Jan. 26, 1917. 
IF THE CoMING OF REV. WILLIAM A. SUNDAY accom- 
plishes no more, his coming will have been desirable 1f the 
_ projected plans for a Business Woman’s Y. M. C. A. in 
the centre of Boston are successfully carried out. One 
of the departments of work carried on by the Sunday 
party was the work for the business women of Boston, 
There will be two thousand members in the new organ- 
ization of business women. Over five years ago in these 
columns the BrEEzE advocated the establishment of just 
such a building. We said at that time that if there was 
an enthusiastic person of wealth looking about for a new 
and promising field for practical welfare work there was 
a great opportunity in Boston for work for and with the 
many business women. Many of these women have no- 
where to go during the hours of lunch or before or after 
work. The need of such a building and of such an organ- 
ization is so apparent that not an argument is needed. 
Boston has long needed such a building and now that 
there has been begun a movement among the business 
women themselves, let us hope that the building will be 
forthcoming. It is said that the “corner stone” is in sight, 
but it will need a great deal of money to put the matter 
through. It is amazing that the employers of women have 
not for business reasons alone, gotten together to estab- 
lish such a desirable organization. Let the building be 
built. 
Tue Boston Museum oF FINE Arts, in whose wel- 
fare all of the North Shore is interested, and in whose 
Board of Directors may be read many familiar names, has 
made its annual report showing gains along all of its gen- 
eral lines. The attendance during the year has only been 
exceeded three times in its history. The gains financially 
have been appreciable and needed. The Museum is one 
of the valuable assets of New England and every one is 
or should be interested in its welfare. The directors have 
shown wisdom and skill in the care of their trust and 
there is every reason to believe that the present priceless 
possessions are but the beginnings of a greater Museum 
for Boston, and for all America for that matter. 
ONE OF THE INTERESTING METHODS adopted by the 
Y. M. C. A. has been that for reaching the rural com- 
munities. Work in the rural communities is particularly 
difficult because of the smallness of the population, the 
lack of money and the apathy that always accompanies 
the lack of both of these important contributions to the 
success of a moral or social movement. The Y. M. C. A. 
has wisely made the county the unit, thus making it pos- 
sible for the larger area to maintain a secretary to direct 
the work. They have opened an exceedingly interesting 
work and the future looks bright. The slogan, back to the 
country, is being applied to the social welfare work. 
DESPITE THE REMARKABLE GRrowrtH of the City of 
Boston it still remains in the fifth place, the place that 
it has retained for over twenty-five years. It has some 
consolation in the thought that it is practically tied with 
St. Louis for the fourth place. When it comes to progress 
it is evident that Boston must look to other signs than 
those of population. 
Irv Is Stinu JANUARY, but the numbers on the new 
automobile plates are so high that it surprises. The 
motor vehicle, despite the inclemency of the winter sea- 
son, has its place. The motor long since ceased to be a 
convenience and a pleasure; it is now a necessity. 
Boston Has Saw its farewell to Billy Sunday, 
affectionately, enthusiastically and practically. He car- 
ried away with him more than the unusually large col- 
lection, which was given to him as a free will offering. 
NORTH SHORE” BREEZE 
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MassacHusetts Has Aways TAKEN a great inter- 
est in the problems of road construction and the progress 
made in this state and New England has been commend- 
able. Here the modern movement for good roads was 
inaugurated and has spread all over the United States. 
The advent of the bicycle first turned the attention of 
business men and towns to the problem and the perfection 
of the automobile has continued the work begun by so 
numble a device as the bicycle. Now all America appre- 
ciates the advantages of good roads for pleasure and for 
business purposes. Already road building, unknown but 
a few years ago as a profession, has attracted to it some of 
the best talent in America. These road experts have 
organized for their mutual benefit to aid the cause of 
good roads. The fourteenth annual convention will be 
held in Boston this summer and men of ability have been 
requested to prepare papers upon technical problems re- 
lating to the art and science of road building. The City 
of Boston is codperating and there is every reason to be- 
lieve that the coming convention will be the best ever held 
in the pleasure it will afford the delegates, the instruction 
that will be afforded the inexperienced and the interest 
arouse in good roads by the public. 
Tue Boston ELEVATED RAILROAD engineering corps 
has been at work on a very difficult problem, that of re- 
lieving the congestion at Dudley street. This has been 
solved by carrying through to Eggleston square and by 
making the commuters for the outlying districts transfer 
there, rather than at Dudley street. The principle is a 
simple one, that of carrying the through passengers just 
as far out as possible on the first train. The Boston trans- 
portation problem is still in its infancy, but the Elevated 
railroad is approaching its problem with intelligence and 
expedition. 
Tur Army AND Navy FRIENDs have rallied for the 
campaign for the new Army and Navy clubhouse and 
contemplate a six days’ campaign which will be begun 
next month. General Leonard Wood, U. S. A., has been 
a great helper and has promised to come on to Boston 
and will speak on the opening night at the Boston City 
club. The North Shore has already begun to help and 
before the campaign is over it will doubtlessly do more. 
The proposed plans should be carried out and if all works 
well there is no doubt but what the money needed will 
be raised during the six days’ campaign. 
Ture Mrrtincs oF MANCHESTER BROTHERHOOD have 
been continued during the winter with their usual success. 
The lectures have been of a high order and the forum 
opportunities which the work has presented has been good 
for the community. The forum idea has had a remark- 
able growth during the last ten years, but there is no more 
successful and commendable movement than that in our 
own town. 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT passed a law command- 
ing all operators of steamboats to have double crews with 
stated hours of service, and now the City of Boston finds 
‘tself liable to a fine of many thousands of dollars for 
disobedience. . There appears to be a deadlock between 
the Federal authorities, and the city officials and the out- 
come of the controversy will be watched with interest. 
Tue Mexican AuruoritiEs have but just permitted 
the practice of surgery, according to modern methods, by 
Americans and all because the natives were unable to 
cope with the problem of a broken shoulder which hap- 
pened to belong to an officer high in the Mexican army, 
and later effectually treated by an American surgeon, 
What a pity that shoulder was not broken long ago! - 
