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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
8
The Exeter Manufacturing Company will reopen September 18 on a 48 hour week and restore wages to prior reductions. Treasurer Hervey Kent cited hope for textile industry improvement. The plant, with about 300 workers, had been closed due to the workers strike. This is the first New Hampshire textile mill affected to adopt the 48 hour schedule.
Makers of feminine under apparel announce a new time saving device in women’s clothes allowing women to dress quickly. The claim contrasts with men’s faster routine and highlights convenience.
A new time saving “three in one” garment labeled the netherall combines corset brassiere and vest in one washable cotton design. Designers tout efficiency while authorities predict chaos as style dictates demand fit and ease, with garments sold at nominal prices and worn like abbreviated overalls with steel waist supports.
Several defeated candidates in multiple state races filed protests with the Secretary of State regarding Tuesday's ballot shortage. Protesters include Robert E. Bigney George F Monahan Christopher J Halligan Jr John J Breslin Richard J Garvey and Stephen R Mealey. The Ballot Law Commission will set a hearing date later.
President Ellen F. Pendleton states Wellesley’s total enrollment should stay near 1500 this year. Graduate numbers in college proper and hygiene department hover around 69, with no cap on graduates. Entrance by examination rather than certificate helps limit undergraduate enrollment. Last year's grads marked the final class admitting by certificate.
Mrs. Robert FE. Smith of White River Junction Vermont was re elected chairman of the New England conference of Federated Women's Clubs at Swampscott Massachusetts closing its three day meeting. Mrs. Karry H. Burnham Biddeford Maine was re elected vice chairwoman and Miss Agnes L. Dodge Melrose secretary and treasurer. The 1923 conference will be held in Providence Rhode Island from September 12 to 14. Mrs. Grace M. Poole Massachusetts president was named chairman of a committee to standardize the federation constitution. Closing speakers included Mrs. May Bliss Dickinson and Mrs. Arthur B. Bixby.
Boston physician Dr. Joel Goldthwaite warned at the American Physiotherapy Association convention that 70 percent of Camp Devens men showed severe diaphragm development flaws. He cited 2600 examined soldiers and reported wholesale fainting during initial drills, saying proper erect posture and breathing training restored function and stopped the fainting.
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