Salvation Army dinner distributes 2500 baskets at Mechanics Hall
Four thousand hearts filled with joy as Mechanics Hall hosted a Salvation Army Christmas dinner. Dr. S. Sherburne Matthews and daughter helped hand out 2500 baskets with turkey fixings while a hundred saplings formed a grand tree. Children lined Huntington Avenue as toys and treats were shared. police and volunteers ensured smooth delivery. Colonel Evans announced the tree was empty, marking a fulfilled day of peace and goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Mechanics’ Hall
Toyland
S. Sherburne Matthews
Richardson
S. S. Matthews
Louis A. Frothingham
Wee Johnnie
Huntington Avenue
Do People Turn Away Trial Package Proves Charcoal Works
An advertisement extols Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a cure for bad breath and digestive odors. It claims charcoal purifies the stomach and intestines, filters blood, absorbs gas, and freshens breath, with a free sample offer from F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Christmas Union Service At First Methodist Church
A Christmas day union service was held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church yielding a full house. Rev. Fred B. Fisher urged the holiday gathering despite some parishioners doubting attendance. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell preached on Isaiah Unto us a child is born with special music by Frederick W. Briggs Bruce Reynolds and Gertrude E. Gifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred B. Fisher
Daniel A. Goodsell
Christmas Dinner For Poor Children By Health Fund
The 14th annual Christmas dinner for poor children was provided by the Children's Health Fund yesterday. Since 1894 the society has organized such dinners and now distributed baskets with roast turkey dressing vegetables cranberry sauce fruit nuts and candy. Over 70 children received meals by noon at the headquarters 1 exchange street or via delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Health Fund
Exchange Street
New $1 Bills for Patients at Free Home for Consumptives
Patients at the Free Home for Consumptives in Dorchester enjoyed a turkey feast and a Christmas tree event funded by a donor. New $1 bills were placed on the tree for each patient, later explained by Santa as real dollars, with gifts and a brief concert to follow. Miss Elizabeth A. Power oversaw the distribution, with Dr. and Mrs. William Appleton contributing the money. A young patient, Barbara Weiss, also spoke a short poem as a keepsake.
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Murphy
Evans
New England
Free Home For Consumptives
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Santa Claus
Santa
Elizabeth A. Power
William Appleton
Beacon Street
Miss Power
Barbara Weiss
Post Santa Delivers Christmas Cheer to Roxbury Family
A Roxbury mother with two children faced cold, hunger, and poverty after her husband disappeared seven years ago. The Post Santa Claus visited Sterling Street, bought clothing, food, and candy, gave the family money, and sparked visible joy as the children clapped and cried with happiness.
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Post
Santa Claus
Sterling Street
Joy in Everett Home as Post Santa Delivers Cheer
The Post Santa Claus brightened an East Everett family of eight children yesterday. The father has been unable to work for two years, and the elder son heads a household of ten. The family welcomed gifts as reporters visited, meeting the younger daughters gathered around.
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Santa Claus
Post
East Everett
Everett
Xmas Cheer for Orphans at Little Wanderers Home
Post reporter visits the Little Wanderers Home on West Newton Street where 95 children welcome Santa Claus and receive gifts. Dr. Frederick Hi Ixnight hosts as the children perform a Christmas program with songs recitations and a dialogue before the toy distribution. Clifford Reed portrays Santa Claus with Mrs. George Mason assisting the matron for a festive afternoon.
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Little Wanderers
West Newton Street
Frederick Hi
Santa Claus
Mary Dalton
Florence Angel
Marion Yeo
Mildred Dalton
Clifford Reed
George Mason
Christmas Day Sunshine Breaks Records Across the Nation
Old Sol poured bright light on Christmas day as homes felt warm and cheerful. Temperatures stayed above freezing, around 40, unlike last year’s subzero weather. Snow lay on the ground last year, making for a murky, mudded holiday. Shoppers, freight workers, expressmen and mail carriers benefited from the clear, mild conditions, enjoying a festive Yuletide season.
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Sol
Mercury
Francis Blake Birthday Quietly Celebrated at Home
Weston December 25 Francis Blake inventor of the Blake transmitter marked his 67th birthday with a private gathering at his Auburndale line home. Reporters found him preparing for a Christmas dinner while a small group of friends gathered. He spoke little on future aerial navigation and wireless telegraphy.
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Weston
Francis Blake
Blake
Auburndale
Post
Blake Mansion
Mr. Blake
Castle Square Hotel Employees Gifted Gold by Manager
Charles B. Sleeper manager of the Castle Square Hotel gave a $300 purse in gold to the staff as a Christmas token. The employees expressed heartfelt appreciation and wished him continued prosperity and season's greetings.
