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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
9
A series of reader letters discuss blame in marriages and social expectations. a wife shares how her husband drifting leads to her liberation, another recounts kitchen duties and respect for traditional roles, while others defend individual choice about names and marriage signals.
A gentleman offering to buy a train ticket should have the lady hand him her purse. For a golden wedding celebration the hostess sits to greet guests, with yellow flowers and ribbons decorating a large wicker chair. Family members of all generations should attend, and some wedding finery may be worn or displayed.
Special military services for Harvard Reserve Officers' Training Corps were conducted outdoors in the Smith Halls quadrangle. Rev Albert Parker Fitch preached to cadets. Last evening President and Mrs Lowell hosted many corps members at their home. Harvard men in other branches of military service attended.
A Sunday Post food column of home recipes includes Grandmother's Pork Pie with tart apples, Molasses Doughnuts, Cranberry Pudding, Rhubarb Pie, Chocolate Gingerbread, and a Macaroni Hamburger Casserole. Contributors listed: Lucy Brown Reynolds Route 38 Waterville Me Cor a W Barker 232 Belmont Wollaston, Mrs Eva M K Cobb 874 Hillman St New Bedford, Mrs Jenni Duprey Adams.
Wartime appeal stresses urgency to support with volunteers and relief at once, noting dangers faced by many servicemen and calling on the public to respond without delay.
Ann bought a 71 SL at The Gay Boston and had repairs for trunks and bags done at a lower cost.
Masses across the archdiocese will collect for the Negro and Indian missions next Sunday by order of Cardinal O Connell. Rev. John F Holohan ordained last Thursday celebrated his first solemn high mass at St Marys Brookline with relatives and friends. The secular calendar marks feasts for St William and SS John and Paul with octaves and commemorations listed.
A reflective verse piece poses questions on purposes behind love life and death as the year closes. Recurrent motifs cite love life and loss, with a final cry for vengeance as the year’s pyre fades.
Dear Miss Champagne offers guidance on wedding etiquette amid family snubs. A bride-to-be worries about inviting a fiancé's mourning mother and sister after they have not visited in years, while the community columnist urges courtesy and a welcoming invitation.
Readers submit questions to the editor on topics from geography and demographics to history and poetry. The column quotes answers noting figures from the 1916 currency report, census numbers, and details about notable figures, with some trivia on food and rhyme.
The piece describes linen blouses with checked linen skirts and silvery gray linen country frocks worn with a rose silk jersey sweater. It notes blue beads brightening black satin frocks, hats with tailored dark suits, and color pairings like empire green and white for summer.
The Cape Cod Unitarian conference will meet tomorrow and Wednesday at Brewster with speakers including Rev. William L. Sullivan, G. W. Tupper, D. H. Ferrell, Mrs. Henry C. Parker, and Rev. Hazel I. Kirk. Preachers will address noonday and evening services at Cathedral Church of St. Paul and parish activities. A Boston presbytery meeting follows tonight at First Presbyterian Church with an informal supper at 6.
Household hints describe baking in glass using sherbet glasses and tumblers for custards cakes and puddings. Tips cover warming glass evenly cooling on a soft surface and avoiding drafts to prevent breakage and keep moist cakes longer. An article by Anne Eliza Munger and a note on tansy moth prevention follow.
A handsome stained glass window over the chancel of Trinity Episcopal Church in Newton Centre was dedicated yesterday morning during the regular service. The gift from an unknown donor cost $4000.
The report highlights military sacrifice alongside civilian support as the U S mobilizes funds for the war effort. It underscores the call to donate money while the nation pursues victory on the battlefield through supported programs and medical services.
Mary recalls colorful stage animals from films and theatres. She describes goats, camels, a Siberian dog drama with three dogs, a trained cub Johnny Bear, and Pedro the parading trained baboon who reacts to perfume from a trainer.
Miss Alice La Bonte and Miss Alberta Tuttle of Roxbury Dorchester plan a benefit dance at All Saints Hall Columbus Ave Roxbury on July 2. Mayor Curley Colonel Logan and Lt Colonel Dunn are expected. Proceeds go to the regiment chaplain for soldier comfort on arrival at the front.
Dorothy recalls a theater outing with Jack who secured tickets to a musical comedy. She revels in the costumes, especially a tan straw poke bonnet trimmed with peach pink chiffon and satin, with ribbons and inverted chiffon roses.
In Bank Village, New Ipswich, Mr. and Mrs. Smith D. Lougee marked their 60 years of marriage. Married in Brookline in 1867, Lougee served in the Civil War and was wounded at Fort Sumter. he later had a left leg amputated. Daughter Nellie King Lougee helped host a gathering as granddaughter Anna Lougee presented a gold purse. Congratulations flowed from relatives and friends.
The Red Cross pledges to protect life and save thousands through relief efforts and emergency response initiatives led by volunteer workers across communities nationwide.
Memorial services for Professor William A. Morey were held at the First Congregational Church Hyde Park. The largely attended service featured talks by Herbert Carey Coral Stoddard John King and Rev Joseph Knight honoring Dr Morey as educator friend churchman and public servant.
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