Mees Boston Debut With Cecilia Society Tonight
Arthur Mees conducts the reorganized Cecilia Society in Boston debut performing Damnation of Faust. Alice Nielsen debuts as Marguerite joined by George Hamlin Mephistopheles and L. B. Merrill Brander.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
2
Arthur Mees conducts the reorganized Cecilia Society in Boston debut performing Damnation of Faust. Alice Nielsen debuts as Marguerite joined by George Hamlin Mephistopheles and L. B. Merrill Brander.
Fifty progressive Republicans led by Senator Arthur L. Nason organized a state wide push against President Taft. At a banquet in Haverhill they formed the Massachusetts Militant Progressive Republican league and launched a campaign to establish progressive clubs in every town and city in Massachusetts.
A 15 member committee led by Senator Nason adopted a platform for direct democracy reforms. Russell A. Wood was elected secretary. The group opposed Taft’s renomination and backed initiative referenda direct national and state reforms and direct primaries with presidential pledges to a progressive Republican candidate.
Harvard considers shifting the annual commencement from Sanders Theatre to Harvard Stadium due to crowding. Sanders seats about 1200, with 160 on stage, leaving one seat for every three graduates. Alumni Bulletin supports change and notes Stadium or Sever Hall quadrangle as options.
More than 200 women enrolled as voters at a registration tea at the First Christian Church in Sacramento. The event, directed by the Women's Council of Sacramento, followed a lecture and involved special women deputies assisting with registration.
Rome January 24 Premier Giolitti Foreign Minister di Gen Giuliano and French ambassador Camillo Barrere discussed the detention of 29 Turks said to be Red Crescent members seized on the French steamer Manouba. They remain under arrest at Cagliari Sardinia.
Italy maintains its right to search neutral ships for contraband and would submit cases to The Hague if needed. The Ninth Regiment in Boston faced opposition from Governor Foss and local leaders over marching. tensions involved protest letters and church figures.
The Massachusetts Governor Foss faces a council vote on Phelps commutation after a dramatic day of testimony. Advocates urged mercy citing destitution of Phelps' family while supporters argued for justice and jury flaws. If commutation fails, Phelps faces execution. reprieve options discussed.
A Boston meeting of 200 business representatives appointed a committee to ask merchants to hang American colors for the homecoming of Cardinal O Connell. The panel P B Magrane F P O Connor and Edward P Clancy urged co operation to show gratitude and goodwill from the community.
The Kearsarge veterans and original crew gathered at Patrick McKeever’s Malden home to mark the 650th anniversary. Six members attended, sharing memories of the ship, posing for a group photo, and dining at a Malden cafe with their wives and sons before returning to the residence. Attendees included Patrick Devlin Dover Justin Quimby Salem John F Bickford Gloucester John J McAleer Cambridge Peter V Lady Cambridge and Mr McKeever.
Augustus L. Thorndike of Brewster, former state treasurer candidate, was named bank commissioner by Governor Foss with no opposition in the council. He succeeds Arthur B. Chapin, and is a noted banker and former bank president. Edward J. Collins won a Senate seat to succeed John Quinn, taking 33 of 35 votes and will vote on Silas N. Phelps’s commutation. Foss submitted a 2.5 million dollar state budget and urged consolidation of several departments. a bill to annex Revere to Boston advanced under suspension.
Dr and Mrs S Pocher announce the birth of a daughter Evelyn at 8 Bryant Street Malden Mass January 4 1912 Mr and Mrs H D Johnson announce a daughter born at 11 Holmcourt Malden Mass January 15 1912
An array of death notices and funeral details from Boston area towns lists names including Annie Berner Ellen Cahalan William Campbell John Carney Sarah Carroll Mary Connnelly Irene Chase John Clune Anna Cook Patrick Duffy Beatrice Farrow Thomas Finn Annie Gorman Edward Gormley Mary Gormley Nancy Halloran John Harkins James Hayes Richard Kelley James Killion William Kirby James Townsend Walter Wood and others with funeral times and church services noted. Many entries specify residences, mass times, and interment details at Holyhood Calvary and other cemeteries. An anniversary high mass for the Molloy family is also listed in Somerville.
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