Local association opens membership drive and event planning
The group announces abundant memberships available from treasurer Mrs. Charles Simpson at 23 Waldemar Avenue or chairman Mrs. Charles E. Cowan at 27 Cottage Park Road. December activities include visiting committees led by Mrs. Christine Breaker and December 28 chair Mrs. W. Brittain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Simpson
Waldemar Avenue
Charles E. Cowan
Cottage Park ‘Road
Mary Frances Bolles
William Jenkins
Owen Grant
Christine Breaker
Clarence Perkins
John W. Pepper
William W. Oakes
Nellie F. Winegar
Sunnyside Avenue
W. G. Brittain
Lawmakers push pay raise for post office employees
Representatives Lufkin Winslow Olney and Phelan pressed a postoffice bill at a House hearing, urging a wage increase for clerks and carriers who last got a raise in 1907. They cited a steep rise in living costs over the decade, arguing the proposal should meet or exceed overall price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Winslow
Olney
Phelan
House Committee On
Mr. Winslow
Mr. Olney
Mr. Phelan
Rebekahs Elect Officers at Odd Fellows Hall
The annual Rebekahs election at Odd Fellows Hall chose Noble Grand Flora M. Terrill Vice Grand Annie E. Baxter Recording Secretary Lydia A. Collins Financial Secretary Hattie M. Brown and Treasurer May H. Carstensen. Retiring Noble Grand N. T. Hayden received a boudoir lamp. Public installation planned for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows Hall
Noble Grand
Flora M. Terrill
Annie E. Baxter
Lydia A . Collins
Hattie M. Brown
May H. Carstensen
N. T. Hayden
Noble Erand
War’s grim odds set for Canadian troops by hospital commission
The Military Hospitals Commission at Quebec reports on Canadian soldiers’ risks and outcomes. It notes 29 chances home to 1 death, 98 to 2, and 1 in 400 for limb loss, plus longer life from training and better at the front. It claims fewer disease deaths than bullets and promises government reeducation for disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Hospitals Commission
Quebec
America
Exemption Board Sends Local Registrants to Fort Warren
A group from Revere and Winthrop, part of the last 15 percent of the first draft, left for Fort Warren on Wednesday. Names include Patsy Annese Frank R Roderick John F Cronin William J Rogers Wilfred F Libby James W Barry Peter E Agerson Thomas J McCarrick Euplio Cerrone Patrick Santamaria John F Fitzgerald Stephen L Sparrow Charles Hughes Edwin V McCarthy John Patrick Clancy Lindsey A Corkham Joseph E Mullins Max Alpert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Winthrop
Exemption Board
Fort Warren
Camp
Devens
Patsy Annese
Frank R. Roderick
John F. Cronin
William J. Rogers
Wilfred F. Libby
James W. Barry
Peter E. Agerson
Thomas J. McCarrick
Euplio Cerrone
Patrick Santamaria
John F. Fitzgerald
Stephen L. Sparrow
Charles Hughes
Edwin V. McCarthy
John Patrick Clancy
Lindsey A. Corkham
Joseph E. Mullins
Max Alpert
Low Death Rate at Camp Devens
Camp Devens officers refute Sur Gen Gorgas complaints about unsanitary training camps. The death rate is the nation’s lowest among camps and far below the army average. All but a few entrants have wintered here, medical experts call Devens very healthy, and the base hospital is regarded as top tier with modern equipment. There have been no measles deaths and fewer than six pneumonia deaths at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
Sur
Gorgas
Pneumona
Lang Elected Chief Patriarch At Winthrop Encampment
The annual election of Winthrop Encampment I O C F was held in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening. Russell A. Lang was elected chief patriarch with George W. Baxter high priest, B F Drew senior warden, A J Maddocks junior warden, C F Cammall recording scribe, B B Terrill financial scribe, and Nelson E. Hayden treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Odd Fellows Hall
Russell A. Lang
