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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
5
A committee of Boston Jewish businessmen was named to negotiate the purchase of the Leopold Morse home at Mattapan for use as a Jewish hospital, marking the first definite step toward establishing the facility.
Over the year agitation to establish a Jewish hospital in Greater Boston faltered then several local Jewish groups joined forces. A special Beth Israel Hospital Auxiliaries meeting formed a full powers committee to negotiate the undertaking.
Over 250 delegates from 3000 plus members of Greater Boston auxiliaries attended at Otis Field Hall Roxbury. Hyman Danzig presided and Dr. H Leventhal Dr. L Freedman and Dr. W Beltstein spoke. A new committee including Nathan Pinanski Oscar Grossberg Max Lebowitz Henry Wyner Il Aggos and George Weiner was appointed.
Mrs Curtis Guild reported subscriptions to the Russian war sufferers fund totaling over six thousand seven hundred dollars. Donations listed include John L Thorndike H Staples Potter Mrs Thomas Joliffe Mrs Frederick Winslow and others with several anonymous gifts.
Northampton December 17 The appointment of Lee Wilson Dodd author and playwright to fill the Smith College faculty vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr Henry Noble MacCracken to become president of Vassar College was announced today.
Mayor Curley envisions a $75,000 profit from the administration building while offering $300,000 for the Mason Street school committee building. The city would spend no more than $225,000 on the new structure after a conference with the school committee and School House Commission. Architect Harrison H. Atwood to revise plans to omit Station 2 offices, with Curley likely approving the revised cost estimate.
Creditors filed bankruptcy proceedings against Royal Furniture Co. at 53 Portland Street after a general assignment alleged to have been made to John F. Beck of Boston on December 16.
Creditors petitioned Hills Chair Coach Manufacturing Company of 218 Tremont Street into bankruptcy in United States District Court yesterday.
In Seabrook New Hampshire Edgar Randall has spent over 14 months jailed for a $2 poll tax. He will likely be released tomorrow after taking the poor debtors oath before Justices Albert R Hatch and Thomas H Simes.
Randall's release sparks a dispute among Seabrook town officials county commissioners and Sheriff Spinney of Portsmouth over who pays his $160 board bill. With no NH law to assign responsibility the case may prompt new legislation. Judge Young urged Randall’s release.
A Christmas tree heavily laden with gifts was the feature of the home after noon of the Daughters of Vermont at the Vendome yesterday. Everybody present received a gift and a bag of candy.
A large owl from Tremont Row Army recruiting station could be donated to Franklin Park Zoo if the city accepts the gift. The bird was presented to Sergeant Doherty by Sergeant Barnaby of the Marine Barracks after being captured in Maine during a hunting trip.
Lemuel Hayward 89 a member of Harvard class of 1845 founder of the Hasty Pudding theatricals and last surviving partner of Francis Skinner & Co. Boston born 1826 he lived in Keene at his death after a long mercantile career including New York dry goods firms and stock raising in Texas. He was a member of Rho Tau Delta.
Newburyport report notes Lydia Goodwin of 37 Temple street who after six months with only limited hearing awakened to hear barking dogs and a passing car while sleeping on a couch. She is about eighty and joyful but puzzled by the sudden return of hearing.
A Massachusetts Red Cross note lists new receipts for Europe war fund totaling entries from Vernon Court Hotel Newton 151.00 Junior C E Society Dover 5.05 Red Cross Workers Ipswich 100.00 Junior Alliance Medford 5.00 In Loving Memory of Alfes Amelia 100.00 Cape towns flag sale 125.15 Card party proceeds Home of Mrs F L Sears 61.00 Citizens of Rochester for Belgium 5.00 Mrs Louis Levisegur 5.00 First Congregational Georgetown 7.52 Congregational Haydenville 7.00 Total shown as total.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on December 17 judges Pike and Young granted 22 divorces for Rockingham county. Most decrees cited extreme cruelty abandonment willful absence and infidelity among the grounds.
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