Brahms First Symphony Opens Boston Symphony Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Monteux performed Brahms in C minor with Joseph Bonnet on organ for Handel and Liszt Mephisto Waltz closing. Monteux received praise for shaping Brahms with strong pacing, while the reviewer notes the first symphony’s grand reach and asks for richer instrumentation and a less solemn finale.
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Fire crews to receive honor bar for drill record
Boston Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy plans a merit bar for the department crew holding the club record in drills. The badge will be worn on the uniform and later painted on the winning apparatus. A banner may also be presented to the housing station.
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Boston Firefighters to receive tangible excellence badge plan
The plan, devised by Fire Commissioner Murphy, creates a physical badge to honor Boston firefighters for exemplary work. It mirrors Navy practice where gun crew members and sailors wear an IE mark, with a large E on the ship’s smokestack, acknowledging the fleet’s yearly records.
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Watch Night Service Set at Trinity Church Newton Centre
A watch night service will be held at Trinity Church Newton Centre on New Year’s Eve starting at 11 o’clock and continuing just after midnight. The rector will preach. The evening service is omitted due to the church school carol service in the afternoon.
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Custody ruling causes mother to faint in court
Mrs. Julia F. French, mother of five, fainted when Judge Grant of Suffolk County Probate Court awarded custody of the children to her husband Charles W. French, an instructor at the Boston Latin School. The petition for separate support was heard in March 1918, with the judge ruling against her and reserving custody decision.
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As a Farmer Looks at the World excerpt reflections by Ed Howe
Ed Howe critiques human foibles via porch wisdom noting the gap between ideal and real men. He argues honesty in self portrayal, cautions against unearned reputations, and humorously imagines heaven’s bass section outshouting sopranos. Copyright 1919 Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
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