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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1940

Page

16

Marines Move Recruiting Headquarters to Charleston

The U S Marine Corps recruiting division headquarters will shift to Charleston on July 1 with space offered at Mercer School on Quarrier Street by Kanawha County Board of Education. The office opens next Saturday and becomes the Charleston recruiting district HQ in two weeks, with Bristol Virginia and Clarksburg as sub stations. Recruiters will visit Williamson Wednesday Fairmont Friday and old Clarksburg Saturday. first party at Mercer School Wednesday before offices open.

Baltimore U. S. Marine Corps Charleston Mercer School Quarrier Street Kanawha County Board of Education Bristol Clarksburg Marine Bulletin Williamson Fairmont Mercer

Mrs Evnitz to Attend Phone Workers Meet in Salt Lake City

The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company of West Virginia will send Mrs Vera L Evnits of Charleston traffic chairman and general secretary and Harvey Lilly of Wheeling general chairman to the National Federation of Telephone Workers convention June 17 to 21 in Salt Lake City Utah. The federation, now in its fifth convention, has more than 100600 members and is led by president Paul E Griffith of Chicago. Delegates from independent telephone workers associations will attend.

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company West Virginia Vera L. Evnits Charleston Harvey Lilly Wheeling National Federation of Telephone Workers Salt Lake City Utah Paul E. Griffith Chicago

Legion Post 10a installs Lake Charles officers in ceremony

Nitro News reports American Legion post No 10a in Lake Charles installed newly elected officers Thursday night. EF Brown district commander and Paul Brothers past commander led the installation with remarks by G Stanley Hamrie state adjutant and Earl Cromley. An Auxiliary unit was formed with Mrs Bess Harrison as president among attendees.

Witro American Legion Lake Chaw' Era Brown Paul Brothers St. Albans G. Stanley Hamrie H. K. Eckert Nitra Earl Cromley Eckert Cromley Hugo Wails M. Ll. Bush Bess Harrison 7A. L. Bush Paul Vassar H. B. Marshall Joseph Specht Doe Specht H. G. Baker T. H. Phipps James Smith J. R. Stiff M. L. Bush W. L. Higginbotham G. Stanley Hamric E. S. Brown C. J. Bosworth H. A. Silman D. Frank Graham Hugo Walls A. W. Milaoan E. R. Moody

Fairmont Woman Heads State Group

Helen Kidd Thompson of Greenville, Pa. urged women to join the next peace conference and spoke to about 900 at the West Virginia federation convention. The meeting elected Ethel Ice as state president and named Nettie Poorman, Mary Ann Williamson, Irma Sutphin, and Lucille Dixon to leadership roles.

Helen Kidd Thompson Greenville Thompeton Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs West Virginia Federation Ethel Ice Fairmont Nettie Poorman Wheeling Mary Ann Williamson Huntington Irma Sutphin Beckley Lucille Dixon Ronceverte Thompson

Pythian Knights Sisters Convention Plans Discussed

Reports on the grand lodge convention of the Pythian Knights and Sisters to be held August 27 to 29 were shared at a Ritz restaurant dinner by the executive committee. Chancellor W. A. Barrow and other state leaders attended. Mrs. Robert Greene led dinner arrangements. The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. spans a floor area of 14 acres.

Grand Lodge Pythian Knights and Sisters Ritz Grant W. A. Barrow Robert Greene Capitol Building Washington, D.C

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