Knitters of Red Cross Chapter Report Busy Week
Knitters submitted a week’s total of eleven sweaters two mufflers one wristlet and twenty four pairs of socks to the Red Cross rooms for the week starting February 25. Members noted some sock size concerns and a few sweaters necks too tight but praised overall workmanship and urged continued effort through coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
W. ©. Mungan
Helen Carter
Bettie Payne
W. A. Hayes
Mary Wilson
Miss Yarbrough
J. M. S. Salisbury
Elva Bair
E. A. Yours
Dickie
Clara Connors
R. B. Welborn
Powell
Craven
Miss Bessie Hill Hackney Visits High Point Guest
Miss Bessie Hill Hackney, former secretary of the industrial department at the Commercial club and now assistant to the secretary of Asheville’s board of trade, is spending a few days in High Point as a guest of Mrs. Thomas J. Gold at Oakwood Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hill Hackney
The
Commercial Club
High Point
Board of Trade of
Asheville
N. C
Thomas J. Gold
Oakwood Court
Greensboro College Alumnae Meet At Mrs Harriss Home
Local alumnae of Greensboro College for Women will gather at Mrs J W Harriss 414 West Broad Street Friday afternoon at 3 oclock. The meeting invites all former students of the historic institution to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro College For Women
J. W. Harriss
West Broad Street
Meeting urged for important matters on agenda
Officials call for attendance at a forthcoming meeting to address several matters of importance. The session aims to review proposals, discuss community issues, and determine next steps for action.
Birth Announcement for Child of Mr and Mrs Fagan
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. M. W. W. Fagan.
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Mrs. M. WW. Fagan
Greensboro Visitors and Local Health Notes
Miss Lucy Orange remains ill at her Maple Street home. Mrs. J. A. Eshelman returns to Greensboro after several days in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Thomas J. Gold and Miss Bessie Hackney of Asheville visit Greensboro with friends. Sidney J. Stern, a Greensboro business visitor, is in the city. Mrs. 8. P. Vail and children of Salisbury stay with her parents in Greensboro. J. P. Rawley and wife visit Greensboro. James H. Harkey of Greensboro tours the city for business. L. B. Wheeler of Asheville spends a short time in Greensboro. Edwin Brietz and Louis Ferguson visit Greensboro. Sergeant Peter Cooper Penn of Camp Jackson, D. C., is in the city visiting Mrs Penn. Mrs. J. W. Stone recovers from a recent operation at the sanitarium. Mrs. T. Y. Holcomb undergoes a serious operation this morning at the sanatorium. Miss Essie Beck and Miss Maggie Davis shop in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Millikan of Greensboro spend a while in the city. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Gilmer and friends from Arenesboro visit Greensboro yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Gold and
Gueat
Bessie Hackney
Asheville
Greensboro
Peter Cooper Penn
Camp Jackson, D. C
City
Old gray house and two little girls in Sunday frocks
Poem recalling a childhood porch scene at the old gray house with a toy shop, dolls, calico cat, and family songs. The speaker reflects on how the two wee girls grew up, each choosing work, while the house passes to new owners amid changed surroundings and memories.
Healthier Guard Healthier Army Says Camp Sevier Report
Camp Sevier in Greenville D C reports superior health among National Guard troops according to a February 22 survey. The guard shows lower rates for seven of nine special diseases versus regular army national army and expeditionary forces. Deaths totaled eight with pneumonia leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sevier
Greenville
D. C
National Guard
Allana
Coun
Regular Army
National Army
Guard
Irish Nationlist Leader Dead After Convention Addresses
Irish nationalist leader Redmond died following engagements at a Buffalo convention of the United States Irish league. His midwest and Atlantic coast tours spread home rule ideas that influenced the British cabinet crisis of 1910, shaping parliamentary debate before World War I.
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United States Irish League
Buffalo
Redmond
Middle West
Atlantic Coast
Trish
Peeches
Briish
House of ‘Ommons
Sinn Fein
United States
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
John FE. Redmond
William H. K. Redmond
France
Major Redmond
East Clare
High Point business push for department secretaries reforms
City business leaders urged reorganizing the industrial department of the Commercial era and hiring a paid secretary to handle office work and gardens campaigns. Citizens credited energetic merchants for recent bright business conditions and urged shared financing for city improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maduial
Acairs
Industrial Department
Calgarian Torpedoed and Sunk by Submarine
London reports the British armed mercantile cruiser Calgarian was torpedoed and sunk on March 1. Official notice lists two officers and 46 men missing or lost in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
The High Heart Crusade Speech by Ellis Parker Butler
Butler urges Americans to adopt a high heart and unite against autocracy. He frames democracy as threatened by autocratic forces and casts citizens as comrades in a global crusade for rights. He mocks comfort seekers and calls for steadfast courage in wartime duty.
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Ellis Parker Butler
America
Bath Party
Sopton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knitters OF Red Cross
A. W. Conneil
Virginia Henley
B. J. Moore
Miss Hackney
G. C. W. Alumnae
Coats
of New
Beavans
P. O
Thomson
M Son
Lucy Orange
Maple Street
J. A. Eshelman
Severa
Winston-Salem
Sidney J. Stern
8. P. Vail
Salisbury
M. T. Chaplin
J. P. Rawley
James H. Harkey
Ness
L. B. Wheeler
Nese
Edwin Brietz
Louis Ferguson
J. W. Stone
T. Y.Y. Holcomb
West Green ‘Street
Essie Beck
Maggie Davis
J. M. Millikan
B. G. Gilmer
Friends of
Airenesboro
Nk the Te Ity
Prim
Gray
Poreh
Father
Adele
Shaw
Pathe
Broadway
Clus Department
England
Cardinal Gibbons
William A. Redmond
John F
East Tyrone
Allen
Venetia Smith
Moffitt Furnishing Co
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