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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1918

Page

3

Red Cross News and Club Events Highlight Cheyenne Social

Red Cross badges awarded to Miss Kya Kepler Mrs C D Shawyer and Mrs P H Pankhurst after sixty hours work. Eighteen members present as 895 gauze pieces completed. Donations include 6 from Mrs Cornelia D B Mills 5 from the Junior Red Cross of Johnson school and 2 from Miss Kayser. Liberty Loan meeting set for tomorrow at Wherry loan HQ Seven teenth and Central. Parade duty for women’s committee Saturday with automobiles provided. Mrs Reed McNeill of Gunnison Colo visiting family. Mrs C A Semrad back from Denver with mother Mrs Henry Wagner.

Red Cross News Red Cross Kya Kepler C. D. Shawyer P. H. Pankhurst Denver G. A. Fox Cheyenne The Cornelia DB. Mills Johnson School Kayser Abrarian Liberty Loan W. C. Mentzer Women's Liberty Loan Committee Wherry Loan Seventeenth and Central Ater

Bridge Tea at Port Russell Society Hosts Thirty Guests

Mrs Samuel A Smoke and her daughter Mrs Nelson Smoke host a Port Russell bridge tea this afternoon with thirty guests including fifteen cavalry officers from Fort Russell. Extra wives and women relatives are expected as players fill five tables and more may join at tea.

Port Russell Society Samuel A. Smoke Nelson Smoke Bridge Fort Russell

Visiting List Highlights Easter Travel Returns

Miss Myrtle Reavill and Miss Vera Saul of Douglas, schooling in Denver, visited Miss Margaret Kints this week before Easter. Mrs. Irvin Smith of Denver stays a month in Cheyenne with sister Miss Winifred Stuart. Captain Smith serves in France with the American army. Mrs. W. B. Bunton visits Rock Springs. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Swesen and children back from Easter in Denver. Mrs. Arthur Ball of El Paso rests her daughter Mrs. John Bibbs in Nettford. Miss Brown of Union store returns to Nebraska with family.

Myrtle Reavill Vera Saul Douglas Denver Margaret Kints Irvin Smith Cheyenne Winifred Stuart Land Commissioner's Office Captain Smith France W. B. Bunton Rock Springs E.A. Swesen Denyver Arthur Ball el Paso Texao John, Bibbs Nettford Miss Brown Union Store Department Nebraska

Woman's Club of the R. M. A. meets for Liberty fund work

Mrs. Dp. R. Kinport hosted the Woman's Club of the R. M. A. with Mrs. Fred Miller presiding. Members discussed the general federation biennial session and the Liberty war fund for furlough homes in France. The club pledged assistance to the Liberty loan drive and voted to donate a belt of gauze to the Red Cross. Tea followed and two daughters of the host provided musical numbers. The Queen Esther Circle of the O. E. S. planned a $100 investment in Liberty bonds.

Woman's Club of Dp. R. Kinport Fred Miller General Federation Lin I. Noble Liberty Loan Committee Charles Carey Kensington Elizabeth

Coterie Art Club Welcomes Four New Members

Four new members were received into the Coterie Art Club at yesterday's meeting with Mrs. Oliver Frey. The new arrivals are Mesdames Everett Norton Phillips Paul Nelson and A D Bostwick. Sewing and Visiting.

Coterie Art Club Mra Oliver Frey Everett Norton Phillips Paul Nelson AD. Bostwick

Woman's Club elects new officers at library meeting

New officers were elected for a one year term at the Woman's Club meeting held at the library yesterday afternoon. President Mrs. H. W. Bullock and other officers were listed. Bylaws were amended to change meetings to every two weeks. The session closed the club year with notes from absent members to be read.

Woman's Club W.C. Mentzer Mre H. W. Bullock Mra. W. BB. Roa Mra D. J. Howell Thomas Hunter H. B. Gates A. J. Parshall Wallace Bond

Johnson School M P A to Meet for Monthly Session

Johnson school South Cheyenne Parent Teacher Association will convene tomorrow afternoon for its regular monthly session. The item titled Win the War in the Kitchen outlines an official recipe for Tea Biscuit preparation including flour types milk and spices and yields about 12 biscuits.

Johnson School South Cheyenne

Presbyterian Aid Society Entertainers Host Meeting

Mrs A B Ridgley and Mrs McPhetridge will entertain the Presbyterian Aid Society tomorrow afternoon at Mrs Ridgley home. The annual meeting of the church opens with a supper in the church cafeteria after which the society proceeds with the evening program and reports from various committees.

Presbyterian Aid Society Mra. A Ridgley Mrs. McPhetridge Presbyteriang Aid Mire Presbyterian Church Parkers Wiliam Lannen

Meat Prices Rise At Local Markets After Packers Move

Beef mutton and veal prices jump about two and a half cents at all local markets following a retailer meeting. Pork remains near current levels. Dealers cite Chicago packers slow cattle receipts and Denver reports linking meat price boosts to meatless day abolition, with further increases anticipated for consumers.

