Catholic Churches See Large Christmas Congregations
Christmas services drew huge crowds across Catholic churches with record turnout at early 5 a.m. masses and mornings.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
7
Christmas Day Masses Across Boston Church Sees Vast Attendance
Churches from the Cathedral to St. Mary of the Annunciation host multiple high masses and vespers. Clergy include Archbishop O Connell and Fathers from St. John's, Holy Cross, and Boston College. Families attend, choruses sing Gregorian chant, and festive decorations light the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
George J. Patterson
O’connell
John D. Peterson
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Joseph Bruno
Walter Lambert
Peter Gamache
St. John’s
M. J. Splaine
David J. Toomey
Carols for the Sick Bring Christmas Cheer to Hospitals
Volunteers at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital and homes for the aged hosted Christmas Day celebrations. Performers including Stella B Crane and the Euterpe Club entertained patients with carols, recitations, and violin solos. Special dinners, gifts, and a visitors’ day added festive cheer for inmates and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Stella B. Crane
Mary E. Williams
J. R. Meredith
Harlow F. Dean
Euterpe Club
H. F. Odell
W. M. Rice
Walter Loud
I. N. Wakefield
Frank Dodge
Amy Allibright
Agnes Carlson
Emily Ordway
Eunice Allbright
Adalore Beauvais
Chardon Street
Shawmut Avenue
Miss Murphy
Angel Guardian Home Celebrates Merry Xmas
The Roxbury House of the Angel Guardian held a yuletide celebration with large Christmas trees and a Bethlehem crib. Boys enjoyed games and exchanges of candy nuts and oranges, a lavish noon spread, vesper prayers and benediction before resuming activities through supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Guardian
Roxbury
Bethlehem
Christmas at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Inmates at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum enjoyed a merry Christmas with chapel exercises and a noon dinner featuring turkey and plum pudding. The festive meal, funded by Thomas S and Galvin of Boston, fed sixteen tables of children as gifts were handed out from two large Christmas trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galvin
St. Vincent's Asylum
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Thomas S&s
Boston
State Prison Inmates At Christmas Mass
Eight hundred prisoners at the State prison attended an 8 o clock Christmas Mass in the chapel led by Rev A D Malley with the prison choir and orchestra. A concert followed, then outdoor time in the yard, and a noon dinner of roast pork onions and mince. Friends sent funds for fruit and delicacies as inmates wrote letters to loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Berchmann Sodality
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Jamaica Plain
Arthur T. Connolly
Joseph Brandley
Peter C. Quinn
Joseph P. Mahar
Edmund D. Daley
John O'Connor
O. P
St. Augustine's
Michael C. Gilbride
Patrick Geary
A. D. Malley
Hundreds of Youngsters Take to Public Garden Pond Skating
In Boston hundreds of youngsters with new skates tested their skills on the Public Garden pond despite warm weather and thawing ice. Santa Claus had sparked the activity with new gear as crowds watched youth attempt figures and the standard spreads, leaving many with sore spots but happy memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Santa Claus
Princess and the Christmas Ending in Mr Bob’s Story
Margaret waits for the lady across the hall and brings her red cape gifts hoping for the ending of Mr Bob’s tale. The woman comforts the child and Mr Bob finally tells how the princess sent away the prince but they live happily ever after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Holly
Mr. Bob
Grandma’s
Santa Claus
Reindeers
Jack Horner
Marie
Bob
Towne Shortage Raised to Fifty Thousand Dollars
New York December 25. Howard O Wood attorney for the Matheson Lead Company says a report on Edward B Towne's peculations and flight is inaccurate. Investigations show the missing sum exceeds the earlier 20000 dollars and now stands at 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward B. Towne
Howard O. Wood
Wall Street
Matheson Lead Company
Front Street
Roosevelt On Care Of Children In The Family Home
President Roosevelt advocates keeping dependent children in the family home as a conference in Washington on January 25 considers care methods. Educators and reformers including George E. Brock Julia Duff Joseph Lee and others weigh in on avoiding institutions. Notables like Judge Lindsay Jacob Riis and Booker T. Washington are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
George E. Brock
Julia E. Duff
Joseph Lee
Massachusetts
Judge Lindsay
Juvenile Court of
Denver
Jacob Riis
New York
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama
Old Time Fruit Cakes From Local Home Cooks
A collection of handwritten cake and filling recipes from Mrs Mary Carswell Mrs John Stewart and Mrs P B Lehnest listing ingredients portions and steps including fruit mixtures spiced batters and icing. notes on preparation times and baking guidance appear alongside addresses in North Adams Webster and Barnstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
Slater Street
Webster
Mammoth cheese weighs 2207 pounds in Kansas City store
A cheese weighing 2207 pounds was received at Fred Wolferman’s store at 1110 Walnut Street. It was made from 22,227 pounds of milk from more than 1000 cows, took sixty days to produce, and comes from Crawford County Pennsylvania. Retail price is set at $662.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Fred Wolferman
Walnut Street
Crawford County
Penn
Naples to Welcome Battleship Division on World Cruise
Naples December 25 Preparations are under way to greet the division of the American battleship fleet visiting Naples. The unit includes Wisconsin Illinois and Kearsarge under Rear Admiral William P Potter. Italian naval authorities will anchor the ships in the military harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mediterranean
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kearsarge
William P. Potter
Naval Department
Notable chef Schneider's career spans coast to coast
Charles Schneider, a prominent hotel chef born in Kissinger Springs Bavaria in 1863, built a storied career across major American cities. From early apprenticeships in Wurzburg and New York kitchens to lead roles at the Ocean View in Coney Island and hotels in Santa Barbara San Diego Los Angeles Boston Nantasket Beach and Atlantic City he became a renowned culinary figure. His signature dishes include Spanish rarebit and Lobster Sauteed Plaza reflecting a lifetime in high end hospitality. He joined the Epicuréan Club and shared recipes that featured tomato pepper rarebit and lobster preparations with detailed steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sehneider
Hotel Plaza
Kissinger Springs
Bavaria
Swan Hotel
Wurzburg
Main
New York
West Side
Gilsey House
St. Bartholdi
Ocean View Hotel
Coney Island
Windsor Hotel
Holyoke
Pomona
Cal
Hotel Palomares Company
Pacific Hotel
Harvey System
Santa Fe Road
Arlington Hotel
Santa Barbara
Nantasket Beach
Evelyn
Atlantic City
Windsor
Nantasket
Hampton Beach
N. H
Mr. Hottinger
Buckminster
Schneider
Epicurean Club
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P. J. Supple
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Dr. Supple
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D. F. Whalen
D. D
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Charles E. Lane
S. J
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William H. O'Connell
Austin E. Doherty
Austin KE. Doherty
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Frank A. McNeil
M. J. Creedon
P. J. McCarthy
James H. O'Neil
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Father Turnere
Roslindale
John W. TH. Corbett
John Fi’. Cummins
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Church of St. Mary of the Annunciation
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Little Wanderers
West Newton Street
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Harvard
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