Red Cross Play Friday Evening Follies of 1917 at Orpheum
Quincy youths perform the Red Cross benefit mis en scene Follies of 1917 at the Orpheum Friday evening with all boxes sold. The program features music dance readings and a large cast including Dorothy Dayton Irma Bastert Ruth Appleton and Georgana Castle. Tickets go on sale Wednesday for 1 75 and 50 cents.
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Quincy
Red Cross
Orpheum
Dorothy Dayton
Rome Arnold
Lucille Goldsmith
J. Willis Gardner
George Cottrell
L. B. Boswell
Jack Hoeffler
0. G. Mull
O. F. Schullian
Ira Calkins
H. F. Dayton
S. Hayworth
Joel Benton
George Dashwood
Irma Bastert
Harriet Wells
Elizabeth Castle
Edith Baker
Marie Reidy
Ruth Pompelly
Virginia Reticker
Jeanette Burrows
Dorothy Schner
Virginia Tenk
Ruth Appleton
Follies of 1917 Scene Notes Highlights
Principal performers and scenes listed include Dor othy Allard in a Not Responsible tease, a single song by Miss Allard, and an operatic nightmare of Bob. The program mentions Mendelssohn Wedding March, Tales of Hoffman selections, Barcarolle, Arias from Thanhouser, and duets and ensemble numbers led by William Becker and Kathryn Collins.
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Riedinger
Oertle
Robert Hartley
Dorothy Allard
Miss Allard
Bob
Meserers
Mendelsohn
Tales of Hoffman
Barcarolle
Ada
Thanhouser
Samson
Faust
Pagliacci
Porrett
William Becker
Kathryn Collins
Womanly pleas win Red Cross tag purchases on Women’s Day
A Red Cross campaign on Saturday shows persistent women selling tags in business districts and stores. A pretty plea into the pockets persuades many to buy, while those remaining untagged avoid downtown crowds after repeated urging. Promising amateur musicians push matters to extremes during performances.
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Red Cross
Maine
Hampshire
Red Cross Chapter Expands At West Point Town
West Point with 325 residents forms a busy Red Cross chapter led by chairman W. G. Barnard who says 200 members will be reached by tonight. A first aid training class of 15 will start immediately under nurse Mrs Landley from Burlington Iowa.
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West Point
Red Cross
W. G. Barnard
Landley
Burlington
Junior Red Cross Meeting Change Tuesday
The Junior Red Cross society will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 oclock in the Y W C A instead of Monday as planned. A report of the work in every Sunday school is expected. Children have formed clubs to aid hospital supply committees.
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Red Cros Society
Tulip Club dance announced at Highland Park pavilion
The Tulip club will entertain at a dance at Highland park pavilion next Wednesday evening June 27. O Farrell's orchestra will play. The committee in charge comprises Bert Miedeendorf, Walter Kelker, Francis Dunker, Harry Walford and Clarence Gail.
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Tulip Club
Highland Park Pavilion
O’farrell
Bert Mideendorf
Walter Kelker
Francis Dunker
Harry Walford
Clarence Gail
Little Folks Stage Charity Show On Schroeder Lawn
Neighborhood children from Sixteenth and Vermont staged an entertainment on H H Schroeder’s lawn to raise funds for the Red Cross. The program featured names such as Muriel Pierson Evelyn Schaberg Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Greenman with acts including dances recitations and tableaux all set under American flag decor. The play was written by Elizabeth Taylor and the event drew a large crowd Friday evening.
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Sixteenth
Vermont
H. H. Schroeder
Red Cross
Muriel Pierecon
Evelyn Schaberg
Elizabeth Taylor
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Offer
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The medicine is claimed to act through the blood to the mucous surfaces, expelling poison and healing diseased parts. Take Hall's Catarrh Medicine now for visible health improvements and order testimonials free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
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Hall
Fhtall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
All Druggiste
Canton Family Faces Burglary Fire And Shooting Mystery
Four or five weeks after the Lee home was burned plans to move into a new house next door raised suspicions. A Thursday night fire did not burn the new residence and a Tuesday shooting near Canton left Mrs Lee and her baby frightened as Deputy Mays investigated. No motive or suspects found.
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Jasper Lee
Canton
Lee
C. H. Mays
Lewis County
Missouri
Jones Farm
James M. Nelson
Quebec house passes to national trust in England
The Quebec house once home to General Wolfe and a London showpiece for visitors from the Americas has shifted from Canadian government control to the national trust. Purchased in 1913 by J. B. Learmont, the heirs conveyed it to Canada, but distance complicated trust management, so the property is now vested in an English body.
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Westerham
England
Quebec House
Wolfe
Quebec
London
National Trust
J. B. Learmont
Montreal
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Carson
Trene Seaton
Mr. Carson
Frank Dick
Katie
Georgana Castle
Rosalthia Payne
C. Arthur Pfeiffer
Mr. Pfeiffer
France
Wieniawski
Hawaii
Lorene Bredeweg
Helen Eaton
Erma Chumbley
Carlene Mohrenstecher
Edith SteCann
Margaret Morris
Georgann Castle
Elizabeth Channon
Arlene Weis
Beulah Prante
Helen Sprick
Dorothy Durant
Dorothy Dunlap
Frederica Crane
Constance Ellis
Bonita Urban
Anna Whitney
Dorothy Sellner
Dorothy Morehead
Adalaide Richardson
Candy
Arthur Pfeiffer
Lucille Goldsmih
Erma Bastert
Irene Seaton
Enid Ireland
Crn
Potter & Vaughn
BIG Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
Jeweler
Maine Street
Soldier
Richard Greenman
Liberty Girls
Jessie and
Hew
Baldwin
Baldwin Park
Kuppenhamer
Harmon
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