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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
5
Boston figures from Governor Cráne to Archbishop Williams share quiet holidays. leaders like Bates, Hutchinson, Lodge, and Paine visit homes, attend church services, and host or receive gifts. Several officials speak of family reunions, Santa Claus roles, and hope for future city plans.
The Boston Turnverein held a Christmas Day event at Turn Hall Middlesex Street. At 4 pm a children’s festival for 250 youngsters ran to about 6:20 with Knecht adage as the central play. Beforehand there were musical pieces by Fraunstein Kaufman Laws and other performers. gifts followed, with Chris Eberhard as president and officers Eber, Kalmus, Schubert, Selling, and Eers involved in organizing.
Uiknecht Rupprecht presented a five act Christmas production led admirably by participating children. Principal players included Ambersger Lubmann Henry Ufman Erich De Beuve Mabel Laws Goodman Elsie Woermle Olga Jung Michael Max Stuber Moses and Walter Eberhard. The play ended with a sung version of O Tannenbaum.
Yesterday the Boys' Home held a festive day as hundreds of gifts arrived for the 200 Boys. Fathers Ford and Malley addressed the boys at mass and spoke of the work of Father Ford over thirteen years.
Members of the White Shield enjoyed an evening at Willards Settlement Myrtle Street. The hall filled by 8 o clock with a decorated tree and presents for teachers and members. A cantata delighted the girls, followed by roll-call and gift distribution. officers listed include President Annie Henry and vice president Lucy Romberg.
A Salvation Army event hosted a large Christmas dinner with Mayor Hart and Governor Crane in attendance. Volunteers served meals to thousands, with a tree ceremony, gifts for children, and a parade of floats to tenement districts. Each guest received a Christmas card, fruit, and a War Cry issue as they left. Visitors included Miss Willie Elizabeth eer, hailed as the Hellen Keller of the Southwest.
In New York City on Christmas Day 1924 a springlike scene unfolded as Salvation Army hosted a grand dinner at Madison Square Garden for about 4000 attendees. Com mander Booth-Tucker spoke as 2000 city residents received baskets and tickets funded by diverse religious groups.
In Cleveland Ohio Salvation Army served meals to 1500 needy today at Gray's Armory Senator Hanna attended and praised the organization calling Christmas a day for all. He lauded practical Christians and urged public support to sustain the work for law, order, and civilization.
British steamers in port marked Christmas with meals and merriment for crews. Cunarders and others gave extras including turkey beef gravy ale grog and duff. Captains arranged entertainments with Rev J M Battles and various ship captains coordinating dinners ashore for sailors from Anglian Pomeranian and other liners.
Market men from Boston outside Faneuil Hall and adjacent markets organized a Christmas dinner for 378 veterans at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. Two long tables served turkey pies puddings and a decorated lamb centerpiece. The gift of the England Provision Company of Boson. Evening entertainment followed in Peter Smith Hall with neckties and playing cards for each veteran.
The House of the Angel Guardian held a Christmas Day schedule with midnight mass in the chapel led by the boys choir directed by Louis Christiani, followed by a light collation. High mass was said at 7 am by Rev. J. M. Levesque, and at 2 pm vespers and benediction occurred. Boys and associates spent the day visiting with relatives or friends in Boston and nearby areas and the rest of the holiday in the yard and play rooms.
At Bethany Mission No 5 Merrimac Street an open house ran from 1030 a m to 1030 p m yesterday. Approximately six hundred men were fed with hot roast beef potatoes coffee fruit pies and other fare in abundance. Attendees enjoyed good singing and short day observances by James O Day Mrs L Spiedel Mrs Dr L N Day Miss S M Stevens Dr Henry Norman and Mrs and Mr William Black of Lynn.
Madelaine Stuart notes society items from Mrs. Gardner’s private press clipping bureau and fashion trends like floral rose hairdresses. The seventeenth Alpha Tau Omega biennial congress is set for Boston with fallouts from past meetings in Cleveland. a warning about trolley riders with lit cigars is issued.
Miss Ray D. Cauman daughter of Mr and Mrs Kalman Cauman of Chelsea wed Isaac Wolper a Chelsea merchant at Revere Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Rabbis Margolis and Adelman presided at 4:30 with about 200 guests from Hebrew society in Chelsea Boston Montreal and elsewhere. Manuel Garfinkle was best man and Miss R Sassenmeyer maid of honor. A banquet and dancing followed. the couple will reside in Chelsea after a wedding tour.
Boston theaters report large matinee crowds despite mild weather. Louis Wesley quits Miladi and the Musketeer. Eugene Canfield takes his place. George Richards returns to The Female Drummer in Boston before touring. Maude Odell's pneumonia threatens opera plans. Mistress Nell tour may proceed. Campbell Gollan carols Boston friends. Miss May Kempest to debut My Dreamland Queen at Music Hall. Maude Adams stars in L Aiglon at Hollis Street Jan 14 with J H Gilmour. The Gey Grisette cast includes Carleton and Claude. Bernard brothers tour The Belle of Bohemia. Sam dictates billing order. The Belle of Bohemia ads show both brothers’ names in capitals and lower case.
In City notes the Hollis will show Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott in When We are Twenty one a charming comedy suiting both stars. The Boston Theatre features The Belle of Bohemia with strong attendance at the Casino stage supplies. The Colonial Theatre hosts Ben Hur drawing large crowds as holiday crowds rise. Willard ends his Tremont run this week with new pieces. Hearts Are Trumps closes after next week at the Museum. The Night of the Fourth ends the note of the page.
A lively review notes Oak offering of Mathews and Bulger at the Park Theatre as a typical farce with bright energy. It mentions Streets of New York at Bowdoin Square Theatre revived by the stock company and Humpty Dumpty drawing large audiences at Grand Opera House. Also references Miladi and the Musketeer at Columbia Theatre, tricks of Horace Goldin at Keith's, Hassan Ben Ali's Toozoozin Arabs at the Howard, and Uncle Ephs Christmas Victorina at Austin Stone's with sword swallowing.
Last evening in Symphony Hall the Handel and Haydn Society presented the second Messiah performance with the same chorus orchestra and conductor as last Sunday but different soloists. Miss Adelaide Griggs impressed as contralto and Willis Batcheller as tenor gave notable solo work. Jessica De Wolf and J B Baernstein received strong audience response though not flawless. Verdi Requiem is announced for Sunday February.
Hotels showed unusually low occupancy as Christmas approached with arrivals averaging near zero. Clerks and staff lounged idle while a handful of private dinners occurred at the Thorndike and the Parker House hosted Colonel Adams and friends.
The Christmas of John C. Best, the man tied to the Lynn murder case, was spent in jail with a quiet day and a dinner of roast pork vegetables and mince pie. His brother in law W H Stiles of Lynn visited on Monday during the holiday.
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