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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
2
Senator Jim Martine, known as the Farmer Orator, celebrates his sixty seventh birthday at home on Watchame rence. Since losing reelection last fall he has kept a quiet farm life and plans Washington for winter.
Central war committee in London backs exemption for policemen firemen and medical staff from the draft with local and district boards to decide. New York City District Appeal Boards report numbers of draft age and medical personnel, noting 10,760 residents in NYC and 3,425 firemen with 1,461 draft age.
The article describes efforts to raise a state militia from volunteers aged 18 to 45. The unit will be governed by the Governor, serve within the state during the present war and for a year after, be paid and transported, and require an oath of service. Plainfield shows little representation in early efforts.
Standard Aero Corp employees enjoy the first annual outing to Bear Mountain on the Hudson River last Saturday. Thomas Healey led a large committee with H B Mingle and C V Bradford joining the fun. The trip featured music, refreshments, and gifts for attendees, though the river landing did not go as planned and a late return left some tired.
A long list of local residents recounts recent trips to Asbury Park Belmar and New England with family and friends. Several report returns from vacations at Lake Champlain New Brunswick and Point Pleasant while others recover from medical or dental procedures.
A local event plans a future afternoon at Parker Field with three standing broad jumps three running events and three boxing bouts. Prizes of merchandise or rash will be awarded to the winners. The program aims to provide another pleasant afternoon for standard folks with anticipated enjoyment. The general and subcommittees listed include Thomas J. Healey FE Pennewail H C Dayeh H Shoemaker J J Scott and others guiding contests music and administration.
Invitations viewed for remarriage of Miss Kathryn V H Mackvay daughter of Mrs Viola Van Houten MacAvoy 166 North Eleventh Street Newark and Thor old Ward Pell of Lat Third Street Newark. The wedding will take place September at the home of Mrs Charles D Clark 406 East Sixth Core this city.
Professor Mason son of W B R Mason from Bound Brook, a Plainfield High School and Yale graduate, will head forestry work for the American Government in France. He has taught forestry at California, Harvard, and Penn, and studied lumber resources, with a brother also noted as a Montana official.
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