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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
11
Lewiston Maine Salvation Army leaders protest the school board decision to remove the Lord's Prayer from public schools. The committee voted to replace it with silent prayer and patriotic exercises and reading of scripture. A heated discussion is expected at the next meeting.
Rear Admiral William S. Sims and Major George Haven Putnam will headline a mass meeting in Symphony Hall on January 26. The event, under Loyal Coalition, aims to promote American British friendship and shared Anglo-Saxon ideals, with Harvard’s Professor B S Hurlbut presiding and Demarest Lloyd and George W. Solley speaking.
Brockton division employees numbering 402 will receive back pay totaling 41 566 tomorrow. The sum covers the difference between the old wage scale and the new higher rate just established. Soft garments and trimmings feature the winter mode.
Peter Pan Wass, a well known East Boston cat, appears in local charity lists including the Sacred Cow fund and the Santa Claus fund. He carries a purse funded by pennies donated by admirers and his mistress, aiding his charitable contributions.
In Ashland Wisconsin on January 6 69 year old recluse John Smith was refused entry to the poor farm because of his dog. Late yesterday his body was found beside the dog in a shack in the woods with a gun in his hand.
International hunt underway for a $5000 vase claimed as the largest of its kind. Presented to James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus by President Millerand of France at a farewell banquet in Paris last September. The vase, said to be shipped to Havre, lacks a delivery record for the steamship Lafayette bound for the United States.
The Ace of Clubs hosts its annual charity ball at the Hotel Somerset to raise funds for Boston hospital beds and social services at Boston City Hospital. Miriam Finnigan chairs the arranging committee with Sara A Green as secretary treasurer and a list of matrons assisting. Thomas Green leads a cadre of helpers.
The Service of Lights will be held next Sunday at 4 30 PM in the Church of the Holy Spirit Mattapan Square. The Epiphany commemoration drew a large Grace Church South Boston attendance with candlelight symbolizing the spread of Christianity. The Thursday Afternoon Club meets Jan 12 with Mrs Margaret W Eggleston as speaker.
General Enoch Crowder and Boaz W. Long visit the Cuban president in the palace for a 50 minute conference. Crowder declines comment on his mission and will be quartered aboard the cruiser Minnesota during the stay in Cuba.
Herbert Hoover told New York officials at a local campaign meeting for the European Relief Council that money for relief should come only from American communities where children have necessities. He said charity begins at home and urged cautious fundraising.
Commissioner of the department of public welfare, Mr. Hoover after Bird 8 S. Coler, said he was unsure about appealing for European children while New York institutions caring for unfortunate youngsters were on the verge of bankruptcy.
A dialogue fragment shows Liz questioning why Bill is beating the kid while Liz explains she told him to clear the way to take him to the doctor for vaccination. At the clinic the boy’s arm is found washed on the wrong side, implying a mixup or mistake in handling the vaccination.
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