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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
13
Mrs. John FP Carey reports 39 knitted garments donated by Gallio with signatures of Mary Cunningham and Agnes Spier found in two pieces. Mrs Carey notes strong child involvement in aiding war sufferers and urges continued knitting and timely delivery to headquarters for shipment.
Willan J O Boyle returned Sunday from overseas service in the past year and will be discharged today at Fort D A Russell. He will visit at the home of Dr and Mrs J H Conway, sister of Mr O Boyle. Also in town are visitors from Oak Creek Colorado Wichita Falls Texas.
Mrs. Guy Brill of Basin was chosen president of the Basin Women's club. She formerly lived in Cheyenne and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Asile. Also in Cheyenne were Mrs. Burke A. McIntosh of Kellows Idaho and visitors W. W. Grahram of North Bend Nebraska and Mr. Sasso with Charles Ditton from Pueblo Colorado.
Mrs Cole will entertain the Jewish Circle at the David apartments this afternoon.
Cheyenne hosts a variety of social events with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Reid at 310 East Twenty second Street for a six o’clock dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Lee prior to their departure for Rock Springs. Attendees list prominent locals and visitors, with news of dances, sewing circles, and greetings from figures such as J. A. Show of Camp Dix and Mrs. Paul Lariver.
Mrs. W Dinneen travels to Annapolis to attend the graduation exercises of her son William J Dinneen who is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Dinneen of this city.
Mr and Mrs Albert D Johnson and Miss Elizabeth depart to attend Emily Johnston’s production exercises after completing her course at Danahall. They will stay in the east for several weeks. Mr and Mrs W G Bruce hosted a family dinner for son Willam L Bruce on furlough. he is in the navy and due back to duty, possibly to Alaska. Guests included the Lawsons, Carpenters, Chaplins, Ms Ruth Chaplin, Mrs Ralph Smith, James Chaplin, Donald Brice, and the hosts.
Ted Morrison, once a fireman on the Colorado and Southern, returned to service with a U.S. cadet unit after two years in Cheyenne. His brother James Morrison, ex-Union Pacific wiper, works as an aniggers mechanic for Alabama, Vicksburg and Pacific in Vicksburg. James Morrison, Sr., once a Carbon county ranchman, lost his wife to influenza last winter and now lives near Shreveport, where he bought a small cotton mous.
Three pairs of twins bless the Rourke family from Little Morse Greek. Mr and Mrs Rourke traveled through Cheyenne en route to Omaha to visit relatives. Children Mil Ioy and Frances four, Matthew and John twelve, Evelyn and Magdalyn eighteen. parents are auburn haired, children dark except Magdalyn.
Railroad men and ranchers say many sheep raisers are selling their flocks after the shearing season due to rising feed prices and the fuel shortage. The article notes food is expensive to feed large numbers. Mrs. Hugh J. White of Columbia Montana appointed trustee of a state institution, first Mississippi to hold such a position. May Henderson of Conover named new secretary of the Colorado State board of pardons.
The first oil company in Kentucky with all women stockholders has been organized at Owensboro. Meanwhile a British Isles statistic notes nine of every twenty babies born will reach marriage, while the rest die young or unmarry.
The article notes a shift as women replace men on railroad telegraph duties during wartime and continue after, with examples from Northwestern Deadwood line and Chicago Great Western. It cites Southern Pacific employing over 400 women telegraph operators and praises their reliability and lack of bad habits.
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