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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
4
City board discusses the promotion of a police chief and mayoral appointments, with aldermen trading motions to lay items over. Several resignations, pensions, and cemetery commissioner selections are considered, while a final approval of numerous mayoral appointments and budget items is recorded.
The common council, all present save C C Nelligan, approves funds for postage and various infrastructure moves. It orders paving for Webster avenue and River street, a $2500 moth removal program, and land-damage payments for Payson Park. They seek naval ordnance for armory decorating and new revenue from street usage by corporations.
The North Avenue Bandat Church chorus presented the cantata Curfew Bell on Wednesday evening. Soloists included soprano Blanche Hemburghe Kilduff, contralto Pauline Woltmann, tenor Louis Blick, and baritone Charles Delmont, with the choir under the scheduled direction.
One of the season’s first political events will be a Hendrick Club entertainment and dance in Prospect Hall on Monday evening February 15. Talent includes McNamara, Dormanus, Way and Murray, McNabb and Antell, Halliday and Goodwin, Gammon, Vargas, Craig, Sullivan, Jordan, Cragle Trio, Cullen and Haley, Johnson, Flattery, Cavananagh, and others. Club quarters are at 724 Main Street and the event supports Democratic registration and naturalization efforts for the coming summer and fall.
Cambridge Council No 26 Knights of Columbus held an installation at Frater nity Hall with Timothy W Good presiding. District Deputy Good lauded the growth of the order and presented a gold gift to R H Mulcahy, highlighting doubling membership and a strong treasury. An entertainment segment followed the banquet, and the newly installed officers were listed with GK Edmond Murphy presiding.
The annual meeting of the Y M C A auxiliary was held in their rooms on Monday afternoon. Officers elected include President Mrs. O H Durrell and Secretary Miss J K Hawes. Treas. Miss Albie L D Coolidge and Auditor Mr. Stroughton Bell. Numerous vice presidents from area churches were chosen, representing North Avenue Baptist St James Episcopal Congregational Cambridge Baptist Pilgrim Congregational Harvard Street Methodist Prospect Street Congregational Wood Memorial Congregational Hope Congregational Free Baptist United Presbyterian Inman Square Baptist Trinity Methodist Second Baptist Church of the Ascension Broadway Baptist Berean Peters til Grace Methodist First Baptist Emmanuel Baptist and others.
A largely attended whist party and dance at Prospect Mall on Monday evening supported the Working Boys Home under the Working Boys Friend society. About 50 tables hosted players. prizes went to Miles Mary Mead, Mrs. Irving, and Mr. Dantel Joseph. Fathers Downey and Milligan attended and spoke. Numerous local residents joined in the event and memorable names appear among the attendees.
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