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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1918
Page
9
A collage of wartime letters from soldiers in France and Italy recount life in hospitals billets and trenches. They describe tobacco shortages, European towns and villages, relations with locals from merchants to peasants, and hopes for return home. Messages urge news from loved ones and mention Christmas packages and mail delays.
The Flying Squadron will meet Friday at 2 30 p m in the Elks parlors to plan continuing war relief. They support the American Fund for French Wounded and French Belgian relief, with rooms to reopen soon for worker distribution and donations already sent from churches and groups. Funds are to be raised to continue sending articles to war stricken families through spring.
The Red Cross canteen has been in active service for two months with strong praise from the boys for Bluefield's efforts. Chaplain Mrs. W. G. Baldwin and day lieutenants are credited for their dedicated management. Graham and Bramwell units supply daily needs, while Bluefield keeps its own financial reports led by treasurer Mrs. H. S. Shott and specific weekly stewards named for each day.
The Delphian club, disbanded last summer due to war work calls, will reorganize on the first Monday in January with a program of Poetry and Music. The first meeting will be at Mrs. Fox's home, with possible moves to the public library reading room. Members seeking continuation should attend or contact president Mrs. J F Fox. membership capped at twenty five.
The Bluefield library opens a reading room in new quarters and seeks ongoing support through a membership drive. A Christmas Red Cross drive December 16 to 25 aims to fund care for soldiers abroad and at home, with a yearly $1 membership urged for all residents.
Tuesday afternoon the woman’s missionary society of Bland Street Methodist Church will meet at the usual hour for a meeting and the election of officers.
Advice indicates sufficient Red Cross surgical dressings have been produced and workers are reassigned to hospital and refugee garments property bags and comfort kits. The workroom will operate Tue Wed Thu afternoons and Tuesday night with supervisors named for each session.
Norfolk and Western and Virginian railroads have received applications for the Handicapped division. The railroads will provide employment to men who have lost an arm or leg, including roles such as call boys and clerks.
The Colonial Theatre opens a two day run of Charlie Chaplin’s Shoulder Arms, produced at Ciplin studios for $105,000. Chaplin explains he refuses quick comedies and insists on thorough rehearsal. The wartime ragtime feature promises forty five minutes of loud laughs. Wallace Reid and Norma Talmadge also appear on Monday.
Miss Lillian Shott visiting Petersburg joins a group of girls and a chaperone from Petersburg on V. M. I. dances. Civic Club met Friday afternoon at Mrs. F. L. Black’s home but small attendance left little business to report.
Mrs W A Bodell, Miss Ruth Bodell, and Lucille Wilson travelled to Lexington Friday morning to attend the dances at the V M I facility.
A Bluefield insurance man recounts a friend's health turn after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for gall bladder trouble. He alleges prior gas and stomach discomfort with doctors recommending surgery. He praises the product as a simple prep that cleanses mucus and reduces inflammation, with a money back guarantee from White Pharmacy.
The federal employment service plans to place a representative at each camp to aid returning soldiers. It proposes bureaus in every community as part of an interagency effort with employment offices, labor groups, draft boards, and city officials to match veterans with work quickly during demobilization. Local offices will coordinate employer needs and lists of those who left jobs to serve.
Vague fragment notes Tuesday matinees urged for a packed audience. No clear details on event, location, or organizers are readable.
Special commissioner announces an auction to sell Lot No 3 in section 678 Bluefield Mercer county West Virginia at 2 PM December 1918 cash price 70.46 plus interest and costs with six to twelve months credit for notes. Deed originally to AL Joliffe from W H Coffman 1914 recorded Mercer County Court Clerk's Office.
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