Officers in reserve corps train with Thorpe unit
The article notes Thorpe and others preparing with officers reserve corps of the United States Army for training. Miss Lillian Yow returns to Thomasville from Mrs. Ring. W H English travels to Atlanta to aid his ill sister Clara English. Howard M Hickks on leave after enlisting in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorpe
Officers Reserve Corps
United States Army
W. H. English
Clara English
Atlanta
Josie English
Howard M. Hickks
Navy
Mrs Carraway Hosts Thursday Afternoon Tea
Mrs Bruce H Carraway entertained Thursday afternoon for her sister Mrs John A Lindsay Jr at her home with pink and white roses decor. Guests arrived in pastel and metallic attire while Miss Avery Kirkman and Mrs Oscar D Baxter greeted at the door. Tables for bridge and rock were set for fourteen as the honoree received pink shaded candles. An ice course shaped like white lilies and pink roses complemented pink and white iced cake and mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Carraway
John A. Lindsay
Avery Kirkman
Oscar D. Baxter
Bruce Carraway
John A. Lindsay, Jr
W. G. Penny
Lexington
Elizabeth Hutchison
Elizabeth Lee Penny
Clara Steele
C. D. Baxter
R. W. Walker
Notable Lexington Women Named in Local Social List
A long roster of Mrs and Miss names from Lexington appears in a local social column. The list includes Mrs C H Bilis Mrs J H Adams Mrs Gibbs Mrs J Allen Austin Mrs Havy den Mrs J B Marsh Mrs B S Cummings Mrs S L Davis and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bilis
J. H. Adams
Gibbs
J. Allen Austin
Havyden
J. BE. Marsh
B.S. Cummings
S. L. Davis
Gurney Kearns
C. A. Barbee
DN. Wellborn
W. P. Ragan
John A. Lindsay
Elizabeth Hutchison
Lexington
Elizabeth Lee Penry
Avery Kirkman
Hazel Briggs
Catherine Tate
Lucille Goldston
Lilly May Baker
Clara Steele
Helen Brockett
Polly Heitman
Edith Bradshaw
Louise Reitzel
Mary Campbell
Bessie Sheloff
Ross
Red Cross Campaign Forms In High Point For City Chapter
The American Red Cross society of High Point plans a campaign to organize a major local chapter. Leaders say the volunteer group aids the sick and wounded, famine relief, and disaster relief, with three service classes and planned ward meetings to form First Aid classes and hospital supply work.
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American Red Cross Society of
High Point
Red Cross
The
United States
War Department
Europe
J. Elwood Cox
Cox
W. H Pickard
Helen Brockett
Sylvester Newlin
Friends Church
Engagement News for Miss Helen Gilmer Sparger
Greensboro residents learn of the engagement of Miss Helen Gilmer Sparger of Mt. to a fiancé with ties to alumni circles. The item notes Sparger as president of Greensboro College for Women Alumnae and mentions Mr Dickson as a connection in High Point.
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Greensboro
Two Greensboro Socials Join in June Engagement
Airy and William Samuel Dickson of Greensboro announce their upcoming marriage. Miss Gertrace Smith hosted a luncheon at Greystone Heights Mt Airy with pink peonies and roses. Guests included Miss Sparger and friends as details of the betrothal to H G S W D June 20 1917 were shared. Dickson, Asheville born, is a newspaper man and Mt Airy native Miss Sparger is a Mt Airy alumna with wide Greensboro ties.
