Lawrencе Mayoral Hopeful Promises Welfare Officer
W E B Spalding, candidate for mayor, pledges to appoint a properly qualified welfare officer and ensure thorough work without extra city expense.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
5
W E B Spalding, candidate for mayor, pledges to appoint a properly qualified welfare officer and ensure thorough work without extra city expense.
Mr. Elmo White of Camp Doniphan, visiting Lawrence for a week, traveled to Kansas City this morning for the weekend. Mrs P Jackson returned to her Kansas City home after attending the Presbyterian Missionary Meeting. Mr Joy Crayford of Wiarnege spent yesterday in Lawrence.
An OCR fragment reports O. Mo. Rhine traveling yesterday toward Springs, likely to visit his sister in Gska, but the text is garbled. The readable parts indicate a family visit intent near Lawrence with an out-of-context destination.
Miss Grace Cillins of Tepe is spending the weekend in Lawrence. Her visit includes local engagements and leisure time at regional sights during the stay.
Mrs. BoE Kunkle hosted a society birthday gathering at Dickers Hall on March 21 to honor Dwight Kunkle’s sixteenth birthday. The event featured music, refreshments, and a lengthy guest list including Elizabeth Swain Ita Crady Gertrude Lee Vera Frances Lota Bell McCann Leona Brown Hertha Leavitt Mildred Mohin dre Wisifred Deagan Madalin Neu hauer Rosie Miller Jessie Roper Nana Martin Josephine Bonds Joe Browning William Mckitrick Ed Fetty Paul Brenton Dwight Ewing Orville Burns William Beebe Charles Beebe Ehmer Broat and Rey Stevens.
A long and loose top coat model is showcased with a vivid spring belt and bone buckle. The piece sits in a column detailing local happenings at Iola with births, visits, and social gatherings. Notables include Mary Rose Glenval Liccomp ton born March 24 to G L Glenval, and a dinner party for Rev and Mrs Frank Jennings. Local residents and visitors like Miss Vera McClelland and Miss Mary Beatz appear among the social chatter.
An open machine session followed by a social afternoon with Red Cross work. Mrs. Henderson read Italian writer Togazzare selections in Foreign Literature. Refreshments by hostesses Mrs. Harley Gragg Sluss and Lefschetz. Club meets with Mrs. Leseher in Tennessee next Tuesday. roll call, current events, and officer elections.
Mrs J Mc Boyd led the Progressive Reading Club with fourteen members and a guest, discussing Brazil the largest republic, its colonial history and Roosevelt's Brazil trip. Mrs T Buchanan spoke on Brazil's forests and wildlife, followed by Edison selections and refreshments. West Side Study Club then held three papers on Napoleon, Viadivestock, and the Trans Siberian Railroad with social time to follow. Helianthus Club: Mrs Oliver Leseher hosted seven members with fast verses and Mrs H T Edmondson presiding.
The club held a social hour with pink and white carnation decor and refreshments served by the hostess. Music from a Victrola entertained attendees including Mrs. F. E. Stauffer and Miss Jeanette Pontius. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Geo. Watson's home.
Poinsetta Club met March 28 at Red Cross rooms and spent the afternoon on needlework. The group decided to meet with the Red Cross every two weeks for the rest of the season.
The Lou Ida Martin Chapter of the Military Sisterhood will meet in the G A R Room basement of the Court Houses Monday afternoon April 1 at 2 30 o clock All members are requested to be present.
The Ladies Literary League met last Tuesday with Mrs Wheeler. The program featured a paper The Amazon by Mrs C C Young and the reading of chapter nineteen of Latin America by Mrs Wheeler. Officers for a year were elected led by President Mrs C C Young. Continued on page six.
The Current Event Club held an informal linen shower for Mrs. Dunakin at her home on Wednesday afternoon instead of the planned meeting. Members presented linen as she replaces items lost in a fire and a luncheon followed. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Watt’s home on April 10.
Mrs W. Or Green lent a room for Red Cross hospital garment work as nine members and one guest Miss Alice Wolverton a Red Cross nurse from Kansas City attended. Refreshments were served and the group included Lawrence Redding among those present. The Lawrence Pending Club members were entertained Tuesday at Mrs T Lefschetz's home with no business conducted.
Fragmentary OCR shows Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church at corner N surth and Elm streets announcing special Easter music by the choir and Epworth League gathering at 7 p m. Evening sermon scheduled for 7 p m with special music.
Spalding announces candidacy for mayor while urging focus on city health and sanitation. He pledges personal attention to correcting handling methods amid concerns raised by specially prepared data.
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