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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
7
Framingham July 10 2000 recruits have entrained at Camp Whitney for Texas to be distributed among Massachusetts companies at the Mexican border. Governor McCall watched the departure as mass mascots and athletic gear adorned the march.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra players present nightly concerts at the Copley Plaza Hotel with Andre Maquarie conducting. Theodore Seydel manages the series. The first program features works by Auber Strauss Herbert Gizet Wagner and more in a acoustically intimate setting. The performances are described as spirited and euphonious with the audience enjoying the evenings.
The New Hampshire National Guard contingent will entrain for the Mexican border Wednesday morning after a review by Governor Spaulding. Colonel Warren E. Sweetser of the Sixth Regiment aided by about 100 officers and men prepared the force. Seventy eight recruits departed with officers while twelve other Sixth Infantry officers accompanied them and fifteen stayed at the field.
Dan R. Hanna son of the late Mark Hanna of Cleveland today purchased three farms totaling nearly 900 acres in Stockbridge. The estates include 500 acres of the Beckwith heirs and 304 acres once owned by Samuel Hill, son-in-law of James J. Hill. The purchase assessed at $103 175 is valued at about $250 000 and Hanna plans to raise beef cattle.
Treasurer George C. Lee announced yesterday that the Soldiers' Relief Fund of the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association has 59,847 dollars on hand after new contributions totaling 1,387 dollars. Notable donors include Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears with 500, Miss Gertrude N. Nutcracker with 25, Mrs. George Dudley Howe with 100, Mrs. George E. Burgess with 160, and J. Edward Crane with 5. The list reflects a mix of contributions from individuals, indicating ongoing public support for veteran relief efforts.
At a Detroit Athletic Club luncheon President Wilson defended Democrats as capable of national leadership. He urged nonpartisan cooperation in business and praised the Federal Reserve Act, arguing shared interests across parties and nations require mutual understanding and trade to spread liberty and justice.
In Detroit July 10 the President lauds the average citizen as the nation’s stabilizing force and criticizes narrow elite control. He argues business is best understood by those in everyday struggle, supports broad public counsel, and advocates nonpartisan tariff reform and wider participation in policy making.
A Boston Court of Honor hall of white structures hosts Elks from across the state as speakers call for broader U S leadership. The text praises America's entry into a global, liberty driven era and implied convention logistics.
President Woodrow Wilson, traveling from Detroit, told a Toledo crowd at Union Station that the United States would go to war only in unmistakable necessity. He affirmed respect for Mexico and sovereignty while noting disagreements over preparedness with Rep. Isaac Sherwood who introduced him.
Elks delegates from across the country indicate Boston is the likely site for the 1917 convention with New Orleans and Milwaukee stepping aside. Formal ratification is expected at tomorrow’s session as Boston leaders press for the city’s selection amid enthusiastic support from visiting Elks and local officials.
For months Mayor Curley Mr. Hurley and Edward C. Carr have cooperated with the Boston Chamber of Commerce to land the 1917 Elks convention. Boston would be the first for the order here, and an entertainment fund of 50 000 has been guaranteed by local merchants and allied interests. The convention opens tomorrow with the election of a grand exalted ruler as the next major feature.
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