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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
5
Massachusetts leaders urge nationwide food savings to aid allies in World War I. Governor McCall and State Food Administrator Henry Endicott stress substitution over harvesting, avoid waste, and use storehouses wisely to keep prices down and ensure food for troops and families.
Mrs Nathaniel Thayer of the Massachusetts Women's Committee reports on mobilizing housekeepers and cooperation with the Public Safety Committee to conserve wartime food. Miss Sarah Louise Arnold highlights the growing "women's army of conservation" as households balance supplies for soldiers and Europe, avoiding waste and prioritizing national needs.
Wilbert E. Welch of Weymouth was sentenced to six months in the Deer Island House of Correction on a statutory charge. Police tied the case to vice dens in Boston disclosed by Emma Caton of Melrose. Two co-defendants were fined 200 and 300 dollars respectively.
An 11 year old boy, Edward F. Curley of 27 Albany Street, fell 15 feet from a tree in front of his home and died several hours later after being found unconscious.
William H. O'Brien of the Public Service Commission praised the Y M C A and the K of C at cantonments nationwide during a noon rally on the Common. He urged public support for the fund and warned that millions of men may follow into trench warfare, stressing the need to care for the boys and return them as fine specimens of manhood.
Alexander Berkman, anarchist, applied for bail in the New York Supreme Court as extradition proceedings by California proceed over the preparedness day bomb incident in San Francisco. District Attorney Swann opposed the motion and the judge reserved decision.
The Woman's Committee on Food Conservation led a statewide drive with 30 women chairmen in every district urging signing the July pledge. Exhibits opened at Liberty Cottage and city stations, with pledges offered by college girls and Boy Scouts. Publicity efforts include a meeting of 15 major newspapers to form a publicity committee, promoting substitutes for sugar and meat and patriotic dining practices.
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