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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1914

Page

8

Elect a Boston Elephant Fund Campaign Rally

Enthusiastic note from the Elephant Editor urges Cambridge and neighboring towns to support Mollie Waddy and Tony as they raise funds at Franklin Park Zoo. The drive aims for a $6000 goal, with children organizing elephant parties across Greater Boston and beyond to own part of the animals.

Mollie Waddy Tony Franklin Park Cambridge Somerville Ed Ftor The Post Franklin Park Zoo Greater Boston Elephant Fund Enclosed Fund Poli’s Theatre Canton Mass Dorothy Gordon Hunt Orchard Street New Haven Conn

Working overtime letters fuel Elephant Fund drive

New England children send heartfelt notes to the Elephant Editor showing their efforts to raise funds for Mollie Waddy and Tony. Grownups are urged to read these letters as a key feature of the campaign. A Boston child group led by Marcia E Harris, treasurer, offers support from Princeton Street.

Mollie Waddy Tony Elephant Fund Princeton Social Club Marcia E. Harris Princeton Street Boston Mass Boston Post Frenchy Molly Mary Marguerite Newton

Local Children Contribute to Elephant Fund for Franklin Park

Numerous Massachusetts children and families donate small coins to the Elephant Fund at the Boston Post. Letters from Franklin Park readers reveal sums from 2 cents to $2, with hopeful notes to see Mollie Waddy and Tony at the zoo.

Elephant Fund Franklin Park Zoo Fredrick Needham Temple Mattapan Mass

Elephant Stories Highlight Mollie Waddy Tony Learning Quick

A feature on elephants Mollie Waddy and Tony shows they are gentle and highly trained. The piece recalls their tricks, guarding behavior, and a daring escape by playing dead. It also shares letters from children across Massachusetts pledging funds to buy the elephants for Franklin Park Zoo.

Tony Hyde Park Franklin Park Florence Mary Crosby Beacon Street Mollie Waddy Johan Tim James Hennessey Walcott Street Malden

Madeleine Fardig and Bertie Stubbs Donate to Elephant Fund

A letter from Madeleine Agnes Fardig 22 Leyden 81 describes saving 30c and contributing 20c toward the elephants well as a joke on her father. Bertie Stubbs 9 at 41 Pearl Street Everett adds a dime for marbles and asks where they are.

Madeleine Agnes Fardig Leyden E. B Papa Tony Bertie Stubbs Pearl Street Everett

Dear Elephant Editor Farewell and Birthday Wishes

A pair of child letters from Malden request to buy back an elephant, with a six year old writer and a note about a baby sister. The second letter from a different child mentions a sister and a dime store sentiment.

Richard F. Hamlin Charilotte Ellen Hamlin Winthrop St Malden Mr. E Elephant Post Heath School Chestnut Hill Anna Theresa Donlon Sheafe St

Town Folks Write for Elephants and Zoo Visits

Letters from children and adults in Massachusetts and New Hampshire express wishes to see elephants in Franklin Park and at the zoo. Contributors gift money and request publication to aid sharing the story and funds for Tony and Molly Waddy elephants.

Franklin Park

Kid's clam money sender writes to editor

A child explains sending five cents and a two cent stamp to support Mollie and her brother plus Tony. He says he digs clams at Snake Island and will bring more for elephants. He praises Winthrop clams and asks to surprise his father by printing his name.

Mollie Medford Caroline Buchanan Tony Earl Norman Macdonald Blue Hill Parkway Mattapan Mass Beatrice Snake Island Winthrop

Boston Restaurant Patrons Donate to Post Elephant Fund

W. P. Boutelle of 63 Cornhill Street Boston received a 17.10 donation from patrons of his restaurant for the Post Elephant project. Cash from the elephant box filled with pennies nickels dimes and quarters was collected thanks to cashier Miss Della Phippin. Boutelle praised the elephants purchase as a fine project for children's enjoyment and wished the Post luck with its work.

Post W. P. Boutelle Cornhill Street Boston Mr. Boutelle

Subscription list shows broad community donations

A partial listing of contributors from various towns and organizations totals small monetary gifts. Names include James Hennessey of Wolcott Street, Beverly Old-Timers, Grove Hall Postoffice employees, and multiple local residents. Amounts range from a few cents to several dollars for the effort to help kids buy the elephants.

James Hennessey Wolcott ‘St Bob and Buddy Beverly W. T. McConaghy Lambert Anderson Charles Slama Charles Fortin Charles H. Ham Walter T. Lennox Bert W. Hastings George Johnson Winchester Niels Sig Olga Alkies Edward “Welch Frank ‘Minter We Hinkley P. Jackman Eleanor Danforth Camden St Oibie Herman Magnuson Mag J Mass Raymond Moses Haverhill Mass

Elephant Party Donations Listed From Dorchester Fund

A long local notice lists names and addresses of donors to an elephant party fundraiser at the home of D Fowler Campbell in Dorchester. Contributions come from residents of Boston area towns including Roslindale Brookline West Somerville and Charlestown with totals and each donor’s amount noted.

