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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
9
Professor Selskar M. Gunn of the State Health Department spoke at Evans Memorial on the value of the gospel of clean living as a public health education tool. The talk opened the season of lectures under Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, focusing on state and municipal health precautions.
Speaker calls for poverty driven diseases to be tackled by a merged health and welfare department. He urges early symptom education, child dental hygiene, measles and whooping cough prevention, hospital care for children, and care for unemployment to prevent illness.
Antis celebrate as Massachusetts defeats suffrage amendment with crowds at 685 Boylston Street headquarters. Mrs. Balch leads coverage with AP wire as leaders from New Jersey Vermont Rhode Island and New Hampshire attend.
Mrs John Balch, president of antis, declares Massachusetts men would stand by the majority of women and that the result frees women to pursue civic and philanthropic work without political worries.
The article quotes supporters and opponents of women’s suffrage in Massachusetts as they react to the vote. Charles L. Underhill of Somerville congratulates women on a victory amid claims the result reflects only a minority, while William H. Mogan of East Boston says the outcome serves the majority of women and strengthens the state’s preparedness and government.
The Kneisel Quartet opened the season in Steinert Hall Boston performing Haydn op. 20 no. 4 in D major and Ravel in A major. Carl Friedberg played Chopin Sonata in G minor with Willem Willeke, and critics praised Ravel’s quartet noting its imagination and power while finding the Haydn pieces less cohesive. The audience applauded the ensemble despite some technical unevenness.
The annual stenographer and typewriter examination is set for Oct 26 for United States canal and departmental service positions. Vacancies include stenographer and typewriter roles, clerk positions, and armament machinist posts at Watertown Arsenal. Also needed are surveyors transitmen at $100-$150 monthly, associate gas engineer at $2000 yearly, with travel funds and per diem. Apply to the U S Civil Service Commission in Boston. US citizenship required.
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