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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
6
A compact sewing kit features a roll up design with khaki cloth and lining, leather binding, two spools of thread, a thimble, scissors, shirt and trouser buttons, tapes, needles and pins. Price listed as $3.50.
A tan pig skin leather Trench cigarette case holds 30 cigarettes and promises full protection from breakage and weather. Compact, durable design includes stamped initials and an extra 25 cent price note.
Small flat goatskin pouch in black or tan with military stripe pattern fits vest or shirt pocket. Preserves tobacco and eases rolling with snap closures. Pocket for papers. Priced at $2.00.
Washington May 30 The House agricultural committee will begin perfecting the second administration food bill tomorrow with aim of passage by mid June. Meanwhile the Senate debates the first bill already passed by the House providing a food survey and measures to stimulate production and conserve foodstuffs.
President urges passage of a sweeping measure giving the government power to regulate food supply and distribution. It would set minimum farmer prices, curb hoarding and monopolies, and allow state control of storage plants warehouses and production in wartime. The bill also allows the President to appoint agencies to enforce it and to regulate beer and whiskey inputs.
Over 500 Sunday school children from St. Pauls Dorchester joined 200 Cadets to escort Bishop Anderson from St. Pauls Church to Rowan Memorial Hall for a farewell reception. He will begin duties Sunday as pastor of St. Peters Meeting House Hill after Monsignor Rowan's death left the post vacant. The event closes the churchs farewell program with songs, plays and cadet drill followed by refreshments for the children.
Memorial Day events at Plattsburg reserve camp featured a June athletic meet where the New England regiment scored 74 points to the New York regiment's 26. Notable results include a tennis doubles defeat for R N Williams and Richard Harte by C J Griffin and Watson M Washburn. A noon national salute was fired for the occasion.
Impressive ceremonies yesterday at Elke FPest Mount Hope cemetery by Boston Lodge of Elks No 10 honored departed brothers. Nearly 1000 attendees heard tributes and pledges of the enduring Elk bond, with John D Feeney offering prayer and John W Connelly delivering the oration.
The City Hospital Red Cross unit is ready for deployment to Washington. Doctors and orderlies may travel to a National Guard camp for several weeks of field work before heading to France. Dr. John J. Dowling aims to assemble the unit within a week and issue orders once Washington dispatches arrive. Training in camp is considered highly beneficial despite complete equipment.
Fred W. Zimmer aviation instructor was killed when the hydroaeroplane crashed into a telegraph pole. Seymour H. Knox Jr., Buffalo millionaire and first flight student, suffered internal and head injuries but was said to recover. The crash occurred during a government service training flight.
The concert opens with an overture and solos by Rossini Waldteufel and Chopin Jacqua. The program features Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni arias, Le Dernier Sommeil De la Vierge, Massenet pieces, Grieg Bacchanale, Saint Saens, Dvorak, Leoncavallo Berlioz selections.
Memorial Day rites decorated graves of Revolutionary War dead at the old North Bridge in Concord with garlands and a British Union Jack. Veterans from Old Concord Post 180 led the tribute while Civil War veterans tended cemeteries. blue roses debut at the Wentworth flower show near the Art Museum, highlighting a vast rose display and diverse blooms.
The Middlesex cup qualifying was held at Concord Country Club yesterday. M. B. L. Bradford led with a net 108 28 75 and A. V. Galbraith posted the low gross of 95.
A community event charges five dollars to enter with all proceeds directed to the Massachusetts Chapter of the Red Cross. Organizers promote the fundraiser as a local aid effort and encourage attendance tomorrow.
In New York on May 30 the United States ship Recruit dubbed the land dreadnaught was launched in Union Square. Mrs. John Purroy Mitchel christened the ship with champagne breaking it over a stanchion as the crowd applauded.
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