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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
4
The Red Cross calls for new and renewing members during a December drive to support relief work for soldiers and victims of the war. The Plainfield chapter aims for fifteen thousand members, requiring one dollar to join, with a push to enroll roughly half the city.
A Plainfield meeting showed broad support for higher teacher pay, with officials warned to resist retrenchment. Residents argue a $6 minimum salary is needed to attract and retain qualified instructors and keep the educational system on par with other cities, amid wartime cost pressures.
Fragmented reminiscence describes community reactions to returning soldiers, praise for Varley’s committee, and calls to fund local hospitality for overseas troops. The piece touches on Civil War echoes, civic pride, and hopes for distributing aid to Plainfield soldiers abroad.
Captain Beardsley headlines a Red Cross rally to inspire support for the coming membership drive. He will recount frontline service and Croix de Guerre honors, followed by the three reel film The Flaming Ore showing Red Cross work in France Italy and Servia. Liberty Band, song leader, and free admission accompany the event. Miss Markie Coleman returns home from Syracuse visit.
One thousand residents filled the High School to back a resolution urging the Board of Education to raise teachers’ salaries from the current 650 to 1000 dollars a year, with a later ask of 900 to 1500. Speakers included Rev Dr Herring and Rev Dr Strong along with local officials and civic leaders.
Edward Mobus, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Mobus of Watchung, writes he is well and happy after serving overseas in the United States Army engineers corps during the recent drive. He reports being overseas and reflects on the wartime experience.
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