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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
13
Mrs Martha Moore Avery urged modest dress as a shield of purity at the West Roxbury Woman's Club addressing ethics of women's attire. She warned against brazen fashion and said utility and beauty follow modesty in dress decisions.
Paris dispatch reports disturbances in Prague and Belgrade after attempts to set communist governments in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. The Associated Pressnote cites rumors of unrest and political tension in both capitals.
The Senate amended a $200 per member compensation plan for the special session to pay only for days attended. Absence due to illness counts as attendance. members must file a days attended certificate with the State Auditor, and compensation is proportional to attendance. The Walsh amendment passed 14 to 1 and moves to the House for concurrence.
James W. Mathews former house manager of the New York Hippodrome died after an operation in a London hospital. He had earlier managed the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London and returned to the city about a year ago with Laurette Taylors company.
The Associated Young People's Society of Boston opened a three day Christmas bazaar at Luther Hall Parker street Roxbury. It aims to raise $10,000 for the people of central Europe with proceeds from the event.
The author actress Maude Fulton and actor Robert Ober announced their engagement after a dinner hosted by Fay Bainter. Fulton, known for The Humming Bird, and Ober of East is West, were schoolmates in St. Louis and reconnected in Boston ten days ago. They plan to marry next week.
Mrs. Winifred L. Marion aged 46, a housekeeper for Dr. Wilberforce Clarkson Day, was found dead yesterday afternoon in a locked room at 829 Beacon Street Back Bay. The door was locked from inside with the key in it, windows shut, and four gas jets on. She left two notes expressing sorrow and inability to endure life.
The executive committee of the State department of the American Legion will hear proponents and opponents of the Powder House Post charter at 4 p.m. today. The outcome of the charter award will be decided. Somerville Post voted against the Powder House petition by about two to one.
At the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals monthly directors meeting President Rowley reported a successful Hospitality Day and Sale on Nov 30 and said women of Boston formed a permanent committee for a similar fair next fall. He outlined plans for a Christmas tree for horses in Postoffice Square on Dec 24 from 11 to 3.
From field workers and volunteers the American Humane Education Society reports 500 new Bands of Mercy organized last month. The total number of Bands of Mercy organized to date is 129,744.
With a shortage of men in Duisburg Germany young women beg for husbands from the United States. They appeal through letters and messages hoping to find spouses abroad amid postwar scarcity and housing pressures.
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