DGHM 110: Introduction to Digital Humanities

Boston Globe_May 24 1917

Newspaper article in one column with the headline "Women's Peace Party Hears of Varied Service/ Basement of Mrs. Hemenway's Home to Be Used for a Canning Plant". To the right of the article writting vertically upwards in pencil is "Boston Lav__ May 24". The article is as follows: "With President Wilson's declaration of war, the executive board of the Massachusetts Branch of the Woman's Peace Party voted to carry on civilian relief work during the war. At the annual meeting yesterday at 421 Boylston st, Mrs Richard H. Gorham of Milton, secretary, gave a very interesting resume of its activities for National service. "It was decided," she said "to undertake three lines of work - relief work, at headquarters; food supply and conservation; social service work, to maintain the standards of civil life in wartime." Some interesting items of service she described are providing supplies and autos for distric nurses; sending out wool for women who want to knit; even down to Maine; sending garments for children to France; instructing volunteeers in making garments and surgical supplies; keeping record of applications for help and offers of service, etc. Arrangements are made to use the basement of Mrs. Augustus Hemenway's house at 273 Clarendon st during the Summer for a canning plant, under an expert manager, helped by volunters[sic.]. Mrs Hemenway will meet all expenses except labor for the first month, and possibly all Summer. Five other women's ogranizations are cooperating each day a week. Proceeds will be devoted to relief work. Miss Ellen Dabney announced the award of two prizes for sculpture for conceptions designed to promote the Constructive Peace Movement. The first prize of $50 was presented by Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbes to Miss Rose Garrity of Boston, also known as a talented violinist. The second prize of $25 was awarded to a colored woman, Mrs Meta Vaux Marrick[sic] Fuller, wife of Solomon Carter Fuller of Westboro State Hospital, a graduate of the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia. It was stated that the membership of the society has reached 850. Ahese[sic] officers were elected; Mrs J. Malcolm Forbes, president; Mrs Norwood P. Hallowell, Mrs. Edwin D. Mead, Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, Mrs Robert Gould Shaw, vice president; Mrs John Richardson Jr, treasurer; Mrs Ernest Amory Codman, Mrs John Sturgis Codman, Mrs Elizabeth Glendower Evans, director."

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pg. 87

"Planning for War Relief in Summer," Boston Globe, May 24, 1917, 5

1917