George W. Baxter
Hig
B. F. Drew
Maddocks
C. F. Cammall
B. B. Terrill
Nelson E. Hayden
Draft Questionnaire Mailed to Registrants in Revere and Winthrop
A 1917 notice from Charles J. Brown, Local Board member, states registrants must return the questionnaire within seven days under penalty of up to one year imprisonment. Failure could lead to loss of rights and possible military induction and court-martial. Questionnaires are mailed to registrants in Revere and Winthrop by order number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Brown
Revere and
Winthrop
Devlin Elected Captain of Winthrop High Football
Ralph Devlin left tackle was chosen captain by Winthrop High for the season just ended. Nine of 13 sweater awardees will graduate in June, prompting coach John W. Manter to plan rebuilding. The squad lost only to English High and beat Revere High, with gold charms to honor the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Footbball
Winthrop High
Ralph Devlin
Devlin
John W. Manter
English High
Revere High
Richard McGee
Samuel Patrick
Paul Howard
John Cotter
George Devlin
Tom Griffiths
Joseph Burke
Peter LeCour
Howard Jenkins
Richard Anthony
Arthur Sullivan
Lester Jenks
Edward Cobb
Guard units from Winthrop and Revere deployed to East Boston
State Guard companies from Winthrop and Revere left Friday morning for East Boston to guard the barred zone along the waterfront. They relieve Company I of Chelsea and Company K of Everett, 11th Regiment, ending their tour this afternoon. Command details list Capt John J. Keefe and Capt Ernest Acker with lieutenants, under Maj Augustus Reynolds of the 15th Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Revere
East Boston
Co. I
Chelsea
Everett
Revere and Winthrop
A. Winthrop
John J. Keefe
Thomas J. Donovan
William H. Barter
Ernest Acker
J. Norton Klein
Arthur L. Cheney
Maj
Augustus Reynolds
Winthrop ladies raise funds for Halifax sufferers
The Winthrop Arms women organized a whist party on December 14 to aid Halifax sufferers. Led by Mrs A R Bell and others, the event collected sixty two dollars for the Winthrop fund. The Winthrop Highlands Yacht Club lent tables and chairs, Joshua Remby moved the furniture, and Fred L Hall donated hall use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Arms
Halifax
A. R. Bell
E. J. Dewire
Joshua, Remby
Eugene Curry
J. M. Gibbs
A. C. Gibbs
C. E. Harris
L. J. Mittlestead
Winthrop
Winthrop Highlands Yacht Club
Joshua Remby
Fred L. Hall
First Six Months Work of Winthrop Red Cross
Report outlines how the Winthrop Branch doubles funds for materials and hospital supplies. It notes over 500 local women sew garments, bags, and kits while emphasizes an urgent need for $500 and 450 new monthly subscribers to meet demands from General Pershing for more hospital supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Winthrop
American Red Cross
France
General Pershing
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Military Hospital Aid Ass
Thompson
Ella M. Thompson
Superior Court
Chase
New England Trust Company
William H. Storey
Storey
Francis Life Insit
Milk Street
Boston
Main
O. Ballse
Cottage Park Road
Winthrop Centre
Henry £. Kequgh & Co., Inc
Pauline Street
WM. C. Skaggs
Mortician
Ral Lang, Chee
Winthrop Office
Winthrop St. Corner
Jefferson
Washington St
Winthrop Credit Union
Winthrop Theatre
Paramount
Artcraft Pictures
Pathe
Frederick Ward
Pathe News
Paramount Picture
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Fatty Arbuckle
William Fox
Dustin Farnum
Durand
Victor Moore
William A. Brady
Carlyle Blackwell
Crimson Dove
Billie Burke
Miss Terry
Param Burton Holmes
Paramount Pictograph
Bray
J. R. Vaughan
Washington Avenue
Washington Chambers Beach
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. E. Whittemore
Centre Station
Hotel ‘Conicl
Massachusetts Ave
Norway St
ARENA
Gentlemen’s Grill
the Colonial Orchestra
Guy A. Piscopo
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