War work plans for High Point Woman's Club outlined
The president Mrs Henry A White issued a statement detailing war work plans for all club departments. Civic health and visiting nurse work merge into one civic health department led by Mrs A J Owen. Social service headed by Mrs W T Saunders includes Travellers aid and baby-saving campaigns. Home economics led by Mrs S S Coe will cover food conservation with talks on finances and prices. Literature plans three groups with citizenship prep and American ideals in literature. Members urged to join a department or enroll as member at large with attendance penalties for the literature group. Members to notify Mrs White of department choice by phone 525.
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Woma’s Club
High Point
Henry A. White
Woman’s Club
Civic Department
A. J. Owen
W. T. Saunders
S. S. Coe
Clara Cox
Goodwin
H. A. White
Lterature Department
Civic Heath
J. H W. Petty
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Kk. W. Freeze
Merchants’ War Saving Committee
Col. Fries
Winston-Salem
War Savings
Mr. Freeze
Miss McIntyre Hosts Tuesday Night Social
Miss Mildred McIntyre was hostess to Miss Mabel Gurley at a gathering held Tuesday evening at her Mor ris street home. The event brought together local ladies for an informal social hour with light refreshments and conversation.
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Morris Street
Mildred McIintyre
Mabel Gurley
Entertaining Social at Spencer Highlights Yellow White Decor
Miss Elsie Lomax and Miss Ida Ketchie of Spencer hosted a social with many young friends. The parlors showcased yellow and white cut flowers and refreshments featured a delicate ice course. Music by Misses Johnson and Williams complemented the event with performances by Ida Brooks Sallie Brooks Rosa Bryant Annie Bryant Jessie Brooks Elsie Lomax Ida Ketchie Vernie Sue Williams Mabel Gurley Patrick Brown Hubert Gurley Cletus Cecil Harold Womble Lee Hedrick Everett Hedrick Robert Brooks Alver Provost Kennon Ellington John Hayworth George Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Lomax
Ida Ketchie
Spencer
High Point urged to save babies amid rising deaths
City physician reports 23 infant deaths in June in High Point, alarms over dysentery carried by flies. Government designates baby saving year starting April 6, 1918, with Mrs. Fred Ingram leading a home canvass to measure and weigh every child under five and distribute care literature. Volunteers urged to join, with contact details given for mobilization. Local notices note movements of Homer Teague and visitors to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
High Point
Fred Ingram
Wesley Memorial Church
Sprinkle
Merchants Discuss War Savings and Legal Questions
The Regular monthly meeting of the Retail Merchants Association of High Point focused on war savings stamps and related legal issues. Members debated selling stamps, heard from Thomas J. Gold on homestead debt collection, approval laws, and new firm registration rules, and reviewed finances, advertising, and dollar day reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Gold
Mrr. Gold
North Carolina
Gold
Superior Court
Gant
Greensboro
Dollar Day
Schiff Endowment at Cornell Funds French Studies Lectures
Ithaca June 26. At Jacob Schiff’s suggestion Cornell University will reallocate a 160000 endowment from 1912 intended for German culture to broader European studies. The income next year will finance lectures on the civilization of France with a plan for future talks on Semitic Hellenic and Latin heritage.
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Ithaca
Jacob TH. Schifl
Cornell University
Schiff
France
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell
Europe
America
Beggar Receives Charity in New York Street Offering
A blind beggar on Broadway between numbers 1335 and 1348 collects about 55 cents from 21 donors in ten minutes. The itemized notes estimate a daily income around 52 dollars on a sixteen hour day and about 15,000 dollars yearly with Sundays off, reflecting a traveling charity scene in New York.
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New York
No. 1
Brodway
City Council Handles Routine Items and Sabbath Support
City council met Tuesday night with little business of importance settled. A church society favored strict Sabbath observance in High Point. The pool room issue received only passing mention by Mayor Ragan. Several minor street matters were settled.
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High Point
Ragan
Zone System of Postal Rates Attacked in House
Washington June 26 The zone system of postal rates for second class mail matter was attacked in the house by Representative Mondell of Wyoming as unpatriotic and un American at a time when all agencies of the nation are needed to maintain national spirit.
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Washington
Mondell
Wyomng
Recital by Mrs Grace Kephart Tonight at Main Street School
Grace Kephart presents a musical recital this evening at 4 30 in the Main Street School auditorium adver tisement notes the event is open to the public and invites attendance.
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Sical
Tidewater Power Co Granted Gas Price Rise in Wilmington
Raleigh June 26 The corporation commission approved raising the price of gas in Wilmington from SL50 per thousand cubic meters to 1.75 dollars The summer rate at Wrightsville Beach was released to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wilmington
Corporation Commission
Tidewater Power Co
Wrightsville Beach
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Atlantic Store, Inc
Homer F. Teague
Camp Jackson
J. Silverberg
Mrs. Nannie Smith
Scotland Neck
City
J. G. Greene
Hamlet
Beavans
Ladies’ Store
Cornell W
Schiff Endowment For French Studies
Beggar
Charity OF
Council
Tareyton London Cigarettes
Grace Kephart
Main Street School
Cesta Yo
Pathé
Pathe Records
National Music of America
Burtner Furniture CO
N. Main St
Pache Guarant- 2
Pathe Freres PH
Inu
CS Uavac
Allen’s
Gingham
Praag
Pathe
Ene
Lid Art “Drug Co
Justin
Beau
Georgette and Satin
Milan
Panama
Furnishing Co
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