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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1916
Page
19
Wellesley College girls measured in the Mary Hemenway gym show form rivaling Venus de Milo. Experts note Wellesley figures closely mirror Venus in chest waist hip and lower limb proportions while the neck and arms reflect athletic development.
Miss Lillian Louise Hayman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred J Hayman of 25 Dwight Street Brookline, left her sick bed to marry Guy Horton Hunt in a home ceremony. She wore wedding attire and the couple wed in the parlor of her Brookline residence.
Miss Hayman contracted illness feared as appendicitis yet insisted on proceeding. In a decorated parlor, the bride, in a wedding gown, was escorted by her parents from a sick room to the ceremony. Rev. Dr. Ambrose W. Vernon officiated, with Mrs. Hayman acting as matron of honor before the couple returned to the bride’s bed.
A mass meeting of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America at 724 Washington Street declared a general strike may surge beyond initial estimates with over 3500 workers likely to strike before the weekend. Leader Joseph Schlosberg urged securing shorter hours and higher wages, following concessions in Baltimore Chicago and New York.
The Boston alumni dinner of the University of Vermont featured President Guy Potter Benton arguing doctors will focus on preventive care. He noted endowment needs to expand enrollment while detailing faculty remarks and leadership elections for the alumni association.
The Referendum bill from the American Federation of Labor failed 122 to 100 in the House, with 40 Republicans crossing toward the Democrats and key Democrats supporting the measure. Minority Leader Sullivan led the fight, while Burr faced the fiercest opposition as supporters argued for voter access on a contentious issue.
Harvard students plus Poetry Club members will hear Joan Masefield, the English poet who rose from a bartender’s job to a literary figure, speak in Boston on March 6. The Harvard delegation will attend his reading.
Daniel V. McIsaac William H. Cuddy James H. Kelley Francis A Campbell and Miss Julia Fraher are Boston members on a committee urging a national Irish independence convention in New York March 4 and 6. The group will consider steps toward independence from England.
A short term campaign was launched at the Boston City Club to raise 125000 for a new building and equipment for the Bunker Hill Boys Club of Charlestown. George B. Baker chaired the event with S. M. Bard directing the fundraising effort and committees planned, including initial subscriptions and luncheons.
The Harvard graduation plan envisions moving exercises from Sanders Theatre to the Stadium as class sizes outgrow the current venue. The Harvard Alumni Bulletin and the Harvard Crimson advocate holding commencement in the Stadium to accommodate the growing number of graduates.
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