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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
11
The Post announces Mary Pickford will present intimate talks over the next six days beginning tomorrow. The feature, described as from the most popular girl in the world, appears six days weekly including Sunday, with Friday morning talk omitted.
Lucca Botta, a rising lyric tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, makes his Boston debut in Puccini's La Boheme at the Boston Opera House. A product of La Scala, he won acclaim in New York last year and is praised for his Rodolfo role in tonight's performance.
A large Gallagher family dinner at a Thorndike hotel hall brings together 38 descendants of William Gallagher of South Boston. Dr William Gallagher of Thayer Academy sits with attorney Charles T. Gallagher and artist Sears Gallagher among others. The gathering, once larger, reflected illnesses reducing numbers this year while hotel staff handed out caps and souvenirs.
An advertisement touts Poslam as relief for itching, hives, rashes, pimples, sunburn, stings, and mosquito bites. It claims quick relief and healing, notes eczema aid, and offers a one month trial via 4-cent samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City, with sale by all druggists.
Edward H. Cobb, a boarder at 22 Milton Avenue, Dorchester, was found dead from gas poisoning yesterday morning after a gas jet was left open in his room. Dr. George Winchester declared the death accidental. Cobb, 36, worked as an assistant chemist for the Standard Bottle and Extract Company and belonged to several clubs.
Thanksgiving activities at Deer Island house of correction Long Island Hospital and Almshouse and Rainsford Island School for Boys featured a 28 member minstrel show on Deer Island with 987 men and 120 women inmates. Long Island Almshouse provided a lavish turkey dinner for 1076 inmates. Rainsford Island hosted a post dinner football game and other activities.
One thousand five hundred of Boston's poor children from all city sections and ages entered the Salvation Army headquarters at People's Palace yesterday morning and glimpsed a fairyland scene as they received Thanksgiving dinner.
The Salvation Army hosted a large Thanksgiving meal for 1600 youngsters in a hall lined with long tables. Three rounds of 600 and 500 children ate, consuming 3000 pounds of turkey and plentiful sides. The event featured Colonel Adam Gifford and city official George W W Coleman, with 300 impoverished adults also served afterward.
The City Missionary Society distributed Thanksgiving dinner baskets to six hundred families, showing broad donor generosity. D. W. Waldron of 14 Beacon Street led the effort with funds and provisions donated by voluntary subscriptions.
The Women's City Club held a festive gathering with greenery, corn and pumpkin accents, and fruit decorations at the clubhouse. Dinner served to about 200 members, a musicale drew a larger audience, and Mrs J Randolph Coolidge Jr hosted a club tea with many male guests. The Marie Johnston trio performed in the pine-scented lounge by open fires.
Boston City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital served turkey to over 1,000 patients yesterday. The two institutions used more than 1,700 pounds of turkey plus oysters soup vegetables fruit and beverages. Doctors Wilson and Thompson waived visitor restrictions for the occasion under hospital trustees directions.
Thanksgiving Day brought cheer to the Long Wharf immigration station where 26 aliens detained there enjoyed a festive meal. Mrs. Clark assisted by young women distributed fruit, candies, and other goodies, followed by a phonograph concert with multilingual selections.
Advertisement touts Gets-It as the big selling corn remedy used by millions. Claims 2 second application to remove corns and calluses, fits under a stocking, without bandages or knives, also markets for bunions and warts. Sold by druggists for 26 cents or direct from E. Lawrence & Co Chicago, with Boston Riker Jaynes stores carrying it.
Boston churches held numerous Thanksgiving services led by ministers such as Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann at Trinity Church and Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers with Rev. Dr. A Z Conrad at Tremont Temple. Union services united several congregations, with sermons by Rev. Abraham M. Rihbany and Rev. James De Normandie. A large crowd gathered at Trinity Church to hear Mann.
Rabbis and prominent speakers delivered Thanksgiving sermons in most Boston synagogues. Four leading Jewish congregations united at Temple Mishka Tefila Roxbury for a joint observance with addresses by Dr. Harry Levi Rabbi M M Hichler H H Rubinovitz and P Israel. North Russell Street synagogue hosted Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society events with immigrant commissioner Skeffington congressman Tague and others. Additional services took place in Dorchester and Greater Boston by the Sons of Israel and at the Home for Destitute Jewish Children.
Twenty Lasell Seminary students acted as waiters for a Thanksgiving exercise at the Union Rescue Mission on Dover Street serving 200 homeless men. Mission president Frank F. Davidson led the event with brief remarks by Rev. Dr. F. M. Sheldon and a solo by Alice Leith. Earlier, mission workers distributed 100 baskets to needy families in the South End and the annual dinner was served from noon to 4 PM.
Catholic churches in Boston held solemn high masses for deceased St. Vincent de Paul members at St. Joseph’s Roxbury Mission Church Roxbury Immaculate Conception Harrison Avenue and St. Mary’s North End. Bishop Anderson officiated three masses at St. Paul’s Dorchester with large attendances.
Superintendent O C Elliot reports 200 served at the Thanksgiving meal 75 walk ins plus 125 regular inmates. Women numbered 45 among the attendees as the 387th year of the home highlights self help over charity with support from friends including the Parker House.
One hundred fifty soldiers and sailors enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at the United States Naval Hospital Chelsea yesterday. About 25 other inmates were granted leave to visit relatives and friends, under the direction of Medical Director George Wilson with Pharmacist Frank Fulton and a team of assistants.
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