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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
8
The largest gathering of Greater Boston judges and attorneys of Irish blood met at the Boston City Club to voice support for Ireland’s self determination and outline plans to mobilize the legal fraternity for world recognition of the Irish nation with about 200 members present.
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier presided as secretary pro tem Michael Fahey outlined the meeting aim. Over twenty judges and attorneys pledged to recruit at least one new member for the bench and bar gathering at City Club Thursday at 4 PM. A protest mass meeting at Faneuil Hall urged public opinion in support of Ireland.
At the advisory committee meeting the Irish Freedom Fund Association appointed a seven member committee to arrange a mass meeting. The panel includes Daniel H. Coakley Michael L. Fahey William J. Flaherty District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier former Congressman Joseph F. O Connell former State Senator William Turtle and Major Thomas L Walsh former Governor's Council member.
Governor Bartlett appoints Major Frank J Abbott of Manchester to the adjutant general post, succeeding Charles W Howard who will resign. Abbott volunteered early in the war from the National Guard and earned distinction on several battlefields. Howard to complete duties by July 1 after commission is signed.
The Rev. Manley B. Townsend pastor of the Unitarian Congregational Church in Nashua N H announced he accepted a call to the Pilgrim Unitarian Church Attleboro Mass and will begin duties September 1 He also serves as state secretary of the New Hampshire Audubon Society.
Miss Frances Butler of Arlington promotes wearing a Turkish style veil just below the eyes to prevent freckles tan and sunburn while enjoying outdoor life at Nantasket Beach. She cites Turkish harems as having fine complexions and argues veiling protects sight despite physician cautions.
A reader asks how long Paris to London flight takes, noting 1 hour 15 minutes. Inquiries cover Eve and Adam fig leaves, Solomon and Sheba, frost damage in 1918, U S troops casualties in Europe, Howard Street’s namesake, and the Howard Athenaeum’s Opera history with actors like William Warren.
Cambridge author Mary Lerner is acclaimed for her story “Little Selves,” hailed as one of the year’s most interesting. It will appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
A reflective verse on restraint and virtue. It ponders how even noble ambitions are checked by a sudden insight from God that humbles the spirit and clarifies true worth. The piece urges honest, steady service to the race and place.
The 56th Pioneer Infantry including the former 1st Maine Heavy Artillery sailed from St Nazaire in two detachments bound for New York. The first group left June 11 and should arrive next Sunday. the second, led by Colonel Arthur T. Dalentine, sailed today and is expected in New York June 27. The unit had served with the Coblenz occupation force.
New York barber A. E. O'Brien shares a simple home solution to color gray, streaked, or faded hair. Use Orlex powder mixed with water, apply to hair, and follow directions. claims to be safe, non staining, non sticky, and lasting for months.
In early 1919 dispatches recount British and French efforts on the northern front with nibbling tactics under Maudihy, noting ground won near Roye and losses at Notre Dame de Lorette. Indian and Garhwal brigades push into Ploegsteert Wood while German counter assaults shift trenches between Givenchy and Festubert, testing Allied lines.
Field Marshal French reports slow Allied progress on December 15 16 and 17 as mud flooded the Douve valley and the German machine gun defense stymied gains. He notes mutual French British coordination issues and the need to mass forces at Wytschaete while de Maudhuy’s attack near Arras yields little ground.
The note indicates a continuation plan across tomorrow and upcoming Post editions. It mentions Daily and Sunday formats and implies ongoing coverage or storytelling to be completed in future issues. The exact topics or people are not specified in the readable text.
An advertisement extols Tiz as the sole remedy to ease foot pain from corns bunions and callouses. It promises immediate comfort and even allows wearing smaller shoes after using a 25 cent box.
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