Elephant party ideas to help Boston children raise funds
A Boston Post elephant fund article urges kids to host parties to raise money for Mollie Waddy and Tony elephants at Franklin Park Zoo. It lists ideas from blindfold elephant games to penny-throw and a word-building contest, with noted donors and young savers from Back Bay sending small checks.
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Elephant Fund
Post
Mollie
Littl
Tony
Waddy
Franklin Park
Greater Boston
Franklin Park Zoo
Bea
Little Tony
Roberta Edeson
Robert Edeson
Edeson
Boston
Polanée Springs
Thomas W. Lawson
Katherine Crane
Bay State Road
George P. Hamlin, Jr
Robert T. Hamlin
Elizabeth Hamlin
Tony, Mollie and
Dorothy Killion
Intervale Park
Dorchester
Schoolboy Gym Meet at Harvard Tonight
The second annual interscholastic gymnastic meet is staged in Harvard's Hemenway Gymnasium tonight with entrants from Exeter, Andover, Worcester Academy, Brookline High, and Watertown High. Harvard gym team sponsors the event to promote prep school gymnastics in New England. A Harvard Union dinner precedes the meet with a speech by Dr Dudley A Sargent.
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Hemenway ‘Gymnasium
Harvard
Exeter
Andover
Worcester Academies
Brookline High School
Watertown
Harvard Gymnastic Team
New England
Harvard Union
Dudley A. Sargent
Hemenway Gymnasium
Lay Keel for New Dreadnought Monday
Laying of the keel for battleship No. 3%, the last dreadnought authorized by Congress, will begin at the New York navy yard with formal ceremonies next Monday. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt will represent the Navy Department.
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Washington
Congress
New York Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Children Are After Big Peis
A jumble of names and small sums shows a local effort listing numerous individuals and contributions. Names include William Grant, James of the Boston Budget, Kate, Mrs. I. Tucker Burr, John R. Ainslee, and many more. Amounts range from 0.25 to 50.0, with numerous households and organizations contributing to an unspecified cause.
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William Grant
James
Boston
Clayton O. Dewey
Kate
Friends of the Children
William H. Woods
Alexander McGregor
Albert H. Waitt
Milk St
I. Tucker Burr
Marlboro St
John R. Ainslee
Louis K. Liggett
Adams Express Co
M. T. Dowling
State St
Hipston
Des Cae
Robert G. Stone
Buckminster Ré
Oliver Ames
Commonwealth Avenue
Thomas W. Lawson
Scituate
Giksie
Frank J. D. Barnjum
Devonshire
OREO
T. B. Fitzpatrick
David J. Walsh
Curtis Guild
Eugene N. Foss
Charles H. Bieward
Washington Boene Fen
Davenport Brow Fe
Summer St
Bosthii
Auburndale
Robert J. Sisk
W. Barron
Boston News
Dorothy Whipple
Williams and
Burr
Clarence Atkinson
Stoughton
Constance Southworth
Mollie Southworth
William C. Gass
Kilby St
L. W
Win Chester
Mabel
Elmer Peterson
Dorchester
Feya M. Nichols
Pafield
NeoWhsiance
Herbert Robertson
Highland Ave
West Somerville
Fk. F. Butler, Jr
Potost St
Dor
A. Adams & Co
Lonie and Edo
Sidney Hosmer
Molley O. H. Peters
Roxbury
Chester L. Nash
Gilson Tats Keene
Hiuss
Christina Moir
George Slamin
Watertown
Molly and
Tony
Margaret
Priscilla F. Austin
West Boxford
Biases
Helen F. Warner
Manchester-by-the- Boo
Gertrude M
Rita A
Lilian B
Charles W. Rumney
School St
Strep Soreow
Bob Donnelly
Falmouth
Mass
Edward A. Moore
John Moore
William E. White
Charlestown
Doris Hyde
Somerville
Frank N. Strobeck
Sakina Pacals
Shawmut Theatre Shows for Elephants Fund for City Kids
Shawmut Theatre plans an after school matinee for Blue Hill avenue children next Wednesday. An admission of one cent will fund three trained elephants named Molly Waddy and Tony. Manager H A Chenoweth aims to raise money for the elephant fund while giving a full afternoon show.
