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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
5
James Whitcomb Riley appears as a nostalgic recital theme. The Alexander Martin chapter plans an August Guilford Battlefield field trip by machine with lunch and expects many historic spots to delight members.
The Alexander Martin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met yesterday at 10 am at Mrs. H. B. Hiatt home in Roland Park. Members present included Mrs. Albion Millis and mother, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Pickens, Mrs. Eshelman, Mrs. Kearns, Mrs. Idol, Mrs. Kearns, Mrs. Lambeth and daughter Ella, and Miss Mary Mungan. New members Ella Lambeth and Mary Mungan were welcomed.
Miss Clyde Genevieve Wilson married Thomas M. Ogden of Lynchburg at 11 oclock yesterday morning at the home of Rev. J Clyde Turner in Greensboro. The ceremony was witnessed by Miss Bessie Lambert and Mr. Pierce. The bride is J S Wilsons daughter and the groom works for the Southern Railway in Monroe. They will be at home in Monroe after July 15 following a bridal tour to Washington Baltimore and New York.
Mrs Sizemore and Mrs Siver host guests including Mrs Kelly and Mr and Mrs D G Craven of Winston Salem Raleigh and Hannibal Mo Henry Jenkins as they arrive tomorrow to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs P J Sizemore on the Parkway
Cards of invitation issued by Mr and Mrs James Edward Wirkman and Misses Kirkman for a reception from 8 30 to 11 30 p m on Tuesday July 10 at their Washington street home Kirkhohne city.
Mrs. M. B. Blair of Nashville visits daughter Mrs. A. M. Rankin on North Main. Miss Marguerite Rankin leaves for Charlotte to visit friends. Miss Jessie Sykes and Miss Gladys Holton return from Greensboro. Ruth Balson visits Greensboro friends. Sidney J. Stern and Willis W. Latta visit city for business. Avery Kirkman attends a bridge and stock party in honor of brides Mrs. Joyner and Mrs. Murray. W. G. Bridgers ushers at Iola Evans and J. A. Thompson wedding in Burlington. Louise and Margueret Sloan visit Ed Kearns in Statesville. Mrs. T. W. Chaplin and children travel to Durham for 10 days.
Civilians and soldiers in a French seaport gather at dawn to begin intensive training ongoing until July 14. The plan aims to have the first American contingent in Paris to join the French national holiday program before heading to camp near the front.
Danville Virginia reports four alleged fugitives captured by police in three days. If all are confirmed as the sought men, bounty totaling five hundred fifty dollars will be distributed among three officers.
Springfield July 6. Governor Lowden reports Provost Marshal General Crowder in Washington asked for guidance as Illinois exemption boards resign. The governor’s office says several boards have resigned hindering draft preparations.
Paris reports French general headquarters estimates total German deaths from the war's start through March 1917 at no less than 1,500,000 after reviewing relevant documents. In Washington, the Federal Trade Commission says its coal production cost inquiry should wrap in about two weeks to set a price basis for government coal purchases.
The piece argues for universal military training at age nineteen, proposing one year of solid training for all youths under Uncle Sam. It contrasts Allied nations’ 4000 hours of prep with the U S Guard’s 576 hours over three years and advocates immediate, equitable, nationwide service. It also includes home ground wheat bread instructions using ground wheat and yeast.
An advertorial urges workers to boost iron intake with Acid Iron Mineral. It touts a non alcoholic iron tonic containing sodium calcium magnesium and potassium plus sulfuric acid to aid appetite digestion and nervous strength. A trial bottle is available at drug stores for one dollar.
Mrs. Chas. Reitz of Allens Mills Pa. praises Foley's Honey and Tar for eleven years and would not be without it. The advertisement promotes the product as a genuine remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough asthma hay fever and is aimed at men women and children.
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