Arlington Elephant Fund Nellie M Mary F. Dowd Woodford Street Dorchester Baby Walsh Post Elephant Fund Sfiss BE. W Roedufy Vic Irene M Wilbur C Hennings Newburne St Roslindale Corey St Charlestown Gertrude Kelly Waltham Clifton L. Josselyn Humarock Mass Horace H. Snow, Jr Truro Wits Boston Ess Wae Ceowes Leland Powers Piginariia St Brookline nCtaurant Cornhill Friends Summer St Beatrice Jenkins Newton D. Fowler Campbell Athelwold St Fowler Louise Campbell Frank Duffy Edward Graham John Hogan Harold Simpson John Peters Anna Bond Ella Kenny Sadie Keyes Lillian O’neil Lucille Bowles Edmund O’callaghan Alice Finnegan Timothy Bowen Eleanor Howard Arthur Ball Henry Courser Harvey E. von Bet Sarin Masson Jonathan Eldredge Annie Sweeney Norfolk St Dor Margaret H. Nee Hazel Blanding Stephen Redaker Chrcdad Vis Oss Cron Cres Augusta B Charles Allen Davis Randolph Clinton Frances Oxford Jonn Winthrop School Col Secals Oes Gee J. A. Kilmartin Somerville Clara Ellen Cook Stoneham Bridgewater Csseee Lalebee Wean Agnes L. Hughes Edison Green Thomas Burke Elizabeth and Rosetta Hagan Annie and Gertrude Mathewman Whitinsville D, Walsh Brighton Verna L. Rendle Falcon St Melvin B. Woodward Glidden “St Frank Horn Arthur Horn Edward Moss Constantino D’addio Linden Pl South Boston W. Seavey Kearsarge Babins Three Rivers Mich Eena Wee William Isley Rowigy Wbak John Childs Hillsboro N. H Herbert Paul Neilson Cowperthwaite St Cambridge W. P. Boutelle Sheridan Ave Medford BAT Waterman Loyisics Jamaica Plain Sarah Wright Ee St Alice and Elizabeth Bufford Beacon St Frances L. Hunt Ashland Massanine Cram Raymond West Ossipee A. Boston Matthew Gallabue Ccc Veces Vise Hildegarde Dyer Fairfield Pete Margaret Josephs Roxbury Aks Mary Devine Call St

Elephant Fund Benefit Event Schedule

The notice lists four Elephant Fund events across Roxbury Otisfield West Roxbury Jamaica Plain and Wakefield. Rita Wolf hosts March 30 at Otisfield Hall. Ramona Hawkins and Ethel Hawkins perform April 1 at West Roxbury High School Hall. a Royal Theatre Wakefield benefit on April 7 at 3 45 PM. Edith Forbes and Alice Ritchie present April 14 at Lamson Hall W C U.

Rita Ev. Wolf Otisfield Hall Otisfield Street Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury Ramona Ethel Hawkins West Roxbur High School Elim Street Jamaica Plain Princess Theatre Wakefield Co W. Hodgen Edith Forbes Alice Ritchie

Dowager Empress Haruko Gravely Ill at Imperial Villa

In Tokio March 29 the Dowager Empress Haruko is gravely ill from angina pectoris at the imperial villa at Neumazu near Yokohama. Court physicians attend her.

Tokio Haruko Imperial Villa Neumazu Yokohama

Resinol Heals Itching Skin and Eruptions Quickly

Resinol Ointment with Resinol Soap stops itching instantly and heals eczema rash and scalp eruptions. It clears pimples blackheads redness and dandruff when other treatments fail. Beware of imitations. Test it at our expense by writing Dept. 20-B Resinol Baltimore MD.

United States Dept Resinol Baltimore, Md

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Chelsea Melrose Wakefield Reading Allston Might Maine New Hampshire Vermont Canada England Elephant Man Frankie Tibbetts Farmington, N. H Ruth Hussey Pico Ave Louis K. Tilden Waverly Street George Keller Belmont Street Belmont Evelyn Sears Monroe Street Rockland Roxbury Kitten Bunny Franklin Zoo Ida Dillman Charles Dillman Ruth Dillman Frances Cooke Cameron Ave W. Somerville Plymouth Robert I. Love Elephant Wallace Sadlier Nightingale Ave Quincy Franklin, Mass Gladys I McShan Will Gordon Bailey Washington St Arthur Laura Johnson Arthur Johnson West Pownal Wee Robert Thomas Babcock Laconia Florence Kelliher John Kelliher Newmarket, N. H Grandpa Grandma Mamma Ernest Wilfred Vernal Leon Louise Packard Laura Magnus Jackson St John McWeeny, JR Nottingham Street Florence Ss. C Waare Florence, S. C Frances Cale CANDY Ruth Hurwitz City Road Boston Mass Mildred Johnquist Hubbard Road Gladys I. Small Huntington Avenue Elephants Mollie, Waddie James, Mary, Joseph, and Adam Sanders Hutchinson Street J. F. DriscOll Waddie Mollie Tuckahoe N. Y Grandmaddie Margaret N. Driscoll Martha Driscoll Susan Driscoll Kingston Joseph A. Chandler Dorothy Stoddard Sherman St Little Elephant Stories Frankland Park Zoo U. S. Knapp School William Travers Marion St Marion Olive Divoll Pratt Nanna Ralph E. Page the Highland Taunton P. S Alice Eaton Charles S. Eaton Beatrice Gildart Millard F. Smith, JR Bowdoin St Mass. P. S Mr. Hdstor Chester Charlie Dorothy Erickson Dillaway Street Eleanor Greco Mary L. Dyer Henry Dyer Jack White Pauline Goodrich Larch Rd James David Walsh Castoria Mr. Orford Rascal Madeline Rom Sheldon Dorothy Sheldon Leslie Hunt Dorothy Alice Hunt Cataumet, Mass. P Martha Hoffman Jarda Hoffman Hildur Hoffman Fritz Charles Hoffman Lamartine St Main Molly Waddy John F. Nagle Bangor, Maine Anna Elefant Marion Newport, N. H Millard Japan Ini
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