peppermints at 9 1/2 cents per pound and butter scotch at 13 1/2 cents per pound.
Tremont Row Sale Tables Highlight Dorchester Charity Fair
The Dorchester charity fair at Tremont Row features tables run by Mrs R C Humphreys Mrs F O North and Mrs C D Jordan with a $100 sale before 4 pm. Miss Ethel Cheney presents dolls, other tables display books autographs Kipling Deland Gilder Warner Dodge and Curtis water colors chrysanthemum painting and photographs. A cafe run by Mrs Waters opens as the event nears its closing night treasury total expected to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
R. C. Humphreys
F. O. North
C. D. Jordan
King’s Daughters
Ethel Cheney
C. P. Lothrop
John Wales
Miss Bowditch
Miss Curtis
P. Stuart
S. F. Gill
Rudyard Kipling
Deland
Diaz
R. W. Gilder
Charles Dudley Warner
Mary Mapes Dodge
Arthur Cheney
Miss Bartol
Cyrus A. Bartol
L. Norcross
Eva Channing
New England
Emerson
Schoff
Waters
Gilroy Hale Wedding in New York Chapel
In St Francis Xavier's Church the wedding of Thomas F. Gilroy Jr and Natalien Baynard Hale took place at noon. The bride wore violet velvet with lace and carried orchids and orange blossoms. The ceremony was led by Rev Father Harmer Denny with best man John J. Gilroy. Attending relatives included Mayor Gilroy and family. the Hale and Badger circles. The bride is the late Colonel Harry H. Hale's daughter, linked to the Hale estate heir. Mayor and Mrs Gilroy gave a silver service. families gifted silverware and cut glass.
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New York
Walter Badger
Harmer Denny
John J. Gilroy
Gilroy
H. Hale
E. J. M. Hale
Floating Hospital Fund Shows Dance Plans in Boston
The committee for the floating hospital rehearses dances for benefit events on Jan 5 and 26 at Mechanics' building. Baroness Rose Posse and Nellie Hill lead the Imp dance with 24 Back Bay youths, soloist Whitney, and stage manager Dugan. Patronesses include wives of Governor Greenhalge and General Taylor. matrons for dances named, costumes to be supplied by management with minor exceptions.
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Mechanics’ Building
Rose Posse
Nellie Hill
Back Bay Society
Whitney
T. D. Whitney
John Coleman
South Armory
Walter H. Dugan
Greenhalge
Charles H. Taylor
Abner Post
Gage Phillips
Bowdoin Parker
W. B. Joslin
O. Gibson
F. Woodman
Gavotte
Fred Reed
H. W. Esterbrook
E. C. Miller
W. R. Norton
F. ©. Woodruff
G. T. Perkins
Press night at the Dilkush hosts big gains for hospital
Last evening a press night event at the Dilkush attracted newspaper friends and dignitaries from Germany Norway and Sweden with Holy Trinity Waltham Brookline and Boston groups in attendance. Music by the Highland Cadet Band and Boston College orchestra accompanied the gathering. A crayon portrait surprise for Father Nagel was donated by Frank B. Conlin. Attendance has surged and the committee must close Saturday night. hospital gains are estimated at six to seven thousand dollars, with further increases expected.
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Dilkush
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Brookline
the Foresters
St. Mary’s T. A. B
Knights of Columbus
Bachelor’s Club
Norfolk
Reading Circle
Society St. Vincent de Paul
Holy Trinity
Public Testimonial Planned for Rev Samuel F Smith Hymn Writer
The Boston Post proposes a Mechanics Hall gathering to honor Rev Samuel F Smith author of America. Ex Governors to attend and sing the national hymn with other patriotic works while Smith, now in his 80s, would read his song from the platform. The idea finds support from New York and Springfield papers.
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Smith
America
Post
Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
New York Daily Mercury
Boston Post
Samuel ¥. Smith
Dr. Smith
Newton Centre
Mass
Bridgeport
Conn
Key
Whittier
Springfield Republican
Samuel F. Smith
Union Jack recovered from Kearsarge to join Essex Institute relics
Austin Quimby, Salem's veteran seaman who served on the Kearsarge, received the Union Jack that flew at the ship's masthead when she struck the Roncador reefs. Captain A. C. Bradley of Salem delivered the flag, rescued after difficulties with coast natives, and it will be added to the Essex Institute's collection.
