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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
8
At the Massachusetts State Nurses Association annual meeting Miss Elizabeth Ross reported that 2100 New England nurses have been enrolled for Red Cross service. She said this figure is one tenth of all nurses enrolled for war work nationwide.
Miss Ellen McHugh was elected president and Mrs Agnes McNamara first vice president of the Private Duty Nurses League. The 1347 member association plans Nurses Night of the Pops on July 2 and maintains headquarters at 636 Beacon Street.
Washington June 11 House conferees refused to accept several Senate amendments to the 1.61 billion naval appropriation bill. The agreed changes include most Senate increases totaling 225 million for new projects and higher spending, which will now be brought to a vote in the House.
The House managers rejected changes on permanent naval enlisted strength increasing to 131 4 5, bonuses and improved plant methods, and promoting Marine Corps officers to lieutenant general. They also addressed dental corps rank, naval nitrate and railroad funding at Indian Head, Newport torpedo station, and emergency manpower expansion by 60,000. They endorsed Senate edits urging July 1 1919 start on the remaining three year capital ship program from 1916.
General Pershing reports northwest of Chateau Thierry American troops with French forces improved positions and inflicted enemy losses in killed prisoners and material. Moderate artillery activity occurred on the Woevre and Marne fronts and patrols crossed the Marne to reconnoiter hostile positions.
Lieut. R. Randwell of New York City was instantly killed and Major Brooks, commanding officer at Scott Field, six miles southeast of Belleville, was probably fatally injured when their circling aircraft fell 400 feet tonight.
Harvard oarsman Francis Parkman, 6 feet 4 inches, 192 pounds, joins the Marine Corps amidst cheers from recruiting officers in Boston. At Tremont Street navy station Mark H. Devlin Jr., former Holy Cross football star and St Ambrose College athletics director, enlists as a second class seaman.
The annual Hanover Trust Company meeting led to substantial progress since moving from Hanover Street and crossing the million-dollar mark. Elected officers include Gabriel Stabile as president, A A Di Pietro as vice president, James E O Connell as secretary, and Henry H Chmielinski as treasurer with a broad slate of directors listed.
Andrew B. Sides of the Eastern Steamship lines, recently commissioned a second lieutenant in the quartermaster's department of the Transport Service Commission, received a gold wrist watch an officer's kit and a supply of cigarettes from fellow employees at India Wharf in the Eastern Steamship Corporation offices as he prepared to depart for Newport News.
A June 11 report by W. E. Bishop on Emerson Motors Company standings from September 1916 was admitted as evidence in Federal Court in New York. The government is prosecuting Emerson and others for using the mails to defraud in stock sales.
The Bishop report states uncertainty around Emerson Company affairs and criticizes high capitalization and stock promotion. It notes promoters profited while funds largely funded few, with circulars and car illustrations used to entice investors. The Boston agency advertising Emerson kept its head defendant in the trial.
A note describes She Josephine advancing rapidly in piano practice. The other speaker doubts she can produce such racket with hands alone, hinting at improvement and effort.
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