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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1917
Page
7
The Order of United Commercial Travelers offers disability and death benefits and emphasizes fraternal support. Details include weekly disbursements for total and partial time loss, and substantial death and disability payouts. The Bluestone council eyes Ashland meeting with delegates and a special Pullman for travel.
The Gary chapter of the American Red Cross met at Consolidated school house and reported weekly progress. Twenty three dozen bandages were rolled and two boxes are ready for shipment to headquarters. Chairwoman Mrs. Howard N. Eavenson led the meeting as members showed strong enthusiasm. The chapter received sleeping garments to be made in the coming weeks and meetings are held each Thursday to report progress. Red Cross pins were distributed.
A compact oxygen device portable enough to fit in a pocket has been invented in France to aid in reviving gas victims. The invention aims to provide immediate rescue in emergencies and could be used by medical and rescue teams.
London authorities report about 400 arrests weekly for intoxication, down from roughly 900 per week before the war, reflecting a shift in public order patterns and enforcement during the war period.
Commencement exercises began at Martha Washington College and run through Tuesday. Dr John W Moore of Chattanooga delivers the baccalaureate sermon. Rev W M Morrell of Bluefield speaks to the YWCA tonight. Class Day Monday and graduation Tuesday feature Rev J M Crowe of Johnson City as speaker. Eva Cassidy, daughter of Rev B H Cassidy, is among the graduates.
Three thousand Canadian women are employed in munition factories across the Dominion with the number rising daily as the war effort expands.
The Red Cross Society of North fork has enrolled 110 members and formed auxiliaries among foreigners and colored people. A patriotic Tuesday Registration Day will showcase the organization’s aims to inspire joining. The drive emphasizes service to American soldiers and families, including those not in direct roles.
Miss Anna A. Gordon has been re elected president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and has served the organization for forty years.
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