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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
2
Governor Coolidge spent the morning under camera glare near his Northampton residence as photographers captured him with his wife and two sons. He enjoyed a Christmas tree moment, a 1 80 dinner, a snowy stroll, and games with his boys in the afternoon.
Catholic women across the United States organize a fundraising drive under the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae to aid Cardinal Mercier in restoring his cathedral. The Massachusetts Chapter leads subscriptions and entertainments with officers Mrs. William H. Muldoon and Miss Teresa S. Fitzpatrick directing contributions and local committees formed by numerous volunteers.
Three avalanches at Davos yesterday caused multiple deaths and widespread panic. A sanitarium was struck killing a Russian woman and her nurse, with several others injured. The Hotel Sxcelsior saw two employees killed, and a third hit the Pension Germania where five bodies were recovered and more feared inside the rubble.
Volunteers of America distributed about 2000 Christmas dinners to needy families from its 39 Howard Street clearinghouse. Sailors from Charlestown Navy Yard aided in delivering baskets. Additional events included a tree for orphans at Malden's Volunteer Children’s Home and dinners for service members at Roxbury and Cedar Street locations.
Soldiers sailors and marines stationed in Boston forts and the navy yard held Christmas celebrations with trees dinners church services and entertainments. Commanding officers played Santa Claus while welfare groups and the Salvation Army distributed comfort items to service members away from home. The day featured athletic events moving pictures and theatre contributions from local venues.
A two alarm blaze at the wooden two story apartment building on School Street Jamaica Plain drove out three families and caused over 7000 dollars in damage. The fire started in a wall on Weld Avenue and the cause remains unknown. Firefighters faced slippery streets and horses slipping as they battled the flames.
Four deer reach Boston's Franklin Park Zoo as a Christmas gift. Three Japanese sika deer and a female red deer from Philadelphia join the herd and will stay in the new animal house until adjusted to the weather.
The 425 boys at the House of the Angel Guardian in Jamaica Plain celebrated Christmas with religious services feasting and games. Knights of Columbus donated four hundred pounds of candy and J J Driscoll provided a carload of turkeys for the feast.
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