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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
5
The City Council approved Councilman McLaughlin's ordinance prohibiting sidewalk sweeping from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The measure, tabled for health and police input, passed without opposition and goes to the Mayor for approval.
The 21st Simmons College commencement at Harvard Church Brookline conferred BS degrees on 127 graduates. Harvard professor Ropes led the prayer and Dr Thomas Mixon Carver spoke on How Much Civilization Can We Stand. The event launches a $3 million endowment drive with a $300,000 gift from the General Board of Education of New York contingent on $700,000 raised locally. Faculty, students and alumnae have already contributed $62,000, while gifts and bequests total $74,000.
Crepe paper hair ribbons have been adopted by students at the Girls' High School on West Newton street. The trend reflects a shift away from adult styles and a practical response to expense. Ribbons are worn to and from school only in good weather and are stored indoors when damp.
WIlliam F. Armstrong of New York leaves 376000 in bequests to churches and hospitals and endows Grace Methodist Episcopal Church New Haven 15000 Bridgeport Hospital 10000 and General Hospital Society of Connecticut 25000. Residue goes to Wesleyan University after relatives and friends receive their shares.
New York reports the centenary conservation committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church raised 115,003,375 toward a 113,824,459 target. Major areas listed include Cincinnati 14,715,720 Chicago 13,185,240 Boston 4,924,241 Buffalo 8,581,527 and New York 7,074,360 among others.
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