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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1914
Page
4
Boston Post readers rally to buy three performing elephants for Franklin Park Zoo. Fund total reached $1606.74 as of last night, but organizers aim for at least $6000 before Orford’s option expires to prevent another city from purchasing the animals.
The Boston Post urges residents to donate to the Elephant Fund to bring real elephants to the city Zoo. Seven year old Marjorie Read of Somerville sends 25 cents earned from errands, while Pauline Mason offers to dance for fundraisers. Charles J. Gorman hosts a benefit at New Roslindale Theatre, Hygienic barber shop accepts contributions, and donors like Orford have split prices to boost the drive. The editor asks Greater Boston to participate and promises support for any entertaining events.
Alexander McGregor writes to E A Grozier of the Boston Post praising the zoo elephant fund in Franklin Park and enclosing a donation as a gesture to boost schoolchildren and visitors. The letter commends the Post for promoting the purchase and expresses high regard.
A telegram from A. Paul Keith to editor E. A. Grazier notes G. F. Keith's Theatre contributing $500 to the effort to buy Mr. Orford's elephants for Franklin Park Zoo and expand the children's fund in Boston.
A historic Boston fundraiser ledger lists numerous donors and small contributions totaling 1606.74 dollars. Names include Mrs. Oliver Ames Sr., Governor Walsh, Ex-Gov. Guild, Ex-Gov. Foss, Miss Dorothy Whipple, and Charles Kasson Jr. among many others with gifts ranging from 1.00 to 100.00 dollars. The document records donors from households across Brookline, Dorchester, South Boston, and Cambridge, with beneficiaries likely related to animal welfare and local charities.
Report details a carnival scene where a performer named Tony captivates with a baby imitation carried in his trunk. The fragment lists numerous names and addresses, possibly of participants or spectators, and ends with a large total amount of 1 606.74.
Letters from Jamaica Plain children show eager support for placing a trio of elephants in the Franklin Park Zoo. A boy offers one dollar toward the purchase, signaling widespread local enthusiasm for the zoo addition.
A short closing note from Charles R. Holland of the Eighth Grade at Agassiz School in Jamaica Plain expresses gratitude and regards. The message reads as a personal sign-off with formal closings and best wishes.
Herbert W. Stevens nine and Dolly E. Stevens three of 26 Derne Street Boston send a note to the Elephant Funch Editor at the Boston Post. They request credit for 15 and 10 cents respectively to aid the elephants and plan to tell the zoo visit of their contribution.
A Boston Post item notes a Plymouth Mass boy of T1 years writing to the Elephant Fund Editor seeking to visit Boston and see the elephant. The brief conveys a child’s request and the newspaper’s note on correspondence.
A brief note from Glenn L Hulbert mentions elephants in Franklin Park and a $1 offering to help what he can. The letter closes with a sincere sign off.
A letter from Florence Mack and siblings in South Boston offers ten dollars to aid the Franklin Zoo Elephant Fund. They write that five children each contribute two dollars and wish luck to the project.
Mildred McKenzie of 143 Walnut Avenue Grade V requests elephants for Franklin Park noting previous summer visits to see them and offering 50 cents instead of bank deposit at Roger Walcott School of Revere.
A fragment from the Boston Post indicates readers discuss a plan to buy three elephants, with mention of children and school involvement in the idea. The text is incomplete and lacks clear outcome or names.
A Dorchester resident at 21 Standish Street expresses daily interest in visiting the zoo in Franklin Park and pledges to contribute 10 cents toward the school children’s funds, signing July and Dororthy E Peterson.
Photographs taken in Providence yesterday feature Tony posing outdoors to show readers how clever even the smallest elephants are. Lack of background made outdoor shots necessary for sharp images and clear detail of performances.
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