Word: wharf
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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ENGINEERING 11A.- Arrangements have been made for a visit of inspection to the Atlantic Works, East Boston, this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2.30. The works are on Border street, East Boston, near the North Ferry wharf. Open to all members of the University...
With the aid of $400 furnished by the Boston Port Society, a reading room for sailors has been opened on T wharf, where the fishing boats come in. One man from the Association visits his room each day. An excellent chance is here given for college men to study the lives of the sailors who make daily use of the room. During the year about one hundred sailors have daily availed themselves of this opportunity for reading, and writing letters. To attract sailors to this room from the city saloons, entertainments at which refreshments are served have been given there...
Through the Student Volunteer Committee, the Young Men's Christian Association has received as a gift from the Henry F. Miller Piano Co., Boston, a piano for use at the Sailors'Reading Room on T Wharf. James W. Cook and Son, Boston, kindly did the moving free of charge...
...reading-room conducted by Harvard men for fishermen on the Boston T Wharf has been open daily since January 6. As the need for such a room had long been felt, the success of the undertaking has proved complete. Financial support has been forthcoming through the kindness of the Boston Port Society, and the interest taken by the fish merchants and the seamen themselves has proved most gratifying...
...Monday evening the first concert at the T wharf reading room for fishermen was given under the auspices of the Harvard Christian Union. Among those who took part in the entertainment were D. Fales '97, D. Grant M. S., and J. B. Hawes...