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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1921

Page

10

Actress Winifred Hanley Critiques American Slums and Welfare Vision

English actress Winifred Hanley, in Boston for a stage engagement, contrasts steerage Ellis Island hardships with America’s grand scale. She imagines cottages for the poor, gardens for every wife, and laments slum conditions while praising opportunities in the United States. Her remarks reflect refugee origins and wartime travel with husband Walter Kingsford and son Guy.

Winifred Hanley New York East Side Boston England

Winifred Hanley and family tour Boston home life

Winifred Hanley, known on stage as Mrs Walter Kingsford, appears with her husband in their Garrison Hall apartment in Boston. Their son Guy joins talks on travels and future plans. The column notes her views on outdoor life, garden joy, and a cottage in the country, plus family rehearsal updates and upcoming walking tours.

Winifred Hanley Abraham Lincoln Walter Kingsford Jewett Players Guy Garrison Hall

Six Irish Meetings to Be Held in Canton on Washington's Birthday

Canton plans six mass meetings on Washington's Birthday with speakers from New England addressing Irish and Indian independence. Committees from James Connolly Council, American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, and George Washington Branch, Friends of Freedom for India, organize the events. Canton will adorn streets and public buildings with flags in anticipation of the largest demonstration in its history. Two meetings will be American. others target French Greek Portuguese and Lithuanian citizens.

New England Canton Washington James Connolly Council American Association For the Recognition George Washington Friends of Freedom For India

Vigilance Committee Formed To Patrol Braintree Streets

East Braintree residents planned a night patrol to catch the assailant feared to terrorize women after police cleared eight suspects. A resident of nearby town proved not the attacker, while two victims identified another man who fled into the woods. In Quincy court Herbert Coughlin, linked to the case, received a month in Taunton State Hospital. About 25 volunteer patrolmen patrolled East Braintree as the meeting to organize continued tonight.

Braintree Johnson Marion West Thelma Christensen Fore River Newcomb Square Hobart Street Thompson May Street Quincy Court Herbert Coughlin King Cove Street North Weymouth Avery Taunton State Hospital East Braintree

Meeting of 18 businessmen at Abraham Lincoln School

A committee of 18 business men will hold a meeting at Abraham Lincoln School in the heart of the district beset by the hugger. More than 200 people are expected to attend and arrangements will ensure citizen police remain on duty until the annual town meeting in March to secure funds for safer evenings for women venturing out.

Abraham Lincoln School Hugger

K O P To Observe 57th Anniversary

Supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias will speak at Cambridge anniversary events marking the 57th year of the order.

Knights of Pythias Cambridge

Knights of Pythias 67th Anniversary Observance in Cambridge

Elks building Cambridge will host crowded exercises honoring the Knights of Pythias 67th anniversary with George C. Cabell of Norfolk Va. as chief speaker welcomed by Mayor Edward Quinn. The event is under King Hiram and University lodges with many Pythian bodies represented, including Supreme Representative John Ballantyne and Dr. Benjamin A. Graves.

Elks Cambridge Knights of Pythias George C. Cabell Norfolk Order Edward Quinn Wills King Hiram and University Lodges K. of P

Senate rejects Greater Boston study commission

By an 11 to 16 vote the Senate yesterday refused to adopt Senator Wells of Boston's order to appoint a commission to study and report on the advisability of establishing a Greater Boston.

Senate Wells Boston Greater

Bill to Incorporate Boston Zoological Society

The committee on mercantile affairs reported favorably on the bill to create the Boston Zoological Society. It would take control of Franklin Park Zoo and the South Boston Aquarium.

Committee On Mercantile Affairs Boston Zoological ‘Society Zoo Franklin Park Aquarium Boston

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