Christmas Observances Highlight Boston Society News
Boston society notes a festive season with Mrs. Arthur FE Grannis of New Canaan visiting Boston relatives on Beacon Street. Parties include Mrs. Samuel Thorne Jr of New York and Mrs. Roger Wolcott planning a Back Bay move. A quiet Brookline wedding and several holiday gatherings mark the season amid mourning at the Greenough home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur FE. Grannis
New Canaan
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
Exeter Street
Quinny
Philadelphia
John C. Leighton
Joseph W. Leighton
Harvard Street
Leighton
Pacific Coast
John Greenough
New York
Tuxedo
David S. Greenough
Jamaica Plain
Kris Kringle Gets Crossed At City Hall in Boston Tale
An earnest satire follows Santa Claus as he is ushered into Boston City Hall by a rushing crowd. He describes being mobbed and effectively held by council members who draft committees to escort him out and joke about gifts and reindeer as a Sharp social caricature of municipal politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
4 Post
City Hall
Hendricks Club
Boston
Common Council Chamber
Lill
Common Council
King
Liberal hopes rise as Campbell-Bannerman seeks majority
London reports show Premier Campbell-Bannerman aiming for a majority over all in Parliament. His Albert Hall rally drew huge crowds and Ireland self rule was praised by Asquith Grey Haldene and Fowler. Liberals seek 150 Tory seats to secure an independent majority with 84 Irish MPs expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Albert Hall
Ireland
Asquith
Grey
Haldane
Fowler
Rosebery
Bannerman
William O’brien
British Isles
Electio
Lawson Family Christmas Reunion at Boston Mansion
The Lawson clan gathered from lands across the ocean and Mexico for a Christmas reunion at their Back Bay mansion in Boston. Arnold Lawson returned from Mexico as engagement to Mrs. Lucie Mitchell was announced, Blaine Stanwood and bride Gladys Lawson also arrived, and a Christmas tree party for Bunny Lawson was planned. Arnold’s fiancée remained in New York, and the Lawson family distributed $150 to the poor through Daniel Kelley and two clergymen, with warm charity boxes of turkey fruit and nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
Mexico
Lawsons
Back Bay
Arnold Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Lucie Mitchell
New York
Boston
Blaine Stanwood
Gladys Lawson
Europe
Little Bunny Lawson
Jamas W. Lawson
Winchester
Daniel Kelley
Fr. Ee
Prof Lowell Discovers New Comet With Two Tails
A message from Percival Lowell reports a newly found comet at the world College observatory. The image dated November 29 shows a comet with two tails one horizontal and one pointing northeast. The celestial coordinates are given as right ascension 8 38 55 and declination minus 7 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woard College Observatory
Profor
Percival Lowell
Greenwich
Waltham Democrats to Choose New Leader
Waltham on December 24 with Patrick J. Duane stepping down as chairman of the Democratic city committee. Alderman Thomas J. Kearns of Ward 1 is the leading candidate to succeed him, noted for party service and leadership potential.
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Waltham Democrats
Waltham
Patrick J. Duane
Democratic City Committee
Thomas J. Kearns
Tard 1
Kearns
Christmas Post Delays Bring High Duty On New Year Gifts
A Nova Scotia to city package containing woolen socks and suspenders faced duties totaling 3.12 dollars and 0.65 dollars respectively when opened in the recipient’s presence at the port collector. The piece outlines parcel post rules, open packages, sender tracing, and the prohibition on sealed items being opened except with the sender.
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Nova Scotia
Seasonable Exchange Between Gus Gander and Tom Turk
Gus Gander offers a humorous tale to cheer Tom Turk who laments feeling sick rather than amused and resists the lighthearted storytelling. The exchange captures a winter atmosphere and a comic contrast between mood and storyteller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Gander
Tom Turk
Christmas customs and cheerful gatherings treasured nationwide
The piece reflects on timeless Christmas rules and the ideal holiday spirit. It notes hospitality, family, carols, wassail, mistletoe, a boar's head, and a warm fire as staples of tradition, while Americans add turkey, cranberry, oyster, and the Christmas tree from Germany. Santa Claus is described as a naturalized citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Illustrated Sporting News
Greater Boston Christmas Observances Highlight Citywide Charity
Christmas in Boston brings meals, gifts, and events across 81 Washington street and numerous venues. Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, and civic groups will feed about 26 000 needy people and stage theaters, parades, and trees at churches, orphanages, jails, and immigrant stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Boston
Washington Street
Tammany Club
Ward 17
Long Wharf
Charlestown Navy Yard
State Prison
Charles Street
St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum
South End
Harrison Avenue
Bennett Street
House of the Angel Guardian
Roxbury
Starlight Lodge
I. of P
Meeting of
Educational Peace Society
Huntington Chambers
Very Trying Edith-Why and Percy Engagement Clash
In a humorous exchange Ferdy laments Percy’s habit of proposing to every woman Edith-Why dates. He vents that each engagement by Percy follows his own, sparking comic jealousy and rivalrous mischief.
