Prior to the Boston Police Strike in 1919 , Billings was appointed by Mayor Andrew James Peters to serve on a Citizens ' Committee to see that the public was protected in the event of a strike . In 1921 , Peters named him chairman of the Boston Transit Commission . In 1927 , Billings and his wife were appointed by Boston Mayor Malcolm Nichols to serve on a committee to assist him in the celebration of Lindbergh Day . That same year he was appointed by State Democratic Chair Charles H. McGlue to serve on a committee that worked on the unsuccessful effort to bring the 1928 Democratic National Convention to Boston
1928 Democratic National Convention
1928 Democratic National Convention
Edmund Billings