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Blue Hill Avenue
Shawmut
Molly
Waddy
Tony
H. A. Chenoweth
Boston
Post Elephant Fund
Chenoweth
Electric lights talk at Jackson Company buffet luncheon
At a Copley Square Hotel luncheon the Jackson Company received an engaging talk on electric lights and starters by Dr. Hoyt, a nationally recognized expert in the field.
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Jackson Company
Copley Square Hotel
Dr. Hoyt
Children donate to elephant fund for Franklin Park display
Young New England donors send heartfelt letters to fund the purchase of elephants for Franklin Park. The letters reveal strong enthusiasm and eagerness to see the clever animals soon on display, reflecting youthful interest in the project.
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New England
Elephant Fund
Franklin Park
Donation to Elephant Fund For Grandchildren Twins
Mrs Sarah L Edwards sends one dollar for the Post elephant fund in the name of her twin grandchildren Benton Lew Edwards and John Garland Edwards, 22 months old, of Cambridge Mass. She wishes the project success and signs from 114 Dartmouth St Boston Mass.
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Elephant Fund
Sir
Benton Lew Edwards
John Garland Edwards
Cambridge
Mass
Sarahi L. Edwards
Dartmouth St
Boston
Elizabeth May
Granite St
Foxboro
Children Send Small Bets To Help Elephant Fund
Numerous letters from readers across New England offer small donations and support for an elephant fund tied to Franklin Park. Patrons like Henry Francis Hopkins and Vivian Collette Ballard pledge one dollar or cents, hoping to help acquire elephants for the zoo next year.
Children Send Pennies for Elephants Fund
A letter from Roxbury signed T. EF. Sullivan asks boys and girls to donate pennies to buy elephants, promising to ride Tony’s back in summer. William Duffy from Peabody offers 2 cents and asks to ride the elephants. Ruth I. Algren from Dorchester sends one dollar to support the elephants.
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Elephant Fund
Roxbury
T. EF. Sullivan
Tony
William Duffy
Clement Avenue
Peabody
Wim. E. Russell School
Ruth I. Algren
Grant Street
Dorchester
Children Send Small Sums for Franklin Park Elephants
A parade of short letters from children and guardians across New England accompany small donations to the Elephant Fund for Franklin Park. Rexall A Hobbs and others request kindness to animals, pledge cents and dollars, and express eagerness to ride or see the elephants at Boston's park.
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Elephant Fund
Sir—Eclosed
Boston
The
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Frederick E. Morrill
Portsmouth
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Charley Kerz Promotes Kerz Cyclecar as Durable
Charley Kerz, proud owner of the Kerz Cyclecar, claims strong wear resistance with proper construction. He is a skilled mechanical and electrical engineer who has driven multiple racing cars in major contests. W. D. Byers of Stutz announces Bruce Daniels will oversee Stutz advertising and serve as assistant to Byers. Locomobile reports a successful day despite Friday the 13th as Manager Travers notes high satisfaction and the hoodoo chased from space 18 in the main hall.
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W. D. Byers
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Pathfinder Company
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E. Philip Merrill
Auto Show Records Fall as Boston Exhibit Ends
Chester I Campbell, secretary of the Boston Automobile Dealers' Association, opens Mechanics Building for the final day of the record auto show. Notables like Pop Lowes and executives from White, Maxwell, Studebaker, Metz and Cadillac plus many dealers attend luncheons and dinners. Attendance nears 300000 with strong sales momentum and truck show planning ahead.
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Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Mechanics’ Building
Pop’’ Lowes
Mechanics Building
George ‘Pop’ Lowes
Boston
Exhibition
White Company
Walter C. White
White
Lenox
Commonwealth Avenue
Hathaway
Auto show notes highlight Bantam cyclecar demand
J Tyler, veteran dealer, says interest in Bantam cyclecar is nationwide with deposits for over 700 units and delivery not promised until June. N F Chase, tied to Stutz, backs Merz cyclecar ready for immediate delivery alongside Fred White from the White Company pushing motor interests.
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N. F. Chase
Stutz Car Fame
Fred White
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White Company
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