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Charles B. Sleeper
Castle Square
Mr. Sleeper
Christmas Gifts Given to Catholic Orphanages
At the Working Boy's Home in Newton the boys attended mass and received gifts sent to the home. The St. Vincent's Asylum and the Home for Destitute Catholic Children also enjoyed large Christmas trees and presents from generous sisters.
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Newton
St. Vincent's Asylum
Chickatawut Boys Club Celebrate Christmas Day
Members of the Chickatawut Boys Club celebrated Christmas Day at 11 Davis Street the home of former newspaper publisher the late Philip Schriftgiesser. Max Henry Newman acted as Santa Claus with committee members Philip Schriftglesser Edward Fleming and Harold Graves.
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Chickatawbut Boys’ Club
Davis Street
Philip Schriftgiesser
Max Henry Newman
Santa Claus
Philip Schriftglesser
Edward Fleming
Harold Graves
Dead Broke Club Fails Jubilee on the Common
A large crowd gathered at the Common to hear tales from the new Down and Out Club but no meeting occurred. Members shifted to a Socialist gathering at Faneuil Hall on Jan 6. Despite eager spectators and festive spirit, officials and donors did not appear.
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Faneuil Hall
Brookline Family Receives Christmas Aid From Post Santa
A Brookline family with four adults and five children faced hardship after the father’s death before Christmas. The Post Santa Claus provided funds to buy shoes and food, and the family expressed heartfelt thanks as he departed.
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Father
Santa Claus
Brookline
Wayfarers Lodge Christmas Dinner for the Homeless
The Wayfarers Lodge on Hawkins Street served a Christmas dinner to around 40 men. They received roast pork, cabbage, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce after a day of chores. The event brought merry faces and a sense of festive spirit to those in need.
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Wayfarers
Hawkins Street
Willie
Immigrants Celebrate Christmas at Long Wharf Bureau
Twenty four detained visitors from Greece Germany Russia Portugal Italy and Jamaica danced to Italian concertina music and a violinist as they shared a turkey dinner served by the immigration bureau staff. Nathan Kurtz delivered holiday wishes in multiple languages.
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Jamaica
Immigration Bureau
Long Wharf
Post
M. J. Kelly
Margaret Carberry
Ida G. Carter
Maryannigan
Beatrice Collins
Nathan E. Kurtz
Holiday at the House of the Angel Guardian
At midnight on Christmas night the House of the Angel Guardian Roxbury began its nativity observance led by Rev. D. M. Murphy. A community choir sang as the boys gathered for a noon banquet and Christmas trees in three halls offered each child a present from Santa Claus and a joyful scene of giving.
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House of the Angel Guardian
Roxbury
D. M. Murphy
Community of Brothers
Santa Claus
Open Air Christmas Tree Brightens Tuberculosis Camp Patients
An open air Christmas tree was set up at the River street Matta pan tuberculosis hospital camp with gifts hanging from its branches. Dr Townsend and hospital physicians acted as Santa as gifts were given to the men women and children confined with consumption. Community donors enabled a merry Christmas though the camp remains free with some contributions toward care.
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Association For the Relief and Control of Tuberculosis
River Street
Mattapan
Townsend
Santa Claus
Rowley Hosts Theatrical Friends In Huntington Ave Visit
Manager Lindsay Morison of the Boston Theatre and his family with Eleanor Gordon Wilson Melrose and Donald Meek were guests of Clarence W Rowley of Huntington Avenue yesterday.
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Lindsay Morison
Hoston Theatre
Eleanor Gordon
Wilson Melrose
Donald Meek
Clarence W. Rowley
Huntington Avenue
Christmas Joy At Newton City Hospital
Candy toys and fruit delighted children at Newton City Hospital on Christmas Day. Nurses received a tree and sang carols while choir boys from the Church of the Messiah Auburndale shared sacred songs, and wards were festooned with holly and evergreens.
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Newton
Newton City Hospital
Church of the Messiah
Auburndale
What a Stout Woman Should Wear
A dressmaker advises stout women to avoid long loose lines and opt for fitted or semi fitted clothes in dark materials. She promotes a home remedy of Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Syrup Simplex to lose fat, claiming noticeable weight loss with little exercise and improved health.
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Col. Evans
James
Anna Bazinet
Osborn Mill No. 2
Fall River
Mass
Allay
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N.Y. Gor
M. E. Church
Jesus
XMAS
Castle SQ. Hotel
Wayfarer’s Lodge
Angel Guardian
MR. Rowley
Aurmino
Aurmino CO
84Th St. N
Jaynes
Franklin Street
Boston
Ward
Hood
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