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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
7
The hippo drive nears its $5000 target as Boston children raise funds with attic hippo shows, ice poles booth on Boston Common, and matinees at major theaters. Pupils from Exeter New Hampshire send 56 cents while organizers seek names for Baby Hippo and plan to forward lists to Mrs. Curley for an official naming.
After School Hippo Matinees run at three Greater Boston theatres this week with Nathan Hoffman guiding shows at the Broadway Somerville Orpheum Somerville and Regent Arlington. Proceeds go to the Baby Hippo Fund and include a Philadelphia film of Baby Hippo in daily antics.
Pretty girls and cool treats headline the Baby Hippo Booth opening this morning on Boston Common. Ice Poles new ice cream confection to be sold throughout the week during morning and afternoon hours.
A novelty booth on Tremont Mall opposite West Street sells over 1000 Ice Poles daily at five cents each to raise funds for Boston Post Baby Hippo. The 12 foot sign draws attention as volunteers staff the booth on Boston Common to name the four year old hippo and accept donations and suggestions.
The Baby Hippo will move to Boston's Franklin Park Zoo joining Waddy and Tony the elephants. A cement home with an indoor tank outdoor bath and a four corner mudhole will host him, with Dan Harkins overseeing care and a steel barred gage separating the hippo from the elephants.
Membership in the Twenty Five Dollar Club organized by friends of the little folk to aid Baby Hippo’s trip to Boston grows quickly. The enrolment lists many Boston notables and organizations including Mayor Curley, James J. Phelan, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Harris Forbes & Co. Inc., with groups such as The Moxie Kiddoes and Telephone Friends contributing toward the Baby Hippo Fund.
The Post Baby Hippo Fund draws letters from children across New England and beyond praising the jungle Baby at Franklin Park Zoo. They await his first dive into the big tank and many send small donations, including Priscilla Gamage and Margaret ONeill of Provincetown who enclosed $1.60.
A Maine child writes to the editor expressing love for the Baby Hippo at the Boston Zoo. She plans a visit with her aunt in Boston and asks for help to obtain the hippo.
A Melrose resident writes that he saved 30 cents for the Hippo instead of buying candy, signing his message with full name and street address Youle Street.
A six year old boy from Lisbon New Hampshire says he earned ten cents for washing dishes for his great grandmother. He sends the money with a note to the editor. The letter shows wholesome youth and family values.
Readers from Cape Cod urge action to move the Baby Hippo to Boston Franklin Park for viewing in a tank and mud. The note emphasizes a playful campaign and public display for the animal.
Fragmentary text mentions East Hampton Kiddies and a proposed name Trixte. The note references a Baby Hippo and a fund or enclosure plan with a map indicated, but details and context are unclear.
A brief church note from the Mé-Me Club of the Methodial Episcopal Church on Otis Street Medford encloses one dollar to the Hippo fund and signs Miriam Riley Frear.
A Canton Massachusetts note from Little Hazel and George Shute asks readers to contribute 50 cents to purchase a Baby Hippo, expressing hope you will buy him soon.
A letter from Cambridge signed by Charles F. Clare encloses a 5.60 check for the Baby Hippo Fund. The contributor lists Magee Street in Cambridge as the sender.
A reader note mentions Tommy and another person collecting 11 cents on a Saturday to help buy a Baby Hippo. The message lists Charlie Colnan and Tom Smith in Somerville and references a plan or appeal.
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