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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
10
An order directs soldiers to spend four months of front line service at special recreation centers in France for holiday entertainment and rest. Centers are under construction to host leave, with a likely extension after heroism in upcoming heavy fighting. Proper conduct of holiday crowds is stressed, and future leaves depend on decorum, with Paris restricted to special permission.
The Nile Temple in Minneapolis plans a 7 30 pm dedication of its service flag during the visit of Tharles BK Oveneshire imperial potentate of the Mystic Shrine. Delegates bands and patrols from Portland Tacoma and Victoria will attend. The visitor toured the shipyards Wednesday morning. Luncheon followed at the Arctic club and Sunset club for men and women.
Twitchell of Spokane and a University of Washington graduate has been named assistant attorney general to replace Howard Waterman of Seattle. The brief notice ends with a thrift stamps appeal to support the troops.
The Orpheum runs a vaudeville bill through the week headlined by Kiawana's Hawaiian Quintet Lucky and Hazelton two sisters with a comedy singing and dancing act Bob Poshay a comedy mimic and monologist the Freehand Brothers with an acrobatic act White and Lyle with a comedy novelty rural sketch The Vernon Sisters The Sunshine Girls sing and dance Mme Petrova More Truth Than Poetry is the feature film plus a Red Cross benefit show at Paradise Mont and a shifting slate of acts including Pompom Mitzi and Canary Cottage at Seattle dates
The Northern Bank & Trust Co. will pay its first dividend next Monday at 20 percent. Liquidation costs through December 1 totaled $26,416.44 with $34,994.36 spent for preservation of assets. Liabilities reached $1,649,780.78 and approved claims were $1,598,802.54. The bank faced embezzlement of about $60,000 by its president after failure. Depositors must present claim certificates at the bank examiner’s office or by mail to receive payments.
The Tacoma Orpheus club, a renowned 50 member group with 15 years of history, arrives in Seattle to perform with the Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Theatre tonight. Conductor John Spargur also leads the Orpheus club.
Indian boys and girls at the Tulalip Reservation school have agreed to supply two sacks of ephagnum moss weekly for surgical dressings. The effort reflects local support for Red Cross relief during wartime needs.
Seattles next ship will carry two Victrolas for Chan Chin Chong the premier of China. The note suggests a patriotic thrift stamp drive and questions readers on their stamps and patriotism.
Clara Kimball Young claims Leon Trotsky appeared with her in the film My Official Wife while living in New York. The piece notes his $5 pay day and cites other stars and films including Marguerite Clark Prunella Thomas H Ince and Fox and Cleopatras eight day run at the Metropolitan.
R. F. Smith, a veteran invalided home from France, bears the emblem of the American Legion. He joined the Canadian contingent in 1915 and urges readers to support the U S expeditionary forces by buying thrift stamps.
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