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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
2
Partial notes report upcoming services at Park Avenue Baptist Trinity Reformed Crescent Avenue Presbyterian and Holy Cross Holy Heaven Rest while Father Burrill and others plan Sabbaths Preaching. Academy appoints Vermont faculty member and Allen Tanner joins New York School as changes to building and summer plan noted.
Wardlaw School on lower Park avenue will reopen for the fall and winter term on September 24 marking changes in the teaching staff and course offerings. Charles Wardlaw resumes principal duties with a staff including Hartshorne Lyomy Noon Kroghan and Benedict among others guiding languages history music and elementary instruction.
Industrial order by War Industries Board fails to relieve coal shortages hindering wheat shipments. Producers plead for immediate coal deliveries to fulfill Northwestern contracts as complaints rise to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Officials expect Dr. Harry A Garfield to act to restore producer rights and speed relief.
Joseph W. Gevett of Watchung avenue received word from Washington that his son Joseph W. Gavett Jr. has safely arrived in France, attached to the engineering corps under Colonel Mason W. Patrick. The report notes Patrick’s prominence as a brigadier general and mentions prior months’ orders and assignments.
Richard's Circus Supreme Show of the World will tour North Plainfield on Monday September 10 featuring trained lions and other unique animals under Joseph Manning. A painstakingly protected big top center exhibition includes tables-like performance, clowns, a military band, and a free street parade starting at 10 am showcasing the pageant and animal acts in view of spectators.
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