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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
4
An advertisement describes a handsome tan pigskin leather wallet with four 14 karat gold corners and silk lined interiors. It notes size about 4 by 6 inches and a special price through March 8, with tax extra, initials stamping available.
An aristocrat of the stage, in private life conservative, in theatrical affairs open-minded and progressive that is John Drew. He struggles with cars displacing his horses and with prohibition making light wines and beer illegal to use.
In a Boston appearance at the Selwyn Theatre, veteran actor with the Drew lineage reflects on a century of American theatre. He credits the family’s start with opportunities given to stars like Booth and Barrett, cites contemporary talents, and hopes his six year old grandson Jack Devereaux will continue the tradition. The interview notes enduring public taste and mentions The Bill of Divorcement and The Circle as notable works.
The article portraits Mr. Drew as a consistent figure with a full poised stage presence and expressive voice. It notes his Republican leanings and opposition to prohibition, his Roosevelt admiration, and his leisure pursuits including horseback riding, reading, and golfing at Easthampton. It mentions his summer estate and aging stables with gasolene odor, plus a city department memo about high pressure gas mains safety.
An inventory of the storeroom at the Appraisers Stores building shows every package of thousands of dollars worth of contraband liquors seized by customs remains intact. The check followed rumors that unauthorized access had occurred and some high grade European whiskey might be missing.
Charles Ainsleigh of 27 Walker Street Atlantic, captain of the Lansford sunk July 1, 1918, off Orleans by a German submarine, father of ten year old Jack who waved the American flag. He seeks employment in the coal trade vessel story.
Captain Ainsleigh, wounded off the coast in World War I by a German submarine shell, spent a year in hospital and later worked at the Victory plant. Now jobless and needing support for his family, he seeks employment suited to his master mechanic skills. His son Jack helped promote war bond sales during his father’s illness.
Mayor Curley will travel to Washington to confer with Senator Lodge on eliminating freight differentials that hurt Boston and New England ports. He expects the Interstate Commerce Commission to act swiftly to revive port business and ease unemployment per President Harding’s maritime message.
Mrs Irene Loomis Brown was granted an absolute divorce from Rev Edgar Merrill Brown pastor of Dietz Memorial Methodist Church in Omaha Nebraska The court ruling followed a cruelty claim that he treated her as a servant The pastor had told his congregation in a recent sermon that marriage requires nerve and bravery.
Sewall Groves, former holder of the Post cane and longtime local figure, died at 89. The Post cane will go to Arnold B. Haggett, aged 88, who becomes the town’s oldest male citizen.
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