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Salem
Austin Quimby
A. C. Bradley
Roncador
Bradley
Mr. Quimby
Caribbean
Essex Institute
Clan McKenzie Ball and Concert Delight at Odd Fellows Hall
Men in kilts and formal dress danced as Clan McKenzie No. 2 O. B. C. held its semi annual concert and ball at Odd Fellows Hall. Notables included F H Whitlaw and Annie Shirreff with Dunbar's Orchestra providing music for the dance.
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Fair Daughters of Scotia
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Clan McKenzie No. 2
F. H. Whitlaw
Annie Shirreff
M. Gertrude Hillman
Kate H. Hudson
Francis L. Pratt
Grace Warnock
Dunbar
J. N. Kirk
James Nicoll
James Calder
George Scott
Alex Crawford
John McGaw
The
Scots Charitable Society
Peter Kerr
Robert Anderson
Drummond
South Boston
Knight
Chelsea
McDonald
East Boston
Halliday
Hyde Park
Shoe firms relocate as Fuller Co sells to Lynn buyers
George Fuller & Co. shoe manufacturers on Rantoul street sell to Watson Downer & Co. The firm moves its entire plant to Lynn, with about half the staff laid off and the remaining workers dismissed by Saturday. Removal starts Monday at 456-458 Broad Street, Lynn, occupying the site of the former J. N. Smith firm.
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Beverly
George Fuller & Co
Rantoul Street
Watson, Downer & Co
Lynn
Broad Street
J. N. Smith
Association
Funeral for Sir John Thompson in St James Church
The body of Sir John Thompson lies in St James's Church for a funeral service with special honors at Windsor Castle and a wreath laid by the Queen. The body will be transported to Canada afterward.
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London
Sir John Thompson
St. James’s Church
Windsor Castle
Canada
Public food drive planned for unemployed in St John’s
In St John’s Newfoundland a public drive will aid those with no winter work. Newspapers accuse ex Premier Whiteway of moving shares of the suspended Commercial Bank to a relative and claim he drew a 5500 dollar check after transfer was refused. The new cabinet includes Joseph Greene as premier and attorney general, Augustus Harvey, William Horwood, Patrick Scott, and Jabez Thompson in various posts.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Whiteway
Commercial Pank
Joseph Greene
Augustus Harvey
William Horwood
Patrick Scott
Jabez Thompson
May Day Effort at Labor Federation Congress
Denver reports detail Frances E. Willard sending greetings while delegates debate reforma like criminalizing hiring foreign workers during strikes. The body forwards a study on law test validity, adopts a silver coinage measure, and backs eight hour day push with May 1 1896 as target.
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Denver
Col
Frances E. Willard
Boston
Federation of Labor Convention
Lasters’ Protective Union
Congress
Fall River
Executive Council
Gompers
Lloyd
Wolfson
Committee On President
Penner
Knights of Labor
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Brunswick
NEW England Hospital Fair
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Vendome
Ebony
McKenney & Waterbury
Franklin Street
Norcross
Ireland
Switzerland
France
Tates
J. Henry Norcross
Tremont Row
HALE
Press OF
Springfield
Republican
Cury
House Downs
Holiday Books
Ette
Watteau
Babies’ Books
Children’s Books
Ioc
Boys’ Books
Arlington
R. M. Ballantyne
Annie Bowman
ALTA
Algger
Otis
Castleman
Ellis
Europe
Girls’ Books
Bessie Books
Bessie Fairfax Florence
Rosa Carey
Charlotte Yonge
Edna Lyall
Miss Ewing
Cubase Sarecess
Morocco
Kearsarge
Music Racks
NEW Island Government
Leeland
Flynn & Mahony
Essex St
Belgium
Sie
Rubber Coods
Labor Federation
Union Pacific
Tondorse
Painters’ Union of New York
Furnseth
Chicago
United States
Tuskegee Institute
Trinity Church
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
E. Winchester Donald
D. D
Frederic T. Greenhalge
Sherman Hoar
Julia Ward Howe
George A. Gordon
Percy Brown
Booker T. Washington
John P. Sullivan
James Cramer
Charles T. Brown
Superior Criminal Court
Hammond
House of Correction
James C. Barr
Federal Street
Cramer
Sullivan
Barr
Olney
R. U
ST. Louis
Missouri American Railway Union
Adah
Wilson Bros
Frahar
Somerville
John Frahar
Auilcomy
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