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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
5
A letter from Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers of Brooklyn accepting Tremont Temple's pastorate was read at morning services. He will preach first on the second Sunday in September, saying he must come and serve the church and city, with Rev. Charles H. Moss preaching prior.
A large missionary exposition is being planned in Boston modeled after The Orient in London. Congregational Methodists and Baptists leaders have expressed strong support, with hoped use of Mechanics Hall for three to four weeks. A pageant depicting missionary work will be produced with scenery costumes and related items purchased.
A mission started yesterday at St Matthew's Chapel Mattapan and will be for young women of the parish this week. Rev Father Gunning S J led prayers rosary sermon and benediction of the blessed sacrament last night with the topic The Importance of Salvation.
Madison May 23 The Hull bill would prohibit all persons from using profanity in public in Wisconsin if signed by the governor. The measure targets street and public spaces, with penalties for violators and enforcement steps outlined by lawmakers.
Maude Adams heads a company of 1300 to perform Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium on Tuesday night June 22. Rehearsals are ongoing at the Empire Theatre, with 140 supernumeraries to join, and the production will be staged on turf at Harvard weeks before the public show.
In Newport Rhode Island on May 23 police and naval training station officials made the first arrests in a crackdown on apprentices hypothecating outfits for liquor. Musician Fred Errickson and Apprentice William Berridge are held under sentinel watch at the station.
North Grove street morgue holds five unidentified bodies awaiting burial in Potters Field unless claimed. Bodies range in age from 30s to 50s, with details on height, weight, hair color, and clothing. Specific bodies include numbers 1315 1330 1873 1390 and 1391 with notes on origin dates and conditions found.
Unitarian delegates from across the nation arrive in Boston for anniversary events of the American Unitarian Association. Highlights include an annual meeting at Channing Hall featuring Prof William H Carruth, a Tremont Temple business session, diverse regional addresses, and a Tremont Temple evening program with ex Governor Curtis Guild Jr presiding.
The 18th international conference of the Y M C A railroad department will gather about 1500 railroad men in St Louis from May 27 to 30. Opening session Thursday at 2 30 p m in the Odeon. A banquet at 6 30 p m May 27 will host many leading officials. Speakers include W C Brown F A Delano G W Stevens W A Garrett and others. The Boston & Maine and Concord departments travel together by special Pullman car.
In Chester Pennsylvania on May 23 a dog led William Peet to a man named Harry Morrison sinking in mud beside the Reading railroad near Eddystone. Morrison shouted for help until rescued by Peet and others. The dog, not Morrison’s, fled after the rescue.
John Colby Abbott of Boston delivered an engaging lecture to the Lyceum Club on the evolution of French court fashion spanning the era of Louis XIV through the Revolution.
Goodine Grant an 87 year old farmer of Prospect near Winterport Maine hanged himself in the barn of his home. Authorities say family trouble appears to be the motive.
Four hundred boys from the First Massachusetts Regiment of the United Boys' Brigade held a church parade in Somerville yesterday. They were welcomed by Major Woods at Prospect Hill Congregational Church where regimental chaplain Rev. Henry J. Kilbourn led services. Colonel Charles E. Garlan commanded, with battalion leaders Major J. E. Hooton, Major Peter Leslie, and Major J. A. Southall. Companies came from Arlington, Malden, Medford, Boston, Dorchester, and Somerville.
An unknown man collapsed and died in the Franklin House lobby in Lawrence. Dr Dow ruled death from natural causes.
Stormy weather postponed the Lucy, a fast cruising sloop owned by the Jeffries Yacht Club of East Boston, from her first spring voyage down the bay. A 25 guest luncheon on board at the moorings featured Captain Frank Wells and Chief Mate James O'Donnell directing the event, described as highly enjoyable. The guest list included Dorchester and Roxbury residents such as Mr and Mrs Joseph H. Lewis and daughter, Commodore George W Wardrop and family, Miss Dodge, Miss Ira O'Donnell, and other local names.
Rabbi P. Israeli and Julius Meyer were selected as delegates for the 12th annual Federation of American Zionists convention at a Zion Literary Society meeting held at Adath Yeshrun Temple on Blue Hill Avenue.
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