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Sparger
Lottie Hollingworth
Mary Hollingsworth
Mary Fulton
Mildred Rector
Katherine Price
Caroline Sparger
Margaret Galloway
Lucy Reece
Mary Franklin Graves
FE. C. Bivens
George W. Sparger
Mt. Airy
Greensboro College For Women
Greensboro
Dickson
Asheville
Daily News
Miss Sparger
Miss Pearce Visits City After Greensboro College Resignation
Miss Jeannette Pearce, who resigned as assistant at Greensboro College for Women, arrived in the city for several days as the guest of Mrs. S. B. Willis. She has five years with the college and will return to her Southport home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Pearce
Greensboro College For Women
S. B. Willis
Junior Missionary Meeting At Wesley Memorial
The Junior Missionary society of Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 with Miss Rachael Wall on Lindsay Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Missionary Society of the
Wesley Memorial Ethodist Episcopal Church
Rachael Wall
Lindsay Street
Lumber Journal Editor Visits Wilmington Families
Z Whitehead editor of the Lumber Journal and his wife and son spent hours with the families of W L Stamey and W L Smith. The party traveled by auto from Winston Salem via Wadesboro to their home. Mr and Mrs R L Phillips relocate to Madison. Mrs J L Lee shows improvement after hospital operation. W F E Dearns of Asheville attended Miss Josie English funeral and returned home. Dr J T Burrus and Dr W J MeAnally left last evening for Fort Oglethorpe.
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Z. Whitehead
Lumber Journal
Wilmington
W. L. Stamey
W. L. Smith
Winston-Salem
Wadesboro
W. F E. Dearns
Asheville
Josie English
Pauline Frederick at Broadway in Sleeping Fires
Pauline Frederick, a premier Paramount star, appears this afternoon and tonight at the Broadway in Sleeping Fires. She plays Mrs Bryce a devoted wife and mother who reveals animal strength when her child is threatened and a complex love triangle involves Zelma Bryce and Helen King.
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Pauline Frederick
Paramount
Miss Frederick
Zelma Bryce
Helen King
The Last Sentence premier at Rose Theatre by Kleine Edison
Manager McIntyre presents Kleine Edison five part photoplay The Last Sentence as today premier attraction. The film follows George Crosby a New York lawyer and Renee Kerouac from Brittany to New York with their life vicissitudes and their children bearing the consequences of the father’s misdeeds featuring Marc MacDermott and Miriam Nesbitt in leading roles.
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McIntyre
Rose Theatre
Kleine-Edison
Kleine-Edison-Nelig-Essanay
Brittany
George Crosby
New York
Renee Kerouac
Marc MacDermott
Miriam Nesbitt
Wireless Message Sent From 600 Miles Away Reveals Amateur Operator
Miss Jo An amateur wireless operator recently read a wireless message sent from a station 600 miles away without any antennae. The family of Weetish wish to thank all kind neighbors for their sympathy during the illness and death of their daughter.
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Si Jline
Wireles
A Splendid Tonic Cardui Ad from Hixson Tenn
A testimonial from Mrs J B Gadd of Hixson Tenn claiming Cardui cured her long standing left side pain and weakness after childbirth. The ad urges women to take Cardui for headaches backaches sleeplessness nervousness and tiredness and notes it has helped thousands over 40 years with all druggists carrying NC 132.
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Cardui
Cardus
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Kansas
Cottolene
N. K. Fairbank Company
West Washington Street
Chicago
Lillian Yow
Mrs. W. FE. Price
New York City
M. L. Coggins
Vena Gallimore
Jno. A Holmes
Asa Bivys
Pikeville
Wayne County
Biggs
Mary Elizabeth Kennedy
Frank Ford
Ford
Joseph Po Rawley
Cyrus Wheeler
I. A. White
BE BE. White
City
R. W. Murray
T. Moody Stroud
W. F. Medearis
Society
Edward Everett Hale
John R. Peacock
W. P. Eshelman
Robert Sechrest
Harry Raymond
T. D. Gilliam
Albion Millis
Robert Walker
Oscar Baxter
J. Edward Millis
Carter Dalton
Robert Brockett, Jr
J. Gurney Briggs
R. B. Terry
Joseph Weaver
W. G. Penry
J. J. Cox
J. E. Kirkman
W. C. Beavans
C. (. Prince
C. F. Tomlinson
A. S. Caldwell
Henri Turner
H. J. Coffield
Julius C. Smith
P. Ward Eshleman
John Peacock
Robert H. Sechrest
W. G. Shipman
Ottis Mendenhall
J. J. Farriss
R. L. Phillips
Madison
J. L. Lee
J. T. Burrus
W. J. Me
Fort Ogle
the Allen
Simon
Tal Ae High Poin
Hixson
Hume
Coleus
Scarlet Sage
Asters
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Boston
Willenbar Terrace
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