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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
7
The Henry Jewett Players staged Arms and the Girl at the Copley Theatre in Boston last evening. Set against World War I, it follows two American tourists stranded in Belgium and weaves a light romance with farcical touches from writers Grant Stewart and Robert Baker.
The Henry Jewett troupe presents a wartime romance with Ruth Sherwood and Wilfred Ferris in Beaupre. A Russian spy steals a passport and a faux marriage averts execution as Germans advance. Miola Roach and Lionel Glenister lead a capable cast through dramatic and romantic episodes with convincing period flavor.
The Internal Revenue Service requires reporting of rents over 66 dollars per month or salaries over 15 dollars weekly for 1917. Final filing date is June 1, with fines up to 1000 dollars for noncompliance. Forms 1099 and 1096 are used. blanks available from Collector John F. Malley in Boston.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce plans education for non citizens. It has set a June 5 conference with about 50 leading Boston citizens to form an organization that will cooperate with groups already involved in this educational work.
Boston City Club members held a farewell dinner for Addison L Winship retiring as civic secretary to join Shawmut National Bank. More than 300 friends attended as Lt Governor Coolidge and other dignitaries joined in a program with music and a watch presentation.
State food administration continues inquiry into sugar apportionment rules and the tenure of E. R. Sherburne on the emergency sugar distributing committee. Chairman H. B. Endicott declined to announce results so far obtained.
War Department announces tests show the heavy Browning machine gun with synchronized firing is practical for aircraft use and will be adopted along with the Marlin gun as aircraft weapons.
A Massachusetts Board of Food Administration led event at Horticultural Hall on Hurstington avenue invites the public to a statewide conference today with morning and afternoon sessions. Dr J S Caldwell will speak on Community Dehydration Possibilities for 1918 and other experts discuss drying and canning and how to use dehydrated products.
Barnum and Bailey's circus fills Huntington avenue with record crowds as the new Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Chinese pageant leads performances in three rings. The show features chalk faced clowns, a crowd-pleasing auto that moves on cue, a large menagerie of elephants monkeys lions and leopards and a fortune priced production.
James J. Storrow federal fuel administrator for New England says rail and water anthracite coal shipments into the region will be accelerated this summer after talks with the U S Fuel Administration in Philadelphia. He estimates April and May tonnage around 2 600 000 net tons with final yearly allotment to be announced soon.
Frank Collins a Lowell suspect, 30 plus, was arraigned in Boston on larceny charges for $125 000 in diamonds and jewelry from a jeweler last Tuesday. He gave false names and confessed details of the crime and his prior arrests while in custody. Ruth Hellenz 16 of Syracuse was charged as a accessory in the case.
The American Labor Mission urges greater food conservation to feed allied peoples and armies. The statement was cabled to the Food Administration and announced as the mission prepared to sail back to America after studying conditions in England and France.
A local store advertises sleeveless Norfolk frock and sport suits on the fourth floor made from fine imported Irish silk poplin in gay Roman stripes. Prices listed at 25 dollars, noted as especially effective.
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