Dartmouth Commencement Opens With Volunteer Sermon
The 148th annual Dartmouth commencement opened with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Ambrose White Verner D D pastor of the Harvard Church of Brookline Mass who urged seniors to scorn personal ambition and refuse to make fellow men rungs in a ladder of personal fame The address theme was How to become a volunteer in the conscript army.
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Fianover
N. H
Dartmouth
Ambrose White Verner
D. D
Harvard Church
Brookline
Dying naval reserve man dies after fog collision attempt
Machinist's Mate Charles H. Evans of the naval reserve made a brave effort to avert a collision between the coast patrol boat Wachusett and the Nantasket steamer Old Colony in dense fog. He died at Dr Burgess Hospital in Hull after a bulletin said he had no chance of recovery.
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Charles H. Evans
Naval Reserve
Wachusett
Old Colony
Dr. Burgess’ Hospital
Hull
Division 71 A D H to Hold Reunion Tonight
A Roxbury meeting of Division 7 AIDEL led by President P H Brogan set final plans for a whist and dancing party at the Hibernian building Dudley Street this evening. Prizes from Roxbury business men will be awarded and a concert of American and Irish music will precede the dancing.
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Division 7
Aidel
Roxbury
P. H. Brogan
Hibernian
Dudley Street
Brogan
Red Cross launches seven day war relief drive nationwide
The Red Cross begins a seven day campaign for 100 million dollars to aid soldiers sailors and dependents. Boston leads with a three million dollar goal and a mass meeting at the Opera House Tuesday featuring former President Taft with Major Henry L. Higginson presiding.
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Boston
Red Cross
America
Maine
California
Lakes
Gulf
Liberty
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Boston Opera House
Taft
Henry L. Higginson
Roxbury Girl to Be Bride in Milwaukee
Miss Ysabel Griffin daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Griffin of Roxbury left Boston to wed Louis Derringer a civil engineer in Milwaukee The marriage on June 20 will end a romance that began at a Charlestown wedding reception about three years ago.
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Ysabel Griffin
Joseph Griffin
St. James Street
Roxbury
Boston
Louis Derringer
Milwaukee
Charlestown
Memorial Mass and priest ordination notes in Boston
Catholic Church notes report a memorial mass for Boston Council No. 68 Knights of Columbus at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Joseph A. Lally from South Boston will be ordained at Mt. St. Marys Seminary in Baltimore for missionary work among Negroes, with his first high mass planned for June 24 at Gate of Heaven, South Boston.
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Boston Council No. 68
Knights of Columbus
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Council
William A. Dacey
Lete
Society of St. Joseph
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
Gate of Heaven Church
South
Boston
Pershing Lunches With Viviani In Paris
Major-General Pershing, commander of American forces, spent a quiet morning in Paris handling duties and correspondence. He had a noon lunch with M Viviani the French minister of justice.
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Viviani
Paris
Pershing
M. Viviani
Protestant Church war service postponed at St Pauls
The special war service at the Cathedral Church of St Paul was indefinitely postponed. Rev William I Clark now rector preached at the regular service and Rt Rev F H Touret bishop of Western Colorado preached in the evening. Noonday services will feature Rev F J Walton on Wednesday and Rev Thomas C Campbell on Friday. Colonel F A Lindsay of the Volunteers of America leads 30 needy children to Franklin Park to plant potatoes for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.
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St. Paul
William I. Clark
St. Paul's Church
Brookline
F. H. Touret
Western Colorado
F. J. Walton
Thomas C. Campbell
Jamaica Plain
F. A. Lindsay
New England
The
Volunteers of America
Franklin Park
Battery E Man Killed by Freight Train
Joseph L. Mc Grath, member of Battery E M N G, from Salem, was killed by a freight train while walking the tracks between Salem and Peabody. He died at Thomas Hospital after being rushed there. A military funeral is set for Wednesday from St James Church in Salem. Battery E is not mobilized and the guardsman was not in uniform.
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Peabody
Joseph L. McGrath
Battery E. M. N. G
Beaver Street
Salem
Thomas Hospital
St. James’ Church
New Masonic Home to Rise at Buckman Tavern Site
Simon W. Robinson Lodge of Lexington plans a Masonic home by enlarging Buckman Tavern at Bedford and Hancock streets. Architect Walter T. Littlefield of Boston drafted the plans. The lodge recently bought the historic tavern from John L. Norris and will add wings and improvements to convert the building into the lodge home.
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Simon W. Robinson
A. SF
A. M
Lexington
Walter T. Littlefield
Hamilton Place
Boston
Lodge
John Ll. Norris
Bedford and
Hancock Streets
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Jordan Marsh
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Columbus Ave
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Oxford
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Madras
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