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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1913

Page

16

Final Clean Up Drives Spring-Sales of Suits and Coats

Clearing decks for Spring action the store sacrifices remaining suits and overcoats at three special prices.

Summer Garment Assortments For Men Revealed

Regardless of former marked prices, splendid assortments offer sizes to fit men of any proportion. Many garments include light fabrics suitable for early summer wear.

Boston Tailoring Company

Easter Parade Colors Brighten Boston Streets 1913

Crowds filled Back Bay and downtown Boston as Easter Sunday sunshine and brisk March winds showcased bold fashion. Commonwealth avenue overflowed with debutantes and matron crowds while Tremont Temple and major churches saw packed pews. Fenway and Aquarium drew record spring attendance with Franklin Park similarly busy.

Park Street Old North Church King’s Chapel Tremont Temple Fenway Franklin Fark Aquarium

Cardinal presides over lavish Easter services in Boston churches

Elaborate Easter observances fill Catholic churches across Boston with lavish flowers, candles, and light displays. At Cathedral of the Holy Cross the cardinal presided with high clergy and a large choir while a papal blessing was given. Other churches also reported ornate altars, extensive music, and packed pews.

Archdiocese of Boston Cathedral of the Holy Cross John B. Peterson St. John’s Ecclesiastical Seminary Brighton George V. Leahy William J. Dooley William A. Dunn Henry V. Cunningham James M. Prendergast Order of St. Gregory Michael J. Scanlan Joseph G. Anderson Boston Mer. M. J. Splaine Pio de Luca Thomas R. McCoy Michael J. Scanlon Neil A. Cronin D. D Augustine F Frank Donnelly J. Francis Driscoll Greater Boston Church of the Immaculate Conception Francis P. Powers S. J Thomas H. Miley John Fitzpatrick Henry Wennerberg Father Miley M. F. Byrne J. J. Geoghan Mission Church Roxbury James Hayes C. SS. R Andrew Wynn Charles S. Hoff Co. SS. R J. Feldmann J. J. Frawley

Easter Church Services Fill City Pews With Floral Splendor

Easter Sunday drew crowds to Protestant churches across the city as ornate programmes and lavish decorations captivated worshippers. St Pauls Cathedral Trinity Church and Old South saw hundreds turned away, with lilies roses smilax palms and geraniums adorning pulpits altars and platforms. Noted soloists and choirs enhanced services at multiple parishes.

St. Paul’s Cathedral Dean Rousmaniere Trinity Church South Congregational Church Old South Church Arlington Street

Easter decorations fill city churches with flowers and music

White and red bouquets and lilies adorn the Church of the Advent, All Saints Chapel, and Emmanuel Church. The Union Congregational Church hosts 2000 worshippers with 40 vested singers and 50 carol choristers. Tremont Temple features laurel and lilies with a lit cross over the pulpit. Park Street Church displays lilies and rambler roses with a cross over the pulpit.

All Saints Chapel William Harman van Allen Emmanuel Church Newbury Street Elwood Worcester Union Congregational Church Union Church Tremont Temple Park Street Church

Harvard Easter Parade Show Flaunting Colors

Harvard students viewed the Cambridge parade from windows as Easter processions dazzled with flamboyant colors. The event drew faculty and spectators to the Harvard yard from noon into the afternoon, marking a pronounced shift in parade style.

Harvard Cambridge Harvard Yard

Cambridge Celebrates Easter Parade In Harvard Town

The scene shows Cambridge families and Harvard students observing an Easter parade. The article notes many alumni in Prince Albert hats and canes as well as the fashionable Cambridge matrons and numerous young women in finery joining the festivities.

Cambridge University Harvard

Gotham Show Nipped By Wind

Fifth Avenue Easter dress parade sunny but brisk winds reduced display. fur and wraps common with chic color schemes and bright hues in gowns and hats. Upper Broadway and nearby districts also enjoyed fashion promenades after church hours despite the chill.

New York Fifth Avenue Broadway East Side

City Churches Fill Morning Services With Grand Music

Churches across the city were well filled for morning services and elaborate musical programmes were common.

Missionaries Spread Easter Cheer Through City Institutions

The City Missionary Society led by Rev. D. W. Waldron distributed cards hymns and magazines to 442 persons across seven institutions. Waldron and his staff visited each site delivering the material and spreading holiday goodwill.

City Missionary Society D. W. Waldron

Easter Finery Discounted Amid Rain in Chicago

Torrential rains drenched Chicago on March 23 causing sparse church attendance and deserted fashionable promenades, with windswept streets and shoppers delaying plans to view Easter finery.

Chicago

Alleged Nugget Thief Taken to Attleboro

Joseph Bernard alias John Peters was arrested in the West End late Saturday while trying to pawn seven nuggets of raw gold at a Merrimac Street shop. Chief Wilbur escorted him to Attleboro yesterday afternoon for arraignment on larceny charges.

Joseph Bernard John Peters West End Merrimac Street Attleboro Charles E. Wilbur

Colored candy kills three children in Kelliher

In Kelliher Saskatchewan on March 23 three young children of Hamilton Rodgers a wealthy pioneer died after eating colored candy. The stomachs and some of the candy were sent to Regina for government analysis.

Kelliher Sask Hamilton Rodgers Regina

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