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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
5
Billy Sunday preached to 8000 in the afternoon and 15,000 at night at the wooden tabernacle. The crowd filled the venue as worshippers sang vibrant hymns before Rodeheaver appeared, with sunshine warming the roof for the first time this season.
At noon crowds gathered for afternoon services and swelled to about a thousand by one. Sunday urged the audience to live their religion and prayed for a militant, purer civic effort while praising Jews as a race and challenging ushers to quiet coughing during the sermon. He urged couples to treat marriage with daily care and urged women to avoid ill fitting church attire.
A Harvard committee of undergraduates led by R. I. Herrick Jr and D. P. Morgan has begun recruiting for a civilian naval training cruise starting August 15. Other committee members include H. R. Guild J. B. Morgan B. Norman J. T. Rogers G. D. Flynn Jr. and J. L. Merrill.
The Harvard Republican Club with 450 students opened headquarters on Plympton Street. Elected officers include President Graham B Blaine Taunton Vice President Charles A Coolidge Boston Secretary Walker G Beale Washington D C Treasurer Bert ram Williams Cambridge.
Boston University becomes the third largest in New England per its new annual college catalogue. Harvard and Yale lead in attendance, MIT trails close behind. the business administration college grows rapidly with 600+ students, planning a new building on Newbury Street to add day courses. The university now enrolls over 2 600 students, with representation from fifteen foreign countries and all states, led by Massachusetts.
Society figure Miss Priscilla C Phelan of Lynn suffered a leg fracture after a riding accident at Brookline Riding School. Her upcoming June wedding to Arthur E Johnson remains on schedule. The couple plans a honeymoon at Glacier National Park.
Dr Frank J Sexton of Brookline sues the president and fellows of Harvard College in Suffolk Superior Court claiming a $900 balance for his services as baseball coach. The suit names Harvard College as defendant and seeks payment of the disputed amount.
The 83d Psi Upsilon national convention opens in Hanover New Hampshire with 150 delegates from 24 chapters expected. The Dartmouth chapter hosts as representatives begin arriving this afternoon to attend sessions.
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