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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
5
Interior details describe a sale of stylish suits with fur options and others without, all at exceptional values. The ad emphasizes high quality cloth and color choices and promotes immediate buying with a bond help offer. Prices quoted range from one to thirty five dollars.
A balanced collection offers coats for all seasons from winter to early spring. Purses are provided for every item and sizes range from two to fourteen years, ensuring snug warmth for girls.
A surprise party at Bergen street planned by August and William Schick honored a resident with an informal program of music and dancing. Miss Marie Dacey and others sang, with piano by Eilean Fraser, Mary Coulter and Daisy Cowley and violin by Peter Cowley. Supper at midnight.
Funeral services recalled Fr. Carrick’s bright path from youth in Trim to priesthood studies in Belgium and Washington. Ordained letters and letters abroad, hospital work at St Mary’s, and a prolific author of a wartime militarian view reflect a man praised for intellect, charity, and devotion despite a brief life.
Miss Mabel Paries daughter of Mrs. Nora Barleo of Watchung avenue and John A Conway son of Mrs Elizabeth Conway of 920 West Seventh street were married in St Marys church rectory by Rev B M Bogan in a small ceremony with close relatives. After an informal reception the couple will reside in Plainfield and plan a wedding trip to the Middle West and Canada. The groom works for a Jersey City manufacturing firm. CAMP DIX Wrightstown offers touring car service for private parties with phone numbers 3030 or 1176.
Sergeant Thomas Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris J. Kennedy of 981 West Fourth, camps at Camp McClellan An- Ala. He served in the 312th Infantry and may be assigned to the Depot Squad. Kennedy previously worked at the James A. Addison plant in Orange and became top sergeant after arriving at Wrightstown.
The New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association Holding Company is formed with officers Mrs B F Febert President and Mrs John J White Vice President, with stock issued for ten thousand dollars. The company will buy and hold Wrightstown house to serve as a Recreational Club for soldiers at Camp Dix.
Walter Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs, a Granite State seaman, advances to engineer amid mechanics aptitude. Several apprentices from the Granite State receive ratings or transfers. Meade, Carty, and Kyle move up as apprentices. Some are sent to ships like North Carolina and await reassessment at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Fragmented OCR text notes a record statement from October 1917 with incomplete wording and unclear details. The readable portion mentions a publication and date, but lacks sufficient context to identify person, place, or event beyond the month and year.
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