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Edith
Percy
Ferdy
Painter Delays Ready Picture By A Day Or Two
Messenger asks if the portrait is finished. The painter replies it will not be ready to take away for a day or two, noting there is plenty of time to wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Santa Claus
Dave Mancovitz
Leary
Painter
Discovering Jangs The Perfect Man Myth
A fragmented piece questions who the truly perfect man is and plays on the idea that a wife might have married differently if circumstances had changed, hinting at social expectations and romantic ideals.
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Jangs
Perlite Fiction for Ladies Sparks Chat in Parlour
A brief exchange shows Rusty Randolph dismissing a literary interest with a quip about “Perlite fiction for ladies” while Lady expresses polite curiosity about stories. The dialogue hints at a social setting and playful banter without further plot details.
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Rusty Randolph
Perlite
Impressive Christmas services held in Boston churches
Catholic churches across Boston and nearby areas hold festive Christmas worship centered on Luke's gospel. Masses, high masses with augmented choirs, and musical vespers fill the day while charitable efforts aid the needy through St. Vincent de Paul conferences and parish drives distributing clothing food and money.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Immaculate Conception
St. James
Harrison Avenue
St. Marys
North End
St. Vincent's
South Boston
Trinity Church
Emmanuel Church
Newbury Street
Church of the Messiah
Gainsboro Street
St. Paul's
Tremont Street
St. Andrew’s
Chambers Street
Christ Church
Salem Street
St. John’s
East Boston
Roxbury
All Saints
Beacon Street
Brookline
Cambridge
St. John’s Memorial Chapel
King’s Chapel
Fifereth Zion
Sharal Jerusalem
Tremont Temple
A. C. Dixon
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Jesus
Boston
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Newly Ordained Priests Say Mass in Malden
In Malden two new priests celebrated their first masses. At Sacred Heart the Rev. William J. O Connell officiated, nephew of the church pastor and brother of the organist Miss Mary T O Connell. At Immaculate Conception the Rev. John T Kellen, a Malden native, offered his first mass.
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Malden
Sacred Heart
William J. O'Connell
Father Halley
Mary T. O'Connell
Immaculate Conception
John T. Kellen
A Choice of Spending Methods Cited by Florist
A Cincinnati florist reportedly received about 35 000 to 40 000 dollars for a seedling car nation of deeper pink hue than the plant Thomas W. Lawson paid 30 000 dollars for. The Tribune notes the high price reflects a passion for pinks, comparing it with costlier indulgences.
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Cincinnati
Thomas W. Lawson
New York Tribune
Reader questions engagement at age eighteen in Boston Post
A reader asks Miss Champagne if an eighteen year old should become engaged to a man four years older despite parental objection. The adviser suggests delaying engagement, maintaining friendship for two or three years until the reader is of a more suitable age, if the man is virtuous and suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Boston Post
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Respectful Boundaries in Courtship
A reader asks how to handle a girlfriend who says Stop when he makes advances. The adviser explains that unless engaged, a woman has rights to refuse. if truly loving, a man should value her self-respect and accept her boundaries as a desirable quality for a future wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Gussie
Raymond
Christmas Ghosts by Frank H Perkins
Poem recalling Christmas memories and ghostly visions of past joys. The speaker narrates childhood friends and faces that rise at Christmas, the gifts of memory outlasting wealth, with a tender note from Plymouth Massachusetts dated December 25 1905.
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Frank Herman Perkins
Plymouth
Mass
Storms Delay Liners New York and Caronia
The steamers New York and Caronia faced delayed passages due to stormy northwest gales on December 19 and 20. The New York from Southampton operated at reduced speed for eight hours amid high head seas.
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New York
American Line
Southampton
Cunard Line
Caronia
Liverpool
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Workingmens Co-Operative Bank
Tremont S ., Col
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