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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1916

Page

3

Painted furniture fashions vibrant summer decor at Paine's

Painted furniture offers unlimited color scope from brilliant to subdued. Canary and tawny yellows blue and black gray and white porcelain blues fruit reds radiant greens appear in Paine's new Summer Furniture. See lawn and garden canopies wicker maple old hickory cedar imported novelties and English garden pieces along with rugs and draperies. The Black Decorated Suite features blue and gilt highlights with a chaise longue arm chair bench sofa and desk pieces.

Paine

Licensing Board Grants Colonial Restaurant Dancing License

The Shepard Norwell Company receives permission to continue dancing on the sixth floor of the Colonial Restaurant during the afternoon and evening hours provided no food is served on the floor. The Garden Room on the seventh floor will offer afternoon tea from 3 to 5 and dinner from 5:30 onward, expanding dancing space during afternoon tea and dinner with plans for additional space as needed.

Licensing Board Shepard Norwell Company Colonial

Keller Wille Joint Recital At Steinert Hall

Harrison Weller violinist and Stew art Wille pianist gave a joint recital in Steinert Hall. The program featured Platts sonata in B minor and Scriabines Etrangete op 63 No 2. Weller and Wille were praised for thoughtful, intelligent performance with strong tone and musical control.

Harrison Weller Stewart Wille Steinert Hall Richard Platt Scriabine Mr. Wille Whorngold Chopin Mr. Iseller Louis M.e Pavane Couperin-Kreisler Novacek Chopin- Auer Pugnani- Kreisier Cesar Franck Messrs Weller Wille Mr. Keller

Boy Scout Troops Answer Duty Call in Franklin Park

Nineteen Boy Scout troops totaling 342 boys from South Boston Roxbury and Dorchester mobilized at Franklin Park. Troop 8 Dorchester won the prize two-wheeled equipment wagon designed by Leonard S. Rankin after arriving at 5 30 pm with 20 scouts and one officer in uniform.

Boston Roxbury Dorchester Franklin Park Leonard S. Rankin Ralph Washburn C. P. Wellman Sfarry Mason Lysom Booth

Clean-up and Paint-up campaign ignites rush to purge basements

Boston Fire Prevention Commissioner John O Keefe spearheads a two week Clean-up and Paint-up drive with hundreds of workers in New England clearing basements and cellars. The effort includes school talks and business appeals as authorities link a major Lynn fire to cellar refuse.

New England Dirt John O'Keefe Boston O'Keefe

Canal Zone needs experienced machinists and shipmen

Machinists, blacksmiths, boilermakers and shiplifters are wanted for service at the Panama Canal. Only American citizens under 45 in good health will be appointed with wages 65 cents an hour plus free steamship transportation from New York or New Orleans to the Isthmus.

Panama Canal Washington, D New York New Orleans Isthmus Charlestown Navy Yard Customs Service Tacoma Wash United States Civil Service Commission Postoffice Boston

War Must Be Settled By Law Says Harvard Professor

Professor George G. Wilson head of Harvard's international law department told the 174th meeting of the Woman's Baptist Social Union at Park Street Church that the European war must be settled according to international law or not settled at all.

George G. Wilson Department of International Law Harvard University Woman's Baptist Social Union Fark Street Church

Commission urges state department of public printing

A report to the Legislature from the State Economy and Efficiency Commission calls for a centralized Department of Public Printing to oversee all state printing and curb waste of public funds and materials. The commission proposes consolidating control to improve economy and oversight.

Department OF Public Printing Commonwealth State Economy and Efficiency Commission

Funeral for Stewart C. Mack in North Lexington

The funeral for Stewart C. Mack former Boston and Maine station agent at North Lexington will be held at 2 this afternoon at his Bedford Street home where he died Sunday. He was 59 and had resided in Lexington a long time.

Boston & Maine Railroad North Lexington Bedford Street Mack Lexington

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