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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1914
Page
5
Harvard's all star debating team which defeated Princeton at Cambridge in the annual triad will be challenged this week by the Massachusetts Suffrage Association to a debate on the suffrage question.
The anti-suffrage teams from Harvard Princeton and Yale swept all three debates while the affirmative team from New York suffrage association failed to score. Yale defended anti suffrage and won New Haven. Princeton defeated Yale in New Jersey. A three cornered tie left suffragists disappointed as no affirmative points were scored.
After a joint senior class day committee meeting writers of the class ode and class poem will be chosen through a competition running from this week until June 1.
A Boston meeting on April 26 aims to launch the most ambitious effort to federate all New England railroad labor groups into a single council. Earl Morton leads a committee inviting four representatives from each organization while preserving each group’s identity.
Dr Elliott P Joslin spoke at Harvard Medical School on kidney diseases noting that salt intake affects body weight. He said the body loses salt through the kidney and that daily intake averages two to three teaspoons from cooking and foods.
Four hundred fifty Roxbury women led by Mrs. Alpine McLane launch a 12 day drive to raise 100000 for the Boys Institute of Industry. The campaign has 90 workers and had collected 35532 from business leaders, with large donations promised at Intercolonial Hall dinner.
A weeklong mission opens at the Cathedral with Rev Father Paulinus of West Hoboken, open center for non Catholics. Mer Robert Hugh Benson lectures tomorrow at 4 pm on Philanthropy and April 15 on Modern Dangers to Religion. Lectures under League of Catholic Women. Immaculate Conception hosts annual retreat led by Young Men's Catholic Association with services in both church sections. St Patrick's hosts parish men retreat led by Rev S J Quigly Carmelite. Most Holy Redeemer East Boston hosts 13th annual retreat led by Rev Matthew L Fortier S J for East Boston Y M C A.
A physician discussed the role of water in diet, noting meats, potatoes, and bread contain varying water content. He argued people drink enough on average and suggested a pint of cream daily to cover most nutritional needs. Sugar and a small amount of milk were advised to prevent weight loss and indigestion.
New York workmen digging for the Broadway subway uncovered a colonial jail in Church street between Dey and Cortlandt. Contractor F L Crawford said the jail dated to 1695 during Governor Benjamin Fletcher’s tenure, about 31 years after the English occupation.
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