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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
24
Barefooted maids in loose robes braved an afternoon shower to rehearse two outdoor fairy plays scheduled for this afternoon at Weld the Brookline estate of Mrs Larz Anderson.
The Wells College Club hosted two charity performances with Mrs. Anderson as hostess to benefit the Wells College Half Million Endowment Fund. The first play The Strife of the Sea and Tres Children for the Earth Child featured Miss Charlotte Porter’s script with music by Miss Bertha Remick and highlighted rhythmic barefoot dancing. The second piece The Witch, penned by Mrs. Anderson, is a fairy tale about a cruel boy transformed into a Bob White by a witch.
Delegates, alternates, and visitors at the 13th biennial convention in New York observe Memorial Day with a busy session. Nominations for tomorrow's presidency are made with Mrs. Josiah Edward Cowles of California and Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath of Ohio as the only candidates. Several amendments to the by-laws are adopted, and balloting for officers begins tomorrow morning, with results announced Thursday.
Professor Frank W. Griffin, a music teacher from Malden, was struck by a car while crossing Hancock street in Everett last night and is in serious condition at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Wesley A. Bragdon of 25 Clifton Street Everett owned and drove the automobile. Griffin sustained a compound fracture of the left leg and head injuries and was placed on the dangerous list.
Geraldine Farrar and her husband Lou Tellegen start a California honeymoon after a delayed marriage trip. Farrar will split time between rest at a Hollywood estate and continuing star work with the Lasky studio, including future motion pictures after the Carmen success. Their plans were delayed by busy schedules, now resumed on a trip to celebrate their union.
Lloyds reports the British steamers Southearth and Dalegarth sunk. Southearth, 414 tons built 1891 from North Shields, with 22 crew saved. Dalegarth, 29 tons owned in Newcastle, last seen in the Tyne on April 14.
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