Chicago Denver

Rent Hikes Plague Cheyenne Tenants Amid Tight Market

Landlords in Cheyenne are accused of raising rents whenever tenants move in, with examples from $25 to $40 for the same house. Most rents rise by $5 per move, while some landlords charge uniform rates. A crowded market leaves tenants with little options as vacancies and new housing lag. Building activity is modest, mostly private residences, and plans for a Pisins hotel expansion appear to be the only new accommodation.

Cheyenne Pisins

More Draft Men to Be Called for Examination

The draft office reports additional class one men will undergo physical exams soon. In Laramie County there are a few in class one who may be deferred, notably Pacific Railroad employees essential to operations. No new draft instructions have been received by the local board.

District Board Laramie County Texides France

Notice of Annual Meeting of Wae Wing Stock Growers Association

The annual meeting of the Wae Wing Stock Growers Association is set for April 11 at 10 a.m. in Kemmerer Wyoming for officer elections and other regular business. Secretary Alice Smith notes church divisions and committees were received with enmbdas and treasury balances carry over, with about $4000 total funds from all sources.

Wae Wing Stock Growers Association Kemmerer Wyoming Thoreday Mis Alice Smith Ladies Aid Christian Endeavor Home Woatminster Enmbudas Eitionts Ramuel Oomb Bran Airy Inganr Nthe Oe Tne Feet Jordan B. J. Kelley

Honor Roll for $1000 W.S.S. Club

List of contributors and honorees including Western Lifetoni Oo H N Boyd George W Plummer Bon Shoe & Clothing Co E W Stone W Riner Cyrus Beard Mojiie Ingersoll Mr M Hitcshew Mrs John MortonDouglas Wyo Eckardt George Powell Mr D Chamberlain Martha Th Sears Mrs A DT Chamberlain Miles Shepherd Max J Meyer Gauff Braunschweig Charles L Rigdon George P Johnston P E Warren J EK Sthmpson John A Martin W & Carpenter M A Kline Isabel S Draper Fred EB Warren William lunston Pine Bluffs.

Western Lifetoni Oo H.N. Boyd George W. Plummer Bon Shoe & Clothing Co E. W. Stone W. Riner Cyrus Beard Mojiie Ingersoll M. Hitcshew John Morton Douglas Wyore Eckardt George Powell D. Chamberlain Martha Th. Sears A. DT. Chamberlain Miles Shepherd Max J. Meyer Gauff Braunschweig Charles L. Rigdon

Aliens in Draft Fail to Appear for Examination

Dr. J H Conway urged the immigration bureau to trace many aliens drafted into class one who did not show for required physical exams. A Sabath bill seeks closer monitoring of aliens under the draft as Congress weighs new methods to locate and account for registered noncitizens.

J. H. Conway Immigration Bureau Congress Representave Sabath Conway

Weather Report Daingerfield Texas Snow and Temps

The report shows temperature 17 degrees at 2 40 am with a high of 20 degrees at 5 am. Snowing conditions noted with 2.0 inches of snow unmelted and total precipitation since January 1 at 2.11 inches. Wind from the east southeast at 4.46 08 mph with peak gusts.

T Joches L. WH Daingerfield

Proper Poultry Keeping Maximizes Space in Backyards

An old farming note explains that hens need little extra space and can thrive in small coops. By placing feed in multiple hides and using stacked levels, a few hens per house reduce per bird space while maintaining comfort.

Stores to Close for 616 Parade and Liberty Loan Drive

Following a meeting of retail merchants, meat markets and grocers will close at noon Saturday for a 616 parade in progress. Plans for the parade are led by Edward F Storey Wilfrid O Leary and J J Molherney. A patriotic mass meeting will follow in the city park and the Liberty loan drive begins Monday with organized house to house canvassing in Cheyenne and the business district.

Liberty Loan Krocers Edward F. Storey Wilfrid O'Leary J. J. Molherney Women's Club Cheyenne

Soldier's Mail Rule Requires Request Before Sending Parcels

A new post office department ruling requires a soldier's request before mailing parcels to U S forces overseas. The order states that no parcel may be accepted for mailing to any member of the army abroad without a written request from the serviceman or proper authorization from his unit.

Post Office Department France Ary

Regulations on Parcel Mailing During War Time

The article notes that a written request for parcels must be endorsed by the regimental commander and mailed with the parcel. It explains the aim to curb overseas sending of parcels to reduce space usage on ships and clerical labor in mail handling.

McDonald Named Railroads Treasurer in DC

Angus D. McDonald of New York, VP and controller of Southern Pacific, was appointed by Director General McAdoo as treasurer of the railroad administration. He will oversee the $500,000,000 revolving fund and financial transactions among individuals, companies, and the administration.

Washington, D. C Angus D. McDonald New York Southern Pacific McAdoo Railroad Administration

Reliable Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Medicine Ad

For years druggists note Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder relief. It acts as a physician s prescription and strengthens organ work. Sold by druggists on merit samples offered for ten cents with request to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton N Y and Cheyenne Daily State Leader noted.

Kilmer Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton N Cheyenne

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