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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
3
A society column blends wartime cooking with social events. A wartime cake recipe uses flour blends, fat, syrup and peanuts, while dinners host Mr and Mrs Van Tassell, Mr and Mrs England and Tim O Leary heading to Pensacola. Anniversaries, bonds purchases, dances, and a high school debate on compulsory military training are noted with local names and dates.
Betty Brown reports a peculiar hat design described as a half and half creation. The article notes a unique look featuring contrasting materials and a distinct angle to achieve a smart visual effect.
The junior class organized plans for a post prom event to be held tomorrow evening. Ladies of the Maccabees Red Cross group sewed garments for war refugees, adapting yarn substitutes as merlin bolts ran low, and awarded red ribbons to Mrs. Luke Voorhees, Miss Lucy Taylor, and Miss Jennie Forsman for course completions. Roxanna Petroleum workers and others also engage in Red Cross work knitting for soldiers and sewing layettes for refugee babies.
Mr and Mrs George Walker of Denver formerly Cheyenne plan a visit to Cheyenne soon. Mrs Lona Freend and son Archer spend a week in Denver. Helen Gleason of Denver visited her grandparents W W and M rs Gleason, daughter of Ash ley and Mrs Gleason. Mr and Mrs Clifton and three children have moved to Mesa where Clifton becomes general agent of Council Bluffs. Tim O Leary departs for Pensacola Florida to join the navy aviation corps. Eugene O Leary serves in the army aviation corps at Kelly Field San Antonio.
The College club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Wyman apartments with Mrs. W. A. Wy man and Mrs. Arthur Spaulding. Members are asked to bring a recipe for a war cake. The Daughters of the American Revolution hold a regular meeting at Mrs. Claude Draper’s home with Mrs. H. G. Watson assisting. Mystic Maze Club hosted by Mrs. A. Christensen enjoyed sewing and tea with a spring blossom decor and voted to support the May 6 food exhibit.
The Congregational King's Daughters meet in church parlors with Mrs C E Laininger Mrs Ralph Smith and Miss Ruth Chaplin hosting. St Mary's Young Ladies Sodality at K C hall enjoyed social time and gifts for brides Mrs Kelley and Miss Warlaumont. A mock wedding entertained with Georgia Sullivan as bride and Mary Ellis as attendant. Denver bound Mandy Denise leaves after wife’s surgery at St Luke's Hospital.
Dr. Franklin Martin announced a drive to recruit Wyoming physicians for the medical reserve corps. Maj. Henry D. Jump will address Cheyenne on April 29 about the war need, with Dr. C Y Beard coordinating the event at Carey Block. The Surgeon General's office reports 8,206 medical reserve officers nationally, with 15,174 on active duty, underscoring the need for more enlistments.
A brief letter outlines sending a note to the local examiner to arrange physician arrival for examination. The document lists the examiners’ panels and hints at Major Jump’s discussion being clouded by wartime medical wavering pliant phrasing.
A charity recital at the Masonile temple on Thursday April 1 supports the American Red Star fund aiding wounded horses and dogs on battlefields. Notable participants include Miss Lucile Millard and Dr J K Millard, with Cheyenne Print providing programs and donors contributing lighting, heat, and piano.
A fragmented OCR item references a local notice about a fine related to the Storkgrowers group. Names and details are unclear but indicate a monetary penalty and official involvement. The readable bits suggest a municipal or organizational sanction.
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